1917-03-08 — Page 8

BONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

MUSKETSY COCKqK, PARY 1.

All members of No. 2 Company qualified to fire Fart II of the 1917 Course will attend the Range on Sunday next, March 11th.

Uniform wich Helmets. These in prasession of Service kides will bring same to the langel Love Blako Plur at 9 ani, Futuring #boot 3:30 p.m.

Staff Inspectors McEwen, Mackenzie Mad Arculli. Crown Sergeants Wilks and Ford and Sergeant, Goodwin will attend for langs duties. All ranks will unke their own silin arrangements.

"EXAMINATION OF BIPLES

All Winchesters are to

be returnesi

to armoury on Tuesday, March 136 Between 5.15 and $1m.

Monday, March 12th-All Recruits

except No. 2 Company.

Talay, March 12th.--No. 2 Compwzy

Recruits Patoon.

Wednesday, March 14th--All Recruits except No. 2 Company.

Friday, March 16th. --No. Company Hieruits Platoon.

RAND.

Tractice--Wednesday, March 14lly, at

#p.m.

MOTRENGTEL.

Crown Sergeant 1 Jands Wong is permitted to revert to the ranks.

(Sgd.) F. C. JENKIN,

D.S.F. (R.).

To-day's Advertisements

HONGKONG IVE COMPANY. LIMITED:"

THE THIRTY-SIXTH ORDINARY

ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the General Managers at 11:30 AM- on WEDNESDAY, 28th instant, to Terrive a Statement of the Company's Acements to 21st December, 1976 ameki the report of the General Managers, of The TRANSFER BOOKS the -Company-will be CLOSED from the 14th th instant, both days inclu live. JARDINE. MATHESON & Co, Lt.

• General Managers. Hoogheng, March 8, 1917.

the 8th instant.

102

ALEX. ROSS & CO.

*

Machinery Office 'Phone 27.

OUR AGENCIES:

Napier, Ford and Hupmobile Motor Cars, Brooke, Caille and Scripps Marine Motors, Triumph and Indian Motor Cycles. Royal and Corona Typewriters, Duresco Paint and Colourwnas. Optimus Stoves,

Jeyes Fluid,

Carbotyp 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.

l! a

Order belors you leave, so that you may receive it while at Home."

Price $13 per annum, trettiding pastage.

CAN BE MAILED FROM THIS OFFICE."

Txx CHINA MAIL, La., Wrodham Street:

PASSENGERS DEPARTED.

March

The TRANSFER BOOKS of their uri Mrs 12 and Mrs S. 2. Rail, |

ΤΟ LET

1550

ITCHING SMARTING ECZEMA ON HEAD

Spent Many Sleepless Nights. Hair Came Out Badly.

HEALED BY CUTICURATM

"About two years ago I woke up one morning and found all behind my mar and to is crown of my hand wet and starting I was sold talwas, who comes. It was. Jede ing and smarting sit tho thho and I speak many doopis nights. My hair niso cama put very badly behind my car.

*** Kaw an advertisement of Cutlers Soap amd Ointment-and sons for a fera sample. sof then bought two tablots of Soap and bar of Ointment I was healed." (Signed) Sir. Sarah A. Walkden, 6. Proton SL; Lower Ince, Lancm. Eng. July 29, 1915, Sample Each Free by Post

With 1-p.. Sica Book. (Soap to clemang and Oltas,to heal) Adirons post-curi for samples: Newbery & Name, 27, Chur- arben SqLeadon, Sold everyThora

FARES FOR PUBLIC

VEHICLES 17-

CHAIRSA

-In Victoria with twa Beavens.

Quarter hour.

Half hour,

c

One hour,...

Six hours.

Three hours, ..................

... 10 cents.

20

50 70

Day (6 am to 6 pm)81.00

If the trip is extended beyond Victoria. bali fare extra

Between the huurs of 8.30 p.m. and 6 the shove hares, shall be increased by 50 per centuja.

a.

TI-Beyond" "Victoria, with four Beavers.

Houz

Thrs haara vt ཝvetས་ཙ་ཙཉནས་འཁ+8,00 Six hours....... 1.50 Day (6 am to 6 pm) 200

III.—In the Hill Distric

WEATHER REPORT,

On the 8th at 19.15-No returns from Japan Pressure has decreased in all" ocher districts, considerably in the North and slightly in the South.

Moderate monsoon is indicated over the China Sea, and fog along the coast of China. !

Hongkong Bainfall for the 24 hours - ending at 10am. to-day, 0.00 inch. Total since January 15, 1.50 inches, against an *verage of 1.60 inches.

Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on the 9th March :-

1-Eengkong to Gap Rock: E. or variable winds, fresh to moderate fino to cloudy, fog later.

Formoen Channel: N.E winds fresh to moderate,

--South cons of China between Hongkong, and Lamocks: The same

No. 1.

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

OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN MARCH.

The following table shows the Stan | dard Time at which Olqial Night ends: and begins daring the month of March 1917-

·Date.

Mar. 8th, 6.27

*

6.13

Ends..

Begins.

6.1 p.

6.42

6:40

€43

THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1917.

SHARE REPORT.

MARCH STE, 1917.

Rata

Stock and paid op

Valne.

✔iona 11.50 A.M.

Last Dividend and date,

-

div.

"BANKS.

Hongkong 'bal #195 | 8688 a

MARINE INSUE &NCES.

{

Tanten vvuvinemeas50{470

North China Union.

CST. 150

*** $10017850

Yangtos... 60 $950

FIRE INSURANCES.)|

China Firoz # 2 | $155. 3.

Hongkong Yiree... po $550

SHIPPING.

*

Douglas Steamshipe 950 8100 an.

Steambostai..$ 15] $134. a, &

Indo-Chinas

(Preferred)...£5 | 3411 (Daforred),..£5|8123

Final of £2-8- making

£1 for 1916

and

Donya of 10/- sub- ject to deduction of Income tax

| $7 final making

25

51 Far

w/ 1914 and Interim

· of $18 n/a 1915.

Final div, of 15% making % / 1918 Interim of 3300 4, 2: 1915,

Final of $13 making $18 *for 1914 and ino. et. 86

·w account 1915 ...

#7 and bonus 39 Lat

897 for 1914.

$1 final making 86 and

88 bonus, making 374

all a/c 1915-16

$1.23, for 1918

11 P

* 10

:

Laterim uf 3/- a/d 1918...

Interim oz 10ƒ- s/o 1918,

Skjuta/6191aCoupon 22

$1.68 dividend & 45 cts. Bonus for year ending. 30.4.18

sep

9th 6.26

, 10th, 6.23

lith, &.95

· 19th,

8.24

6.403

13th 5.92

6.43

14th,

6.43

1sth

6.20

6:44

Shell Transporte £1103/

17th 8.18

6.44

.................. 0.60 cents.

18th 6.17

Star Farry

6.44

*****$ 10 283

10th 8.16

€45

20th 6.15

6.46

21st 0.14

6.40

REFINERIE8.

*nd. 6.73

B.48

Chips Sugata.008119 b.

| #12 för 193

6.47

With Bearers With $ 'Bearera. Quarter hour...................80.15.

24th 812

8.4

Malabon Sagara. P. 30 $33

25th, 6.12

6.47

80.30

... 0.20

26th, 6,10

8.47

0.40

270 4.08

6.47

One hour,

-0.00

28th, 4.08

6.48

-Two hours.

0.24)

4,80

20th, 8:09

6.48

Three hours,

0.70

1.00

30th, 6.07.

Six bours.1.00

1.50.

31st 8.06

6.48 $.43

Day (6a.m. to 6p.m.)1,50

9.00

MARCH 8, 1917.—a.m.

Wind

ROYAL OBSERVATORY

HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER Half hour,...

Sation."

трон

REPORT.

Barometer

at Sea Level.

Temperatare.

6,30-00, 5.

Wl'ostock Hemuro Hakolate... Tekio

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAKEHOLDERS.

Per Tonya Mere, for San Francisco, &c., Rev. and Mrs W. Ashmore, Miss R HE FORTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY Aloon, Mrs A. Baxter, Mr A. Blumens MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS fiel, Mrs A. L. Best, Mr J. W. Bolles. Mrs will be held at the Offices of the F. T. Rigelon, Mr and Mrs W. F. Barkley, Undersigned at Roox, on WEDNESDAY Cap. O. B. Beardsley, Mr and Mrs Wm.

H. Feetticket, Dr

Bless, Mr and Ms J. Gapany will be CLOSED from the F. Bishop and infant, Mrs. Brage, Mrs 14th to the 29th instant, both days. A. Coleman, Mr F. A

L. U. Crenshaw, Mr P. C. Chen, Mr

Kr S. Chank inclusive.

Coleman (dr.), Miss H. L. Chipp, Miss JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ltd. Mr. Pavenport, Mrs G. L. Doten, Mrs W,

General Managers..

Davis Mrs M. G. Evans, Mr and Mrs Hongkong Fire Infurance Company Ltd. Eisenbrey, Miss E. Eiscobrey, Miss L

1. T. Ez, Miss F. Mir

T. Eisenbrey, Hougkong, March 8, 1917.

Ezra, Miss Elliott, Miss G. French, Mrs L. K. Flay, Mrs G. Gilmoru, Mr and Mra P. Garland, Miss M. Garland, Mr and Mrs. A. Gutierrez, Mrs M. A. Gardiner, Rev. A. L. Gould, Mrs G. A. Goodall, Mry B. Graves, bliss Blanche Hall, Mr Y. P. Huang, Mr C. P. Han, Mr and Mrs H. B. Higginbotham, Mr

EN Hayim, Mr H M. Hooker, Miss M. A. A. Hart, Mr and Mrs L. M. Happ, Miss V 1sbester, Dr. T. Kurimoto, Mrs E A.

Mr ' Η. Κα Kearby.

M: F.

F. Kulka J.J

Lilly, Mr and Mrs S. Sir and Mrs. E. Lacas, Mr J.

and Mrs E. Murphy, D. W. C. McKenney, Mr and Mrs P. F.

Bankow... 1345 Metz Mr and Mrs W. D. McCann and s

Mr EW. Küla, Mr J. F. chang*** bir and Mrs S. Morton, Mr and Kicking...* Mrs J. Morton, Mrs A. blcCracken, Rev. 7. G. McCulla, Mrs H. E. McAvoy, Mrs Sh J. M.

Wm. McKenna, Mrs E.

Mr Sharp Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, and Mrs.J. H. Nelia, Mra Jaboru, Amoy 8 30.0

Dr and Swato 6.30.01 Mr H. R. Pierson, Mir Taiboku... 529,96

Mr B. Ram. 4. A. Paon, Mies. Parker,,

Taichu say, Mr W. Henich, Mrs LT. Reed, Mr Tainan..... Kowloon Marine Lot 48 with wharf. H. Robertson, Mrs E. Roberts, Mr C. Koshua...... Dr and Mrs O. H Kogers, Mr Peseadores:

TO LET-IMMEDIATELY.

ARCE OFFICES. Centrally Situated in Queen's Road. Fitted with electric 3.light, telephone and sub, exchange.

APY-

. No. 21. C/o CHINA MAIL' Office." Hongkong, March 2, 1917.

TO LET.

Kochi

Kagoshims. Oshima Naha... labijima... BoninIsland Chefoo......... 6 Weibaiwei.

30.08

11

F

FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordoner, Mrs J. McCord 3ir and Gutsla

Kowloon

Rev. F. W. Oakes. Ar was

A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings, Mrs J. H.. Peek,

Kowloon.

1 LET OR FOR SALE.

* 55,000 sq. ft. suitable for coal storage or erbetion of godowns.

Apply to--

BUMPERZYS ESTAKE & FINANCE

P. Ross,

Canton

upd Mrs J, R. Sindlinger and Hongkong.

Mr C. L. Spence, Miss M. Sellman,

and Mrs H. Skott, Mr S. 5. comekh, Mr Gap Rock. and Mrs T. E. Simpson, Dr. and Mrs Macso..... A. H. Strong, Mes M M. Stark, Mr Louis

CO., LTD..

D.

S

«. Alexandra. Buildings.

Hongkong. Tel: 7,” 1815,

ZO LET

14 30.

21

90.

"

88 8

།"

81.29-97

29.97

**

#

Wschow 91.

Mrs F

F. Smith, Mr C. W. Pakhoi

Mr W. C. Taiang, Me and Mrs

Boihow..

W. L. Trietley, Bir W. H. Babbitt, Mr C. Phulien

C. Boyd, Mrs. P.

P. Burkholder, Mr J.orane

Band, Mr and Mrs R. T. Durston, Mrs C. St. James

裁

Fish, Mr and Mrs Lim Fan, Mr J.RS

Mr M. Boles Mrs C. MacGregor, M

Saner, Roy and Mrs Streeter and }FFICES, Sud Floor, 61. Gourys's 2 children. Mr Joe Summer, Dr. H. G. Legaspi

Van Visck, Mr berg, Miss Wand Mrs G. O. Wallen

Bendinga

Apply to

BHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Kongkong, April 7, 1918,

TO LET

2.42 Eglin Street.

NO

Apply to-

PERCY SMITH,

Booking, Oct. 31, 1918.

26 29,1

2000 19

Wallen Tacloban.. Miss M. Wales, lolo Wallenberg Mis A. M. West,

B. WATCI, Mr. Surigao LW. Weiter, Mr. T G. Weall, Mr 72. A Labusz 611 Willard, Mra H. B. Whillock, Mrs M. H.

Wiley, Mrs E. Howard, Mr Chang

Mr HE. Hesecek. Dr H H Henso

Mrs A. & Herschler, Mrs J. F. Ingram, Rev. and Mrs A. L. Kannan, Mr Loo Shaw Kee, Mr Kirkpatrick and children, Mr and Mrs C. B. Lescher and child, Mr M. M. Takoy......

}

March 8.

Per Tamba Maru, för Victoria, B.C., SETH AND FLEMING. Mr and Mrs J. F. Harrison, Mrs Lon 1197 caster, Miss and Master Lancaster, Miss Mr N. 8. Levy, Mr Chon Sin Woo, Mr Ching Man Yung, Mr and Mrs Terazaki, Mr T. Kunitomo, Mr H. Nake- gawa, Miss Harade, Mr and Mrs Melross, Mr.Iwahashi, Me Lo, Miss Smyth, Mrs llemedios and Mr S. Greenbie

TO LET.

OFFICES at Connaught Rowl. ́

OFFICES in Kings and York Building. *HOUSES ja Clifton Gardens, Conduit Band

HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terraces.

BOUSES on Shameen, Canton

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co., L

A FAMILY NECESSITY. VERY family should be provided DB; with: Chamberlain's Pain Balm, at - all thues. Sprainą may be cured in much less time when probptly treated. Lame Amek, lame shoulder pains in the "side and chest and rheumatic pains are some the diseases for which it is especially Valuablez Try this liniment and become seguainted with its qualities, and you will never wish to to without it. For inkler by wil Chemists and Storekeepers, f

HONGKONG BEGISTER.

29.

20.79

**29.78

38.74

$2.65

Humlilly.

Direal kn.

Weather.

T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong Observatory, March 1917

1. BAROMETER, reduced to 39 degrees Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea in inches, tantha and hundredths.

2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de grees Fahrenheit.

a HUMIDITY, in percentage of Satura tion, the humidify of air sturated with moisture being 100.

4 DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points. 5. FORGE OF WIND, according to Beatford Seala

& STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, detached cloud, d drizzling rain, I log, g gloomy, h hail, 1 lighting, o overcast, 'passing showers, squal, r rain, a snow,

thunder, visibility, w daw (wet) 7. Ram in inches tenths and n- dredths.

ין

i

On London.

Bank Wire

On demand,

Wire,

www.

די

2/4

H

8/4-1/26

}¢f 2/4 5/16

...558

P.15 los 1918......

MINTING,

'Kılanı 20.....................£1|36/-

Langkace........gira. 10 T. 17 h.

Final div; 0% free of in- !

come tax, making 10%

a/c 1915-1918 coupon No. 8

Ta, 1 for 1916

"

Tronoh Mines

..EL 33.35

.....₤130/

59 $125.

17 interim making. 4/-

/o 1916.....

9% for 1913

RICKSHAS.

I-In the Island of Hongkong if engaged ia Victoria.

Ten minutes, 5 centa Quarter hour,

Half hour,

One hour,

Every Subsequent Lour

Note If the ricksha be engaged within the City of Victoris, and be dis charged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria after pa or be dis charged to the East of Bay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 0 p.m., su extra half fare shall be chargeable.

· II-In Kowloon...." Quarter hour,

Half hour,..

Hour

Every subsequent hour.

IL-Taipo Road,

+

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

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

hours.

EXCHANGE. Hongkong, March 8, 1917.

... On demand, ***

30 days sight... ..."

4 months sight,... Credits, 4 months" night,....2/4). Documentary, 4 months' aight 5/43 - On Paris

O'r demand,...

Credits, 4 months' sight,...3344

On New York

Credits, 60 days sight,...

on Bombay

On demand, On Calcutta-

Wire

144

On demand

On Singapore- On demand,

On Manila-

On Shanghai-

On demand

30 days' sight(private paper).. On Yokohama

**** 1081 d' Leat, 100 fine (per txel) ... 43.

Sovereigna Banks Buying rate) 18.50 2. Silver (per ox.).

Bar Silver in Hongkang

Car Cash Chinese Copper

Chinese Copper Cents... Bato of Native Interest Chinese Sub. Coin Hongkopi Sub Coin

Ural Carplace £29/-

DOOKS, WHAEVES

AND GODOWNE ·

Kowloon, Wharees #50 881 L

H.A. & Wampos ter

Docks

Shanghai Dooks T. 100 T. 824 b.

Hongkew Wharts T. 100 T. 83

-HOTELS' LANDS

AND BUILDINGS.

Hongkong Hotels.......0' 50] 8102 a

Central Estate 8100 295

Hongkong Lands.....5100| 991 x.

Humphreys Estates §. 10 864 m.

Kowloon Landa ... 50 $32

West Polata

60 60

Shanghai Lands T. 50 T.

e % for 1916 & bonus #2

Final $9.50 & bonus $6, making 811 a/c. 1916...

The 74 to year ending

30.4.16

Tis. for 1913

Final d $3 making $8

/1918

87 a/c 1918,

Final div. of 23 making

87/1916.

50 cents for 1918 ....

$2 for 1916

Final $3-25, making $5,25

a/c 1918

15 % final making 12

To 4th mile-

Beyond 4th to 8th mile-

single 81.20

return ......$1.50..........4

Beyond 5th to 6th mile-

single....$1.78. return82.00

Beyond 9th to 11th mile- single......$200..

Scenta. 15.,,

hours."

return......82,50 serene ; 7. ** Fares for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous arrange- ment in each case.

The fares hero set out to apply to one ricksha with three coolies from Tsim She Taui.

FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.

From Slaughter House to

Bailors' Home......... From Sailors Home to Government Civil Elds- pital man From Government' Civil Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Town to Race:

Couse

From Clock Town to Bay

View House

From Wanchai Market to

Bay View House From, Bay View House to..

Quarry Bay

Not exceeding ver passenger.

CA conta.

08

On demand,

On demand,

Gold 1

10+

дот.

*..901

..Dem.

37.3/18

18 дот.

.P.I. TX pa

par

COTTON MILLS.

EVOS

........T. 50|1.145

HONGKONG TIDES.

T 10T: 12

T. ST. J.

The tide table given below has been Shanghai Cottons T. 50 T. 116] m.. sompiled at the National Almanac. Office

London from the result of the analysis Kung Ik................ of observations taken by means of an antomatic tide-recording machine in the Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui during the years 1897-8-9.

The zero of the

table

corresponds with the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Chart, which has been found to be foot

I ngtrapone

To obtain the depth of water on the China-Bornos

add 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gauge Light & Powers... at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet

MISCELLANEOUS.

3 inches below mean sea level.

19 Í D

de gauge at the Victoria Naval Tarp

5 $4.63 b.

in Providents

10 88.20

Dairy Farme

4824

10 $19.90 6.

4 inches to the height given in the table

1

10

11

March 9th to 15th, 1917.

BLIK. WATER -

Hongkong

LOW WATER ** Boudoxs

Elsight

Time.

| 12 | 12

II-In the City of Fictoria.

Not exceeding per passenger. Tad, it

Quarter hotir, Half hour. One hour.

Three

+4

Four

39 hard

Five

10 cents.

T. 9 for year ending 31·10-16D+DMETER

Ts & div. ale year ended 30-0-15IÐMIÐA

T. 0.90 for 1918

72 ets, for 1915...

By pr

10 pic

11 p.

I p.5.

B

62.

B #

10) p.s

Green Inlande.

Hongkong Mectric 10819 6. Hongkong Ices... 20 { $165 Hongkong Rope... 10 #22 Hongkong Tamwaga 5/. 87.20

H.K. Steel Foundry

6 p.. for,, your ending

28-8-08

170 cents for 1916

for year ending 31.7.20

60 cents for 1915

$2 for 1815/1916.

12 on s/o 1915

$1 ficel and bonus 31. making 3ME [23 % finalasa; 1918 (cents 48 per share).

p.c

اجزا الله الله

810

Peak Tramways

10 19.80

(new): 1

7% for ID15/10)R

Not exceeding

Steam Laundry 6 184

Union Waterbon

25 cents for 1916 1916. 122 for 1916.

170 orbs for 1915

One day from 8 am to 6 pm. 81.95

III-Beyond Victoria.

extra is to be allowed for the return journey.

Quarter bour, Not exceeding Balf hour....

·pur passenger- ) Une hour,

centa Two hours,

Previous

day. Unidase at On date at

63

*

Barometer Temperature Humidity Direction of

Wind..

39.08. 20:07

20.87

60

50

73

BI

73:

Temperature. Hongkong, March 5, 1917. BAROMETER

Da

1 PM)

30.00 20.93

Da

29.37

Force

-THERMOMIAR

··9· AM.

Ong

Feather

Two nouris

|

Bain

·0.00

0.00

Do

Do.. (Wek bulb) 9 23.

Do. (We bulb) 1 ZM. Do. Wat bel

53 Live

60 Four

يعية

Tigbari, open air temperature on the tik 20 Lượm uh, open air tamperstice on the 5th - 59. TY. CLAXON, Directori Obim entary, March 8, 1917.

Do. Hisingen (over night)

Three

Three

Four

Tise

One day from

a

Betwees the bours

William Powell

210

2.80

2.09

P. and 6

Telegraphic

One day from 6am to 8

elf'a veliale discharged beyond the Km the above fates shall be increased Protea and limite-of-lhe Crey of Victoria half fare) by 50 por venturist

10 pic

60 centa fox. 1918/1914...

MOXON ÅTAYLOR,

·Share and

for THE CHINA HAS Tmited by

ALTO.. OB No. 111,

Indbinca, Stroek, Essgkong