TRIBUTE TO CHINESE STOKERS.
A
"Nothing has bean liner in the whole of the way, anid Mr. C. Taws at theezing of the Chamber of Shipping, thưy the way in which the Chinese) Bremen had gone about their duties amphibed by the dangers of mine. ini.40 sen. He gave an instance of a wassal a kick was peppered by gilu tire.
They agrist Chinese stokers, who- by a' the ridon "bi the game drawn sp by in cities-when they heard the first 1 should have thrown flown othy tool,'thrower themselves inte their - bunks taken out their pipes and opius, tumeil tip their ties go the ceiling and Tthemsely to their fate. What The did was to tie to and work bayer than nigger--they worked, liks Chim with the result that the vessel was able to get extra speed to gain the
$450
OUR STANDARD
16 Feet Motor Boat
Fitted with zj E.F. Caille Engine which runs on either Kerosene er Gasoline.
Please arrange for a triat run..
ALEX. ROSS & CO.,
Machinery Ofice.
'PHONE 31.
her off" banke befare the KING EDWARD HOTEL
aiden vine could overtaks. Her.
1
نارم
TO LET"
TO LET.
TO, AA & ROBINSON ROAD.
Apply to
Blessrs. DAVID SASSOON
... CO., LTD.
2gkong, April 11, 1917.
TO LET
1660
MIKUES at 2: Connaught Rod "OFFICES in Kings and York Building. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduis
BUSES in Broadwood and 3toretom.
ISCS on Shameen, Canton.
Apply to
:
4: 4 HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
WENT & AGENCY Co... Las
TO LET.
TIEDTATE ENTRY. four.
very
rable SHOPS siiated in.Ice House, Street, opposite the Grand Hotel Riendly constructed.
Favvent and other peurtjenkurs,
Apply to
THE MANAGER,
Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd.
48, Connaught Board Central. Bokong, March 15, 1917.
TO LET.
Central Location.
LL ELETRIO TRAMS Pass Entrance,
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
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*
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Courant, Lr, and
!
ASSURANCE, CO.
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS
4
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OUTWARD.
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FOR
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TOTAL FUNDE AT 31 DICEMAZE, 1914, Tai Pu......
£23.970.367.
-Authorized Capital £6,000,000 *
5.00 P.3. ... 16.00 4.3. Cheung Chow ... 2.60 r.a. Shataukok, Sha
BURNING SMARTING PIMPLES ON BABY'S
Face and Body. Crust Formed Dis- figuring Badly. Could Not Sleep.
HEALED BY CUTICURA
"Ey baby's trouble, started whom he was three month at Pimplan which memes! full of water camo on his face and lumòr parts of bla' body, then they" burst and sorrad, in nasty smart forming, on top, clas Azuring. Rim. Dvfly, is could not steep for the burning and stuartingə
1
“I mw Cuticum. Soap and Ointment - voetbed and scan for a free sample. After The Erst dirveslag ko was reilored so I boughs. Esore 'kal bo was healed" (hned) Men. E.. Pickering, Court. 4, Steelhouse Lane, Wols Terharipton, Eng., July 10, 1915.
Sample Each Free by Post
With 32-p, Ski Book (Soy to slaanse and intent to heal.) Address porr-card- for mmplex: 2. Newbery & Sons, 27, Chaen kechqune Sqn, London.. Seid grozywkura,
FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.
CHAIRS.
I-Ia Fictoria with beo Bearers. Quarter hours
... 10 cents. Half hour.
Between the buurs of 8.37 pm. anel' 6) a.m. the above "fares shall be increased by 50 per centum..
9:30 AM. | II' Beyond"„Fictoria, with four Bearers, 0.60 cents.
Hour........
Three hours....$1.00 Six hours.
WEATHER REPORT...
On the 18th at 11.40-Pressure bas increased considerably over China and N.E. Japan, and decreased moderately Lover S.W. Japun.
The anticyclone is passing rapidly into the Faciße. Another has formert over Chins. Depressions are shown over the Eastern Sea and over the western portion of the Chius Fes.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours | ending at 10 am. to-day, 237 inch. Total sinco January 1st, 6.34 inches, against an average of 8.07 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon en the 14th April-
1-Hongkong to Gap Bock: E. winds, moderate; fair.
Stock and paid up,
Value.
BANKS
FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1917.
SHARE REPORT.
APRIL IST, 1917.
Qua 11. A.M.
Last Dividend and date.
Hongkong & Shal $155 $700 b.
MARING INTER-
"ANCES.
Formosa Channel: Variable winds, Cantons. H† $575 d.
freshening from NE
3.-Scuth coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as No.
4-South coast of China between Hongkong to Bainan: The same No. L
OFFICIAL NIGHTS EN APRIL.
อนุ
Final of £2-3 making £40 for 198 And bonus of 10/- sub- ject to deduction of Invoine cux
$7Bnal making
$95
/ 1014 and Tatarim of 815/o 1915. .......
Fical div. of 15% making / 2018...... Interim of $30 yn 1918...
Reta. p. taed. on 3
year's div.
|
****་་་་*****
North China.....£T. 150
Uniona.
#100 2010
649...
♫
as Tangtsco....... 60 $235
Figal of 315 making $18 far 1914 and at. of $8 accomar 1913...
7.p.c..
$ and boam 3 les
1014.
10.0.
$332) s.
for 1913
7 pc.
--- FIRE' INSURANCES,
China Fira................ 90 | 9135.b..
Hongkong Free.
The following table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of April,
PEG
SHIPPING.
Douglas Steambulni. $30 | 195
Steamboats.*** .. 15818
Indo-Chinas.--
(Preferred;£6841
Deterred)...25 $1964 b
1 nal making $6 and
88 bonus, making 814 all a/c 1813-15 ............ $1.95 for 1918.
il pe
Interim Ë-3/- a/o: 1916.... Iterum et 10/- a/a 1918,
9/-ist: /e1918 Coopou £7
81.63 dividend & 45 cte: } Banus for year ending 304.18
1917-
"One hour,..........
Six hou...
Three hours,**********
50 10
Dute. April 13th, 4.3k
Ends.
th 5.84
Dur (6 am to 6 pm)..$1.00
15th 8.33
Pegins. 6.54 p.m. "634 6.J¥
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, half fare extr.
16th, 5.52
6.5-4
17th. 3.51
* 18th,
3,50
8.54
SUNDAYS & HOLIDAY
19th, 3.49
6.55
19 20th,
5.48
8.56.
2180, 3.47
...ind. 5.47 23rd. 3,46
54th, 0.45
**Shell" Transport £1,103-
"Star Farts
10834 b.
**25ch, 5.45
26th, 5,444 0.
7th, 5.43
· III-In the Hill District.
28th, 5.42
8.50
Sch
5.41
6.30
With Bearer With 4 Bearers
,, 30th, 5.41
6.30
China Sugars... (00 $114 Halbbon Sugars... P. 50 $32 b
$13 for 1915öre
P: 3 for 1918...
Quarter hour.......GETS
$0.30
Balf hour.... ... 120)
0.40
One hour. .......... 0.31
રોકા
5.00 P.M.
Branchen... | Ravonne Marins "Department. 337,239 Other Receipt ........
and Wachow
478,940
£5,399,229
Maceo...
Regis. 5 P.. Letters 5 P.M.
15 A 3.
Two hours..... 0:50. Three hours....... 0.79
Six hours, 100 Day (6a.n.topku)1_5Ừ
1.30 200
(6.00 P: M..
5.00P.M
Bubscribed Cajital £4,500,000
Paid-up Capital ..............................£2,437,500 -Fire Fanda............ 5,837,047
tin and Shengshal... 4.00 г M.
IT-Life & Annuity Funda... 17,587,690 | Aberdeen, Autan,
Blazing Fund Account .......
108,250
£23,870,567 Revenue Fire Branch.......... 9,381,458
Ping Shou Sai Kurg. Sanah, Stanley.. 4.01 M.
Lus and Annwly L 2,141,598 Caton, Samsni
Kougiou 1578
NEW HOUSE in Conduit Road.
1 Bewly for occrpation:
The Accumulative Fands of the various Branchos are asparately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet the claims under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Business.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
Åpenta
A GODOWN in Duddell Street. TANG, YUK DENTIST, successor to Fist rent and other particulars
ply to-
E. M. H. NEMAZEE,
Dea Veaux Road.
.
Hongkong, March 15, 1917. 1077
TO LET
"MOUN-ROOMED HOUSESī1⁄2 Gordon Terraco and Salisbury Avenue,
Kowloon.
A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings Bowloun
TO LET OR FOR SALE. Kowloon Minting Lot 48 with wharf arts 3,000 8q. ft. suitable for coal Atongs or erection of godowng
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
14
the inte SIEN TING,
14 D'AGUILAR Street.
TERMS VERY MODERATE
Consultation free. '
EXCHANGE. Rengkong, April 12, 1917.
On Londen
Bank Wire
Un demand,
30 days' sight...
4 months' aight,
.. CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings.
Bonghong, Feb. 7, 1917..
On demand,
#AE ...2/4 5/16 ...2/4)
/40/18: Credits, 4 months' sight, .-.2/5 Documentary, 4 months' sight 2/54 Op Paris.
On demand,
..3914 Credits, 4 months' sight, 33° On New York-
...561
Credita, 60 days sight,.
On Bombay
Wire
On demand,
доп
...
...Except
(Saturdays Numtau and
Sanmet ....... 5.00 P.M. Shamchun......
Day (Bara, to 6 pm.). 20
EICKSHAS.
II the land of Hongkong if engaged in Fictoria,
5:00 PM.
Ten minutes,
£10.00 A.M. 4.00 P.M
9.00 A.M.
Quarter hour,
Half hour,
One hour,
Every Subsequent hour
REFINERIES.
MENULKO
BU.. 8 p.0.
p.c.
· Et pc.
5.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY
HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER | fallans ..........ti...£1. 36).
Langkacs.......edro. 10 T. 17 b. Baub...................£1821 1.
Tronoh Hinas £1276.
Uzal Casplane.....
DOCKS, WHARVES
AND GODOWNS.
Kowloon Wharves. 3:50 $81j b..
K.K. & Wham po”
Final div, 5% free of in- come tax, inaking 10% 1/0 1913-1918, coupon No. 8
Tia. 1 for 1918 1
10 p..
154 por
REPORT:
APRIL 13, 1917.-..
Wind.
5 cents.
Station.
15
20
Note-lf the ricksha be engaged
Honr.
Barometer
Son Level
Temperature.
Humidity,
FROW SHEUNGWAN WESTERN within the City of Victoria, and be dis-Wrestock....
+3
·Macao......
BRANCH P0.
8:30A.M.
Mochi
(99,89)
Hakodate..
T1
Tokio......
5.30.24
30.95) (30.18
11
Kagasaki
5 129.23-
29.76
3 cents. 15.
Kagoshima Ostima... Naha Ishim BoninIsland 29.971
90
29.23
+
9.63
77
32
29.78
20
Chefou..
H
Weihaiwei.
Bankow
Tebang
charged outside the Western part of the Memuro City of Victoria after 2 pm, or be die 08 WEEK-DAYS SEEDAs & charged to the East of Bay View Police HOLMAYS Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 9 pm, an extra hali {7.30 A-38.
(7.30 A.30 fare shall be chargeable. (1.30 PM.
11.30 P.M.
I1-In Kowloon." Cartons 18.30 PM.
(7.30-9.30 1.3.
17.34 h 19.30P.M.Quarter bour, .. Tai Ping
Tung9.30 .. 9.30PM. 8. P.M. Shek Ki......9.30 PM. 9.30 P.M. 9. r.M. Kongmoon .8.00 P. M. 6,00 P.M. 6.0 P.M. Kumchuk...6.00 PM. 6.00 PM. 6.00 г.M. Kaukong....000 M. 6.00 P.M. 6.00P.M.
Except Saturdays.
In the art of Mails closing before. a. Fegistration closes at 5 o'clock the rous evening.
Half hour..... Hour,
Every subsequent hour, ................. 19
III.-Taipo Road.
Twenty cents shall be added
jor each extra hour or part
of an hour if the hirer causes. Shangbai...
the journey to take longer Gutala...
Direction.
Weather.
Force.
1- interim making 4-
a/c 1918.
13 p.c
9% for 1915.
8% for 1916 & bonus $2
71 po
Docks 50) 3124 b. so,
Final 32.50 & bonus $6,
making 11 / 1936.....
p
#
The 7 to your ending
30-4-16
8pc
Shanghal Decks I. 100 T.
HOTELS LANDE AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hotels... 50] #102°
Central Estate #ICO) 801 5. Hongkong Lande...5100 897 b. Humphreys Etac 10 15 Kowloon Lands 3033
Final of $3 inaking #6 |
·3/0 1918-
a/c 1918...toloseameditat
Final div. of Böh making
$7/c 1915 50 cents for 1918
for 1916
To 4th mile
single
73 cents....1 hour. return...... $1.00
hours.
Beyond 4th to 6th mile→
Swat..... Taiboku Taichu Tainan
!
Koshu
West
Points
single....81.90.............................. 2 hours. return 81:50.
56 878 b.
Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 22
Final 83-25, making 36.26.
c 1916 6% final making 12%.
с 1910
71 pc.
dj po
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their
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Letters relating to business should be addressed to THE MANAŬ18.
Hale of aubecription to China Mall" is $33 per nonum ; per quarter and per men- sema "pra" rata"..
On Manila'
On Shanghai
On deman
PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
April 13.
return...82.00
Beyond 8th to 9th mile-
single $1.75.
Beyond 9th to 11th mile-
single83.003
return....89,60..........7.
Pescadores. Canton
Hongkong Gap Rock Macao Wuchow...Bu.
Pakho Heibow
39
|29.1
C.S.James
47
1. The
* 100
20.76
13
COTTON HILLS.
BWCB..............T- 50 | T. 1473)
Shanghai Cottone T. 50 T. 117 b.
Kung Yik... 10 T. 13), b. Inglazedoce
BT. 5:
Te for year ending
Tix. 6 dív, ac year ended
30-8-18.
·8 p.c
Tix. 0.90 for 1916
+
Per Ali Mare Mr and Mrs Needhams MrPuralte, Mrs Webster: Mr Shimidzu mile to be a matter of previotis arrange Tourazen
Fares for journeys beyond the 11th Phulien28.6 Father Jurgens, Mrs and Miss. Obta, Mrment in each case. Kurio Mr Yamashina, Mr C. Nakayama, The fares here set out to apply to one Aparri Madame Cosgrove Madame Sheldon, Mr ricksha with three coolies from Tsim Sha Dagupan Jackson,
Mr A. Jounilho, Mr and Mrs Taui. Coleman and child, Mr and Mrs. Romirez, Master Romirez Res. D. Fancols, Mr Gregory, Mr and Mrs Reid, Mias Mr Chown, Miss Grayum,* Mra C Mr Parret, Mr Nakagami Mr Hoshino, Mr Goldsmith,, Mr and Mrs Austenga and child, Mrs and Miss Mann, Mr P. Goldsmith, Bir Ito Mrs A. Morita, Messrs C. H. Choi, B. A. Musgrove, T Kaune, Watanabe, A. Patrikka, H. nom. Trancin, K. Takemisa, Faruya. p.n.
7% P ... 67 dia.
30 days'sight(private paper)..- On Yokobanı---
... 49.40
1001 Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per tel) Sovereigns (Banks Buying rate) 88,40 DL Silver (per oz.)
Bar Silver in Hongkong Chinese Copper Cash ... Chinese Copper Centa...
The China Mail in delivered free to Rate of Native Interest subscribers in Hongkong and Kowloon.
Chinese Sub. Coin.
Postage in Charged at the rate of Sfty Hongkong Bob, Coin
curs per month.
Ordet for exus copies of the O Matt" abould be sent sa woon as possible Lhe supply is limited. Cash 10 cis., Credit
cia per cayy.
Kate of decription to the "Overland Com Mil" is, $10 per annum postage por kam extra. Single copies twenty are cents each.!
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det. Dot Juber than 11 30 S.ML
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HONGKONG REGISTER.
Barometer Temperature Humility.... Dimetion of
Wind Force
ป
Previous
day. On dala at Od data at at = p.
$0.49
05
29.72
p.m.
29.78
***
73
90
96
.87
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Hongkong.
THE CHINA MAN, LAMITY
Rai.....
Highest open als tæmpezature en the 1912 (77 Lowest open kir temperatury on the 13th:59.
Z. F. CLACTON Direstor Hongkong, Observatory, April 13, 1917,
Temperature. Hongkong, April, 13, 1917. BARORITER 9 LX
THE FRUIT SEASON. OWEL complaint is are to be prevalent during the fruit sensen Je sure to keep a bottle of Chamberlain's Koll, Lolers and Diarrhoea Remedy Son hand It may sayo a Zife For
21 Chemists and Storekeepers
Do. Do
Do) (Wet bulb).AVYAL
HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide tahle yen below has been compiled at the National Almanac Office London from the result of the analysis
of observations taken by means of an sutomatic tide-recording machine in the Water Police Basin at Tam Bha Tsui during the years 1687-8-9. :;;
FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
Manila
Legaspi Tacloban Iloilo Surigne Labuan
MISCELLANEOUS.
2.
Not exceeding ver passenger,
·04 cents
T. F. CLAXTON, Director.China-Borneos Hongkong Observatory, April 13, 1817.
812188
12 clu, for 1913....................
Light & Powers ... 581
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 Raca
Couse........
From Clock Town to Bay
View Housesor From Wanchai Market to Bay View House..........
Quarry Bay.
The zoro of the table corresponds with | From Bay View House to
the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty
Chart, which has been found to be 4 feet
3 inches below mean sés level.
To obtain the depth of water on the
itid
gange at the Victoria Naval Yard
ald 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gange
at Lomont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet
I-In the City of
Onsarter hour.. Half hour,
4 inches to the height given in the table One hour.
April 14th to 20th, 1917.
SIEN - WAMEK
Bongkong
Once low
Two hours.
Three
Four
Dive
Bix
Qua day from
Vicaria.
་
1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees Fahr nheit, on the level of the sea. in ina-Providents $.10 88 inches, tenths and hundredths.
2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de xrees Fahrenheit.
3. HUMIDITY, in percentage of sturs tior, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100..
DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points. 6. TORCE OF WOD, according to Beaford Scale
6. STATE OF WEATHER, b bhio sky, é
Dairy Farm minut 0 $231 6. Green Islands 74/481 4 Hongkong Electrics 10 850 b. Hongkong Ices 20.151.
Hongkong Ropa 8 10 | 1284 h.
detached cloud, d drizzling rain, fog. Boughong Trizxways fif. |$7,40"
g gloomy, hi hail, 1 lightning, dovrest,
P passing showera, a squal, r rain snow,
thander, visibility, w daw wet),
轳
Not exceeding Rar in inches tenths and huna
passenger? | drodtha
10. cinta,
1:25
extra is to be allowed for the return journey.
'de bour.
Two hours,
Three
F.K. Steel Foundry .410
*Pak Bamways
Bn.c. for year ending
29-2-08, mom a
TU cents for 1915
for
yes ending
877-28 80 cents for 1910
821 for 1918/1916 .........
811 on / 1916
87 final and bonus EL,
Making 3
23 % Sasinfo 1978 Pend- "ing (conts48 per are)
**** for 1918/1911. M
8 p.c
121. p.
10 p.
81 po
In Koulom
Bleam Laundry # 8 (13.40 b
Not exceeding Union Waterbasts, #16 EK,
25 cents for 1915/1916.
12% for 1910
70 ochts tur 1915
cence for 1913/1334...
16 po
140
2.40
William Powe
One Four,... TVO HOUTA. Three Four Live 70 10 Six
One day fro
Hiraits of
Quarter hour, Nas extending Half hour,...
One day from
Between the hours of 8.30 pm, and s
meam, the abovacferes thall by fioressed fare: bet by to centers
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