1917-01-08 — Page 8

To-day's Advertisements

PUBLIC

AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, `(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNUD),

01

SATURDAY,

she 13th January, 1917, at

$10.30 am, as their Sales Rooms, Ne. 5,

"Des Treux Houd. Corner of

Ten HOUSE STREET

A QUANTITY OF

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, & Bemoved to Sales Rooms for Convenience of Sale.

Including :-

Three Gramophones, Three Pianos, Oce Pianola and Records, Brass Finger Bowls, Vases Flower Pots, &e, do

Tarma-Cash.

*

HUGHES & HOUGH,

ÁMAÍORCETI.

Bongtong, Jan 8, 1017-

TO LET

TO LET.

1

OFFICES into present in the

FFICES on 1st Floor, No. 3 Quest's

decupation of The China Fire Insurance Don Lun

Apply to

K

CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Co. LTD.

Hongkong. April 29, 1918

*U

LET.

69.

OFFICES, and Floor, St. George's

Apply to-

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Bangtang, April 7, 1914,

TO LET.

511

LURNISHED, With immediate possession, No. 2, REDHILL, No. 121 The Foak, 3 Rooms.

Apply to

J. W.C. B.

c/o GIRE, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, Nor 14, 1916,

TO. LET.

1941

NLATS in "Evo Mem" No. 8. The

··· Peak

spply Property Office Yazdinu, MatiZ÷0Ń & Co., LTD.

SCRIPPS".

NEW YORK TO PETROGRAD

"THE MOTOR THAT DID IT.

ALEX. ROSS & CO.,

Sel Agenta. ESTIMATES FREE.

✔ DIS VEUX ROAD CENTRAL

THE CHINA MAIL.

Y

FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.

CELAIRS.

- I. — In Victoria with two Bearers.

Quarter hour,

Half bour. *****

One-hour,

ék......

Six hours.

Three hours...

10 cents.

*

BO

Day (6 am to 8 pm).81.00

If the trip is extended beyond Victorin. hall Jaro extra..

Between the hours of 8.30 pm and 6 am. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.

WEATHER REPORT,

On the 8th at 15.10-Pressure has in- ereused considerably over the China const, the Loochoos and Annam, and "alightly over the Philippines; it has decreased quickly over Japan owing to the passage of a depression to the north of Fakelte.

The articyclone had again increasing intensity and continues to spread south- ward.

Strong monsoon will continue along

MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1917.

SHARE REPORT.

JANUARY 8TH, 1917.

Stock and paid up

Valno.

O'tiona 11.30 A..

Katurn band

Last Dividend und date:

Jour's dlv.

BANKS.

the east coast of China and over the Hongkong & Shal $125 $700 6. China Sas

Hongkong Rainfall for the 4 hours

II-Beyond Victoria, with four Beasers, ending at 10 am, to-day, 0,00 inch. Total Faince January lat, 0.33 inches, against an 0.80 centarerage of 0.19 inches.

MARING INBUE-

ANOES.

Forecast for the 24 hours ending at Canton..........3. 50 | 1975 b. noon on the 5th January -

1.-Hongkong to Gap Rock : N. winds, strong fair.

2-Formosa Channel: Northerly gale. Usions a-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as Tengtezes

Hour

Three hours an

.81,00

Six bour

Day (8 am to 6 pm.),

1.50 9.00-

WEEKLY NEWS FOR HOME

Quartar bour.......80.15 Half boar,

III-In the Hill District.

With S Bearers With 4 Bearers,

80.30

am

0.90

0.40

One hour, en .0.30

0.80

Two hours.....

0.50

0,80

· Ko. I.

Three hours...

0.70

1.00

1.00

1.50

| Day {8 am to 6p-

9.00

The Overland China Mail

FULL

REPORTS.

LATEST INTERLLIGENCE

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

THE CHINA MAIL, LD., Wradham 'Bizont..

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Particulars of outgoing and incoming i Mails will not be advertised in future.

The Post Office will forward all corres pondence posted by the fastest routes.

Persons requiring special information must apply at the Inquiry Counter in the Fublic Hall of the G. P. O.

The rates of Postage on letters to the Rei Chinese Post Offices are now as follows:

To Canton, Fatahan,}

Hongkong, Sept. 1, 1918.

TO LET-FURNISHED.

3

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Peak

E. E POLLOCK,'

Prince's Buildings

Apply 30-

Hongkong, Ort 24, 1914.

TO LET.

10.43 Eglin Street

N

Apply to

PERCY SMITH,

1172

BETH AND FLEMING,

Hongkong. Oct. 31, 1216.

TO LET.

Chan Chuen and Whampoa

To Other Parts of

China

cents for ounce.

cents for each ounce or fraction thereof..

Correspondence addressed to enemy abjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Porta guese East Africa, Persia and Morocco cannot be transmitted.

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

LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS

For

Tai O ...

1197

Tai Fo......

OUTWARD.

Waxx-DATE

5.00 P.M. ...10.00AM. Cheung Chow... 2.00 F.M. Shataukok, Sha

BUJDAYS & HOLIDAY

OFFICES

at Connaught Road.

OFFICES in King's and York Building. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Road

HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terracos.

No. 31 Wong Nai Cheng Road.

HOUSES on Shamoen, Canton.

Apply to

THE HONGKONG. LAND INVEST-

"MENT & AGENCY Co., Lau.

tia and

Sheungshui 4.00 PM.

Aberdeen, Autau,

Ping Shan, Santin, Stanley.. 430 P.M.

Sai Kung,

(7.30 A..

TO LET..

2.30 A.M.

10

EXCHANGE Hongkong, January 8, 1917, " Ja London- Bank Wire

On demand

1/4/2

3/4 0/18

30 days' sight... ......2/44

4 months' sight,. ... 24 9/16 Credits, 4 months sight, Documentary, 4 months' sight 9/5]

On Paris-

On demand,

..226+

Credita, 4 months' sight,...337

On New York-

On demand,

Creditá, 60 days right,

On Bombay-

Wire, ** On demand, On Calcutta-s

Wire, .... On demand On Singapore

Six hours...

RICKSHAS.

I.—In the Island of Hongkong if engaged in Victoria.

Quarter hour,

Ten minutes,

Half hour,...

One hour.

0 cents.

.10

.15

Every Subsequent hour

rickaka be engaged Note-If the within the City of Victoria, and be dis- charged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria after 6 pm, or bo dis to the East of Bay View Police charged Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 8 pm an extra kaff fare shall be chargesble.

4-South coast of Chica between. Hongkong and. Haimad; The same as Ko 1.

OFFICIAL MIGHTS IN SALTUARY,

The following table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Official Night ende and begins during the month of Janu- ars, 1917

Begina. 6.04. p.

Dato.

Jan. 8th,

Ende

6.33

9 6.53

6.08

»

70

10th, 6.53

6.81

6.49

8.53

6.10

13th, 9.53

8.11

# 14th 853

-II-In Forelcon. Quarter hour. gru Half hour, pa

..... A cents.

-15

1th 8:53 8.53 leed,

0.12

18th, 6.33

15th,

Every subaequent hour, 10-

III-Taipo Road.

Twenty canta shall be added for each extra hear or part of an hour if the hirer causes the journey to take longer

than m

To 4th mile-n

"

single 75 centa...1 hour. return.... $1.00

hours. Beyond 4th to sth milo---

20th, 6.63

40.d 6.52 23rd, 203

24th: 0.53

North Chinas

----ན་-་་.IM

****** $100 $910

2,601 3955

FIRE INSURANCES,

China Firos minerā 20 | $155

Kangkong Ft .........a 20||$975.

4.

1)

SHIPPING.

Douglas Stomanipe $50 $115 Steamboat ... 15 890 1.

Indo-Chinas --

(Praterred)£48... (Deferred)...£5 134 b.

** Shel)" Transports £1108/-

"Star Forty 1099''

REFINERIES.

Chine Sugars 100) $18.

Malabon Sagara....... P. 3):

$37

MEIING.

26th. 6.5E

41

ち

Kallio

29th, 6.31

Langka

30th 8.51

32

6.51

Ranba...

Tronoh Mines

single 81.202 hours. „,"

retra.....$1.50.....................

Beyond 6th to 9th mile-

Kingle $1.75.. rotura....... 2.00

....171 mom. Beyond 9th to 11th mile

single82.00

...171 mom.

On demarc,

...par

On Manila

On demand,

On Shanghai

On demand

On Tokohama

On demand,

30 days'sight(privata paper),,----

Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per taal)

...1001 81.30

Sovereigns (Banks'Buying rate) $8.40 m

Silver (per oz)

Bar Silver in Hongkong

"Chinese Copper Chah

Chiness Copper Centă...... Rate of Native Interest Chinese Sub. Coin ... Hoogkong Sub Ccia.

return......2.50.7

*

Fares for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of prorious strange- ment in each case,

The farms bere set out to apply to one rickahs with three coolies from Tsim Sha Taui.

FIRES FOR PUBLIC CARRÉÄGES.

L

fu

ROYAL OBSERVATORY, HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER

REPORT.

JANUARY 8, 1817.—a.m.

Station.

four.

Barometer

Wrostock... 6. Memuru Baj. Hazodate

Not exceeding Toko

Naha Italjima

Bonin Jand

Obsfoo

Wadhaiwo! Hankow

... 18 in..

From Slaughter House to

Bailors' HomŰ ·

per passenger.

04 cents...

PL

Kagoshima."

A

From Sailors Home to Government Civil Ecs-

·pital .................

04

From Government Civil

Hospital to Clock Tower

From Clock Town to Race.

Couse

10

Isang

From Clock Town to Bay

View House

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THE 'CHINA MAIL.“

Kongmoon

Kamtau and

Sanmei

Canton Samsui Regis. 6 P..

and Wuchow

Letters 6 P.M. (7.15 1.30. Maczo

***11.30 P.M.

...Except

Saturdays

500 P.M.

From Wanchai Market to

Bay View Hous From Bay View House to

Quarry Bay.........

08

Shanghai

Sharp

08

9.00 A.M.

II-In the City of Victoria.

5.00 P.X.

be addressed to Tax ForuE,

Shamchun.......

5.00 P.M.

₤10,00.

4.00 P-K

5.00 P.M.

9.00 3.

Three

·

(8.00 P.M.

י

Sabow... 56. Talboka

Not exceeding TaIZAZI M

Kosban F'ngendären. Canton 52

her passenger

10 cents.

10

20

Gap Rock Macwo

.

Hongkong.

(à Sea Lava).

Temperatora,

Humidity.

Wind

Pa 77 joszJa

Toroe

CFL | | | | Yother.

£199.40 2131/0

Ural Carplans) 29/9

“

DOCKS, WHARVES

AND GODOWNS.

Kowloon Wharven $50 $56. H.K. & Whampo

„Dookieams duocatan 50) $1983 b."

Shanghai Dooks T. 100 T. 80 Hongkow Wharis T--100 T. 65

HOTELS" "LANDS AND BUILDINGS)

Hongkong Hotala... *)}$115.

Central: Estates | #100]: #101 s.

Humphreys Estaton 10 80.80.

Kowloon Lands, ... 30) 835

Rock Points. $50.863.

Shanghai Lande T. 50 L 9

COZTON HELLS.

Dios saman.T. 50 2. 145 2.

Shanghai Costons T. - 50 T. 115.

∙10 T. 14 Kung Tik.......

£9:3 intorim

fast al

1914 and Interim of $18 a/o 1915.. First div, of 15% making

97% 2/0 1914

Final of $20 and bones

10 a/d 1914, Tatarim of $30 1915

Final of $15 making $18. for 1914 and int. of $8.

Locat 1914

17 and bonus for

19N. 197 for 1914

Ansland 88 bonus, making $14 / 1915-16

$1 for 1915.

6% for 1918 10/-Bonus.. 6/- for 19

9/xje 1918 Compon 23 5 N 1914 Coupon 26-

$1.85 dividand· 15 cents Bonus for year ending 20:4:16

$12 for 1910.

80 fa 1915..

1/1/9 1915/18, Coupo

Auto

2

Tim. 1 for 1910

19 to 1915

#1 for 1996

$5 for 1915

Ta. 7h for your anding

50418...... Tum, & for 1915 porumenenane

| #3 i/i kalf year 30-6-18.

87 / 1915..

Caterin div. of $34

25 cents for 1915

89) for 1915

Interita" at $3

Tlk. 10 for your anding

PEL. & div. z.ɑ your ended

1 For 1915

30-6-16.

7.

114.0

8. p...

MR

·30 p..

4 p.4..

TAGUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Xowlcon.

BA" TO LEF OR FOR SALE,

Kowloon Marine Lot 48 with wharf res 58,000 sq. ft suitable for coal storage or erection of gedowns.

Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings.

Hongrong, Nov. 24, 1916.

FROM SHEUNGWAN-WESTERN BRANCH P.Q.

f

FOR

WEEK-DAYS SUNDAYS &

| 7.30 13. Macao1.30 PM.

Canfon

8.30.K.

;

ΝΟΤΙΟΣ

Communications relating to nowe should

Correspondente mast forward their Quarter hour.

mamas and addresses with any communies-Half hour-

ting addressed to the Editor, nut hocessarily One.buurm

for publication but evidence of good Two hours, ...... Bits.

All matter for publication should be Four written on one side of the paper only,

+

Letters relating to business should be addressed to Tax Manaozu.

Five

Biz

7&

One day from 6 s.m. to 8 p.m. $1.25

III-Beyond Victoria.

Not exceeding

Rate of subscription to "Chloe"Mall” is 834 per annum ; per quarter and per wan..

One hour, e em ́pro 'rata'.

The China Mail: in delivered free to Two hours, Kubenbera in Hongkong and Kowloon, Three

Four Postage is Charged at the rate of filig o pents per month.

HOLIDATS 17:30 11.30 г.X. 1.304. (7.30 9.30 PM 19.30.M *** 9.30 P.3. Tại Ping .... "

Ting.9.30 PM. 9.30 P.M. 9:30 PM. Shok Ki....9 30 PM. 9.30PM 9.30 F. The tide table given below has been Korgmoon .400 .ML 6.00P.M. 6.00 F.M. piled at the National Almanac Office Kumchak...8.00 .. 6.00P.M. 8.00 .

HONGKONG TIDES.

in London from the result of the analysis Kaukong 600TH 600F

of observations taken by means of an

tomatic tide-recording machine in the

Water Police Husin at Trim Sha Taui

during the years 1887-8-9.

**The sero of the table corresponds with

Except Saturdays.

Six

journey.

Wantow Pakhof Holow

Phulla

B. James"

per passenger. | MYAPURA

Dagupan. Legnapf.... Tacloben

Bufo

15 cents.

45

50

76

25.

08

FITO!! Under for extra copies of the Cinta One day from 6 am to 6 pm. $1.50 Malhozid be sent as soon as possibla sa

If vehicle is discharged beyond the the supply is limited Cash 10 cts, Credit limits of the City of Victoris ball fara 20 ets., par copy,

Hate of subcription to the "Overland extra in to be allowed for the return Chins Mail" le: $12 per annua ́s postage par sonum exten. Bingle sopian Ewenty Are cents each, s

Alterations and additions to Advertizės meots on Fagna 2, 5, 6, and J. should be sent to the Ofoe, No. Wyndham seract, not later than 11.30

6.00.1

In the case of Mails ciceing before

the sero of the sounding in the Admiralty sm. Registration closes at o'clock on

Chart, which has been found to be thet the previous evening

inches below mean sea level.

To obtain the depth of water on the tido gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard vidd 3 feet 4 inches, and on) the" gauge at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, Add 10 feet inches to the height given in the table.

January th to 15th, 1977.

/Hongkong

"Low Werks

HONGKONG BEGISTER.

Farumeter Temperature Humidity Direction of Vindi...

Pravica

*p.m.

30.30

$30.40

0.00%

0.00

Alterations at additions de Advectins. ments on pages 1, 4, 5 and 6 should be opi.fma not later than 1 p.m.

IV-In Kowloon

Quarter hour, Half hour,.. One hour, Two, bours Three Four

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Six

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VISITING CARDS

PRIETED AT

China Mail Onc

Not reading passenger.

T. F. CLAXTON, Director,

Hongkong Observatory, Jan, 8, 1917.

1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.

5. TEMPERATURE, is the shade, in de grees Fahrenberth

MISCELLANEOUS

China-Bornecime. 12 185

Light & Power ---- # SRIN

China-Frovidents

Dairy Farms € 125† Green Islands 10 911.65 6. Hongkong Electrica #10 #23 Hongkong 2009 22 0140 Hongkong Ropes 10 934 Elongkong Tramways 5/- [#7

$40

.60

60

340

#3. Huminrry, in percentage of saturn- for, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.0

WIN BEDteel Foundry

Pa

2,00

2.40

2.80

1,00

One day from 8 am to 6 pm. 5.00 $ Between the hours of 8.30 p.m. and a.m the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centumg

Temperature.". Hongkong, January 8, 1917.

4. DIRECTION OF Wam, to two points." 5. FOROS OF WIND, according to Beauford Sealer for

B. STATE OF WEATHzEb blas sky, s detached cloud, d drizzling ruin;

6 gloomy, h hail, 1 lightning, o overcast, passing showers, e squal, rraÍN, NNDOW, Chander, y visibility, w dew (we)

7, Amin inches tenths and han dredthe

·20.34 30.42

*30.40

CURE THAT COUGH

you have troublesome cough, it does not meatr this your sumption or that you are going it, but it does tear that your Junga are treateret, and it is just well to be on the sale ede and take U

Aah Berody:Vefore i

Steam Laundry a

Union Waterboni

72 cla. for 1915..

6 d. for year ending.

43-2406

20 wenta for 1915

| 83" for year ending,

60 cents før 1915. mendear

$2 for 1918/1918 -82 cm / 1916

$1 interim 1916.

Interim/s 1916 septe 164 per siero sí,

For 1913/1916.

125 pcbt for 1915/1215..

70 ounts for 1915

cent for 1918/1918/...