HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE
GENERAL PAKADE
There will be a general parade of all mite under che‹Ú).S.P. (R) on Friday, May 18th, at 52kpum.
COMPANY PARADES CENTRAL, 5.15, rau Monday, May 7th. No. 2 Company? Tuesday, May 8th--No. 3 Company and Ambilance Flatonn.
Wednesday, May 9th.-Nr. 1. Section | and No. 2 Platoon. Also No. 2 Section
Water Pole Station.
Thursday, May 10th. Ambulance Pla- begri në Thug "Wah Hospital s pon White Uniform with heliuets will be wern on thesi parudes,
-
AKCRUITS PARADES 3.45 PM. Monday, May 7th, and Wednewlay, May 9th-liecruits, of No. 3 Company
el of No. Platoon.
Taeslay, May 5th, and Friday, May 11h.--Recruits of No. 2 Cemping,
White uniform with: caps and rivers. will be worn on these" priraden.
* POLIEN SUBOOL.
Ali nembers of Classes IX. X, and XI will attend, în plain clothes at Queen's College at pan on Friday, May 1ith.. for examination by Me. T. 11. King. ASP
7
$450
10%
OUR STANDARD
16 Feet Motor Boat
Fitted with H.P. Caille Engine which runs on either Kerosene or Gasoline. Flenso arrange for a trial ran.
ALEX, ROSS & CO.,
TO LET
TO. LET.
"Mahinery Office.
'Proxx 27.
Members du fur patrol duty on this ONE ROOM suitable for an OFFICE
-date will attend the examination mul not
port for daty.
BAND PRAGTUNS.
Botalay, Mag Th., and Thuisdagy May 10th, at para.
ASSISTANT NEBOREN SUPERINTEN DENG
His Bycullergy the Governor has been plessed to appoint Dr F. Lindsay Woob to be Asolalitat Surgeon Superintendent of Police (1)
The Assistant Surgeon Superintendent as he seen as the offre of the Surgeon Superintendent Any week day between the hours of Dam, and 1 p..
(Spd.) F. C. JENKIN,
D.S.P. (
To-day's Advertisements
PUBLIC, AUCTION:
11
THE Undersigned Lave received in- structans to sell by Public Auction, Frex ACOUNT OF CONCERNED).
*15
THURSDAY,
tir 10th May, 1917, at
10.30 am, at their Bales Bourts, Nol 2,
Des Voyx Boad, Corner
of Tee House Street--
A CosЯMENT OF
WHITE GOODS,
Comprising -
Tarkiah Towels, Bath Sheets, Mingle
and Double Bed Sheets, Satin Quilts
Liver Damask Tulile Cliths and der. sietta, Cher Dusters.....
BRASS WARE,
Comprising
An assortment of Jardinieres, &'lower Vases, Finger Fowls, Ornaments, ete. sta ric
:
Also
A few Four fold Screens and Sundries.
Terms: Cash..
HUGHES & BUUGH,
Auctiones
Hoa Long Bay 3 101.
1766
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTELE
INSURANCE CO.
· IN WHICH 42L VESTID TEK JEJRES OF
THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LTD., બધà
THE RAILWAY PASSENGER:
IOTAL
ASSURANCE" Co.
AL Fest 3int Deceasca, 1814,
£23,970, 367.
-Authorised Capital £5,000,000
21
Subscribed Capital £4,500,000] Paid-up Capital .........................................£2,437,500 D-Fire Fanda...................... 3,887,047 Life & Annuity Funds... 17,567,500- Staining Fund account...... 128,230
£23,070,367
S
Hovense Fire Branch £2,881,458
++
Life and Aspuity, Į "2,141.583 Sin Besoureir Ravenue Manur Department. 397,zie Other Receipts
478,940
20.339.98
The Accumulative Funda.of the various Branches are toimuvately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set amida to meet The claims under the respectiva Depart soorita of the Company's Business.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Avents.
F
THE CHINA MAIL.
//
FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.
CHAIRS.
Le-In Victoria with two Bearers.
Quarter hour,
... 10 centy,
Half hour,
One hour,
1735
Three hours.
Apply tom.
DENNTS & BOWLEY. Hongkong, May 1, 1917.
TO LET
MMEDIATE ENTRY two very desirable SHOFS situated in Ice House Street, opposite the Grand Hotel. Recently reconstructed.
For rent and other particulars,
Apply to
Six hours.
Day (6 am to 6pm.)....$1.00
If the trip in extended beyond Victorin
half faro extr
Between the hunts of 8.36 p.m. and 6 the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum. 11-Beyond Fictoria, with four Bensers 0.60 cents $1.00 150
Three hours................................... Six hours Day (6 am to 6 pm),
*11***** III-In Uke Hill District.
2.00
With 2 Bearers With 4 Bearers
THE MANAGER, Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd. 46, Commsght Bonil Central Hocgtong. April 25, 1917. 1578
Quarter hour.......80,75
$0.30
OFFICES
TO LET
at 9 Connaught Road. OFFICES in King sand York Building. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Fond.
Half Ecur, ... ... Ü
0.40
One hour,.
0.30
1,50
Two.bours,
*****-*- 1.30
0,40"
Three hours. ... 0.70
1.00
Six hours. ------- 100 Day (6am.toep.m.)[50
1.50
2.
RICKSHAS
יון.
HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton 1.—In the Island of Hongkong if engaged Terraces.
in Victoria, HOUSES on Shameen, Can On
Apply to
THE BONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT & AGENGT Co., Lza
TO LET
Ten minutes,
Quarter hour,
Half hour,........
One hour.....semimagya
Every Subsequent hour,
5 cents.
.10
.15
ZD
20
Note-If the ricksha by engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis,
charge the Western part of the
City
after 9 pm or be dis
NEW HOUSE in Conduit Road. charged to the East of Bay View Police Ready for occupation.
8tation on the Eastern side of the City! of Victoria after 9 p.m. an extra half fare shall be chargeable.
Ako 1 GODOWN in Duddell Street. For rent apply to-
and other particulars
4.
R. M. H. NEMAZEE,
1 Des Vœux Road,"
Hongkong, March 15, 1917. 1577
TO LET
TOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon
II-In Kouloon.
+
A MISERY WITH PIMPLES ON HANDS
-á
Itched so Could Have Gone Mad. Could Not Sleep or Work.
WEATHER REPORT.
2
On the 3rd at 19:20---No returns from Japan or Indo-China. Pressure has de creased moderately to slightly in other districts.
Pressure gradients appear to beshallow from the Yangtze Valley to the Philip-
HEALED BY CUTICURA | pes.
"When my bande dess broke out they" started in Netlo pimple which itched #2 I could have gone mad. and I could not whoop. `I had so give up work and keep my handia bandaged. It was a mimry.
"I had,read; about C tiara Soap and Ólatment so I thought I woull get then Now I am com- pletely; beslod," (Slanec) Mrs. Smith, Do, Els Rd. Aldershot," Hants. Etz., July 9, 1915.
Sample Each Free by Post
With 3p. Mein Book (Seap to clean · and Ointment to besi). Adfitters portscars! forsomplex: F. Nawbery & Sons, 27, Charm. torbene e London Buld everywhere.
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
Mails will not be advertised in future..
Particulars of outguing and ïdićczning
pondence posted by the fastest routes.
The Post Office will forward all corres-
Correspondence aboressed enety subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Portu- gyese East Africa, Persia and Morocco cannot be transmitted.
Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are The Services to Germany, Austria,
suspended.
LUCAL AND REGULAR MAILS
FOR
Tai O ...
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours unding at 10am to-day, 000 inch. Total since January lat, 8.65 inches, against an {average of 1239 inches,
Forecast for the 34 hours ending at noon on the 4th May -
1.-Hongkong to Gap Rock Light, variable winds, £inë.
3-Formosa Channel: The same as
Not
3-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as No: 1...
4.South coast of China between Hongkong
to Hains The same as No.
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN MÀY.
The following table' shows the Stan dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of May. 1917-
Date.'
Ends.
Беківа. lall 199
10 pm.
4th. 5.34
5th
3.30
6th 3.3
7th 36
5.13
** 8th, 136
ا لندن
IT
FOT
7.03
THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1917.
SHARE REPORT.
MAY, 3RD, 1917.
Stock and paid up!
Qttons 11.30 AM.
Value.
Last Dividend. and date.
Approximate Heisra tast de
on last your's
BANKS,
Hongkong & Sta! 9198) 8710 bv.
MAKING INSUR.
ANDES
Canton 50 $375
North China ... EST. 150 Unions
$100 $8805
Fangtaras........ 60 17
FIRE, INSURANCES,!
Chins Fires... 209148 b.
Hongkong Fire ... bu❘ 6993 b.
SHIPPING.
Douglas Khasmahina 430 885
Steamboat
Fins at £9-3 making
8 for 1918. and of 10 sub- jest to deduction of fecome tax
finat making $25
e 1914 and Interim
of 215 a 1915, .
Fical div. of 15% making 27 / 1013...... Interim of $50 » 1915..
for
|315 making | 391
1915 and special of 83
va acoană 1918
***
2.5.
62 p..
Tp.
$7 and boaus 2 for
1915: $7 for 1913
8 pc.
tu...
Int of 83 a/c 391813
16 pic
15 $13.
| $1.25 for 1978-
Aku
Interim of - a/c 1916... Interim ot 10/- -/1916, 1
Indo-Chinia-
(Preferred)...£5841) (Daterred)...25 $193
بنادر
8 p.c.
7 p.c.
sth
10th," 5.35
12th 36
* 13th,
OUTWARD.
5.33 14th, 5,33
7,00
15th, 1.35
WK-DAYS
SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS
16th, 2
G
17th, 5.31
7.07
... 5.00 T.M.
18th 5.31
1.07
Бр
D.30 4.3.
15
19th. 5.30
7.0%
20th 0.30
7.08
Chura Sugars impen. 100| | 80155-
10 pr
21st, 3.30
7.08
22nd, 5.0
7.00
| P. 3 for 191€.
134 p..
23rd, 5.29
Tai Fo.....10.00 AM Cheung Chow... 9.00 1.3. Shataukok, Sha
tin and
Shengshui 4.00 PM. Aberdeen, Autau, Ping Shan
Sai Kung, Santin, Stanley. 4.
Canton Samui (7.30 4.3.
500 r.. and Wuchow Regis. br..
(Lotters 6 e... *
(7:35 M. ***1.10 F.M.
Misczo
Every subsequent hoore... 10:
Quarter hour, .................. & cents Kongmoon Except
[6.00 TM. Half hour... 15
Saturdays Bour,
Naman and 1-
Sanmeisen 3.00.P.
$10.00 A.. Shamchun....
14.00 г.x
III-Tuipo Rogd.
Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour if the hirer causes the journey to take longer than :--
A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings, To 4th mile-
Kowloon.
TO LET OR FOR SALE Kowloon Marine Lot 48 with wharf ares 38,000 sq. ft. suitable for coal storage or erection of godowns
Y
Apply to- HUMPEKEYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong. Feb. 7, 1917.
OVERLAND CHINA MAIL
THE WEEKLY EDITION OF THE:
CHINA MAIL","
41
CONTAINS ALL. THE NEWS /
OF THE WE.
PRICE 25 ets, (Carb) per Copy,
EXCHANGE. Hongkong, May 3, 1917.
KING EDWARD HÖTEL On London-
Central Location
LL Kuiere Tram Pa Entrance, A Klectric Lifts, Fans and Lighting. Kuropean Bathe and Sanitary Fittings, Hos and Gold Water System throughout. Best of Food and Service.
Telebonz 373 STALKORENTO "ADDRESS-
Bank Wire
On demand,
30 days' sight...
w 4 months' sight,
2/43
|
single.............. 70 cents..... hour. return...... $1.00
hours.
Beyond 4th to 6th mile
single.......20........2 hours: return......$1.504
Beyond 6th to 9th mile-
Bingle$1.75.
resuru......$8.00
Beyond 9th to 11th mile-
single $2.003
return .....$3.50-...
Fares for journeys beyond the lith mile to be a matter of previous arrange-
ment in each case.
The fares here set out to apply to one rickahi with three coolies from Taim Sho Tsui.
FARES FOR PUBLIC" CARRIAGES.
Ar
From Slaughter House to
Sailors' Home
9.00 *.MC
- 5.00 PM.
5.00. P.34.
1.00.
'FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN
FOR
. BRANCH P.O.,
WZXK-DAYS
הי
SUNDAYS &
8.30.M (1.30 PM.
17.30 sh 11.30 P.M.
94th, 5.29
5:00
"Shell" Transports £1107- **Star Forty ...... ̃10. S ↳
REFINERIES.."
2-int. m/s 1918 Coupon 27
21.Go dividend là gi cần Busus for year ending 30.4.16
812 for 1916
Malaben Sugar... P. $19
[Final div, 5 % Eres of in-
come tax, puiking 10%
· 1915-1916 coupon)
£1/31/6
Langka's.........dra. 10 T. 163 x. d. b.
....£12.00
is. 1 for 191"
1/ interim making 47-
a/a 1918..
9% 10 1912
26th 20 Ethi
MEINING.
19
29th, 3.29
Кайида
29th 5.2%
30th 4.27 31st, 5.27
7.13
Raabe....
Tronoh Mines .21276 s
Fal Caspiana
312
DOCKS, WHARVES
ROYAL OBSERVATORY
HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
RIPORT.
MAY 3, 1917-a.m.
Station.
Wind.
HK. & Wimpies
-
Hour:
Barometer
at Sea Lovci,
Temperature:
Humidity.
Direction,
th
Trostock...! 6.29.7), 41 HOLIDAYS Memuro.. Tkodute.. Tokio Kochi Nagasaki.. Kagoshim
9.30 P.X.
17.3 A.M. 19.30 r.M.
45
Maczo...... .7.30 ..
Catton $7.30 AM. 19.30 P.. Tai Ping
Tung8:30 rx. 9.30 PM. 9. . . Shek Ki......D 30 P. 9.30 P.M. 9. P. Fongmoon .6.00... 6.00.M. 6.0 P.M..
Kumchuk...8.00 P.M. 6.00 P. 6.30 P.M. Kaukong.... 6.00 6.00..
Except Saturdays..
Oshima... Faha Isbyjima Boniziand Chefoo68 Weihaiwei Bankow chang Kiukiang.. Changahs
In the case of Mails closing before am. Pegistration closes at 5 o'clock an Amoy
Not ceding the rous evening per passenger.
04 cents
From Sailors' Home
Government Civil Hos pital
to
04
From Government Ciril
Hospital to Clock Tower: 04 From Clock Town to Race
Coase.r
#
From Clock Town to Bay
View House......
From Wanchai Market to
Bay View House From Bay View House. to
Quarry Bay
06
27-In the City of Fictoria.
Not extending
per passenger
-20 10
Quarter hour. Balf hour ...2/11/16 One hour, que se
Two hours,
Three....
2/4
15/16" Four
Five
uf Bix
Credita, 4 months' sight,...2/5} Documentary, 4 months' sight 2/54. On Paris":
On demand
**324h
Credits, 4 months' sight, - ...335
On New York
On demand,
J. WITCHELL Manager.
Credits, 60 days sight,
Wire, ***
On demand,
Da Bomboy-
Wire
PANG YUK, DENTIST, successor to a Calcutta-
the bite SIGN JING,
14, D'AGUILAR STAKER.
TERMS VERY, MODERATE Conscitation free
On demand
Da Singapore-
On demand, In Manila
On-demard,
113
Ou Bhanghai...
Ou denian
27 days'aight(private
On Yokobams
•On demand
1101
Golf Leaf, 100 no (per tael) İƏT
SOUDS One When life has been saved Silver (per
)
#
129.80
19.
1100 Weather:
14
·AND GODOWNS.
Kowloon Wharver 50 $794-
Ducks 50 $124
Shanghai Doors : 100 T. so b.
8% for 1916 & bonus 29
Final 32.00 & bonni $6, making $11, a/7 1916...
13
Tia, 71 tou your ending
304.18
31 p.
HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hotel... 50 102 Central Estado... 100|| $100
Hongkong Lande...$100 $97 Humphreys Mature 1088)
Kowloon Landia. # 30-433
West Points. 50877 b.
bangbal Lands T. 50T: 92
Final of 3 maktby 80
/ 1918 vändarna va 87 ajc 1916..
60 cents for 1316
►
+
Shanghai'
+
& Sharp Pk...
Gutalaff...
29.88
20.84
Swatc
29.88
Taiboku... 5a. 19.81
» 4.87
29.85
COTTON MILLS,
E
..50 T. 151
129,84
Bn.
..
21
Taicha HONGKONG TIDES." Tainao
Ashun... The tide table given below has been Canton
Peseadores compiled at the National Almanac Office
Hongkong
יי
in London from the result of the analysis Gap Rock of observations taken by means of an Macse. automatic tide-recording machine in the Wuchow Water Police Basin at Taim Sha T Pakboi during the years 1887-5-9.
Boibow The zero of the table corresponds with Phulen the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Toorane... Chart, which has been found to be s Feet C.St. James" 3 inches below mean sea level.
To obtain the
depth
A patri
of water the Dagupan
tid gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard Mani
sdd a feet 4 inches, and on the gauge Legaspi...
at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet Tacloban ...
inches to the height given in the table. Iloilo
Surigao Magh to 10th:9917) 101 02 4. Labiau
HISON: WATERL
∙Hongkong
Belg
Height
.bick.
It..
#7.18
Fot extreding ma
per vageT.
One day from 6 s.m. to 6 p.m. 31.25
III-Beyond Fictoria.
One hour.
t
25 cents
45
60
Two cours Three
•Your... Fire Six One day from 68 m. 206 p.m. 81KO:
Foar 10
00
If a vehicle is discharged beyond the limits of the (y of Victoria half fare extes is to be allowed for the return journey.
Quarter hour,hday Half hoor...
pe hour.
Two hours
Three
Four-
17% n
Fira fit
2 par 12.Dia
ALWAYS RECOMMEND IT
7 almost, every community there is Sovereigns (Banks BuyingTMate) 89.30 m.
Gy Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Bar Hilver in Hongkong
Diarrhoes Remedy. Such persons seldom Chinese Copper Cash
faires au opportunity to recommend it,
Chinese Copper Cents
Rate of Native Interest Chinee Sal Coin
and theng recommendations and ita never Failing gralities account for its great
polarity. For me by all Chemista Hoong Sub. Coin
เ
HONOKONG REGISTER."
Previate
at Spac
11
A.
T. F.. CLAXTON, Director.
Final div. of 3 making
87 / 1916
8 p.
770.0
$2 for 1916
Final 33-20, making 85,28
% final, insking. 12%
/1916
7 p.4
Shanghai Cotton T. 50 T. 120 ̊ b.
Kung Fik.........................T^-10]T. 14,4) b, & uir Y ngtabook
I. br. Si e.
The 9 for year ending
31 10 10+
| Tis, 6 div, a'a year ended
306-10.
Vix. 0,90 for 1916,
"MISCELLANEOUS.
China-Bora 12 38
Light & Porta
Cina Providenta
Diry Farms
12 sto. Lo 191!
#10 88
823) b.
Hongkong Observatory, May 3, 1917.Green Islands #7) $8.00 b. 8.10 1: BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees
Fahrnheit, on the level of the sea in Hongkong Electrics 3-10 252 6. inches, tenths and hundredths:
TESTERATURE, is the shade, in de Hongkong Ice #2 | 1151
grees Fahrenheit
זיי .
3. HUMIDITY, in percentage of stars
Hongkong Ropes... 10 | 1283
tion, the humidity of air saturated with Hongkook Truniwaya ŭ/- $9,80 es. moisture being 100.
4. DIRECTION OF War, to two points.
5 FORES C WIND, Bording to HK. Steel Foundry 3:0
Bes aford Scalenda
E STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, e detached cloud, d drialing rain, fog, Peak Tram ggloomy, h bail, 1 lightning, ooU TERSŤ, da p passing showers, a squal, r rain snow
thander, y visibility, dew wo
Baix in inches, tenths and bus- sired tha
Not exceeding per passenger
1.40
240 2.60 2,00
Barometer Temperature Humility.... Direction of
Wind Forco WeatherP
20.32
75.
47
Rain
0.00
0.00
Dai
One day from 6 to 8 pm 5.00
Between the hours of 8.3 pm and 2m the abova fares aball: be increaser by to per part
ature.
Hongkong,
1917
16 p:c. for year ending
19-2-06-
"0 cents for 1916.*.****
ending
$3 for year'
51716an zona
80 cents for 1878)
1891/0 7916/17 Bonus
375 cents
$1-Ansland bonus $1,
making $3
191 900
1811 on a/c 2916
10 p
23 Znalafo 1976 Pend
ing (cents 48 per share)
8 p.
#10 $9,80
(now) #101
7--for 1918/1918
Steam Laundry 6 93.10' be
Union Waterbosta
Villam Fowall co. 1-783,60 K&M
£5 vent for 1915/1916.::
12} % for 1916 ser
70 cumbs tur 1915
160 centë for 1913/13)
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