THE EX-EMPEROR H5UAN TENG.
CHLEBRATION OF HIS BIRTHDAY,
The boy, ex-Emperor Ilsuan Tong Celebrated his birthday on Sunday, tho 4th inse. The Government arranged to ake Suitable presents, and, to express to him the unstopiary official greetings, The President appointed Mr Fan Yuan- Ben, Minister of Education, to represent the Government ou the occasion.
It was arranged that the Minister would be accmpanied by four of the Present military attendants.
17
The
ykne Gorette" published the arrange
race to start for folows
Tung
the Forbidden by tho
Hei, jessing through the historic Wa Ling Tier, where they are to boj met by the ushers specially appointel the sing House. Upon arrival the Bat Han Men, sen chair will be previled by the Tsing House for
e Minister. He will
them
proceed
to the Chien Tsing Men escurtid B ut tanour." leaching the Chien
and walk to the Imperial
"Towg
guan Men, he
to dismount frien the
સમગ્ર chair
Library, Trin
be
the ushers of the
will be received by
Court.
After a rest he will be conducted to the Chien where the ex-Emperor will
Sreetings
Chier
are to receive matie enters the
his door at the
AS_9426 Tsing
Falace, the Minister is to renove his hat bow anerat each step he takes in tra the Freseren. He is to stop at the third ant, facing the wakujuror, he will tence the gazelaian of the Government
Marthday gifts. In Lis tira, the Emperor will deliver an address; and the Minister will next bow once and retire from the Presence. The Minister vill leave the Palaco precincts by the same way that he entered.
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· FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES.
CHAIRS.
-In Fistoria, with two fearrés.
Quarter hour.
Half hour.
... 10 cents.
P
One hour,
95
Three hours,
50
Six hours.
70%
Day (6 am to 6 pm......$1.00
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 9th at 11.40-No returns from Japanese stations. Pressoro bas" in- ereased slightly along the coast from Shanghai to Hongkong, and has decreased slightly "över N.E. China, Formoen and the Philippines.
The anticyclone is now tadiral to the north of the Yangtze Valley.
1
Fresh monsoon is indicated along the cast coast of China and over the north part of the China Sea. 1
Hongkong Rainfall for the"si hours. ending at 10a.m. tú-day, 0.03,inch. Total since January 19,0,43 inches, against an
Terage of 1.94 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours inding at noon on the 4th February :—
1-Hongkong to Gap Rock: N... winds, fresh to strong; cloudy, colder."
2-Formosa Channel: NE. winds, atring.
Stock and paid up
Valio,
RANKS.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1917.
SHARE REPORT.
FEBRUARY 8TH, 1917.
Q'Mons $11.30 A.M.)
Last Dividend and date
Ratz*** kaond on la
J'
div..
Hoogkeng & S'hai $195 $790
MARINE INSUE- ANCES
Cantona North Chinas
50375 £130
Unidas ****
$100 $200
3-South coast of Chins between Hongkong and lamocks: The same 39 Yington 608955 Na 1
4-South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan :`N.E. winds, fresh.
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN FEBRUARY.
The following table shows the Stan dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of Feb., 1947:-
Date
Begins.
t
FIRE INSURANDES. || China Fizmi......0 20 | $135°
Hongkong Me .....a ou 8367}
SHIPPING
Douglas Steamships $50 $116 Steambos.....................$ 15. 3201 b.
Indo-China
(Preferred...25841) (Deforred)...£5)9129 sa.
Final of £2-8 making
24-11 1978 and
Борые of 10 sub- ject to deduction of Income tax
$7 fina reaking $25 VC 1 and Interim of 318 a/c 1915, ....... Final div. of 137,making 97 n/a 1914 ...... Interim of $30 a 1915.
Final of $15 making $18 for 1914 and ion of $6 wap: 1915...
| $7 and bonus for
1914. (897 for: 1914
#1 finaland #8 bonus,
making 814 s/c:1915-16- 01.23 for 1916 #
fatorim ul 3/- s/o 1916........ Interim ot 10/a/a 1916.
Bp.
16 p.
& p.ar
TO LET.
TO. 42 Egli Street.
N°
Apply to--
PERCY SMITH
SETH AND FLEMING.
Hongkong, Jct. 31, 1918.
20 LET
--Fire Vanos...
15 30.
TO LET
TO LET.
FFICES on 1st Floor, No. 3 Queen's Road Central at present in the
Docupation of The China Fires Insurance
Co., Ltd
Apply to
Ends
Feh. stb, 0.47 8.00.
6. p.m."
Order before you leave, so that you may receire it while at Hɔmé. Price $13 per annum, including postage.
CAN BE MAILED FROM THIS OFFICE,
THE CHINA MAIL, Le-Wendham Street.
If the trip is extended beyond Victoriu hali fare extra.
Between the huurs of 9.30 p.m. and 6 a.m. the shove fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.
Hour
Three hours........
Six hours.......................
9th, 6.47
10th 6.48
4.19
11th,
0.45
6.59
8.45
1.29
8.44
6.30
6.43
31
1 ch 6.43
8.31
II-Beyond Fictoria, with four Bearera.
166 843
17th,
"Shell" Transporta E1106/
"Star Ferry # 30, 533 d.
9-ist a/c 1916Coupon: 27
0.60 cents.
0
.$1.00
| #1.63 dividend 15 centa Bonus for year anding. 30*4*IB
1:50
20th, 6.40
REFINERIES.
Day (5 a.m. to 6 p.m.),
... $.00-
21st,
6,25
9nd, 6.39
6.36
IIIn the Hill District.
23rd
4.35
236
........ 1,00
With 2 Bearers With A Benners: Quarter hour.......80.15.. Half hour,... ... 0.20. One hour......... Two hours, Three hours, ...... Six hours,
24th €17
4.36
China Sugari...$100! j $126 à. de Kat
112045 Hilabon Sugars........P. 80 | 839 1.
$12 for 1910.
4p.
10 pe
P. 5 for 1916..........................
25tk 6.3A
6.36
30.30
6.36
0.40
6.35
8.37
0.30
0.00
28th 6.34
H 5.39
MIKING.
0.50
0,90
0.70
1.00
Kilazia
1:30
(486
RICKSHAS.
ROYAL OBSERVATOKY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER REPORT.
Langkas.......drs. 10 T. 21 m.
$40,
Final div, 5. % free of in- come tax, making 10% c 1916-1916 coupon. No. 8
Tis, 1 for 19
Trouch Mines.......21 346
Ural Caspiana.£1) $2,9
14- afe 1916.
19% for 1913-
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., Lro. NORTE BRITISH & MERCANTILE
Hongkong, April 28, 1916.
50
11.07
INSURANCE CU, 1.
IN WHICH ARE VENTED THE SILABER OF
THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LAD
and
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS
ASSURANCE CO.
POST OFFICE NOTICES,
Particulars of outgoing and incoming Mails will not be advertised in future..
The Post Office will forward all corres- pondence posted by the fastest routes.
Correspondence addressed to enemy
Day (6a.m. to sp.m.)1.30
TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ar CZcMuze, 1814, subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Porta-I-in the Island of Hongkong if engaged TOTAL
Gueso East Africa, Persia and Morocco cannot be transmitted...
£23,970,367. --Authorised Capital £8,000,000- abcribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital
£2,437,500
3,837,047
27
G11
On London-
Bank Wire
On demand,
*
30 days' right...
*Law 930
478,940
£5,339,228
FOR
in Victoria
Ten minutes,
Quarter hour,
SUNDAYS & HOLIDAY
II-In Kowloon Quarter hour,..... Half hour,
HOUr,
9.10 4.3.
เล
2/438
Canton, Sansuif 2/47/18 and Wucho Regis. SP.X. ...2/41
7.30 AM.
Letters 6 P.M. (7.15 A.M..
1.00 7.
Beyond 9th to 11th mile-
·9,00 4.3.
...2/5.
single 12:00 return...92.50
B sente
10
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FEBRUARY 8, 1917.-.m..
Bation.
Hour,
Barometer
55 at 8ėn Level,
Wind
Temperature,
Humidity.
Direction.
Weather.
Foroo.
IA
Oshima....
20
+
*
Ishijima.
Boom Island Chefoo.
30.33 24
Telang
+
C
Shanghal
(30.40 30.3
Sharp F
..
2 hours.
11
$9.30.18
8. Swxbow ...o Falhoko.... 5.30.
Koshan...) I'wazadoron..
30.
}
DOOKS, WHARVES; AND GODOWNS.
Kowloon Wharros # 50|355) W
HE. & WEAmper
Docka ................ nau.* 50|3196) b.
Shanghai Docks T. 100 T. 87 4.
Hongkow What T. 100 T. B5)
!
KOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS Hongkong Hotel.... | $111 Central Estate ...#100) $83° Hongkong Lands...$100 || $1. Humphreys Estaren 3 10 87 b. Kowloon Lands ... 30 | #51 a
West Palate „no.8. 50|971 ».
Shanghai Lands T. 50 T
8% for 1918 bonus #2
4:3 interm a 1916......
Ta, 7 to your ending
20-4:16 Th. 3. for 1913
Final of 83 making. M
1/0 1918.
$7 / 1916.g.
Final div. of 3 making
$7. s/c 1918...
50 cents for 1916
#2 for 1915
Fiùsa 23-25, making $5.26 ||4
B/c 1916
|6 % interim sio 1916......
OFFICES, 2nd Floor, St.-Gouage's
Batidings..
Apply
`SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.. Hopgory April 7, 1918.
FL
TO L-ET.
ALATS in "Ewo Mesa No. Foat pply Property JARDINE MATHESON & CO, LTD.
Hongkong, Sept. 1, 1918.
TO LET
128,930
It-Life & Annuity Funds... 17,567,890
Sinking Fund Account ....................
The Services to Germany, Austria, £23,970,367 Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are
suspended! Revenue Fire Branch...... £2,381,458
Lite and Annuity
2,141,593 Branchce......... RoTenue Marine Department... Other Receipta
The Accumnistive Funds of the various
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS OUTWARD.
WEEK-DAY!
5.00 P.
...10.00 A.M. Cheung Chow.. 1.00 г.. Shatankok, Sha-
The Branches are separately invested, and, by Tai O ... Office Act of Parliament, are ant selde to mest
OFFICES at 2 Connaught Road,"
the claims under the respective Depart Tai Po... 901, meats of the Company's Business.
SHEWAN, TOMES .00.
á gente.
OFFICES in Kings and York Building. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Roed.
HOUSES in Broadwood and Moretus "Tortaces.
HOUSES on Shamcen, Canton.
Apply to
THE HUNGKỤNG LAND INVEST-
MENT & AGENCY Co., Lan
TO LET
1
OUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordun Terrace and Salisbury Avenue,
Kowloon
A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon.
TO LET OR FÜR BALE, Kowloon Marine Lot 48 with what area 48,000 sq. ft. aitable for col storage or erection of godowns.
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings.
Hongkon Feb. 7, 1917.
FOE JO88. YOUR NAME
in gold on your
RACE
BOOK.
Can you distinguish your Race Book
from any other?
Secure speedy returs of your Raco Book should you mislay it. ̈
Name and Year, printed on the cover in gold at the CHINA MAIL' Office.
Price £ity cents.
DONT RISK PNEUMONIA" ET rid of every cold as quickly as possible. It is the farerunner of a polmonary trouble, and poesitenis derclop in a few hours. Tako Cimberlain's Cough Remedy. I ima uple thing to do, but the effect in matveksa For sale by all Chemists
Storekeeperü
EXCHANGE. Hongkong, February 8, 1917.
4 months tight,
Uredits, 4 months" sight,
tin and
Sheungshai... 4:00 PM. Aberdeen, Antai,
Plug Shan Sai Kurg, Santin, Stauley... 4.30 PM.
2/11/16" Macao
Documentary, 4 months sight 3/5)
On Paris-
On demand,...
Credits, months' sight, 2394
On New York-
Credits, 0 days sight,...
On demand,
On Bombay
Wire, ...
On demand,
On
Calcutta-
Wire, ...
On demand
On Singapore
On demand,
On Hanila-
On demand,
On Shanghai-
'On demand
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172 mem
172 no
Kongmoon
11.30 F.K.
[6.00 P.. Except saturdays
Namtan and
Sanmeier
"3.00 P.M.
• £30.00 £ Shamchun...... 1.4.00 P.M.
Half hour,..... Oze hour,..... Every Subsequent hour.....20
!
Note--If the ricksha he engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dia- charged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria after 9 p.m. or be dis charged to the East of Bay View Police Westock.........; 6ă, 30.28.
Mamuro Station on the Eastern side of the City
of Victoria after 9 pm. an extra bal Hakodate fare shall be chargeable.
Tokio 1000
Kochi Nagasaki...
5 cents. Kagoshima
Every subsequent honr,... 10
III-Taipa Road.
Twenty cents shall be added Weihaiwai for each extra hour or part Bankow **] of an hour if the hirer sauses the journey to take longer than
To 4th mile-
single 75 cents....1 hour.% return... $1.00
house,
Beyond 4th to 8th mile-
single $1.2014.-
return $1.50. Beyond 8th to 9th mile--
ingle.....$1.73.
return......82.00
Chabon...
Hongkong Gap Rock..
31
81
of pa
GOTTON KELLS.
Ewo
11
6.
I agtatapos
(T. 50 ) T; 145
Shanghai Comes T. 50 T. 115
Kung, Yik....
TOT, 13 IT HA
Tha. 19 for year ending
31-18-16
Tla, 6 div. m'eyear ended
10-6-16.
& pa
T. 0.90 for 1M1B
101
Fares for journeys beyond the 11th Wachawa. 5.00 P., mile to be a matter of prericus arrange-Pakbol
ment in each case.
Hathaw The fares hero set out to apply to one Phallen 7. rickaha with three coolies from Tsim Sha Tremaa .......... 1.00 R.M. Tani.
0.5t. James... Apart -... 9.09 A.M.
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.O.
WEKE-DAY?
滋
...112
(7.30 AM.
20 days' right(private paper)———-
On Yoknba-
Ond mind,
... 1101
Gold Leaf 100 fine(peruel) ... thân Sovereigns(Banks’Buyingrite) $8.40 0.
Silver (per oc} .--
37 7/16 Bar Silver in Hongkong ... 18% nom. Chinese Copper Cab
% D Chinese Copper_Centa... *** 1.7 pa. Rate of Native Interest et 2 pa Chinese Sab. Coin
21 je dih Hongkong Sub. Coin -
FINES FOR PUBLIC CIRRIAGES.
I
SUNDAYS & From Slaughter House to
HOLIDATE Bailors' Home
Not exceeding ver pasanger. 04 cents.
Legasp Tacloban follo Barigao...... Laboszon
FF
{7.30 A.M.
From Sailors Home to Government Civil-Hos. pital
01
17.3 A.X. 19.30 P.X.
P.M.
From Government. Civil Hospital to Clock Tower Frem Clock Town to Race
Conse ................
04
10
From Clock Town to Bay
Yiow House D
11.30 P. 30.11.30 P..
17.30. Canton 9.30 P.M.
· 9,30 F-M.·
Tai Ping
Tang... 9.30 r.x. 9.30.M.9.
Shek Ki9.30 PM 2.30EM. DA F. Kongmoon .4.00 F. 6.00 F.. 6.0. 2.M. Kanchuk ...5.03 F.M. 6.00 2.M: 8,00 7.3. Kaukong... CO P. 5,00 F. 6.00 r.
Except Saturdays,
From Wanchai Market to Bay View House *****
From Bay View House to
Quarry Bay
06 IT-In the City of Victoria.
Not exceeding
Ppassing showers, a squal, r raizi, & SHOW,
Quarter hour, *****
per passenger,
10 centa. 10
MISCELLANEOUA
China-Borneok 8 12 $3
72.sta. fac 19ip...
=
One day from & a.m. tɔ € p.m. $1.25
111-Beyond Victoria.
T: F. CLAXTON, Director.
Light 2 Fowam... ₺ B|p1,60 2.
Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 8, 1917. China-Provideats, #10 81.90s.
1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees
Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea in Dairy Farmer! 6] #29) inches, tenths and hundredtha
A
16 p.z. for year rading
76 cepta for 1915
3 for year ending
31-7-16
stadi
2. TEMPERATURE is the shade, in de Green Islands 10 211,40 k 11 00 seats for 1915 grees Fahrenheit.
3. Humir, in percentage of satura
Fergkong Electrica 8 10 849 b.
fior, the humidity of air maturated with Hongkong 100.0 25 2169
moisture being 100.
4 DIRZATION OF Wip, to two points. | Hongkong Roper...# 10|134)
6. FORCE OF WIND, according to Bea ford Scale:
6. STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, s
Hongkong Tramways - $7.50
detached cloud & drizzling rain, flog, K. Steel Foundry
gloomy, h hail, 1 lightning, o overcast,
thunder. visibility, w daw (wet).
7. BAIK in iihes. tenths and kun Feat Tramway! #10 $31 dredths
do.
$24 for 1918/1916...en
12 on 1/a 1936 Kaydia
$1 Interim. 1915.......................... interim / 1910 seni 164 per share my
17% for 1911/1916.
207544
25 cents for 1915/1916.. 127 % 19:6
extra is to be allowed for the return Steam Tamdry..............$ 16 $34. journey.
Union Waterboats.
Not exceeding Quarter hour, Half hour,.... per passenger fine hour,
20 cents. Two hours,
One day from 8am to 6 pm. 8.00
If a vehicle is discharged beyond the limits of the City of Victoria half farm
70 cazia for 1935
60 caste for 1913/1914–10
buyers. MOXON & TAYLOR,
Telegraphic Add
RIALTOJ Telephone No. 990-P.O.B. Na 111.
Share and Gomer) Broken;
Fetween the hours of 8.20 p.m. and 6 printed and published for Tzu Choo Han, Lässited by Buruk á. Mám
1. Wyndham Stress, Hongkong
In the case of "Mails closing before 9 Balf hour. ***** m. Registration closes at o'clock sa One hour...... the previous svening.
Temperature.
Hongkong, February 8, 1917. BAROMETER
Two hours, Three i
." ・Four" Five
Six
HONGKONG REGISTAR.
Provinza day
-On data at On dasa ni at 3 - ILL
Barometer Temperaturo 80 .70 Humidity Direction of]
HT Wind Force Weather
"30.02
30.13"
&
KOKTE
30.18
Iko.
Do.
30.00
8.00
0 0.00
9 All..
20.21 ・IF 30.20
4 PM
20:19
60
One hour.
Two hours,
Three
Do TM
58
Four
Do. (Wes balb) 9 A sem s
Five:
De. (Wet balb). 1 14.
Do, (Wat bulb) 4. xx.
Sird
One day from
Dar RishonmƐøver igh:
glena, apen air temperalara em, the 7th....kfjjd Levet open air
CRANION, DirMOT
Fab. 8, 1917.
Hongkong, Obr
to 6 pm #1.59,
Threa
Four
Five
IV-In Kowloon.
Foliacding per passenger. WLOBODA
240
William Powell
140
$40
280
3,00
the above fares shall be incre
by 50 per osELÍT
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