1917-03-21 — Page 8

WAR.

TV SERGEANT JOSEPI LKRÁTU

BLACE WATCHE BA

Feing some reflections by Corpora Richard Crew of the Canadian.

Bure, I dunno

There's some call war “murder."

Some say its elevatin';

I've card both sides

Their cases statin'

·An hour or so v

But I dunno.

One thing the deal

Ain't beatifully spread,

Eneb with an artistic car

Cross his forehead;

No, that ain't war

Whatever poet sy

Shrapnel and high explwirę

"Do not work that way.

I've been out"'ere-

Just on two year, »

دارم

And seen it all

From Wipers to the Sopime:

And not much bugle-blowing,

Nor banner Howing,

And all that track:

Just mostly ruch, mul unul.

And said and muck.

And what the French call, I think. ang.

war in't what them "long haired cures

HAY omarker åt up to be.

And yet.

You bat,

7:

There's something in it, too--

Not gauged by me and you:

My Caw I've stol After a hensybia Fondering a bit in death And getting bark my breath-

Thinking how boys have died. Intil, by Christ. "I've cried -- Telehow, it seemed Good?

Il me how "J

Just nigh the flat-Meriicine Hati

Canada)

Wish was there now.

:19

"

We rounded up a snake

Some rattler at that!

Al Larist Jack

Bent per bis saddle huw

Anil nipped the rattle so

ALEX ROSS & CO.

Machinery Office Phone 27.

CUR AGENCIES:-.

4

Napier, Ford and Batmobile-Moter Cars, Brooke, Caille and Scripps Marine Motors, Triumph and Indian Motor Cycles, Hoyal and Corona. Typewriters,

Deresco Faints and Colourwash, Optimus Stoves,

Jeyes Fhic

Carbotyp Stationery,

Taner Gil and Gas Engines,

Simpson and Lawrence Yacht Fittings.

Dunlop Tyres,

General Accident Motor Car Insurance.

THE CHINA MAIL.

FARES FOR PUBLIC

VEHICLES.

CHAIRS.

I-In Victoria with, two Bearers.

Quarter hour.

10 cents

Half hour,

Three hours, .........acrempiena de 201 Six hours,

One hour,

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

If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, hali fars extra.

Between the hours of 8.30 pm and 4.m. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.

I-Beyond Victoria, with four Beasars.

Hout......

Three hours.....

Six hours.....

WEATHER REPORT.

On the Blat at 11.63–Pressure has in- creased considerably over Jupas, and #lightly to moderately elsewhere. An anticyclone of irregular cutline is central. over S. Manchuria, and covers the northern part of the area."

Fresh monsoon will prevail along the east and south coasts of China.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours/ ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 inch. Total since January 1st, 1.50 inches, against an average of 494 inches.

Forecast for the 24 hours eading at noon on the 2nd March --

1.-Hongkong to Gap Rock: E: winds, moderate to fresh fine generally.

0,60 cents,

:81.00

Day (a to 6 pany), man

1.30

·9,00

TO LET

KING EDWARD HOTEL

III-I the Hill District.

fresh..

'With 2 Bearers. With 4 Bearers.

0,40

.... W

0.00

No. 1.

1.30

0,80

1,000)

Six hours,

1.00

1.30

Day (61.m. to 8p.m.)).40

200

C

TO LET.

Vary

MEDIATE ENTRY, four

desirable SHOTS situated in Ice Boose Stuet, opposite the Grand Hotel Recently reconstructed.

For rent and other particulars,

Apply to

THE MANAGER,» Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd. 4, Connaught Road Central

1378 Hongkong. March 15, 1917.

1J

TO LET-IMMEDIATELY.

JARGE OFFICES. Centrally Situated

Central Location

Quarter bour......$0.15 LL ELECTRIC TRAM Pass Hatrsace, Half hour, .... A. Electric Lifts, Frus and Lighting, | One hour, Entopoan Bathe and Sanitary Fittings Two hours. Bos and Old Water System throughons Three hours,

Bost of Food and Service.

TELLIMONK 373

TELMORAPHIC ADDRESS:

• VICTONTA." J. WITCHELL

Manuter.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO.

IN WHICH' ARE VESTED TRY SHARES OF

RICKSHAS,

30.30

7-In the Filand of Hongkong if engaged in Victoria.

Ten minutes,. ́. 4 Quarter hour,

Half hour. One hour.

Every Subsequent hour

5. cents.

Note. If the rieksta be engaged

Lin Queen's end. Fitted with electric THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE within the City of Victoria, nild be dis- light; telephone and sub. exchange?"

No. 41. Apply

Cje Cuisa Mail' Offier. Hongkong. March 2, 1017.

TO LET,

18-45

FFICES, 2nd Floor, St. Georga'd.

DULCIOgs.

COMPANY, LTD.,

and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS

ASSURANCE CO. «

TOTAL

IOTAL FUNDS at Sist Dzcruner, 1914, 123,970,367.

Authorised Capital £8,000,000- onounced capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital £2,437,500 Hi-Fire Funds

3,837,047 -Life & Annuity Fanas... 17,607,500 Sinking Fund Account ... 198,30

£93,970,367

£2,381,458 9,141,508

"Apply to-

And broke its bloomin' back

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

·Boogkong, April 7, 1918,

STI

Revenue Firo Praneh

TO LET.

And I said Shake!"

And yet feit sorry too,

For that there worn

Was wondrous beautiful of hue.

....

I go there are

Redeeming tints to war..

Diaphap the Lon

וי

Who makes the silly snaker,

And breathes in storm, and shakes The everlastin' hills wi Eis earth-

quakes;

Who sets a little lamb,

Uponian English meed,

Yet lets the tiger breed

And the wolf dam

"Down in the jungle--

May bup the Lord

"Ain't mada no bloomin' bungle,

But even in bloody war

Such as this are

Fulbis has wondrous Word!

.

Christ: In am cold.

Wish Sergeant Wood would come,

And dish me out my morning tut of

rum?

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

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

The Post Office will forward all corres pondruve posted by the factet routes.

10

Correspondence adcrossed to enemy subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Perta guese East Africa, Persia and Morocco cannot be transmitted,

The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire arr suspended.

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LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS

charged outside the Western part of the City of Victorin after pa, or be dis charged to the East of Bay View Police | Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 9 p.m. an extra baff fare shall be chargeable.

Formosa Channel: NE winds,

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1817,

SHARE

REPORT

MARCH 21ST, 1917.

Rata-

"Stook and paid ap

Q1tinua 11.30 AM.

Last Dividend

Valco.

sed data.

cased

Your

dir.

BANKS. Hongkong & Shai $120 $850

MARINE INSUE- ANUES.

Cantons

... 30 8370

T. 180

-South coast of China between North Chinas Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as Unions #100 #890 **.

f

-South coast of China between Tangterne... 60 | 1976 Hongkong to Hainan: The sampe as No. L

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-

,, 22nd,

25th, 611

||.

FIRE INSURANUES.||| Obins' Fires.20 $155 ↳,

Hongkong Ytres ...a su 2362) b.

SHIPPING"

Douglas Steamshipe 580 9108 s

Steamboats.

Indo-Chinnan

35 $18

(Preferred;.......£5] $41) (Deferred)...£5)$127 b.

Final et E-9 naking 248 for 1018 And bonus of 10/- sub-

ject to deduction of Incume tax

87 6nal making 8.5

a/c 1914 and Inter

of $15 / 1915....... Fizaldir. of % making

271% w/c 2013-

Taterim of $30 e 1918. 6 p..

Fing) of 31ð making $18. for 1914 and int. of $8 SCORES 1915

$7 and bonus **, for

1914.

| 827 for 1914

| 87 Anal making, 36 and

38 bonus, making 814

11 a/c 1013-16- $1.25 for 1918

Sip.5.

Tarácim of 3 a/c 1916. Iuterin at 10)- a/c 1916,

B 20

8. 5.

Date

Ends.

Mar 21st

6.11 613 3rd, 6.13.

1.211.

Begins 6.46 p.m.

#46

6.47

+

24th, 612

น

6.47

6.47

"

" 96th, 6.10

GAT

"37th, 8.08.

16.47

6. 18

6.18

30th, 8.07 J1sty 6.06

6.49

"Shell"-TaDaports £103

"Star Ferry" ...... 10833

| 9/-ist, a/c 1916Coupon 27

7 p.q.

5 cents. 13

20

II-In Kouloom. Quarter hour, asian Half hour, .. Hour,................... Every subsequent hour.......... 10

III.-Tuipo Roa?..

Twenty pens shall be added

29th, 8.06 09th, 6.08.

ROYAL OBSERVATORY

for each extra hour or part BONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER

of an hour if the hirer earses the journey to take longer than

Luts and Apunity

Branohee... inch 1 NEW HOUSE in Conduit Road. Other Receipts cibuspegi

Revenge Marins Departmen:... 337,239 To 4th mile"

478,94 1 Rendly for occupation.

Also : GODOWN in Duddell Street. For rent and other particulars apply to-

E. M. H. NEMAZEE, 1 Des Voeux Road, Boozkong, March 15, 1917.- 1577

OFFTUES

TO LET.

J:

FFTUES at 2 Connaught Road. -

OFFICES in Kingsand York Building HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Bond.."

HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terraces.

HOUSES on Shameen, Canton. THE RETREAT No. 68, The Peak.

Apply to

#

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.

MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD..

TO LET.

TOUR BOOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon.

A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon

TO LET OR FOR SALE. Kowloon Marine. Lot 45 with wharf area. 66,000 sq. ft. suitable for coal storage or erection of godowns.

Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

CO., LTD." Alexandra Boildings.

Hongkong, Feb. 7, 1917.

5,339,228

The Accumulative Funds of the various Brancheu sen enparately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet the claims under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Barinase..

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

gents.

TANG YUK, DENTIST, successor to the late SIEN TING,

14, D'AGUILAR STREET

TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation free.

LESSONS IN CHINESE. MRLI HON FAN, & Chinese gindunte versodin literature, has been a tenche: to European Oficials and Merchants in tabs Catoby for ten years. Ile how a good method of training Enropeans to pres in the Chinesemination, and in pow

farste curvičiento as a Chidono teacher. He has also good knowlmige at Manchurin azı diskka. Thun who intend leaming the China Langasga arrongental to write c/o China Mail" Office or ver 10 No. 166, Wellington Street, wecond Hoor.

(1251

FRENCH LESSONS

G. MOUSSION.

15, Morrison Elli Road.

75 cents.... hcor. single ཐཱ----. return $7.00............ hours. Beyond 4th to 6th mile-

th

single81.20 hours. return......81.50........ Beyond 6th to 9th mile

single

....81.75m return......800... Beyond 9th to 11th mile-

མ་

17

single 8200 3. return .....6250 ............................. 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 riah sha with three coolies from Tsim Sha Tsui.

FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.

From Slaughter House to Sailors' Home .......... From Sailors" Home to

Government Civil Hos pital! From Government Civil

Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Town to Face

Couse ...... From Clock Town to Bay

View Houseseoran From Wanchai Market to Bay View House ......... From Bay View House to

Quarry Bay

Not exceeding

REPORT.

MARCH, 214,1917.—2.13.

Hour.

Baromoter

it Bon Jørel

Tostock... 6 ■,130 Memuro... Hakodate..

Tokio Kochi Nagasa Kagoshima. Oshima

Naba

Istijima...

Eonialsland

Chefoo... Ba

1

Temperature.

Hamidity

Weihaiwei.. 30.29 3670 Bankow chang Kinkiang 11 ver passenger Changaba

24 cents.

ܪ ܵ

04.

10

RO

.08

In the City of Victoria.

Quarter hour, Half bour.

HONGKONG TIDES.

One hour. Two boers, Three "

Four

The

1

Shanghai.. 30.2 Gotalas

30.2

Sharp PK. 30.1 Amoy, Swatow

9.30.15 6.30.1.

Taibok 5 30.11 Taichu

THIDAN ... Kostup...

M Peszadores.

20.04)

30.02

30,011

30.04

Canton d'a,(30:08' Hongkong. Rock..

ووومة

Wschow

Pakkoi

Hoibow

Not exceeding

· per passenger.

10 cents.

10

"

Manila

11

30

50

70

75

Tacloban ...

Iloilo. Surigao Labuan.

table riven below has been Five compiled at the National Almanac Office Bix

in London from the result of the analysis One day from 6 am to 6p.m. 81.25 of observations taken by means of

fi

"Bank "Wire.

2/4

Un demand....

......2/4 1/16

automatic tide-recording machine in the

30 days' night.....

--2/4)

Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui 1.

H

4 months' sight,

2/4 5/16

during the years 1887-8-9.

The zero of the table corresponda with

FOR

- Tai 0...

OUTWARD.

WEIK-DAYU

5.00 11.2.

SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS

Tri Po.....10.00 AM. Cheung Chow... 2.00 P.X..

Shatankok, Sh

tin and

Sheungshui... 4.00 P.M. Aberdeen, Autas,

Pizg Shao,

Fautin, Stanley.. 4.30 M.

4anton Famsui (7.30 AM.

and Wuchu

Makuo

Regis 5 F.. Lette: 8 PM.

***1.30 r. M.

[6.00 PM.. ...Except

Saturdays

1.30 4.3.

6:00 P.3.

3.00 P.34

"EXCHANGE.

Hongkong, Marchi 21, 1917.

On London

Uz demand,

On Calcutta

Wire,

On Ummand

Ou Singapore On demand, On "Manïa

On demand,

Legaspi

Wind

Direct lip.

Forse.

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REFINERIES.

China. Sagars.......(00) 9130's. Malabon Sugar... F. 30: $33

MINING.

Kailima

Langkass...

Raube.......

Tronoh Mines

138-

...zdra, 10T. 19

„£182.35 1

£130/-

Ural Caspian.......£3281-

DOOKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS.

Kowloon Wharram #" 50[381] sa.

H.K. & Whamp

Dock 5) [$127 by

Shanghai Dock 100 T.:88

HOTALS' LANDS- AND BUİLDINGS

Hongkong Hotels....: 50) $102

100 $93

Central Estate

Hongkong Lands...$100] 894 &“

Humphreys KatatOS E 10, 981. 8.

Kaloon Lands ... 50 283.

West Points. 60870,b

-Shanghai I, nd, T., 50 T. 92

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| $1.65. dividend & 45 ct. Bonus for year ending 30:4:18

$12 for 1915-

נן

6+ C

Wp.c.

P. 6,101, 1916..........

19 p.

Final div, 5% freo of in-

come tax, making 10%

elite 1915 1916 coupon

No. 9

Q. D.C.

Tia. for 1915

1 Interim making

afo 1918..

9% for 1915

[8% for 1916 & bonus $2

Final 89.50 & Couns 18, making $11 3/0 1816...

| Tla. Titon-year ending

30.4.16

Final pf. 83 making $8.

/0 1916

'BY a/c 1916.

Final 'div. of 834 making

87 / 1918.

50 cents for 1926

83 ter 1915

Final 3-25, making 85,25

a/c. 1918

3 % final making 12 %

/ 1916.

Tls.

for year, ending. 31-10-16.. Tis. 6 div, ac year ended.

30-5-15.

COTTON MULLS,

Ewos

„T. 50|T. 160

Shanghai Cottone T., 50 T. 120 23,

Kung Tik

Y ngtazapoce

10 T. 13

T-BT.-3

TLs 0.90 for 1918.......

III-Beyond Fictoria.

Not exceeding

Hongkong Observatory, March 21, 1917.

per passenger.

26 centa.

94

77

»75

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

Light & Powers. § 581.70 b

25

O ins-Providents

90...

Dairy Farms

13 p.c

8.

It par

7 20.

6 p.0

Credits, 4 months eight, 2/4)

Documentary, 4 months' sight 3/4;

Ou Paris

On demand,

Credits, 4 months' sight,...325.

On New York-

On demand,

Credio, 60 days sight,

it

On Barabay

ECA Sämei

............ · 5,00 F.M.'

5.00 9.00 A.

On Shanghai-

On deman

Da Yokohama

riom,

*109!

48.

the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty One hour.. Chart, which has been found to be 4:

4 feet Two moure..

3 inches below menn sen level.

Three.

To obtain the depth of water on the Four tide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard Five.

add 3 feet 4 inches, and, on the gauge Six

at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet Une day from 6am. to6 am. 31.50

+ inches to the height given in the table

March 22nd to 20th, 1977.

Stand Wascan

Hongkong

Lew' Watch Hoogkoiz

Mean Time.

Haight 1-Ma

Height

Thur

hich 4.3

Shuchut. 4.00 F.M.

(10,00 M

FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN

BRANCH FO

days sight(private paper).

SUNDAYS♣ An depand, in WERK-DAYS HOLIDAYS Land, 100 fine (per tasl)

7130

1201307

172

19.30 F, M.

Fing

hung 19.30124 0

Shek K10TH £302M. 9.30 PM. Muugmoon .&.COM OPM 60 P.X:

Kumchuk8.00

ukonp

6,000.00 F.

JP 8.00P.M. 6.00 P.

Saturdayum DASD

Sovereigns (Banks Buying rate) $8.50 n. 35 18/18 17% Rom.

Bile (per.az) *** Bar Silver in

rin Hongkong

Chinese Copper Cash... Chise Copper Cents... Tate of Native Interest" Chiese Seb. Coin Hongkong Sub Coin

Femperature. Hongkong, Marels $11017

8. 2 dia

BÁLOMETER

#FASSENGERS DEPARTED;

March 20, Beden DuPer Asyo Maru, Miss K.-E. Airworth

he care of Mais closing before 9 Me G H Phillip M. C. Ratherford, tica eles its aclock an Aire Hayward Emith, Air M.Bhikatsup,

Mr and Mrs OH Walker

If a vehicle is discharged beyond the limits the City of Victoris half fare extra is to be allowed for the return journey.

IV-In Kowloom.

Quarter hour,

half hour,..

One hour....

Two hours,

19

Three Four Five**

Not exceeding per passenger.

.40

80

1407

2.40

9.50

2.00

One day from 6 am to 8 pm 5.00,

Between the hours of 8.30 pm, and a.m. the above fares abali be increased, peruy EQ centu

7.129.1

ourane 22.94

ames. 29.89

8 x 29.92 75

29.54:72 94 *.29.8770

29.87782 20.84 75 199.89.70 80 29.33, 75

29.84 68 89 | **

T. F. CLAXTON, "Director.

MISCELLANEOUS.

1. BAROMETER, reduced to as degrees China-Borneos...... 12 88. b. Fahn nheit, on the level of the scs in inches, tenths and hundredths.

a. HUMIDITY, in percentage of satura. tion, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.

10 28.10.

*. 6 821 4. DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points. Green Islands 1039 b. &m.

FORCE OF WIND, according to Rongkong ectric 10 $10-

Ben ford Scale.

6. STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, detached cloud, d drizzling rain, f fog, gloomy, h hail, 1 lightning, overcast, P passing showers, a aqual, rain, snow, tthunder. v visibility, w dew (wet), ) +

7. RAIN in inches. tenths and hun- dredtha

HONGKONG REGISTER.

Hongkong ice

£160 nagkong Ropes... 10 828 en

|$7.20

Hongkong TramWAJA

HK Stoul Feazdry 1820.

12 ct.. for 1915..............

5 p.a. for year ending

£3-2-06

70 cents for 1918.

for year ending

12 p...

9 po

80 cents for 1916

#23 lok 1918/1916A-/

#9 on a/c 1918 anténamour.

41 final and bonus $1,

ranking 83

23% finsin/e 1516 Pond- ing (cants 48 pershare)

Peak TramwayR

do..

'10 89.80

for 1913/1

25 cents for 1916/1916

124% fer 1918

Previous 1 AN

dayon date at Du dere attems Imundry ............$. Þ $38

Cain Waterbosts Bic (918)

Barometer, 30.03

ᎦᎢ " Temperature "

30.07.17 30.03

B5

William Powell

0.00

-0.00

70 combi for 1915-

4.7.K.

Doi: "S

Maimun

(190) Minimin (ovor night)

30.12 30.06

A LIFE SAVEE 30.05. TT is safe to say that Chamberlain'

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FOR

Humidity

rection of) Wind.

Taisgraphic Telephone No 990,

Finted And

bed for, Tax CH Streat HongLi

8 p.

E cants for 1918/LOJ8

16 p.4