1917-01-11 — Page 8

THE DIARY.

tigneral Memoranda.

SATURLLY, JAN. 13:—

Sayingpan School Prize Giving.

16:30 in.-Auction of Household Furniture at Mosts Hughes and Hough's. 15

11 a.Ellis Rahurie School's Prize

Giving

2pm Cricket-HR. C.C. y. Kow".

loon on H.K. CL. ground..

MONDAY, Jan. 15:-

3 Fm-Auction of Sites for Booths

and Matsheds at Happy Valky. 30p-Lecture by Mr. Denman Fuller in the Helena May Institute. WRONUNDAY, JA 17-

Diguesan School Frizo Giving..., " Noon.-Presentation of Prizes by, Lady

May at Bellion Public Sebook

BATCEDAY, Jan. 20:-,

Noor-Auction of LC Kung Ting',

at Mesars. Hughes and Hough's

TURNDAY, JAN. 23

Chinese New Year.

General Holiday.

THUENDAT, Jan. '95:--

Burns Night..

FRIDAY, Jan. 26-

6.30 pm.-Meeting of Bestholders and

Subscribers -St. John's Cathedral

SATURDAY, Jan

Entries eke for Hongkong Recu

Morting.

TO LET

TO LET.

TÓ. 6, MOUNTAIN VIEW, Peak.

Six roons, infurnished.

DENNYS & BOWLEY, Hongkong, Jan. 9, 1917.

N

Apply

1400

SCRIPPS.

NEW YORK TO PETROGRAD THE MOTOR THAT DID IT."

ALEX.

ROSS & CO.,

Sula Agents. ESTIMATES FREE.

4 DIY YEUX ROAD CENTRAL

WEEKLY NEWS BOR BOME

THE CHINA MAIL.

The Overland China Mai

FULL REPORTS.

LATEST INTERLLIGENCE.

Order before you leave, in that you diay receive it while at Home.

Price 813 per annum, including postage,"

CAN BE MAILED FROM THIS OFFICE,

THE CHINA MAIL, La., Wyndham Street.

+

SKIN TROUBLE BURNT LIKE FIRE

Could Not

fiched Very Bad.

Sleep. Very Uncomfortable. « HEALED BY CUTICURA

"The trouble began on my arms like mnaik ringwormos shit spesied to my elbows (and wrista, It wie vhy tescomfortable. The Itching was very bed at night and they barns like then. I could not gloop with them when I got wate

"Atlass I sent for a free sample of Cuti- curn-Scap and Ointment, as I'wa uding Qutkurs Soap at the time, oltre I had duished the'mmplis I found relief so I bought box of Cutleura Ointment. Cuticuta Soap and Otatmont hosled my armes.". (Sigood) Mira H. Brader, Gelmalty Grovo, Sianby Rd., Louth, Linca. Eng. January 23, 1915. Sample Each Free by Fost

With 32-p. 9ldn. Deal Address post- card: 3. Nawhary 3 Sona, 27, Charterhotime Sq., London. Bold throughoað the world.

FARES FOR PUBLIC

VEHICLES.

CHAIRS.

[--In Victoria with two Bearers.

... 10 centa.

Quarter hour

Half hourglas

One hour,***

Three hours.

Six hours

... 25 mainta KU ..... TU $1.00

Day (8m. to 6 pm)

If the trip is extended beyond Victoria. half fare extra...

Between the huurs of 8.30 p.m. and 6 am. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.

Il-Beyond Victoria, with Your Bearers.

Four...

Three bourse i

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 11th at 11.15-No returns from Japan or NE China Pressure ha decreased slightly in all other districts, except over the Philippines. where it is nearly stationary,

The anticyclone. remains stationary Over China. It has weakened slightly, but is still intense..

.

Fresh to strong monsoon is indicatel along the east, coast of Chirus and over the China Soù.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours anding at 10 am. to-day, Q.CO inch., Total

THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1917

SHARE REPORT:

JANUARY 11TH, 1917.

Stock and paid up

Value:

'tioor 11.50 4.3.

BANKS.

since January 1st, 0.34 inches, against an Hongkong Shai 953700", average of 0.27 inches...

Forecast for the 24 hours ending st woon on the 17th January ---

"

1.-Hongkong to Gap Rock: N. to NE winds, fresh to strong; fine.

-Formoss Channel: NE. winda, Cantons strong-

3-South coast

North Chinai of China between Hongkong and Lamocka: The same, ad No. 1.

MARINE INSUR-

ANCES.

| 150 | #377) 5.

...ES | T. 136

$100 $900 d.

3 601 #235.

Calons

-Youth coast of China, between Hongkong and Hainan: The same as Tangtazos

X 1.

OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN BANDART.

The following table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Oficial Night ends nod begins during the mouth of Janu- [ary, 1917 :-

Data.

Rada

Jan 11th, 6.33, 1.1.

Berias 1.09 p.

12th 6.53

0.10

n

13ab, 6.33

8:11

14

6.33

18th, 0.53 16th, 6.53

17th 4.33

FIRE INSURANCE. }]

Chien Tirenemo.8 20 | $11

Hongkong Fire 1ā „JU | 8573

SKEPPING.

Douglas Steamshipw $50 $115 b. Steamboats....... 1 [$20 b.

Indo-Chinaa

(Preferred)...$43 (Datered)....£53132

P

Last Dividend and date.

Rotare Casod

na la

div.

£9,5 interim

$ final 4/5-1914 and kadarım, of $15 x 1915. Fizaldir 15%; making.

Fioal of $20 and bonus $10 / 1914. Interim of 8301915....... Final of $28 making $25. for 1914 and ins. at 88

wu acuer? 1915...

37 and banns $9 for

1924.

| $7 for 191+

[$L^inni and $2 bonne, -making $14 ტ 1915-15

11j pr

31 far 1910...+1**

6/- for 191

10- Bonus.

Гр

19

6/ for 1910 tester

..

0.33

18th, 6.53

4.14

19th 53

8.15

20th, 4.83

6:14

"Shall" Transparan £1109/

2/ 1815 Caupon 25 15x/c 1913 Campos 2

I p.c

8.53

B.16

0.60 cents.

22nd, 6.32

"Star Ferry

6.16.

10

23rd, 6.55

$1.00

24th, 8.53

6.18

Six hours

1.50

. Day (6 am to 6 p.m.),

........ ₤.00

25 8.33

REFINERIES.

Boons for year ending 39 410

6.18

26th, 4.59

6.19

6.10

IAR-In the Hill District.”

37ch 3

8.51

Bank Wire

회사

With 2 Bearers With 4 Bearms.

9.51

Chira Sugars............☎LDQ |

Mais ben Sugar.**

$129

$12 for 1970

10 p..

1. 10.

35 for 2015..

6.31

On demand,...

#

...3/4 3/15

Quarter hour,.80.15

$0.30

30 0.57

»

30 days' sight...

4 months' sight, we

3/4 7/

Half bour,.... 0.20

0.40

31 31

Credits, 4 months' right.

One bour,

0.30

0.00

Two hours.

0:50

0,80

Three hours,

0.70)

1.00

❘

On Paris-

Six hours,

1,00

1,50)

On demand,

Day (6 to 6p.m.)1.50

2.00-

On New York-

料

.......kit

RICKSHAS.

centu te kounes.

| 3/- akt 1918,

TO LET.

FFICES on 1st Floor, No. 3 Queen's Rost Lentral, at present in the occupation of The China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

il. Apply to

CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

Hongkong, April 9, 1916.

20 LET.

50

OFFICES, 2nd Floor, 41 Gourge's

Apply to

SHEWAN, TOMĖS & CO. Bangkong. April 7. 1915,

TO LET.

611

URNISHED, With immediate possession, No. 2, REDHIL, "No. 121' The Pak, 5 Booms.

Apply to-

J. W. C. B. cje G, Livigsten & Co. Hongkong, Nov. 14, 1916

TO LET

POST OFFICE NOTICES,

Particulars of catgring and incoming Maho will not be advertised in future.

The Fat Office will forward all cozris- pondence posteil by the fastest routes.

Perem requiring special information must apply at the Inquiry counter in the Public Ball of the GP. O. .".

The rates of Postage on letters to the Chinese Post Offices are now follows: To Cantor, Fatalan)

Chan Chuen and Whampoa

I

To Other Parts of $4 eats for each conce or fraction China

shereof.

"Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Forte- 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

1241

Foz

Tai O.....

FLATS is "Ewo Here". No & The

Peak.

apply Property Office

JARDIN 2. MATTEON & CO, LTD.

Hongkong, Sept. 1, 18.

TO LET-FURNISHED:

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ponk.

201

"Apply to- H. E. POLLOCK,

Prince's Buildings.

Hongkong, Oct 24, 1918,

TO LET

OUTWARD.

Wxxx-DAYS

... 5,00 V.M. Tai Po..... ...10.00 A. M. Cheung Chow... 9.00 г.k. Shatzukok, Shu

thu and

Sheungahui... 4,00 P.M. Aberdeen, Auta,

Ping Shun,

Sai Kung,

Santin Stanley.. 4.30 P.M.

17:30 4.15. Canton, Samsui

and Wuchow Regis. & P.M.

Macso...

EXCHANGE.

Rengkong, January 11, 1917.

On London

Documentary, 4 months' sight 2/$

Credits, 4 months sight,

On demand,

Credits, 60 days sight,

On Bombay....

Wire,

On demand, Du Calcatta-

Wing,.. "On demand

On Singapore-

On demand,

Ou-Manila-

On demand,

On Shanghai...

On deniand

A

...170 nom.

****-170

...004

...1111

30 days' sight(private paper)............ On Tokobama-

**1

On d'mand,

... 108 Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per taal)...51.90 Sovereigna (Banks'Buyingrate) $8.46 m. Silver (per oz)

Bar Silver in Hongkong SUNDAYS & Chinese Copper Cash ...

HOLIDAYS

Lottery € P.M. "

1173 Kongmoon...Except

(7.18 A:M. ***11.30 2.1. (6.00) 2.M.

Saturdays Namtan and

Sommeil. 5.00 2.M.

Shamento

Chiness Copper Centa... Rate of Native Interest Chinese Sub. Coin 9.30 M. Moggkong Sub. Coin......

18 % D.A.

XP.R.

HONGKONG TIDES.

The tide table given below has been ompiled at the National Almanso Offics in London from the result of the analysis. of observations taken by means of En satomatic tide-recording machine in the

Esain.t Water Police at Trim Sha Troi daring the table corresponds with

1897-8-9. The zero of the the tere of the 9.00 AM. Chart, which handing in the Admiralty

5.00 P.M.

5.00 2.3.

(10,00 4.

4.00P.M

5.00 P..

9.00 3.

been found to be foet 3 inches below mean sea level.

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

"January-12th to 18th, 1817;

8141 VACA,

Low WATER Hongkong

I-in the Island of Hongkong in engaged in Victoria.

Ten minutes, saya chats Quarter kouz, ventimen10 Half hour,.va obranárován s

One hocz,

Every Subsequent hour, unitatû

Note. If the riekaba becagaged within the City of Victoris, and be dis

ROYAL OBSERVATORY, HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER

REPORT.

JAMUARY 11, 1917.-8.m.

Memin

Hour,

charged outside the Western part of the w'estock Ba City of Victoria after. 9 p.m., or be di charged to the East of bay View Police. Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 9 pm, and extrs half fare shall be chargeable

Hatodate.. Texto...

Exch

"II.—In Kowloon, Quarter hour, ngawin Half bour, elle Hour,

....... & conte

15

Naba....... Iahl'jima...

Every subsequent bour, min. 10

11-Taipo Road.

Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour if the hirer causa the journey to take longer than

To 4th mile-

Kinglu 75 cont1 hour. return..... $1.00$ hours.. Beyond 4th to sth mile

A

single 10 hours. return 81.501, men made. Beyond 8th to 9th mile—

single 1.752} return.....$2.00

Beyond 9th to 11th mile- single...... 2.00

return 3450 mm. 7 Fares for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous arrange- ment in cash case.

The farms here set out to apply so one ricksha with three coolies from Taim Sha Tsui

FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.

Bonin Ixand Obetoo Walhalwat... Hankow loing ...........

Barometer

30.71

+7

180.68

TY

30.49

FAIRING.

Kailana. 884- Tangkats.........da 10

Rab..................£1 | 82.40

Aroach Mince) con21 11,0

| 59/4

Wind

1" DOCKS, WHARTE

ཝེ།།། ཝིས།།། ས ཏྱཾ ཥ | ཀྐོ 2 ⪜ 1 ཀཽ | 2 ཏྲཱ ནྱཱཾ 2 LLLLLIFLLATTT

At Ban Levo).

Temperaturo.

Lipesialty.

Direa:in

Vorosi

......4, | | |.| |.|"outher

Stanghal

Jatika..... Sharp P... Amoy 91.30.89 3wato...... Tathoku 51.

Tutaen .....

Rueban Padares

Canton

Hongkong

BAD BOOK.

*1

M

61

ft

**

DIAGO) 130.47 Washow... 92. Pakbol

+4

90730.5

0.Et. James

0.8t.. & parts ..... Dagupa Manila

30.1:4

Lograp

·Tacloba

Iolla Barigao

29.84 78

Not exceeding

Bolghe

··Tuma

Der passenger.

FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN

BRANCH FO.

b =

Fri.

11

1197

* Fox

WILE-DATS

BUNDAYS & 'HOLIDAYH

Fal

Macao....

7.30 AM.

17.30 AM..

8.30AM.

A

18.30 P... 17

Thur

|§ab=33 =3903335

Tel.

婚。 # 17. 11. 4 a

From Slaughter House to

Bilor Home

-

† 10

1.7

NO. 42 Eglin Street

Apply to

*PERCY SMITH,{

SETH AND FLEMING.

Hongkong, Oct. 31, 1916,

128

{1/- a{a^1933/19, Caupona

E...

Tia, 1' far 19

83) for 186

"

AND GODOWNS. Kowloon Wharren. 5° 60 | 286 m..

i

H.K. & Whampo

Dock........... 60

Shanghal Docks F. 100 T. 87 5..

|Hongkaw, Wharts)T-100 |T. #8

HOTELS' LAKDE AND BUILDINGS

Hongkong Hetala... :)] #116 4.

Contral Estate ...4100) #101

Bengkong Lands/..$100) #29 %.

Humphrys Estazon)# 10 | $8.00

Kowloon Lands ...4.30) J25 1.

West Pokuta -- 50 5

Shanghai Lands T. 50 T. 23

$5 or 1913

Tin. 74 10. Your unding

$0.41944 Ta. 3 for 1915. Varmeroonues

85 at half, year 20-5-18.

$7 ale 1918.....

Interim div. of Böj nánar

35 cents ke 1916

| $2 for 1923

Intoeira $3

[4° ); interim n/a 1915..

COTTON MILLS,

EOS.

T. 50 T. 145 d

Shanghai Cattone T. 50 T. 132 ..

Kung TikT 10 T. 144

Tia. 16. far year ending

31°10'10 y

{ Tik. # dív, a/ryear ended.

30-4-14. min

[Thu, 14 Jav 1915,

From Sailo

Home · to Government Civil, Hos- pital... From Government -Civil Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Town to Baca

Couse

From Clock Town to Bay

View House

From Wanchai Market to Eay View House ......... From Bay View House to

Quarry Bay

MISCELLANEOUS.

China-Berpena"...d 12|ge|

04 cents. Hongkong Obeer, Director: Light & Power ... 5.

1. BAROMETER, reduced to 39 degrees China-Pravidenta - 8 10 88,90 %. & in. Fahn nheit, on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredsha...

یوز

2. TEMPERATUER, in the shade, in de- grees Fahrenheit |

3. Huxtory, in percentage of ufura- tion, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.

DIRECTION OF WEED to two points:

Dairy Farms.

Grown (alanda

72 ctg. for i9ibiiniiii

$ 2.0., far year ending.

£8-2-06

Ti sente for 1918 ......

$3 for year ending.

101.70

[60 conta for 1918

Hongkong Electrics $.10 880 Hongkong loo........... 20 | 3148

$2 for 1915/iIS:

$2. on a/n°2016

5. FORCE OF WIND, according to Hongkong Ropes... 10 | 8343

Bea Kord Scale."

& STATE OF WRATIZE, b blue sky, el Hongkong Treinways 5/- $7.10 detached cloud, of drizzling rain, 1 forg] =

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

Ppassing showers, y aqual, y rain, snow, H.K. Steel Foundry

thunder, visibility, w dow (wet),

X interim a/c 1910

vedin 163 pers

OFFICES

TO LET

at 2 Connaught Road

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

Bond.

HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton

race

No. 21 Wong Nei Chong Road. XOUSES on Kaameen, Canton

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTI

MENT & AGENCY Co., La.

TO LEL

FOUR-BOOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terrace and Balisbury Avente Kowloon

PE TO LET OF FOR SALE

Krloon Marine. Lot 48 with wharf are 18,000 8912. auitable for coa stage or erection of godownia, 40,

"Apply t

„HUMPHREYA EST. 15 & FINANCE

"Alexandra. Duikings.. Bor. 24191L

Canton

1.30 P.M...

1.30 PM. (7.30 AM 9.30 P.) 7.30 A.M. ***19.30 P...

Ti Pingan

Tang9.30 px 9.30 .. .30 .." Shek Ki 30 F.M., 9.30 P.M. 9.30 P.M. Kongmoon .6.00 r.M. 8.00 F.M. 8.00 ̊F.İL Kumchuk8.00 г.M. 6.00 F.M. 6.00 P.M. Kaukong 16.00 † M. 6.00.1, -8.00 P.M.

Except Gaturday

In the case of Mails closing before 9 sm. Registration closes at ́s o'clock, on" the previous evening,

t

HONGKONG REGISTER.

Barometer Temperature Humidity Direction of

Force Weather

Rein

On data at On data 35

2. p. 1-7

if

II- In the City of Victoria.

20.50 30.51

53

30.44

Not exceeding

46.

· 56 ·

30

Quarter hour,

per passenger

10 cents.

♬ Barr in inches, tenths and..., kun dredthe

Peak Tram

KAW

Half bour

2

One hour ...

Two hours.

0

0,00

0.00

2,00

Faur Five rix

#1

gigbuk-open a tempeĽATRIS Sm the 2064: Az. Sawant, agam air kamparatureion than 17th, 144 T. F CLAXTON, 20.47 Hongkong, Observatory, Jan. 11, 1917.

SOMETHING TO REMEMBER

One day from 8 am to 3p.m. $1.25€ 20

One hour.. Two boura Three

extra is to be allowed for the return journey.

IV-In Ko

Quarter houryala Not exceeding half hour... per passenger. Bone hour,

dentau Two hours.

Three Foor

Steam Laundry Not exceeding Union Waterbosit par passenger

Watesse

Temperaturk Hongkong, January 11, 1937. BAROMETER

Do. Do THERMOMETER

1 PM

4 PX

De Wee balb

48

48

Do Maz mah Do. Minimum Over I

Be

N-buying a cough medicine for childFour ren bear in mind that Chamberlain Five, Cough Bemedy is the best for colds, crnup Six" and wacoping cough, and that it contain sono barmful drug, Focals by all Chen-

ints und Storak papers.

72.80 3,00

One day from 6

One day

Eetween the Burs of 8.30 mand yond the the bore fares shall be increased Imita of the City of Flevoris half fare) by 50 per centmu.

$14

7% 10; 1915/1915.

25 sénim for 1915/19162.

10 $18

10 còn bị lai, 1

· 50 oštīta fer 1915/151

7 p.or

10 p.

MOXON & TA TIDE

and General Broke