TO LET
TO LET.
TOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon Termes and Salisbury Avenue,
Kowloon.
A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon.
TO LET OR FOR SALE. Kowloon Marine Lot 8 with, whugf Bres 54,000 sq. ft. suitable for cond #socago or erection of godown.
Apply to
HUMPEREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LT
Alexandra Buillings,
Hongkong, Yebs 7, 1917
TO LET.
ROSHEAL, No. 11 The Peak,
newly done up."
Apply
CHATER & MODY,
5 Queen's Road Central
Hongkong, May 5 1917.
TO LET
1771
NEW HOUSE in Conduit Road. Ready for occupation.
Abo 1 GODOWN in Duddell Street. For rent,, sad other tarticulars apply to
H. M. H. NEMAZEE,
De Verax Road,
Hoogkong, March 13, 1917.
WELL
TO LET.
15%
CLL appointed and Comfortable
Europena Houses Nos. 17 and 19: KENNEDY ROAD. With electric lighta akady installed. Apply-
YOUNG HEE/-
10 Des Voux Road Central,
THE NO. DO6 and 331.
Hongkong, May 18, 1917.
TO LET.
1808
KOUR ROOMED FLAT, in Nachan
Rond, Revlon
Apply-
■
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.
Alexandra Beilings,
or THE KOWLOON DISPENSARY.
Hinghung, May 22, 1817
TO LET.
FFICES at 9 Connaught Road.
OFFICES
NOW SHOWING
THE
8 H. P. BROOKE MARINE MOTOR
MADE IN ENGLAND
One of the most finished engineering accomplishments we have ever seen. STARTS AND RUNS ON KEROSINE
ALEX. ROSS & CO.,
4. Des Yeux Road, Hongkong
PATELL & CO. ORIENTAL PRODUCE EXPORTERS,
fi
SILK MERCHANTS,, COMMISSION AGENTS.
Agencies in
NEW YORK,
SAN FRANCISCO, V.8.A.
Branches.
CANTON,
SHANGHAI,
YOKOHAMA,
BOMBAY,
HEAD OFFICE: KING'S BUILDINGS HONGKONG
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO.
15 WEICH ARE VASTED THE SHARKS OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LTD..
and
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS --
1827
TOTAL
OFFICES in Kings and York Building. HOUSES in Clifton Gardetik, Conduiz Raud.
+
HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terraces.
HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT & AGENCY Co., Lab.
TO LET.
very
MMEDIATE ENTRY.
two desirable SEOPS situated in Ice House Street, opposite the Grand Hotel. Eecently reconstructed.
For rent and other particulars
Apply to
* THE MANAGER, -Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd. 46, Connaught Read Central. Botigkong, April 25, 1017.
EXCHANGE.
Hongkong, Jabe 3, 1917.
On London-
Bank Wire
On demand,
*
30 days sight..
4 months' sight,
Credits, 4 months sight,
. 1578
.2/43
...2/5
....2/4 15/16 |
...2/5 3/16
95A
Documentary, 4 months right 2/52
On Parie-
***"3574
ASSURANCE CO.
Foxde 31ar Dzczuner, 1914,
£23.970.367.
I-Authorised Capital £8,000,000
FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES."
CHAIRS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
I-In Fistoria with two BeareTY. -- -- Quarter hour.
Half hour,
One bour,
Three hours,
Six hours.
... ID cents.
D
50.
ΤΟ
"
Day (6 arm. to 6 p.m.)$1.00
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, half fare extr
Between the huurs of 9.30 p.m. and 6 at the above fares thall be increased by 50 per centum.
II-Beyond Victoria, with four Bearers. Hour.........
0.60 cents. .$1,00
Three hours......................... Six hours...imam. 1.50 Day (car to 6 p.m.),
2.00
With Beareri With 4 Bearers.
RICKSHAS
HEAD A SIGHT WITH ERUPTIONS
Child Would Scream and Tear It.. All in a Scale. Soothed and Healed by Cuticura.
Mały baby started with one fito Cruptiom on her scalp, sad to became worno'Lill $t. wƏMİ about the size of a dva chilling płoca. 10 was sil in a sculu watch bocana full of matter. Shabrouki BETEAM AND LAN? an Ís inntil, we thought she would have dia, and we ware up
fortnight with bar.
"My husband sar a′′ Cattera Soap and Olat- ment advertiseminis and went for a tred mmple. We used only one tin of Civicura Ontalbat and ons bar of Soap, and he Bond is completely healed." (Mlynod), Mr. U Ball Manor Rih. Aakers. 3. Don- estar, Eng., July 28, 1015. Sample Each Free by Post
With 32-pkin Book. (soup. La clasen nad Mintawat so bual) Addizem port-enri for sample F. Nowbary & Sons, 37, Chae- teclasse Bqo Lomitum sold everywbut.
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
1
Particulars of outgoing and incoming Mails will not bo advertise in future.
The Post Offices will forward all corres- fondence posted by the fastest routes.
་
Correspondence sufdressed enemy. subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Porti guese East Africa, Persia and Morocco cannot be transmitted.
..
پراه
The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are suspended.
2
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 5th at 11.05-The Japanesʊ returns are lucking, and those from the Philippines are incomplete. Pressure has decreased moderately over S. Manchuria and increased slightly to moderately ulse where. The anticyclone has weakened and the continental depression remains central to the north-west of Haiphong.. with indications of a sordury to the south of Shanghai."-
TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1917.
REPORT.
SHARE
JUNE
STI 1917.
Stock and paid op
11.90 A.M.
"Last Dividend
*za date,
Valno.
BANKS.
2
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours | Hongkong & Shar3125|| $705 ending at 10 am. to-day, 0.18 inch. Total since January 1st, 19.94 inches, againat an average of 25.86 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on the 8th June 1--
Hongkong to Gup Rock: S.. winds, moderate to light; cloudy, ocea alenal showers.
-Formosa Channel 8 winda, moderate.
3-South coast of China between Eongkong and Lamocks; The mame as
·No. 1.
4-South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan: The same as No 1.
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN JUNE.
The following table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of June, 1917-
MARINE INQUE.' ANOES.
Cantons.....
.$ 50 1950: 1.
י
North Chimae........£T. 150
Unions..................... #100 1870
Yangtzog .........................# 50 - $2.
FIRE INSURANCES. China Fires 90 $148 b.
Hongkong, Yire ........ do 1937) b.
SHIPPING
| Dongias Steamshion 936 | $52.
Steamboate 159174 b
Indo-Chinss
(Prolazred)..£5 | H440 m. Deferred)....£5 $108
REFINERIES.
£199/6/1...
Final of £2-3 making £4.8 for 1978 and bonus of 10, aub- jeet to deduction of Income tax
Ens making
325
* 1915 and Interim
per
of $5 a/c 1916... lot. div. of 15% - 15%
at 38 5/18: 1.95 share a/o 1916 Final of $90 and bonus
of $10 e 1915 and" Interim ct 830c1916 815 making $21 for 1915 and special of $3
Un account 1916.
| $97 for 1915
Approximata kwegen chood
Ja
Tip.c
87 and bonus #2 far
1813.
9 pt.
Int.of $5 i 1910-1917.
|$1.23 for 1916:
101 pe
81 p.
Final ut 3/f 1916...... First of 40/3/1916,
B 0.0.
8.p.6.
•
IIIIn the Hall District.
Quarter hour.......SO.IS
$0.30
Half hour,..... 0.90)
0.40
One hour,... 0.30
Two-bours,
0,30
0,80
-}
Three hours,
0.70
1.00
Six hours,
1.)
1.50
Day 8am, tospm.)1.50
2.60
FOR
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS
OUTWARD.
*WEEK DAYS
Date. June 5th, 5.26
Ends.
4.1.
Begins 7.16 pan
6th, 5.46
13
7.16
**Shell" Transporta. £1109-
**Star Ferry 1032 b
9/-int a/c 1918 Coupon St
7 F..
21.65 dividend & 43 cts..
7th. 5.26
7.16
SEYDAYS &
Stb, 5.27
04:16
Bonus for year ending
HOLIDAYS
9th, 5.27
7.17
In the Island of Hongkong if enguyed
ía Victoria.
Tai 0.
... 5.00 P.M. Tai Po...
...10.00 Cheung Chor....00 .x.
» 10th, 5.27
7.17
11th, 427
7.17
9.30.X-
12th
7.17
13th, 5.99
China, Sagars...$10C 91024 b. 103mm. Malabon Sngsi... P. 30|$30
$12 for 1916
P. 5 for 1916..
5.2%
7.18
"101⁄2 put
13 p.c
Ten minutes.
Quarter hour,
5 canta
14th
2.23
7.18
Shataakok, Sha-
15th, 4.99
7.18
10
tin and
Half hour,
36th, 5.25
736
15
One bour
Th
Sheungshui ... 4.00 .M.
MENINO.
20
17th 5.28
7.18
20
18th, 5.29
7.19
Kailas
19th, 4.99
739
20th. 5.20
21st 20
22nd, 4.29
23rd, 6.30
5 00 P.M.
Letteras P.M. 7.15.2. ***1.30 P.M. (8.00 PM.
24th, 5.10 5th 5.30 26th. 5,30 37th, 5.31
+20
7.20
7.241
9.00 A.5.
99th, 6.31
29th, ak
30th, 531
20
10
Kongmoon
Namtas“soỬ
... Except
Saturdays
5.00 P.M..
Twenty cents sill be added
of an hour if the hirer causes
the journey to take longer than
|
Every Subsequent hour,
Note-If the ricksha be engaged City of Victoria, and be dis- Subscribed Capital £4,500,000
d outside the Wistem part of the charged o Paid-up Capital £2,437,500 after 8 11-Fire Fonds
5,837,047 charged to the East of Bay View Police Por be dis- Il-Lie & Annuity Funds... 17,567.590 Station on the Eastern side of the City
Sinking Fund decuunt...... 128,230
of Victoris after 9 pm, an extra, balf fare shall be chargeable. £23,970,367
II-In Kowloon. Revenue Fire Branch..........2,381,456 Quarter hour,.......................
m... 5 cents. 2,141,593 Half hour...... 15
HOUT, 337,3 Every subsequent houz, ............-----
111-Taipo Bosc.
Life and Acnuity BranchesSPEN Revenue Marine Department... Other Receipts
478,340
£5,339,228
The Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are sut aside to weet, the claims ander the respective Depart asenta of the Company's Business,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Agente.
← MARTIN'S
APIOL SSTERT
SKREPILLS
MARTIN'S
APIOL SSTERTE FERREDPILLS
Aberdeen, Autaù,
Ping Shan,
Sai Kung, Santin: Stanley.. 4.30 .x.
Canton Samsui (7.30.
and WachowRegis. 5 P..
Hasio
Sanmei....... 6.00 PM.
for each extra hour or part Shamchu
To 4th mile-
single......... 76 cents....I hour. return $100
boars.. Beyond 4th to 8th mile-
single 81.20.9 hours. return......$1.50
Beyond 8th to 9th raile-
single $1.75
return......$200
Beyond 9th to ith mile-
single $103 return ....... 84.30
Fares for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous arrange
ment in each case.
The fares here set out to apply to one rickaha with three coolics from Tsim Sha Tavi.
FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
TANG YUK DENTIST, Successor to From Slaughter House to
the late STEN TING,
Sailors' Home .............. From Sailors' Home to
Government Civil Hos pital
4.00 rx." $10.00 A.3.
5.00 F.M.
9.00 A..
1
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN
£2.15.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY
Lasgrace adim. 10 T. 17 b..
Rabe........
Tronoh Mines.......217/6
Ural Caspiana 33-
DOCKS, WHARVES
AND GODOWIS
Kowloon Wharver #50 975
H.E. & Whampo
Docks....................... 50 $102
HONGKONG, DAILY, WEATHER Shanghai Docks 100 2 93
fat. div, oft free of in- come tax, making 10% B/C 1916-1917 coupon No. 9
T. 1 for
interim making 4/-
1918.
9% For 1915..
B. X for 1916 & bonus. 92
Final 82.80 & bonus $8,1 making #11 a/s 1916...
17. 74 tos year ending.
-30.4-16
BRANCH P.O.
REPORT.
For
8.30A.M.
9.30 P..
WEEK DAYS SEDANS & HOLIDAYE (7.30 A.M. {1:30 F.JL 17.5 4.35. 19.30 P.ar.
JUNE 6, 1917.-.m.
$7.30. A.M: Macao 1.30 г.M.
Canton
£7.30 .. ***9.30 г.M.
Tai Ping
Tung9.30 P.M. 9.30 ... 9.
P.M.
Stok Ki......9.30 P.M. 9.30 P.M. 9.3 P.M. Kongmoon .6.00 P.M. 6.00 PM. 6.00 P.M. Kumchuk...6.00 r.. 6.00 P. 6.30 P.M. Kaukorg 6 00 P.M. 6.00 1.M. 6.00P.M.
Except Saturdaye,"
Station.
Hour.
Temperature.
Humidity.
Direction.
Force.
Wostock 6. 30.06 49 Memuro 5sh! Hakodate.. #
Tokio Kombi **** Nagasaki Kagoshima, Ostima Naba
Bohin Lelandi Cbeloo weihaiwey We
In the case of Mails closing before 9 NA Fot exceeding a.m. Fegistration closes at 5 o'clock an per passenger, the pev ons evening.
04 cents.
"14, D'AGUILE STREET.-
IM
From Government Civil
---57
TERMS VERY MODERATE
Consultation free.
Bankow Ichang... Kiukiang Changsha Shangbai Gutala
Credits, 4 months' sight,...335
On demand,
Ou New York-
Un demand;
Crixits, daya sight,...
Ou Bomboy-
Wire, ...
On demand,
Oa Calepita
Winy "On demand
→ Singapore...
On denmad,
On Manila-
On demard
On Shanghai--
On demand
nam.
may
B00.
ד
-.114
...Dom.
3 days' sight(private papor)
On Yekulama-
On daand,
+00
... 111/
1. Gold heat, 100 fine (per tael) 48.10
Sovereigns(Banks Buying rate) $3.25 n. Silver (per oz.)
Chinese Copper Cash....
38 3/10 d 18 % not
Bar Silver in Hongkong
p.n
Cine Copper Centa...
p.t
Itate of Native Interest
Hongkong Suh tin par.
Chinese Sub. Comm......
HONGKONG BEGISTER.
Barometer... Temperstore Humidity
› Direction of
Wat.......
Force Weather
day
FRENCH LESSONS
G. MOUSSION.
15. Morrison Hill Road.
Hospital to Clock Tower. 04 From Clock Town to Race
Couse
12
Clock Town to Boy Few House From Wanchai Market'to Bay View House ****** From Bay View House to Quarry Bay.....
II-In the City of Victoria.
Not exceeding Per passenger
10 cents.
Quarter hour,
Half hour. One hour. Two hours. Three
VISITING CARDS For
PRINTED AT "China Mail" Office.
PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
دھر
"
Five Six
08.
One day from fi a.m. to 6p.m. $1.25
III-Beyond Victoria.
One hour, Two Joare, Three Fear.
17
Per Mr A F. Smith, Mr Kam Five Chin Nam, Mr E. W. Willett, Mr and Six
די
Not excealing per vasonger.
alf cents.
45
Mrs Rouse, Mr Ishii, Mr M. Ide, Mr and One day from 6 mq. to 6 pm. 81.50
Mr Cuthbert, Miss Cuthbert, Mr W, H.
Moore, Mr F. M. Janes, Mr and Ms
If a vehicle is discharged beyond the
"HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide table viven below has been Sharp Pk. compiled at the National Almanae Office Apy
in London from the result of the analysis Swatow..... of observations taken by means of an Taikoku automatic tide-recording machine in the T
Foliee Basin at Tais She Tr during the years 1887-8-9..
Water
Tho
Koahun.....
Canton 61
zero of the table corresponds with Pescadores the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Chart
t, which has been found to be 4 feet Hongkong. 3 inches below mean sea level.
To obtain the depth of water on the Macao
Gap Rock.. tide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yand Wuchows add a feet 4 inches, and on the gange Pakhoi
st Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet Hoihow..
4 inches to the height given in the table.
Fri,
Previate qa dace at Ou date at Harrison, Mr Aguinaldo, Lt. Y. Solovier, journey.
W. Reid and on, Mr J. Dewar, Mr C. P. limits of the Cy of Victoris half.fm moa.
08
pas,
AE.
53.76"
20.7% 29:76
Be
70
www
Sw
3
d
0
11.98
0.00
0.16
Fig op de bespertare en: Kha sih 'se staránt, opem sắc temperatura 'an. Ehe ci 42-
T.T. CLAXTON, Director, Hayaking Otservicey, June 5, 1917.
Mr M1. C. Avis, Mrs D. hiumen, Mrs Dunscombe and 3 children,"
Webb, Mr F.
Mr 31.
BC. Crow, Mr and bira H.
Bir Koma Bira Takahashi and children,
Mr T. imkane, Mr and
10
June 6th to 12th, 1817.
Phalien Tourane.
HIGH FATER Hongkong
Baight
Cow SPAER - Honkong
Height Tu
C.St. James A patrí Dagupan Manila Legaspi Tacloban..
8.
Sariguo Lebi
·
29
.60
一
Weather.
5 pic.
13 p
Hongkong Hotels.......§. 50|| $100 b.
Final of 3, making 83 $7 a/c 1910. Opplançam
P
Wind.
HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS
Central Hataco 100 $99
Hongkong Lands.$100), 895- Humphreys Estate # 10/98) b. Kowloon Lands ...80) #33
West Pointe. 60.875 1.
Shanghai Lands T. 50 T. 99
Final div. of 83, making
87 / 1915.css
30 cents for 1338
22 for 1916........
Final $3-25, making $3.25 afc 1910.min % final making 12% 1/0 1915
T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong Observatory, June 5, 1917. 1 BIBOMKII, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrbeit, on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.
2. TEMPERATUzz, in the shade, in de krees Fahrenheit,
3. HUNDITY, in percentage of furs tion the humidity of air saturated with
tige mõisture being 100.
extes ly to be silowed for the return
IV-In Ruloon.
Not exceeding
per passenger,
Temperature,
·440·
Hongkong, June 6, 1017.
.CL
(80
3.40
$240
BAROMETER
Da Do. THERMOMETER AM...
B-AX.
29.86 29.83
(4-PM.
280
·3,007
D(Westro? D
Mrs Takayanagi, Mrs Nakane aur child Quarter hour, Miss Austin, Mias C. E
Jackson,
Boxburgh, Mr and Mrs inlet and 2 ne bour, in children, De and Mrs W. S. Thompson, Two hours, Mr. M.Sc, Mr. K. Botorama, Mr G C Three Forbes, Mr K. Togawa, Mir Ishiwara, Mr Four
Holman, Mir Bligh, Mr L Karihara,
M-Five
8. Munoi, Mr A Satoh Mr. P. M. Pasch, Six
Mr. R. T.Thompson, Mr H
KI
Bionds One day from 6am to 6p 5,00 G.
Mr. J. S. Patoo, Mrs M. Kamio, MEU.. Between the hours of 8.2.p.m. and 8 Yoshitaugu and Bliss Youitsig. HOrk, Mr Toby Mr Curio, Mrs T.: the above fares" shall be iterensed Maximum
by 20 per centum.
4. DIRECTION or Wow, to two points.
COTTON MILLS.
Evo mimoon.T. 50|T.” 150 Shanghai Cotton T. 50 T. 121 s.
Kung Tik... .T' 10 T.14 Y ngtaxepoos
T-T. 8.70
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ovins-Borneos
Light & Power
China-Providente
..
Ta. for your ending
31.10.16
The. E div. are year ended,
30-6-10.
Els. 0.90 for 1918
# 1587
684
10 88
dots, for 1956.
pic. for year ending 28-2-06 -------
Dairy Farms old... :/ 6 | 822.
Green Islandsk# 711874.
Hongkong Elsetrics 3:10 | 849.b.
Hongkong Loom 2: 8151
Hongkong Ropes ......#10 #28
Hongkong Tramways 5/. [68]'
H.K. Steel Foundry.... 8:0
Peak TriwAJN.
do
10° 189,10
199 Lt
Steam Laundr
Union W
Watsons
5. FORCE OF WIND, according to William Powell 29:80 | Bess xford Beale, 20
STATE OF WEATHER, blue skye
63 detached cloud, d dialing rain, tog,
63
8 gloomy, ly hail, 1 lightning, o oy reset,
passing showers, of aqual, z rain-a suuw thunder. ♥ visibility, dew vel)
7 RAI in inches teaths and buzz- dredthe
Telegraphic AJ Telephone No.
rinted and
70 cents for 1916
for 31-7-18 80 cents for 1915
year ending
82) a/c 1916/17 Bonas
•To cents.band 11 on a/c 193
Bi final and bonus $1,
making $3 Firal of 23 % (48 canta, per share) making.30'; */ 1926
for. 1818/1937
25 cents for 1915/1018.
13
124 for 1816
70 cents tur 2018 ****
8 par
7 p.a
12p.c 9.pa
50 cents for 1915(1314...
buyers
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