Hughes & Hough
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ACTIONKERS TO THE GOVERNMENT.
General Auctioneers Sonro, Coal and General Produce Brokers and Commission
Agents.
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PROPRIETORS
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**AKTION" KONOKONG,
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AUCTION.
THE Undersignies have received, in
structions to sell by Public Auction,, (TO ACCOUNT OF TUM DONGKONAD).
SATURDAY,
the th March, 1917, at
10.30km, so their Sales Rooms, Ne. 2.
Des Voeux Road, Corner of
for HOUSE STREET,
A - MISCELLANEOUS STUCK, Comprising:-
A variety of Dress Material, including. Serge and Alpaca, Hats" and Millinéry, Counterpanes, Blankets, Towels Men's Charas Shoes Toilet Soup, Perfumery,
'Alao
A number of New Kerosene StovES. Mornis —Oxah.
·HUGHES & HOLOH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong. March 3, 1917.
T
PUBLIC
AUCTION.
£550
18E Undersigned bave received in- structions to sell by Public Auction.
(POR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNID},
4
on
- TUESDAY,
the 13th March, 1917, commencing at 2.30 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No. 2, Des Voeux Road, Corner of
IOS HOLE STREET, VALUABLE TEAKWOOD VID
BLACKWOOD 'FURNITURE, ·
kc.,
&c.
To-day's Advertisements
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received
structions to sell by Public Auction, (TOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED},
*-
FRIDAY,
at 230 pm, at their Sales Rosnu, No H, the 16th March, 1917, commencjug
Des Voeux Road, Corner of loo House Street,--
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c.,
Compriming.
יז
Double and Single Iron Bedsteads, Sideboards, Duner Wagon, etc., Exten- sion Dining Tables and Chairs, Chesterfield Sofas, Arm-bhairs, de, Wardrobes and Toilet Tables, Cats, &c., Miscellaneous Furniture, Roll-top Dasks, Blackwood Ware, including Cabinets, Wardrobes, Standa, &c. Brass Fenders and Fire
ALEX.
THE CHINA MAIL.
ROSS & CO. Machinery Office 'Phone 27.
OUR AGENCIES :-
Napier, Ford and Hupmobile Motor Cars, Brooks, Caille and Scripps Marine Motors, Triumph and Indian Motor Cycles, Royal and Corons Typewriters, Dureses Paints and Colourwash, Optimus Stoves,
Jeyes Fluid,
}
Carbolyp Stationery,
Turner Uil and Gas Engines,"
Simpson and Lawrence Yacht Fittings, Dunlop Tyres,
General devident Motor Car Insurance.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY:
Braases, fow lots Porcelains, &c., Prater, HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER Bath Room and Kitchen Utensils,
$20.4 Also
8.
A few lots of Bras Finger Bowls, te.
(Fall Farticulars from Catalogue.) TURY:-Cash."
REPORT:
MARCH 8, 1917...
HUGHES & HOUGE, Auctioneer. Hongkong, March 9, 1917.
8.
*** 1568
EXCHANGE. Hongkong, March 9, 1977.
Or London- Bank Wire
Ou demand, ...
+
30 daga' sight...
2/4 ....2/4 1/16 ......94
4 months' sight,
Westock. Menuro Hakodate
Tukio ... Fochi .............. Nagasaki
Kagoshina
Hour.
Barometer
Bos Lorol.
/45/18 Oshine.»
Uredits, 4 months sight, 2/4] Documentary, 4 months' sight 3/4) On Paris-
On demand,
Credits, 4 months' sight,
On New York-
+1.324
..33-4
Credits, 60 days sight.
...356
Wire,
On demand,
On Bombay
On da
demand,
Od Calenttä--
Wire, ******* On demand Da Singapore On demand,
On Jamila-
On demand,
On Shanghai...
On denian
Fabi ijima Sonialsland,
Chefoo€ =
Weihaiwe.. HARLOW
Ichang Kiukiang Changsha Shanghai.. Gutalaff......
14
Wind
Temperature.
Humidity.
Direction.
Weather,
FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES.
*CKLES.
I-In Tidoria arith two Beavers,
Quarter hour.
10 cents..
Half hour,
One hour,
Three hours, ****
25 50
Six hours.
Day (6 mm. to 6 pm)...........81.00
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria.
half fare extra.
Between the huurs of 8.30 p.m. and a. the shore fares shall be increased by 50 per centuny
II-Beyond Fictoria, with frar Beatr
HOUT
Three bours..............................
Six hours...........
Day (6 to 6 p.)
Q.60 cents. ..$1.00
1.50 2.00
III-In the Hill District."
With a Bearers With Bearera.
Quarter hour.....15 20.30 Half hour.
0.20
040
**
One hour,
0.30
0.00
18
Two hours,**** 0.30
0,80
дока.
Sharp P
[
Three hours.
0.70
1.00
829.88 8.99.84
Six hours,
1.00
150
Day (6am.to6p.m.)1.50
$6)
69.80 61
29,81 63 9.81
DO
...994
“TROU**
30 days sight (private paper).
On Yokobama-
On demand,
...
2+1
www
zkens
**70*7
Gold Leaf, 100 fre (per, tael)... 48. Sovereigns (Banka' Buying rate) 85.50 n. Silver (per oz).
371 Bar Silver in Hong!
...18% nom. Chinese Copper Cash... Chinese Copper Cents... Bate of Native Interest Chinese Sub. Coin Hoogkonz Sob Coin ...
1
Amay Swntow
Taihoku Taichu
Tainan p Kesbun... Pescadores.
Canton
Hongkong Gap Rock MACRO Wachow.... a. Pakboi Boihow Phulien7.
Touring 9. C.St. James.7 Ameri
Dagupan
%P
Manila
61% dia.
par
Legaspi
POST OFFICE NOTICES,
Including- Upholstered Suites, Armchairs and Sofas, Card Tables, Bedroom Furniture, omprising Double and Single Brasa- mounted Bedsteads, Twin Bedsteads
Particulars of outgoing and incoming | (Teak wood), Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Mails will not be advertised in future: Extension Dizing Tables and Chairs, Tex and Occasionil Tables, etc., Dinner
The Post Office will forward all corres Services, Crockery, Glass Ware, Cookingpondence posted by the fastest routes. Stores, Catlery, Toilet Sets, &c., Balk Roon Utensils, Roll-top, Desks and Writing Tables, Sundry Electro Plated Wase, etc.
Po in good condition, Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood and Tesk- wood Screens, a quantity of Black- wood Furniture, Engravings, Pictures,
Silver Ware, etc., etc."
Also
Tounia Poles and Netting, Re, de Brass Finger Bowls, "Carpets (New and second hand), Child's Cots, etc. (Fall Particulars from Catalogue.)
1
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HUGHES & BOYCE, Auctioneera
Hongkong, March 7, 1917.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
1568
THE Undersigned have received in structions to sell by Public Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE OGNUKENED),
"GO"
FRIDAY.
the 18th March, 1917, at
11 am at their Bales Rooms, No. 8, Der Vaux Road, Corner
of Ice House Street-
Indian and Persian Rugs of various colours and designs, sizes ranging from "31 by nj' to 12}' by 12.
Twill Sheets (large and small size),
Damask Table Cloths.
Turkish Towel,
White and Cream Lace Curtains,
Friat Bedspreads and Ladies Silk
Beater Costs.
The above are Lew zooda and will be sold considerably below cost price dao to closing up of business.
Terzis-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGE,
Auctioneers,
Hongkong, March 7, 1917.
JOB SALE.
Correspondence addressed to enemy abjects in China, Siam, Libéria, Portu-
129.7
Tacloban Iloilo Surigao Labuan 29.688
T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong. Observatory, March 0, 1917. 1. BAROMETER, reduced to 39 degrees Fahrheit, on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.
2. TEMPERATURE in the shade, in de- grocs Fahrenheit.
3. Hummery, in percentage of antara tion, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.
RICKSHAS.
I.-In the Island of Hongkong if ragaged in Victoria,
Ten minutes,
Quarter hour,
Half tour,
One hour,... Every Subsequent hour......
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
POLICI AVROOL, 5.30 P.M. Monday, March 12th-All Crown Ser grants and Sergeants of Von. 1-and 2 Companion.
Wislandag: March 14th-All Chief Inspectors, Stat Inspectors Ateull; and Potter.
Att Inspectors, and Sha Ser geant Fishel and Balean.
Friday, March 18th.-4 Crown Ser geants and Sergeants of You, und 4 Companies, Mounted Police, Maxim. Gen- ners, and Ambulance Platoo0.
"
STEENUTA. Chief Inspector C. F. Mason is granted trave for the purpose of proceeding to the Froat.
* EXAMINATION OF RISLES.
FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1917,
SHARE REPORT.
MARCH 9TH, 1917.
Stock and paid up
Q'Cona 11.30 A.M.
Last Dirkland ben
apd data..
Reca Casod
-
your
dir.
BANKS.
Hongkong & Shai ̧ $125 | 8680 a
MARINE INSUE-
ANCES
All Winchesters and Martinis are to Cantors. 50 #970 be returned to the armoury on Tuesday. March 15th, between 3.13 and p.m.
TRANGFEB.
P.C. 130 Edwards is transferred from No. 1 Section to Baglers and Drummers, skbjees to performing Fätrel duties for March.
(Sgd.), F. C. JEYKIN, D.8.F. (B.).
WEATHER REPORT.
:
On the 8th at 12.12-No returns from Japan. Pressure bas decreased in all other districts, considerably in the North and slightly in the South.
Pressure gradients are shallow over the western portion of the map.
Fog is indicated along the China Const. Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 inch. Total I since January 1st, 1,80 inches, against an
· sverage of 3.64 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on the 10th March :-
1.-Hongkong to Gap Rock: Light variable winds, overcast, foggy, some
Txin
9.-Formosa Channel: The samne za No.. 1.
3-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks: The asme as No. L.
4-South coast of China between Hongkong to Hainan: The same 6 conta.No. 1,
15
20 ...20
Note. If the ricksha be engaged 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 Eny View Police Station on the Easter side of the City af Victoria after 9 p. an extra half fare shall be chargeable."
II-In Kieloon.
Quarter hour,... 5 centa. Half hour,.......... 15 Houry
Every subsequent boot 10
III.-Tape Road-
Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an bou: if the hirer causes the journey to take longer "than
To 4th mile-
single........ 10 cents....1 hour. return 81.00... hours,
single.....1.20...... 2. hours.
cannot be transmitted. gue East Africa, Persia and Morocco 4. DERECTION OF WIND, to two points. Beyond 4th to 6th mile
The Services to Germany, Austria Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are suspended
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS
OUTWARD.
WEEK-DAYB
Foz
Tai O ...
... 5.00 P.M Tai Po.........10.00A.M. Cheung Chow... 2:00 PM. Shatackok, Sha-
tin and
Sheungshui... 4.00 P.M.
Aberdeen, Autau,
Ping Shan
Sai Kung, Santin, Stanley.. 4.30 .M.
Μέσα
Canton, Samsul (7.30
and Wachaw Regia. Br.. Lettera 6 F.M. £7.75 X.X. 11.30 PM. ** FB,00 P.M. Except Saturdays
Kongmoon
Naritau ond Sanmei ....
Sbarcoun
SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS
9.30 A.M.
6. TORCE Bes iford Scale.
WIND, according to
6. STATE OF WEATHE, b blue sky, c detached cloud, d drizzling rain, 1 fog, g gloomy, b hail, lightning, overcast, P passing showers, a squal, r'rain, a show,
thunder. visibility, w dew (wet).
7, RAIN in inches. tenths and han- dredths
HONGKONG REGISTER
Barometer... Temperature
Humidity Direction of
BIOZADIL
ཨཙིཏྟཱ
return 1.50%...... Beyond 6th to 8th mild
single ......81.75, return....$2.00
Beyond 9th to 12th mile-
single 8200............
return......$50........
7
Fares for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous arrange ment in each case..
The fares here set out to apply to one ricksha with three cookies from Tsim Sha Taui."
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN MARCH.
"
North Chiass£5]T. 150 Unions
#100 880
Yangtze 60250
12
FIRE INSURANCES|||
Chins. Fire in⇓ 9 Bibō b
Hongkong Fire ... Du (360
SKLEPIÑO,
Douglas Steamshipe $50
9100
Steamboate 15 $18
Indo-Chinaa :-
+
(Preferred)...£5) $414 (Daferred)....£5 | $119 1.
"Shell" Transports £1103-
**Star Ferry
10 93.
REFINERIES. China Sugars.........(00)8118 b
Malabon Sugars... P: 30. $33
MINING.
KAS
.........₤138/- Lingkar. 10 T. 18 m.
38
Raubs.
The following table shows the Stan dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of March,
1917-
Date.
Eads
Mar. 9th, 6.26 a.m.
#
10th, 6.25
lith, a
19th, 6.24
* 13th - 6.22
14th, 6.22 18th,
6.20 16th, 9.19 17th, 6.18 18th, 617 10th, 16 20th Bal 21st
Begins: e.49 p.m.
€.43
6.43
6.43
+
6.43
...43
£44
.: 844
6.44
6.44
B.45
5.45
0.46
6.46
29nd 6.33
23rd, 6.13
6.48.
0.4%
24th, 612
6.47
25th, 6.11
6.47
26th, 6,10
27th, 8.08
6.47
28th, 6.58
6.48
[ 29th," 8.08
-6.48
30th, 6.27
6.48
31st, 6.08
48
HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide-table giren below has been compiled at the National Aimsuse Office
in London from the nalt of the analysis
£$2.35
.£1 30%-
Tronok Mines
Ural Chaplans...............Ɛ] £8)-°
DOCKS, WHARVES: AND GODOWNŁ. Kowloon Wharve #:50 $81 EI, & Whamps":
Docks☎ 60 $125
Shanghai Dooks T. 100 T. 88.
HOTELS' LANDS
AND BUILDINGA
Hengkong Hotel... 50 $102 Central Katace-$100 $93 Hongkong Lands...$100 $91. Humphreys Eatsted 10, Kowloon Landa 30 899 West Pointa...$50 $695. Shanghai Land T. 50 T. 97.
COTTON: MULLS,
Evos ........................minu«. 50 140 b Shanghai Cottons T. 50 T. 1169
of observations taken by means of an Kung YiT 10 T. UL automatic tide-recording machine in the
Water Polics Basin at Taim Sha Tsui Ynglepoo
during the years 1887-8-9.
The zero of the table corresponds with
of the sounding in the Admiralty Chart, which has been found to be feet
2 inches below mean sea level.
- ST. EL
Final of £9-8/ making E4-11 for 1914 and donus of 10/ sub- ject to deduction of Income tax
87 final making #25 w/o 1914 and Interim: at $15 e 1918. ...... Final div. of 15% making
2016 Interim. of 830 ■, o· 1915...
Final of 315 making $15 for 1914 and int. of $8 400 1215
$7 and benos 2 for
SOT for 1814 ...............
B final nikking 38 and
$8 bonus, making 914 all / 1913-18. $1.25 for 1916
Interim ut 3 m/c 1918... Interim at 10/- a/c 1918,
| 2/-ist. Lío-1918-Casper 17
81.68 dividend ♬ 45 eta. Bonus for year ending 30'4'18"~subtoonkur
$12 for 191
P. 5 for 1916..
Final div, 5 % free of in-
come tax, making 10% ale 1918-1910: coupon No. 8..
Tia. 1 for 1910
1/ interim making 4/-
alo 1016
9% or 1913
in 1918 & bonus 12
Final $2.30 &ˆbon $6, making $11 a/c:1915...
Tix. 74 tos` your anding
30.416
Final of 43 making
/ 1916...
87 a/c 1916.
4
Fical div. of 834 making
87 a/c 1916 30 cents for 1918 ...
If priv
114.9.
6.1.0 61 p.ür
1 PR
bilg
101 pm
32 pe
1 p.
7 p..
394 for 1915 ...taksam
8. p.s
Final 53-25, making 85.25
s/c 1918.......
El p.
8% final making 12 %
No 1910zza
The. 9 for year ending
·31·10·16..... Tis. 6 div..sic year ended
300-18
Tim. 0.90 lor, 1916
n
MISCELLANEOUR
12 gƐ b, & m2
72 cta. for 19ia................................
Light & Pawza ... § 55 81,65 b.
To obtain the depth of water on the China-Borneos de gange at the Victoria Naval Yard add 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gange at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet 4 inches to the height given in the table. March 10th to 16th, 1917.
day
at 3p.z. &LE.
'On date'ston date al
p.1
20.87 50.84 0.85
FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
04
€5
B
97
$8
Wind
tho
Force Weather Bain
1
of
of
0.00
0.00
0.00
6.00 P.M.
Hightopes adr temperature on the 8th ukowane open air temperature on the
T. F. CLAXTON, Director. 3.00. Hongkong, Observatory, March 9. 1917.
From Slaughter House to Sailors' Home garment From Sailors House to Government Civil Hos pital
Not exceeding от разистидет
04.centa.
04
5,00 P.M.
From Government Civil Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Town to Race ***Couse -
04
18
RISE" WIZES Xongkong
LOW WATER Hoagtcag
Hats
From Clock Town to Bay
View House
5.00 P.56 $10,00
.6.00 T.
8.00 A.M.
From Wanchai Market to
20.91
4.00 ..
Do.
1 P.K.
29.87
From Bay View House to..
Do.
4
P...
· omaromas
20.84
THERMOMETER
Quarry Bayung
9 4.3.
65
Do.
II-In the City of Victoria.
Do
. (Wet bulb) 9 ANG HAZ
RQ
Do. (Wat bulb) 1 P... esime
Do. (Wat balb) ¢ P., p. Da. Blaximum
Quarter hour,
•Half hour:
Da. Minimum (over night) a
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.O.
..1567
12
Macao..
Canton
at their Sales Booms, No. 8, Des Vaux Road, Corner of
Ice House Street, SELUND HAND CONTRACTORS PLANT, THEODOLITE AND LEVEL Fall particulare may be had from the
fersigned.
..
HUGHES & BYUJE,
Fab 1817.
J
9.30 4.74.
Temperature.
Hongkong, March 9, 1917.
BAKOMITER
!
WILL-DAY SESDATE A HOLIDAYS 1·7,30 4.3
17.30 AM 1.30 PM.
11.30 P (7.30M1.30P. HAM 19.30 P.K. 18.30. OVERLAND CHINA MAIL Tai Ping
Tung.30 PM. 9.30 FM, 9. P.M. Shek Ki......8.30 . 9.30 P.M. 9.X PM, Kongmoon .6.00 r. 6.00P.M. 6.0, M. Kumchuk6.00 г.. 8.00P.M. 6.00 Kaukong 600K 6.00.. CF.M.
Except Saturdays.
In the case of Mails closing before: 9 am. Registration closes at 5.6'clock on 1475 the previous Dvening.
TAK WEEKLY EDITION OF THE
ORINA MAIL".
Bay View House
Bat 19
19
Mom,
Tue: 11
One hour. Jit
Not exceeding | wwe, "54 | 10 per passenger", } Thur 15 {
Three
Two hours,
Five 17
Foar
10 cents.
10
"Bix
užmarin, 1975" One day from 8 am to 3p.in. 31.25-
(10) m
#
##
Dairy
Oina-Provident #10 #2.20 1.
Arms
Grem Islanda...... 10 ($10.00.1. Egongkong Electrics 10 649 b.
| Bengkong"Yom „... Z $160 Hgkong Ropes... 1031 Hooglanz Tramwaye 5/- 37.20 a
HK. Steel Foundry/.. $10-
וי
8p.c. for year ending
€8-2-06
70 cents for 1916
$3 for year ending
31-7:16 60 cents for 1915
for 1913/1916.......
22 on 2/0 1910
#1 Enal and bonusTM $1,
making $3
|23 % | final/1/09/1916 (cents 48 per share)
Peak Tramways 108.80
de.
% for 1915/1916
extra is to be allowed for the return Steam Laundry # $ 131 |
journey.
p
Union Water boats.
12
16 cents for 1915/1946.,
1916.....
One Four,
Two- nour
Three
Not exceeding Quarter hour, walf hour......
The House Two hours, Three
Not exceeding per passenger
Watsons
1007 b
William Fowell.
140
70 centa for 1916
pants for 1913/1314
-idler-
10 p.a.
Four
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