1917-05-28 — Page 8

SINO-JAPANESE QUESTIONS.

Does Japan truly wish to see China strotigen nrk better regulated nation Certainly she does, as has been repeated ly pesurval both publicly to the warld anal privately to Chinese statesmen. But both the outside world and China herself cannot expect that the latter will be able to dominate over her island neighbour in the neur, fature; nay, more than that, many a far-seeing Chi-

the necessity of me nese recognizes cepting gagan's lead for consolidating or reconstructing their national and evenomic status

The Japanese, ex- cepting misguidal jinetes, unanimously acknowledge their dependener on the

iron and coul of China to make their ountry a world Powerin its full meaning, It is no other than internal politics and national pride that has so far prevented. both parties from building their conna pey on the atual knowle of each other's vulnerable and invulnerable points. Even as a diplonistic expeliency there is no excuse for concealing these Lacts. The present whe has hale it clear beyond the shadow of doubt that

mation, eustern or westech, shall be allowed to crash andther, nationallyo China will therefore be perfectly free frem foreign aggression it she frees her

golf of Tanten schemes.

When you think of MOTORS think of ALEX. ROSS & Co.

Largest Stock of Motor Cars, Motor Cycles add Marina Motors in Hongkong. "Everything for

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TO LET

TO LET.

THE CHINA MAIL.“

POST OFFICE NOTICES,

Farticulars of outgoing and incoming Maila will not be advertised in futara

The Post Office will forward all corres-

Japan's politicst presence in ManchaOOMS TO LET.-Fest Office Build-pondence posted by the fastest routes

ria and Hongolia was justified on the groand of keeping these countries Is A buffer state between Japan, China and Russia, and of protecting Japanese y and settlers from satire

When our econantic expansion is duly safeguarded by the Chinese government and there is no fear of

Russinalowig Germany to make the Patic shores averland through Siberia

or Manchuria, peliteal questions are

DT

ings (top Hoar).

Apply-

LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS

Chartered Bank Building. "Hoogkung, 2nd May, 1917.

TU LET.

180

Correspondence adaressed to enemy subjects in China, Stam, Liberia, Porta- guess East Africa, Persia and Morocco cannot be transmitted.

The Services to Germany, Austria,

FARES FOR PUBLIC

VEHICLES.

CHAIRS.

I-In Fiqtoria with two Bearers.

Quarter hour,

Que boar, ****

Half bourneme

Three hours in

Six hours....

10 cents.

BO

Day (6 am to 6 pm.), ................$1.00

1

If the trip la extended beyond Victoria,

half fare extra.

Between the burs of 8.3 p.m. and a.m. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.

Il-Beyond Victoria, with four Beavers,

Hour 0.60 cents. Three hours........81.00 Six hours... 1.30 Day (8 am to 6 pm.) 5,00

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 28th at 10:30-No returns from Japanese stations. Pressure has do creased moderately at Weihaiwei, and, slightly at other reporting stations...

Shallow depressions lie over S.E. Mongolia and Indo-Chiza.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am.. to-day, 0.00 inch. Total since January 1st, 190k inches, against an average of 21.26 inches.

Forecast for the 24 hours ending at hoon on the 90th May

1.-Hongkong to Cap Rock: SE or variable winds, moderate to light;| cloudy, some rain.

2-Formosa Channel: The same as No. 1.

3-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lawocks: The same as Ne 1.

MONDAY, MAY 28, 1917.

SHARE REPORT.

MAY 26TH, 1017.

Stock and paid op

Valac

Q'Biona 11.30 A...

Last Dividend and data.

Approximate Kairo Camd

Jour'a ..

BANKS,

Hongkong, & Stal 125 $705-

MARINEJINSUK. ANOES.

Canton 8 50 8350

North Chrome EST. 150

III- the Hill District.

With Bearers With 4 Bearea, Quarter bour-2015 Half hour,

$0.30

0.90

0.40

One bour

0.30

0.60

4-South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan: The same as Unions No. 1.

1

$100 $870

Two hours,

(15)

0,80

Three hours.

1.00

Yangtze........ 603217

Six hours, Duy (8am.top.m.)1.30

........ 100

1.50

200

VIRS INSURAN009.

China. Firs' 20 $146. b.

RICKSHAS.

OFFICIAL

NIGHTS IN MAY.

The following table shows the Stan dard Time at which Official Night ends

YOUR ROOMED FLAT, Nathan Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are Z.-In the Island of Hongkong if engaged 1917

most unlikely to useur in these regions.Road, Kowloon,

Japanese labo

labour cannot compete with

the native or Chinese workers on the

spot, and our investment and made will

pily

benefit both parties.

eComing t

Lina proper the foverrident pople of J Japan

ught

Apply

AS WATSON & Co., Ltd.)

Alexandra Buildings, THE KOWLOON DISPENSARY.

and

- Hongkong, May 22, 1917.

instead of speak ang in terms of diplomacy or patronage, ta But it before every Chinese eye as good neighbour should, what we want in Chins, that we are in China for a fair exchange of benetics, and that we stud together in the vertex of geunomie riiry of the world.

If we cannot allow Germans to twin' Diese oops and equip China's sty

may, which might one day result in Sino Teutonic combination against Japan. Chinese statesmen will readily welentor our singgestion to do wint Japan can in the same line, provided that they are sage of her political innocence.

er avy wiscus to have free meters 19). the Chinese, coal in the Yangtze valley for emergency, even British or American capital may be forthcoming enable Cats to build line of railway for that

fran

provide all

all parties to the zar saction are certain that the railway and coal in question will be used only for the joint lefence of China and

in

and not tiaw n any Power. The public } men of China, on their part should stop terppting credulona or bellicose Japanese by empty promises, which they have no pegyer to fulfit, to side wish or cump of Chinese politicians against another. It we help the ractient Republicanists, the conservative amb military elements are

A

TO LET,

Half hour,. One hour. HOLIDAYS Every Subsequent hour,

and begins during the month of May, Hongkong Fues...50 $525 p.

SEIFFING Douglas Steamship 350 531 b.

suspended

in Victoria

1897

FOR

raie... Tai Po...... Cheung Chow Shatavkok, Sha tia and Sheungsbui...

LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS

OUTWARD.

WEIL DAYS

Date. Ten minutes, & cents. May 28th, 5.29 Quarter hour,"

29th, 3.25 30th, 8.37.

Epds."

a.

15

Begins. 7.19 p.m. 7.12 .7.13

SUNDAYS &

31st, 5.97

... 5.00 P.M.

...10.00 AM, 2.00. P.BL

RPSHEAL NG 119 The Peak,

newly done up. Apply--

CHATER & MODY, 5 Queen's Road Central Hongkong, May 5, 1917,

TO LET.

*1878

Aberdeen, Autan,

4.00 P.M.

Ping Shan, Sai Kung, Santin. Stanley.. 4.30 v.m.

Canton Samsui

and Wuchowegia. 5P.

NEW HOUSE in Conduis Road. Macao

Ready for occupation. ?

For apply to

H.M. H. NEMAZER,

(7:30 AM

Letters 6 P. 7.15A 2. ***11.30 PM..

Except {Saturdays

Note-If the ricksha be engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis- 9.30harged outside the Western part of the

ה

5.CO P.M.

9.00 A.M.

City of Victoria after 3 pm, or be dis- ebarged to the East of Bay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 9 p.m. an extra half fare shall be chargeable.

II-In Kowloon. Quarter hour,.....

Half bour, bes

Hour,

Every subsequent hour,.....

די

III-Teipe Roza.

B cents.

15

20

10

לי

Twenty cents shall be added

for enca extra hour or part of an hour if the birer causes the journey to take longer than

1

single 75 cents....1 hour. return...... 81.00... 2 hours.

1 GODOWN in Duddell Street.

rent and other particulars

6:00 pm.

Kongmoon

5,00P.M.

To. 4th mile.

Namtan and

Sanmei......... 3.00 P.M.

₤10,00 A.M. Shamchun.

4.00 P.M.

5.00 F.M.

9.00.A.3.

"

1 Des Your Road.

Hongkong. March 15, 1917. 1377

TO LET.

リ

FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH PO.

"OR WELL appointed and Confortable

European Houses Nos. 17 and 19

apt to represent Japan as intriguinKENNEDY ROAD. With electric lights

it them and their entry. If wp as-ist a military leader in his work of already inspulled.

nacional consolidation, his political opponents try to obstract his policy and blime Fazan for it. And shove all else. Japonis national policy toward china skuld be clearly defined and unequivo cally stated to the effect that unless and until Chine again gicks to the political pressure of western Power and thus speļis a common' dunger to the Far East, their cooperation shall never overstep the boundary of international economics.

Herald of Agio."

THE SITUATION IN CHINA.

SUS YAT SEN'S TELEGRAM TO NB. LLOYD GEORGE.

Apply

YOUNG HEE,

WEEK-DAY SUNDAYS &

5.3.M.

HOLIDAYS

Beyond 4th to Eth mile-

single $1.502 boars. rekir.......$1.50...........4

Beyond 6th to 9th mile- single $1.75.

return.....82.00

Beyond 8th to 11th mile

9.30 F.M.

(7.30 A.M.. 1.30 P.M. f7.3 A *19, 20)P.M..

.

single 80...... return......99.30.

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

The fares here set out to apply to, one P.Lricksba with three coolies. from Tann' Six

Tsui.

17.30-4.36. Macho.1.30 PM. 17.30) .38. Canton 19.30 PM. 10 Des Voeux Road Central Tai Ping

TEL. No, 306 and 561. Tang8.30 P.M...9.30 P.M. 9. Hongkong, May 18, 1917.

*... 1808!

Shek Ki......30 P.M. 9.30 P.X. 9.3 P.M. Kongmoon .6.00 PM. 8.00P.M. 6.00 P. Kumchuk...6.00 PM. 6.00P.M..^8.50 4.M. Kaukong...6 00 P M 6.00 PM. 6.00 P.M.

Except Saturdays.

OFFICES

TO LET.

at Connaught Rond.

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

HOUSES'in Broadwood and Moreton Terraces,

HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD.

13

TO LET.

In the House of Commons recently, Mr Brookes asked the Prime Minister whether he has received from the Chi nese politician Eun Yat Sen any telegram. dealing with China's position in the War; whether he is aware that this tele gram has been published in the Far East and that the British in the Far East strongly aspect the sender of being auder enemy influence, which has mos ther, under these circumstances, be in-House Street, opposite the Grand Hotel tends to attach any importagee what. Recently reconstructed. ever to it?

MMEDIATE ENTRY, two

In the case of Maris closing before 9 a.m. Fegistration closes at 5 o'clock e the rous evening......, a

CHINA

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MAIL"

FIRES FOR PUBLIC CARRILGES.

From Slaughter House to Sailors' Home ................... From Sailors" Home to Government Civil Hos pital

From Government Civil Hospital to Clock Tower

PUBLICATIONS. From Clock Town to Raco

the

ป

Conse

Not exceeding

per passenger.

‚04 centa......

04

10

From Clock Town to Pay

View House. T

STAINAByndham Street, Hona. From Wanchai Markey to

kong:-

very

probably inspired the message; and whċ- desirable SHOPS situated in Ice

Sir G. Care: My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has aszeri mę to reply to this question. The answer to the first part of the question is in the alirnative. The telegram in question has been published in the Far East. The answer to the last part of the ques- tion is in the negative

Mr Brookes: Would it be convenient for the right hon. Gentleman com2 municate the contents of that telegram to the Members of this House?

Bir G Cave: I will inquire about that.

EXCHANGE. Hongkong, May 26, 1917. London-

Pink Wire

a demand,

+

30 days sight' -

2/44 2/411/16 ...2/43

months-aight/4 15/16

Credits, 4 months aight,

Iocumentary, 4 months' sight 5/54

Oo Paris

On demand,

Charita, 4 months' sight,

On New York-

On demand,

Credits, 50 days sight,

On Bombay-

Wire

Ou demand,

On Calcutta w

Wire,

On lemand

Da Singapore-

Ordenand,

M

On demard,

On Shanghai-

On dod

Yokohama

On dumand,

.....335

not,

nom

For rent and other particulars,

Apply to

THE MANAGER, Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd. 48, Connaught Road Central. Bengkope, April 5, 1917.

TO LET

1578

HISTORY OF UNION CHURCH.

(1891-1203). BONGKONG'S MUSICAL

HISTORY...

NOTES ON WILDLIFE IN "HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA (by Bar, G. A Bunbury, M. A.).

Par Mammals and Birds Part II-Reptiles, Amraïbi and

Fishes.......

TOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon

Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, THE MISSIONS ETRANGERES Kowloon.

A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings,

Kowloon.

TO LET OR FOR SALE. Kowloon Marine Lot 45 with wharf ires 18,000 sq. ft suitable for col morage or erection of godowns.

Apply to

...

HUMPARETS ESTATE & FINANCE

CO. LTD. Alexandra Buldings. Hongkong, Feb. 7, 1917.

SAVARESSES:

SANTAL → CAPSULES

Most Amer

· Curd,>

Physicians recommend them.

20 days' right{private paper)

old Lent, 100 fine (per teel)

3100 48.30

Hoscenius(Banks Buyingmte) 38.20

"Hilver (per oz.)

Par Silver is Hongkong Chinese Copper Casb Chinese Copper Cents Habe of Native Internet Chinese Buh. Coin Hanychong Beta Com •

∙17% pom. * p..

A GOOD RULE FOR THE HOME

MAKE it a mile of your home to

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OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN JUNE.

1917:-

The following table shows the Stan dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of June,

Date.

"Ends. Begins. June lat, 5.21 B.12.

7.17 p.m. and, 5.7

7:14

l

Ath.

5th, 5.26

6th, 5.26

14

A

Steamboats. 15|8173 6.

(Preferred)...] 840 2. (Deferred)...£5 $1071

Indo-China.

}}

Final of 59-3 making £4.6 ford 1916 ankl bonne of 10/", sub- ject to deduction of Inceme bax

37 Bina! making $25

we 1913. and Interim

of 215 1916......

Int. div. of 15 % - 13/ at 38 3/16, 84.25 per sbare ale 1918 Final of 830 and bonus of $10 sie 1915 and Interim of $30 m 1916 $15 making $1 for 1915 and special of $3 us account 1916...

$7 and koaur : for

1915 $7 for 1915

6} p..

61 p..

$80.0 B p.4.

In t. of 85 a 19161917.

101 par

61.c

81.1.

1.8 p.s

$1.25 for 1916

Final of 3- 1916...... Final of 40/-/c 1916, ...

Shell Transporta £1109/- "Star Ferry

9iat: ale 1916 Coupon 27

7 p.C.

101290

81.65. diridend ♬ 45 cts. Bonus for year suding "204-18

61p0

REFINERIES.

China Sugars{DC Mais bon Sugam.... Se

3107

($30)

$12 for 1916

P. 3 to 1916..

13 pic

:

8t5, 5.27

gch

FIST

MINING.:

11th, 2

19th

Estas...

....£139/6b.

7th, 5.76

leth

13th. 5.28

14th, 5.29

19.

185, 5.28 16th 17th, 5.29

Raabe...

cume tax, making 10%

1/0 1916....

17 interis aking 47-

13 p.c

9% for 1912

19ch, 529

19th, 5.99

20th, 2

3.29 6.99

Langka....... 10 T. 17.

Trench Mines

..£1 $2.84

£107,6

Ural Caspian£133/-

DOOKS. WHARVES AND GODOWNS. Kowloon Wharton $50 $79. HA. & Whamp-

Int. div, od 17- tree of in-,

1910-1017 coupon No. 9

To. 1 For 19in

23rd, A30):

21st,

22nd, "5.29

24th, 5.30

25th, 5.30)

26th, 3,30

7th,

28th

29th, 5.31

30th, 5.31

ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER REPORT,

Station.

MAY. 29, 1917.—a.m.

WYostock... 6 s. Memuro J. Hakodate

becka+

Ct.

Bay View House ----*** From Bay View House to Quarry Baymuisi

08

08

Kagoshima Oshima

II-In the City of

50

Quarter hour, Half hour...... Que bour.

Two hours,

Three

!

Four

Five M

Victoria.

Not exceeding on

per passenger

10 centa,

10

*1

·70 75

One day from 8 am, to8 p.m #1.25'

Viima Bonin Laland Cheloo...... Weibiwai Hankow

Ichang

Shangbai Outzlaff ..... Sharp Pk.

•Amoy. Taiboku

Not exceeding Tainen

6 a. 29.70

cmperature.

Wind.

Humidity-

Direction.

per vastenger. Posestores. 23.19 75 35

29.81

Trichu.....

99.81

719,81 75

Koeban

89,80 73

25 centa

tr

60

Canton 6.29.79 75 Hongkong. 29.79

75

Gap Rock

85

90

III-Beyond Fictoria..

(History of the Eastern Churchst).

1.00

One hour,..

Two bars

Threa

Four

Five

Six

HONGKONG TIDES.

The tide-tuhle given below has been compiled at the National Almanne Office in London from the result of the analysis of observations taken by means of a automatic tide-recording machine in the Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui daring the years 1887-8-9.******

3

One day from 8am. to 8 p.m. $1.50

77

Macas men Wachow9a Pakhoi- Reihow

If a vehicle is discharged beyond the Fhulian limits of the City of Victor half fare Tourane extra is to be allowed for the retairn C. St. James journey.

Aparri Dagupan'... Munilo Not ceeding Legaspi ..... per passenger Tacloban

IV-In Kowloon

The sero of the table corresponds with the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Quarter hour, Chart, which has been found to be 4 feet. Balf hour,.......

inches below mean sea level.

One hour, To obtain the depth of water on the Two hours, tide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard Three. add 2 foet 4 inches, and on the gange Four at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet Five. inches to the height given in the table. Six

May 20th to June 4th, 1917.

AS ATEX -Kangkong

Elas

Bøght

H

7.

75 29,7

297

29.80,

6 a

9.80 29.80 og

40

1-40

Surigao 29.84 Labuan.

*

28.78

2.00

2:40

2.80

3.00

One day from 6 am to 6 pm. 6.00

Between the hours of 8.au am and am. the above fares, shall be increased by to'per centum,

SER PEBERERIRI TAKES

PELITEST ||| Weather,

spa as p

b

TF. CLAITOS Director Hongkong Observatory, May 25, 1917. 1. BAROMETKE, reduced to 38 degrees Fahrenheit, on the level of the sen in inches, tenths and hundredtha

2 TEMPERATURE, in the shad, in de grees Fahrenheit.

3. HUETIT in percentage of autumn tide, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100/

ADIROTION OF WIND, to two points.

VISITING CARDS Bou lord Beala,

FRINTED T

China Mall Office.

Docks 50 #1015

12 for 1910 & bónus 22'

Final 3.30 & bonue'88; making 311 3/0 1916...

Tp.

Shanghai Dooks I. 1003

Tin, Thiol your ending

30.4 16.

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HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS

Hongkong Hotels...# 30] $100 b.

Central Extaco...100 #99 Hongkong Lands...$100897 Humphreys Extazon 10 get b. Kowloon Lande... 30833

West Point....60 375 b.

Shanghai lands. T. 50 T. 92

Final of $3 making 36

4/ 1918.

of p

187 a/c 1918...

19

Final div. of 851 making

87 / 1916.

30 catiis for 1918

22 for 1916

Final #3-25, making $5.9

/c 1918

fins! making 12-%

1/0 1916

COTTON. MILLA,

ETO... Shangbai Cotton T. 50 T. 121

Kung Yik.....

T-801 15 gi

Yngtatapoos

Tis. 9 for year ending

31-10-16

Th. & div, ac year ended

90-6-18.

la 0.96 for 1916

..T.10 T. 14

- 5.70 t.

China-Providenta 810 8

$22

for year ending

217-16

MISCELLANEOUS.

Chins-Born 12.87 b.de d Light & Power"

Dairy Farms

Green Jelande

7 $7.80 m. Hongkong Electric 10 $49.5. Hangkong Ibo 2o #151 · Hongkong Bopsa... 10 $28.

Hongkong Tramways if | 86.60

B.K. Stool Foundry 5:0

trị cao, for 1ội Bán

p.a. for year ending 28-2-06T

70 cents for 1918.......

80 cents for 1916

**JE ■/c:1818/17 Bonus

•75 cents.

#11 on aja 1916

81 fast and bonna, 1,

making $317 Fical of 23% (48 cents

pershare) making 30 1/0.1016

Feak

23:10 19.80

181

Steam Laundry

For 1/15/1918

6.p.6..

9 pr

Pr

6 p..

10 pa

8, 13:40 b

25 cents for 1915/918"

Union Waterbosta

IC 818

W

巴机

70 sunts for 1915

60 centa for 1913/7314..[5

10 pm

HOXON & TAYLOBA

Brokers

Tale

5. Yone or W, according to William Powall

B. STATE OF WEATHER b blue sky, c detached cloud drizzling rain, t fog, z gidomy, h hail, I lightning, o DV TEASE, passing showers, qnqual, r rain Yaow thunder. visibility, w daw web)

Hanc in inches, torthe aud

Telephone No.

rinted and

Street, Hengkon