1917-03-12 — Page 8

8

TO LET

TO LET-IMMEDIATELY.

AKCE OFFICES. Centrally Situsstel

La Quote Picted with elected light, telephone said sub, exchange.

Apply—

No. 21.

"Co *Quiya Mait' Offer. Hongkong, Maret 2, 1917. "1545

TO LET

LYER-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, bowloom.

A FLAT in Humphreys, Buiklings, Korloco.

TO LET ON FOR SALE.. Kowloon Marine Lön 48 with wharf *TER 18,000 mq. ft. suitable for real stutags or arection of godowns.

Ji

Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings Bucknog. Feb. 7, 1917,

TO LET

ALEX. ROSS & CO.

1

Machinery Office 'Phone 27.

OUR AGENCIES:-

Napier, Ford and Hupmobile Motor Cars,... Brooke, Caille and Scripps Marine Motors, Triumph and Indian Motor Cycles, Boyn) and Covers Typewriters, Duresed Paints and Colourwrah, Optimas Stoves,

Jeyen Fluich

Carbotyr: Stationery, 1.»

Turner Oil and Gas Engines, Simpson and Lawrence Yacht Fittings. Daolup Tyres,

General Accident Mctor Car Insurance.

KING EDWARD HOTEL

Central Location.

LI ELETRIC Ta. Pam Entrance,

European Baths and Sanitary Fitsinga, Hot and Cold Water Syutëm ihrenghans. "

Best of Food and Service.

TELEPHONE 373"

A Electric Liftz, Faz and Lighting.

OFFINS Floor, St. George's TLS ADREN

Bundings.

Apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.. Bongkong. April 7, 1918,

TO LET

10. 42 Eghan Street.

Appip_to_

$11

PERCY SMITH.

SETH AND FLEMING,

Goughing, Out. "31, 1918.

L197

**TO LET.

FFICES at 3 Connaught Road.

OFFICES in King sand Terk Building.

HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Bood.

TIETOKIA."

J. WITCHELL Manager.

PATELL & CO.

Importers-Exporters

AND

THE CHINA MAIL.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Particulars of outgoing and incoming: Hails will not be advertised in future.

The Post Office will forward all corres pondence posted by the fastest routes.

Correspondence staressed to enocar abjects in China, Siam Liberis, Portu- guese East Africa, Persis and Morocco cannot be transmitted.

The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaris and the Ottoman Empire are 1sponded.

LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS OUTWARD.

WEEE-DAYS SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS

For

TO...

5.00 P.X.

Commission Agents F1000

#

HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terraces,

HONGKONG.

Branches:-

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL YOKOHAMA, JAPAN.

BOMBAY, INDIA.

China :-

Cheung Chow 12.00 Ba

batankok, Sha--

tin and

Sheungshui 4.00 PM.

Aberdeen, Autauŋ:

Ping Shan,

Sai Kung, Santin, Stanley. 430 & 24.1

(*.30 4.35

9.30 4.3.

FACE SIGHT FROM ITCHING PIMPLES

Ashamed to Go Out. Could Hard- by Sleep. Healed by Cuticura.

"My troublu bogaz by inyo red, phaplet appearing on my face it rapidly got worse

and it was a night. I WAL shamed to go out, and I could hardly sleep. The plm. plot used to itch something terrible and waiter came ou which would cause the most agoalaing nching.

"A friend told me to write for a sumpin of Cuticura Soup sod Ointment. After the dryt applicaalea: my face began to stop itching.. I bought some' asure Hosp and Ointment and my face was bralechTM (Signed) ErazŃ Roberts. $4 Laphos . g. Ponty peda, 8. Walim, July 20, 1913.

Sample Each Free by Post

(Wah 35-p.. Skien Book. (Soap to cleanse cami Ointment to bent) Address post card. for samples. F. Newbery & Sons, 27, Chars terhouse S. Landam,, holdavorywborn,

FARES FOR PUBLIC

VEHICLES!

CHAIRS.

1.-In Fistoria with two Beareri.

Quarter hour.

***

Half hour,

One hour........

Three hours, mer

Six bours...

CL

Day (6 am to 8 pm).................81.00

If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, Hall faro extra.

Between the huurs at 8.30 p.m. and t am. the above fares shall be increased' by 50 per centum..

11-Beyond Fictoria, with four Beavers.

Hour

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 19th at 11.40-No returns from Japanese" stations. Pressure is highest aver Mangolia. It has increased consider. ably over NE China and decreased lightly over S. China, It is nearly 'stationary along the east coast of China and over the Philippines."

Holerate monsoon is indicated along the east coast of China.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am to-day, 0.00 inch. Total

MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1917,

SHARE REPORT.

MARCH 19TH, 1917.

RoenTM

Stock and paid op

Valite,

Qtions 11.30 A.M.

Last Dividend sad data.

2017

dir.

BANEK.

since January 1st, 1.89 inches, against an Hongkong & Shai 3125 8380 1.

average of 3.94 inches.

Forecast for the 24 hours ending at

moon or the 13th March :----

MAKING INSUE- ANUES.

-Hongkong to Gap-Rock E winds moderate; cloudy.

-Formosa Channel: N.E. winds, moderate to strong.

Canton.....................1 (50) #37O

11

3-South coast of China between North Chinas £5 T: 130 Hongkong and Lamocks: The same s Union............... 1001880.6. & 800 1.

No. 1..

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

OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN MARCH.

2 60}#240.

FIRE, INSURANCES,||

China First .................3 20 | 6153 b.

Hongkong Firm ...a po 1955-

SHIPPING.

The following table shows the Stan dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of March, Doughne Steamships $50 $96) b. 1917-

Steamboats.............. 15] $18) ».

Indo-China

(Preferredji..£5 | 841, (Deferred)...£5, SIRS WE

...... 10823

**Shall" Transporta £1103/

''Star Furry'

EEFINERIE28.

China Sugars........................☎ (DD)$119 b.

Malabon Sugara... P. 20 $33

Final of 299/- making £4-11 for 1915 and bonus of 10 sab: ject, to deduction of Income tax

87 final making 805. se 1914 and Interim

of $18 w/o 1915.

Fical div. of 15% making

7 2016

M

Interim of 50 al

© 1915.

Final of $15 making 18 for 1914 and int. of 80 accogos 1918

#pi

17 and banns 9 for

1914.

$ for 1814

7 +

#1 final making 88 and

B boons, making $14

all a/c 1915-16

#1.25 for 1916

sip.c

Interim of 3/- a/c 1915... Faterim of 10 m/c1916,

6 D..

.

2/-ict.■/a 1918 Coupon £7

81.83 dividend £43 cm. Boous for year ending: 30:4:15

1.4.0.

$12 for 191

101 கூக

P. 5 for 1916.stereo sa time

... 10 cents.

Date.

Ends.

Begins.

Mar. 12th

8.24 a.10.

8.43 pm.

- 13th, .6.23

6.43

+

14th

6.24

6.4.7

..

15th.

644

16th,

6.12

644

18tb. 6,17

6.44

ท

10th 6.16

5.45

'.. 20th. 6.15

648

21st

6.144

6.46

8.13

6.46

0:50 cents.

9713

Three hours.....

$1.00

24th 612

23rd, 8.13

6.47

6.47

Six hours,...

1,30

25th, 611

6.47

Duy (6 6.m. f

to 6 pm),

2.00

5th, 6,10

6.47

6.47

III-In the Hill District,

27th, 8.00

6.47

+

29th 6.08

·6. 48

With Rearers With 4 Beareri.

29th 6.08.

6.4.4

Quarter bour......$0.15

30th, 6.07

$0.30

Canton,Samani).

5.00 Begis. 5 P.M.

..Half hour, ... 0.29

0:40

31st, 6.06

6.48

Two hours, ........ 0,50

One hour, 20

0,00.-

0:50

MININO.

Macau

47.15 A ...

9.00 A.M.

Three hours,.......

0.701

Nou

***11.30 P.K.

Bix hours; ......... 1.00

1.60

Day (8am.to6p.m.)1.50

Kongmoon... Except

16.00 г.K.

Saturdays

ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER

Kailan

5.00 P.M.

REPORT.

Raubs....

Kamatan d

Sanmei

RICKSHAS.

6.00-9. M. (10,00..

5.00 ...

In the Island of Hongkong if engaged

in Victoria.

MARCH 12, 1817.—a.m.

Ten minutes,

b conta.

Quarter hour,. ...............................................

12

Half bour....

15

Sation.

BRANCH P.O.

WEEX-DAYS

Hour.

* Bea Level,

Temperature.

Hamiålby,

Direct kn.

Wind

£736/- Langkasa. 10 T: 18) b.

Tronoh Kines ́ai

..£1 $2.35

„£127/-th

· Urs) Caspiana, a............£1|88/-

· DOCKS, WHARYESI

AND GODOWKE.

Kowloon Wharves 50 381

H.K. & Whampo

Docks...........50 $124 b. ✯ 124] *.

}}

T

Shanghai Ducks. T. 100 T. 55

Final div, 5 % free of in-

come tax, making 10% L/C 1915-1916 coupon No. 8 Tls, 1 for 1910

[1/4 interim making 4/-

1918.

9% for 1918

% for 1918 & bonus $9

Final 92.50 & bonus. 86, making $11 s/o 1816.

ار میاد می

| Tik. 74 tos yose ending

30-4:16.....

and Wucho Lettera 6 P.M.*

HOUSES on Shameen, Canton..

TEE RETREAT No. 58, The Penka.

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.

MENT AGENCY Co., In

THE CHINA MAIL:

?

NUTIJE

Commantentions roisting to news should i by addressed to Tax EDITOR..

Correspondents must forward

HANKOT,

SHANGHAI, GANTON.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE Stamchu 4.00 г.M.

· INSURANCE CO

IN WHICH ARE VESTEN THE SILANKA OJ

THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE. FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN

COMPANY, LTD.,

1

And

thair

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO.

usmes and addresses with any communica. tion addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication but as evidence of good aith"..

J

All matter for publication should be TOTAL FUNDS AT 31st December, 1913, writinn ya nae bid, "of the paper only.

Letters relating to busines should be addressed to Tum Managan,

Rate of subscription to China Mall" in 8 per annum; per quarter and per man. new pro rata..."

The China Mail' is delivered fee to nbsribers in Hongkong and Köwloon.

Postags is Charged at the rate at fifty cenu per month.

Cross for extra copies of the CHINA Min. should be sent sa soon as possibla za the supply is imited. Cash 10 cta., Credir.] 2 story put copy.

Bate of subscription to the “Overland ia 21 per annum: postage Obra Mail $1 pár konum extra. Bluple copies twerky five cents eich.

Alterations and additions to Advattise tects on Pages 2, 3, 5, and 7 should he want to the Office, No. 5, Wyndham Street, not later than 11.30 a..

Alterations and addinons' to Advertise. ments un pages 1, 4, 5 and 8 should be

tas not later than I p.m.

New Advertisements should be some is

•·Before 2 Potte

Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fized period will ba continued until countermanded.

Telegraphic Address Max Hongkong. "Code: 4.B.C., 5th Edition.

Telephone No. 22.

Tax China Mark, Lustery,

2/31

122

£28,970,367.

-Authorised Capital £6,000,000 Habacribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital .............................£2,437,500 -Fire Funds.

3,837,047 In-Life & Appuity Funds... 17,567,590 Sinking Fond account. 128,290

223,970,367

£2,381,456 2,141,595 337,239 472,840

£1.339,228

Revenue Fire Branch.........

Life and Annuity | Branchescar Revenue Marine Department Other Receipta

The Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately invested, and, try Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet the claims under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Business. -

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO..

Agents..

Macao..

9.30 P..

BUNDATS & HOLIDAYS 17.30.M. (1.30.X 8.304-4-11.30 P. 11.30 PM.

7.30 (7:30 A.M. Centon

10.30 P.M..

19.30 P.. Tai Ping

Tung....0.30 г.m. 0.30 г.M. D. r.. Sbek Ki.......30 LM "$.30 P.M. 9.X P.M. Eurgmoon .6.00 PM: 6.00PM 6.0 FM Kamchuk...6.00 P.M. 6.00 PM. 6.00 .. Kaukong 6 00 P.M. 6.00 ̧P.M. 8.00.P.M.,

Excepti Saturdays...

In the case of Mails closing before 9 a. Registration closes at 5 o'clock on the previous evening.

HONGKONG TIDES.

The tide table given below has been compiled at the National Almatec Office in London from the result of the analysis of observations taken by means of an automatic tide-recording machine in the Water Police Basin' at Tsim Sha Tsui

TANG YUK, DET, successor to during the year 1887-8-0.

lota SIEK”TING,'

“T|14, TraGunar Steier,

TRAMS VERY MODERATE Consultation fro.

1. Temperature.

8. A.X

1 ̊F.M.

4 P.M.

Do

Do.

Do

Din.

Dio,

Do. (Wat belb) Bella

"

The zero of the table corresponds with the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Chart, which has been found to be 4 fnet 3 inches below mean sea level.

• 72

To obtain the depth of wat r on the " ide gange at the Victoria Naval Yard add 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gauge at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet 4 inches to the height given in the tablev

March 13th to 19th, 1917.

པོ་

One hour,

Every Subsequent hour

Note the rickaha be engaged

within the City of Victoria, and be dis

BA. 30:06

charged outside the Western part of the W rostock. City of Victoria after 9 pm. or be dis- Hemuro 51, charged to the East of Lay View Police Hakodate.. Station on the Eastern side of the City

Tokio of Victoria after 9 p.m. an extra balf Bochi fare shall be chargeable. galbe

II-In Kowloon.***. Quarter hour, ............. Half hour, ......... Hour,******

Every subsequent hour,

III-Taipo Road.

Nagasaki...

Kagoshima.

5 cents.

Oshima Nika

Lebi'jima... FormIsland Chefoo... Weihaiwei..

30.11

1.

Twenty cents shall be added kew

for each extra hour or part Wickiang... of an hour if the birer causes Changsha... the journey to take longer than

To 4th mile-

single......... 75 cents....1, hour. return...... $1.002. hours.. Beyond 4th to 6th mile-

single.31.20...... ...2 hours. returri......$1.50 Beyond 6th to 9th œile---

single81.752 return......32.00

Beyond 9th to 11th mile- single82.00. retürn..............860.

Shanghai.

17

Gatate... Sharp Pk... Amoy..... D Swatow 6 Taikoka....

Taichu

Tainan

"9.89

#

Koshun

Peseadores." Canton Bock...! Gap

Fares for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous arrange ment in each case.

The fares bere set out to apply to one ricksha with three coolies from Tsim Sha

Teui.

FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.

From Slaughter House to

Sailors' Home

Aloibow Phulien C.St. James Tcurane... Aparri

17

Mania, y5-

Legaspi Tacloban

Hoilo Burigao... Labuan.

| 18BZEG281

T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong Observatory, March 12, 1917-

HOTELS' LANDS AND BUILDINGS

Hongkong Hotels... 50 #102)

Central Katace ...100 $93 Hongkong Lands...$100 ́01 1. Humphreys Estaten₫ 10 | 864- Kowloon Lands...30 $33. West Pointa....... 50 169 1.

Shanghai Lazda - T. 60] T. 92

Енов

Final of 13(making. $8

a/6 1916

71/c. 1925

| Final div. of #33 masking.

37 s/c 1916

80 cents for 1919 ...................... $9 for 1915

Final 33-25, making 85.25

a/c 1916

0 % final making 12 %

af 1918

7 pa

COTTON MILLS,

..T. 50 T. 140 b. Shanghai Cotton T 50 T. 1161 b.

Kung TikT3 10] T. 194 b.

EgtaxeDoo

$T.

Ta 9 for year ending

31 10-15. Tha. 6, div. sức your ended

50-8-18

10 p.

MISCELLANEOUS.

China-Borno... 1278 b. Light & Powers

661,65 b

1. BAROMETER reduced to 38 degrees U ins-Providenti. § 20, 2010 or Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea in

aches, tenthe and hundredths.

Dairy Farms. 6324 Green Island

;

Not exceeding ver passenger.

04 cents.

Alighi

Low Wire

Bongkang Млад

From Sailors' Hometo Government Civil How pital.

410

Tad, 14

From Government Civil Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Town to Race

Couse

64

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

70

0 18 a

STI,

106

From Clock Town to Bay

View House

From Warichai Market to

19

Bay View House' ------.... From Hay View House to

Quarry Bay H

06

II-In the City of Victoria.

Not exceeding

g gloomy, h ball, I lightning, o overcast,

Quarter hour,

per passenger. 10 centa

passing showers, a squal, r rain, a snow,

18 No interŠEN

Mon

11

20 7 40

29.94

29.80

EXCHANGE...

Hongkong, March 12, 1917.

On London-

Bank Wire

On demand,

20 days" eight...

4 months' eighth,

---2/3 15/16 | 1.2/4 ......2/4 2/18

Credits, 4 months' night, 9/4

Documentary, 4 months' night 2/4/

Où Paris-

On demand.

Credits, 4 months' sight, 333

On New York-

On demand,

00

Credits, 60 days sight,

O Hopabay-

Willy***

On demand,

Un Calcutta

Wire, ...

On demand

03 Singapore

On demand,

sƆn Haniam

On demand,

On Khanghai

Chr demand

30 days sight (p

Yokohama

Dürer (per

Bay Kilter in Honi Chinese Caliper

Fidnese Capper

# H

Rate of Native Interest Albinose Bub. Dúin a

VISITING CARDS

"PRINTED AT

"China Mail" Office.

Hongkong, March 12, 1917. BAROMETER

Термомка ка 9 AM,

"

1.7.M.

& Paki

Do, (Was bolbj Y F.x.

Do. Wat calb) 4 Zalla va incomput Do. MaximuUDA.

Do. Minimam (over night)...........

A LIFE SAVER.

'en

TT is safe to say that Chamberlain's 1 Colic, Cholers and Diarrhoen Remedy bas saved the lives of more people and relieved more suffering than any other

nom. remedy in existence it is known all

Hongkang

Th

HONGKONG REGISTER”

Barometer Temperature Humidity Direction of

Wind. Fore Weather.

ever the civilized world for its spoedy wastage sile Exceperactive and the Inta - 64 cures of cramps in the stomach, diarrhoes

48182288SAJ

3. HUMIDITY, in bercentage of satura Hoy, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.

4-DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points. B. Joner er WIND, eccording to Bes iford Scale

10 $11 b

Hongkong Boctrics 8 10 849 Hongkong Ice # DE | 8180 Hongkong Bopes.8 10 (29 x. d.

Hongkong Tramways 5/-/|37.20 a

6. STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, c detached cloud, d drizzing rain, I leg, H.K. Steel Foundry

One day from 6 a.m. to 6 pin. $1.25

1 thunder. v visibility, w dew (wet)

*

7. Am in inches, tenths and hun dredths.

extra is to be allowed for the return journey.

Half hour.

One hour

Two hours,

Three

day

· Om data ay On date st

Four

at p.

Five

Bir

20.01 '20.85'

73 :** .84

29.87.

.: 70 ::

BB

$10

Tia. 0.90 for 1936

72 cts. for 1913..

6 p.c. for year ending

29-2-06

7 cents for 1916

| $3 for: ymsending

81716shaqantau saga

60 cents for 1915

$24 for 1913/191€...

12 on a/c.1915

23

1 final and bonus 81,

Jusking $3

final/e1915

(centa 48 por share) ...

Peak

do.

7 For 191

Steam Laundry

25 cents for 1915,

Calon Waterboats

12% fez 1916

Not excen

III-Beyond Victoria

Not exceeding Quarter hour

Balf boar, per passenger. One hour.

Watson

William Powić ·

0.00% 0.00

0.00

Fire

One hour, Two your "Three Your

25 cents

Two hours,

Three

Four

Fire

One day from 6.

$2,00

3.00

Che day from

and all intestinal pains. For sale by all Chemists and Storskeeper

sog. Obajeratory, March 12. 1817.

Fetween the boten et saat pan. und e beyond tia.m. the woove fares shall be increasel

Telegraphie

bone No.

ated and

113

limits of the

of Victoria half fare by 50 per DES

70 évets tur 1916 ♬

centa for 1918/12)4...

bboyers. PMOXÓN 4 TAYLOR

Bhare and Generál Brokera

for TBS CHA MAI Limited by z

zadban Biroet, Hengh