1917-04-26 — Page 8

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

RS. "CARNARVONSHIRE."

FROM UNITED KINGDOM AND INTERMEDIATE FORTS.

WING to an Outbreak of Fire on Fourd this veel & GENERAL AVERAGE contribution of 3 per cent

ill be collectri

It is required that the General Average Band be signed and deposits made before countersigunture of Bills of Lading can be given.

For further particulars apply to JAKDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.

Agents for

THE ROYAL MAIL STEAN PACKET Co., Owners of the "Shine" Line of Steamers,

Hagkong, April 26, 1917. g

PUBLIC AUCTION,

$450

OUR STANDARD

16 Feet Motor Boat

Fitted with 14 HP: Caille Engine which rana or either Kerosene or Clasoline. ·

Please werargo for a trial run.

ALEX. ROSS & CO.,

1734

TO LET

THE Undersigned have received in- strmctions to sell by Public Auction,

(JOE ACCOUNT OF THE VONUKLFID),

1

On

FRIDAY,

the 27th April, 1917, as tʊ: 45 a.m.. at No. 2 Canton Villag Kimberly Road, Kowloon, "PERCH" in bound velnines from 1841 to 1891 (50 years) in special cak hookerse.

Besluir Grand Pian

by Collarel & Collars in good condition.

Terms-rab.

HUGHES & HOUCH....

Auctioneer.

Hongkong, April 26,"1917.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

1723

THE Undersigned have received in structions to sell by Public Auction.

LIC ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

וי

{

FRIDAY,

the 27th April, 1917, at

420 p... as their Sales Tooths, No. "

Der Yes Road, Corner

of Ice House Street,-~ *UNUKI

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, #e, Bemoved to Sales Rooms for Convenience of Sale.)

Also

ONE NEW JAPANESE RICKSHAW.

TarmsCash.

TO LET.

From 1st June, 1917.

Machinery Office. ||

'PHONE 27.

HOUSE No. 10, Seymour Terrace.

Apply to-

P. M. N.. DA SILVA,

6. Des Voeux Road, Hongkong. April 24, 1917. 1790

TO LET.

FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.

CHAIRS..

THE CHINA MAIL.

I-In Victoria with two Bearers.

Quarter hour.

10 cents.

Half boar,

One hour,

Three hours,

Six hours.

Day (6 am,, to 6 pm.),

1.00

If the trip is extended beyond Victoria hali fure extra

Between the haurs of 8.30 p.m. and 6 m. the above Harca shall be increased by 50 per centum.

HMEDIATE ENTRY, two very

desirable SHOPS situated in Ice-Beyond Victoria, with four Beatres.. House Street, opposite the Grund Hotel Recently reconstructed.

For fint and other particulare,

Apply to

1:

THE MANAGER, Hongkong Tee Co., Ltd. 48, Connaught Road Central Hongkong. April 25, 1917.

OFFIOR

TO LET.

Hour.......................................................

0.60 seats.

Three hours................................$1.00 Sit hours...... Cap. 1.50 Day (6 at 106 p.) 2.00

`III-In the Hill District.

With Bearers With 4 Bearers. Quarter boar... $0.15 Half bour,.... ... 0.90

$0.30

1578

0.40

One hour. ***

0.30

0.80

Two hours,-**-*

0,50

0,80

Three hours. 1,

0.70

1.00

Six bours

....... 1.80

1.50

Day (6 am.top.m.)1.30

2,00

in Qarea's Bailding. Top

Apply to

GERIN, DREVARD & 06. 2nd Floor, Et. George's Building Hongkong. April 18, 1917.

NO.

TO LET.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

# Avetionisers, Hongkong, April 28, 1917

Hongkong, April 11, 1917.

1739

TO LET

RICKSHAS.;

In thi Island of Hongkong if engaged

in Fictoria.

Tea minutes,

165

Quarter buur,

"Half hour,

TRUST YOUR SKIN AND SCALP TO CUTICURA

The Soap to cleanse and purify, the Ointment to soothe and heal

Pure and sure, these fragrant, super- creamy emollients are wonderfully effective for skin and scalp troubles that itch, barn, torture and dis- figure infants, children and adults. Free Sample Fach by Post

For

Newbery de 27, Chazruchanso

smple ach address perl-Eng=" Bq, Londen, Suki nýtrywhere.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

H

Particulars of outgoing and incoming. Mails will not be advertised in future.

The Post Office will forward all corres. pordencs posted by the fastest TORIES,

Correspondence addressed ta enemy subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Porta- ruese East Africa, Persis.and Morocco. cannot be transmitted.

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

LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 90th 14th-No returns from Japanese stations. Pressure 'baa increased slightly over Anram, and de- creased elsewhore, especially at Shang. hai, Weihaiwei and Vladivostock. The anticyclons has weakened and moved eastward; a abellow depression is shown over Tonking.

Moderate to fresh south-easterly winds may be expected over the north part of) the China Sea..

THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1917. SHARE REPORT.

APRIL 2011, 1917.

Stock and palit up? C

'tiesa. 11.50 a. M.

Last Dividend and data.

Approximate Ketura Camed

year's

... BANKS.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ading at 10 am. to-day, 0.50 inch Total Hongkong & Shai 8195 | 87124 b. since January 1st, 7.83 inches, against an average of 10.70 inches...

Forecast for the 24 hours anding &t noon on the th April

MARINE INSUE. ANOES.

Cantons...............850 €375

1.-Hongkong to Gap Rock: E. and S.E.. winds, moderate; fair, warmor,”

2.-Formosa Channel: The same as North Chine....£5(T. 150 No. 1.

3.--South coasi of Chins between Unloa.. #100 #913 d. Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as No. 1.

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

OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN APRIL.

Yangimea 60 #917

ITER INSURANCES.

Chins. Fires............$ 20) | $155 b.

Hongkong Yires . ou $330 b.

SHIPPING.

The following table shows the Stan dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of April, Douglas S 850 1873 a

1917

Date. April 26th, 5,44

Final of £2-3 making E4-8 for 19'd and bouts of 10/* sub- jectIto deduction_of Income tax

87 Bra! making. $25

of $15 / 1913, ***** Firaldiv. of 15% making 971 / 1915...... Intarim of 830 10 1915...

/ 1916 and Interio

#.p.c.

61 pa

815 making

for

1918 and special' of $3 A com 1916....

pr

$7nd bonus 2 fot

1915. 827 for 1913

Big... 9 pc,

ni

Ends.

Begins.

6.5.4 p.ra.

6.39

6.30

Steamboats... 15 $17) b.

Indo-Chinna-

Int. of 85 a/c 1916/1917

31.20 for 1918

18t p

6.

93th 641

6.30

30th 5.1

6:50

Inkorim of 3/- a/c 1916... Interim at 10/- ■/o1916,

8 B..

W

+

8 p.t-

» 27th, 3.43 28th, 5.43

ROYAL OBSERVATORY.. EONGEONG, DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

APRIL 28, 1917.—a.m.

Wind.

(Preferred...25 8414

Deferred)...£5 $1204

**Shall" Transporta £1 (107/-

Star Ferry 10 893) "2.

REFINERIES

China Sugars... 100 | 8114 sa

Malabon Yugim... P. 30.

Fabe£132.40.

int. alo 1918 Coupon 27

7 9.0.

$1.85 dividend

15.

Bunus for year ending 30-4-16-***

61 p.

$18-far:1910.4.

P. 5 for 1916

Final div, 5% free of in-

come tax, making 10% ac. 1915-1916 coupon No. 8. Th1 for 1912

1- interim making 47-

1976...

9% for 1913

al

134 p

13 p.e

OUTWARD.

Fon:

WELL-DAYS

5 cents

SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS

Station.

10

Tai

... 5.00 ...

9

9.30 a.M...

MINENG.

20

WPostock... 8&. 29,86: 44 Memuro Hakodate Tukio

Kailans

£1/31/0

5!

Langkas.

dz. 10 T. 171 5.

Trosob Mixes

Find Caspiana

£1 276 5.

34-

»

9.00 M

*

Chefoo Weihaiwei Hantow Ichang

29.08 50

Kiukiang

Changaba

Gutalaff...

DOCKS, WHALVES AND GODOWNS.

Kowloon Whermer $50 $80

H.K. & Whampo

Docks.......

50 $123

8% ar 1915 & bonus #2

Final 82.50 & bonus $6, making 311 / 1918...

ל!

.' '.

5.00 P.M.

(10.00 AX. 4,00 PM.

6.00 7.M. 0.00

5. 1.89

Shanghat Docks T 100 T. 90 b.

Tie 7+ 101 year ending

30-4:16

41 p.

TU. JA ROBINSON ROAD.

Apply to

One hour.

Every Sabsequent bour,

Note. If the ricksha be engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis charged outside the Western part of the Ms. DAVID SASSOON City of Victoria, after D. p.m. or be dis

CO. LTD.

KING EDWARD HOTEL OFFICES at Connaught Road..

Central Location

LL ELECTRIO TRANS PAM Entrance, Electric Lifts, Fass and Lighting: Koropean Bathe sad Sanitary Fittings. Bob and Cold Water System throughout, Best of Food and Service.

TELEFONZ 373 TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS ·

•VIOTOLIA."

J. WITOHETAL, Manager.

TANG YUK DENTIST, mocessor to the late SHEN TING, 14, D'ACHILAR STRITT.

TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation free.

LESSONS IN CHINESE

Lie

ME LIEUN FAN, & Chinos deste verbod in Uterature has been a teacher to Baropens „Dārish and Marchnata in this Colour forten Juker, He has a good mihi of training Europesuma gensia Chinens examination, and in panamand

adrat rata cert eaten a Chinese teacher, Tre also a good krawisige of Mandarty'ani Hakka. Two who intend leraing the Chiens Innange requested to write to China Mal" See or theet to No. 152. Welington Street, Bras foor.

(1251

ነገ

FRENCH LESSONS

G. MOUSSION,

15. Morrison Hill Road.

“CHINA MAIL ”

PUBLICATIONS.

BTAINABLE at the “Omna Man

Office, Wyndham Street, Hong.

Jong 2

1660

OFFICES in Kings and York Building. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Road

Terracea,

HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.

Apply to

HOUSES in Broadwood and alorston

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

MENT & AGENCY Co., Lau.

TO LEX

NEW HOUSE in Conduit Road. Ready for occrpation.

Also 1 GODOWN in Duddell Street. For rent and other partieninga

Spply to-

. M. EL NEMAZEE

1. Des Voeux Road, Hongkong. March 15; 1917.

TO LET.

1577

FUR-BOOMED 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 58,600 sq. ft suitable for coal storage or erection of godowns.

Apply to-

ני

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings. Bonet, Feb. 7, 1917.

EXCHANGE.

Hongkong, April 20, 1917. On London

Bank Wire

Un demand,...

AK

+44

2/41.

charged to the East of Bay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 9 pm, an extra half fare aball bachargeable.

II-In Kowloon.

Quarter bour,...

Half hour,...

Hour. *********

Tai Po..... ...10.00 ." Cheung Chow...... Shataukok, Sha

→tin and

Sheungahui... 400. Aberdeen, Autau,

Pirg. Shan, Santic, Stanley.. 4.36 rx..

Sai Kung,

Macao ...

5sents Canton.Samani.304.

and Wuchow Regis. 5 .. Lotters & P.X. (7.15 43. *11.30 r... fé.00.P.M.

Saturdays

Every subsequent hour, ......................... 10

III-Taips Road.

Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour if the hirer causLS the journey to take longer

tann ---

To 4th mile.

single........ 5 cents....1 hour. return...... $1.00 hours. Beyond 4th to 6th mile-

#

single 1.20. .... hours. rator.81.30...........4 Beyond 6th to 9th mile- single$1.75...... return......$2,00

Eeyond 9th to 11th mile.

single 82.00.....3 return.....$2.50

pi

Fares for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous arrange- ment in each case.

The fares here sot out to apply to our ricksba with three coolies from Tsim Sha Tsui.

FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.

From Slaughter House to

Sailors' Bome

From Sailbis Homo to. Government Civil Hos pital

Kongmoon...Except

Naman and

Sanmei

Shamchun

orijas

Nagasaki. Kagoshima Ostins .... Naha......n Ishijima

8.00 P.M. BoninIsland

5.00 F.M. Shanghai ...

FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.O.

For

Macro..

WEEZ-DAYE SUNDAYS &

17.30 AM 11.30 PM. 17.20.4.3" 19.30 P.M..

Csaton

Tai Ping

8.30.M.

9.30 F.M.

Sharp Pk... Amoy m

Swatow

Tathoku Taich Tainan...

Koshunt....

"29.87

· H

75 $29,87

Feseadores 29.87 83

Сацьоп

Hongkong

68.29.67 87 89

29,83

Rock..

77

20.84 68 91,

anchow

11

HOLIDAYS Fakbol $7.30 4.3. Baihow.

11.30 P.3L Phulien 7.29.75

Тонгаде

(7.3 AM. 19:30P.M.

4.

P.M.

Tung....30 P. M. 9.30 P.M. §. Shek Ki...3.30 ... 9.30 P.M. 1.3 P.M. Kangmoon 8.00 P.M. 6.00 P.M. 6.0 · P.M. Kumchuk...8.00 F.M. 6.00 г.M. 8.00 P.M.

Not exceeding Kaukong...6 00 P., 6.00P.M: 6.00 ..

Except Saturdays.

per passenger.

04 cents:

From Government Civil Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Town to Race

Couse From Clock Town to Bay View House como From Warichal Market to Bay View House ".................. From Bay View House to Quarry Bay.......

II-In the City of Victoria.

Quarter hour,

Half hour,

One hour. ... 24 8/16 Two hours,

Tures.

» 30 days' sight.

4 months' sight,

12/16 Four Credits, 4 months sight, 201

Tive Bix Documentary, 4 months' sight 5/5-

Credita, 4 months' sight, ...234

10

12

.03

DA

In the case of Mails closing before B Fegistration closes at & d'clock on

vous evening.

the

HONGKONG, REGISTER.

Barometer

20.87*99*

20.89

Temperature

06

65

70

Humidity

81

$5

Bu

Direction of

F Wind.....!

Kat exciding Force........

B

per passenger

10 cents.

Weather......

od

0.

0.00

CLOW

0.00

PET DELINGEN.

Ob.

HISTORY OF UNION CHURCH

(1891-1903)

.50

BONGKUNG'S MUSICAL

HISTORY.

On Paris-

:50

On demand,

One day from 6am. top.m.$1.25

III--Beyond Victoria

Not exceeding

KUTES VON WILD LIFE IN HONGKONG AND SOUTH

On New York.

On demand

56)

One hour.

Credita, 80 days sight,.

Two Hours,

On Bombay...

Three

*

250

Wire, ...

Four

Five

Six

BO

i 1.00

Wite,

On demand,

On Calcatta

On doriand

On Singapore..

On demand,

On Manila-

On demard,

On deman

20 centa.

One day from 6am. to 6 pm. 81,50

If a vehicle is discharged beyond the lifts of the Cty of Victoria ball fare extrs is to be allowed for the return

journey.

CHINA (by Bar, G. Ai Badbury, MA)

Part 1-Mammals and Birda

Fart II-Heptiles, Amy sibir and

Fishe

THE MISSIONS ETRANGERES (History of the Easters Churches

240

CHINESE SCHOOL, BOOK (4-Tan King," translate. by E. J. Eitel)ine.

BIH ROBERT HARTS LAND

TAX MEMORANDUMA

110088 for man)

On Shanghai--

30 days' sight(private paper).

On Tokoban

On demand

Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per in!)... 48.10 Bovereigns (Banks Buywgrate) 88.55. 11.

(~37 5/16 | Four Bar Silver in Hongkong 173% nom. Fiv

THE FRUIT SEASON Silver (per oz.)

Da Chinese Copper Cash

Chinese Copper Centap.

berlain's Rate of Native Intercnt

Remedy Cane Sub Com

zm band: 12 may laye's life. For sale! Fongaing dus. Voin ve d

Ball Chen fills mud Storekeepers

One day from

Between the

mithe "hove

by ED per oath

Quarter bour,

"Kowloon

Not exceeding

nom.

1101

Half bour

One hair, Two bezra, Three

*80

Highest open air zomparáterý or tha Z'th $5 Lowest open air, temperatura am, the 25th -64

T. F. CLAXTON, Director, Hongkong, Observatory, April 26, 1917

Temperature... Hongkong, April 26, 1917. BABORZTIK

·Dai

Do.

CHEZNOMIALE

DU

Do..

C.St.James 29.78 Aparri, '19,91 Dagupation 29.75 29.78 29.58 81

28.75

Manila Legrapi Tacloban ... Iloilo - Surigaom Labuan

"

29.73 80

T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong Observatory, April 25, 1917. 1. BAROMETER, reduced to 3 degrees Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea in inches, ten the and hundredth

·HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS Hongkong Hotels... 50 #102

Central Fistate $100 $100

Hongkong Lands.....$100) 3971 Humphreys Hatton 1086 Kowloon Lands 18-30 333..

West Folate.00 $76

Shanghai Lazdu T. 30 1, 92

2. TEMPERATURE. in the thade, in de Shanghai Cottons T. 50 T. 127

groes Fahrenheit.

3. Howry, in percentage of saturs tion, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.

4. DIRECTION OF WI, to two points. 5. FORCE OF WIND, according to Besford Scale.

"

6. STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, e

detached cloud, d drizzling rain, t fog,

Final of

1/0 116

making 56

1 p

7 PA

8 pe

$7 af 1916.....o: säänenster

Final div. of 334 making

#7 / 1918 50 cauta for 1918

$2 for 1918

Final 3-25, making 35.SK

a/c 1910................ 6% fins! making 12 %

M/1916

7 p.a

COTTON SULLIS,

50 7, 151 b..

T. 9 for year ending

31.10.16

Tla. 6 div. ac year ended

20.8-16.

5 p.a.

Kung Yik.................... Ingia spook

T 107.145.

| Mia. 0,90 for 1915.

ZBIT, 50, b.

MISCELLANEOUS.)

g gloomy, h hail, 1 lightning, o o resat, Caina-Borne05

p passing showera, a squal, r rain 18nów

thunder. visibility, w daw wat

7. RAIN in inches. tenths and hun- dredths.

HONGKONG TIDES.

Light & Power... 5/23 Cina-Provident

108

Dairy Farms juș 6/1934 k Green Islands 7338.10 b ́810

The tide table ven below has been Bongkang Electric 10552 compiled at the National Almanac Office.

$751

in London from the result of the analysis Hongkong lees. of observations taken by means of an sutomatic tide-recording machine in the Hongkong Ropes... 10 #28 Water Police Basin at Taim Sha Tsui during the years 1887-8.0.

Hongkong Tramways 5/. $5,80 x, d. a

The zero of the table corresponds with the rero of the sounding in the Admiralty 29.94 Chat, which has been found to be 4 feet EK. Seal Fendry. 35.873 inches below mein sea level,

1P.M.

BAM. I 4.7.M

20,83

'69

ww (Wat hold) § ̧1.M..

Do., (Wet bulb) 12.

Do. (Wat halb) 4. Fer

„Dey, ~Marizitatea n

Da Minimum (over night

BOWEL COMPLAINT IN CHILDREN

Dare subject to URING the su

bowels and thould receive careful attention." unnatural looseness of the noticed Chamberlain's Colle

·Diarrhoes Bersedz Ahould

tid

To obtain the depth of water on the

at the Victoria Navai Yard

72add inches, and on the gauge / Peak Transways.

72 at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet

68 inches to the height given in the table

April 7th to May 3rd, 1917.

RISE WATER

・

Steam Laundry...

6. $3.30-b

Union Waterbant || 218 916

William Powell ..... |--720.60 B.

14

the

12 ota for 1816.........

|8 p.e. for year ending

29-2-08

Ti canta for 1910

81 p...

B. for

year ending

13) p.~*

30 comb for 1918 de 2 a/c 1916/17 Bonus

75 cents.

11 on jo 1915

1. final and beñas $1,

making $3MATERIA 23% fig/o 1918, Fend- ing (cents 48 per share)

Tfor 1913/1916

-25 cents for 1918/1916...

19

1916...

170 cunts for 1918

6 conta for 1913/2Ï4

3.