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To-day's Advertisements

TH

PUBLIC AUUTION.

THE Undersigned have received in

structions to sell by Public Auction, (For Account of the Concerned),

SATURDAY,

'the 23rd December, 1916, ai 18

s'slock noon, at their Sales Rooma, No. 8, |

Des Voeux Road, Cormor

of Ice House Street,---

ONE MOTOR CYCLE

**MINERVA "

4-5 home-power," fixed engine.

Term:-Cash

HUGHES & HOUGH,

ductioncors

Hongkong, Dec. 19, 1916.

SCRIPPS.

NEW YORK TO PETROGRAD "THE MOTOR THAT DID IT.”

ALEX. ROSS & CO.,

"}}

Sele Agenta.

ESTIMATES FREE

4 Des Vœux Road Charmat.

1347

WEEKLY NEWS FOR

TO LET

TO LET FURNISHED.

CONDUIT_ROAD, Eight Roems,

Courts.

Baths B. &... Two Tennis,

LITTLE. ADAMS &'WOOD,

51

Apply to-

Hongkong, Doc. 18, 1918.

门

1342

HOME

THE CHINA MAILT

The Overland China Mail

FULL REPORTS.

LATEST INTERLLIGENCE.

SUFFERED 3 YEARS WITH ECZEMA

On Hand. Very Inflamed Got So Could Not Use It

HEALED BY CUTICURA

th

"Tær over three years I sutured very much from, ocumta on my right hand.. Is started with Htäis red pouples and then goe very infamed and spread and discharged ell my hand was covered and I couldn') w te us all. I frequently goð ná sleep at nighti and I was not able to do my own work >The doctos, ordered me so baths with Cutleurs Soap so I thought I would' slea use the Cutlettra Ointment. I am now thankful to my I am able to do my ow“ work and my hand is perfbesty hosted. (Signed) Mrs. J. Clack, 20. Vineyard. Ab- ingdon, Berks. Eng., July 25, 1915, Sample Each. Free by Post Whh 3-p Skin Dook. (Soap to chan ́and. Ointmens so host): Addrom. post-csed

· for mumpins: P. Newbery & Sons, 37, Charo terhouse 50. Londen. Sold everywhers.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

"ÎN RADIOSTELEGRAPH COMMUNICATION.

Ships in communication with Cape D'Agular Radio Telegraph Station

Standard Arrow

Amazone

Tenyo Maru

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 19th at 11.96-Pressure bas increased moderately over N. Japan and decreased slightly over & Japan, the Locahoos, and Annam. It is nearly stationary elsewhere.

The monsoon will freshen along the cast coast of China, and over the N. China

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 000 inch.

Forecast for the s4 hours ending at noon on the 50th December

1-Hongkong to Gap Rook: NE. winds, moderate to frash; fair, colder:

1-Formosa Channel: NE winds, strong,

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18 1916

SHARE REPORT.

DECEMBER 19TH, 1915.

O'tions

Stock and paid up

11.50 &.M.

Valza

Last Dividend sod data;

· Renais

on. Jaak

div.

BANKS.

Hongkong & S'hat $125 8730-

J-South coast of Chins between. Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as Na I.

MARINE INSUR-

ANOES.

4-Bouth coast of China between Cantors man☎ 50 || $400 Hongkong and Hainan: The same as North Chinas EST. 132 No 1.

OFFICIAL NIGHT. IN DECEMBER,

The following cable shows the Stan dard Time'st which Official Night ende and begins during the month of Decem- ber, 1916

Ends

Date Dec. 18th, utfall 4.11.

20th 0.65

Begins 3.54 pm.

5.35

„Sixty 6.43.

5.58

6.46

Astral

Bard, 6.48

5.56

5.08

Tambe Maru

π

24th, 8.47

35th, 243

8,57

96th, 463

17th, 5.48

5.58

28th, 6.49

6.59

19th, 6.19

5.50

30th, 8.50

4.00

A

31st, 6.10

.... 8.00

$100 $920.

Yangtezes

60 $205

FIRE INSURANCES.}|

China Fires ............ 20 $153 Fourbong 1 m BỎ NH

AHIPPING.

£8,5 Läterim MK

37 Anal No 1914 and Interim of $18 / 1916. Fical div. of 15% making

Final of $20 od bogue

$10 a/c 1914, Inbaring. of $50 No 1913 Final of 816 making $18 fox 1914 and int. af #8 2000 1915

$7 and bonni #2 for

1914. $97 for 1914 ************

Douglas Steamships 850 $120) m Steambox te

15820 b... op

Indo-China Se

(Preferred)...£0 $45 b. Deferred)...£5139

$1 final and #8 bonus

making: 14 a/c 1915-16, 81 for 1016..

8/- No 1918 ..emai 10/- Bonto

8/- for 1915 setsasadore

Ili pr 41 p.

5 P

9 m/c 1915 Coupon 93

TO LET.

TILATS in "Ewo Mess" No. 8, The 1 Pook apply Property Office JARDINE, MATHINION & CO. LTD.

*Hongkong, Sept. 1, 1918.

TO LET FURNISHED.

MOUNTAIN YLEW, Pook.

991

[

í

H. E. POLLOCK,

Prince's Buildings 1173

Apply to-

Hongkong, Oct. 24, 1918.

"No

TO LET

1. Canton Villaa, Kowloon.

A Heuse in Knutsford Terrace.

ApplyTM"

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD, Hangkong, Dec. 7, 1918"

TO LET.

1106

NEW HOUSES, new Building in Conduit Road. Ready for occupation en 1st February, 1917. For rent and ather particulari apply to

H.M.E. NEMAZEE,

1 Des Your Boad. Rongkong, Dec., 13, 1916." 1320

TO LET

FFICES ca 1st Floor, No. 3 Queen's Road Central, at present in the docupation of The China Fire Insurance

Apply to

Da, Ltil

CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Co., LTD.

Hongkong, April 18, 1818.

TO LET.

URNISHED, With immediate possession, No. 2, REDHILL, No. 191 The Feak, a Rooms.

Apply to " J. W. C..B.

c/o GIBT, LIVINGSTON & Co.

Hongkong, Nov. 14, 1916.

"O LE

isai

*

Order before you leare, so that you may receive it while at Home. Price $13 per annum, including postage.. CAN BE MAILED FROM THIS OFFICE.

Tus CHINA MAIL. Lo.. Wyndham Stress.

ASHIPPING

↑

· ARRIVALS. December 18,

Trigonia, Dutch str. from Canton

December 18.

Duggin, Norwegian steamer, 806, Th. Thorsen, Bangkok December 7, Rice.- THORESEN & Co.

Fuensang, British str., 1,128, W. M. Mosary, Manila December 16, General. JARDINE, MATHKION & CO., Ln.

Foochew, British stoner, 1,228,.D. R. Darics, Saigon Dec. 12, Rice and Rice meal-BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

Hupeh, British str., 1,206, A. J. Scott, Bangkok Dec. 5, Rice and General.— BUTTERFIELD & SWIRL

Foushing British str. 13 Jas. B, Hay, Saigon Dec. 11, Rico and Meal JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LD...

Kyodo Maru, Japanese str., 2,002, 5. Fukushima, Bangkok Nov. 34, Rice and Meal M. B. K

Tung Wal, Chinese steamer, 846, D. D. Ross, Bangkok Dec. 7, Rice.-CHINESE Soshu Maru,, Japanese str, from Can-

ton

STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Other Feucis.

The B. I. S. N. Co's ss. Japan from Calcatta, left Singapore on 14th inst, and may be expected bere on or about the 20th inst

J

The Pacific Mail Co's 4.5. Colombia will leave San Francisco for Hongkong on March 19th, via Honclulu and Japan Porta

The U. M. S. 3. Co.'s as. Chinc arrived in

San Francisco on Tuesday, 19th inst, and will sail from there on 2nd inst. She is due to arrive in Hongkong on 20th prox.

Latest Advices.

The Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'s steamer Ecuador arrived at Shanghai on 18th inst. at 8 am and will leave there on 19th-inst at 7 am for Hongkong via Manila. She is ez- pected to arrive here on 26th inst

PASSENGERS EXPECTED.

Fer P. & O. But Kaiser-I-Hind From London, Oct. 13, Mr W. J. Crawford, Mr

Huichow, British atz, from Cantor. Kwangles, Chinese ett, from Cantor. Sauuki Karu, Japáncse str., from Can-Griffit

ton

DEPARTURES,

December 18

Fushiki Maru, for Keelung Taiwan Maru for Amey.

·Touru Maru, for Keelung and Kobe.

December 19.

Tenyo Mars, for Shanghai and San

Francisco..

Amazone, for Haiphong and Marseilles. Tamba Mars, for Shanghai and Seattle. Myogitan Mary, for Hongay. Cheongshing, for Canton, Chenan, for Canton

for Canton.

4, for Canton

detral, for San Francisco..

Pasang or Hoihow and Haiphong.

for Cantor.

FFICES, ad Floor, St. George's Sinliang, for Canton.

Belding.

Apply to--

BHEWAN, TOMES & Co.

Kongkong. April 7, 1916,

TO LET

611

O, 42 Eglin Streat.

No.

Apply tomi

SETH AND FLEMING.

Bloogkong, Oct. 21, 1916.

PERCY SMITH,

TO LET.

1197

Hai Hong, for Swator.

Taming, for Manila. Hauroto, for Saigon.

CLEARED.TM

Standard Arrow, for Swatów,

Bain Tung, for Canton.

Trigonia, for Palembang.

Kueichow, for Tientain and Weihaiwei.

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVED.

INWARD MAILS.

EUROPE (VIA NEPATAM)--Per steamer

Japan, Dec. 21.

SIBERIAN Man-Peres. Luchow, London

Nov. 17, due Dec. 21.

Registered and Farcel Mails close 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated.

-

The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire.are enspended.

Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in China. Bam, Liberia, Porta- guese East Africa, Parala and Morocco san- not be transmitted,

Mails will close for, S--.. SAIGON.

ROYAL OBSERVATORY," ∙HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER. REPORT.

DECEMBER 19, 1916-20

Sation

Par Bourbon, at 11am, on Wednes Nemuro

day, the 20th Dec.

SHANGHAI &"NORTH CHINA.

Por Chenan, at 3 p.m., on Wednesday,

the 90th Dec.

SWATOW, AMOY & FORMOSA Via

TAKAO & ANPING.

Par Sathe Maru, at 5 pm., on Wednes.

day, the 20th Dec.

HUIHOW & HAIPHONG.

Per Hongkong, at 11 am, on Thurs

day, the 1st Dec. STRAITS & INDIA Via CALCUTTA:

Per Estrong, at 11 as, on Thursday,

the int Dec.".

CHINWANGTAO

M

Per For Maru, at 11am, on Thurs

day, the slat Doc.

SHANGHAL & NORTH CHINA.

(Europe via Sibaria).

Столет

Wind

Howe,

Barometer

Temperature.

Hemidity.

Directi

Wrostock. :

Es rodato

Toda

Oshima... Kagoshima

30.19

Nahh.........

30.01

Ishtima ...

29.97

Bontalaland

Welhalwal... Bantow Ichang Klubing ..

19

Shanghat Gat 40 Sharp Pk....

H

Swilow

Talhoka

Per Sinking. Registration at 2.15 Taleh..... p.m. Letters at 3 pun, on Thurs. Tainan day, the 218% Dez.

Per P. & O. s.a. Moltan. From London Oct. 27, Miss Jones, Miss Winter, MrSWATOW, SHANGHA & NORTH 61. Somerville.

[Shanghai Chi. P.O... Monday, 25th Dec.]: Fidor.

Per P. & O... Kashgar. From Lon- don Nov. 10, Mr and Mrs Avenall and child

Par N. Y. K... Atrate Maru. From Londen, Mr and Mrs W. L. Leaak and two children, Mr E. Halliday and child, Miss Starckey, Mrs Sanders and child, Mr J. P. Chambers, Mr A. Forbes, Mr A D. Yow

Dec. B, Miss Aris, Mr Dalby.

Fer F. & U. 88. Arabia, From London,

For N.T.E. 83. Iya Maru. From Lon- don, Mra Koch

Per N-Y.K. a. Miyazaki Maru. From London, Mr and Mrs Oliphant.

EXCHANGE. Hongkong, December 18, 1915.

2/4

On London-

Bank Wire

On demand,

30 days' light

3/413/16 2/47

...9/6+

4 months sight, ......2/5.1/16

Credits, 4 month aight, Documentary, 4 months sight 2/5€

On Paris-

On demand,

...2334

Credits, 4 months' sight,...344

On New York-

On demand,

Credits, 60 days sight,...

Per Dagis, from Bangkok, Mr P. A On Bombay Olsen.. "

DEPARTED.

Per Tamba Mars, for Beattle, de, Mr and Mrs Hartenbower, Mr and Mrs C. Fraser and infant, Mr H Barton, Mr. J. Hodges, Mr Murai, Mrs Crossom and infant, Mr C. E. Bischof, Mr K. Take- yama, Mr Y. Masunaga, Mr and Mrs D.

TOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon G. Allen.

Kowloon,

and Balisbury Avenue,

TO LET OR FOR. SALE, Kowloon Marine Lot 48 with wharf ares $8,000 sq. ft. suitable for coal storage or action of godowns."

Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

CO., LTD." Alexandra Buildings.

Bongkang, Nov. 24, 1916,

OFFICES

TO LET

at 2 Connaught Road,

OFFICES in King and York Building. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Bold

HOUSES in Broadwood and Muratan Na 21 Wong Nei Chong Road, HOUSES on Shameen, Canton,

Apply to

THE HONGKONG HARD INVEST.

MENT & AGENCY Co., TAD

SHIPPING REPORTS. The Norwegian steamer Dagfin from NE wind, heavy sen

Wire, ...

On demand,

On Calcutta-

Wire,

• On demand

177

CHINA.

Hongkong

Macko

Per Wingsang, at 5 pm, on Thursday, Gap Bak

the 21st Dec.

SWATOW; AMOY & FOOCHOW.

Per Hai Hong, at 11 am, on Friday,

the 22nd Dec.

SHANGHAI & NORTH CHINA***

Per Anhui, at 8 pm, on Saturday,

* the 23rd Dec. SWATOW.

Pikholm Halbow Phallen

James

Apar Dagupan... Per Huitan, at 9 am, on Sunday, the Mana

94th Dec.

Legepl Tacloban.... AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, NEW ZEA- Ilolo

LAND & NEW GUINEA Y THURS- Surigio. DAY ISLAND.

-Per Eastern, at 9 af, on Monday, the

25th Dec. PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.

! .

Fer Tean, at 9 a.m., on Tuesday, the

28th Dec.

SHANGHAI & NORTH CHINA.

Fer Sunning, at 9 am, on Tuesday, the

26th Dec.

D

Lab 29.6

_**4

T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong Observatory, Dec. 19, 1916.

"Shell" Transper £1109/ “Star FAITY"... 10 $98 i & m.

REFINERIES.

China Sugars$100 $199 Malabon Sugars. P. 30 BST

MINING.

Faisal......

Langkata.........giss. 10 T. 214 b.. Raudėn.co...co.£183,40 Tronoh Mipos ́..................£1301- Ural Caspiane £190,0

»

DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWER Kowloon Wharres $50 $30 & HE, & Whampor.

Dock 50 131

Shanghai Dooks T, 200| T. 90

Hongkow Wharis 7. 100 T. 85

HOTELS" LANDS AND BUILDINGS

Hongkong Hotals...). BI15" Central Estates 100 $191.

Hongkong Landa.....$100 | #37.

Humphreys Estatas 10 6.30 6. Kowloon Lands ...$30 $35.8 Wot Painta...60 $85

Shanghai Lande T. 50 1.97

COTTON MILLA,

1. BAROMETER, reduced to 39 degrees Ession T. 50 [T. 167) b. inches, tenths and hundredths. Fahrenheit, on the level of the sex In

2 TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de

BTRAITS, *DEYLON, DELAGOA BAY,grees Fahrenheit.

· JOHANNESBURG,

DURBAN,

CAPE TOWN & UNITED KING-

DOM.

Shanghal Cottons T. 50 T, 12#

3. Horry in percentage of satura

Kung T.. tios, the humidity of air saturated with Ynglep moisture being 100.

4. DIRECTION OF Wish, to two points.

secording to

6. FORCE OF W Beauford Beale.

6. STATE OF WEATam, b blue sky, a

MISCELLANEOUS

detached cloud, d drizzling main, Log, China. Barnes.....#3- p passing showers, o squal, i mín, singw, Light & Power 8 gloomy, h hail, I lightning, o overcast,

thunder, visibility, w dew (wel)

་

5- w/c 1913 Coupon SA:

81.

dividend £5 cents Bonus for your ending 30:4:16............

$18 for 1910 mmkvitetern $5 for 1915

10 p.

1}- n/a 1915/25, Coupons |

No.

Tha. 1 for 1910

3/-/o 1916..

9 % for 1915

{$34 for[1916 ....

6 for 1915

Tia. "" to year ending 904.16 EUROS Tie, 8 fcs 1913 mmmmer

93 n/a half year 80-6-18,

#7 s/c 1915...

Interim div. of #2}

35 cents for 1914 14.

|#23 for 1915

Interim of $2

14 % Intæễm nja 1918iner

Tis. 16 for your sading

Tis. 6 dív, a/d your onded

30-5-15

T. 15 t

Tim. 14 for 1316,

|78 ots, for 19ibanai

84f be

16 p.c. for year ending

£32-06:

ending

7. BAIN In tenth and han Chhaa-Providents. ■.16 £3,86 sa.

| Dairy Farmas ............6825)

Pre Kamo Haru. Registration at 9.15 am. Letters at 10 all on Thursday, the 28th Dec. SHANGHAL NORTH CHINA, JAPAN VI NAGASAKI, VICTORIA, BO, VANCOUVER, UNITED STATES, CENTRAL, SOUTH AMERICA & *UNITED KINGDOM vis CANADA.

(Europe via Siberia)dredths, Par Empress of End Registration at 9.45 am Lotters at 10,30 am, DA Thursday, the 28th Dec, [Shanghai Chi P.O., Saturday, 30tir Docs] BERAITS, BURMAH, CEYLON, AUS TRALIA NEW ZEALAND, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, INDE:

In London from the result of the analysis ADEN, "EGYPT & EUROPE...

of observations taken by means of an Hongkong Ropes...#. 10 | 1345 Per Novara Registration a“)

ntomatic idegreberding machine in the 10.15am. Letters at 11 any

Water Police 1 st. Tsim Sha Tsui Hooghong Tramways 5/4 | 36.50 sa. 29th Dec Y Friday, the during the years 1887-5-8. The Parcel Mail, ■*** (Banks Buying rate) $8.25 'n

day, the 28th D 2013/14

day at 6p.an.

| On Singapore-

On demand, On Manila

On demand,

On Shangha

Op der and

30 days sight (private paper) On Yokohama Gold Long, 100 fin

.3113

Pangkok reports Strong NNE and Sorertigine (ter tsel)...01.70

The British atramer Focehow from Ever (por oz.) Saigon reports: Moderata and strong Chinese Coppe

Bar Silver in Hongkong monsoon at times, high ENEly swell Chinese Copy cloudy weather.

Rate of Nater Cents...

5

Cash:

The British steamer Hupth from Baig Chinese Br. 478 Interes kek reports: Strong Sly to H. gales Hongkon

The Coin **. and high sea from Fulo Obi to Chilang

¿Bub. Coin Point.

The British Steamer Aboshing from Saigon reporta: Strong gales and mon- soon from .E to lat. 21 N.

W

THE CHILDREN'S CO ATCH the children's colda

them before they

vitality Use Chamberla

HONGKONG TIDES,

he tide table given below has been sompiled at the National Almanze Othes

of corresponds

70 cents for 1916

for 817-18

Green Islands 10 EL-70E 118 60 cents for 1915

Hongkong Mectrics #10 $55

Hongkong Ice).....# 21 | $160.

al be closed on Thurs the hero belahla corte ponds with H.K. Stoel Foundry

D.

да.

Bupe

scribed compendence only.

HONGKONG - REGISTER.

On data at on date at

3pm,

TorparatifÐ.

Barometer Temu

29.97 30.01 $99.99

.70

Hongkong ember 19, 1916.

26

30.04

CLAIME

29.95

And care

Do.

Do.

CEMOMEZEN

Do

Dop.CWat bulb) ́9 AM.

Remedy freely. It is perf Saked the

has been tested by ch Boncod Free, from int and cuts, but trif Chemas be a Stor

m's Cough

emists and pro-

For me by all

· Do, (Wes balb) Tr.M

Dry Waxitanm

0.00

0.00.

- 0,00

Vlahost: open air tamy

rature" 40" the/ 2263)

Chart,

which has been found to be 4 Loct

3inches below mean sea level

$2 for 1918/1916.....

#2 on a/o 1916

SÍ Intanto 1918,

17% interim · 4/0 1910

desta 181 per BEATO das

25 $29

∙10 $10

$3 for 1915

'do. (new)`

|7% for 1915/1916-

H Marning Poste

To obtain the depth of water on the

tide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard Feat Tramways add 3-feet 4 inches, and on the gauge

at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add to feet

4 inches to the height given in the table. December 20th to 26th, 1916.,

Steam Laundry

Union Waterbosta. ↑

24 cenfal for 1970/1916. 81fer 1715.

10 98.75 14 7 2 70 combater 1915 ....

50 cents för 1913/1914...

LOW WATER

Bongbo

Maight

TIME

William' Powell,

Telegraphio Adi

HTAITO,

&TAYLOR