1917-04-12 — Page 9

To day's Advertisements

PUBLIC AUCTION.

TI Undersigned are received in-

maructions to sell by Public Auction, I ACCOUNT OF THE DORCHENED).

tr

SATURDAY,

the 14th April, 1917, at

10°. m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 1, Des Youx Road, Corner

"of ico House Street,--

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD.

TURNITURE..

Begorod to Salos Roomte for Coprenisbea

" of Sale.

Including

Largo Enamelled Bath with Fittings, Heary Brass Fantlers &c.

And also

$450

OUR STANDARD

16 Feet Motor Boat Fitted with HP. Caille Engine which runs on either Kerosene or Gasoline.

Flense arrange for a trial run.

་་

ALEX. ROSS & CO.,

Machinery Office. PHONE 27.

A mumber of cases of Meux's Pale Ale. KING EDWARD HOTEL

"Černus ka naual.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers,

Nokong. April 14, 1917.

TO LET

L

་་

1680

TO LET -IMMEDIATELY,

ARE OFFLUES" Centrally Situalec) in Jueen's Road. Fitted with electric Hart, thephone and sub. exchange.

Apply--

Central Location,

LL ELECTRIC TEAMS PAS Entrance..

Electric Lifts. Fans and Lighting Kurupean Batha and Sanitary Fittinge.. Hot and Cold Water System throughout. Best of Food and Service

TELEPHONE 373- TELEGRAFRIC ADORESA -

+VNIZOMIA,

J. WITCHELL,

Manayer

TANG YUK DENTIST, successor to

14

No. 21.. CHINA MAIL' Office. Hongkong. March 21917.

15.45

the face SIEN. KINO, 14, D'AGUILAR STREET.

TLET.

N

3. ROBINSON ROAD,

Apply to

Messrs. DAVID SASSOON

* CO., LTD.

Hengkong, April 11, 1917.

TO LET

TERMS VERY MODERATE.

·Consultation tree.

J

THE "CHINA MAIL".

NOTICE

Conamanlestions relating to news should be addressed to The Merton..

#

1860

PILES at 2 Connaught Roud. OFFICESin Kingsand York Building. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens Conduit

Row!

(101SES'in Broadwood and Moreton Terraces.

HOUSES on Shameon, Canton.

Apply to

THE HUNGRUNG LAND INVEST.

MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.

TO LET

IMMEDIATE ENTRY, four very desirable SHOPS situated in Ice Touse Stret, opposite the Grand Hotel Recently reconstructed.

For rent and other particulars,

Apply to

THE MANAGER, Hongkong Ice Co, Ltd. 40, Connaught Roud Central. Bony kupe, March 15, 1917. 1678

TH LET.

OFFIEBE nd Floor, St. George'z

Baudings,

Apply to

BHEWAN, TOMES & Co.

Hina kona April 7, 1918,

TO LET.

F11

NEW HOUSE in Conduit, Road.

Heady for occupation.

Also 1 GODOWN in Duddell Street. For rent and other particulars spy tom

H.M. H. NEMAZEE,

1 Des Voeux Road.

Hongkong, March 13, 1917..

TO LET

1577

27OUR-BOOMED HOUSES in Gordur Terrace and Salisbury Avenue,

السار

A FIAT in Eamphreys Buildings, kowkon

CO LET OR FOR SALE, Kowloon Marine Lot 48 with wharf 5,000 89. ft. suitable for coal Arvrage or erection of godowas

Apply to--

4ÏUMI ALKEYS ESTATE & FINANCE.

CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings.

Hongkong, Feb. 7, 1017.

THE

'CHINA MAIL"

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All matter for publication should. "be

Léttarr relating to business should be addressed to Tnx Maxaan.

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The Post Office will forward all corres- pondence posted by the fastest ropes

Correspondence acaressed to enemy subjects in Chica, Sians, Liberia, Portu guess Eat Africa, Perzis and Morocco cannot be transmitted..

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

LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS

OUTWARD

WEEK-DATS

Fox

Tai ..... ... 5.00 F.36. Tai Po.......10.003.M. Cheung Chow... 200P.M Shatankok, Sha tin and "Sheungshui Aberdeen, Antau,

- 4.00 F.3.

Ping Shan, Sai Kuner Santia, Stanley. 4.30 M.

(7.30 A.M.

Canton,Samsai

and Wuckor Regis 3 P.K. Letters 6 r.x. $2.15 M.

Hate of, subscription to "China Mail" is Maeso 136 por annum; per quartar and per men- | im "pro rata'.

1

.....

The China Ma la dellvored zeo to

scribers in Hongkong and Kowloon, Postage is Charged at the me of Bfty conts per month.

Urders for extra coples of the Onta Mam' should L

sent as soon as possible as 20 cta, per copy. the supply is limited. Cask 10 cts, Credit

Chins Mail" is $10 per annum postage Hate of anteanption to the "Overland

*** 11.30P.M. [6.00 8.31. Except (Saturdays

SUDDAYS & HOLIDAYS

Cuticura Soap and Ointment

For Dandruff Itching Scalp

And falling hair. Touch spots of dandruff and itching with Cuticura, Ointment. Next morning shampoe with Cuticurs Soap. Sample, Each Free by Post

With p. Skin Book (Soap-10 cleares and inwent to heal) Formpien addre pont-end: F.Newbury & Roos, T; Char terhouse a Leadan, dok everywhors

FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.

CHAIRS,

J-In Victoria with two Beareri.

Quarter hour.

Half hour,

One hour,

Three hours

Six hours....

Day (6 am, to 6 pm)

... 10 tents.

عرب

1.00

If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, half fare extra,

Between the hours of 8.30 p.m. and's an. the above ares shall be increased 9.30 by 50 per centum.

II.-Beyond. Victoria, with four Bearers. Hour.............

Three bours₤1.00 Six hours............ Day (6 am to 5 pm), 200

III-In the Hill District.

WEATHER REPORT,

་་

On the 19th at 11:00–Na returns from Indio China. Pressurs Ens increased moderately over South Blanchari central Japan, and the Eonins; it has decreased moderately at all stations arrounding the Eastern Sea, and alightly elsewhere.

The anticyclone bar strengthened and appears to be central over South Man- churis a depression is situated to the N.W. of Haiphong and a secondary has formed over the Eastern Sea.

Moderate southerly winds with rsing and squally weather may be expected over the worth part of the China Ses.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.13 inch. Total since January 1st, 207 inches, against an average of 7.50 inches.

Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on the 13th April-

1.--Hongkong to Gap Rock: S. winds, moderate, squally; overcast, rain.

Stock and paid up.

Yaine.

BANKS

THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1817. SHARE REPORT.

APRIL 15TH, 1917.

Not the

tioun 11.30 A.M.

Last Dividend and date.

ત

div.

Hongkong & Shal $195 8705 b.

MARINE INSUS ANCES

Cantone

.0.30 8313 b

North Chinas

Unfoca

25 T. 135

4100910 b.

**** 00: $235 “

2.-Formosa Channel: S. winds, fresh. J-South coast of China between Yangtar... Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as No. 1.

4-South coast of China between. Hongkong to Hainan: The same No. 1.

OFFICIAL FIGHTS IN APRIL..

The following table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of April;

1917-

FIRE INSURANCES. China Firea..........$20) $100 b.

Hongkong Kirovou $332

SHIPPING

Douglas Stampe 530 986

Steambostał 15 818 sa.

Indo-China.

(Preferred) £5|841} (Datacred)...£5|810}.

Final of £9-5 making £46 for 196 and bonus of 10/- aub ject to deduction of Income tax

87 foal making $95.

yo 1914 and Materim of $18 / 1915. ..... Fical div. of 15% making

/ 2016 Laceria of 890-1, a 1915.

.

*

Final of $15-moking 18 for 1914 and it of $5

una account 1916

$7 and bonus for

1914.

for 1913

181 final making 36 and

BIP

62.p.2.

7 po

83 bonus, making $14

all a/c 1916-18

16 pr.

of p.c

91.20 for 1916

Interim 3 / 1916... Futarin or 10/-/1916,

"Shell" Transporta. £1103/

"Star Ferry - 10 ₤34 b.

2/-ict./o1916Compou 97 81.65 dividood & 15 cta Bonus for your ending 043d-w******

819 for 1918-

$.... 8 p..

Date:

Eads.

"April 19th, "5.52: 4.10.

n 13th, 5.34

Begins. 6.53 p.m.

,, 14th, 5,34

6.3-1

15th, 6.33

6.54

,, 16th, 5.39

6.5.4

5.54

18th, 2.50

8.34

7 p..

0.60 cents.

10th 4

5.49

6.55

20th, 5:48

6.56

1.40

$1st,

5.47

2nd 5.17

REFINERIES

6 pσ

6.57

24th, 345

95th 5.45

5:00 30.

Quarter hour,...).15 Half hour,

0.00.

One hour, ........ 0.30 Two hours, 0.30 Three hours. 0.70 Six hours... 1.00 Day (6am.toep.m.31.30

... 090

"80.30

0.0

11. 26th, 3,44

China Sugars 100 | $114" Malabon Sugars..... 30 $31

10 p.e

P. B to 1918.

8.59

134 p.

27th, 5.43

6:59

0,54

- 29th, 5.42

4:50

8,80

29:2 541

8.30

.1.00

30th, 4.41

8.59

1.09

1100

6.00 ..

With 9, Bearers With 4 Bearers

$3rd, 5.46

MINING...

ROYAL OBSERVATORY

Langkaœ .........zdrz. 10 T. 17 b. HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER Ranb££ $9,20 .

Final div, 5% free of in- come tax, making 10% ate 1915-1918 coupon No. 8

Tia, 1 for 191

Kongmoon

REPORT.

Nucitau and

Sanmei

RICKSHAS.

*

Shamchun.

5.00 P.M. f10,00. 14.00 P.31.

5.00 PM.

9.00 4.x.

1.-In the fland of Hongkong if mgagul in Victoria

APRIL 18, 1917,--4.1.

Tronoh £127,6 5- Ural Caspiana E128/-

Ten minutes,

3 'cents.

Wind

Quarter hour,

Half hour,

15

0"

Station.

30

81 par augum extra. Bingle copies twenty FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN

Era cents each.

Alterations and säditions to Advertise- ments on Pagon 2, 3, 6, and 7 should be want to the Office, No. 5, Wyndham Street, not later than 11.30.

Alterations and additions to Advertise menta on pages 1, 4, 5 and 8 should be sext us not later than 1 p.m."

New Advertisements should be sent in before 2p. 13.

Advertisements and Subscriptions which aze nos ordered for a fized porlod will be continued until countermanded

Telegraphic Address MAIL Hongkong Code: AB.O. 5th Edition.

Telephone No. 22,

THE CHA MATE, LIMITES

PASSENGERS DEPARTED.

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April 19

BRANCH PO.

WEEK-DAYB

Macao.....1.30.X 2.20

PM.

J7.30 A.M.

***15.30 P.M. 9.30 P.K

One hour,

Every Subsequent hour

Note-If the ricksha be engaged

within the City of Victoria, and be dis

SUNDAYS & charged outside the Westers part of the

Hour.

Baroninter

at Sea Level.

Temperature.

Humidity,

Direction.

3.29.97

HOLDATS City of Victoria after 8 p.m.. or be dis- Wrestock... 6. 30.28 Se (7.30. Station on the Eastern side of the City Hakodate

charged to the East of Hay View Police Memuro of Victoria after 0 p.m., an extra half 17.3 fare shall be chargeable. 19.30.M.

P.K.

Canton

Tai fing

Ting. .30 ... 9.30.M. 9. Shek Ki......9.30 P.M.. 0.30-P.M. 9.3 P. Longmeon 8.00 2.3. 6.00 PM. 6.0 P.M. Kumekuk...6.00 P.M. 6.00 P.M. 6.00 P.M. Kaukong ...800 г.M. 6.00 PM. 8.00P.M.

Except Saturdays.

In the case of Mails closing before 9 am. Fegistration closes at 5 o'clock an the rev ous evening.

EXCHANGE. Hongkong, April 12, 1817.

Per Kage Mora, My M. Sawada, Mr Mrs Stuce and party, Mr and Mrs D. Kimura, Mr K. Yamaguchi, Mr and Recre Taches and child, Miss Row, Hi Flint, Mr Asami, Mr Fujiri, Mr Bo Mr Grimshaw, Mr Salwan, Mr and Mrs T. M. ала and Mrs F. Lyon, r), Mr A. Bolt, Mr

Mr and Mrs On London- Mrs Gaelce ani child, Messrs Hik Fukuyama, Yokotaui, Yanagawa, Shi- buya, W. Routh, T. R. Borgia, 3lorita, Takytomi, J. Kumano, Berman, Futami, Hiss Y. Yabashi, Miss Y. Fondo, Mrs. M. Sano, Mr Maikawa, Miss K. Yam zaki, Mr Y. Kira, Mr T. Haba and Mr I. Ogawa

HONGKONG TIDES.

The tide-table ton below has been colopile at the National Almanac 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 during the years 1887-8-9.

Bank Wire

sil

On demand; 7. ***: 42/4 5/16

19 30 day sight.

+

4 months aight,

2/49/16

"

Credita, 4 months' sight,/5 Documentary, 4 months' sight 2/54 On Paria-

1. On demand,

Credits, 4 months' sight,

On deman

On New York

Credita, 60 days sight, On Bombay Wire..... On demand, Da Calcutta-

Wirey 10 The zero of the table corresponds with On demand the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Oa Singapore- Chart, which has been found to be 4 feet On demand, 3 inches below mean sea level.

To obtain the depth of water on the

On Manila". tid gange at the Victoris Naval Yard

On demand, add 3 feet 4 inches, sod on the gauge at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10-feet inches to the height frem in the table

"ad. 18

April 13th

BIG WARNE

Konchess

19th, 1917.

LOW WATKE

Can be ouromed at the following. “

places in Hongking

The Hongkong Hotel.

Hongkong Ferry Whart

The Hosioon "Perry, Whari,

Viper Parc Tran Etabler

Lower Peak Tram Station;

heong (D'Agallax Street

Cheong Howloon.)

Temperature. Hongkong, April 12, 1917. BAROMETEK LE

Do

Dag THERMOMETER

Dow

Da..(Was barb) 1-...

Do (Wot balb) 4 P.

De Maxicham

De Minkám (orec night

1RM 4.5. 9 AM

On Shanghai--

Ou dizand

20 days sight(private paper),

On Yokohama

www

tom.

112

On mard,

1001 Gold Leal, 100 fine (per toel)... 45.4) Sovereigns(Banks Buyingrste) £6.40. z. Silver (per oz.)

Bar Silver in Hengkong

Halgia Chinese Copper Cash...

Chiness Copper Center

+

38

nom.

pin.

-shot,

Bate of Native Interest Chiness Bub, Coin....

Ph:

88 2. día!

1.7

Water

4.1

Hoogkong Bob Coin

HONGKONG REGISTER.

34

+

Takio

17

Nagasaki 49.67

Kagoshima. 29.95

Saba

INI [19.85)

#99.81 29.78

II.-In Kowloon. Quarter hour......... 5 cents. Oshima Hour Half hour,.................................... 15 Every subsequent hour, ...... 10

Ishijima.. Boninlaland HI-Taipo Road.

Chefoo68. Twenty cents shall be added

Weihaiwei... Bankow for each extra hour or part Ichang of an hour to the hirercauses the journey to take longer Changsha

1

To 4th malle-

single... T0 cents....1 hour. return......$1.00 hours. Beyond 4th to.6th mile

2 hours.

single...81.20....... return.....81.20........................... Beyond 6th to 9th mile- singio...$1.75. return......$3.00

Beyond 9th to 11th mile-

single......8900......... return......8250

Biukiang....

Shanghai.. Gutalaf..... Starp Pk.... Amoy

*

Swatow Taiboku 5.

Taichu

**

Tainan Koshua. Feseadores Canton Hongkong Gay Rock.

Макси цен Wuchow.9a.

mile to be a matter of previous arrange

Fares for journeys beyond the 11th Pathai...

ment in each case.

The fares bere set cut to apply to one rick sha with three coolies from Tsim Sha

Tsui.

FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.

From Slaughter House to

Sailors' Home From Sailors Homs

Government. Civil Hos pital cosasdet From Government :Civil Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Town to Haco.

Conso

From Clock Town to Bay View House.rore e mes

From Wanchai Market to

Bay View House

.............

From Bay View House to

QURITY Bay

cibo

Phalien

Tourane..

C. St.Jumea

$0.06

30.09

Aparri 6 a Dagupan Manils... Legaspi....

129.71

Tacloban

29.75

Hollo Surigao,

bunn

29.73

10.75

n

Not exceeding

"ner passenger.

204 cents:

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&.

II-In the City of Fictoria.

Quarter hour,

Half bour,

One hour. Two hours,

Travions day

Thro Do date at On dita ni.

Four Five 81x

Barome

meter.

20.65 20.02 29.63. One day from

Direction of

Wind

One

29.65

eather.

jod

ort."

μάτι

.:0.00

0.00

0.26

Three

Foor

Five

Six

One day from

Hongkong, Oborrat

tory, April 12, 1917. 1 Teste

Highest opasar temperature os ter Lavet open air touperpture en-tom 31th. 78- TF. CLAXTO

Tot exceeding

per passenger

10 cents.

xceeding.

Weather

Force.

T. F. CLAXTON, Director, Hongkong Observatory, April 12, 1917. 1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrinbeit on the level of the sea in -inchés, tenths and hundredths."

2 TEMPERATUER, in the shade, in de

|grees Fahrenheit.

3. Buxmiry in percentage of cura tior, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100. -

DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points.

5. 0308 Or WIND," according te Een zford Scale.

6. STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, c detaeber cloud, d drizzling rain, f.

É fog:

1 interim making

/ 1916...

13 pc

% for 1916

DOCKS, WHARVES

AND GODOWNS.

Kowloon Whare 350$81 5.

F.K: & Whamp

Docks.............60 $123 b. 1991 ym.

Shanghai Dock, T. 100 T. 88 ± 1

[8% for 1916 & bonus $2

Final $3.30 & bonus 88," making 311 / 1916...

Te. 7 lot year ending

90-4-16

HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS

Hongkong Hotels... 50 #102

·Central Estate #100 #0 b. Hongkong Lands.....$100 $87 %. Humphreys Hatarea 10 881 Kondoon Lands... 30 ₫33 Wast Polita

50 #75 b.

Shanghai Lands T. 60 T. 92

*

Foal of 83 making $3

N/O 1918

a/c 1818...

Final div. of 834 making.

$7/1916

60 cents for 1916

$2 for 1916

Final 83-25, making 2525

a/c 1918

8% final misking 1%

#/. 1916

The

COTTON MILLS,

BROS...J. 80 2, 147 Shanghai Cottons T 50 T. 127 b. -

KUDR Yii..

31°10′16

for year ending Th, & div, a;e year ended

Tia. 0.90 for 1918

nglezadore

10 T. 13:

MISCELLANEQUE.

China-Borneos.

Light & Powers

Cina Providents - # 10]#8 Dry Farms. 8 $23₤ b Green Islands 8.73/29.85 Hongkong Electrics 10 250 1. Hongkong Ic28151 Hongkong Repen ...3 10 | 629 ·

Hongkong Tramwayı 5/- | 97,44

g gloomy, bai, I lightning, o overcast, H.K. Steel Foundry ... (610)

passing showers, a equal, rrain isnow,

thunder. visibility.w dewwel).

7 Rai in inches tenths and hun- drontha

extra is to be allowed for the return Journey.

Quarter Half beur One bour, Two hours,

Three

24

Four

Five:

One day from

Between the hours beyond them. the above fares Fictoria" half fué i per by 10 centum.

Not exceeding

$0-8-18.

ure

72 cta. for 1915zrmen

8 p.c.. for year ending

232-06 2

7.cepts for 1916)

13 for year ending

317-18 mis 80_centa for 1918

1824 for 1913/1918...

| #11 on a/c 1915

$1 final and bonas 81,

masking $3 103

Z £imalajo 1913 Pond- ing (centa 48 per share)

Peak Tramways 10 23,80

do.

7 %; for 1918/1918;

Steam Laundry.☎ 6. 83,40 h. Calon Waterheata BIC (616)

35 cents for 1915/1916.

W&BOCH

Waliam Powell

123% 2016

TO Dents, tos 1918

66 cents for 1913131

240

3.00

8.30 pm and

thall be increased

for Tax CERAHMALEM

. p.

•pier

,,,

12 m

10 p.c

81 pp

AYLOR

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