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TO LET

TO LET

FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon, -

Termed and Salisbury Avenge Kowloon

A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon

A FURNISHED HOUSE in Lochiel | Terrace-From 1st July next.

TO LET OR FOR SALE.. Kowloon Maring Lot 43 with wharf srum. 38,000 sq.kit, suitable for cool storage or erection of godowns.

Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

.CO., LTD.

Alexandra Buildings

Hongkong, June 4, 1917.

TO LAT.

RDSHWAL N 119 The Peak,

A newly charie with

CHATER & MODE,

& Chieen's Blood Central.

'Apply'

Hongkong. May a 1917.

TO LET

NOW SHOWING

THE

8 H. P. BROOKE MARINE MOTOR

19

MADE IN ENGLAND

+

One of the most finished engineering accomplishments we have over soon. STARTS AND RUNS ON EEROSINE

ALEX ROSS & Co.,

4. Des Voeux Road, Hongkong.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO,

IN WHICH ALE VESTED· TEX AKA LES OF

THE OCEAN MARINE. INSURANCE

1771

11

COMPANY, LTD.,

od

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THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS "ASSURANCE' co.

THE CHINA MAIL.

FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.

CHAIRS.

-In Victoria with two Bearers. Quarter hour.

H

Half hour, n story

Coe beur,...teskenk

Three hours, ...............

Six hours.

* cents..

50

11

NEW HOUSE in Conduit Road. TOTAL FONDO AT SLOT Dec 1916. Day (5 am to 6p..........81.00 Ready for occupation.

Also, 1 GODOWN in Duddelt Street. For rent and other particulary Apply to

H. M... H. NEMAZEE,

1 Dus Von Road. Hongkong. Mareb 16, 1917. -

TU LET.

1577

TELL appointed and Confortable

£23,970,367,

I-Authorised Capital £8,000,000

Subscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital ......................................£2,437,500. I-Fire Funda..

$837,047 ILI-Life Annuity Fando... 17,567 590 Sinking Fund accent...... 128,250

If the trip is excended beyond Victoria, Halt fare extra.

Between, the huurs of 8.30 p.m. and 6 am. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum. 71-Beyond · Fictoria, with four Bearers.. Four.

........ 0.60 centa. Three hours Six hours........ 14,381,466 Day (8 am to 6pm.), ......... 2.00

2,141,583

III-In the Hill District: 337,239.

With Bearers With 4 Bearers.

£23.976,587

Ravenue Fire Branch........

Life and Audity Brngdhc&---v|-བཅ Ravenne Marine Department...

478,840

Wapasowe 17 and 19 Other Receipta KENNEDY ROAD, Wish electric lights akely installer.

Apply

YOUNG HEE,

16 Des Voeux Road Central, TEL: Nos, and 551. Blongkong, Muy' 18, 1917, 1508

TO LET.

$1.00 1.50

$0.30

... DO

0.40

0:30

.8,60

0,20

1.00

1.50

2:00

Quarter hour...80.13 Half Four,... £5,538, One hour.

Two hours....... Three hours. 0.50 Six hours,... 1.00 Day (ani, top.m.)1.50

The Accumulative Funds of the various Brebes are separately invented, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to inest the claims under the respective Depart munta of the Company's Business.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

Åzenia.

...... 13.70

RICKSHAS.

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CUTICURA STOPS ITCHINGINSTANTLY

Just Bathe

with the

Cuticura

Soap,'

dry and

apply the Cuticura Ointment

For eczemas, rashes, itchings, irri- tations, pimples, dandruff, sore bands and baby humors, Cati- cura Soap and Ointment are supremely effective.

Sample Each Free by Post

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WEES DAYS

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SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS.

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10

5 cents. Shataukok, Sha-

tin and

I--In the Island of Hongkong if engages To P

La Victoria,

Tec minutes.

Quarter hour,

Half hour,

WEATHER REPORT.

On the th at 11.30-No returns freun Japanese stations. Pressure has in- ereasaci moderately in the neighbourhood of Shanghai sad slightly from Fopchow to Hongkong and from Formosa to Borneo. It is nearly stationary over Indo-Chins.

A depression is still central to the north-west of Haiphong.

Hongkong Rainfalt for the 34 hours. ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.03 inch. Total since January 1st, 1927 inches, against | an average of 23.37 inches.

Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on the 7th June:-

-Hongkong to Gap Rook: SW.. to S.E. winds, moderato: fain

2-Formosa Channel: N.R. winds,

freshi

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1917

SHARE REPORT.

JUNE

6TI 1917.

Approximate

Stook and pakt up.

Falaa

'tion 11:30 AM.

Last Dividend

and date.

BANKS

Hongkong & Shar#138705

MARINE INSUR-

-ANOES...

*

Chatons

.$.5018330 s

North Chase £5 T. 150

Ucions

$100 1870

Yangtzoe".

##0❘ $200

3-South coast, of Chins between Hongkong and Lamecks: E winds, igoderata."

4-South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan S. E. winds, moderato.

OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN JUNE.

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

1817:

.. Duté. June 8th, 5.26

IT

3.27

78 5.26 8th, 5.97 91b, 105.97 11th, 5. 12th 5.27 13th,

14th, 5.28 15th 3.2%

Ends.

A.2.

Begins. 7.15 p. 7.16

14

FIRE INSURANCES. China Fhres 20 8148 b Hongkong Fire .....a bu g337) b.

SHIPPING.. Douglas Steamship $30 $825 b.

Steamboats 13|2171 b.

Indo-Chines-

<

(Preferred)...E5 $10K (Deferred)...25 $109

**Shell" Trasporta. £1110) s

Star Farry 10 899 b.

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China Sugars...$100 $103 Malabon Sugar. 30 $30

Final of £9-8, making £6 for 1918 and Donge of 10 sub- ject to deduction of income ta

8 fina making

$25

15-

w/s 1915 mzxt Tocanımı of $18 ale 1916. Int. dir, of 15 * =

st 3/8 3/6, 84.25 per share a/c 1918 Final of u and bonus of $10 / 1915 and Interim of $300-1916 315 miking #21

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for

1915 and special of $3

v count 1318

$7, and bonus for

1813. $7 for 1911

4 p.c.

Olp.a 9р.

Int. of $5 a 1916-1917.

$1.25 for 1916

Bn.

Finul of 3- a/c 1918... Final of 40-a/c1916,

But.

8 p...

iutara 1916 Coupon 27

91,85 dividend, & 15 cts. Bonus for year eading 304-16

7 p.c.

62 p.4.

$12 for 1918

P. 5 for 1916.

101 m.

134 p.

DTOUR ROOMED FLAT, b: Nathan

bad, Kowk12.

Apply

A. S. WATSON & Co, Ltd. i

Alexandra Buildings, THE KOWLOON DISPENSA BY. Hongkong. May 1917.

OFFICES

TO LET.

at 2. Connaught Road.

„THET

OFFICES in King sand York Building.. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Rond

HOUSES in Broadwood and 3toreton Terrace.

HOUSES on Shameen. Canton. HOUSES TO LET. Wong-nei-borg Bord

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.

MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD.

TO LET.

MMEDIATE ENTRY,

Yery

desirable SHOPS Aituated in Ice

House Street, opposite the Grand Hotel.

Rocently reconstructed,

For rent and other particulars,

Apply to

THE MANAGER, Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd.

46, Connaught Rear Central Bengkong, April 25, 1017. 1578

EXCHANGE. Hongkong, June 6, 1317.

Oa LondonTM

Bank Wire

On demand.

... 30 days' sight...

4 months' sight,"

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Note the ricksha by engaged the City of Victoria, and be dis: Carged outside the Western part of t the City of Victoria after ? pa or be dis charged to the East of Bay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 9 pm, an extra hlf fare shall be chargeable..

0 cents. -15

" - Kowloon. Quarter hour,rencéber-caper. Half hour. ********* Hour,............ Every subsequent hour, 10

III-Taipa Road

Twenty cents shall be added for each extra huur, or part of an hour if the hirer caused the journey to take longer than

To 4th mile

single

Ta cents....1 hour. return $1.002 hours. Be ond 4th to eth mile-

single $1.20........ bears. return 81.30.

Beyond 6th to 9th mile- single......$1.75.. *return.....$2.00 Beyond 9th to 11th mile

angle82.00. rotar......82.50 ..

* ་་

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

The fares here set out to apply to one ricksha with three coolies from Tsim Sha Tsui.

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From Sailord Home to

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1% P

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Ping Shan,

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Naman and

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(10,00 4.3.

4.00 P.M...

Int. div. of 1 tree of in- come tax, making 10% Ac 1916-1917 coupon

16th,

5.29

18

17th A

17th, 8.28

7.18

18h,

MINING.

7.19

19th, 5.9

7.19

Kails ne

21sty 6.29

20th, 5.29

7.10

end

Langkat

719

2014,

3.30

7:20

24th 5.30

Rauba

£132/6.b.

10 T. 17 b.

£ $2.45

No. 9 Te,

for 14rn

7.20

3.00 F.M.

25th, 5.

Tronoh Mine

28th 5,36

27th, 5.31

at Caspiane...

£ 26/9

E33

lo 1916.....

9 % for 1916

3.00A.M.

,, 29th, 5.31

30th, 5.31

5.00 P.M..

28th 5.31

DOCKS, WHARVES

AND GODOWNS..

Kowloon Wharven # 30 975 b.

HK. & Whamp Dock****

5.00 P..XL

9.00A.M.

..50 $122

ROYAL OBSERVATORY

HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER

REPORT.

Shanghai Docks T. 100 T. 931

FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.O.

FOR

י -

WEEK-DAYS SUNDAYS,&

Macho....1.30 PAL 17.30 A.M.

£7.30.M. Canton.30 F..

8.30A.M.

ECLIDAYS

17.30 4.34.

1.30 PM.

£7.34 AL 9.30 P.M.

19.30 P.M.

P.M,

Tai Ping

Tung9.30 PM. 9.30 P... Shek Ki......0.30 r.M. 9.30.M. 9. Kongmoon 6.00 r. 6.00 P.M. 6.00 P.ZÍ. Kumekuk...6.00 PM. 8.00 m. 6.30 r.. Kaukong...600 PM 8.00 P. 6.00 F.Ar

Except Saturdays.

In the care of Mails closing before's am. Fegistration closes at 5 o'clock en the tous evening.

Station.

JUNE 6, 1917.-.m.

Hour

5

WI'ostock... a.¦ Memuro Hakodate

Tokio Kochi

Nagasaki... Kagoshima. Osliman..... Nahu Ishij:ma Bonin Teland

Lavol, Baroneter

Chafov 6.29.95

Weihaiwe Hanko

Ichang

Changsha Shangbai Gutelaff Sharp Pk.

#

"

11

JI

229,78

Temperature.

Humidity.

Wind..

| | | Direction.

Force.

11 Wonthor

HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS Hongkong Hotels...8 30 #100

Central Estas 810090

Hongkong Lands...$100 $95

Humphreys Estate # 10|985%. Kowloon Landa...99 $33

West Pointa 50175 b.

Shanghai Tandy T. 60(T. 02

COTTON MILES,

Ewon

1 interim making 4-

18% 1918 & bonus *2

Final #2.50 & bonus 86, making 11 a/c 1918...

T. 7 to your ending

30.4.18

..

Final of 3 making 86 。1915,v-4*༢༠༠༩༣ $7 aje 1916..

Final div. of 234 waking $7 je 1918............ 30 cents for 121S

#2 for 1916

Final 83-25, making 85.98

a/c 1918 8% final making 12 %

1/1916

Tia 9 for year ending

31:10-16 Tla div, ac year ended

30-6-16.

T. 60 T. 150

T. 50 T:121

10 T. 14 b.

TIST. 5. TO

· Pls. 0,90 för 1916

MISCELLANEOUS.

Cina-Borneos...

Lght & Powers

Cina-Providenta

12 | £7

inct. Prie 1916...

5844

#1038

HONGKONG TIDES.

The tide-table arven below has been Ainoy compiled at the National Almanac Office Swato

in London from the result of the analysis Taihoku 5.29.8) of observations taken by means of an Taichu... automatic tide-recording machine in the Tainsa Water Police Basin, at Taim Sha Tsui Koshun ducing the years 1887-9-0.

Peseudcres 29.7 The zero of the table corresponds with Cantena Chait, which has been found to be 4 leet Gsp Rock... the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Hongkong 3 inches below mean sea level.

To obtain the depth of water on the Wachow9a. tide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard Pakho add a feet 4 inches, and on the gange

at Lamont Dock Aberdeen, add 10 feet Pholien

4 inches to the height given in the table. Tourane ...

Aparri A Dagupan Mimila Legaspi Tacloban.. Todo

Shanghai Cottone

Kung Yik......

Y ngtazapcos

:

June 7th to 13th, 1917:

Macao

и

77

Boihow

* 129,68)

78. 29.74

28.80

C. St. James

29.81

20.81

77

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Zingang Mana

7211

Ear Surigaon

23.84

29.8

hist

T. F. CLAXTON, Director

o'p.c.

13 p.

9 p.4

7 p.

pe

Temperaturo,

Hongkong, June 6, 191

9 K.

Barozieter Temperatura Humidity Direction of

Wind. FUTCH

ver night)

Wighest, open piz fouperstare en the th Lowwe open for Kemimentare, on the pen 3

YCLTON Director

story, June 6, 1917

journey.

Two hours

One day from 8 am to

Between the hours of 8

Not exceeding senger.

140

2,50,

240!

2.80.

12,00

pm and

amir the above fares shall be forested

by CO per get summ

SAFE, SURE ALWAYS CURES,

Dairy Fazza con 3 Green Zalands........# 71 | #72 84. Hongkong Electrica 8 10 819 b.

Hongkong Ice

151 Hongkong Ropes... 10. $27 b. 28 . 7, Bangkong Tramways 0.86) b. 6.60 m.

B.K Steel Foundrya..... 8:0

Hongkong Observatory, June 6, 1917. Peak Tramways 1. BAROMETER

reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.

2. Huxwirt, in percentage of stars Union Waterbosta Bir 813 tior, the humidity of air saturated with

moisture being 100

DIRECTION OF WISD, to two pointar

6. FORCE OF WRD necording to Willis Powell ...... #: 7.88) ► Bon iford Scala

O not offer from cramp, colie or& STATE OF WEATHER, b bine sky, e an in the stomach when cham detached goud, a drizzling rain, log berlain's Colic, Cholers and Diarrhoes

Remedy goes to the fight spot rail gives gloomy in hail, 1fightning, qov rast showers squal, r rain show

mudists relief. You cannot afford to

P

attacks of this kind. For sale by all Chemists, and Storekeepers.

be without it if you die subject, to be swag daw welk

tenths, and hone

Melegraphie Adi

p.o. for year ending 28+2:06

*70 cents for 1516

13 for year ending

*91-7-15-

80 cents for 1918 .............. 128/1818/17 Bonus

73 cents........

411 on */ 1215

#1 final and bonus 81,

making $3, Final of 23 % (48 cente per share) waking 30%

70 centy for 1916

110 cent for 1918/21+....

12

70

III. Beyboul Victoria..

One hour,...

Not exceeding per eassenger.

5 cents.

Two yours.

7 pa

par.

Three Four 33 Είναι

60

Ther.

Six

HONGKONG REGISTER/

Freclame

at 2p.m.

pu

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80

6.

20.76

81

4.76

BW

Balf hour, me hour.

0.10

0.00

0.03

Four

Three

Fire

One day from 8am to 6 pm. 8130

If a velicle is discharged beyond the limits of the Cy of Victoris half fare

day Da casado date extra is to be silored for the return

IV-In Kouloon.

Quarter hour,

$393838883-32ER

2010 89.10

for 1916/1917

2. TEMPERATUR, in the slade, in de grees Fahrenheit

Steam Laundry 3.40 be

25 cents for 10153916.

121% fer 1916