To-day's Advertisements
PUBLIC
(
AUCTION.
Tides to sell by Public Aaction, THE Undersigned bave received in-
TO ACCOUNT OF 181 CONCERNIÓ),
04
MONDAY,
the 30th April, 1917, at 11a.m., at No. 9 Humphreys Buildings
Top Flat, Kowloon,
THI
TALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE, |--
*k*...
c...
therein contained.
Chunprising:
&o.
Fumed Teak Dining and Bed Boom Tarnitare (practically new Embroiderą! Screens, Curtains. Tonkin inlaid Fire Borson, a few pieces of Blackwood Ware, Bus and orgelain Vases, &c. x faw Jis of Bed and Table Linen, Cutlery, *Glass and Crockery. including "Cao- tones" Dinner and Breakfast. Service, Ice Chest. Puntry and Kitchen Tables sad Utensils.
Alau
Electric Griller, Tan, and Fittings, You Typewriter. Walaut
Stained Wicker, Upholstered Furniture, Sun- bris and attan Chairs including Twin Bedsteads of the same material (NEW).
(Fall Particulars from Catalogue.)
O view day of Sale.
Terme -Club..
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctionetti
"Hongkong April 24, 1917.
172
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction,
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CCCIAMID),
ר
"FRIDAY,
the 4th May, 191, commencing 9:30pm, at their Sales Rooms, Na, A.
Des Vanx Road, Corner of Ica House Street,~
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Ac.. Comprising :--
Two Double Brass Bodstands with
-$450
OUR STANDARD
16. Feet Motor Boat
Fitund with 9 H.P. Caille Engine which.rans on either Kerosene or Gasoline. Please arrange for a trial run.
ALEX ROSS & CO.,
1
TO LET
TO LET,
Machinery Otoe.
'Phone 31.
MMEDIATE ENTRY, four very
FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES.
CHAIRS.
I-In Victoria with two Beaters.
desirable SHOPS situated in Ice i House Street, opposite the Grund Hotal | Quarter hour, Precently reconstructed
For rent and other particulars,
Apply to.
THE MANAGER, Hongkong Ics Co., Ltd. 48, Connaught Road Conten Hongkong, March 15, 1917. * 1378
TO LET.
•Half hour, tire recurs
Three hours, 18 Six hours,
THE CHINA MAIL.
.... 10 cents.
25
.... 70
Day (on to B p.m.)...$1.00
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, hali fara extra.
Between the buurs et 5.3 p.m. and 6 am. the above fares shall be increased by 30 per tentum. 11-Beyond Fistoria, with four Bearers Hour FFICE in Queen's Boding, Top Three hours...$1,01)
........................ 0.50 cents. Floor.
Six hours,
E58 Apply tum
Day 8 am to p.) 2.00-
GERIN, DREYARD & Co. 2nd Floor, St. George's Building Hongkook, April 16, 1917.
TO LET.
NO. JA & ROBINSON ROAD.
Apply to
•
14
COULD HAVE TORN SELF TO PIECES
With Itching of Weeping Ecze
ma. Up Night After Night. Soathed and Heuled by Cuticura.
"My complains started dres in the bend of the sex. I was a soch "OC woeplitz. Watery Sezona "and would come up in little blates which would break. It would start lething la túa tlým of MY Anurses, then in my shoulders, taco sed neck, anal i could have torn: myself, to pieces," I was pught after night
"I had the trouble" for about one year and alue month I made up my mind to try Cuti- turs Soap anal Ointment so I bought our lol and am thankhat to, any I am not plutely heslot" (gned)Henry Purwas, „ 20, Stunes St. Barton Hil Britol. Eng July, 1015.
Sample Each Free by Post
With 3-p. akta Book. (Seap to cleanse mad Uintinens to heal,) Addrem pour-card · for samplew: B.. Newbury & Mana 27, Char terhouse S. London. Bold everywhery.
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
Particulars of outgoing and incoming. Mails will not be advertised in future.
The Post Office will forward all corres- pondencs posted by the fastest routes.
Correspondence addressed to enemy abjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Porta guese East Africa, Fersin and Morocco cannot be transmitted.
The Services to Germany, Austria, "Balgaria and the Ottoman Empire sre suspended.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 24th at 11.34 - Pressure has increased considerably along that enat coast of China, moderately along the south dcast, and slightly over Tode "China and the Philippines. It has de- creased moderately from the Ecocheus to Tokia.
The trough of low pressure his dis- appeared. A depression formed hit its eastern extremity and moved, north eastward. It is now central to the wuth-east of the Loochoos. The depres sion over Tongking is filling up
An anticyclone is central over N, China.
Hongkong Kainfall for the 94 boars ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00-inch. Total | since January 1st,.7.59 inches, against an average of 10.96 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending et noon on the 13th April-
1-Hongkong to Gap Rock: E winds, strong to moderate drizzle at first, im- ; proving later."
-Formoss. Channel: NE winds,
strong.
TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1917. SHARE REPORT.
APRIL SATH, 1017.
Stock and pall sp
11.30 A.M.
Yaine.
Last Dividend wad date.
BANKS.
Hongkong Shit #125 $730 b
MAKING INSUE. ANCES
5618975
T. 150
Cantons
North Cotnar
Union.............. 8100 $913 b.
·Yangterna..... 603917
3-South coast of China betweea Hongkong and Lamocks: The same ** FIRE; INSURANCES.! No. 1.
4-South coast of Chiza between Hongkong te Hain : The sant, as
No. 1.
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN APRIL..
The following table, shows the Stan dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of April. 1817-
Begins.
Date. April 24th, 5.45
25th
54
Ends.
China. From 205153 b. Hongkong Hirn V DU30 ba thị trấn
SHIPPING.
Dongiza Staxmebinė $50)980 6.
Steamboats 18/317? b.
"Indo-Chinas.----
1L
(Preferred).£5 3414 (Deterred)...£591225 8. & 1.
Final of £2-3 making £4-6; for 1918 and bonus of 10/ sub- jeet tol deduction of Income tax
187 Ana! making 825
1/ 1014 and Interim of $18 / 1913. Fical div, of 15% making
9/1913 Interim of 330 a 1915...
+11004
315 asking $31 for 1915 and special of $3
LA MOCODED 1916....
A
$7 and boate for
1813. 897 for 1915.
Approximate Hainra base di
6p.c.
5) pic,
6 p.a.
7 p.
8 p..
Int. of Bas/c-1918/1917
18 p
$1,25 for 1918
Interim of Sala 1918... Interim at 10/- /c1916,
BA .8 p.
1985
Quarter hour, 13 Half hour,
... 0:20
III-In the Hill District.
With 3 Bearers With 4 Bearers.
$0.30
:
6:57 p.m.
5.15.
8.37
26th. 5.++
8.59
0,40
27th. 6.43
6.59
One boar, ₤1.307 Two hours, 0.50).
0,60
28th, 5.42
6.59
0.80
29th, 5.4
6.59
Three hours...... Q.70 Six hours.......... 1.00 Day (6 ȧ.ntos p.m.)1.30
1,00
." 1.50
2.00
FOR
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS
OUTWARD.
WZZK-DAYS SUNDAYS &
30th, 5.41
6.50
**Shell" Trauspects £X 1077-
Star Ferr$101834
2/-int/e 1918 Coupon 27
$1.65 dividend it 45 eta, Benua for year ending: 30-4-18***
7 p.Cr
62 pc
HOLIDAYS
5.00 P.M..
i p.F.,
Tui Po.......
3 cents.
...10.00 A.M. Cheung Chow... 9.00-8:36 + 1)
9.30 ..
P. 5 for 1916..
13 p.
10
"
15
34
Mesars. DAVID SASSOON
& UO., LTD, Hongkong, April 11, 1917.
Mactreses complete, Sideboards, Dinner OFFICES
Taggot, etc., Extension Dining Tablem and Chair, Chesterfield Sofas, Arm-chairs, fo.. Wardrobes and Tolles Tables, Cotr, kc.. Miscellaneous Furniture, Pictures, de. Boil-tap Deaks; Blackwood Ware; adding Cabinets, Wardrobes. Blanda, Ac.. Brass Fenders and Fire Brandes, a few lots Porcelains, and Curio, &c., Pantry, Bath Eoom and Kitchen Utensila, Nectria Lamps, Fans.
&t.,
dc..
Also
Typewriters and Pianos.
Pull Particulare from Catalogue.)
T-Cab..
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneer
Hongkong, April 24, 1917.
...-7724
SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)
COAL
18E Undersigned having been appointed £ Agaam for the QOWIX HARBOUR COAL CO., LTD., are prepared to quote prices for best quality BILIMPOPON COAL trimmed into Bunkers at SEBAT. TIK or SANDAKAN (British North BOTTLES
SILIMPOPON COAL compares favour. akly with the batter grades of Japanesa Coal and gives good results on a very' moderato consumption.
Steamers calling at SEBATTIK or BANDAKAN exclusively for SILIMPO POS COL (either cargo or Bankers) are exempt from payment of all Port shargon
A Secattik Steamers are berthed along, side the Company's wharf where there is s minum depth of 27 to 28 feet at low
aber Spring Tides.
Charts of Sibuke Bay (Sebattik Har boar). Prices and all other information concerning the Pors can be bad on
application to the Agents.
4།
BRADLEY & CO., LTD.,
Agenta Cowin Earbour Cul
. Company, Limited.
1097
TO LET:
RICKSHAS.
J
I-In the Island of Hongkong if engagel Far·0 ......
in Fictoria.
1650
Ten minutes,
Quarter hour;
half hour,
at 2. Connaught Road OFFICES in Kings and York Building, HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit
Fond.
HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terraces.
HOUSES on Shamcen, Canton.
Apply to "
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT & AGENCY Co., L70.
TO LET
NEW HOUSE in Conduit Road. Ready for occupation.
Also GODOWN in Daddell Street. For
And other particulars apply to-
rent
4. M. H. NEMAZEE, Ji Des Voeux Road.
Hongkong. March 15.-1917," 1577
TO LET.
TOUT-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenue,
Kowloon
A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon.
TO LET OR FOR SALE. Kowloon Marine Lot 48 with wharf area 18,000 sq. ft. suitable for coal storage or erectior of godewas
Apply to
Cae bour...... Every Subsequent hour:
Hotel the ricksha he engaged. within the City of Victoria, and be dis City of Victoria after 9 p.m.. or be dis- charged outside the Western part of the
Station on the Eastern side of the City charged to the East of Bay View Polica of Victoria after 9 pm an extra balt fare shall be chargeable.
Shataukok, Sha-
tin und Sheungsbut... 4.00 P.M.. Aberdeen. Autav
Ping Shan, Santin, Stanley.. 4.30 .3
Sai Kung
IIIa Koraloon. Quarter hour,... ...... 5 cents. ↑ Macso Half hour,
16 Hour.qe.
20 %, Every subsequent hour, ................ 20
III-Taipo Road.
1+
Tweety cants shall be added For each extra hour or part of an hour if the birer causes the journey to take longer than :-
To 4th mile-
single........ 75 cents....1 bour. "return...... 81.002 hours. Beyond 4th to 6th mile-
single......91.00. "return......$1.50; Beyond 8th to 5th mile- single $1.75. return......83.CO
Beyond 9th to 11th mile
ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER REPORT.
APRIL. 24. 1917-a.m.
BEFINERIES.
China Sugars.......... 1008114 Malabon Sugam.... P. 20 $32. b.
Station.
Kagoshima, 29,81
(7.30 M Canton, Samsui:
and Wuchow) Regia. 5 P.M. Letters 6 r.3. (7.15 3
1.30 ..
3:00 E.M
WTostock 630.03 26. Memuro Hakodate Tukio
5.29.93
29.07
14
|29.01
$7
9.00 A.SI.
1+
29.88
129.00)
£6.00 PM.
Kongmacon... Except
{Saturdays
8.00 P.M.
5.00 r.M.
3.00.
+
Nantau and "
Sunmapi....... 5.00 1. SL. $10.00 AM. Shamcana......
4.00 P.M.
FEOM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P:0,
WEEX-DAYS
. Jor
2 hours.
17
Macso......
17.30 4,M 11.30 2.3 (7.30 4.3.
single.00 return...8.50..............
2
Tares for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous arrange- ment in enca case.
The fares here set out to apply to one rickahn with three coolies front Tsim Sha Tsni.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCK FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
CO., LTD. Alcanadra Buildings. Hongkong, Feb. 7, 1917.
KING EDWARD HOTEL
Central Location“, -
ALL ELEcho Tassa. Pre Entrance, A Klectric Lifts, Fans and Lighting, European Bathe and Sanitary Fittings, Hot and Cold Water System throughout. Best of Food and Service.
"
TELEPHONE 273 TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS.
'VICTORIA."
8.30A.M.
Canton 19.30 PM. 9.30 г.K.
"
Ostimu Naha Isnijima Bonin Island Chetoo Weihaiwei
Bankow Ichang .....
Brakiang... Chargaba Shanghai..
Gutalaff SUNDAYS&Sharp Pk....
HOLIDATE Amoy
Swatow.....
י
99.79
€9.77
ww
29.87-
6 s.
30.17 47 63
T
29.92
13
29.82.116 29.78
9.79
7.30 AM Tahok..... 11.30 P.Taichu....
17.3 A. Taina
11
3.) P.M.Koshun... Tai Ping
Pescadores Tung8.30 P.M.. 9.30 P.30 9. P.M. Canton 60-
Hongkong Shek Ki.....9.30 P.X. 9.30 PM. 9.30 P.M. Gap Rock. Kongmoon. 6.00 P.M. 6.00P.M. 6.0 P.M.
Kumchuk...6.00 PM. 6.00 P.. 8.30 P.X. Kaukong
60 p.x. 0.00 2.34. 4.00P.K. Except Saturdaya
Macao Wechow Pakhoi Hollow Phalien 29.0
38
Aparri Dagupan... Manila...: Legaspi Tacloban
Iloilo Surigno
129.76
129.70!
In the case of Mails closing before a.m. Pegistration closes at 5 o'clock an
D
Not exceeding the roas evening. 'ser pazsenger.
ot cents.
From Slaughter House to Sailors Home` .................... From Sailors' Home to Government Civil Hos pital... From Government Civil From Clock Town to Race
Hospital to Clock Tower
Cuose From Clock Town w Bay
View House
From Wanchai Market to
Bay View Hotse
EXCHANGE.
SPRÁV
04
On London-
Bank Wire
04
j
Un demand.
.10
20 days' sight...
IL-In the City of Victoria.
From Bay View House to
Quarry Bay
08
J. WITCHELL, Manager.
Quarter hour, Half hour,....e
One hour...
On Paris"
On demand,
2/43
$12 for 1318
Final div, 5% free of in-
come tax, museing 10% c 1915-1916 coupon No. 8 Th, for 14.
p.c.
Wind.
MINING.
Kailuza
1/38/.
Langkas .........zars. 10 T. 171 b.
Raube......
182 b.
Tronok Mines 2137/8.
1 interim making 4
/ 1918.
13 p.s
% for 1915
of
ra
Ural Caspisom...31%
"DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS.
| Kowloon Whuiven 50 180
HK. & Whambe
Book 50 9122 v. 122) ».
Shanghai Does T. 100 T 90 01
sking $11 a/c 1910...
The 7 foi rear ending
30.4 16
8% for 1918 & bonus #!
71 pc."
Final 82.50 & hours $8,
HOTELS LARDS AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hotel.... 50 #102
Central Estate 100 $1
Hongkong Lands...$100) #07) D.' Humphreys Katacom 10 861 Kowloon Lands 430 433 West Point.... 50 876 Shanghai lanas T. 50. 92
Final of $3 making 38
"/ 1918..... $7 aje 1918
Fisal div. of B3 making' 87 a/c 1915...................... 30 cents for 1915.
82 for 1918
Final $3-55, making 85,25-
aje 1918
6% Goal making 12%
No 1916
COTTON MILLS
EWOO .....
MISCELLANEOUS.
7 P..
8 p..
7 p.s.
#LS 88
12. ctm. foe 19;5.
9-p
6 pic. for year ending
29.806
81 p..
for year ending $17-16
12 p.
50 cents for 1918,
9uc
1823 8.0.1918/17 Bonus
75 cents
6 p.
Hongkong, April 24, 1917.
1.....2/4 7/16
2/44. 4 months' sight, 24 11/16 Credits, months' sight, t Documentary, 4 months' sight 3/5)
• Cradita 4 months sight,
On New York
喝
80 days sight
On demand,
30 days right(private paper)
110m.
Labuan
.T. 56 T. 135 Shanghai Cottons T. 50 T. 123 b, &
un Vik.
T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong Observatory, April 24, 1917. 1. BAROMETER, reduced to 33 degrees Fahn nheit, on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.
Y gianbook
2. TEMPERATURE, is the shade, in de grees Fahrenheit...
3. HUMIDITY, in percentage of tior, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100
4. Drzeros oF WIND, to two points. 6. ORGE WIND, according to Bestford Scale.
8. STATE OF WEATHER, b blue 9:v, e detached cloud, d drizzling rain, t fog. g gloomy, h hail, 1 lightning, o 07 Feast, p passing showers, g squal, rrain ) BLUW
thunder. visibility, w dey wet).
Con-Borneos **** Luht & Power
Provident
Đ így Hazma
7 RA in inches tenths and hun-Green falands dredths
HONGKONG REGISTER.
'm'd g
Ts. 9 for year ending
81-10-16
The dial your anded
30-6-16.
10 T. 144 b. 147 als. 0.00 for 1418 V.............
I-Sir. 5.70 h.. (15,90.m.
10 28
..............'■ . § (822) b..
871188 b. 8.15
·11 A10 ea Hongkong Electrics ₺ 10 $32) sa. Elongkong Ices # 22 8151
Hongkong Ropes ... 10 | 6284)
ง
On demard,
On Shangha
Previous
On demand
day On data at On date al ML 3.p.m. 5.
Hongkong Tramways if. 87.30
On Yokobama
On demand
100%
AT
Cold Leaf, 100 fine(per toel)
73
48.10. Sovereigns Banks Buying rate) $5.40 m.
Barometer. Temperature Humidity "Direction of
29.60 29,75-
99.93
£0
75
68
66
By
H.K. Steel Funadry
$10
85
Silver (per oz.)........
27
00
171% nom.
Wind...
Faree im Weather Raini
* 0,00
0.00
Peak Tramways
'do,"
X dia
canta for 1916
p.c
#11 on s/c 19167 pe
1 final and bonus. 81,
making 23
123 %% firmim/a 1916 Pend- ing (cents 48 pershare)
10 p.c
On demand,
Not exceeding
· per passenger
10 centa.
Эд
20
།
Da Calcutta-
Wire
On demand
nom.
Oa Singapore.
...1001
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE CO.
IN WHICH ABR, TENTED THE SKARES DE THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY, Ind.,
and
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO.
HONGKONG TIDES.
Two hours, Three.
The tide table even below has been Four Five
compiled at the National Almanac Office
in London from the result of the analysis One day from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. $1.25
of observations taken by means of an
automatic fide-recording machine in the
Water Police Basin at Faim Sha Tsui
The sero of the table corresponds with
during the years 1887-8-9.
III-Beyond Victoria.
the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty One Four......... Chart, which has been found to be 4 feet Two nours,
YOTAL FUNDS AT S1er Denzas, 1214,3 inches belog mean sea leval TOTAL
£23,970,367...
-Anthorised Capital £4,000,000 Sabmcribed Capital £1,500,000 Paid-up Capital,487,500 -Vize Fonds 3,837,0474 Il-Life & Axuity Funds 17,567,590 Sinking and Account .............. 128,250
223,970,347
„Bermane Fire Brunchang
Three "
Four
Five
Six
Not exceeding
pervanenger.
25 cents.
To obtain the depth of water on the tid gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard add 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gango
t Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 teet One day from 6 m, to 8 p.m. €1.50 inches to the height given in the table.
April 25th to May 1st, 1917,
MIAH WATER
£2,381,436
Lille and Annuity 9,141,63
Branches Revende Marine Department 887,239 #Ways BassZTE
*** 478,74
|23*420,228|||| Th
The commulative Fame of the various Branches are separately formčad, and, by Act of Parliament, aro sedinside to meet The clairs Cer the respective Depart ants of this Company Weinem
SHIWAN TOMES & CO.
Вирт
blets,
14:
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01654
Low WaZEK Honghong Ка
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"Radighet
If a vehicle is discharged beyond the limits of the City of Victoria hall fore extra is to be allowed for the return journey
IV-In Kowloon.
Quarter hour,
Half hour,.. One hour.
Two hours,
Three
Four
One day from a to
Between the hours of i
by 20 per contam
ami, the above ares ahsil b
On derant,
On Manile
Bar Siver in Hongkong Chinese Copper Cab Chinese Copper Cente Rate of Nature Interist Chinese Bub. Cain... Hongkong Sab. Coin
Temperature. Hongkong, April,
25.88
•1 PM 4.7.30
Do Do
80
Do! (Was db) 948- (96% (Wut bulb) 1.
and
D Mix forer Right
7 % for 1015/1018
Tighest open air temperature on the fird'. Lowark open air tacperstars on the bas
T. F. CLAXTON, „Director, Hongkong, Observatory, April 24, 1977.
A PARENTS DUTY.
Steato Lau
Calon Waterb
25 cents for 1915/1916.
124% for 1910.
8 p
Watc
Criographie Add": Telephone No. 000.
OUR boy is always getting scratched Wam Powell. I cut or braised. Because the pounds have, bealed all right is no sign Tthey always will, Get bottle of Chamberlam's Tin Bale and are that every injury is cared for immediately. es You can get nothing better, and blood poison is too dangerous a disesse to risk. For sale by all Chemists at Etoro Reinted an oublished Leeders
rdham Street, Jonzkm;
70 donde tur 1918
50 cents for 1918/1914...
10 p.
b-kayer.
MOXON & TAYIDA
Share and General Brokera
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