HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
SASIAM, DEBTORIA
At White Uniform 10 on previous Jesses which requires audération er to bo contemned as uuds must be predneed at Central Station 55.30pm on 'Tronday "SApril 24th,
PATROL DUTES.
The following Muno was issued by the 4. on the 20th instant :-" Cllicers in Charge of Stations are to instruct the regulay Anduin and Chinese Constables to mo themselves to Police Reserve Maspectens and Sergeants on Pntrol."
Inspectors and Sergeants, will enter This Stems on page 29 of the Standing Orion Book.
AMBULANCE PLATOON.
Mi vanki will attend the following
day, April 24th, 500, pang, Squid Gorili at Lenital Station. Thursday 28th, 30 pm-Lucage at Fung Wah Hospital.
PARADES GESTIAL STATUUM 5,31 19.36. Tresilas, April 4th-No. 1 Scation Ply Gempary Sergeant Major. Also thil pots of So. Company.
Wesday, April 8th-All Recruitg **Company and of No. 2 Platoon. day, April 26th.--No. 3Company Inspector Lammert" and
19214
Pag. April sita. Np. 2 Section at a lice Station andier C.8,31, 5,43 Also Bergits of Ne, 2 Company
POLICE STROIL...
Cs 1 (Inspector Gordon) --Wedars- _day, April th
THAMWAYS.
The following Standing Order is to be * Kiserted?—
12(4)-Members in unifomu travel Jing or from a Fineral are not travel
ing in onnection with duty and are „ot entitled to free transit.
OFFICES
SAL P. C. Juan,
D.SP. (
TO LET
TO LET.
at Connaught Road."
OFFICES in King aand York Building. ROUSES in Clifton Gardens, Condutt Bouch
ROUGES in Broadwood and Moreton Terraces.
HOUSES on Stameen, Caazon.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT & AGENOT' Co., Lra.
8450
OUR STANDARD
16 Feet Motor Boat
Fitted with HP. Caille Engine which runs en either Kercseng or Gasolime
Please arrange for a trial run.
ALEX. ROSS & CO.,
COLUMBIA
Machinery Ofes.
'FUONE 27.
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
THE CHINA MAIL.
FARES FOR. PUBLIC
VEHICLES.
CHAIRS
1-In Victoria with two Bearers.
Quarter hour.
Half hour
One haur,
Three hours,
Six bours.
n.
10 cents
15
TI
14
· Day (6 am, to 6 pan.).............................$1.00
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria. half fare extrs.
Between the hours of 8.30 pm and 6 a. the above fares shall be increased by 30 per centtina
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 23rd at 11.4-No returns from Japanese stations, Premauro bas de creased considerably along the east coust of China, moderately from Hongkong to Tonrane, and alightly over Borneo anch the Philippines. It is nearly stacionary in the North.
A trough of low pressure extends from Fermices to Tongking, with minima at each extremity.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 sai to-day, do inch. Total
sines January 1st, 7.86 inches, against an
average of 10.04 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending st
II Bryomi Victoria, with four Besternoon on the 4th April-
Hours
Three hours......
Stx bars..................
Day (5 am to 6 pm)
0.60 ecot's
$1.00
1.50
2,00
III—In the Hill District.
With Bearers Widi $ BeareriI.
RECORDS Particulars of outgoing and incoming Quafter hour.....$0.15
ARE
MORE FAITHFUL ·
TO THE ORIGINAL,
WHETHER
THE HUMAN VOICE
OR
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC,
11
SOLE DISTRIBUTÖKS. THE ANDERSON MUSIC CO., LTD.
Mails will not be advertised in future..
The Post Office will forward all eorres- pendence posted by the fastest source,
לן
Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in China, Sium, Libeţia, Portu- guese East Africa, Porsia and Morocco
anot be transmitted.
The Services to Germany, Austria Bolgaria and the Ottoman Empire, are suspended.
!!
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS.
OUTWARD.
WEEK-DAYS
Fat
L'ai O`... Tai Po
... 5.00 P.M. 4.10.00 A.M. Cheung Chaw... 2,00 PL
KING EDWARD HOTEL Shatoukok, Sha
Central Location
LL ELECTRIC TR. PA Entrance,.
A Electric Lifts, Fans and "Lighting, European Baths and Sanitary Fittings Hot and Cold Water System throughout. Best of Food and Service
TELEPHONE 273 TELEGRAMU Appress
•VICTORIA.
"
tin and Sheungshui... 4.00 P. M. Aberdeen. Autau
Ping Shun. Sui Kudy Suntin, Stanley. 4.30 P.M.
Cantor, Samasui (7.30 4.1.
and Wuchow Regis. & P.. Lotters 6 P.M.
SUNDAYS
HOLIDAY
20.30
Half hour,... One hour.
... 9.20
0.00
0.30
0.23
Two hours,
0,30
0,90
Three hours....... 9.70 Six hours.
**** 1:00 Day (6 a.m. to 6p.m.)1.50
1:00
1.30 9.120
RICESHAS
in Victoria
1.-Hongkong to Gap Rock: S.W. or variable winds, moderate; squally, over-"] cast; some rain..
2-Formosa Channel: The same as No. 1.
Stock and paid up
Valdo.
KANKS.
MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1917.
REPORT.
APRIL 352D, 1017.
SHARE
וח
q'tiona 11.90 A.M.
Last Dividend
and dat
pproximate hotare based
Hongkong Shel' $1956 b
•] -
MARINE INSUR-
. ANCES.
Cankors
North China..... 2. 130
3.-Scuth coast of China between) Hongkong and Lambcks: The same as Unions
No. 1.
4-Senth coast of China between Yangtze Hongkong to Hainan S.E winds, moderate to fresh.
Final of £2-3 making
£4-8 Icr 1916 and bonus of 10% sub- ject to deduction of Incours sax
87 final making
ច
a/c. 1914. snd Interim
of 838 ( 1915......
******
Final dis, of 15% waking
80100 $925) k. ♫ sa.
Interim of $50 a¤ 1918..
315 making $21
1915 and special el 13 au account 1916...
for
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN APRIL:
LL
FIRE INSURANCES.||
China Fires Hongkong Fire
20 | $155. 0-8530 1.
SHIPPING
The following table shows the Stan
I-In the Island of Hongkong if engaged | dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of April, 5 cents. 1917
Ten minutes, Quarter bour, lumana Half bour,........ One hour....... Every Subsequent hour,
....10
15
20
Note-If the ricksha be engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dia- charged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria after pan or be dis charged to the East of Bay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City Victoria after 9 p... an extra half fare shall be chargeable.
II-In Kowloon
9.30 AM. Quarter hour.
5:00 PM.
Half bour................................. Hour,
Every subsequent hour, .................... III-Taipo Road.
5 cents.
13
20
10
Twenty cents shall be added
느
Douglas Steamshire. 850 $79 b. 80 ma,
Date. April and 8.48
Ends.
Begins.
231-
24th, 5.43
6.37
+1
17
25th 5.45
6.07
H
26th, 2,44
6.59
Steamboata
Indo-Chinas.—
27th, 8.43
6.50
29th, 6.42. 199th 5.41
30th,
6.50
w
6.49
5.11
6.30
ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DALLY WEATHER
REPORT.
APRIL 23, 1917-a..
for each extra hour or part Station. of an hour if the hirer causes
the journey to take longer Chun-
To 4th mile-
single........ To cents..........1 hour. return...... $1.00
bours,
Wind.
Hour.
Barameter
1st Ben Loyal.
| Temperature.
Humidity,
Weather.
Force.
WTostock... 89.91
9.00 A.K.
Beyond 4th to 6th mile..
single...81.50..
Memura Hakodate
....2 hours.
Tekin
To:10
Kochi
M
2}
J. WITCHELL, Manager,
Macao
11.30 P.M.
[8.00 P.M.
Korgmoon... Except
(Saturdays Namfaw an d'
Banmeid 3.00 M.
Shanchan.....
$10.00 L.M. 4.00 PM.
1:00 P.M.
9.00 A.M..
יי
return ......$1.50/...
5.00 .3. Beyond 6th to 9th mile"
single...81,75. retärz......$2,00
Beyond 9th to 11th mile
single 82.00 return......32.533...........7
Fares for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous serango
Kagoshima. Oshima.....
Naha...
Ishr
BoninIsland
Chefoo.....G Weibaiwe.. Huakow ........... Ichang The fares here set out to apply to one
Biukiang ricksha with three coolie: from Tsim Sha Changsha
ment in each case.
...$ 1918 v
(Preferred)...£5 841) (Doterred).£5 $221.
87' mad. bonus 2 for
1915.
207 for 191d...mertan
.51 per
61 p.a
8 pic
Tat. of $3 a/c 1916/1917
16) per
| 81,25 Eur 1916.
81 p.e
Interim of 3/- a/c 1916... Iuteria of 10/1916,
8 D.J. 8 p.
"Shell" Transports £1107/- 0.
"Star Ferr.10 $34
2/-int. af 1918 Coupon £7
7p.c
$1.65
'dividend it 45, ets, Buous for year ending. 30 416
Öze
61 p
101
134 p.c
REFINERIES..
China Sugar100114 b Malshen Sugar P. 30$39
MINING.
£138/
$12 for 1916
P.,5 to 1916..
Final div, 4% free of in- come tax, making 10% B/C 1915-1916 coupon No. 8 Thu. 1 for 191
[1/- interim making dis
/c 1916...
for 191
Kailang
Langrace
Raube.......
Tranok Mines
Tral Caspians
veden. 10 T. 175 b.
„21 89; ba
21976 s.
DOCKS, WHAEVES
90.05) 4878 NEW
·AND GODOWEE
Kowloon Wharram # 50930 b. 81 ...
H.E. & Whampo
9% for 1918 bonus. 22
"P.C.
29.86
Docks 60 8129 h. 123 &
29.84
Final $2.50 & bonus $6, making 811 s/c 1915...
973
די
190.60
20
$29.64
20.60 72
Shanghai Docks: 1000 bi
91 2.
TIs. 7 tox year ending
30.4 16
81 p.
وو
23.57
TO LET
NEW HOUSE in Condus Road. Ready for vecupation.
"Also 1 GODOWN in Duddell Streck
For rent and other articellars mjui tom
H. M. II. NEMAZEE,
1 Des Voeux Rond. Funckvog, March 15, 1917. 1577
TO LET.
\FFICE in Queen's Building. Top
Floor.
Apply tim
GERIN, DREVARD & Co 2nd Floor, St. George's Building- Hongkong, April 16, 1917.
No
TO LET.
ROBINSON ROAD,
Apply to:-
1085
Messrs. DAVID SASSOON
& CO.. LTD. Hongkong, April 11, 19172 ..1600
TO LET.
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE CO.
7
WHICH ARE VISTEN THE SHADES OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCË
Сомят, гр., And
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS
ASSURANCE CO.
"
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.O.
WEEK-DAYS
boz
Macao....
Shirp Pk...
SENDAYS & TH
HOLIDAYS
Shanghai.. Gusalaff
(7.30 4.3.
8.30A.M.
Amoy
(1.30 P.M. 17.3 .. 19.30 Pic
FARES FOR PUBLIC. CARRIAGES.
Swato
Tag p
1.7.30 A.M. {1.30 P.M. (7.30 A.M. 9.30.M.
UTAL FORM AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1914, Canton...19.30 PM.
£25.990,367,
I-Authorised Capital £8,000,000; “
Bubscribed Capital £4,500,000
Tai Ping
F.M. Tung....8.30 P.M. 9.3) P.M. B.. Paid-up Capital £2,457,500 Shek Ki..... 9.30 r.M. 9.30 г.M. 9.30 P.M. -Fire Fund... 5,897,047 IT-Life & Annuity Funds... 17,667.590 Kongmown .8.00 .M. 6.00 P.M. 6.0 P.M. Sinking Fund Account ................ 128,230 Kumchuk...6.00 P.M. 6.00.. 8.30 P.M. £23,970,367 Eaukong...6.00 P. M. 6.00 P. 8.00P.M
Except £2,381,456
Saturdays. Life and Ananity Į "9,141,593
Branchen.......} Revenue Marine Department. 337,239 Other Raceipið. KAN
478,940
#Revenue Fire Branch.
MMEDIATE ENTRY, four very truble BHOPS situated in Ice House Street, opposite the Grand Hotel. Bently reconstructed.
For rent and other particulars,
Apply to
THE MANAGER, Hongkong Tee Co., Ltd. 46, Connaught Road Central Bokbook. March 15, 1917. 1578
TO LET
TOUBROOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon
A FAT in Humplireys Buildings, Kowton.
TO LET OR FOR SALE. Kowloon Marine Lot 48 with wharf Kredi 15,600 sq. ft. suitable for coal Auxage or erection of godowns.
Apply -- „HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings Gongkong, Feb. 7, 1917, "
PATELL & CO.
ORIENTAL PRODUCE.
EXPORTERS,
SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS.
Agencies
NEW YORK,
17.
+
From Slaughter House to Sailors' Home *********** From Sailors' Home to
Goremment Civil Eas pital
Taiboku Taichu Tainan...... Not exceeding Koshun... ST
Peseadores ver pasteviger.
Canton 63. Hongkong Of centă.
the
m.
the
In the cage of Mails closing before 9 Pegistration closes at 5 o'clock en previous evening.
From Government Civil Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Town to Race
Conse
04
"10
From Clock Towa to Buy
View House......
12
£6,530,228
The Accumulative Feeds of the various Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet. the chime and the respective Depart manta of the Company's Business.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Agent
SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)
COAL
HE Undersigned having been appointed "AGANT for tha" COWIE HARBOUR COAL CO., LTD., are propared to quote prices for best quality BILIMPOPON COAL trimmed into Bankers at EBAT- TIK OF SANDAKAN (British North Borneo.
SILIMPOPON COAL, compares favour. ably with the better grades of Japanese Coal and gives good results on
Vary moderate
ate consumption. Steamers calling at SEBATTIK or SANDAKAN exclusively for SILIMPO PON COAL (either cargo or Buskers) are exempt from paymont, of all Port charges.
At Senattik Steamers are berthed along side the Company's wharf where there is nirimum depth of 27 to 23 feet at low water Spring Tides.
Chaxs of Sibuke Bay (Sebattik Har bour). Prices and all other information concerning the Port can be a applastion to the Agents..
BRADLEY & O§., LTD.,
geabs Cowie Harbour Goal
Company, Limited.
1047
THE FORTY YEAR TEST.
Nziticle must have exceptio
Amerit to survive for a period.
of
EXCHANGE. Hongkong, April 20, 1917.
On London- Bank Wire
+
+4
.. 2/4)
On demand, 12/4 9/28
30 days' sight...
.......2/4
4 months' sight,.....2/4 13/18 Credits, 4 months' sight,...2/5. Documentary, 4 months sight 2/5. Ou Paris-
...393
On demand, Credits, 4 months' sight, ...334. On New York---| ||-
..581
On demand, Credits, 60 days sight, On Bombay 72
Wire, On demand, On Calcatta Wire... On demand
From Wanchai Market to Bay View House........ From Bay View House to "
Quarry Bay
a
IfIn the City of Fictoria,
Quarter hour,
Hall hour.................
One hour.
Two bours,ünüüm Three
GAB
9
• Rock... Масло Fachow 98.
Hobow Phulien Tourane... C.St.James
Dagupan
Marila ・Legaspi Tacloban... Iloilo
D
19
37
29.74
13
+
Surigao
Labus
11
Not exceeding per passenger! 10 cents.
*༞·
Not exceeding pervssenger.
escents.
Four Είνα Six
BO
.75
One day from 6 am to 6p.m. $1.95
III-Beyond Victoria.
дет
One houri...
Two cours,
Three
Four
пот.
Five
On demand,"
On Manila
On demard, On Shanghai.. On demand
On Singapore-
30 days' sight(private paper). On Yokohama
...
1204
48.10
On demand old Leaf, 100 Eng (per tael) Sovereigns (Banks Buying rate) $8.35 . Silver (per cz.)... Bar Silver in Hongkong Chinese Copper Cash... Chinese Copper Cent... Rate of Native Internt Chinese Sub Coin
One day from 6am. to 6 p.m. 81.50
If a vehicle is discharged beyond the limits of the Cty of Victoria half furs extra is to be allowed for the return journey.
܃
T. F. CLAXTON, Director,
Hongkong Observatory, April 23, 1917.
HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINES
Hongkong Hotel... 60 $102
Central Estase „.#100) $103 m.
Hongkong Lande...$100 $97 Humphreys Escazon ‡ 10|#8) Kowloon Lazda 50 199
West Poluta
60 $76
Shanghai Landa T. 50 T. 99.
Final of 3 making" $6
/ 1918.
$7 a/c 1916.
Final dir. of making
87 / 1918
60 cents for 1910
32 for 1915
Final #3-25, making 85.28
fo 1918
8% final making 12 %..
fo 1915.
1. BAROMETER, reduced to 38 degrees Ewos............in Fahrenheit; on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.
.
2. TEMPERATURE, in the abade, in def grees Fahrenheit. 1
COTTON. MILLS,
..T. 50 T. 153 s.
Shanghai Cottara T. 50 T.. 199 in. de sal
Kang Fik.....
3. HUMIDITY in percentage of surn tion, the humidity of air saturated with Y ngtaspoo moisture being 100.
4. DIRECTION OF Win, to two points.)
6. OBCE or War, according to
Bes ford Scale
10 T. 144b. RA.
T-1811 5.40 5.
The. 9 for year ending.
31-10-15
Tis. 6 div. at year ended
30-0-16.
MISCELLANEOUS.
1288
6. STATE OF WEATHER, b bipo sky, e detached cload, d drizzling rain, f,fog, China-Borneos
gloomy, hail, 1 lightning, o overcast,
P passing showers, 9 squal, rain 7 stow
:
thunder. visibility, w dew wet)."
7. Ram in instea. wonths and her dredths.
HONGKONG TIDES.
Light & Power ... § 584) b..
ina-Previdenta #10 $3
Dairy Farms....6 80% b. Graça Islands. 73 $8.10 b. &. Hongkong Mectric 10851 The tide table even below has been compiled at the National Almanac Office Hongkong Ice 21: 8151 in London from the result of the analysis
of observations, taken by means of an Hongkong Ropes 10 $284 automatic tide-recording machine in the
IV-In Kowloon.
Not exceeding
per passenger
40
80
Water
1.40
229
240.
2.80 3,00
Quarter hour,
17% nom.
Balf hour,...
One hour.
Z p.n.
% pa.
Two hours,
Thres
Fear
Fiva
Hongkong Bub. Usin **** par.
HONGKONG, REGISTER/
**
ter Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui Hongkong Tramways 57. 87.30 during the years 1587-8-9.
The zero of the table corresponds with
the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty HK Steel Faradey 10 Chart, which has been found to be 4 feet )***
3 inches below mean sea level
Bix One day from 6am to 6 pm. 5.00To obtain the depth of water on the
tid gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard Peak Tramways10 $0.80 Between the hours of 820 pm and add 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gange" m. the above, fares shall be increased at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 foot by 20 per centum.
doT · On deta at în date at stp.m.
Japan:
129.71 20.00: 29.60
Temperature.
:77
..80
Hongkong, April 23, 1917.
BW
BALOKEZEN
20.00:
· 1: P.M.
Do.
od
0,00
Do
Do.
Do. (Wohalb) 'n “2,
Day (Wat bulb) 2 z.M
Do. Wat hasib
Dave Maximum
11917
Do Miziran
BAN FRANCISCO, U.S.A.........
Branolies--
·CANTON,
FHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, BOMBAY
ALAL OFFICE KING'S BURDINGS, "HONGKONG.
Barometer Temperature Humidity forty years, Chamberlain's Cough Direction of Remedy was first offered to the public
orce Bain.
in 1870 From a small beginning is has yo grown in favour and popularity until it Weathe has attained a world
Wide
reputation You will find nothing better for a cough or cold.. fry it and you will understand why it is a favorite after a period of more than forty years Chamberlain's Cough Remedy not only gives relief-it cures. For enlő by all Chermits and Storekeepers, phar
#nzhen “span Ar temperature on the kind: Ta
2g05%
4 inches to the height given in the table.
April 21th to 30th, 1817
da:
Tis. 0.99 för, 1916
8 p.e.
72 cts. for 191ð..
p.c. for year ending
28-2-06 ********
33 for Feat: ending
31-7-10
8 p.
191
70 cents for 1916
180 cents for 1918-
891 a/c, 1916/17 Bonus
175 cents
$11 OD : 1916
a/o
81 final and bonus 81,
msting
23% finals/01916 Pend
iar (cents 48 per abare)
for 1916/1910 244.
6. p..
10 pa
Steam Laundry
LOW WATEK
1-193,40
Gaiva Waterboats #15 #16
96 esate for 1915/1916.
184 % for 1910)
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÷Halghi
70 cunts for 1915 ...
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