1917-05-09 — Page 8

To-day's Advertisements

PUBLICĂ, AUCTION. ·

TE Undersigned have received in

structions, to sell By Public Auction. (LOS ACCOUNT OF THE CONCRUNED),

on

SATURDAY,

by the 19th May,,1917,

at 19,20 m.m., at their Sules Reois, Ye, J,.

De Voeux Road, Corner of

Ico House Street.

À QUANTITY OF

TALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE,

*..

of Sale.

Inclinling

*

I larga Čarpet, size is) × 14) original

s' Dash LAB gooch conslition.

* din

A duraber of lots of provisions unid 20 e shovels.

Pamulantur omul.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong. May 9, 1917,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

A

TATS

Talon sell by Public Auction. THE Undersigned have received in-

frot account OF THE CONCERN KV);

13XL

SATURDAY,

the 15th May, 1917, st 10.30 am at thưrir Sales Rooms, No. 4.

Dos Vertx Road, Coruër et,

Tee House STREET,„,

170 DRUMS WHITE PÄINT

stret "

170 KEGS BED LEAD:

Tormon-Carl

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, May 1917.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE CO.

IN WHICH ARE VENTED THE SILARA DY

THE OCEAN HARINE INSURANCE-

Comtraxy, Dra,

THE RAILWAY PASSENGEKS ASSURANCE CO.

TOTAL FURI 12 3187 DECEMBER, 1914,

£33,970,387.

1-Authorived Capital £8,000,000

Beraue Fire Breach.......

+

When you think of MOTORS think of ALEX. RCS$ & Co. "

Largest Stock of Motor Cars, Motor Cycles and Marine. Moteri in Hongkong. Everything for Motoring."

TO LET

TO LET.

19 The Frak.

RDSHEAL, Dire newly done up.. Apply

'CHÀTER & MODY, A Queen's Road Central Hongkong May 5, 1917.

1771

TO LET.

MMEDIATE ENTRY, two Terr desirable SHOPS situated in lev House Street, opposite the Grand Hotel. Recently reconstructed.

For rent and other particulars.

Apply to

THE MANAGIMA,

Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd. 46. Conmaght Road Contral. Bongkong, April 25, 1917.

1579

TU LET.

OFFICES at Connaught Kand

OFFICES in King and York Building. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Rowd.

HOUSES in Broadwood and loreton Terraves.

HOUSES on Shameen, Charton.

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.

MENT & AGENGT Co.," LZ.

ta TO LET.

NEW HOUSE in Conduit Rood.

11 Ready for occupation:

Y

THE CHINA MAIE.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

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

The Post Office.will forward all corres- pondence posted by the fastest routes,

Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Porta- quese East Africa, Persia and Morocce cannot be transmitted.

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The Services to Germany, Austria, Balgaria and the Ottoman Empire are suspended.

4

LUCAP AND REGULAR MAILS

CUTICURA FOR SKIN TROUBLES

The Soap

to Claansa

Dintment

to Heal

Nothing better, quicker,

safer, surer at any price for skin

troubles of young or old that itch, burn, crust, scale, torture or disfig- Besides, you may try them Before you buy them.

1re.

Sample Each Free by Post.

Wich-p. Skis Book For amples adūros post-cart: F. Newbery & Sana, 27, Chate

Sold everywher

FARES FOR PUBLIC !

VEHICLES..

Half hour,...

... 10:00 AM. - 9.30 AM. IF.-Beyond Victoria, with four Bearers.

Cheung Chew ... 20 gm. Statsukok, Sha-

tin and

Aberdeen. Autan,

Hour. *********

Three hours....

WEATHER REPORT. :

On the 9th at 19.27-No returns from Japanese stations, Pressure bas in-l decreased considerably over NE Chin, and decreased slightly aver Formosa and the south coast of China. It has in- creased slightly.over Eorges and the Philippines..

A depressie which may become a typhoon, covers the north part of the bina Sea Present conditions indicate that it may eventually move on a north- easterly track.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1917.

SHARE

REPORT.

MAY TH, 1917.

Stook and paid up. Talos.

Qtiona 11.30 A.M.

I Dividend

wad date.

BANKS.

→

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 0:00 inch. Total Hongkong Sha $105 $194 since Jabuary 1st, 9.59 inches, against an

average of 13,88 inches

Forecast for the 24 hours ending at neon on the 10th May:-

1-Hongkong to Gap Rock: N. to N.W. winds, moderate: fine, to cloudy.

some rain.

2-Formosa Channel: Variable winds, | Freshening from N.E,

MARINE INSUR-

ANCHE.

Cantooru‡ 60 | $330

North China...EST, 188

קיד

Unions

3-South east of Chins between Hongkong and Lamecks: The same as Tangtazas

4-South coast of China between

NG.

No. 1.

#100 $975 b 8C7

...60 3917

Hoogkong and Hainan: The same as FIRE INSURANCES:

OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN MAY.

Final

2-9- making

and

54-6 for *1918 bonus of 10/ sob. ject to deduction of Income tax

$7 Anal making

* 1914 and Interim.

(of $18 a/c 191K, Final div. of 16% making"

7/1918...... Intaciï of $30 n/n 1915.

815 making $2

for

Approximada

Hottrn m

in last

your's

>

6) p..

1913 and special af 83.

Mọi thứ 000 137

Chica, Fires

20 | $145 b.

Hongkong Ytre .......# 50 |$325′′b..

$7 and bonus for

1915......

8. p. c.

SHIPPING. it-

The following table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Official Night ecia Douglas Starshine 530 $34 «. and begins during the month of May,|

Steamboaca. 13 $18

Indo-Chinsa. –

(Pratered£5415

Deferred)....£5102] 4.

$27 for 1913

Tat of $5 are ime19

1.95 for 1916.

$1 p.

Interim (13), ale 1916...

·Interim et 10/+ x/c1915,

B... & the

China Sogam...:00 11: Malabon Sugar... . 3 $30. b.

'..

$12 for 1918.....

P5 for 1916...

1st p..

CHAIRS.

I-Ia Victoria with two Bearers. Quarter hour,

10 centa

One hour,

SA

1917

Three hours,

Six hours

Date.

Ends.

...70

Day (6 am to 6 pm),...81.00

May 9th, 536 A.NL.

10th, 1.35

Bexins. 7.03. 15.02.

7.07

For

OUTWARD.

WEIK-DAY'S

If the trip is extender beyond Victoria, half fare extra.

11th, 3.34

SUNDAYS &

120b, 14

HOLIDAYS

Fai ... Tai Fo...

.... 5.00 PM.

Between the huurs of 8.30 p.m. ard' 6 a. the above fares "shall be increased by 50 per centum.

13th, 5.31

7,00

14th, 5.33

1.06.

13th, 5,39

16tb.

7.06.

431

cents.

18th

5,39

7.02

..$1.00

- 19th 5.30

708

·Sholl” Trässperta £1|108/- Star Ferry ......$10 $11

Six hours...

Sheungshui 4.00 PM.

Day (6 am to 6 pm)

1.30 2.00

20th,

5.30

་་

2140, 3.30

7.08

5.29

7:00

REFINERIES.

19/ict, w/c1918Coupon 27

$1.65. dividend & 15 cta. Bonus for your ending 30416 se

→ n.c.

6 pe

IIIIn the Hill District

|

Pipg Shang.

23rd. 3.20

Sai Kung,

With Rearers With 4 Bearers.

.943h, 5.29

Santin. Stanley.. 4.30 PM.

Quarter bout.......90:18.

... 25th, 5.20

30.30

Half bout,... ... 0.9

26th, 5,20

0.40

One hour

57th, Desi

......... 0.99

0.)

(7.30 26. Canton,Samsu

and Wrchow Regis. 3...

D

Macro

esth, 5,28

5.00 PM. Two hours. 0.30 ·

Three hours, Da

0,80

29th, 5.28

1.00

Letters 6 ... (7.75 36.

9.00..

Six hours, Day (am.top.m.).58

30tk 3.27

159).

1.50

31st, 4.27

2.00

1.3Q P.M.

(6.00 P.M..

Saturdays Kamtan and

Sanmei.... 5.00P.M. (10,00 ASM. Shamun.....

↑ 4.00 P.K.

5.00.P.K.

ROYAL OBSERVATORY

HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER

Ranba

REPORT.

5.00 FIM. 9.00 A...

Tronoh Klass

Ural Caspiane

Ten minutes,... Quarter hour,

Balf borr, Que bour

Wind..

HOOKS, WHAEVES AND GODOWNS.

Kowloon Whirem 2:50 30 1.

8% for 1216 & bonus 29.

7 p

| Fisal $2.50 & benar 36, making 811 / 19IN...

The 7 as your ending

50'4 10

p

81 p.

Kongmoon...Except

Also I GODOWN in Duddell Street..

rent and other For

particulars. apply to

H. M.. EL NEMAZEE, 1 Des Faux Road Hpackung March 15, 1917.

TO LET.

י

Bubscribed, tapital £4,600,000 Paid-up Capital mm. £2,437,500 -Tire and

837,047 IIT-Life & Annuity Fonda... 17,587.590

Sinking Fond Account

128,230

£23,970,587

2,361,468 Lits and Annuity 12,141,595

: TOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenne, Brauche Barence Maine Department 337,830 Kowloon Other Receipta

478.94

A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings Kowloon.

TO LET

OK FOR SALE Kowloon Marine Lot 49 with wharf area 58,000 sq. ft., "suitable for coal storage or erection of godowns

* 330,228

The Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set, sice to meet the claims ander the respective Depart sments of the C--n-pany'sBusiness.

SILEWAN, TOMES & OV.

Agents,

THE CHINA MAIL

!!

NOTICE

Communications relating to nowe should

· že addressed to Tas Eortor,

Correspondents must forward sus and addromen with any commusies sivo addressed to the Editor, not nodessarily for publication but as evidence of good with.

Apply to... HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

CO., LTD. Alexandra. Buildings.

Hongkong. Feb. 7, 1917.

EXCHANGE.

Hongkong, May 1, 1917.

Ou London-

thair

Bank Wire

19

Un demand,

30 days' sight...

H

4 months' night,

Credits, 4 months' sight,

All minizer 'tor publication should be written on one side of the paper only. "

› Letter relating to bosiness should be. addrained to Tux Manscri

Rate of subser ption to Chins Mall" is 836 per cum; per quarter and por men- Bein per kata",

“Cha “Uhina+Maft* is delivazad free ta berber in Hongkong and Kowloon. Postages Charged as the case of fifty manes par manth'·

Qedars for extins copies of the Cra 14412 should be seat as soon as possibles the supply is limited. Csak 10 cta, Credit ska ets-, per copy.

*

...

konce về mobscription to the "Overland Hu Mail" i 12 par anm: postage Bi per susam tætra Bingle copfes twenty fire wants tach.

Altesszióda "nad additions to advertimo- 6 Fazer 2, 3, 6, and 7 should To waz to the ice. No. 5. Wyndham

$10.200

Elkrem, not later thati 11-30 s...

Alterations and additions to Advertise. menos ca pages 3, 4, 5 and 8 obvald be moet us not Jalur has 1 p.m.

New Advertisements should be wear in Adair 2y.m2.

Advertisments and Subscriptions which are net ordered, für fixed period will be cosîtinand watăl countermanded.

hos.

RICKSHAS..

-In the Inland of Hongkong if engaged

in Vicaria,

Every Subsequent hour........20

5 cents.

Note. If the ricksha be engaged FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN

within the City of Victoria, and be dis BRANCH P.Q.

charged outside the Western part of the SUNDAYS & City of Victoria after 8pm, or be dis- WERK DAYS HOLIDAYS charged to the Fart of Bay View Police Station or the Eastern side of the City 7.30 AM of Victoria after 9 pm, an extra balf 11.30 P..are shall be chargeable $7.34. A.Xhe

IL-In Kowloon. 19.30.M.

Quarter hour, w Half bour,............ Hour,

7.30 4.36 Macro1.30°F.M...

(7.30 4.24.

8.3.M.

Canton

***18.30 P.M. 9.30 7.1.4 Tai Ping

Tuag9.30 PM. 9.30 P.M. D. P.M. Shek Ki... 30 P.M. 9.30 P.M. 9.X, P.. Kongmoon .8.00 Fr. 6.00 PM. 6.0 P.M. Kumchuk ...6:00 PM. 6.00 P. 6.00 P.M Kaukong .600 FM 6.00 г.M. 6.00 PM.

Except Eaturdays.

In the case of Mails closing before 91 a.m. Pegistration closes at 5 o'clock on the Iy ous evening.

HONGKONG TIDES.

The tide table kiven below has been 2/41

compiled at the National Almazas Office ...2/413/16 in London from the result of the analysis ...2/4.

of observations taken by means of an machine in the Water Police Basin

H

"MAY 9, 1817.-8.0.

Station.

Bour.

Barometer

↑ Sea Larvel.

Temperature.

Humidity.

Westock 6a. Meuro FIAkodate Tokio! Kochi

Nagnanki, Kagoshima

5 cents.

15.

Ostima

61

Mah

Ishijima

Bonin Lland

23.83

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

III-Taipu Road.

22

Twenty centa shall be added Chefoo for each extra hour or part Weihaiwei

of an hour if the birer causes

Hanzow

Kiukiang

the journey to take longer chang

than

To 4th mile-

single......... 15 cents....1 hour. return............ 81.00....................... boars..

't

Beyond 4th to 8th mile-

single #1.20............................2 hours."

retorn......$1.50..... Beyond 6th to 9th mile

single $1.75 return......82.00

Beyond 9th to 11th mile

Birgle $200.............

return......39.50............

7.

Changsha

Shanghai.. Gutslag. Sharp Pr..

Amoy)

Swatow

Taiboku 53.1. Taichu

55

Tainan .....

Koshan Pescadores Canton

-82.29.7.

Horgkong Gap Rock.

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

Pakhor The fares bere set cat to apply to one Boibow Tsui.

Tourate

+7

De 10 antomane tide-te Tsim Sha Tsui rickahi with three coolies from Tsim Sha Phulien74.29.74

Documentary, 4 months' sight 2/3

On Paris-

On demand,

Credits, 4 months' sight,

On New York-

On denand, Credita, 60 days aight, Do Bombay

Witt

On demand, On Calcutta-

Wire, ... On demand On Singapore il

On demand,

On Manila-

On demard,

On Shanghai-

On demand

.396

30 days' sight(private paper). On Yokohama

300.

during the years 1887-8-9.

The zero of the table corresponds with the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Chart, which has been found to be 4 feet! 3 inches below mean sea level.

To obtain the depth of water on the tile gauge at the Victoria Nar Yard add 3 feet 4 inches and on the gange at. Lamont Deck, Aberdeen, add 10 feet 4 inches to the height given in the tabla.

Tour. 15

PH:33

May 10th to 16th, 1917,

SAL

111

知

14

On damaad, Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per tel) ... 48.10 Sovereigns (Tanks Buyingiate) $8.95 h. Silver (per oz)

Tum 14 3015/16 Bar Silver in Hongkong

127 nom. Chinese Copper Cash ... Chinese Copper Cente Chinese Sub. Cain Rate of Native Interest Hongkong Sub. Cain...

par.

PARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES;

From Slaughter House to

Sailors' Home.

+

C. St. James

8 a. 29.78-78

20.70!

Mani

129.78

Legaspi... Tacloban Iloilo Surigao

29.81

13.

99.81 75

Not exceeding Labuan ......

рет ролитет.

04 cents From, Sailors Home to put sandt Government Civil HosTİ. pital

Bay View House

Half bour,

Direction.

Force.

བྷརྦཱ།: ༄།ž །།ཚོ། 1:|:2 དྷ ་2H

29.81 76 94 WW

T. F. CLAXTON, Director

Weather.

Hongkong Observatory, May 9, 1917.

MINIMO.

Kailas. 31/6 1.7

Langkawi,.zdrs. 10) T. 17.

£12.70

2718

.21 3.

Final div, 5% free of in- come tax, making 10%

af 1913-1916 coupon

Tix. 1 for 1925

H., & Wham-

Docks......

....350 $123 £

Shanghai Deats 2. 100 T. 93 ̋b.

1- interim 'making 4/-

a/ 1918,

9% for 1916

HOTELS-LANDE

AND BUILDINGS

Hongkong Hotel... 30). $100 b.

Central Batase 100 $90,

Fongkong Landa...$100) 897) Humphreya Bacaten § 10|$61 k. -

Kowloos Land... 30 333

$50 $77.

Shanghai Landa T. 50 T. 92

Final of 3 making 80-

/1916

$7 a/c 1916....

Final div. of

West Points

COTTON “MILES

..T. 50 T. 100

Shanghai Cottons T. 50 T. 121

Kung Tik....

5p

making

$7/c 1918.

8. p.

O conis for 1216 -...

$2 for 1916

8pct

Fical 82-25, making 95.25-

a/c 1116.

100

6% fin making 127

/ 1916.

Tis. 8 for year ending

The. 6 dir, ac year ended

90-6-18.

pie

17 pe

..T10 T. 14 b.

TET. *,

Tia 0.90 for 1916 .....

MISCELLANEOUS)

China-Borness..... # 11 ] £3. Light & Powern

ins-Providence

1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degreed Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea in Dairy Farma) inches, tenths and hundredths. !.

2 TEMPERATUZ, in the shade, in de Green Islands árees Fahrenheit.·

3. HUNDITY, in percentage of aturs tior, the humidity of sir saturated with moisture being 100.

DIRECTION OF Wars, to two points.

OF WIND, Recording te Benford. Scale.

<t.

10|98

$236.

-713

Hongkong Electries 1049 b Hongkong los..... # 21 | #153) |

Hongkong Rope... 10 | $28)

Hongkong Tramways:54. | (39.70

12 ct for 1973..

8 p.a. for year ending

€9-2-06 70 venta for 1916

13 for

your ending

31718 80 cents for 1918

121 a/c 1918/17 Bonus

is centrs

1 on s/c 1916

$1 fos and bonnw #1,

making $3 6.80% fiam /o 1916 Pend- ing (cents 48 per share) 16,80 sa

6. STATE OF WEATHE, b blue sky, €** detached cloud, drizzling rain, f fog, HK. Steel Foundry ... 310

123:

2.00

10 p.

*10

nom.

...102

BIRK WATEM

Gongkosy Mean

L/ WATER

4

@dant

From Government Civil

Hospital to Clock Tower 201

From Clock Town to Race

∙Couse *******a

·10

From Clock Town to Bay "View House leg, vanden

13.

From Wanchai Market'ta

5. Foxes

From Bay View House to

Quarry Bay

08

II-In the City of Victoria.

Quarter hour,

10 cents.

Not exceeding & gloomy, b hail, 1 lightning, o overcast, passing showers a squal, r rain: 180ow per pasangerthunder. viability, w dew well

7. Bax in inches sonths and hun Peak Tramways

10 980

2 for 1916/1JA.

One hour-ait

Two hours,

Three

Five

IV-In Kowloon.

Barometer...

Temperature,

Hongkong, May 8, 1917.

Temperature

20.72

70

| 29.77 20.73

One day from 6a

2.101. $1.25

Not exceeding per passenger,

Steam Laundry

683.40 5.

Union Waterboats - B2C 815

26 cepts for 1976/7918...

121% for 1012

Humidity

70:

40.

Direction of

2007.

BAFORITES

ZLAT

Windf

80%

Da

28.78

BAKE it a rule of our home to Izvor

always keep on hand a bottle of Dafni erlains Colie, Cholers"and. Dins ghden Eemody' as a safeguard", against Hot Tammplaints. It always coros nempty and no household is nie with. For sale by all Chemists and

Do 13 balb) E

Do.

4 F.

FIN

Dogs

Force Weather Bain

One hour,

1.40

0.01

Three

Bour

Five

day

7 PL, F. Castor Director.

ngkong, Ofancestory, May 7, 1917.

Four

2.40

03

Two wote;

exceeding

per vosung 20 centa

$1.50

Quarter hour, Hall hour #mo baur.

•Two bears).

Threo

Five

*

One day fromN E SIM.

3.00

0.00

BigBetween the hours of 8,30 TEM, KUR

| beyond the ['sim. the above fazeszkhall, bi izcreased

Add: HIÁLTO“ Telephone No 390-P.0.B No. 11.

2nd bathed I TER CHINA MA Limbed by BERTRAM

[#14 28.30; 6.,

William Powell 1490 € 77 €6.50

70 cents tot 1915

cepts for 1013/3314.5 10 pe

Teleg

MOX Share and Gabera)

AYLOR

* Tasacosphia Address "Mai Hongkong,

Code: 8.0. 5th Edition.

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A GOOD SULE FOR THE HOME

HONGKONG REGISTER

On acest Out Fur

Profiane

dreditis.

extra is to be allowed for the return journ