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To-day's Advertisements
T
"PUBLIC AUCTION
HE Undersigned, has received in
stractions tā sell by Public Auction.
WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY and
FRIDAY,
the 9th, th and 11th May, 1917, commencing each day at 11 sm... at his Sales Rooms,
DUUDELL STREET, ——
Á LARGE QUANTITY OF.. BURROUGHS & WELLCOMES. TABLOIDS
(parical assortment).
"
Kepler's Malt and ik Allen and Manbury's Byno Preparations, Patent Medicine, Hair Oil and Dyes, etc., etc.
▲ Large Quantity of French and American Perfumes and Semaps.
NB-The above sale offers a unique opportunity to hospitals and private dispensarich, as the goods are in ting condition and are only being sold owing the labels being slightly stained by
water.
On view from Motulay the 7th May,
1917
Catalogues will be issued, Texx :--Cash on delivery.
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer,
Eongkong, May 1, 2017.
1758
PATELL & CO.
ORIENTAL PRODUCE
EXPORTERS,
SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS,
Agencies in
NEW YORK,
BAN FRANCISCO, USA.
CANTON,
Branches -
SHANGHAI,
YOKOHAMA,
BOMBAY.
READ OFFICE: Ka's BetŽAM
HONGKONG.
$450
OUR STANDARD
16 Feet Motor Boat
Fitted with H.P...Calle Engine which rans
on either Kerczone mr. Gasoline.
Flease arrange for is trial rum.,
ALEX. ROSS & CO.,
TO LET
TO LET.
Machinery Ofoo.)
IMMEDIATE ENTRY, two.
'Puoxx 27.
vary
desirable SHOPS situated in Ice:
THE CHINA MAIL.
FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES.
CHAIRS
り
- Fictoria with seo Bearers
House Street, opposite the Grand Hotel Quarter hour,
Recently reconstructed.
For rent and other particulars,..
Apply to
THE MANAGER Hongkong Ice Co. Etch 46, Connaught Road Central, Bosgkonz, April 26, 1917.
OFFICES
TO LET
1573
FFICES at 2 Connaught Road.
OFFICESin Kingsund:Fork Building. HOUSES in CHFor Gardens, Conduit
Road..
HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terraces.
I
HOUSES on Shumeen, Canton.
Apply to
Half hour.n-
One hour,
Three hours,
Six hours,
14
Day (8am to 6 pm.),
-10 cents.
TÜ.
81.00)
"
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria half fare extra
Between the hours of 8.30 p.m. and
Keep Your Skin Soft and Clear
Cullera Snap' da' clean and purify, and Cutler Clas
MEES TO #Onthe and
val, clear the skin of pimples, blackhamis,
iteħinum and in Ryotions not the westpoo Mandruff.
Sample Each Free by Post Aditremt F. Naw bory & Hans, 37,
Lanka, M., Bald
With Hot Baths Cuticura Soap
¿PASSENGERS DEPARTED)S
April 3
am. the above fares shall be increased. Barbosa Miss A. Buthington, Mrs į
by 30 per centum.
11
II.-Beyond Victoria, with four Bearers 0,00 cents $1.00
1.50.
Hour... Three hours... Six bours.......
Quarter hour.... .$0.15 Half hour,...
$0.30
0.40
One hour. ......... 4.301
0.20
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT AGENCY, Co., Ltd.
Two hours.
0.50
0,80
Three hours, ...... 0.70
100
Six hours,
1.00
Day (6am.to 6p.m.)1.30
1.50 5.00
“ነ
TO "LET.
-
RICKSHAS.
&c., Mr and Mrs J. W. Allon, Mrs S. M. Per For Mar. for San Francisco
Mrs. J. Blackburn and child, Mr J. de Butts, Mrs C E. Brown, Miss H. Bangh,
Mr S. B Chesnut, Mr J.'S K chill and amah, Mrs J. W. Chapraan, Chu und maid. Mr and Mrs. J. Carter, MC Ching, Mr.C. E. Draper, Mrs J. Denyos and 4 children, Miss A. Downey, Mrs M. Dunn, Mr AF. Dinez, Miss Mr.
WEATHER REPORT.
-}
On the 1st., 12.15-No returns froma Indo-China Pressure has increased con- siderably over N.E. Jarac, and slightly from the Bonins to N. China and from. Formosa to Borneo It is highest.over 8.W. China, and over the Bonins
A
A depression is shown over S. Man- cburia.
Bongrong Rainfall for the 24 hours cading at 10 am to-day, 0.00 inch. Total since January 1st, 8,63 inches, against an average of 71st inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on the 2nd May :--
1.-Hongkong to Gap Rock: E winds, moderate; fine to cloudy.
2-Formon Channel: The same as No I..
TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1917.
SHARE REPORT.
MAY 1ST, 1917.
Stock and paid up. Falce
Q'Eloua 11. A.M..
Last Dividend and nate.
Approximate Houro case d
BANES
ין
Hongkong & S'haf $120 $710!
MARINE INSUR- ANOES."
Canton 508373
3-South east of Chins between North Chinne£BT. 280 Hongkong and Lamocks:" The same as No. 1.
Calome $100860
4-South coast of Chins between Hongkong to Hainen: The same as Yangtzes und 628217
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN MAY.
The following table shows the Start and begins churing the month of May! dard Time at which Oficial Night ends
1917-
Date.
B. Dinez bir and Mrs E. P. Dowbiggin,]. .. Mr and Mrs J. F. Dryden, Me and Mr
NEW HOUSE in Conduit Road. In the Island of Hongkong if engaged Matthews, Ready for occupation.
Also I GODOWN in Daddell StreeL.
For
rent and other partientars apply to-
14. M. H. NEMAZEE,
1 Des Voeux Road. Hongkong. March 15, 1917. 1877
TO LET »
FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenue;
Lowicon
KING EDWARD HOTEL Kowloon)
Central, Location
LL ELITE Teams Pass Entrance, A Electric Lifte. Fans and Lighting Bampers basho std Sanitary Fittings. Hot and Cold Water System ihroughout
"Best of Food and Service
TELEPHONE 573, TELEGRAPKM ADDELS'
'VICTORIA'
יין
J. WITCHELL, Afannger
THE CHINA MAIL.
NOTICE."
Copan selaticon, relatlruz to naws should bo niklovosed to las Eorron,
Correspondenta must forward their and addresses with any communes. tion dressed to the Editor, not necessary for publication, bat se,, evidence of good
All master for publication should be written on one side of the paper only.
Letters relating to business should be addemand to THE MANAGER,
matabel wakeerrption to "China Mali“ is $36 per sosum; per quarter and per men- aem "pro rata", "
The Cho Mail' is delivered free to
mabeanbeis au Möngkong and Kowloon,
Day (6 am to 6p.m.), ...... 400
II-ly the Hill District.
With Bearer's With Bearers. Mr E S. Franklin, Miss G. P Ferina, Miss H. S. Ging. Miss B. M. Geertsch, Mr J. W. Howells, Mrs.D. H. Hurst and children. Mr. C. Harris, Capt. D. Hoobrenler, Mr. Halvard Str and Mrs & Hinton, Mrs Ito, 3 children aximaid, Mr P. Jacobs, Mr. Kawai, Mr and Mrs Kamiya and children. Mr O. K. Lay, Mr H. Leypoldt, Mrs S Lacas and 9 children. Mrs Leung anri maid. Mr A. C. Lofts, Mr L. Laiting, Mr E. E Lucy H. C. Mote, Miss A Mr A Morrill, Mr G. Marquis Mr N. Maruyama, Mr A. M. cente Bir A. M. Nathans and
Mr J. Nishida, Me S. Nagabori and Mrs M. L Orchard and dren, Mr: 1
- Oram, Mr H. Olesen, Mr D. Uka Mr. M. Oishi, Mrs F A Hobinson, Miss. R. Robinson, Mrs L. R. Note- the rieksha te engaged Rocha, Mr W. P. Kay, De and Mrs. F. D. within the City of Victoria, and be dis-Stedman, Mr and Mrs T. S. Shen, ser- charged outside the Western part of the vant and maid, Mr and Mrs L. X. Silva City of Victoria after 5pm. or be dis- and anah, Mrs C. M. Silva, Mr J. W. charged to the East of Bay View Police Stackhouse, Mr J. F. Silver, Mr and Mrs Station on the Eastern side of the City L. C. Teix and maid, Mrs C. D. Thorn- of Victoria after 9 p.m. an extra half ton, Mr L. 3. Thesman, Mr. J. P. Y fare shall be chargeable.
Vicero. Mr and Mrs F. P. Wingin, Me 11-In Kowloom.
H. Yang, Mr and Mrs C. E. Geer, fra." Quarter hour, ......
Gear, Hre H. Geer, Mrs EH. Kline- 5 cents felter, Miss M. A. Elinefelter, Mrs E. Half hour... Hour,
in Victoria,
Ten minutes..
Quarter hour,
Half hour,
One bour,......... Every Subsequent hour,
A FLAT in Ermphreys Buildings,
14 TO LET OR FOR SALE Kowloon Marine Lot 45 with wharf srea 58,000 sq. ft. suitable for coal storage or prection of godowns
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO. LTD.
Aeryndra Buildings.
Hongkong, Feb. 7. 1917,
EXCHANGE. Hongkong, May 1, 1917. London-
Bank Wire
Un demand,
30 days' sight...
15
20
"
10
P
**
Every subsequent hour,...
III.-Taipo Road,
Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour if the hirer causes "the journey to take longer
than
To 4th mile-
singid........ 70 cents... hour. return... $1.002 hours.. Beyond 4th to 8th mile
single......20..
2 hours.
return....$1.50..
Beyond 8th to 9th mile---
"
9/41
}
...24 11/16 *****3/4
4 months' sight,/15/18 Credits, 4 months' sight, ...2/01. Documentary, 4 months' sight 2/5 On Paris
On demand,
Credits, 4 months' sight,...335 Da New York-
Or demand, Credits, 60 days sight,.
a Bombay- Wire, .. On demand, Da Calcutta
TYSTE, ........ On demand O3 Singapore
On desaand,
On Manila--
On deward,
On demand
Postage is Charged at the rate of fifty | On Shanghai--
A per month.
*Ordaza,jor ratto copies of the **Cowa
·Mars' abomid be wit as soon as possiblaas the supply is limi' ed. Cách 10 cts.. Credit Sota, par evliy.
נד ז'
Rate of subsorption to the "Overland China Mail per annam: postiga #1 por summam sama. Binglë oopis twenty five cents each.
Alterations and additions to Advertise
i
*mod
single.....$1.75
return......$2.00
Beyond 9th to 11th mile.
single $900
· return ...............$2.50 ................. Fares for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous arrange- ment in each casa
The fares here set out to apply to our ricksha with then coolies from 1's Sha Tsui.
FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
1.
From Slaughter. House to
Sailors' Home
Not exceeding per passenger.
01 conts
ww
Dom.
.1011
From Sailos' Home to Government Civil Hos pita!
04
...1131
From Government Civil Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Tonto Race
બ
» Couse...
10
Frim Clock Town to Bay
1104
20 days sight(privatë paper).——— On Yorsham-
On d'mand, Jold Leaf, 100 Ene (per tel) ... 48. Sovereigns (Panks Bayingrute) 88.30 n. Bilver (per oz.)
,37 75/16" Bar Silver in Hongkong MAX nom. Chinese Copper Cash... 4% pn. Chinese Copper Cents...
Chinese Sub, Coin". Hongkong Suh. Coin
guests on Pages: 2, 8, 6, and 7 should Rate of Native Interest.
be sent to the Office,, No. B. Wyndham estreet, not hur than i 30 a-m
Alteration and additions to Advertise- menta un pages 1, 6, 5 and 8 'abuala be
LEA 20%, LGM than i p..
“Non Advertisements should be sent in Before 2p...
N
Advertise saerts and Subscriptions which are not urdered for a fized period will be
ecogimund unili sountermanded.
spale lodrom *Bian* Hongkong. Code: ABC. 5th Edition.
HONGKONG SIGISTER.
Marociotes Température Humidity Direction of
DIL
De X dia.
par.
HONGKONG TIDES.
View Eoasenti"
From Wanchai Market lo Bay View House ..................... From Bay View House to-
Quarry Bay
01
II-In the City of Victoria.
Quarter hour.
Balf hour,
One hour...mutan
Two hours
Three Four
The tide table given below has been Five compiled at the National Almanac Office bix
**
**
Not exceeding
- per passenger
10 cents
10
in London from the result of the analysis. One day from 8 a.m. to 6 pm. $1.25
of observations taken by means of an automatic tide-recording machine in the
Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui
during the years 1887-8-9.
Pearson.
May 1
May 1st
SAD 2nd, A40
3rd 5.30
4th 5.39
帅
ach,
5.39
8th. 5.37
7th
Sch 5.30
9th.
10th.
... Ilth. ,, 12th,
Ends. Begins.
27. 100 p.m.
7,01
7.02
|
ATRE INSURANCES,- Chins Firse......$ 20] 9146 $. Hengkong Fires '.....* ou 2333 6.
SHIPPING.
Douglas Stenebre $30 | 835 14.
Steam brazo ... 151917)
Indo-Chinas -
(Preferred)...£3 | 841} (Deferred) £5812354.
Final of £3 making £6 for 1976 and bonus of 10 sub- Jest to deduction of Incopie tax
87. fine making $26 s/u. 1914 and Interim of $15 a/c 1915. ...... Fical div. of (5% making 27 / 4910...... Interim of $50 na 1013,.
8:5 making for 1915 and special of 83 www.ascout
1916
$7 and batus 2 for
1015. 27 for 1913
увага
p.c.
8p.c
pa
$16.00 9 pc.
Int of a/c 1918, 1917)
(p.
•
81.95 for 1916
Interim úl die ale 1916... Interim or 10- a/c 1918,
י
Bp.c
KU.C
8. D.
13th, 14th
7.05
7.05.
Shell" imapurte £1167/-
"Star Ferry'
13th
Pitt. ale 1918 Coupe £7
81.66 dividund. & 45 ets, Bonus for year suding
7*p.c.
th, 5.31
REFINERIES.
16th,
7.07
10th "20th.
7.04
1st 30
One Sugara.........$100, 181354 d Malabon Sagar... P. 301 $39
$12 for 1916
62 po
10% pe.
P. 3.fot 1916.....
•19h po
22nd,
20
"
23rd 5:20
24th 5.00
", 5,29
27th, 5.49
29th, 5.28
29th, 528
» 30th, 5.27 - 31st, 5.97
ROYAL OBSERVATORY EONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
Station
REPORT.
MAY 1, 1917-a..
Per Avg Maru for Victoria, &c. Mr J. Wells, Mr W. Hardwick, Mr knd Sirs Pettitt and infant, MrT. F. Hough Mrs Kitching and children, Miss Allyn. Mrs Redding and children, Mr and Mrs B: Cubey and infant, Mr and Mrs T. Arthur
child and amah, Mr K. L. Atkin- son, Mr W. Katori, Mr and Mrs Scott and infant, Rev. and Mrs W. J. Cook and 2 children, Miss F. Akiyoshi, Miss Wostock. Toshi Watanabe, Messin T. Ishida, S. Miyaji, Jos. Brown, S. Matsumoto, Mes
Memuro, E. D. Miller and a children, and Miss L. Xavier."
"POST OFFICE NOTICES.
Particulars of outgoing and incoming Mails will not be advertised in future,
The Post Office will forward all corres. pondence posted by the fastest rouse
Wind.
flour.
at Bea Levol.
Temperature.
Humidity.
Direction.
Weather.
Force.
88. 28.73
54, 29.83)
Hakodate
29Bwi
99.94
Nagasaki
99.91
Kagoshima 199,98
Ostima
Malia 22,95 Ishijima.. Boninisland Lbefoo
w-མ། ། Weihaiwei Hankow ... Tchang Kiukiang Changsha
Correspondence scaressed to enemy B
subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Porta- gusse East Africa, Persia and Morocco Sharp P. cannot be transmitted,
The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and, the Ottoman Empire are suspended.
MINING.
KAR
...E131/8
Langkaia .........zdı. 10†T. 184 x2 d. b.
Bab
Final diy, 5% free of in-
come tax, making 10%
c 1915-191u coupon No. 8.
T. ).for 19mm
1 interim muking 4-
a/o 1916....
9% for 1813
Tronoh Mines....21 37:6 5.
Tal Caspiade
314-
DOCKS, WHARVES:
AND GODOWNE
Kumicon Wharton: 8:50 $194 b
H.K. & Whapes
Dock..... 608124”b.
Shanghai Docas 100T, 9) sa
HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hetat....# 30] 8102
Central Bataco100 $100
Hongkong Landa...$100) 287
Humphreys Hatton # 1U $8) Kowloon Lands 3035
West Points .........60 $77.b.
Shanghai Lends. T. 50 T. 99
19.8 39.87
Amoy Bwatow Taichu Tainaa
29.84
""
20.93
Taihoku...529,04
H
129.8 29.80 91.84
COTTON MULA,
Canton
HorgLong Gap Rock
6a.29,95
29.99
FOR Paio...
HOLIDAYS Wuchow
... 5.00...
10.00.4.3:
Pakhoi
$9.30 L.M.
Ecibow
Phulien
200 T.M.
IACAL AND REGULAR MAILS
OUTWARD:
WELL-DATE SUNDAYS & MATO
MISCELLANEOUS.
9% for 1918 & bonus #2
Fionl $2.30 &pouts 88, making 11 s/c 1916...
Tia. 74 to your ending
304·25 ***
Final of making $6
/ 1916.
$7 a/c 1918,
Final div. of 831 making
#7 / 1918
| 50 cents for 1215-
#2 for 1918:
Final 83-95, making $5.99 a/c 1918.......WADANANDAK 6% final making 12%
/1916
Chia-Borneos
Light & Powers
Cine-Providents
11⁄2 33
#5843
2018
12 cts, for 1915............
Diry Farma seš. [#231-b
--13 p...
až p
pid.
8 p
Tp.
of pe
unding
Tai Po... Cheung Chow Bhatankok, Sho-
tin and Cheungshui
**** 4.00 TK: Aberdeen, Antau,
Ping Shan,
Cai Kung, Satin, Stanley^4.30 K.MP
Canton, Samui (303
and Wuchow]
Begis. 5 rati
Tourne D. St. James
Aparri 6 a Dagupsi...
Manila... Legaspi Tacloban ... Toile 229.7
#29.76 80
T. F. CLAITON, Director. Hongkong Observatory, May 1, 1917.
1. BAROMETER, reduced to 29 degrees
...T: 50 T.. 131
Shangbai Cottons : 50 T. 120 b
Kung Tik 10 T. 146
Y ngtax 3000
Green Jalanda # 71 88.05
Fahr nheit, on the level of the sea in Feugkong Klectrica #10252 b. inches, tenths and hundredths.
2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de arece Fahrenheit.
3. HUMIDITY, in percentage of tior, the humidity of air saturated with
· 0:00 AM. || moisture being 100
DIRECTION OF Win, to two point
3. HORCA or WIND,
FROWE SHEUNGWAN WESTERN: Bex Hord Seal, acording so
9.30.X
Hongkong los323151
6. STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, c detached cloud, d drizzling rain, t for Peak Tramways SUNDAYS &
HOCAYH & gloomy, h hail,, 1 lightning, o 17 yeast, Preasing showers, 9 mg und, r rain: 1 show 17.30 all t. thunder. y visibility; ▼ dew Tet). 2
1.207.7. At in inches tenths and hon 173dredths.
Tis. 9 for year ending
31-10-18
fun. 6 div. ac year ended
30-6-10.
10,90 lor 1918
8pe for year ending
28-7-06 Udemy for 1916
83 for rész
·81-7·16
90 obeta for 1918
121 a/c 1918/17 Bonus
To centa
10 9.80
7% for 3815/1918
Steam Laundry 10€" & {13.40′-D.
Union Waterbosta))" 2IC (916
25 cents for 1915/1916...
124 % for 1916
*5,00P.M
Macdo
9.00 A.M.
70%
TD:
11.30 E. M £8.00 PM..
Kongmoon
III~Beyond Victoria;
Excepti Saturdays
5.00 PM.
"per eassenger
25 cerita
Not extending Samtan and
Sanmei
Shamchun
· 5.00 2.3.
10.00 14.
4.00:P.M.
75
The era of the table corresponds with One hour.
the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Two T
Chart, which has been found to be 4 foot Threa
3 (netes below moon sea level.
Four
To obtain the depth of water on the Five
tid gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard Six
5.00 ..
6 p.
#11 um a/c. 1918
Hongkong Ropes...4.10 | 2284" Hongkong Ammwage 5/- 88,80
$1 final and bonus 81,"
making
20 p.o.
H.K. Steel Foundry
add 3 fret 4 inches, and on the gauge Une day fromda m to 6 pm. 81.50
st Lawoot Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet
4 inches to the height given in the table velice is discharged beyond the limits of the Cy of Victoris half fam
M
May 2nd to sti, 2917.
-day: On daža at On date ni At & p
HIR WATER
Low Works
€0.00
20.32
Bongkong
03
80
88-
hirb
1.
0.00
extra is to be allowed for the retur journey.
-In Kowloon.
Quarter hour,
Anton eding Tai Ping
FOR
3
BRANCH-PO
Wee-Dam
1730 KM i1,20 P
7.30 AM,
Half bourg
ne hour.
Two hours Three
Fourt Five a
340;
2:40
Tong 0.00 9.30? I 8bok Ki... 309.30.X. 9.3 P.M. Kengoon 6.00 6.00 6,0 PM. Kumchuk 6.00 6.00P.M. 6.XP.M Kauteng 00 PM 6:00 PM2 8.00PM
Temperature." Hongkong, May 1, 1815,"
30.01
29:07 09.94
William Forell
2.80
a.00
Saturdays.
Da Do
Telegraphie
FBEAT ODER air tanpurizera esƐthe 2 ch
1. P. CLACTON, Director,
Fagkong, Observatory, Ma
One day from
15.00
Fetween the bour 21.30 pm. and
m. the above fares shall pe Increased
Cm
To the care of its chaing before
Fortresion ultues at 5 o'clock and
Wind
23 2. komin/g TATA Pead- ing (conta $8 per share)
70.combe 1915
fi cents for 1918/1334...
“MOX( TAYLOR Share and: General Brok
Jets Limited by BEZTR
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