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TO LET

TO LET.

LURNISHED or unfurnished, No. 1 TORRES RULLDINGS, Kimberley ml. Kowkon. Tennis Court. Good Vium,

"Apply to

MR. A. O. BRAWN," Wanchai Government School.

Houghing. Feb. 26, 1917.

TO LET

133.5-

TOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon' Terrace and Salisbury Avenue |

Kowloon

A FLAT in Humphreys Buillings, KowloWIL

TO LET ON FOR SALE. Kowloon Marine Lot 4 with wharf ares 56,000 sq. ft. suitable for coal storage or erection of godownồ

Apply to-

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

CO., LTD.

Alexandra Buildinga.

«Hungknog, Tab. 7, 1917.

TO LET

¡FFICES at 2 Cónráugh & Konut..

OFFICES

OFFICES in King's and York Building.

HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Boed.

HOUSES in Broadwood aut Bioreton Terraces, 片

HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

MENT & AGENCY Co., Lzv.

TO LET

OFFS 2nd Floor, St. Georga's

Buildinga.

"Apply tow

MEN

ALEX. ROSS & CO.

Machinery Office 'Phone 27.

OUR AGENCIES:-

Napier, Ford and Hupmobile Motor Cars, Brooke, Caille sad Scripps Marine Motors, Triumph and Indian Motor Cycles, Tuyal and Cores Typewriters. Euresco Paints and Colourwash,.

Optimus Stoves.

Jeyes Fluid,

Carboty Stationery,

Turner Oil and Gas. Engines.

Simpson and Lawrence Yacht Fittings. Dunlop Tyres,

General Accident Motor Car Insurance.

WEEKLY NEWS FOR HOME

THE CHINA MAIL.

The Overland China Mail

FULL REPORTS.

LATEST INTERLLIGENCE..

Order before you leave, so that you may receira it while at Home."

Price $13 parnum, including postage, CAN BE MAILED FROM THIS OFFICE.

The CHINATMAIL. Lo.. Wyndham Street.

SHEWAN, TOMES,& Co..

Huezkoag. April 7, 1914.

5111

ROYAL OBSERVATORY

HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHIR

REPORT.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

DON'T LOSE YOUR HAIR

Touch spots of dandruff and itching with

Cuticura

Ointment and follow with hot shampoos of

Cuticura Soap Absolutely nothing bet ter. You may try them before you buy them

Sample Each Free by Post 1

With 3-p. 3klr Book (Soap to cleaINO). and Claselena so heul). For sainglis addensa -post-card: F. Newbery & Sons, 27, Chara terbenso Squ. Landau Ball överrskorti

FARES FOR PUBLIC « VEHICLES.-

CHAIRS.

I-In Fictoria with two Bearers.

Hal boar

10 cents.

Quarter Lour

Three hours,

One hour, *****

Six hours......

Day (5 am to 8 pm)

81.00

If the trip is extended beyond Victoria,

half fare extra.

Between the huurs of 8.3 p.m. and 6 am. the above fares shall be increased by 30 per centum. -

11-Beyond Victoria, with four Bearers.

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 1st x 1210-No returns from Japanese stationa Fressure has, de- creased moderately at Vladivostock and slightly at Whihaiwol. It has increased considerably over S. China, moderately along the east coast, and slightly over the Philippines and Apuam.

Strong to fresh monsoon is indica und along the east coast of China, and over the north part of the China Sea.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 94 hours ending at 10 am. to-day, 0.54 inch. Total

THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1817,

SHARE REPORT.

MARCH IST, 19172

Stock and paid up

Valur.

Qtiona 11.30 A.M.

Last Dividend and date.

Rota cssed

dir,

BANKS

since January 1st, 1.23 inches, against an Hongkong & Shai 8958687 2.3. & average of 3.17 inches.

เ

Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on the 2nd March

1-Hongkong to Gap Rock: N.E. winds, strong to fresh; overcast, occa- signal rain.

Final of £2-8 making 2-11 tar 10' and bobur of 10% sub-

ject to deduction of Income tax

and Interim

of $15 a 1915, Fizal div of 15% wakin

a/c 1518...... Entarim of $50 a 1918.

MARINE INSUE- ANDES.

Cantons........

...50 $870

North Chinas £5 T. 130

87 Bna making $25.

3/1

là Fo

2-Formosa Channel: NE gald moderating

Catons

#100 #900

4 50 3995

Final of $13 making $15

v account 1915

...

3-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as Yongtex No. 1.

4-South coast of China between Hongkong to Hainan: The same as No.1.

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OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN MARCH.

The following table shows the Stad- dard Time at which Official Night ands and begins during the month of March 1917-

4th, 8.31

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FIRE INSURANCES.||

China Fires......20 $10 Hongkong Fire... ou 8367)

SHIPPING.

15 $19

Douglas Steamships $50.8100 s Stormboats

Indo-China -

(Preferred...£5] 8414 (Daferred)...£58195 &

"Shell" Transports £1106-

for 1914 and int. at $0.

ST and bonus for

1914. $27 for 1914.....

81 final and 38 bonus, making $1 a/c 1915-16 181,95 for 1916

Interim of 3/- a/c 1916........ Interim at 10/- &/1916,

bip.c

7 pc.

11p # #P.C

2/-ista/o1918 Coopen 27

81.63 dividend 43 conta Bonus for year ending. 30-4-18 A

Date.

Ends.

May 19t 613-1

...

Begina. 6.38 pra.

2nd, 8.33

6.38

rel 8.31 3

6.39

5th,

8.30

----

6.40

6th 6.29

8.10

Hour...

"0.60 centa

7th

6.40

"Star Ferry 108331

Three hours........................

$1.00

8th, 6:27

Six hours.......

Day (6 am to 6 pm)

1.30. 200

9th. 6.26

10th, 8.5

6. 43

REFINERIES.

11th, 6.25.

6.43

In the Hill District.

19th 6.24

|China. Sugars............@ 100: 82309 d.

812 for 1310: quinon

6.43

101 8.

With Bearers With 4 Bearers.

13th 6:23

6.43

Malabon Sugar... P.30 $33.

P. 5 Lot 1916............

1415 6.02

6.43

Quarter hour, 015 $0.30

13th 6.90

6.44

Half bour,...

0.20

0.40

21. 18th,

6.10

6.44

One hour..

0.30

0.00

Two hours,

0:30

0,20

0,70

1.00

Six beurs,

1.00

Soth, 6.15

lith 18 17th. 618 18th, 0.17 19th, 6.16

6.4-1

6.44.

6.43

Kalana

*.8:46

Day (fa.m.toßp.m.)1.50

9.00

6.14

6.46

2.13

6.46

23rd. 6.13

6.47

94th, 612

8.47

25th 6.11.

6.47

"adth

6,10

6.47

"27th, 6.08

0.47

→

18th, 6.0

6.48

6- centa

20th, 6.08

6.48

30th, 6.07

6.48

31st, 6.08

0.48

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JALDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

Hongkong, Sépt. 3, 1916

TO LET

0.42 Egla Stavet.

PERCY SMITH.

MARCH 1, 1917.

Wind

Office

691,

Son.

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Hongkong. Det. 31, 1016.

1197

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SUNDAYS &||

HOLIDAYS

Ichang

Kiukiang...

OUTWARD.

FOR

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HONGKONG TIDES.

The tide-table given below has been anpiled at the National Almanac Office Loudun from the result of the analysis of other:stions takerý by means of an tomatic tide-recording machine in the Water Pulics Basin at Tsim Sha Trui during the years 1887-8-9,

Labuan...

25.

29.79 [29.78 29.70

1880 188283 18 | 8

T. F. CLAXTON, Director,

Hongkong Observatory, March 1, 1817.

I. BAROMETTE, reduced to 39 degrees Fahrnbeit, on the level of the sem in" inches, tenths and hundredths.'"'

Tai Po.......10.00. Cheung Chow... 9.00 PL Shatankok, Sha

tin and

Shengshui ... 4.00 px, Aberdeen, Aatau,

Ping Shan,

Sai Kong, Bantin, Stanley.. 4.30 1.K.

(7.30 .M Canton Samsui

and Wachowi Regis. 5P. Letters @r 17.15 1.30 ***11.30 P..

Macro

Let

(6.00 P.X.

Koogwoon... Except

Namtau and

Sanmei

Shapeher.

(Saturdays

5.00 ..

(10,00 M 4.00 I.M.

6,00 P.

9.00A.M.

5.00 P.M.

.9.00 H

2. TEMPERATURE, is the shade, in de FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN

grees Fahrenheit.1.

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

•

4. DIRECTION Or WD, to two points. 5. FORCE or 'WD, according to Benford Scale.

6. STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, detached clond, d drizzling rain, flog, gloomy, h hail, 1 lightning, o overest, P passing showers, a squal, r rain, a snow, thunder, y visibility, w dew (wet). !)

The zero of the table corresponds with the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Chart, which les bou found to be 4 feet - dredthe

ebes below mean sea level.

To obtain the depth of water on the tide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard add 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gauge at Lemont Dock, Aberdeen, add. 10′′ feet

4 inches to the height given in the table

March nd to 8th, 1917.

ÚSUM WATER

Macso....it

BRANCH P.0.

*WEEK-DAYS

[7.30 AXE.. 11.30 P.. (7.30 A.M Canton

***19.30 P.M. Tai Ping.

Tung9.30 P.M. 9.30 PM. 9. P.M. Shek Ki......0.30 r.. 9.30 F.M. 9.36 P.M.

9.30 7.1

RICKSHAS

I-In the Island of Hongkong if engaged in Victoria

Ten minutes................................... Quarter hour,................. Half bour,

Every

Qua hour, hoor Subsequent Note-If the ricksha bo orgaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis charged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria after 9 p.m., or be dis charged to the East of Bay View Pulice Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 9 p.m., an extra half fare shall be chargeable.

-II-In Kerelson.

.11.

Quarter hour,imamiziqni 5 cents. Half hour, 15 Every subsequent hour, ....................... 10.

III.-Tips Road.

To 4th mile

Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part | of an hour if the birer causes. the journey to take longer than:-

single ........ 75 conta...I hear.

return $1.00 hours.. Beyond 4th to 6th mile-

single 8120........ hours. return.....81.00..

Beyond 6th to 8th mile-

singla $1.73.. return.......$2.00 ............*ð Beyond 9th to 11th mile- single .....$200. return......82.50

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

The fares tere set out to apply to one ricksha with three coolies frozi Tsim Sha Tsui.

FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.

From Slaughter Emuse to

Sailors' Home

Not exceeding ver passenger.

From Sailors' Home to SUNDATS &

Government Civil Hos ECLIDAYS

pital 17.20. From Government Civil- (1.30 P.X. Hospital to Clock Tower. 04.

7.3. From Clock Town to Race

Coase.......... 18.20P.M.

From Clock Town to Bay View Housewi From Wanchai Market to

Bay View House............... From Bay View House to

Kóngmoon .6.00 F.M. 8.00P.M. 6.0 P.

7. RA in inches. tenths and hep Kumchuk....00 P.M. 6.00 F. 6.00 FL QURITY Kay iad rivarr

`HONGKONG REGISTER.

*Previous

day O data at On data mi at.ij.m.

4.A....

gong

Eleight

LOW WATER Longkang

Tina,

kirb

nor low

4,9

not low

wier

Rain

Barometer Temperature 00 Baight Humidity

Direction of Wind...... Force

.:,.,* Weather...

30.08 30.00

50 -85

0.01

0.79

Kaukong ...8.00 PM. 6.00P.M. 6.00 P.M.

Except Saturdays.

In the case of Mails. closing before,

am. Registration closes at 5 o'clock on the previous evening.

EXCHANGE.

Rongkong, March 1, 1917.

On London.

Bank Wire

Un demand...

30 days" sight,

4 months' right,

2/4

...2/4 1/16 ...241 ...2/4 3/10

Credits; 4 months' sight,...2/4) -Documentary, 4 months' sight 2/41

On Paris-

On demand, ... Credite, 4 months' sight, On New York-

tee

On demand, Credits, 60 days sight,

On Bombay-

Wire," ..... On demand,

On Calcutie

Wire On demand Os Singapore On demand,

On Manila-

On demand,

On Shanghai-

On demand

***

...558

...001

30 days' sight(private paper). On Yokohama

On d'mand,

... 1081 Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per tac)) 48,60 ° Bovereigns (Banks Buying rate) $8.50 m... Silver (per oz.)

373 18% nom.

pin.

Bar Silver in Hongkong Chinese Copper Cash ... Chinese Copper Centa... Rate of Native Interest Chinese Sub. Coin... Bongkör Sub, Coin ...

... 7x pa ***X dia.

MINING.

£136.

Langka. 10 T.19

Raub............ MAL $2.40 k.

Tronoh Miacs 9.£1 30/-

Ural Caspiana

£1.23/-

DOCKS, WHAEVESĮ

AND GODOWNS.

Kowloon Wharvor :$ 50₤289 «

H.K. & Whampo“

Final div, 8% free of in- come tax, making 10%, a/c 1915-1910 coupon 'No. 8

Tis. I for:1910

(4/- No. 1916,

9% for 1913

% for 1918 & bonas: §:

Docka ............. 50 | 81284

$2) interm a/c 1916......

Shanghal Decks 7. 100 T, 89 Hongkow Whacts T, 100|T, 851..

HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS

Hongkong Hotels...# 50) 3107 s.

Central Estate 100 883

Hongkong Lands.....$100) #91′′

Humphreys Estaten # 20 | #8) b.

Kowloon Lands ... 30$33

West Points......☎ 60) 273. 1.

Shanghai Janda, 7. 50 T, 99

COTTON MILLS.

7 to year ending 30.4-16 Tis. 3 for 1915 värisements

Final of 13 making 56

fo 1816 $7/ 1016.

Final div. of 834 making

87 a/c 1916-

· 30 cents for 1918

$2 for 1915

Final #3-25, making 25.26 s/c 1916..... 6% interim a/c 1916......

Tia. 19 for year ending

31-10-10

Tis. 6 div. ac year ended

30-8-16.

.34p+

7 p..

EWOR

.T. 50 T. 145

Shanghai Cottone T." 50 T. 118 k.

T10 T. 134

Tix. 0.90 for 1916

...

10 p.

Y.ngtemapoos.

72 cts. for 191

MISCELLANEOUS.

China-Borneos..............$1121 $3 b. '

Light & Power... 581.86 b

#10 $8.50 China Pravideat Delry Farms · 6.8°4′ Green Islands 10,|811.20 ******* 30.00 Hoogkong. Electrice 10 849 потофрановок 20.07-

Temperature. Hongkong, March 1, 1917. BAROMETER

8 А.М. потфоровым 30.12

8 p.e. for Trending

70 cents for 1915.....

$3 for year ending

317-10

60 cents for 1915.

}#9; for 1918/1916

of'p.c P.

57 Hongkong lces...... 21 | #160

#2 m/c 1916 variieress

"58

Hongkong Ropes... 10 £32

| 82 interim 1916...

190

Do. (Wat bels) I P.M. IT DOE

54 Hongkong Tramways 5). |$1.20

54 H.K. Steel Foundry. |$10 «

23 % fo■ 1918 (contar 48 per share) ...

1 7.3.

Do.

THEEKOR

Do.

Do,

4 P.M

Do, (Wet halb).

Do.. Wet balb)

no. Maxima

II-In the City of Victoria.

Da. Minimum (over night)

Not exceeding

per passenger.

Quarter hour,

10 cente

Half bour..

One hour.

Two hours, 1973 Thres

Four

Five Bix

Peak Tramways) 10 (19.80

da. (nom) #181.

for 1815/1918.

Not executing

Steam Laundry ...... 5.04.

Union Waterboats # fn $15)

25 cents for 1915/1918.

121f 1916.

Bisher, ayaz, sit temporsiers in the fath -83 Lexus, eğer kar temporeinta on "the sink, D

T. T: CLàizos, Director

Hongkong, Observatory, March 1. 1917,

BEST MEDICINE MADE.

One day from 8 am to 6 pm. 81.25

III-Beyond Victoria.

extra' is to be allowed for the return. journey.

IT-In Kolcon.

Not exceeding Balf hour...

Quarter hour.

per passenger.") Une bour,"

Two hours,

25 cents

Three

Four

Five

90%

(One diy from 8 am to 6 pmi” 6,00

Between the hours of 8.20 p.m. ad e

William Powell

70 vagbi tas 1915 49,

50 cents for 1918/1314227

b-buyers.

Telegraphic Add: "KIALTO.” Telephone No 980-20.B. No 111

& TAYLOR, Share and Geners? Broke

One boar, better, medicine can not be made Two hours, ' Athan Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Three It relieves the lungs, opens the secretion, Four aida expectoration and assista nature in Five restoring the system to bealthy condi- Six tion. Besides, it contains no opiates One day from a top $1.80 and is perfectly safe to take. For sale If a valicle is discharged beyond them. the above fares shall be increased Printed and publiabed for Ta CHIKA MAIL, Limited by BERTRAM A by" all Chemists and Störekeepers. limits of and City of Victoria ball fan by 60 per Dezeury

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