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TO LET

TO LET.

PLATS in Ero Mess." No. 3. The

Apply Property Oder, JARDINE, MATHHION & CO., LTD.

Hongkong, Sept. 1, 1916.

TO LET-FURNISHED,

3 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Peak.

Apply to

801

H.E. POLLOCK,

Prince's Buildings.

Hongkong, Oct. 94, 1918. -

TO LET.

1173

URNISHED, With immediate possession, No. 2, REDHILL, No. 11

The Faak; Rooms.

Apply to-

J. W. C. B

c/o Gian, Livirastos & Cg..

Bongkong, Nov. 14, 1918.

TO LET

1231

FFICES, 2nd Floor, St. George's

Buildinga.

Apply -

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.

511

Bosgknop. April 7, 1918, "

TO LET

NO. 42 Eglin Street:

Apply to--

PERCY SMITH,

SETH AND FLEMING.

Hongkong, Dct. 31, 1916.

TO LET

ro. 1, Canton Villas, Kowloon,

N°

A House In Knutsford Terrace..

Apply

L

1197

THE HUNGKONG LAND INVEST-

MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD. Hangkong, Dec. 7, 1918.

TU LET.

TIBE

FFICES on 1st Floor, No. 3 Queen'a one, at present is the occupation of The China Fire Insurance Co. Ltd

Apply to--

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SCRIPPS.

it

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

ALEX. ROSS & CO.,

Sola Agents. ESTIMATES FREE.

4 D Vaux Rob CENTRAL

WEEKLY NEWS FOR HOME

THE CHINA MAIL.

NEARLY MAD WITH WEEPING ECZEMA

Face and Neck in Awful State. Itching Very Bad.

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 7th at 10.50-No returns from Japanese stations, Elsewhere changes are amall since yesterday..

The anticyclona has weakened slightly. It is central over the lower Yangtzo Valley.

Fresh monsoon is indicated along the east coast of China and over N. China,

HEALED BY CUTICURA S

"My son's face and nocle were Ei az nirin bad state. They were covered with a thick crues of scales and the Htching was very bad, and when. No opened his mouth is nearly drove him mad. Hu bart to love time from works. I was told it was weeping ecetire.

A neighbor who had bous bealed of a shaving raah by Cuticura dosp' and. Olus ment told me to way thous. I sent be a fre sample and thus bought more and after tháng, three, tableta of Catie Soap and two boxes of Oftabizena ba was healed. Bilerod Mer. Hardie, 2, New Charter BLS Derby, July 23, 1914 Sample Each Free by Post

With 32-p. Skin Book (Soap to cleansa and Chatens to host) Address post-card for samplos: F. Newbery & Sons, 77. Chare (terðmann Beje, London. Sold averywhere.

The Overland China Mail SHIPPING

FULL REPORTS.

LATEST INTERLLIGENCE.

Deder before you leave, an that you may recoivo it while at Home, Price $13 per annum, including postage.

CAN. BE MAILED FROM THIS OFFICE.

THE CHINA MAIL, L., Wyndham Street.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

IN RADIO-TILE: RAPH

COMMUNICATION.

Ships in communication with Cape. D'Aquilar Radio Telegraph Station -

Ecuador

INWARD, MAILS. BHANGHAI (London Nov. 94, viu Siberia),

Pers.s.ovara, due Dec. 29.

CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Co., LTD. MALA-Per 8.8. Ectatior, Dec. 28.

Hongkong, April 28, 1916

51

TO LET-FURNISHED,

SA

CONDUIT ROAD, Eight Rooms, Baths H. & C., Two Tennis

Courts.

Apply to.................

„LITTLE, ADAMS & WOOD. Hangtong, Dec. 18, 1916.

TO LET

1349

Registered and Parcel Maila close 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated.

Balgars and the Ottoman Empire Are The Services to Germany, Austria

sospended.

Correspondence' sädressed to nemy subjects in China, Slam, Liberis, Porta- guese Ein Africa, Parsia and Morósco can- not be transmitted,

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Mails will close for :-

NOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon SWATOW FOUR-ROOM Balitbury Avenna,

Kowloon,

TO LET OR TOR" SALE, Kowloon Marine Lot 48 with wharf ares 58,000 sq. ft. suitable for coal morags or erection of godowns.

Apply to-

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

.CO., LTD: Alexandra Building. Hanghong, Nov. 24, 1916.

OFFICES

10 LET.

FFICES-at-5 Connaught Road:

OFFICES in King's and Turk Building, HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Rond

HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terraces.

No 21 Wong Nei Chong Bond. HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND ́INVEST-

MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD..

AGENTS. LONDON-WAX BLATEX, 42 Great Russell Street, w.D., F. ALGAR, 11 ở 12 Clement's Lane, Lombard Street," 2.C., T. B. Browns & Co Ltd 103 Queen's Road, Victoria" GLABEE, SOY & PLATT, S Grace

Burchet, z.C., G. STREET & Co., Ltd.,

•SU Cornhill, GORDON &

Per Luchon, at 9 am, on Thursday,

the 28th Dec.

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, BATAVIA,

*SAMARANG *30URABAYA & *PORT MORESBY (Yin BATAVIA). Per Tjisondar, at 9 am on Thursday,

the 28th Dec.

STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

Mails,

·ARRIVALS,

December 98. Mikage Mara, Japanese steamer, 838, I. Ternaka, Bangkok Dec. 18, Rice and General-CHINESL

Tamon Maris No. 1, Japanese steamer 1769, Y. Hatakeyama, Bangkok Dec. 19, Rice.M. B.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 heure ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 inch..

Forecast for the 24 hours ending at moon on the 28th December 2———

1.-Hongkong "to Gap Rook: FE winds freak; fair.

2-Formosa Channel: NE. winds, strong.

"J

3-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamooks: The same as No I.

4-South coast of Chins between Hongkong and Hainan; The samo se No 1

PASSENGERS EXPECTED.

0.

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

Per P. & O... Moolian From London Oct. 27, Miss Janes, Miss Winter, Mr. Somerville.

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

Por N. Y. E. 3. Atrito Maru. From London, Mr and Mrs W. IA Leask and two childreu, Mr E Balliday and child Mrs Sanders and child,

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 27, 1916

SHARE REPORT.

DECEMBER 7TH, 1916.

Rebazz

Stock and paid up

'tion 11.93. M.

Last Dividend ́and data.

an lamb

BIT.

BANKS.

Hongkong & Sal $125 $725 a

MARINE INSUR-

ANUEL

Canton

North Chinas

#50 $300

£3150

Union. $100 $920

Yangimon

--# 60, #236

FIRE INSURANCES| China Fires..............Ų 20 | $153 Hongkong

#DU $975

SHIPPING.

Douglas Steamshipe 250 9118) b. Steamboats 18 20 b

Shidauoka Mfaru, Japanese str., 1,869, aliss Stabera, Mr. A. Forbes, Mr A Indo-China

Nom, Seattle, via Japan and Shanghai Dec. 93, General-N. Y. K.

Fochow. British str., 1,306, H. Sommer. Dalny Dec. 19, Chefoo 30, and Weihaiwei 91, Ganeral-BUTTERTEED & SWIRE.

Thiartem, Dutch str., 4,666, A. Olden- burger. Sourabaya Dec. 1, Sugar and General JAVA-OKINA-JAPAN LIN.

Veda Mary, Japanese str. 3,068, 5. Mizuno, Freemantle Dec. Sandal-wood. -GILMAN & Co..

Penang Maru, Japanese str. 2281, 8. Kushibiki Kobe and Moji Dec. 20, Gen-

*

Mandawan Maru, Japanese str., 2,680,

The P. & 0.8. N. Co.'s .. Novara letteral.-N. Y. E

Shanghai for this port on the 25th instant at 11.30 with the Home- word English Mails, and is due here. Ishida, Mike Dec. 21, Çoal--M. B. E. on the 29th instant at about 6 a.m.

Other Vessels.

The Pacific Mail Co.'s a..s.. Colombia will leave San Francisco for Hongkong од March 10th, via Honolulu and Japan Ports

וי

The Facific Mail 8.8. Cossa Venezuela which left here on 12th inst., left Yokohama for San Francisco via Honolulu at 3 pm on Sist inst The C. M. S.' S. Co's as China sailed from San Francisco on Saturday, December 23rd, and is expected to arrive in Hongkong on or about 20th January, 1917. The Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'s steamer Beuador left Shanghai Dec. 2187 for Bangkong via Manila, and is ex pected to arrive here on Dec. 28th, and will leave for Ban Francisco en Wednesday, 3rd January, at noon.

Latest Advices.

The P&O. Homeward mail steamer Mongolia with the Hongkong Mails of the 17th ultimo, arrived at Mar. seilles on Thursday, the. 21st inst.

BATAVIA, SAMARANG, SOURABAYA On

& PORT MORESBY (VIA BATAVIA.) Per Timanock, at 10 am on Thurs-

day, the 28th Dec.

· STRAITS, *CEYLON, DELAGOA BAY,

DURBANT

JOHANNESBURG, CAPE TOWN & “UNITED KING. DOX

Per Kamo Mars Registration at 918 m. Lettery at 10 a.m., on Thursday, the 28th Dec.

SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA, JÁPAN Via NAGASAEL VICTORIA, B.C., VANCOUVER, UNITED STATES, CENTRAL, SOUTH AMERICA & "UNITED KINGDOM „vín (ANADA,

(Europe via Siberia.) Por Empress of Russia. Regustration at 9.45 am. Letters at 10.30 s.m., on Thursday, the 28th Dec. [Shanghai Chi, F.U., Saturday, 30th Dec. SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW."

Per Batan, st 11 am, on Thursday,

the 28th Doc. AMOY, SHANGHAI & NORTH

CHINA

7

Pur Tamus at pm, on Thursday, the

29th Dec,

EXCHANGE. Hongkong, December 27, 1918. London-

Bank Wire

On demand,

11

30 days" sight...

4 months sight,

Credits, & months sight,

Torin Mary, Japanese str. 1,521, Sato, Wakamatsu Dec. 30, Coal-M, K.

Shinyo Maru, Japanese str., 1,145, 3. Nakamura, Wakamatsu Dec. 20, Coal- M. B. E.

"

Mr J. P. D.. Yaw

Per P

&0. sa Morea From London, Dec. 8, Miss Aris, Mr Dalby.

Fer N.Y.E. Iyo Mars. From Lon don, Mrs Koch

ROYAL OBSERVATORY, HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER |

REPORT.

DECEMBER 96, 1916. —

&stion.

Host.

Fushiki Haru, Japanese str., 1,863, B. Westock.....! 521 Fuijse, Kirin Dec. 24, Coal.-M. B. K,

Nemara B Hakodate December 27. Hong Bee, British str., 2,005, Willsher, Toko ............ Singapore Dec. 21, General-CYLSE.

Koehl Kamo Mari Japanese str., 4,940, K. Nagmeat wi Kagoshima. Y. K. Inadza, Shanghai Dec. $4, General-N.phims

Naha... Haitan, British steamer, 1,183 A. EL Hodgins, Swatcw Dec, 26, General Boninis and DocGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.

Ø

H

Barometer

Temperature.

30:49

Bangkok Dec. 17, Rice.-CHINESE

Focles, Chinese str., 880, P. Mizzożka, Wettalvel..

Backey Ichang Protenlane, British steamer 6,118, A Klakang Braithwaite, Manila. Dec. 25, Gunural—| BUTTERFIELD & SWIEL

Changsha... Shanghai

at 30.83 Sharp Pt... 130.00 Amoyano. É 1. 90.28 Swałow km. 8 m Talhoka...5 30.14 65

30.07 30.04 53

Tods Maru, Japanese steamer, 1,500, Hashimoto Wakamatsu Dec. 20, Col

Halvard, Norwegian str., 1,060, C. Beck, Bangkok and Swatow Dec. 28, General --CHINESE.

JE

•

"

90,61 64

8.30.13 54

30.07 58

30.09 90.10

Hanamet, American steamer, 2,078, J.

Tsinan Lennox, Saigon Dec. 22, Hice and Gen Kostum cral-CHINEUE

Tamsui, British str., 918, McCullock, Cintos

Posandorow. Shanghai and Swatow Dec. 28, General Hongkong. -BUTTERFILD & SWIEL

Gap Rock Wuchowa

Shantung, British str, from Centon.

DEPARTURES.

December -26.

"3/41-

...9/4 13/16

Konkon Maru, for Canton.

9/5 1/16 2/6 Documentary, 4 months' sight 3/52, On Paris

4 months' sight,

On demand,

Credite, On New York-

On demand,

Credits, 60'days might, On Bombay-

Wirg On demand, On Calcutta

Wire,

On demand On Singapore On demand, On Manila-

On demand,

On Shanghai-

On demand

444

2334

.4.179

...176

...102

30 days' sight(private popér .....On Yokohama On demand,

111 Gold Lent, 100 fire(per tael)6070 Sovereigns (Bankslingingrate) $8.25 n. Silver (per oz) ***

36 11/16 Bar Silver in Hongkong .: 18 2.pn Chinese Copper Cash... Chinese Copper Centa..... Rate of Native Interest Chinese Sab. Coin... Hongkong Sub Coin ...

&QOTCH, 15 BLSHANGHAI & NORTH CHINA, Bride St., 2.a, Boszar. Watson, 150.

(Europe via Biberla). Fient Street, C. MITCHELL & Co., Šnoro

Por Shantung: Registration at 15 pm. Hill, Habern Finduct, .., D. J

Letters at 3 pm., on Thursday, the KITHER & Co., 3 Whilefrori S.,

Seth Dec.

1... MATHIR & CROWIE, Ltd., 10, 11, 12, New Bridge St., 2.9. SCOTLAND -Fars. 1. SIMUNT, & North

David Strict, Edinburgh, PARIS AND EUROPE, MAXENCE FRERE httả Co., 18 Bute de la Grange, Balebi,

Pari

NEW YORK-T. BY: Browwx, Ltd., Fotor Hall, West 42nd Biret, Few York Olty.

BAN FRANCISCO and American Forts generally--Bax & LACE, Eon Fran-

BOOGROW-BROCKET & Co VAUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW ZEALAND-GORDON & Gorco, tes" bourne and Sydney, matrice CEYLON-W. M. B & 00., 40%

APOPHIOʻRIZI Co., Colombe. SINGAPORE, STRAITS, Left-Krax Bagit WALE, LT, Singapore te PBILIPPINE ISLANDS 8 25803. & Co Manlia,

BHANGHAIMI KELLY & WALSH

JAPAN ÷——Mesara, KILFT & Water, L57.

Kolaya d'Yokohama -

Shanghai Chi. P.D., Monday, 1st Jan] STRAITS, DURMAN, CEYLON, AUS- STRALIA, UN E W. "ZEALAND, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ZADEN, EGYET & EUROPE. Per Novara Registration at 10.15

Imiters at 11 am, on - Friday, the By 29th Dece The Parcel Mail will be closed on Thurs. day, the 28th Dec,' at 5-3.2.7 HAIPHONG.

Per Hue, at 11 am, on Friday, the

20th Dec.

BAIGON

Per Laertes, at 3p., on Friday: the 04 29th Dec STRATES

· Per Shrala at 8pm, on Friday, the

20th Dec. SWATOW,

Per Jarch, at 3 pm, on Friday, the

20th De BILANGHAI & KCRTH CHINA

Per Teigelow, at 5 pm, Friday,

the 20th Dec. JAPAN VI MOJT.

Per Kemangat & pm, on Friday,

29th De

Per Telemacasă, ab. Da.m., ETÍ

'SAIGON

44% dis

par

Temperaturë. Hongkong, December 27, 1916. BAZOMETER

Do.

Jinju Maru, for Chinwangtao.. Shibetoro Afara, for Hongay.

December 97.)-

Hanoi, for Fort Bayard and Haiphong. Joshin Mary, for Swatow and Tamaz. Amakusa Maru, for Swatow & Formosa. Share Hey, for Canton.

Kurilin, for Eoghai

Sunning, for

Choyang, for Canton.

Drafar, for Swatow and Eangkok.

Torin Maru, for Canton.

Tilaljap, for Batavia

dean, for Manila,

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVED.!!

Per Kamo Mar from Japan, de; for Hongkong, Mr. Essabhoy, Miss Maryam bai, Mrs Mohamadally and 2 children, Mr Abdulkohim and 9 children, Mr N. S. Brown, Mr A. E. Blanco, Mr A. G. Wallas, Mr C. de Souza, Mr A de Sours;

Pakhol..

Holkowe)

Patiles. *Tatyana .....

0.8L

Jason

Humidity.

What

{i

(Preferred)....£5] $48 (Dalezzod)...£5 #198

"Shell" Transports £1106/- b. If Star Ferry' ......10 $38

·REFINERIES.

Chine Bugar...$ 100||$128 b... Malabon Sugar. P. SO EST b.

£9.5 Intrin

$ finals/o 1914 and Intarim of $18 x 1915, Final div. of 16% making STE % 4/0 1016 100000

Final of $20 and boring

#10/o 1914, Interim of 830 ao 1915 Final of $16 making $15 for 1914 and Int. of $8

us account 1915....

and bonus for 1914. ****

$37 for 1914

$1 Binal and 88 bonus, making $16 / 1915-16. $1 for'19LS...Da

{6% for 1915 10% Bonus

15 for 1915 ARE

19/- a/c 1915 Coupon, 28 5/a/a 1910 Coupon 26.

$1.55' dividend 45 canta Bonus for year ending p«416w******44**

$19 for 1910 sieroso

$5 for/1916....

MIXING.

Kailua-£236/- Langkicgdr. 10 T. 213 b.

21 38.40

1/- a/c 1915/16, Campona

T. 1.for 1925

Fanba

Trench Mines £197- b.

| 9/21/e1916...

Ural Caspians ---

6/58 | 17:

"DOCKE, WHARVES

AND GODOWNS.

Kowloon WharTEH $ 50 985 L HK. & Whampo

Docks 50 $129, 199 m.

Bhanghal Docks, T. 100 T. 90.

Bongker Wharts T. 100 T. 83

9f1913

$34 Low 196

$5 for 1913 ****

| Tla. 74 for year ending

20:4-16

a. B for 1015

HOTELSTM LANDS AND BUILDINGS

Hongkong Hotels........)] 2115 &

Central Estates (L#100] $INI 6. Hongkong Lands...100 95: Humphreys Estates 10 $6.30

Kowloon Lands ... 30 825

West Points

508

Shanghal Tandr T. 50 T. 97

| $5 afɑ half yes: 30-5-16.

$78/6 1915.....

Interim div. of #31

35 carta for 1915 $9 for 1816

Interim of $8

(6 % Interion w/o. 1916;

Leguap

29.7

Tacloban ...

"

29.71

Bazigab

Labora

22.71 28

-T. F. CLAXTON, Director

COTTON MULLA.

Hongkong Observatory, Dec. 26, 1916.

Ewon

T. 80 T. 155

Ts. 18 for year 'anding

·31·1010

1. Barometer, reduced to a degrees Fahn aheit, on the level of the sea in Shanghai Costels T. 50 1, 1173 inches, tenths and hundredths...

TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de rees Fahrenheit.

Tís. B div, ale year ended

20-5-16,

N

Kang Xik..

4.10

14

T. 1 for 1915

T-6T. 5

3. HUMIDITY, in percentage of satura tior, the humidity of air saturated with Y ngarapoos moisture being 100.

DIRECTION OF WED, to two points.

FORCE OF WIND,

for Singapore, Mr and Mrs E. W. King Beauford Scale according to

Mr H. Stallman, Mr A. J. Welch, Mr

6. STATE OF WEATHE, b blue sky, a

MIROELLANEOUS,

E. J. Dingle, Mr H. J. Fruin, Me 5. Augustine, Mr Joseph Fabbri Mr. S. detasbod cloud of drizzling rain, Elog China-Bornece mună 12 884 Marks for Colombo, Mr and Mrs Harri-5 gloomy, h bail, 1 lightning, o overcast,

Paing showers, a squal, rain, snow, Light & Powers

thunder, y visibility, w dow (web).

300, Mr. S. C. Burger, Rev. V. O. L. Nielsen for Cape Town Mr and Mrs Welsford, Miss C. Welsford for Lon-

7. BA in inches tenths and has China-Providente don, Mr A. H. Daze, Mr B. S. Coaster drwiths dine,

Per Haitan, from Swatów, Mr H.D.

10 $8.80

Dairy Farman on

1. Inlarda

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10 #226

The tide-table given below has been Hongkong Elect empiled at the Nations! Almanac Office

#20 $160

Cullen, Mr H. Greon, Mr W. Howell, Mr HONGKONG TIDES. and Mrs Golding, Rev. C: Inwood.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

*

The Japanese steamer Mikage Maru from Bangkok reports: Always gentle 30.14 or moderate gale and cloudy rating * 30.06 weather, seo rough or high with N.Ely, ******** 30.06. long swell

9 AM

Do. TaxMOMLER

Do? Do.. Dy. Wat balb) I hate me Do. (Wat bulb) 1 z.. Do. Wel halb) 4 22. mar

PM

· P.

Do. Minimum (overnight

in London from the result of the analysie Hongkong Ices of observations taken by means of an Hongkong Ropes Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui sntomatic tide-recording machine in the during the years 1887,6-0.

The zero of the table corren the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty corresponds with Chart, which has been found to be 4 fech winds

The British steamer Hong Bee from 66 Singapore reports: Fresh

66 | and moderate sca.

Mails will close for -- SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA, JAPAN

VIA MOJI, VICTORIA & TACOMA. Per Mersco Maru. Tegistration at 12.15 p.m. Letters of 1 p.m., on Tues-

the 2nd Janu

SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA, JAPAN Vis MOJI, VICTORIA & SEATTLE. Per Shidduoka Maru, Register

9.15 m.

Wedn

10:

Da si on data's

BONGHONG REGISTER.

¿Previonu day

30.10 30.16*

80%

30.10 461

0.00

0.00%

1034j b Hongkong Tramways 5/. 66.90 b.

KK. Steel Foundry

Peak TramwBYE'

do.

1010

a inches bekw mean sea level Morning Posts 25837

To obtain the depth of water on the tide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard sdd 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gauge at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 let 4inches to the height giyen in the table.

December 28th to January 3rd, 1917.

ARTIAN WATER

high

LOW WAZEE

Steam Taundry #6 #84 |

Uzlon Waterboat #10 17

William Powal

Telegraphio

T2 ctu, for 1978

15 p.a. for year ending

:48:206.

20.cante for 1915

$3 for year ending.

60 cents for 1915 ****

994 faz 1915/1916.

87 on a 1918'

#1 Interim 1918...

7.X interim / 1918,

conta 16 per share,

48 for 10182

45fox: 1913/1916 we

25 cents for 1816/1918.

$1 for 1915

79 nosite. For 19U

50 cents for 1913/191454

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