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ORIENTAL TELEPHONE CO.

he report of the Oriental Teleplume nd Electric Conflans for 19918 states that The gross earnings for the year, including vidends and interrel trou subsidiary

patio anunted to (E21,000, 10 kiz shauki by adds and recived In respect of fees payalle by sutisialta (kaipaatios, 82,041, and #allt broug

, making 151,902. Delusting working expenses, Emintenance, et, deprecation

securities, 'interitu dividends, dehentinys) interest and redemption charges, there 28,752.

The directors recorynent u Anal dividend of 6 per cent, apre od taxi

the ordinary shares issand, making BY- per eras. for the yurt, to raster

eral reserve" 255,000, jo transfer to at pension fund. 22,000 and to party forward 219,494. The directors regret fra mnounce the destruction by the

So this ure in the history at the essa

pany sit Pfcember, 1914 measures were taken to reestablish tran pracy communication two SEL Faeribers, and on and Vanary past th

(namber of'exchange has working war.

I was 300 th total 18an, exgen to thứt the service in the whole o 14ko sudseribers webbing Hostinook by th April. Arenguvents are in pongress for Femonstracting the Fox hange in second! Since with the test voodern practices but Howing to ponchijing trade sandamos edi sidendite deins mul orar borr necessary equipment, eum is non sunt cred The icin grupies and installed. again exporta stilstanbug iterense in the Canadier al sub-sellers rytinar axoluenges, with correspondingly, diy wed revetna s During tul4 the Pemony Tejepis ne kada pany, Ltd., increased the tpinal sub

their res from k to Ren "prad have paid a dividend ve 12 perecht. en the shapes of Espath mach, ag agains 20 per cear, on the shans

MOTORCYCLE

AND

MOTOR ACCESSORIES.

“Duälop" & "Goodyear" Tyres.

Solution, Rubber (all sizes) Patches, Tools. Lamps. Herns, Speedometers. Famps, Etc..

ALEX.

k

ROSS & CO.,

TO LET

TO LET

4. Des Faux Boad, Central HONGKONG,

FICES OFFICES in King's and York Building. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit

at Connaught Road.

Rond.

THE CHINA MAIL

• POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Particulars of outgoing and incoming Mails will not be advertised in intare.

The Fost Office will forward all corres. pondence posted by the fastest routes.

cannot be transmitted.

Correspondence adaressed to enemy subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Portu HOUSES in redwood and Moretonguese East Africs, Persia and Morocco Terraces.

HOUSES on Shaneen, Canton. HOUSES TO LET, Wong-nei-changi HOUSE TO IT. Kantsford Read Terrace (Kowken)."

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND DIVEST MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD.

14

TO LET.

The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria add the Ottoman Empire are suspended

LOCAL, AND REGULÄR MAILS

Fue

Lur O...

Six

Besomed Buzalew, with carden DA, No. 9. Frak Bind.

HOUSES in Shauern, Canton." Yo

The Bengil Telephone venemy. And tennis courts has paid a plivalomi of 7 per cent.. the

at and t usme na for the your 1915. The engeital g'of that company was mereseed in

"from Limero denuga, sho 'company' taking up its progestion othe

Dew issue,

'This inervave was homem m2tf!

to enable the mangany to put kasar a-water for, the emotion of a new tekopy hour (exchange, owing to the continued »x|422

ion of its business, and the goanacted therewith a irends bete cominender.

work

The Telephour Company of Egypt a the China and Japan Tylophone mil Electric Company have fada sukistaartqiy -year, both vojtinding to pay the previous

rate of lividend 495 percent. Augist. 1016, the Chink sud Tapuz Tele "phone" naú „Elevizie dampnry lueteameti Its romial capital em 220,000 fa" -£75.000, mind paid a bones of £2 ax. pas The preeeds of this, whare, ire of tax. distribution in resjust of this Orienini Certpany's holding of 14.14 shares were Applied iz taking op 23041

21 15

Apply com DAVID SASSOON & Co., LT Hongkong, July 5, 1917.

TO LET

1932

FIY -ROOMED HOUSE with Tennis Court in Minden Villas Kowloon.

A FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon.

Apply tr

i

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

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

SILIMPOPON (4EBATTIK)

COAL-

THE Undersigned baring Doen appointed ASANTS for the COWIE HARBOUR

12 20.000 miares, which was male COAL CO... LTD., are prepared to quote In September following

INSURANCE" CO:

prices tot best quality SILIMPOPON CAL trimmed into Bankers at SEBAT TIK OF SANDAKAN (British North Borneo.

SILIMPOPON COAL compares favour WORTH BRITISH; & MERCANTILE ably with the better grades of Japanese Coal and gives good results on a very moderate consumption,

Steamers calling at SEBATTIK THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE BANDAKAN exclusively for SILAP

PON COAL (either cargo or Buoken). are exempt from payment of all Port

WICE ARE TRAID THE SHARES OF

COMPANY, LTD.,

And

THE RAILWAY PASSENGEES

ASSURANCE CO.

£23.970.387.

charges.

or

At Sebattik Steamers are herthod along- side the Company's wharf where there is a minimum depth of 97 to 23 feet at low water Spring Tides

""

OUTWARD.

WERK-DAYS

... 5.00 2.3.

Cheung, Chow... 9.00 P.M. Toi Po.......10.00 AM.

tin and Shutoukok, Sha

Sheungshui... 4,00 P.X. Aberdeen, Auta,

Ping Shan,

ד'נ'

Sai Kung Santin. Stanley.. 4.30 ..

Canton, SumsuiĮ

and Wuchowexis. p.

SUNDAYS & HOLIDAY

(7.30 A.M.

Letters 6 r.M. 17.1.5-4.51.

9.30 AM..

BOY'S HAIR CAME OUT IN BUNCHES

Crusty Scale, Spread All Over Head. Lost Hours of Sleep. HEALED BY CUTICURA

"iyu buy broke out with little rod spota which would run Bko water and form.

crunty wala which #prend all over his dead.. Do lont bara 12 vicep at bix hair came out in bunches

" was ndy bred to try Catfeura Soap an Ointment, and, attor astonu tablet of Soup and one bar of Vint mant lite lesd was bruled:" (shamed) John H7 Challe St. Baruky, Yórios Eus. July 15.

Sample Each Free by Post

With Ski Book (up to cheanas and Clotairns to death Address post-card- for samples: V. Nawbory & Nona 37. Char terlarang Sq... Rotidan. Soid anywhere.

FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.

CHKIRA

I.—Is Victoria with twp Bearers.

Quarter bour

10 cents.

Half hour,

One hour,

Three hours,

Six hours.

Day (6 am. to 6 p.m.),

$1.00

If the trip is extended beyond Victoria. half fare extra.

Between the huurs of 8.30 p.m. and 6 a.m. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.

II-Beyond Victoria, with your Beasers.

Hours and amacımı

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 17th at 11.38--No returns from Vladivostock, Japan, and Indo-Chins. Pressure has increased slightly on the S.E. cout of China, and dearensed slightly to mexlerately at other reporting stations Am. this morning, the typhoon was apparently erasing luzen to the north of Manila, on WEN, Y. track.

Stock and paid up

Value.

BANES.

TUESDAY, JULY 17. 1917.

SHARE REPORT.

JULY 1917

Approximate

Q'Hon 11.90 A.M.

Lash Dejdend

and data. บ

trome's

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours unding s2 10 am. to-day, 20 inch. Total Hongkong S13 8870

since January 1st. 44.36 inches, against

an average of 43,30 inches.

Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon the 18th July -

1,-Hongkong to Gap Rock

MARINEINGUR. JANGES.

SECADO 50 $340. ↑

to E. winds, moderate; fair generally.

9-Formoss Channel: NE, winds, North Chins £5 T. 140.. noderate to fresh.

51

3-South coast of "China between Unious' Hongkong and Lamoch: The same as No. 1.

4Youth coast of China between Hongkong, and Hainan: The same A Να 1

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OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN JULY. The following Table shows the Stan dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of July, 1917

Date.

July 17th, 5.38

H

16th, 3.29

19th,

5.38

Ends.

E.m

Begins 7.20 p.m.

7.90

7.20

5,59

21st, 5.30

7.19

22nd, 5.10

18

23rd 3,40

20th, S

*S4th, 6:40

50th, 5.41 26th.

5.42

33th

29th 5.45

Yangte.com

Interim of £9-3 1/6

1017.

Iat. div. of 18%

of $10 / 1015 and

Tina! making 23

a/c 2015 and Intasiy

of 18 a/d 1916.

fer

15.

1

at 3/6 3/16 84.55 per share a/c 1918

$100 $940 9.

Final of 19 and bonua

pe

Interim of 30 A1916

7 pic.

0192) b.

$15 waking 891 for 1513 and special of $3 Ma count 1916....

11 p.

37 and butas y for

30 for 1915

Int of 33 m/c 1916-1917.

161 C

$1.25 for 1916 .....

FIRE; INSURANUES.|| China Fires.20 $142 b. Hongkong Yum ... DU $996

SHIPPING. Douglas Stannabinol 330 | K56

Steamboats... 1818.

Lado-China's

(Preferred)... 240. (Datorred)...£510

» Shell " Tunapoma "E1207-6

**Star-Festy'. 10. 879

REFINERIES.

:

Final of 3-aid 1916...... Final 40 afo 1916, ...

5 Binal making 7 NIG

1916 free of inccine tax Coupon

& 9.6.

21 p

$1.60 dividend à 45 et..

81 p.

Bonus for year ending. 30 4:16

и де

Oh na Sugars 100 $96 Mal bos Sugar. L. 30 929. b.

$12 for 1916

10:.

P. 5 lut 191

13 p.

0,60 centa..

Three hours......

$1.00

"orth

Six hours.........

1.50

Day (8am to 6 p.m.),

1.00

.. 30th, 5.43

III-In the Hill District.

31st 5.41

With Bearer With 4 Beurs.

5.00 2.1.

Quarter bour,... 80-75

$0.30

MINING.

Half bou.... ... 0.90..

0:40

Que boar, 0.30)

0,00

Macao

9.00-1..

Two hours,

0.50

A

*** 1.30 P.M..

0,90;

Three hours, our

0.50

1.00

Kongmoon

(6.00 P.M. Except Saturdays

Six hours,

-1.00

1.50

ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

5.00 1.30

Day (s.m.t08 p.m.)1.50

9.00

Kailang

Langkace

Razbe.....

...............₤1/34/8 b.

.........dri. 10 T. 15} se.

EI 33:45

The

JULY 17, 1817.---2.12.

Tronoh Hines £225/

Wirad

Ural Carpiaz

Namtau and

Sarimei....... 5.00 P.M.

Shamchun...

*(10,00 M

4.00 P.M.

5.00 ...

DOG MM.

FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.O.

"FOR

Biscoo......

WEEK-DAYS SUNDAYS &

17.30 A.M.

HOLIDAYS $7.30 4.35. 17.30 .. 8.30 £«M»? 11.30 13.

1.30 P.M.

Canton...30

17.34'A.3. 9:30 F.K. 12.30 r..

19.30P.M.. Tai Pink

Tung8.30 P.M. 9.30P.M. 9. P.M. Shek Ki....3.30 P.. 0.30 P.X. 9.X P.M. Rongmoon 8.00PM. 6.00 .. 6.00 PM. Kumchuk6.00 г.. 6:00 PM. 6.00 P.. Kaukong...6.00 PM. 6.00P.M. 6.00P.M.

Except Saturdays.

In the case of Mails closing before 9 Fegistration closes at 5 c'clock on

Charts of Sibukn Bay (Sabattik Har- TOTAL FONDS AT Jaz DECExan, 1914, bour), Prices and all other information. TOTAL

concerning the Port can be hat un application, to the Agents.

1--Authorised Capital £8,000,000

Subscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital £2,687,500 T-Fire Fands 3,837,047 17,567,590

T-Life & Annuity

Fonds...

Sinking Fund Account ................

128, 2:0

£3,970,387

Bereane Fire Branch £2,381,456

+

Life and Amnuity

Branches-easyon) Revenas Marine Department... Other Receipts......

2,141,599

237,239

478,940

£5,339.228

The Accumulative Funds of the varioua Branches are separately invested, sed, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to mest the claims under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Business.

"SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

Agents.

BRADLEY & CO., LTD..

Agenta Cowie Harbour Coal Company, Limited....

EXCHANGE. Hongkong, July 17, 1977. Londor--

Bank Wire

"On demand, ..

30 days' sight...

4 months sight.

Credite, 4 month sight,

1987

...979/16 ...2/711/10

Documentary, 4 months sight 3/21

On New York:

On Paris

On denaud,

363

Credits, 4 months' sight,

On demand

Credits, 60 days sight,.

Wire,

On demand,

KING EDWARD HOTEL, On Bombay-

Central Location.

LL ELECTE TRAME Pass Entrance, Mlectric Lifts Fans and Lighting. Earopean Bathe and Sanitary Fillings "Hat and Cold Water System throughout. Best of Food and Service.

TELEFB 273 TESERAPIJO A DEZÉS-

J. WITCHELL, Manasi.

LESSONS IN CHINESE." :

On Calcutta

Wire,

·On demand - On Singapore- On demand,

On Manila-

| the previous evening.

HONGKONG TIDES.

The tide-table ven below has been sompiled at the National Almarne Office in London from the result of the malysia of observations taken by means of an automatio. tide-recording machine in the Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui during the years 87-8-9.

The aro of the table corresponds with che zere of the sounding in the Admiralty Chart, which has been found to be 4 foot 3 inches below tɔcan sea level.

To obtain the depth of water on the tide garge at the Victoria Naval Yard add. 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gunge. st Lammt Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet <inches to the height given in the table.

Joly 18th to 24th, 1917, ..

HIER WAYKA

Roarkong

Masa Theate Trak

On demard,

m

On Shanghai.

#

On demand

TOOL

30 days sight(private paper).

10 34

On Yokohama

On demand,

199

Mow. 27

Thes

44

Silver (per of)

**********

Slot

Mar

Baight

ล

RICKSHAS.

1. In the Island of Hongkong if engaged in-Fictoria,

Ten minutes. **H 8. conts. Quarter hour,

Half bour

One hour hour, Every Sabuent

Station.

Blour.

Borometer.

t Bea Levol,

Temperature.

||1:11 Humidity.

Direction.

στου

Weather,

Wrostock.-6.

15

7

10 20

Menuro

Note the ricksha be engaged Hakodate within the City of Victoria, and be dis- Tuxio ... charged outside the Western part of the Kochi

City of Victoria after pr. or be dia- charged to the East of Bay View Police Station on the Easter side of the City of Victoria after 9 p.m., un extra half fare shall be chargeable.

11.-In Kaloon.

Quarter hour, -----ánc-**** Falf beur, ........................................... Hours

5 cents..

15

"

Every subsequent hour, 10

III-Taipo Road..

*14

Oshima

Naha Ishipma Beain Lland Weitai wei Jenkowan

EDW Iebang

Siukiang Changsha..

Ouse..!

Twenty cents shall be added Sharp P for each extra hour or part Arco

Swatom of an hour if the hirer causesboku... the journey to take longer

Taichu than -

To 4th mile- single

75 centa....1 hour. retara...... $1.009 hours

Beyond 4th to sth mile-

single $1.2.2 hours.

rutturn --་་-$1,650,t-ཐ6--2ཏ,,4

Beyond 8th to 9th mi

single ......$1.75.....

return......$900

Bayoad. 9th to 11th mil singlo.82.00.

return $2.50

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 coolies from Taim Sha Tscă.......

FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.

From Slaughter House to Sailors Home serai From Sailors Homo to Government Civil Hos pital an From Government Civil. Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Tower to Baco

Conse

From Clock Tower to Bar

View House

Viano.

From Wanchai Market to

Bay View House From Bay View House to

Qestry Bay

Not exceeding per passenger

04 cents.

04

In the City of Victoria

Quarter hour,

Dom

Half hour

One hour

p.a

HONGKONG" REGISTER.

Two hours,

Three

dia

Four

PRATIONS

Five

day.

SUR LE HON VAN, A Uninaso oruidosta verd

liberals ins been & taneant to Rarepin effelste and. Marchnatu in titis Colony for Can YOUTH, te fissal method of training Xuropeans to ji » 10 1 km Clikoura stamination, and is päevasedí fa Test zate cerWicata as a Chinene taschere Sh44 niso & gond kwowledge of Mí stutasin and Lakcion

drums who intend isarging ;)

g the Chingar inograga boned to wall cloChi Meit OcO OF al' to No. ILE, Tadington Utrwać, dr.

Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per taal). Sovereigns (Banks Buyingrate) $7.50 m.

Bar Bilver in Hongkong Chinese Copper Cash... Chinese Copper Cents Rate of Native Interest. Chinese Baby Com Honkong Sab, Coin

One day from 6 6.7

:

Nia exceedin

6 8.29.60 75

+

Tainan

F1

#

Koshun..... Pesendores Canton 6.9.70 Hongkong D&P

Rock.

"29.88 79 ES

·MacBo Wuchow... 93.

Pakhoi Eloikow

Tourme ...

Phuken

C. St. James APATI Dagupaa | Manis Legapi Tacloban Iloilo - Surigao

Labunt]

699.75

4.20 27.891

།

T. F. CLATTO, Director. Hongkong Observatory, July 17, 1817: I. BABOMETLE, reduced to 39 degress Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths..

2. TEMATUL, in the shade, in de grees Fahrenheit

a HUMIDITY, in percentage of saturs tior, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100

4. DIRECTION OF WI, to two points

FORCE OF WIND, cling to Bea iford Scale

& STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, detached cloud d drizzling rain, f fog

ggloomy, hail, lightning, o overcast,

DOCKS, WHARVESĮ

AND GODOWNS..

"

Kowloon Whare #50 968. J.

HE. & Whana pen

Docks may

[Int div, of 1 free of in-

come tax, making 10% ac 1916-1917 coupon No. 9

for I416 ·

isterim making

Me 1918......

% for 1913

8% 1918 bonus 29

Shanghal Docks T. 10 T. 94.

Final 82.50, & bogus $8, making 811 a/c 1916...

Tim. 9 fol year wading

30-4-17

HOTELS LANDS AND BUTLLDINGS Hongkong Hotel...# 5), 98′′ b... Central Estaces...$100 $95. Hongkong Lande...$100 | 893 b. Humphreys Estate 1080) Kowloon Lands ... 30 839 West Palatsic#, 5C | 872}|| Shanghai Land T. SCT. gy

Final of 3 making. 86

aja 1918 máme. 87c 1918...

Interim of 3/6 1917.

30 cents fox: 1916 .............

82 for 1916

Laterim of 3 a/c 1917. 8% Binal making 12%

a/c 1918

COTTON HILLS

ECAT.50 T. 135 Shanghai Cottons T 50 T. 124

T10 T. 143 b.. Kung Tik....

T. ST. 51

Tia. 9 for year ending

311010's

la. 6 dir, are year ended

* 30-6-16. verein

Y DgtsDCOL

MISCELLANEOUS.

15 p

p

St.p.r.

T 0.90 for 1916.

6 p..

10. Joe 191....

10 87.90

p.c. for rear ending

70 cents for 1916 ....

8 p..

for your ending 317·18

13 p

11 pe

Chins Borneos.....-I. 12] $7. Light & Power

Providenta Dairy Farme Green Telanda

$75 $7.30

Hongkong Electrice 10 $42 b. Hongkong Ico... 20151 Hongkong Bopen... 10 | 8271 b. Hongkong Trimways.5/; -85.40 /

ppeasing shower's, q aqual, rain snow K. Steel Foundry

hunder vilbility w dew, wet).

7. Rank in mobes, tenths and han

Fer passenger.redths.

10 cents.

extra is to be allowed for the return jour

In Kow

- Peak Tramways.

do.

9.40 b

Steam Laundry Union Waterboats #3: 813).

180 senta for 1918 kajsitan

12/1916/17 Bonus

75 cents. $11 on

's/o 1916

83"final sad bonus $1,

making atte Final of 23% (48 ora per share) making 30) */ 1916

for 1918/1917

26 oepts for 1918/1918.

12% for 1816

-10. p.

TANG TUK DESTIET, euccessor of the late STEN TING,

PAGUILAR BILLET.

TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation, Lever

Temperature. Hongkong, July 17, 1917

Ваколется

Do. Do,

1. P.M. APM)

Farometer. Temperature Humidity Direction of Wind.... Force

Testler

Beyond

One hour,

TWO MINITUR

Three

THERMOMETER

2.53%

0.00

Four:

Five

D(Wet hain) 9 1.2.

Sighyn op 14 campe

on the 18th.

One

If a villioia

limits of the

Charter hour,

"Not exceeding Half-

Two bon

120 cente

Five

One day ErENÚ AJJ

Between the open

nr the boywa: Ekre

the

William Powell

TIK CHA M

70 dents tʊr 1916:

150 cents for 1913/1917

MOXON hary, and UrnEI