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SONGKONG POLICE RESERVE. #
AMBULANCY PATROLS. Members of the Ambulante Flaton wil report for duty at the Race Courses |
Monday, Tudny and Wednesday, February 28th to 15th from 2pm to 4. daily.
POLICE SCHOOL.
I
Members of Class (Inspector: Ger- ridi, Class II (Inspector Gordon), and Call (Inspector Grat) are warned they stay will undergy written examina tion on Tuesday, March th
BOSTE MAR
All Ranks (exerpt Recruits) of Now. 3 and Companies, Ainbulance Platoon aut Buglers and Drummers will parade at Central Station at 10 p.m. sharpen Friday, March 2 Uniform, with Hrinets, and Rides
STRENATH,
1. Tang Ping Woon is invalided,
(Sgd.) F. C. JENKIN,
OFFICES
D.S.F. (B.).
TO LET
TO LET.
at Connaught Road.
OFFICES in Kings and Fork Building.
HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit ·
Bouch
HOUSES in Broadwood and Morton Terriers.
HOUSES on Shanicen. Canton.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
KENT & AGENCY Co., Leb
TO LET
FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, AFT in Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon
Kowloo
TO LET OR FOR SALE Kowloon Marine Lot 49 with wharf ATLA 8,000. q. ft. suitable for conl etorage ur erection of godowns.
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LTD. Alexandra Baildings.
Hongkong, Fab. 7, 1917.
ኒ፡
10 LET.
ALEX. ROSS & CO.
Machinery Office Phone 27.
OUR AGENCIES :--
Napier, Fare and Hupmobile Motor Cars, Saoke, Chille and Scripps Marine Motors, Triumph am Indian Motor Cycles, Royal and Cordis Typewriters, Duresco Taints and Colourwash, Optimus Stover,
Jeyca Muick
Carbotyp Stationery.
Turner Oil and Gas Engines,
Simpson, and Lawrence Yacht Fittings. Danion Tyres,
General Accident Motor Car Insurance.
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FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES
CHAIRS.
I-In Victoria with two Becrers.
Quarter hout,
Half bourys.
Dae hour.
Three hours...........
Six hours,
++
10 cents.
20
50
Day (6 am to 6 pun), .......................$3:00-
If the trip is extended beyond Victoriu, half fare extra.
Between the huurs of. 3. pa and 6 a.m. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 3rd at 12.10-No returns from apanese stations. A slight decrense of pressure is shown at all reporting| atacions except Vladivostock where it bas increased slightly.
The antiegelone reported yesterday has not developed. A belt of relatively | bigh pressure probably extends from the cast coast of China to the east of the Loochoos
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1917,
SHARE REPORT.
FEBRUARY 93RD, 1917.
Roun
Stock and paid up
Noda 11.90 A.M.
Value.
Last Dividend
⚫nd date.
BANES.
Fresh to moderate monsoon is indicated Hongkong Shai 8135 #710 ■. over the China Sea.
:
Hongkong Rainfall for the 94 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 4.06 inch. Total since January 1st, 0.60 inches, against aa
average of 2.77 inches.
MARINE INSUE-
ANCES.
Cantors... Forecast for the 24 hours ending at North Chinas noon on the 94th February :--
Hongkong to Gap Rock: NE Union. to F. winds, fresh to moderate; cloudy log in morning
3-Formosa Channel N.E. winds, fresh.
3-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamecks: The same as Fal
4-South coast of China between Hongkong to Binan: The same a No. 1.
OFFICIAL NIGHTS. IN FEBRUARY.
'
*
The following table shows the Stan dard Time at which Official Night ende and begins during tho month of Feb,
1027:-
Date. Ends. 11-Beyond Victoria, with four Beuvera. Feb. 23rd, 6.39
..50 $375
£5. 156
$100 $900
Yangtare........ .........2·80 | 3255
FIRE INSURANCES.Į China Fires 20 $10 Hongkong Fires. Du 29571°
SHIPPING
+7
Dongle Steamships $50 $109 9.
Steamboats... 15319
Indo-Chines
(Preferred)...£5) $41) (Deferred)...£5 | 8123
"Shall" Transports £1104
Star Ferry 10 $33 b.
REFINERIES.
China Sogara200) 81104. Malabon Sugar. P. 30 $33.
Begina
k.m.
6.36
Hour......
12
24th, 6.37
6.36
Three hours................................ Six hours............
25th, 6.36
6.36
.91.00 1.50
28th 6.26
6.36
Day (6 am to 6 pm), ..... 200
III-In the Hill District.
27th, 6.35
6.37
29th 6340
4:38
Particulars of outgoing and incoming
With 2 Bearers With $ Bezrera. Quarter hour.......80.13 20.30 Hall hour, One hour,
0,20
0.40
0.30-
0.00
Two hours.
0.40
10,80
ROYAL OBSERVATORY
HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
MINING.
Three hours...... TO
. 100
Kailans
Six bours.
Day (8am.to 8p.in.)1.50
1.50 2.00
REPORT.
RICKSHAS.
Mr Kart H. Aumuller, Mr Laurits Andersen. Mr Jesse P. Brooks, Mrs C. R.Mails will not be advertised in fature.
Mrs
Burkill, Mrs Gladys D. Beck, Mrs Robert The Post Office will forward all corres.
Buchan,
. W. Breaker, M- Kiley
Bailey, Mr
Barraclough, Miss Josephine Loeckers, Mrs A. V Chdy,
E N. Bec, Mis 3-phen J. Brune, Mpondence posted by the fastest rate.
FRICES, End Floor, St. George's Mr James S. Fearon, Me and Mrs F. C
Bundingh
Apply to-
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Hoogeny, April 7, 1914,
TO LET.
Correspondence staressed to enemy
Fisher, Miss R. F. Fisher, Mr Brank W Füller, Mr Herbert H. Girardet, Mrs anbjects in Chias, Siam, Laberis, Porta-In the Island of Hongkong if engagen Marigo Girardet. Mr Jose Gonzalez, Mrs Nina M. Kickling, Mr John Aguese Enet Africa, Persia and Morocco
511 F
Haye
S
TILATS in "Ewo Mew" No. 8. The Peak, "pply Property. Ofen
FARTENY, MATHTIN' & Co., Lrv.
Hongkong, Sept. 1, 1918.
TO LET.
JJ
691
OFFICES
FFICES on 1st Floor, No. 3 Queen's Occupation of The China Fire-Insurance Co., L
Apply to CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Co, Lan.
“Hongkong, April 28, 1916.
GR
TO LET.
0.42 Eghn Street
No
Apply to
PERCY SMITH, SETH AND FLEMING.
Hongkong, Jes. 31, 1916.
FOR JOSB.
YOUR NAME
in gold on yous
1197
RACE BOOK.
Miss E Haxby, Mr William cannot be cranncitted.
8. Jackson, Brother James, Mes O. L
Bettenbach, Miss F. Kettenbach, Mr
and Mr Charles H. Klimper, Mr C.
E Kinne, Dr C. G. Lee, Sir Percy H.
Morris, Margaret P
FIBRUARY 23, 1917.-
:
in Victoria.
Ten minutes.
Quarter boer, an
3 centa ..20
Both
Half hour,...
..15
77
One buurmanci
The Services to Germany, Austria,
Every Subsequent hour (da..............2)
Hour
Baromater
* So Loral.
Temperature.
Note-If the rickson be engaged Wrostock. Ga.,30.1.1, 16
Marginat F. Morris, Mr Edwin L. Me Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are within the City of Victoria, and be his. We stock 5.
suspended.
Adani, Mr Houry B. Morton, Mr B C. Morton, Mr D. A
3. Morrison, Mr and Mrs Juhn McIntosh, Mrs. McBrooni, Mfc T. Murakishi, Mr Edward A. Pugh,. Mrs Dora Pugh, Master Clifton Fugh, Me William Ray, Miss Margaret H. Higgs, Br Louis
Mr and Mrs Mr Smith Miss Alfred R. Stoke, Smith, Min C. Smit L. Smith, Miss Mr Ann Mr Idria Thomas, Dr Charles D. Teony F. W. Tower, Mrs J. R. Townsend, Miss Ophelia Wickurs, Miss Laura H Willoughby, Mr Westel W. Willoughby, Mra Charles W. Washburn, Mrs B. M. Webb.
EXCHANGE.
Hongkong, February 1917.
On London-
Bank Wiro
On demand,
*30 days' sight...
4+0
4 months' sight,.....2/4 3/18. Uredits, 4 months' sight,...2/4
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS
OUTWARD,
...5.00 P.M.
charged outside the Western part of the Hakodate.,, City of Victoria after 9 p.m. or be dis charge to the Eaat of Bay View Police
Tokio behi Station on the Eastera sidu of the City Nagasaki.. of Victoria after 9 pm an extm half fare shall be chargeable.
II.-In Kowloon... Quarter hour,..- Half hour,
HOLIDAYS Hour,
-
Foz WERK-DAY SUNDAYS & Tai....... Tei Fo...10.00 AM. Cheung Chow Bhatsukok, Sha
1+
5 cents. Eonin laland
..
Humidity.
‚£!' 82,4 »..
!
Final of £98 making £-13 1916 and bonus of 10/- ab.
jeet to deduction of Income tax
#7 ina making $25
a'c I and Interim
of $15 / 1910.
Fical div. of 1 making
27 / 1916
Interim of $20 & 1915.
Final of 15 making 15 for 1914 and int. of $8. wa coons 1315...
$7 and “Bonas #2 for
1914.** 17 for 1914************
Ак
1 p.
7 p'a
1 Anal and a bonus, king914 a/c 1915-18 31.25 for 1916
Ilise
Interim of 3/- a/c 1916... Interim at 10 m/o1916,
5/-ib./1916 Coupon 27
$1,66 dividend 15 cesta Bonus for year ending 30-4-18
$12 for 1910
P. 5 for 1916..
9% for 1915
Wind
Langkata.........dra. 10) T. 19 b. 20
Rauba............
Tronah Mines ..............£1 30j.
Ural. Ciepians.........£23/--
DOCKS, WHARVESĮ AND GODOWNS.
Kowloon Wharven $60 $83 zed.
H.K. & Whampo"
Docks 5081261
Shanghai Decks T. 100 T. 82
Hongrow Whats T. 180|T, 85]
Final div, 8% free of in- come tax, making. 10% afe 1915-1918 coupon No. 6
Tm. Å for 1920
% for 1916 boons ↑
148 interm a/c 1916......
| Tie. 77 161 "year ending 30'4'16 +24
3 for 1915
Weather.
Kagoshima Oshima Naha Tabijima
15
**
1J
Every subsequent hour,
Weihaiwei
Chefoo... 8.3.
30.19
10
"
Hankow...
. $.30 A.M.
IL-÷Taipo Road".`
Tchang...
HOTELS LANDS ---AND BUILDINGS --
2.00 P.M.
Changsha...
30.22
90,19
Sheungshui 4.00 P, M.
Amoy Swator
9.30. 1
8. 30.01
Taihoku
530.06
Taichu
Taican
tia and
Aberdeen, Autat,
Ping Shan
Sai Kung, Santia, Stanley.. 4.30 PM.
2/31 2/15/18 Canton, Samui (7.30. ..-2/4. and Wachow Begia. 5 P.M. Letters 6 P.M. 7.15.3. 1.30 2.3 [8.00 P.K. ...Except
(Saturdays
Documentary, 4 months' sight 2/44
On Paris;
On demand,
Creddita, 4 months' might, 333
On New York-
On demand,
Credits, 60 days sight,...
On Bombay-
Wire, ...
On demand, Ban you distinguish your Race Book On Calcutta-
Wire, ***
On Singapore-
from any other?
Secure speedy return of your Bace
Book should you mialay it..
..
Name and Year printed on the covar in gold at the 'CHINA MAIL" Oce
Frice afty cauts.
HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide table given below has been compiled at the National Almanac Office
On demand,
Jn Manila
On demand,
On Shanghai--
On demand
***
Macoo
Kongmoon
To 4th mile
Twenty cents shall be added. " for each extra hour or part Shanghai
of an hour if the hirer causes Gutzlaff ..... the journey to take longer Sharp Pk...
than
single.......... T5 cents hear return......$1.00........ bears. Beyond 4th to 6th mile-
ม
single...20........... hours. return......81.50...........4
6.00 PM. Beyond 6th to 9th mile
single...............817624 return.....$2.00 – gian5 9.00 4. Beyond 9th to 11th mile
5.00 T.M.
4
Namtau and
Sanimei ...... 3.00 P.M
Shamcauz................ 4,09 r.x.
£10.00 AM..
A
11
17.30.M. 8.30 11.30 P
single......$3.00..........
Koshun.....
"
20.05 57 $0.00 30.00 50 Pescadores.23 30.04 81 Canton 50.07 Bonzrong 30.04 FO Gap Rock... 30.05 MRCSO
30.01 Wuchow... Pakhni.... 19 Holbow
Phulien7.30.04
י
Fares for journeys beyond the 11th Tourane.... mile to be a matter of previous arrange-C. St.Jan 29.84 30.00 ment in each case.
Aparri€29.94 5.00 .34.
The fares here set out to apply to one Dagan rickaha with three coolies from Tsim Sha 15. 9.00 ir. Taui.
On demand
***
nom.
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH PO.
FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGER.
084
WEEX-DAY SENDATS &
Not exceeding
HOLIDAYS
...1109
Macro....
..дош.
·₤7.30 x 1.30P.M. 17.30 AM. 19.30.X.
From Slaughter House for
Sailors' Home
der passenger.
a
O cerita
From Sailors' Horie to
Government Civil Hos pital
From Government 'Civil Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Town to Rece
Coase...
04.
10
30 days' aight(private paßor).-—
On Yokohama...
On d'mand
... 1081
Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per tacl). 48.20 Sovereign (Banks Buying rate) $8.55'. Silver (per oz.) is
7 8/16 Bar Bilver in Hongkong 18,%nom
[7.30 M
Canton
9.30 P.M. ***18.30 3, Tai Ping
Tung......9.30 r.M. 9.30 P.M.-9---P.X. Shek K-9.30 PM. 9.30 PM., B.X PM. Kongmoon .8.00 F 6.00 PM. 6.0 F Kumchuk...8.00 PM. 6.00 PM 0.00 M.
From Clock Towa to Bay
View House
„in Londu from the result of the analysis Chinese Copper Cash .% pa Kutong...8.00 P... 6.00PM 500 From Wanchai Market to
of observations taken by means of a automatic tide-recording machine in the Water Pulire Basin at Taim Eha Tu during the 1887-8-9.
years zerof the table corresponds with the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Chait, which has teen found to be 4 feet 3 inches below mean sea level.
The
To obtain the depth of water on the side gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gauge at Lamout Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet inches to the height given in the table
February 24th to March 2nd, 1917.
hlxt
Low WAZIR Longkong
Chinese Copper Centa... Rate of Native Interest...... Chinese Sub. Coin ... Hongkonz Bob. Coin ...
Except
Saturday
Bay View House '.............. From Bay View House to
Quarry Bay
IL-In the City of Victoria.
Quarter hour、 ́................
7% Pol
н
M% die
par
In the case of Maila closing before 9. am. Registration closes at 5 o'clock the previous evening..
Half hour,...
One hour.....
Two hours,
Thres
Four
Five
Bix
HONGKONG "REGISTER.
Barometer Temperature Humidity Wind Force Weather Rain.:
Haigas Direction of t
Pravica
day On date at Ondace st
at 1 pm 100 || $p3,
...
Not exceeding рет работает. 10 centa,
10
13
жапы
Legaspi.... Tacloban... Iloilo.. Surigao Labua
Hongkong Hotel...$ 50 8107 Contral Extacer....8100 893* Hongkong Lands...$100 $91 b.. Humphreys Hatace 3 10881 b.. Kowloon Land.... 50 433 West Pointe
50|875 ».
Ebangbai Landa T. GO | T. #3
COTTON MIETS,
·EVO.....
8 y... 6 p.4.
1. p.
10
Final of $3ɛmaking $6
/c 1918, 87/0 1916...
Paki
Final div. of making
$7'/c/1916
50 cents for 1913................
83 for 1915
D.
6p.i.
Final #3-26, making $1.25 | */c 1916-19TDI 6% interim / 1816.......
#p
61 p
Ti. 19 for year ending
31-10-16
..T.. 50 T. 145"
Shanghai Cotton T. 50 T. 115 b.
| Tis, & div. a:o year ended
$0-8-16.
Tix. 0.90 for 1916.
928B
29.91
го
29.88 29.84
Kung Tik.......
.T 10 T. 13
I ngtipoo
T.. 6 T. & A.
29.81
T. F. CLAXTON, Director.
Eongkong Observatory, Feb. 23, 1917: |
1. BAROMETER, reduced to 22 degrees
MISCELLANEOUS.
China-Borneo.
Light & Powers
Dairy Fazza
1287.
84.65b.
Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea in ins-Providenta # 10189. inches, tenths and hundredths.
TEMPERATURE, is the abade, in de grees Fahrenheit..
3. HUMIDITY, in percentage of saturs tion, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being
4. DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points.
5. FORCE OF WIND, according to
Ben iford Scale.
6. STATE OF WEATHER, b'blue sky, ej
& #24.
Green Islands... 10811.10 bị
Bongkong Electrics # 10 | 849 6.
Hongkong Ices 28160
Hongkong Repes.....# 10 | (32 b.
detached cloud, d drizzling rain, I log, Hongkong Tramways. 3)... $7.20
g gloomy, b hail, lightning, o overcast,
passing abowers, a squal, r ZAID, I SHOW, thunder. v visibility, w'dew (wet),
7. Rai in inches. tenths and yo dredths.
H.K. Steel Foundry, ........
Peak Tramways
do.
172 cts, for 19ib..
"
8 p.c. for your ending
23-9-06
TU cents for 1925 Table
$3 for
31.7.10
Year
60 cents for 1915
#2 for 1913/1918,
#2 on a/c 1916 81 interito 1915....
ending
7% interim / 10le cente 10 per share
One day from 6am. to 8p.m. 81.25
Beychud Fictoria. ·
extra is to be allowed for the return:
ourney.
Net exceling half hour,.
Quarter hour,
per passenger fine bout,
centa.
Steam Laundry it.
Union Waterboats 108154 15
37% for 1035/IRIS
25 cents for 1915/1916...
124 % for 1976 kg
70 cents for 19115 120 1
30,09
73
30.00
30.04
Temperature.
30
Ba
87
.83
Hongkong. February 23, 1917...
Da
··P.M
30.08 30.09
3
29.95 One bout...............
0.00
0,00
0,00
Dow
85 Three
Do
Da. Wat bulb) 13.3
·Do. (Wet bülb} 3.1.x,
[Do."(Wet dath)
60 Four
80
Fire:
Do. Mezitistini Garda
One day from ¤ in zal
Do. Minkaand (overnigh
60
Blackowym air 'tantpovstanu au thì tron 466.
· GÓWOES! Bṣen my Ler persturs on the led 50%
T. E CLAXTON Director, Hongkong, Observatory, Feb. 23. 1917.
IV-In Koisaloon.
Not
exceeding
Watsond
Two hours.
1.40
Three
200
Fear
240
Five
80
2.00
Dus day from 8'am.
1. Between the hours of 8.30.
## 10*007.L.
60 cents for 1913/19145.
104 p.
of p.c
10.p.e.
If a reliclo in discaarged beyond them; the above, fares aboull be increased limit of the City of Victoria half lare by 10 per dentara
William Powell 7|26
seliers,
Telegraphic Add: HIALTO"
Telophone No. 990P0.B, Fo. 111
bayers: MORON & TAVIOB
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