1917-07-16 — Page 8

CITY HALL WORK PARTY. During bis past two weeks the City Hall Work Party packed the

following:

50 pyjamas,

Da shirts,

1 h whit,

13 surgioul shit ---

152 vrst,"

$3 bod-qcket

2 reversible hyljuckets,

Z dressing

45 shrouds, "

is.

52 handkerchief,

as head bandages.

4 invalid borta.

lippers

DER ilk ears,

'p

sterteber brots.

35 small quilos,

2 chions,

821 the Scrubiek.

hex dy maps,

20 pairs socks.

pairs kneips,

18 pairs operation stackings,

2 helmets.

se knitted, expe

Tiss American Lauties" Work Party has wontribraidd hably to this list, ary! "Reading is, bel-jackets pyjamos, insok bandages, door werthy- bere and wilk Beers,

All the wall pillows in the list were nede by the Chinese Endies Work Pay who also sent vesis, behjackets, bandages lnd milk

"cover",

The Walian Convent alsaq sent in ♣ god wonsignment.

- Kucrare stud, knitted caps are wtail usked for: a number were taken last week, but we need plenty more. Have all the workers notisi the telegram in 1 papers of July 18th and 14tte

13

Lebon, July 12th.-Sir Elmed a begin Wand appens to women ranking grantorts for the troops for the winter of 1917-

In Bhongkong "is not a question

of beginning, but of carrying on, var

koses of warm dannel garmeste and knitted cauforts are not likely to reach England until the Autumur and then every gatment received will fod a plate Whatever our pro“

parts tell us, we most prepare for another whole wirter, and, as fat a in pessible, we ask our workers to keep things going through the bot weather.

Up to date the response lung been akgüisernt, up the angam of work received increnses each week. No great efforts are asked fog, but Tet see that the lists, de decrease.

Our kind and "gener.as shippers espres themselves willing and able to cope with our boxes; there seems no prospect of shertige in wool or material: in fact, our only check Fes in the climate, and thit must be met by personal grit.,

ETHEL M. STABR.

SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)

COAL

·

HE Undersigned having been appointed ADANTS for the COWIR HARBOUR COAL CO., LTD., are prepared to quote prices for best quality SILIMPOPON COAL trimmed into. Bunkers at SHBAT. TIK or SANDAKAN (British North Borneo.

SILIMPOPOS COAL compares favour. ably with the better grades of Japanese Cod and vices good results on a very mate Cunsumption.

SEBATTIE or Mercalling at SANDAKAN exclusively for BILIMPO PIN COAL (either cargo or Bonkers) are pxempt from payment of all Port charge

At Sehattix Steamers are.berthed along. side the Company's wharf where there is maine..dopt of 27 to 28 feet at low

er Spring Tides,

Charts of Sibuin Ray (Sebatik Har-

7

MOTORCYCLE AND

MOTOR ACCESSORIES.

**Dunlop" & "Goodyear" Tyres

(nil

Solution,

sizes) Rubber

Patches, Tools, Lamps, Karan Speedometers, Pumps, Eta,

ALEX. ROSS & CO.,

4, D. Vaur Road, Central

HONGKONG.

Fi

To-day's Advertisements

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED."

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM CALCUTTA PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

THE Steamship "KWAISANG," having The tea the above ports, Com- ignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that all Goode are being landed as their risk into the hazardous and or satra hazardous CHOOWON of the Hongkong Kowloon Whart & Godown Co. Lt, and/or from the waarya, delivery may be obtained.

whenzo.

Goods out cleared by the 1st July,! will be subject to rent.

All broken, chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns where they will be examined. Claims inst the steamer must be presented within 10 days of arrival otherwise they will not be recognized.

No Fire loanrance will be effected by as in any mao whatever,

Bilia of Lading will be countersigned by JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Lo.

General Managem Hongkong, July 18, 1917.

...1964

OFFICES

TO LET

TO LET

THE CHINA MAIL.

st 3 Connaught Road: "OFFICES in King's and Tork Building. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Rond

HOUSES in Broadwood and Moretor Terraces.

Road.

HOUSES on Shaheen, Canton.. BOUSES TO LET Wong-nei-chong HOUSE TO LET. Knutsford Tarrace (Kowlooo).

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

HENT & AGENCY Co., Lao,

TO LET.

NO. 2, Dea Vaux Road Central, 1st Flour (abore the Dragon Garage) anitable for Officem, etc.

Apply to-

ALEX. ROSS & Co. No. Des Voeux Road, Central

1948 Flexkong, July 11, 1917.

KING EDWARD HOTEL DRed Bungales, with garden

Central Location.

LL ELECTRIC TRAMS Pans Estrace, A Electric Lifts, Fans and Lighting. European Baths and Sanitary Fittings. Hot and Cold Water System throughout. Best of Food and Service

TELEPHONY $3. TELEGRAPHIC ́ÄDDBEN!

VICTOLLA.

J. WITCHELL

Manager.

MARTIN'S

APIOL &STERL

* Pranak Senady Son SUTTONEShanatos,

MARTIN'S

LESSONS IN CHINESE.

VELI HUN FAN, & China graduste erotin 22 temir, has been teacher to furopean ocial and Merchair in this Colong for tanyes good method of training Europeas to pars in the Chinese cumiantion, maid la prevarand of a rat rate corticais as a Chinese tokher He Jas in good sowledge of Malaria and Makks. Thone who fated lasing the Chinese language He requested to win in Chin Mallonies or direct ta 15e. Wellington,street, first door.

纺

1951

ANG YUK; DENTIST, SUCcmsor of

the ista SIEN ING, 14 D'ÁGUILAR STREET.

"TERMS VERY MODERATE "Consultation free,

TO LET.

EVONIA-N.. 9. Peak Road. Six

and tennis court.

HOUSES in Shameen, Canton. Nos. 31 and 0.

Apply to

DAVID SASSOON & Co, Ltr.

1932 Rongkong, July 5, 1917.

TO LET

FIVE-ROOMED HOUSE with Tamia Court in Minden Villass.

A FLAT in. Nathan Road, Kowloon.

Apply to-

Kowloon

"

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE.

CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings.. Hoogteug, June 16, 1917.

EXCHANGE.

On London-.

·Hongkong, July 16, 1917.

Bank Wire

"Un demand,

"

呻

30 days sight...

4 months' sight,

Credits, 4 months night,

Documentary, 4 months sight

Oo Paris

On demand,

Credits, 4 months' sight,

O' New York-

On demand

Credits, 80 days right,...

On Bombay-

Wire, ... On demand, On Calcutta

Wire,

On demand On Singapore-

On demand,

On Man

Os demard,

On Shangbai-- On dataand

382

3721

..nom.

30 days' night(privats. paper) ...----- On Yokohama

On demand,

...121.

7/16

9/16

Gold Leat

100 fine (per tack) ... kb. Sovereigns (Banks Buyingrato) 37.60 2

401 d

Silver (per oz)

Bar Hilver in Hongkong

Chime Copper Cash in

Chines Copper Centr...

of Native Interest

Hongkong Sab. Loin...

boue). Prices and all other information THE CHINA MAILs Buh Com

concerning the Port can be ha

application to the agents.

12:3

BRADLEY & CO., LTD., TYPHOON

Agents Cowie Harbour Coal

Company, limited.

1037

JAPANESE MAKERS,

Every kind of Footwear

MADE

TO

ORDER

MAP and

GUIDE

Enables one to locate the centre

of a Typhoon,

MOUNTED OF CARDBOARD AND

TAPED FOR HANGING.

Price 50 Cents.

From the CHA MAIL Ofice.

DHERRY & 00

PEDDER STREET, Opposite Hongkong Hotel.

Borg, March 20, 1916

Temperature. Hongkong, July 15, 1917.

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Dos. TyriensoMM; SI

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D. (Wat boló),

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2+

1000.

1 pa

par,

HONGKONG TIDES,

The tide-table kiven below has been sompiled at the National Almsond Othe London-from the result of the analysis of observations taken by means of an automatic tide-recording machine in the Water Folice Besin at Tsim Sha Tan during the years. 17-8-9...

NEW TYPHOON SIGNALS.

WEATHER REPORT."

On the 18th at 11.50-No retards from Naw Local and Non-Local Storm Signal Codes will be introduced at Weihaiwek, Vladivostock" and "Japan. Bngkong on tat July, 1917, in place From belated telegraphie returns, the of the old Local Code, and the China typhoon appears to have travelled weat wards and filled up vary slowly; it is Coast Goda.

The principal etange in the "Local still shown as depression to the N.W. Coda is that the new signals will show of Haiphong. Fressure has increased the direction from which the gale is slightly to moderately at all stations expected, whereas the oh signals reporting, except those in southern showed the position of the typhoonzon, which show a slight decrease. A The latter will be indicated, as hereto fore, by the Non-Local Signals. The new Local Code is given below:-

DAY SIGNALS

phoon is situated in Lat. 14′′ N. Long. 198 E. approximately, probably moving Dorthwards.

average of 44.89 inches.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours 1-Red cene, point upward, will ending at 10am to-day, 1.85 inch. Total mean a typhoon exists which may since January lat, 41.44 inchion, against possibly canse i gale at Hongkongan within 24 hours. 2-Black wone point upward-Gale expected from the North (N. W to N.E);

3-Blank cone point downward--Gale expected from the South (SE to S.W.); 4-Black drum-Gale expected from

the East (N.E to SL): 5--Black ball-Gala expeted from

the West (N.W. to S.W) 6Two black cones, top one point down, bottom one point up,-Gala expected to increase. -Hack cross-Wind of typhoon

force expected (any direction). Signal No. 7 will be accompanied by three explosive bombs, fred at intervals of 10 seconds at the Water Police Station and repeated at the "Harbour Uitice.

The signals will be lowered when it is considered that all danger is over.

The Day Signa's will be displayed at the masthead of the storm signal mast on Blackhead Hill the Harbour Office, H.M.S. Tanar, Green Island signal roast, the Hagstaff on the premises of the Hongkong aad Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company at Kowloon, the Hagstaff on the premises of the Standard O Company at Laichi-kok, and the flagstaff near the Field Officer's Quarters at Lyemun

་་

NIGHT SUINALS (Lamps.) 1-White, white, white.

-Whitc, groen, green. Greco, white, white. 4-Green, green, white. 5.White, white, preca. 5.-Green, green, green. 7.-Red, green, red

The Night Signals will be displayed,

at sunset, on the tower of the Railway

MONDAY, JULY 18, 1917.

SHARE REPORT.

JULY 18TH, 1917.

Stock and paid up

LYtion 11.90 A.M.

Lash Dividend and data

pproximate

en laat

dir.

BANAL

Hongkong & Bar #12 | 8670

MARINEJINSUR.

FANGES.

„5 5013340 % Cantona"........

Forecast for the 34 hours coding at North Ohtuan ES T. 110 coon on the 17th July

1-Hongking to Gap Rock winds, moderate to light; cloudy and showery, probably improving later.

8.E

Union

$100 $840

が

Yangtze 60 | 81931

-Formosa Channel: The mine is Na 1.

3.-South coat of China between Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as No: 1.

"

4-South 20833 of Chins between

Elcugkong and Hairan: The same as

Na L.

OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN JULF.

12

FIRE INSURANCES.Į Chios]Firse 90 $4 Hongkong Mum... DU 90

SHIPPING. Douglas Starshine 'Vic) | 256

Steamboat mem 1218

Todo-Chine

(Preferred)...25 $40. (Delarred)...23 81011

The following Table shows the Scan- dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of July, "Shell" Tape £1 [120/- he 1917-

"Date. July 16th, 5.37 17th 5.38

Ends.

Begins.

7.20 p.

7.20

18th, 5.39

7.20

17

Foth

165.39

7:20

7:19

5.39

7.19

*

ound 5.40

33rd, 5.40 94th, 1.40 25th, 5.41 26th,

5.41

57th 5.42

2811 5.42

99th. 0.43

30th 5.42

7.15

M. 31st, 5.44

7.14

ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

Station, on H.M.S.. Tamar, and on the Station. Harbour Office Bagstaff. They will have the same signification as the day signals.

It

Sigal No. 7 will be accompanied by explosive bombs as above, in the event of the information conveyed by this signal being first published at night.

SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS;

JULY 16. 1817.-2.17.

Wrostock. Ba Memuro Hakodate Tokio Kochi Nagasaki... Kagoshima Onkima Naha Ishijima...

When local signals are displayed in the Harbour, a Cone will ho exhibited

Bunin land.. at the following stations-Gap Rock,

Weihaiwei.6. Waglan, Stanley, Aberdeen, San Ki Hankow Wan, Sai Kung, Sha Tau Kok, Tai Po Tchang

Kinking... to notify the fact to native craft and Changsh.. passing ocean vessels, on demand, by S signal from lighthouses.

Sharp Pk. The object of the code is to give at Amy

Swatcw least 24 hours' warning of a gale (Force

Triboku 8 by Beaufort Scale, or 40-45 m.p.b., Taichu

Tainan... mean velocity by Dines. Anemometer) and also-warnings of expected changes íni the direction and force of the wind. Canton 8a.

Hongkong Owing, however, to the uncertain move Gap Rock. ments of typhoons and to insufficient Macaoe

Wuchow telegraphic observations, it will occasion Pakhni ally happen that signals 2 to 5 may be Hoihow Phulen displayed without a gale occurring at Tourane.... C. St. James Hongkong, or even Gap Rock, but the

Aparri reverse is not likely to happen, except. Dagupan... in the case of typhoons forming in the Manis

Legaspi vicinity and travelling rapidly towards Tacloban

11010 Hongkong, or of a located typhoon

Surig Progresion Guam, ....... increasing its rate

Labuan

abnormally

Signal No. 1 is intended as a warning to "Stand By and watch for the next signal

In the new Non-Local Code the approximate velocity of the storm centre will be shown, in addition to its direction of motion, and the position of the centre will be given in degrees of

The care of the table corresponds, with the sere of the sounding in the Arimisaity Latitude and longitude. The time at Chat, which has been found to be 4 feet which the warning was issued will also #inches below mean sea level."

be shown

To obtain the depth of water on

the

| Mido ganga" at the Victoria Naval Yard add 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gargo at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet.

kabes to the height given in the table.

July 17th 2d, 1917,

Rolete

D

#

17

17..

29.4881

(29.7 69.73

#

29.7

11

**

29.63

122.71

59.71

4.20 29.86 429,74

Wind

- 2 !

T. F. CLAXTON, Diretor: Hongkong Observatory, July 10 1917. 1. BAROMETRE, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrheit, on the level of the ses in inches, tenthe sad hundredths

1. TEMPERATURY, is the shinde, in de trees Fahrenheit.

"Star Ferr... XC. | $99

REFINERIES

China Sogars$100 $96 Malabon Sugars... 2, 30. $99 b.

MINING.

Kai£134,8 b. Langkac.......... 10 T. 16 b Rauba.........

Tranch Mism

Tral Caspians

13.45

£1/24/0

Taterin of 293/==/¤

1917

gr ́éns! making

$25

1915 and Interim of $18 / 1916.

Int. div. of 35 * =.15%

at 3/6 5/16, 81.25 per Bhare / 1918........ Final of 90 and bonna of 910's/e 1915 and Interim of $30 wo1910 1915 making $31 for 1913 special et 82

-xount. 1916.

$7 and bote 2 for

1915. aka

| 897 for 1918 montamas

int. of #5 at 1016-1917.

81.95 for 1916

- Finni od 3/- a/a-1916... Final of 40% afo 1916,

final making 7- ste 1016 free of income tax Goupyo 28 namin 51, bà ơi đi bởi C BỘ GIA Bonus for year ending 30 4:18

$12 for 1916

P. B for 1816...

7pc

3 pr.

8 p.c.

16 pe

6.19.6. 91 p.

5 p.c

19.4.

131 p.c

fut. div. of 17 Irce of in- come tax, making 10% sic 1910-1917 coupon No. 9

7 p...

8. p...

18 p.:

T. For 1416

1- inteti makuje: 4/4

a/a 1915......

9% fox 191 ·

تریر

DOCKS, WHALVES

AND GODOWNS.

Kowloon Where #50108 h.

HE. & Wip Docks.......

Shanghat Do T: 100 T. 94

8f 1918 & bopus 22

making $11 a/c 1918...

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30-417

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Pot Point

50|$724

Shanghai lande T. SC/T: 92

Final 19.50 & bonus #3,

Fims of making $

/ 1916....

87 n/a 1916........ Eateriw of 24 s/c 1917. 50 couts for 1315'.......

82 for 1916

Taterim of a 1917.

8% final making 12 %

1916

COTTON. MILLS,

EWCO

.T. 561T. 155

Shanghal Ootton T 50 T. 124

Tla.. 9. for your énding

31-10-16

Tin 6 div. aa year ended.

30-4-10.

T 0.90 for 1918-,

Kung T10/T. 14 b.

Y ugtanool

72.64 b.

MISCELLANEOUS.

China-BorneoS

Icht & Power

12 07

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Oina-Providente. 107.90 Dairy Farme.# 683 m. Green Islande 787.30

4

Hongkong Hlections 10 $43. b. Hongkong Ices. 28151

10 $27 Hongkong Rupes Hongroog Tramways 5). | $6.40

8:0

3. HUMIDITY, in percentage of stare tor, the humidity of air saturated with HK Steel Foundry moisture being 100

4DILLOTION OF WIND, to two pointa.

6. FORCE OF Ben iford Scales)

HONGKONG REGISTER.

Ter

Faroueter

atore

rection of

ind w

90.05)

00:

9.60

20.00

WIED, Bocording to Peak Trays

6. STATE OF WRATHER, b bine sky, c detached cloud, d drizzling rain, F fog. gloomy, hhsil, I lightning o of reast, Os data pa poating showers, gequal, r rain ; snow.

thunder. visibility w dew heel). 7 BA in totes sont and hun dredthe

At

CAUSES AND CURE FOR DIARRHOEAENDE

VEREATING, change in the tem

perare, Buripe fruity and impure (Waber ure some of the cases of dist Chamberlain's Colic, Dinerhoes Remedy sure dist

7 cm. las 1916..

p.e. for year ending

$3 for year ending

31-7-16 80 couts for 1918

$3/1916/17 Bonus

75 contatore. $31 on a/c 1916

$1 final and bones. Bly mating 83 permuajaperk Fical of 23 (48, cente pershare) making 30% m/c 1916,

10 39.10

7 for 1918/1917.

Steam Laundry Union Waterhou

$3.40 6.

013

26 cesta for 1515/1914:

1) ET 1916

170 ́ourbs for".

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