OFFICES
TO LET
TO LET.
st
Connaught Roiul.
OFFICES in Kings and York Building, Į HOUSES in Clifton Carlens, Conduit
Boud
HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terraces.
HOUSES on Shamren, Canton.
THE RETREAT No. 48; The Peak.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT & AGENCY Co., Iss.
TO LET.
IMMEDIATE ENTRY, four very desirable BHOPS situated in Ice Hoose Street, opposite the Grand Hotel Recently reconstructed.
For rent and other particulars,
Apply to
THE MANAGER,
ALEX ROSS & CO. Machinery Office. 'Phona 27,
OUR AGENCIES:-
:: 0 :
Napier, Ford and Hupmobile Motor Cars, Brooke, Caille and Scripps Marine Motors, Triumph and lodian Motor Cycles, Royal and Corona Typewriters, Duresco Faints and Colourwash,
Optimus Stoves.
Jeyes Muki
Carbotyp Stationery,
Turner Uil and Gas Engines,
Simpson and Lawrence Yacht Fittings. Dunlop Tyres
General Accident Metor Car Insurance.
PATELL & CO.
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POST OFFICE NOTICES.
Particulars of outgoing and incoming
Hongkong Ive Co., Ltd. Importers--Exporters Mails will not be advertised in future.
Connaught Foul Central
Buur kock, March 15, 1917.
TO LET IMMEDIATELY.
1578
ARGE OFFICES. Centrally Situsted
LARGE Cerd netic
Apply
Tight telephone and sub, exchange.
No. 31... C/O CHINA MAIL? Office. Hongkong, March 12, 1917.
1545
TO LET.
FFICES, 2nd Floor, St George's
Bandings.
OFF
Apply to-
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SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.
Banging. April 7, 1914,
TO LEI
511
AND
Commission Agents
HONGKONG.
Branches :-
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL YOKOHAMA, JAPAN. BOMBAY, INDIA.
China :-
HANKOW, SHANGHAI, CANTON.
K
The Post Office will forward all corres pondence posted by the fastest rouses.
Correspondence artaressed to enemy abjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Portu guese East Africa, Pettis and Morocca cannot be transmitted.-
The Services to Germany, Austria, Balgaria and the Ottoman Empire are suspended.
LOCAL AND REGULAR MATÈS
FOR
HUNDREDS LITTLE ECZEMA PIMPLES
On 'Arms, Limbs and Chest. Sleep Almost Impossible. HEALED BY CUTICURA
J
"I anffered from scontat having Bun- dreds of little pimplém on my acne, Kobe and chent. The pimple would tủ up with a-watcry substance and I suavrod,gross pain specially at night. Sleep was almost torpoble. The trouble häd been golag on „for several preska; A. Alead recommended
Cuticura Soap and Dintment and I sent for " a frye wampin. On finding the sample res Boved no I purchawil 'twa cukor of Cutf- cura Sano and a pot of Cutleurs Ölhntment and ki kwa thịo a week I was perfectly bented." (Sharmisd) Mrs. Marta V. Scoti. 4) St. Peters St. Brighton, Eng.....July 20, 1915. Sample Each Free by Post
With 32- Skin Book, (Soap to cisansa and Dintraent to heal, Addrew post-card for samples: F. Nawbery& Sews, 27, Chae- Amhouse Ngu Landan.“ Sold everywhere.
FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.
CHUIRS.
I-In Fictoria with two Bearers.
Quarter hour.
10 cents.
Half hour,
One hour,
93
Three hours
50
OUTWARD.
WEEK-DAYS
Six bourgaliife'seen.
70
SUNDAYS &
Day (8 ain to 6 pm)$1.00
HOLIDAYS
9.30 .M.
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria. half faro extra.
Between the huurs of 8.30 pm. and 6 Am. the above faits shall be increased by 20 per centum
II-Beyond Tieuria, with jour Bearers,
Hour,...
WEATHER REPORT.
No returns Pressure. Eng.
On the 2nd at noon. from Japanese stations. decreased alightly at Shanghai and in- creased slightly at all other reporting stations: the anticyclone appeary to be mering eastward.
Fresh monsoon will prorail along the
cast and south coasts of China and over the northern part of the China Seu
#
THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1917,
SHARE REPORT.
MARCH 2ND "1817.
Stock and paid up
Qtiona 11.80 A.M.
Value
Last Dividend sad date.
Raca
Zawod en lask
RANKS
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours Hongkong & Shal $125 #880 b. 14 50.
ཚ
ending at 10 am. to-day, 0.00-inch. Total
ince January 1st, 1,80 inches, against an average of 3.06 inches....
Ferocust for the 24 hours ending at noon on the 23rd March :-
1.-Hongkong to Gap Rock : El winds, moderate to fresh ; fair. ·
2.-Formosa Channel N. winds, strong.
MARINE INSUR-
ANCES
Cantomim. mui# 50 | 8370
S
North China EST. 150
Unicza
#100 #990
Yangt. 60†† #235
3 South coast of China between. Hongkong and Lamocks: The mme as No. 1.
4-South coast of China between | FIRE INSURANCES.{ Hongkong to Hainan: The samo na
China Piros insumer® 20 $187 b.
Hongkong Fire.........m zu | #9524 d.
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,
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SHIPPING.....
Donglas Steamships 350 $10%
Steamboat.* 15 $134. a. Indo-China-
(Preferred)....£5|941}| (Deferred)...25 $127 ■.
*** Shall "Transports £l 103/
'Star Ferry
10333
REFINERIES,
Chion. Sugainvi#100|$129 a
Malabon Sugars... F. 30 $33
Final of £9-3/ making E-0 for 19*8 and bonus 10% sub- ject to deduction of Income tax
BT final making 325
c 1914 and Interim
$15 a/c 1815........ Fical div. of 15% making
2/15 Interim of $30 a,c' 1915..
******
Final of §15 making. 18. for 1914 and int. of $6' ua socome. 1916- ' ...
$7 and bona €9 far
191...canan.
$27 for 1914 .oorestowwert
1 Analinsking 18. and
$8 bonus, making $14 All a/c 1915-15............... $1.23 for 1916
Interira of 3/- a/c 1916... Interim at 10/- n/a 1918,
TOLT
dy...
61 pa
7 pe
8:
9/ist / 1918 Coupon £7
| $1.65 dividand £ 45 eta. Boggs for year ending. 30-4:16
p.a.
6.
1812 for 1915...
P. 6 for 1916..nem
10.5.
134. på
1917-
it
Date.
Mar. 2d 6.13
Ends:
6.
Begins."
16.46 p.m.
33rd, 6.13 +9
6.47
24th, 612
6.47
25ta, 8.11
6.47
...26th," 6,10
8.47
8.08
6.47
0.60 centa.
29th 5.08
0:48
Three hours.
81.00
.. 99th. 6.08
B-48
Six hours...
1.50
30th, 6.07
6.48
Day (6 mm. to 6 pum.).
....... 9.00-
31st,
6.06
€48
II- the Hill District.
With Bearers With 4 Bearers..
Canton, Sansui Regis. 5 r.. and Wuchow Letters & P.M.
(7.15 3. Macao
***11.30 P.M. [6.00 7.1. Kongmoon Except
Saturdays Namtan and.
Sahmei 5.00 PM.
(10.00 AM. Shamchun
4.00 P.M.
5 00 P.M.
Quarter hour......30.15 20.30
Half hour,
020
0,40
One hour,
0.31)
0.00
ROYAL OBSERVATORY
MINING.
9.00 ..
Two hours,
0.50
0,80
Three hours, ........ 0.70"
1,00
HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER | Kalazi............
Six hours, 1.00 5.00 r.. Day (6am.top.m.)1.50
1.30 200
לי .
REPORT.
£1138/-
Langkacs.....dz. 10 T. 18
Final div, 6% free of in- come tax, making 10% ale 1915-1918 coupon No. 8
Ti. 1 for 1910
RICKSHAS.
1.00 .M.
4.00 A.M.
MARCH 22, 1917.—*.m.
I.In the Ised of Hongkong if engaged
fin Victoria
Tronch Hines ...-..£1|30/- 4.
I interim making
- ||
Wind
Ten minutes...
..... 5 cents,
Quarter hot, an
Half hour,
$■tion.
*BOH
At Ben L
Temperature.
Humidity.
Direk
Weather.
Ural Caspiana ........£] | 28/-
18.
DOCKS, WHARVES
· AND GODOWNS.
Kowloon Wherrer € 50 381) a. di ca.
H.K. & Whampo
Docks 50 $127 1
Shanghai Docks T. 100 T. 87
8% for 1916 & bonus si
Final $2.80 & bonus B6,
making $11 % 1916....
Tlk. 74 to your ending
30-4-16 .1.
/ 1918.
9% for 1913
تمر
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO
IN, WHICH ARE VESTED THE SHARES OF
NEW HOUSE in Conduit Rod THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE 1 Healy for cecupation.
Also I GODOWN. in Duddell Street,
For rent and other particulara
apply to-
HI, M. H.. NEMAZEE,
1 Des Voux Road,
Hagkoug, March 15, 1917.
TO LET
1577
TOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenue,
Kow.com
AFLAT in Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon."
10 LET OR FOR SALE. Kowloon Marine Lot 48 with wharf Aron 64,000 89. ft. itable for coal storage or erection of godowns.
Apply to HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings.
Hongkong, Feb. 7, 1827.
THE CHINA MAIL."
NOTICE
Communications relating to news should benddrowed to Tax Erres.
their Correspondenta must forward mames and addresses with sný communica. mor addressed to the Editor, not necessary for pablication bot as evidence of good.
aith.
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All matter for publication should be written on sma sid "of the paper duly,
Letters relating to business should be addressed to THE MANAGER.
COMPANY, L104
and
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS
ASHURANCE CO.
TAL FUNDS ATŠler Dicpinex, 1914.
*££$,970,387.
TOTAL
I-Authorised Capital £8,000,000
Subscribed Ospital £4,500,000. Paid-up Capital
.£2,437,590 I-Fire Fonds
3,837,047 ITI-Life & Annuity Funda.. 17,507,590.
Binking Fund Account...... 128,050
£33,970,381
+3
Rurenue Fire Branch... £2,381,456
Life and Annuity
3,141,683 Bruncho. Ravenne Marine Department .- *987,939 478,940
£6,258,228
Other Receipta
Iai Q...
... 5,00 g. Tai To... ...10.00 A. M. Chenug Chow... 9:00 r.. Shataukok, Sha-.
tin and
Sheangali. 4.00 P.X.
Aberdeen. Autan,
Ping Shan,
Sai Kung, Sautin, Stanley. 4.30 PM.
(7:30 AM..
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.O.
Wxxx-DAYS
滋
The Accumulative Funds of the various MacRD...... Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are not aside to meot the claims under the respective Depart mante of the Company's Briness,
SHEWAN, TOMES, & CO..
Ayenta
SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)
COAL
One hour,
Every Subaquent hour......20
cte-the ricksha be engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis- SUNDAYS &
HOLIDAYS charged outside the Western part of the City of Vitoria after 9 p.m., or be dis. 7.30 AM. charged tothe East of Bay View Police {1:30. 8.30A.M. 1.30 PM. Station on be Eastern side of the City $7.30 1.M. 0.307.x. 17.3.3. of Victoria fter. 3 p.m. at extra ha
19:30PM: fare shall besturgeable.
1.30 .3
P.NL
Canton
***18.30 P.M.. Tai Ping
Tung9.30 r.. 9.30 P.M. 9. Shek Ki......9.30 F.M. 9.30P.M. 3.3 P.x. Langmoon .6.06 P.M. 6.00P.M. 6.0 P. Kumchak...6.00 P.M. 6.00P.M. 6,50 TM. Kaukong...6.00 PM. 6.00P.M. 1,002.ac.
Except Saturdays.
In
Undersigtied haring been appointed Aazams for the COWIE HARBOUR COAL CO., LTD., are prepared to quote a.m. prices for best quality BILIMPOPON the COAL trimmed into Bankem at BEBAT- Borneo
on SANDAKAN (British North
the core of Mails closing before 9 Begistration closes at 5 o'clock en
ous evening.
HONGKONG TIDES.
SILIMPOPON COAL compares favour- ably with the better grades of Japaness Coal and gires good results on a very moderate consumption.
The le-tabk given below has been Steamers calling at SEBATIK or compiled at the National Almanac Office BANDAKAN exclusively for SILIMPC in London from the result of the analysis PUN COAL (either cargo or Bankers) of observations taken by means of an are exempt from payment of all Port automatie tide-recording machine in the Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha Taui during the years 1887-8-9.
The
Kate of anbecription to "China Mall" is $30 per annum; per quarter and per men-charges. oem 'pro rata'
The China Mail delivered froe te wal scribere in Hongkong sad Kowloon. ||
Tostage is Chorged at the rate of fifty cuba per south.
the
Orders for exam copies of the Dans Marabould be sent as soon as posible as the supply is limited. Cash 10 cha Oredit 20 cla, par copy.
Rate of subscription to the "Overland China Mail" is $13 parauna: postaga $1 per sonam extra. Bingle ooples twenty fie cents each.
...Alterations and additions to Advertise mienta ou Page 2, 3, 6, and 7 should “be, went to this OMes, No. 5, Wyndham
westy not later than 1180 a.m.
Alterati, na and additions to Advertise
and 8 should be rents on pagis 2, 4,
ent up not for than I p.
New Advertisements should be sonu in for 3 ym.
Advertisements and Subscriptions which
re not ordered for a fixed period will be
continued until counterinaaded.
At Serattir Steamers are berthed along. aide the Company's wharf where there is a minimum depth of 97 to 25 feet at low water Spring Tides.
Charts of Biboko Bay (Sebattik Har- bour), Prices and all other informatien cencerning the Port can be had on application to the Agusta.
ZETO
of the table corresponds with the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Chart, which has been found to be feet
inches below mean sea level.
To obtain the depth of water on the tide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard add 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gauge at Lament Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet
-In Kowloon.""" Quarter how ignorina 5 cesta. Half bour, .............. Hour,.........dhe Every subsement hour,
II. Tarpe Road.
Wl'estock..) 6. (30.55, 25 Memuro... 5 a. Hakodate... Tokio ochi Nagasaki. Kagoshima Oshtima
Bonin Island
Ishi'jima ***
"
Weihaiwei.. 30.24 Bankow
Chefoo
1
Anty cents. shall be added tears. 19
fr each extra hear or part anes
an hour if the hirer caus le journey to take longer tan-
To 4th mile.
single cents....1 hour. return $1.002 hours. Beyond 4th teth mile-
single 81.902 hours, f return $1.50... Beyond 8th toth mile- single 131.76. return...$2.00
Beyond 9th td1th mile...
single 200 return"...32.50
"
11
30.23
90.21 46 88 Sharp P
30.18 54 80 Amoy 9.30.18 68 78 Swstow... 8.30.18 88
81 Taihoku... 30.13 59 90 Taichu
90.08 Tainan Koehun Peseadores Canton *** Hongkong
"
30.08 69
"
Gap Rock Macao 10 Wachowa. Pazboi Hoiber... Tourane...
Fares for jurneys beyond the 11th Phulien mile to be atter of previous arrange ment in each se
The fares he set out to apply to one rick sha with thee coolies from Tsim Sha Tsui
4 inches to the height given in the table FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
.March 23rd to 20th, 1917.
"
..
Faroo
HOTELS" LANDE
AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hotels.....# 50 #102
Central Esta $100 $93
Fengkong Lands...$100 394 b. Humphreys Ratatos 1088) b. & an Kowloon Lands ... 80 823
West Points....... 50 870 b.
Shanghai. Lands T. 50 T, 92
+
Bp.c
13 p.c
83 p
Final of $3 making 18
/ 1918
#7 a/c 1818...
6.p.
Final div. of Böj making
$7 / 1916
50 cents for 1918 2:
$2 for 1918
Final 69-25, making $5.25
/e19182
[6 % final_making: 12 %
· a/c 1918.
COTTON MELIA,
Ewos
T. 50 T. 150
Shanghai Oottone T. 50 T. 120. «.
Ts. 9 for year ending
81-1016DLOEDON †Th, 6 div, a;e year ended
50-18
T. 0.90 for 1926)
C. St. James Dagu A parti Dagupan i Manila Legaspi
9.8
Kung Yik.....
T10 T. 13
11
Tacloban ...
Holló Surigao Labuan
29.87
Y ngtamanoos
Not exceeding
1097
BICH WATER.
KoW WATER
ver passenger.
Hongkong
Hongkong
Laight
Kaight
Fevk
1.5
2 26.
From Slaughteouse to * Sailors. Home...like. From Sailors' fome to
Government' vil. Hos pital
. 04 cents.
BRADLEY & CO., LTD.;
Agenta Cowls Harbour Coal Company, Limited.
EXCHANGE.
Hongkong, March 22, 1917.
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2
On London
SAL
Bank Wire
*
On demand
2/4 ...2/4 1/15.
*
30 days' right...
Mon.36
in 30 62
4 months' sight,
**2/4 0/13 T
糕點
Ther 19
R
Credita, 4 months' night,...2/41
Documentary, 4 months' night 2/44
Langisjbia Addzom Bam Hongkong, | On Paris-
#m ABO. 6th kdition. Ta
Telephone No. 22.
TEX CAIXA MALL, LOWser.
HONGKONG BEGISTER.
Farneseter - memperature:
Wenter
Prations
3.12.
20.03. 20.30
81
tais 0,00
On demand,
..
.....2244
Credits, 4 months' sight,
On New York
On demand,
Credita, 80 days sight,
On Bombsy
***
§2333320 333332
TEL
Temperature.
Hongkong, March 22, 1917. BAROMETER
On demand,
Do. Do
1 F.M
N
Do
$ 2.3.
Do. (Wet bulb) 2 Ale naman atas
Do. ( bulb) 1 z..
Wire,***
On Calcatta WITE, ... On demand On Singapore-
On demand,
XpJ,
30.07 On Shanghai-
On Manila
On, demand,
$0.00 $0.00%
state as the 15 đì
on the trad
Obbisratory Mas
On demand
20 days' night(private paper),
On Tokera
One mand,
Bovereigns
108
Gold Lent, 100 fine (per tael) ... 48 20
ringente) 88.50; n.
6lver (per
Bar Silver in Hongkong
Chinese Copper Cash Chinese Copper Cente Rate of Native Interest Chinese Bob Coin ... *** Hongkong Hub Cour
Piz
·THERMOMETE
Do. (Wat bulb) & (P.M.
Da. Kinüzüm (over night)
SA LIFESAVER'
BEEEEEEERREZ
1.70 6.
# 10] 8830 €
$34.
72 eta. the 1915...
EUROS
92 for 1915/1918
From Governmat Ciril
Hospital to Chk Tower
From Clock Tonto Bace
Couse.
From Clock Toy to Bay
Viow House From Wanchai arket to
Bay View Hop.................. i From Bay Viewlouse to Quarry Bayanistan
T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong Observatory, March 12, 1917.
MISCELLANEQUE.
China-Borneon ▼ 12 #8 by.
1. BABONETEE, reduced to 32 degrees Light & Powers Faha nheit, on the level of the sea in
inches, tenths and hundredths.
Quiza-Providenta
2. TEMPERATUER is the shade, in de Dairy Farine grees Fahrenheit.
3. BUMIDITY, in percentage of sature tion, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100
DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points.
6. FORCE OF WED, according to Ben Hord Beale, ma
6. STATE OF WEATHER b blus sky, c detacher cloud, d drizzling rain, f fog, gloomy, h hail, I lighting, o overcast, P passing showers, g equal, rain, s HOT, tthunder. y visibility, w dew (wet).
7. Ramiz inches. tenths and hun-)
II.—In City of Fictoria.
Not exceeding per passenger, dredths.
10 cents.
30.16 30.11
Quarter hour, 30.06alf hour.
66.
One hour. Two hours, Three
63 Four
extra is to be allowed for the return journey.
Green Islands .....€ 20 88.85 b.
a
Hongkong Electrica 8-10 #484 b.
Hongkong loes...... 3 22 | (160 Hongkong Bapes
108.29
"
Hongkong Tramways 5). [#7 b. 7.10 m.
E.K. Steel Foundry
Ponk TramwaysT
"
16 p.c. for your ending
70 cents for 1918-
33 for you ending
$17.18
80 cents for 1916 pas
#2: e/o 1918
1 Ant and bonus':31,
misking $3
23 % Enaic 1916 Pend-
ing (cents 48 per share)
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10
Quarter hour, Ball hour, the hour,
for 1918/1918.
7p.c.
2 pc
[12] p.C
Five Bir One day from 6 at
IIF-Bend Victoria.
Steam Laundry “***
25 ovats for 1915/1916.
$1.25
IV.-In Kowloon...
Not exceeding per passerigar
25 cents.
Not expecting per passenger.
40°
Union Waterboats
124% for 1916.
70 cadiča tuz)
William PerrüINDA MT8
ounts for 1913
Two hours,
240
Telegraphio Ad
02.0.B NA
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Bhare and
LOB Brokers
Ono hotu
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