8
TO LET
11
TO LET-IVMEDIATELY.
LARGE OFFICES. Centrally Situs tech
in Queen's Rond. Fitted with electric Eh, telephone and sub, exchange.
Apply
No. 21. C/ Umra Mait" Office. Hongkong. March 2, 1017.
TO LET:
1345
FFICES, nd Floor, St. Gourgo's
Buudinga
Apply to
SHEWAN, TOBIES & Co. Korakoag. April 7, 1918,
TO LET
"
B01
NEW HOUSE in Londait Bond
1 heady for occupation.
Abo GODOWN in Duddell Stree Yor -apply to--
rent and other particulars
FL. 3. H. NEMAZEE, 1 Des Youx Bond. Hongkong, March 15, 1917.
TO LET.
1377
TMMEDIATE ENTRY, four very pirable SHOPS situated in Ice
house Street, opposite the Grand flotel Recently reconstracted.
For rent and other particulars.
Apply to
THE MANAGER,
ALEX ROSS &
CO.
Machinery Office 'Phone, 27,
OUR AGENCIES :-
Napier, Ford and Hupmobile Moter Cars, Brooke, Caille and Scripps Marino Koters,
Triumph and Todian Motor Cycles,
Royal and Corens Typewriters, Duresco Paints and Colourward.
Optimus Stores,
Jeyes Fluitl
Carboty Stationery."
Turner Uil and Gas Engines,
Simpson and Lawrence Yacht Fittings. Dunlop. Tyres,
General Accideni Motor Car Insurance.
KING EDWARD HOTEL
Central Location
LL ELECTRIC TRAKE FRs Entrance A Electric Lifte, Fans and Lighting, European Bathe and Sanitary Fittings, Hob And Gold Water Systum throughout.
Best of Food and Service.
TILETHOS 373- TELESHAPEIO AFOREM
VICTORIA'
#
45
J. WITCHELL,
Manager.
PATELL & CO.
Hongkong Ice C, Lut. Importers-Exporters
4. Connaught Road Central
Hotskog, March 15, 1917.
OFFICES
TO LET.
1578
at Connaught Kout. OFFICES in King sand York Building, HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit
SHOUSES in Broadwood and Mureton Terraces.
HOUSES on Shameen, Canton. THE RETREAT Nu. 58, The Penk.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD.
TO LET..
ANY
Commission Agents
HONGKONG.
Branches-
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. YOKOHAMA, JAPAN. BOMBAY, INDIA..
China:
HANKOW. SHANGHAI,
CANTON."
FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
Terrace and Salisbury Avenue,
Kowloon
A FLAT in Humphrey's Buildings, Kowloon
-TO LET OR FOR SALE, Kowloon Marine Lot 48 with wharf arn $8,000 sq. ft. suitable for coal storage or erection of godowns.
Apply.tom
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings.
Hongkong, Feb. 7, 1917.
EXCHANGE, Hongkong, March 16, 1817.
On London-
Bank Wire
INSURANCE CO,"
IN WHICH ARE VRATED THE SHARES OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
Courant, LYDAY. Aud
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO.
TOTAL FORDE AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1814,
523,970,367
THE CHINA MAIL.
PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.
CHLINS.
I-In Victoria with two Rearers,
Quarter hour.
Half hour,
PITA +--་---------- -Y
One hour,
Three hours. in
... 10 cents.
Six hours ...... 0 Day (fum, to 6 pin.), ....................... $1,00
-If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, half fare extru
Between the huurs of 830 p.m. and 6 a. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centura,
IE-Beyonul Victoria, with four Ben ers.
Four...
0,60 cents. .$7.00
Three hours............. Six hoursupi pu a 1.60 Dak (8 am, to 6 pas) m, 2.00
III—In the Hill District.
Figh Bearers With 4 Bearers, Quarter hour... SURIN One hour 1L3U Half hour Two hours, Three benes...
WEATHER REPORT,
,
On the 18th at 11.55-No-returas.from/ Japano staticne. Pressure bas in- pressed considerably at Vladivostock. It is nearly stationary in scuthern districts. and is decreasing över China.
The anticyclone is, moving eastward. It is now probably central between China and Japan.
The monsoct will moderate, over the China Sea It is interrupted to the north of Foochow
FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1917.
SHARE
REPORT.
MARCH 18TH, 1917.
Stock and paid 'op
Valive..
rytions. 11.90 A.M.
· Last Dividend
and date..
Rona слой
од - year
diva
BANKS
#
Hongkong Rainfall for the s4 hours Hongkong & Shai $1958690 ending at 10 am, to-day, 0:00-inch. Total] since January 1st, 1.80 inches, against an average of 4.35 inches,
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at ROCD on the 17th March :-
1-Hongkong to Gap Rock: E. winda fresh to moderate: cloudy, foggy nad warmer later.
Channel: N.E pale,
80.30
hul
2.-Formosa
||
0,50
0.50
0,50
moderating considerably,
1.00
1.30 9.00
Ver Nikko Maru, for Japan, Mr and Mrs C. B. Quinan, Mr A. W. Smart, Mrs Mrs F. E. McNeil, Mrs N. Haly and Mrs S. Takeshits, Mr E. Aliba J. Bigby, Mr M. J. Hazelton, Capt. R. Tamas, Sir anil Mrs John Jones, Sir R.
Elder, Misses I. and B. Jones, Mr Tsix hours....... 1.09 J. Greenway, Mr and Mrs T. P. Filstead, Day (6antesp.m.)1.50 Mr and Mrs H. B. Selby, Mr and Mrs Terasaki, Mr H. P. Ewart, MeS. Hayashi, MJ. Mckenzie, Mr N. Toda, Mr P. K Po. Mir Takutsu, Mr and Mrs B. F Friedrich, Mr K. Tsukawaki, Mr M. Ctsumi, Sir P. C. Tan, bir F. W. Brew, Mr Duncan Forbes. Masters C. and J. Jones, Mr Leslie Edwards, Mr Iver Widlake, Mr C. C
Major K. Sabara, Mr G. Croll, CapFriedrich
Cor. 3. Williams, Misses Fireener. S. Gillam, V. Fennington,
E. Rershaw, Daddon, G. Graham, P. Harris, Newien,
DICKSHAS.
I.In the Island of Hongkong if engaged ia Victoria. Ten minutes.
...... 5 cents. Quarter bour,.....10 Half bour,............... Que bour,
Wilkinson, Andrews, Smita Master Every Subsequent hour
Friedrich, Mr S. Konishi, Mr Matsumoto, Mr. Konishi, Mr J. Kojimoto Mr D. Fitzgerald, Mr E. J. Mrs Inaba
and Tibbatt rs Ida, charged after 9 p.m.. or be dis-1
Fer Iyo Maru; Mr J. Koenden k, Mr CU. H. Schacter, Mr W. G. Henning, Mr and Mrs
Capt. W. Scott Armstrong Capt Messrs P. Thomson, W. M. Miller, B. P. Capper, J. Reikie Ezerina, Van louten. Mrs Duncan,
EM Ramsay, Mr H. Lutono, Mr Inouye, Mr T. Ohzuli Mr T. Hiracka, Mr and Mrs harle and thild, MrJ. M. Chalmers, Mr a. Fudday, Bir Tachibanu, M: L. W. E. Hoffman, Mr and Mrs Ferguson, Miss and Master Ferguson, Miss Kanao, Mrs 31. Mitsui, Miss F. Noda, Mr J. Venkula- -wami,, Mr Nizukoshi, Mr YMiki and Mr
N. Nagamine..
"
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
Particulars of outgoing and incoming Mails will not be advertised in future.
The Post Office will forward all corres- pondence posted by the fastest routes,
Correspondence anaressed to enemy subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Portu- gasse East Africa, Persia and Morocco cannot be transmitted..
The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire "are sonpended.
Fox
-Authorin Capital £6,000,000 Bizbearibed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital ................2,437,500 -Fire Funds................. 3,837,047
Lite & Annuity Funds 17,567,590 'LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS. Sinking Fund Account ...... 128,230
OUTWARD.
SUNDAYS & £23.970,367
WILE-DAYS
HOLIDAYS 2,381,456 TAT O...
6.00 5:3 Lite and Annuity 19,141,599 Tai Po...... ...10.00A.M.
Branche........} Rerende Marine Department... 337,239 Cheung Chow, ... 2.00 F.K.
478,940 Shatankok, Sha- £5,339,993
Revenue Fire Branch
2/3}
On demand,.. ...2/3 11/16
15
777
30 days sight... .. .42;3)
17
4 months' sight, ......2/3 15/16 | Oth Roceipte Credits, 4 months' night,...2/4}
Documentary, 4 months' sight 1/4)
On Paris-
On demand,
On New York-
.:.320
sight, 330
"Credits, 4 months' six
On demand,
Ou Bombay
Wire,
On demand
Credita, 60 days sight,
On Calcutta
Wire,
On demand Os Singapore-
On demad,
Ou Manila-
The Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately invested, sed, by Act of Parliament, are set salda to meet the claime under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Business.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Agents,
nom.
THE CHINA MAIL'
DOM.
NOTICE.
...08
Un demand,
...1001
On Shanghai-
On geing?
.nom.
tin and Sbeangshui... 4.00PM. Aberdeen, Autau, Fing Shan, Sai Kung, Santin, Stanley 4.30 r. M.
7.30 4.3. Canton Sampaui Regis. & P.M. and Wacho Letters 6 F.M.
6.7.15 A... Macao
***11.30 P.X.
...
16.00 P.M. Except Baturdays
220 ........50 Nete-If the ricksba be engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis- the Western part of the charged to the East of Bay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City are shall be chargeable. of Victoria after & p.m., 'extra half
City of
II-In Kowloon. Quarter hour, Hali hour......... Hour,
Every subsequent hour,
J
IN
III.--Taipa Road.
MARINE INSUE-
ANOES
Canton.
................: 50] $STO
North Chic£5T, 180
Unions.....
$100 $890.
al
3-South coast of China between Yingtases# 60/8995 Hongkong and Lamocks: The Same, a No. 1.
4-South coast of China between Hongkong to Fainap. The same as No. 1.
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN MARCH.
The following table shows the Stan dard Time at which. Official Night ends and begins during the month of March, 1917 :-
"Begins. 6.44 p.m.
Date.
Mar: 18th,
FIREĮ INBURANUES.|| China. Firse $153 b. Hongkong » ou $3524 d.
SEL?TINGU
Douglas Steamahipa $50 $106 ..
Steamboats * 18|8184 Indo-China-
(Preferred)....£5 | 841||| (Deferred)...£54198-4.
Final of £9-9- making 44-11 ter 1976 and bonur of 10/- "sub." ject to deduction of Income tax
ING
final making #25.
a/c 1914 and Interim cf 815 / 1913. ------ Fical div. of making
221 % nje 2016 Tatarian of $30 e 1918,
Final of $15 making $18
8 p.
for 1914 and int. of $6
ad axotus 1918. ...
Pibe
$7 and bonus 2 for
1011... $37 for 1914
81. final making 38 and #8 bonus, making $14
11 a/c 1918-1ồi m $1.20 for 1816
sip... pr.
Interim of 3/- a/c 1916... Istorim of 10- a/c 1918,
8 p B p.4.
"Shell" Transporta £1193/-
**Star Ferry" al 10833-
| 9/- int. a/c 1916 Coupon £71. 7 p.s.
$1.65 dividend.&.45 cts: Bonus for year ending 30-4·18
Eads.
- 1998
6.19 17th 6.75 18th. 6.377
6.10 20th, 6.72
A.M.
0.44
и
1
6.44
6:43:
6.46.
5 cents.
21st
6.14
6.46
15
10
1. 8.13
6.46
24th, 672
23rd 6.13
"6.10
REFINERIES.
6.47
25th,
6.11
Ohiha Sagris..#200]#129 b
$12 for 191
20th, 6,10
6.47
27th, 6.08
Málabón Sagara... P. 30 $33
6.4**
28th, 6.08
6:18
29th.
6.08
6.49
30th, 607
$.49
31st, 6.06
8.45
Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour if the hirer causes the journey to täke longer than:-
To 4th mile
single... 75 cents.... hour. return...... $100
hours.
Beyond 4th to 6th mile-
single81.90 hours. return ......$1.50............. Beyond 6th to 9th mile- single 1.75.. return...... 9.CO
Beyond 9th to 11th mile- single......$8.00
return.....$2,50
Fures for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be matter of previous arrange ment in each case.
The fares here set out to apply to one ricksha with three coolies from Tsim Sha Tsui.
FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
Not exceeding
9.30. From Slaughter House to
Sailors Home
of cents.
.5.00 7.36.
From Sailors' Hume to
* Government Civil. Hos-
pital ...........
From Government Civil
Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Towa to Race
Couse.....
From Clock Town to Bay
View House
MINING
P.& for 1916..
4.12
Final div, 5% free of in- come tax, making 1bX a/c 1915-1918 coupon -No-e
Th. I for 1910
·61 €
10 p..
134 p..
5.p.c.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
REPORT.
-Langkacs ...................dre.. 10 T. 13
Raabe....
Trenos Mines
Ural Caspiane... 08/
£1 $9.35
£130/
1 interim making 4/-
/ 1918.symddate what.
910 1915
13
MARCH 14, 1917.-..
Wind
WRostock... 6:30.20, 7
10, b
Memuro. 5.
Hakodate..
Takio.....
DOCKS. WHARVES
'AND GODOWNS. :
Kowloon Wharro $ 50 981
H.K. & Whampo
Dock!...........) 50 $128 b.
Shanghai Decka 3, 100 ̊T. 85 b.
8%r 1916 & bona
1
Final $9,30 & boque 16, making 11 a 1916...
The. 74 for Jen: 'unding
30:4-18
ver passenger.
Kochi Nagasaki... Kagoshima Ostima... Nabo
Tabi'jima BoninIsland) Chefoo...... Weihaiwei.. 30.24 Bankow... Ichang Kiukiang.....
HOTELS' LANDS AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hotela...# 50 $109
Central Extacor100 #93
Hongkong Lands.....$100) 893-b..
Humphreys Estate & 10 #6 50 3.
Kowloon lands. 30 33
West Points....... 50 189 b.
Shanghai Landa T, 50 T, 29
Final of 13 making $6
a/a 1916...
Ta/c. 1918......
Final div. of 83 making
$7. */ 1936
50 cents for 1918 $2 for 1015
Final 93-95, making $5.25
s/c 1918........
% final making 19 %
* 1918 ....................
.2
1
37
11
7 pic:
COTTON MILIS,
130.19
...T. 50 T. 150 L
Shanghai Cottona-T. 50 T. 190.b.
Kung Fu „T110|T..134 b.
Ta. 9 for year ending Cp.c
31-10-18.
Tis. 8 div. ac year ended,
-30-8-18.
5 p.c
Tla. 0.90 for 1418
7 p.c
Feseadores. 30.15 Canton 6. 30.95 Hongkong 30-39
"Rock.. Not exceeding Macao-
Gap
par passenger w
10 cents.
Fachowa. Pairbor Boihov ...
Tourze ... St. James Sparn....
Phulien
Shanghai..
Swatow
Gutalaf...... Sharp P Amoy
80.
1+
190.30 9.30.28
6.30.10
Talhoku
5.30.26
·9.00
From Wanchai Market to
Bay View House ...................." From Bay View House to
Quarry Bay
Taicha.....
08
30.35 30.12
06
II-In the City of Victoria.
their
Kongmoon
→ Namtan and
Sammel....... 5.00 PM.
Skamchun......
(10,00 L.M. 14.00P.32
5.00P.M..
5.00 P.M.
8.00 4.
Quarter hour. ...... Half bour, One hour. Two hours,
10
11
Three
Four
good
2
Six
7
70
75.
›
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH F.O.
WEEK DAYS HOLIDAYE
++
19
Legnapi
Tacloban ...
1+
Iloilo.
"
SUNDAYS &
17:30 ..
8.30A.M.
*1
17.30.M. One hour... 1.30 F. Two 4ours.
Threa $7.3 A.X.
Four 10.30 o.
Five Six One day from 6 & m. to 6 p.81.50.
35 cents.
45
"
60
75
B5
ין
00
30 days' aight(private paper).
On Yokohama
....107
IjLw
100 fine (per tael)... 48.90 Sovereigns (Banks Buyingrate) $8.80 n.
367
Silver (per 02.) ****
Bar Silver in Hongkong 17 nom. Chinese Copper Cash
Chinese Copper Conta.....
Rate of Native Interest Chinese Sub. Coin "Hongkong Suh Coin ...
***2 p.n.
12 p.a.
7 % dis par
HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide table given below has been mpiled at the National Almanac Office in Lendas trom the result of the analysis of observatione taken by means of an antonatie vide-recording machine in the Water Folire Basin at Tsim Sha Teni during the years 1887-8-9. *-
The zero of the table corresponds with the zero of the sounding in the "Admiralty Chan, which has been found to be 4 feet
inches below mean sea level
Communications relating to nawe should be addressed to TH EDITOR,
Correspondents must forward Baines and addresses with any communica tion addressed to the Editor, not noonmarily for publication but as evidence Bithy
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Letters relating to business should be addressed to TED MANAGER.
Kate of sabecription to "Ohima Mall” is $38 per annum; per quarter and per man- sem pro rata".
The China Mail' is delivered Exes to :wubscribers in Hongkong and Kowloon,
Postage la Charged at the rate of Bfty bents per month.
Macao.....
11.30 F.M. $7.30 A.M. Coton
9,80 P.M. *** 12.30 P.M. Tai Ping
Tong..... 9.30 PM. 9.30PM. 9... Orden for extra copies of the “CHIWA Man should be went a woon 14 posibles Shek KL-9.30 P.M. 9.30 P.M. D.X P.K. the sepply is listed. Cash 10 cts, Credit Kongmoon 8.00 al 0.00 P.K. 9.0 F. 90 cts., per copy. Chiza Mail is $12 per annum: poetags Kaukong 800P. 6.00 P. 8.00PM Rate of subscription to the Overland Kumchuk ...6.00 r.. 6.00 PM 8.00P.M.
$1 per
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Except Bro.cents each.
Single copies twenty
Alterations and additions "to Advertise- menta en Pages 2, 8, 6, and 7 abould be went to the Off, Ko.. B, Wyndham Street, not later than 11.30 ɛng
Saturdays.
In the case of Mails closing before
One day from 6 sim. to 6p.m. $1.35
-III-Beyond Fictoria:
Not exceeding Surigao....
per passenger, Labuan...
T. F.,Claxton, Director. Hongkong Observatory, March 10, 2017
1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees Fahn theit, on the level of the sea in If a vehicle is discharged beyond the I inches, tenths and hundredths. extrs is to be allowed for the rotura limita of the City of Victoria halt fare journey.
am. Begistration closes at 5 o'clock on Two hours,
To obtain the depth of water on thé Altezatinus and additions to Advertise the previous evening. tide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yardments en pages 2, 4, 6 and 8 should be sdd 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gauge sent us not later than I p..
at Lament Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 foot
Now Advertisements should be sent in
inches in the bright given in the table before 2p.
March 17th to 23rd, 1917.
#
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Hongkong
El
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縣
उप
Advertisements and Subscriptions which are put ordered for a fized period will be
, continued until countermandad.
Telegraphio Address Man Hongkong
Code: 4.B., 5th Edition/
Taleáhone No. 29.
The Con Man, Lorer
IV-In Boularni
Quarter hour, 9he boar.
Half hour......
Thres
Four
Five
Fix
Not exceeding
Per passinger:
Arees Fahrenheit.
2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de
3. Humbery, in percentage of stura- | tion, the humidity of air saturated with mojature being 100.
DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points. 5. FORCE OF WIND, according to Een ford Scale.
3. STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, e
detached cloud, d drizzling ruin, flog,
.40
80
140
430
2.40
g gloomy, h hail, 1 lightning, o overcast,
9.80
2.00
5.00
One day from 6 am to 6:
Between the høvra of 8.30 p.m., sod 8 On date at On date stam. the above fares shall be increased
-by 50 per cöntum.
HONGKONG REGISTER."
Rration day
Barometer....
30.21 20.19 Temperatura 50 Humidity... TA ·04. Direction of
Wind... F-Force
Weather Bain
30.11 30
es
ཐྭ;
0.00 Cano.
0.00
MISCELLANEOUS.
China-Bcrnac
Light & Powers.
Olida-Providenta
12 18 b.
12 cia. for 191
9.pa
$4.79 b.
8-p.. for your ending
23-9-06
# 10 28.10
10 cents for 1918
Dairy Fartus... 6. $24
for year wading 317.16ntensif
224 for 1913/1916gmen
Green Islands 1088 30 b.z. return 60 cents for 1915 .......
$19. ongkong Electrica $10 Hongkong ices.....$160 Hongkong Ropes... 10 29 Bougkone Tramvaja 5/,' | #7-15 ́b
H.K. Steel Foundry
P passing showers, a squal,rrain, snow, Teak Tramways
tthunder. v.visibility, dew (wel).
Temperature.
do.
1 final and bours $1,
making 13 issikernes 23 % final / "1916 (cants 48 per abary)
10 88:80
7% for 1015/1918.
(new) E
7. Bars in inches. tenibs and han- dredthe
Steam Laundry 8 & 13.
25 cents for 1815/1810..
Union Waterbosta⠀ #10
Eongkong, March 18, 1917.
Watsons senasi
30.29
30.14
William Powell MAKE
30.08.
Don
*Da(Wet bulb) 1 ra
Dowel balb) '4′′xix.
Talegraphia Add: "KIALTO."
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Highest ʻapan, al tomperature d the 15th
T. F. CLAXTOx Direct
BAXOXETI
Dio. Do TEEMOMS 9 AN
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Da. Minimax (over night);
123% for 1916
70-gents tur 1915.
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