AT. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE."
HONGKONG AND CHENÀ DISTRICT:
7.34.CA DIVISION.
Tuesday, May 2nd ---
Spni. First Aid Lecture by Surgenz *. F. Lee.
p.m. Squad are Stretcher Brill
Thursday, May 4th
pm. Bandage Practice. Corpovať
Wei Fan will take charge.
pn. Shut and Stretcher Drill
JALYINGFUN DIVISION.
Monday, May 21st-
7pm Squad and Stretcher Drill
Wednesday, May 24rd
7 pan. Gymnasium; Fandage Practice.
Friday, May 95th :-
7 pan. Squail and Stretcher Prill,
QUEEN'S COLLEGE DIVISION.
Tuesday, Maynd: -
413 p.m. Squad and Stretcher Drill.
Wednesday, May 23ml :--
Friday, May 25th:-
7pm Gymnasium.'
4.15 p. Bandage Practice.
(Sd.) E. FALPES,
Officer in charge of District.
Ticaly
When you think of MOTORS think of ALEX. ROSS & Ob.
Largest » Stock of Motor Cars, Motor Cycles and Marine Motors In Hongkong. "Everything for Motoring."
TO LET
TO LET.
Furnished
SUITE
THE CHINA MAIL.-
PASSENGERS DIPARTED.
May 15.
Per Kano Maru, Mr C.. H. Ryges, 1 A. J. Topliss Me J. P. Ryan, Mr Oguchi Mr J. F. S. Brown, Mr A. U. Rones, Mr Miss L Pereira, Mr. Tsuchida, M OF and Mrs W. H. Jones, Mrs L. G. Lopes, Okumura, Mr Zakursi, hir Kimura, Mr
NOOMS, Muitable for married; To-day's Advertisements couple or two bachelors, with board
TO LIT.
TELL intent and Comfortable
Harpprn Houses, Nos. 17 and 19 KENNEDT ROAD. With electric lights ahremly install.
Apply
YOUNG HEE.
To Des Voeux Rond Central,
The Son, 1 and 301. Hongkong. May 18, 1917. 180
PUBLIC AUCTION.
IE Undersigned have received in- stractions to sell by Public Auction, (10% ACCDENT OF THE CONGËRAID),
un
TUESDAY,
the and May, 1917, at
2.30 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No. 2.
Des Voeux Road, Corner
of Ice House Street- ONE VICTOR GRAMAPHONE tegether with about 0 selected records.
Terms usual.
47
HUGHES & HOUGH,"
Avetroncers.
Songhong. Bag18, 1972.
PUBLIC AUTOFION,
Is: location.
Apply -
Kubota Lt. Ohtsuki, Air Takeguchi, Mr Yamamoto, Mr Hosey,
My ས Tamis
ROGATE & HARTING
Tele. 296 K. Hongkong, May 17, 1917.
W
F. E
18034,
Air W. Jung, Mr and Mrs Sir and Mrs Green, Mr
TO. LET
FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES.
CHAIRS.
I-In Fictoria with two Beavers...
Quarter hour.
TA
Half hour
Three hours,
Six hours *******
One hour, ciuta
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 18th at 11.40-No returns from Japan. Pressure has increased slightly in all other districts. Nej,
The trough over the China Sea has
up.
10 cents.alled
70-
Day (6 am, to 8. jam.) .......................$1.00
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria half fare extrA.
Between the huurs of 8.35 p.m. and e am. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.
II-Beyond Victoria, with four Beatery 0;60 cents.
1.50
HOBZ....... Three hours.1.00
·Six hours......
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.44 inch. Total since January 1st, 15,33 inches; against an average of 17:39 inches.
Forecast for the 34 hours ending at. noon on the 10th May –
1--Hongkong to Gap Rock: E winds" moderate; cloudy.
2-Formosa Channel: N.E. winda fresh.
•
FRIDAY, MAYAH
SHARE REFORT.
MAT 18TH, 101".
Stock and paid upl Yalue.
ytione 11.04.11.
Last Dtridend and date.
BANKK
Hongkong & Shal. 8125 | 8705
MARINE INSUE-
"ANCES.
+ ** 0.20
040
C
0.20
3-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks: The same sa No. L -4-South coast of China between North Chine" Hongkong and Hainan: The sea No. I
Cantons.....
.. 50 $380
„ES : T. '150
0,80
Cu
100
Yangtaom ......
$100870 608217
1.50 260.
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN MËY.
Day (8 am to 6 pm) 5.00
III-Int Hill District.
With Bearers With 4 Bearers. Quarter bour.......80.15.
8:30 Half hour, One hour, Two hours,...... Six bours, Three hours, ... 0.50 Day (8 am to 6p.m.)3.69
RICKSHAS
in Victoria,
Tan minutes, Quarter hour, Half hour,........... One hour. Every Subsequent hour,
11
The following table shows the Stan, Card Time at which Official Night ends Mr A. Sanders, Mr W.-In the Itand of Hongkong if engaged and begins during the month of May, MeCullock, Mr and Mrs Merekens, Mr Nishime, Mr Ito, Mr and Mrs Smith and 3 children, hr It. Malcolm, Mr H Churchill, Mr H. Koel Mr J. Stone, RDSREAL No. He The Peak, Miss L. Newton, Mr and Mrs Kessel, Mr Lidford, Mr R. C. Souza, Mr Lopes newly done up Apply
Dr. B. Hellingen, Mr Ito, Miss F. Jofte, Mrs T. Ayabe, Mrs.
Note. If the ricksha be engaged Mrs Handly, Miss . Uts, Messrs W. M. Whitelaw, T. E. within the City of Victoria, and be dis Varan, S. Johns, Van casor, Hir charged outside the Western part of the 1771 kuwa, N. Data. H. Ito, J. Miyasaki, T. City of Victoria siter 9 p.m., or be dis Horiuchi, M, Morikawa K. Shimada. A charged to the East of Bay View Police Arisaka, H. Morita, T. Takawatan, KStation on the Eastern side of the City Yasaka, K. Manda, Mrs Y Murata Mira of Victoria after 3 p... an extra balt S. Yamamoto, Ales Uchino, Mrs S. Shio- fare shall be chargeable. zaki. Mir Tadu, Mr Genwa, Mr Kojima. Be Yaronkawa
CHATER & MODY,
5 Queen's Road Central Hongkong, May 5, 1917,
TO LET.
NEW HOUSE in Conduit. Road. Ready for occupation..
Also 1 GODOWN in Duddell Street, For Trat
acd
other particulars apply to
H. M. H. NEMAZEE, 1 Des Voeux Read Hongkong. March 15, 1917.
1877
TO LET
1430 OFFICES
(HT. Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction,
THE
(TOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED).
>
WEDNESDAY
the 23rd May, 1917.25 11, at No 9, Middle Row (Top Floer), Kowloon, THE BUNDRY
HOUSEBOLD FURNITURE, &c., therein contained. Including ELECTRIC FITTINGS
and PLANTS in POTS.
(Full Particulars from Catalogne). Cn view day of Silk, "Tuxe—Âà sual
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, May 18, 1917.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
HE Company's Steamship, THE
*KAMO MARU,'
1812
haring arrived Consignees of Carre are hereby inforward that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHẲNG AND GoDOWS COMPANY'S GODOWES at Kowloon, woare sah consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be ontained as soon as the Goods are landed. Optional Goods will be carried on unles instruction: are given to the contrary bo fure NOON TO-DAT
Gonda
1017,
not cleared by the 24th May, vül be subject to ack
で
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Cou signgoa and the Co repesentativos an appointed hour on TUESDAY and FRIDAY. All claims must
be pro
med within ten days of the steamer's arrival hare, after skich dale they cannot b, recognised. No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns
NIPPON TUSEN KAISHA,
Agenta. Hongkong, May 18, 1917.
EXCHANGE. Hongkong, May 18, 1917. ^
Op London
Bank Wire
"Un demand.
W
the
30 days' sight
4 months sight,
2/43
1809
2/11/16
16/18
Credits, 4 months sight Documentary, 4 months sight S/54:
On Paris-
On lezand, 2
Ou Now York
On demand
Credits, 4 months'
Credits, 60 days sight
Oi den
On Calcutta
Wire On der
On damwor Pri Manila -
On denard,
On Süsügoes-
Do demua!
3 days right (private
On Tokobanul
in damenei,
ld Lent, 100 fine (per tel)
Sernarias Bentos Buyingn
Har ilver in Hongkong
Uhinowe Cuppar Laals Charon Copper Cems
1102
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
Particulars of outgoing and incoming Malla will not be advertised in futura.
The Post Office will forward all corres pondence posted by the fastest routes:
Correspondence scaressed to enemy at 9.Connaught Roed.
subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Porta- OFFICES in King's and York Building,guga East Africa, Persia and Morocco HOUSES in Clifton Garders, Conduit cannot be transmitted. Road.
HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terraces.
HOUSES Do Shameen, Canton.
Apply to
4
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.
TO LET.
ו'
very
MMEDIATE ENTRY, two
desirable SHOPS situated in Ice House Street, epposite the Grand Hotel. Recently reconstructed.
Fer rent and other particulars,
Apply to
THE MANAGER, Hongkong fee. Co., Ltd. 45, Connaught Road Central Bangkong. April 9, 1917.
1578
TO LET.
TUUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon Kowloon.
A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings,
TO LET OR FOR SALE. Kowloon Marine Lot 48 with what Area 58,000 sq. ft anitable for cool storage or erection of godowns.
Apply to HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LTD. Alpxandra Buildings.
Hongkong, Feb. 7, 1917.
SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)
COAL
1
The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are suspended.
For
FIRE INSURANJES|| Chins Fir$146.b.. Hongkong Free Du Jus b.
SHIFTING
Douglas. Stan mahine $50 | 283 b. & 82 sa
Final E-3--making £4-8] lost 1918 and. bonus of 10 sub- jectto, deduction of Income tax.
67 final making
ye 1915 and Interim of 816 a/c 191B.. Int. dir. of 1% = 15/ At 36 578. $25 per share/o 1918. Interim of $30 w/o 1916...
315 making 391" for 1915 and special of $3
$300u 1316
191720
Approximate
· Huturn"based
on land
62 pic
and bonus 42 for 1913.
51p... 8 p..
$27 for 1915
int of $3m 101GIDIT
16
$1.95 far 1916 .......
(Preferred.£5 $40 (Daterred)...£5 $1093 b. &
Finafo £416..... Final of 40% /1918.....
8 pic
Steamboat 15 $17.50
·Indo-Chinas.—
1917.:-
5-conts:
Date.
Enda
Eleging.
10 11
May 19ch, 5.31
7.OT Piste
19th 5.30
+
7.08
20th, 5.30
2.08.
1st, 3.30
**send, 5.39
7.09
23rd, 5.20 "24th, 5.20 25th, 500 26tb. 5,20 97th, 3.99 a sath 5.8
7.11
7.11
7.12
29th, 5.28
, 30th, 5.27
7.13
- 31st, 59%
7.13
-
5 cents
13. 10
•Sball" Tours £1109/ "Star Ferry" - 10.32 b.
REFINERIES
2/1916 Coupen 27 31.65 dividend & 45 czw. Bonus for year ending 1426+w-ཅནས་
7 p.c.
Halsbon Sogs, 30, 3001
II.—In Kowloon, Quarter hour. roses. Haif hour,
Hoar, ... 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-
Ü
To 4th mile.
single 75 cents....1 hour. retärn...... $1.00 hours.
Beyond 4th to 8th mile-
single...1.20. return......81.50.
Beyond Oth to 9th mile
single $1.75. recuru......$3.00
Beyond 9th to 11th mile-
single
.......00.....
"return in 2,55.....
..3 boura.
24
Fares for journeys beyond the 11th SUNDAYS &mile to be a matter of previous arrange "HOLIDAYH ment in each cast.
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS
OUTWARD..
W2IE-DAYK Fai Ŏ...
5:00 P:45 Tai Po... *....10.00 A. M. .. 9.30.M. Cheung Chow 2.00 .. * Shataukok Sha
41
tin and Sheungshui... 4.00 F M. Aberdeen. Autan,
Ping Shao, Santin, Stanley.. 4.30 1.1.
Sai Kang,
Canton Samsui and Wuchow
Macse
(7.30...
Regis. & P.3. Letters 6 P.M. €7.15 A 34. ***11.30 P.M. (6.00 P.M. Kongmoon. Except
Saturdays Namtas aud
Sarirei
5.00 P.M. Shanchun...14.00 P.X. 110.00 ..
The fares here set out to apply to one rickahn with three coolies from Tsim Sha
Tatti.
...
4.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY
HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER China Sagres (OC | ƒ8209 9. #
Station
REPORT.
MAY 18, 1917.-..
Hour.
Barometer
Bea Lovel.
Temperature.
Humidity,
·Wrostock ... 6 m., 20.80, 51 Memuro Hakodate วสด .. Korbi Nagasaki...
Kagoshima
Osfirs..-
Naha Ishi'jima
Bonin Islandį.
Chefoo
-1!
FARES FOR FOBLIC CARRIAGES.
30
cover € 29.06 64
Weihaiwei Bankow Not exceeding chang
30.08 87 30.05.
per assenger.
From Slaughter House to
Bailors' Home
04 cents.
5.00 P.M.
From Sailors Home to Government Civil Bos. pital
04.
Shanghai.. Gutalaff Sharp P Amoy
15
[30,01)
"From Government Civi
Hospital to Clock Tower
9.00 A. From Clock Town to Race
gtsb,44v*******
10
From Clock Tow to Bay .00 P... View Houses.
08
08.
From Wanchai Market to
Bay View House 5.00 P.M. From Bay View House to
Quarry Baymanasaidanı 9.00
II-In the City of Victoria.
!!
་
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.O. WEEX-DAYS
For
Quarter bonis,,
Balf hour, SUNDAYS & One hour.
ROLIDAYS Two hours, $7.30.3. Three
47.30) .. 8.304.11.30 PM Macao1.30 PM.
0.30.M.
די
Swetow
29.87 68
99.98 6699
Taihoku 529.99
Teichu
Tainan
Kochun... Pescadores
"28.92
Cantona
Hongkong Gap Rock
Масло ле
Wachow
Hoiher
Pakhoi
Not exceeding Thulien
Тантре
分
per passenger.C. St. James 29,89
10 cents.
30
Aparri Dagupan
$1.
Manila
Legaspi
Tacloban
Iloilo Burigao
Four Five 17.3 Six 19.30 r.x. One day from 6 s.m. to 6p.m.
III-Beyond Victoria.
لاور
P.M.
Canton
(7:30 AM. ***9.20 P.M. Tai Ping
Tung9.30 PM. 9.30 F.M. THE Undersigned having been appointed Chels 0 30 P.M. 9.50P.M. 9. 1. As for the COWIK HARBOUR Kongmont 6.00 P.M. 800P.M. 6.00 2. One hour.. COAL CU.. HTD., are prepared to quote Kumchuk8.00 8.00 30 PM prices for bent quality BILIMPOPON CUAL trimmed ints Bankers at SEBAT Kaukong TIK or SANDAKAN (British North Borneo
NILIMPOPON COAI, comparas Satour-
600 x 0.00.M. 6.00 P.M Kreept... "Esturdays
ably with the better grades of Japano In the case of Maila closing before
Two yours
Thrce
Four
Fire
Six
Not exceeding per passenger
25 cents.
45
60
95
80
One day from 8am to 8p.m. 01.50.
Coal and gives good reanita on a vary. Fesitration closes at o'clock emits of the City of Victoris had fore moderate cummmption.pro
Steamers calling at SEBATTIK or BANDAKAN exelcairely for SILIMPO PUN COAL (either cargo
Bankers) chargers from payment of all Port
exempt
At Setattik Steamers are berthed along aide the Company's wharf where there is miniman depth of $7 to 25 feat at low water Spring Tides.
Charts of bibuka Bay (Sobattik Har bour). Prices and all other information eunearning the Port can be hai un application to the Agents.
-BRADLEY & CO., LTD., #agenta Cowie Harbour Coel
Company, Limited.
LESSONS IN CHINESE.
1977
ME LUBUK YAN, SCHURSOS FIELaula varsad in Illenadere, king born & teacher to Keropean Official and Merekanta in Bisa dalony fur tax years. He has a good method of training. Europas tar pars in the Chintamination, and is pomoć Arst rata cu šibestea a Chinese Leadbet: He Ene is a good knowledgy of Mandarin sai alk: 200
•• Those who fuland learning the Coframe languag Fakta yaqimtand to write za “Ching. Mail *% Offer se
sheet to No, Tet, Wallisgtan 2tinet, Art Amer
FRENCH LESSONS
the pious evening
HONGKONG TIDES.
If a velicle is discharged beyond the
extra-is to be allowed, for the return journey.
Quarter boar, hour. Half hour,
Two hours, Thron
In Egeldon
Labuan
11 108
81% for 1916
110 10.
P. 8f 1912.
134 p.
Wind
MINING.
Kailas.......31/..
Langhastlin. 10 T. 17 b.
Rate assez
#
..£139.85
Tronah Minminuli (276) Vial Caspian |-
DOCKS, WHARVES
Int..div.uf - free of in- come tax, making 10% ac 1918-1917 coupon No. D fis. I for 14in'
1 interim making /
s/o 1918....
9% los 1915
Direction.
Force,
|| Wouther.
T. F CLAXTos, Director. Hongkong Observatory, May 18, 1927. 1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrnbeit, on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.
2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de green Fahrenheit.
3. BUMIDITY, in percentage of satura
"AND GODOWNS,
Kowloon Whare #50
H.E. & Whampo
8%% for 1916 di bobur #2
$7.9
Dock 50 123
Final $2.50 & bonus $8, making $11 a/c 1915....
дрі
Shanghai Doors 100 T. 92 b.
HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hotale. 50 100 Central Estasor...8100) 199 Hongkong Lands $100 8974 Humphreys Estates 10 $6) ↳ Kowloon
West Points
...50 $35
#50275)
Shanghai Tands 1. 50 T22
COTTON MULA
Ewoo
BOT 150 b.. Shanghai Outtons T. 50 T. 121 b.
Kung Yik.
10 T. 144 b. Y ngtaxepoca
MISCELLANEOUS!
tier, the Humidity of air saturated with Chine-Borneos moisture being 100
4. DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points. Light & Powe
5. FORCE OF WIND, according to Gins-Providenta
6. STATE OF WEara, b, blue sky, c. Dairy Fazma apparen Not exceeding detached aloud," a drieling rain, i fog,
senger&gloomy, h hail, lightning, o ovre Green Islands
140
240
compiled at the National Almanac Office The tice-table Kiven below has been in London from the result of the analysis of observations taken by means of an automatic tide-recording machine in the Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui daring the years 1867-8-0 Four The sero of the table corresponds with Five the pero of the sounding in the Admiralty Six Chart, which has been found to be feet One day from 8am to 5p.m. 3.00
2 Between the hours of 8.20 p.m. and
3 inchen below mean sea leveljed
70
·0877.
200
passing showers, aqualy rain snow thunder, v visibility: w dow wet). # 7. Bars in inches, tenths and fun- dredthe
To obtain the depth of water on them. the above fares shall be increased BALOMETER tide gange at the Victoria Naval Tard by E0 per centum
add 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gange at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet inches to the height given in the table
May 12th to 20th, 1917.
· EXOR: WAJIK
Hongkong
ISPARAN
$7.90
Hongkong Electrics 10 843 b Hongkong Zone
151 Hengkang Ropes 10 283 Hongkong Tramways - $6, k
Temperature.
Hongkong, May 18, 1917.
HK Steel Foundry $10
20.03
Do?
Do
Fear Tramways1039.80
HONGKONG REGISTER.
74
Doj
· Don (Wit bulb)
29.96
A GOOD RULE FOR THE HOME
M1. 74 to "year ending,
30:4+16
Final of 3 making $8
1/. 1915. $7 a/c 1976.
of pe
Fi, al div. of Bót making $7 / 1920......
8 p
60 cauza for 1916.opriam
#2. for 1915
6 p.
Final #3-25, making 85.26
/c-1916
8% final making 12%
/ 1918
dj p
for year, ending 6 p.
Tis
31-10-16
Ila. 6 diva's year ended
90-6-15,
Tis, 0.90 for 1918........
60 eta, for 196....
po. for your ending
70 cents for 1916 eigener
BS for year', 'woding'
81-7-16 180 centa for 1918 ..............
[®2} s/o 1916/17 Fonus
#11 00 a 1910.
$1 Band bonna 1;
making #3 Fizal of 23 (48 cents pershare) making an %%
7 for 1915/11
Steam Taundry 6 13:40 8
Union Waterbosta
25 cents for 1515/3916
70 ounty ter 19ib/
9.pd
6 p.
10 p
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