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To-day's Advertisements

PUBLIO AUCTION.

Undersigned have received in

THE Auction.

(von Account OF THE CONCERTED),

TUESDAY,"

the 31st July, 1917, commencing at 2:30 p.m., at their Sales Booms, No & Des Voeux Road, Corner of

low Hount Starfs, VALUABLE TEAKWOOD T BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS, PICTURES,.

&c.,

C

A follows- Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs and Solas, Card Tables, Beilroom Furniture, comprising Double and Single Brush- mounted Bedsteads and Twin Bed atemis, Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Tes and Occasional Tables, etc., Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Ware," Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, te Bath Room Utensils, oil-top Desks and Writing Tables, Enameled Twin Bab, Sundry Electro Plated Ware, etc.

Pianos in good condition, Electric Reading Lamps Blackwood and Teak- Blackwood Sundry wood Screens, Furniture, including large Overmantel. Engravings, Pictures, etc., etc.

Alm

Tennis Peles and Setting, Carpets (New and second hand), e, e.

Al

A few lots of Turkish Bath Sheets. Towels Single and Double Bed Sheets, Bed Quilts, etc, etc.

Full Particulars from Catalogo). Tensa:--Cash,

EUGHES & HOUGH.

Auctioneers.... Hongkong. July 23, 1917.

1986

PATELL & CO.

ORIENTAL PRODUCE

EXPORTERS,

SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS.

Agencies in

NEW YORK,

SAN FRANCISCO, U,SA.

Branches:-

CANTON,

SHANGHAI,

YOKOHAMA, BOMBAY.

HEAD OFFICE KING'S BUILDINGS HONGKONG

SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)

COAL

HE Undersigned fisving been appointed WIE HARBOUR

MOTORCYCLE

AND

MOTOR ACCESSORIES.

Dunlop

"Goodyear" Tyros

(all aizes) Rubber Selation. Patches, Tools, Lamps, Horns Speedometers, Pumps, Etc...

ALEX: ROSS & CO.,

TO LET

TO LET.

4. Des Your Road, Central HONGKONO.

EVONTA.--No. 9. Peak Road Six

THE CHINA MAIL.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

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

The Post Office will forward all corres-

Roomixi Bungalow, with garden pondance posted by the fastest routes.

and tennis court.

HOUSES in Shaneen, Canton. Nos... and 63.

Apply to

DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD. Hongkor, July 6, 1917

TO LET.

FIVE-ROOMED HOUSE

1932

with

A Tennis Court in Minden Villas, Kowloon

A FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowtoon.

Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

CO., LTD.... Alexandra Buildings, Hoogkoug, June 15, 1917.

OFFICES

TO LET.

at 2 Connaught Road. OFFICES in King's and Tork Building. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Road

"

HOUSES in Broadwood and loretou Terraces.

HOUSES on Shameen, Canton." HOUSES TO LET. Wong-nei-chong

Bond.

HOUSE TO LET.

Apply to

Terrace (Kowloon

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.

Correspondence addressed to enemy. subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Portu- Iguese East Africa, Persia and Morocco

annot be transmitted.

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

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LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS OUTWARD...

WEZA-DATS

5.00 P.M.

For

[aŸO...

Tui Po......10.00 AM. Cheung Chow.... 9.00PM.." Shatoukok, Sha

tin and

Sheungshui 4.00 e.x. Aberdeen, Autau,

Ping Shan,

Sai Kung, Sensin, Stanley... 4.30 r..

SUNDAYY & HOLIDAYS

9.30 A,M.

FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.

CHAIRS.

I-In Vicoria with two Bearers.

10 ecats.

Quarter hour.

+10

Half hour, men - Karibu*

One hour, systeemverstokra

Three hours, marke

50

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

70. $1.00

11

Six hours.

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 25th at 114-No returns from Japan. Pressure has inc.sed slightly over. China, and decreased: alightly elsewhere. There is no significant change. in distribution, except that the con- tinental depression now appears to be entral Gear Haiphong-

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours

If the trip is extended beyond Victoria,oading at 10 am.to-day, 383 inch. Total ball fare extra?

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1917. SHARE REPORT.

JULY 25TH, 1917.

Stook and paid, up

titions. 11.30 &..

Valtio

La Dividend નહી દેશ િ

BANES

Fetween the huurs of 8.30 p.m. and since January 1st, 53.34, inches, against a.m. the above fares shall be increased an average of 13.95 inches by 50 per centum.

Forocast, for the 34 hours ending at Hongkong, & Bar 191|8868 3. **.. 1-Beyond Victoria, with four Beaters.noon on the 28th July:-

2.Formcea Channel: The ume as No. 1.

Approximate Fecara sed nast

div..

Interim $3/ vo

19:7...

8 p.c

V.60.cents.

Three hours................................................... Six hours.ee, Kannen Day (6 am to 8p.m.),

$1.00

1.80

9,00

1.-Hongkong to Gap Bock: S. and S.E. winds, moderate; cloudy, frequent min.

MARINE INSUR

{ANUSS.

III-In the Hill District.

With Bearer's With 4 Bearers.

Cantons

850 8310

7 das making. 825

/ 1915 and Tatarim

Quarter hour... $0.12 Half bour....................... 020 One hour;

$0.30

7pc

0.40

North, Chinas T. 140

0.30

· 0:00

Two hours,... 0.30. Three hours, ...... 0.70

1,80

No. 1

1.00

Unious

100 2833

Six hours. *****.*** 2.242. Day (Ba.m. tospm.)1.50

1.30

200

#60 #199

BICKSHIS.

In the Island of Hongkong if engaged

in Victoria

Ten minutes,

Quarter Four,

Half bour

One hour.

Every Subsequent hour,

3 cents

15:

Note.-I the ricksha be engaged: within the City of Victoria, and be dis- charged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria after 9 pm, or be dis charged to the East of Buy View Police cation on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 8pm, an extra haff fare shall be chargeable,

II-Ia Kowicon. Quarter hour, en

Half hour,.. Hour,

3-South cost of China between Hongkong and Lamocks: The me us

་

4-South coast of Chins between Hongkong and Hainan: The same as

No. 1.

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

Dute. July 25th, 3.41

17

Ends.

יז

Begins. 7.1%

P.M.

26th,

5.42

7.17

27th, 642

7.16

28th, 3.42

7.16.

7.15

30th, 5:42

TO

31st, 5.44

7.14

17

29th, 8.43

ROYAL OBSERVATORY

N

5 cents HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER

15

*

Every subsequent hour, .................. 10

"III-Taipo Road

Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour if the hirer causes the journey to take longer than:-

To 4th mile

single 75 cente...1 hour.. $1.002 hours. return...... Beyond 4th to 8th mille

$1.20.

single 1.9

return

......31.30.

Beyond 6th to 9th mile-

single $1.75.

return......$9.00

return

$2.50

2 hours.

Station.

REPORT.

JULY 95, 1917-

ind

Wl'ostock 6 asp. B[emuro....

Hakodate Tekio Rochi Nagasaki Kagoshima Ostims. Naha...

5

Yangtazes

FIRE INSURANUSS.|| China Firar

$143. b. Hongkong Yires... Du 8310 a.

SHIPPING:

Douglas Steamshire 10 Fió

Steamboats.. 15218

Indo-China -

(Preferred)...EB] 240 m "Deferred)...£5 10

"Shell" Troosporu̸ £1|120/- b

"Star Form10|$39

REFINERIES.

China Sugars.......$10C [$1€ Malston Sugars. P. 30 | $99

of $15 x 1916. .........

Ios. div. of 15% -13-

At 3/8 5/16, B41) per. abare/ 1916 gamin Final of $90 and bonus

of $10 a/c 1915'and Interims of $90 a 191 915 msking $1 for 1915 and special of $3

Bj pe

7 pa

on 700 1316

11 р.

87 and bonus for

1913。3*

837 for 1916-

3 p.

Int. of 85 a 16-1917.

.16) p

| $1.53 for 1918:

7

| Final of 3/- ajo 1916..

6 D...

Final E 407-6/01916.. ...

21 p..

3 final making 7/- ac

1918 free of income

tax Grapon 28

$1 dividend c

Bonus for year ending. 30.416.

$12 for 1918.

P. & lut 1916.

MINING. Kaibus.................£1 | 34/6 b. Langka....... 10 T. 15 b.

£1 $2.45

lut. div, of t- free of in-

come tax, making 10% le 1910-1917 #cupon No. 9.

{Tim & Foz_13248

19,p

13 p.

T'p.c.

Canton Samani and Wuchow

Macro

Knutsford

Kouginoon

Namtau and

Sanmei ........ 5.00 P.M. $10.00 AM. Shamehub......

4.00-PM.

(7.30. A.M.

Regis. 6 r. Letters 6:3.

€7.15. 11.30 P.X. [6.00 г.M. Except (Saturdays"

1,00. F..

9.00 ..

5.00 PM.

interim making él.

5.00 P.A..

Beyond Sch to 11th mile-

Trench Mines ....RI | 23/6 Trai Caspian £132-

ale 1918,

13 p.

% for 1913

9.00 M

single $2.00

N

Ishi'jima-

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

Buninaland

Weihaiwei 6 29.79 Hankow

Ichang

7

for 1915 & bonus 22

8.SUA.M.

9.30 P.XX.

SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS

17.30 11:30 P.M. 17.30 AM 19.30 P.M.

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

Kinkiang

Kowloon Wharve $50 968 in.

Changaba

Shanghai

Gutalaff

Final 89.80 & bonta 26, making 811 s/o £916......

1pc

Sharp Pr...

Amoy

Swato

Shanghai Dooks A

T. 90 b. 91, 90's.

Tu for your anding

30-4:17

8p.c

11

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE CO...

WHICH ALZ YEATED TEK BILAKES OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LTD.,

and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO.

31

FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.O. WXIX-DAYS

17.30 4.30. Matto 1.30 FÓL

[7.50 A.M. Canton

***10,30 P.X.

J.M." TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBE, 1914, Tai Ping TUTAL

Tung......9.30 PM. 9.30 PM. 9. £23,370,587.

Shek Ki9.30 PM. 9.30 PM. 9:30 PM. 1-Aathorised. Capital £6,000,000 Subscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital £2,477,660 Fonginoon .8.00 P.X. 6.00 P.M.7 6.00 1.M. 3,837,047 Kumchuk...6.00 r.. 8.00P.M. 6.30.7.M. 128,030 Kaukong...600 F. 8.00P.M. 8.00P.M.

Except Saturdays. £23,970,367 2,381,456

In the case of Mails closing before 9 2141,699

am. Fegistration closes at 5 o'clock en 357,239 478,940 the previous evening.

COAL CO., LTD., ze prepared to quote-Fire Funds

prices for best quality SILIMPOPON --Life & Annuity Funds... 17.567,500

Sinking Fund Account ...... COAL trimmed into Bonkers at SEBAT TIK OF BANDAKAN (British North Borneo.

SILIMPOPON COAL compare favour

with the better grades of Japanese soul and gives good results on a very Boal merate consumption.

Steamora calling at SEBATTIK_ or BANDAKAN dovely for SIMIMPO. PON COAL (eilbar cargo or Bunkers) exempt from payment of all Port charges.

ATO

At Bebastik Blexmers are berthed along. dds the Company's wharf where there is a mimam depth of 27 to 28 feet at low water Spring Tides.

Charts of Sibsko Buy (Sebattik Har

•bour), Prices and all other information ancerning the Port can be had application to the Agents.

011

BRADLEY & CO., LTD.,

Agauts Cowie Barbour Coal

Company, Limited.

"

1027

FRENCH LESSONS

G. MOUSSION.

15, Harrison Hill Road,

LESSONS IN CHINESE,

LA BONITAS, & Chinese gadne verdin rachi, as beets a teacher to Europea

halale and Sierchants in this

kur then de jud method of tekur fort FRAPS.

Еигорево

Revenue Fire Branch.

Life and Anonity

Branches.......MARKE Revcane Marine Department... Other Baccipta

£5,338,228

The Accumulative Funds of the varidus Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet the claims under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Buzine.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

Aparta

EXCHANGE. Hongkong, July 25, 1917.

On London-

Bank Wire

On demand,..

30 days' sight...:

4 months' sight,

私は

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Credib, 4 months sight, Documentary, 4 months sight 2/5.

On Paris"

On demand,

4-359

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On New York-

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On demand, ***

611

Credita, 80. days sight,...

Ju Bombay-

Wire.... **

On demand,

On Caleatts-

On demand bencher He On Singapore

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THE CHA MAIL, LIMYRS,

29.07 BLAZON TYPE NOT NECESSARY. HAMBERLAIN'S Colic, Cholers and

31

80 Diarrhoea Remedy needs in glaring beadline to attract the public era. The

78 simple statement that all chemistsell it is sufficient, as every family own its

75 value It has been used for forty years 491 and is just what its name implies For

sale by all Chemists and torekspans

FARËS FOR FUBLIC CARRIAGES.

Not exceeding

per passenger.

04 cents.

Taiboku) ✡ Taichu Tainan...

Koshun Peseadores. Canton Ba. Hongkong Gap Rock.. Macso Wachow Pakboi

Hoihow Phulien

Touranean

C. St. James

70.

Aparri 6 a.

Dagupan

Manila

From Clock Tower to Bay

View House: From Wanchai Market to

From Slaughter. House to Sailors' Home .......... From: Sailors' Home to

Government Civil Hos From Government Civil" Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Tower to Race

Couse.........

04

04

10

12

Bay View House an From Bay View House to Quarry Bay.....................

08.

1

08

I-In the City of Victoria

Quarter hour.

Half hour,

One hear.........

Two hours, ----

Throu

Foor

Firo Six

17

199.75

Legaspi Tacloban

Iloilo Surigao

29.9 779

11

Not exceeding Guam,

per passenger, Labuan 6 s. 29.50, 80

10 cents.

וז

11

70

75

One day from 6 am, to8 p.m. 81.25

III-Beyond Victoria.

One bour,

Two hours,

Three Four Five Six

21

Not exceeding per vasenger.

$5 centa

One day from a m. to p.m. $1.50

T. F. CLAXTOS, Director. Hongkong Observatory,, July 25, 1917.

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

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

DOUKS, WHAETESĮ

AND GODOWNS..

H.K. & Wasmpe

Docks.......

87 a/c 1918.

HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS

985. Hongkong Hotel....$ 51

395. Costral Extase ..:BLÜ Hongkong Lande..$10 | 894) b. Humphreys Heta 1881

Final of 83 making.$6

/1918

Bpe

Interim. of 23) a/c 1917.

0 cents for 1218 *********

$2 for 1916

Interim of $3 / 1917...

%fins making 12 %

1916

7 p.6.

Kowloon Lands ... 30 833

West Folats....... 60 872 Shanghai Lands 1, SCT: 99

COTTON MILES,

EWCS.......

.7.50, 180 mai Shoghad. Cotton T. 50 T. 125 b.

Kung Tik.. 3.HUMIDITY, in percentage of Sara tion, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being: 100.

4. DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points.

8. FORCE OF WISD, according to

Bes ford Scale

6. STATE OF WRATH b blue sky,

Y ngtatapool

Ths. 9 for year ending 51

31·10-18- Tie. 6. div. at year ended

5 p.4; 30-8-15.

T 10T. 18 b..

2-1.5.

Tix. 0.90 for 1916-

"MISCELTANEOUS.

detached cloud ddrizzling in, t fog, China-BurEDIC 12 27

g gloomy, h hail, I lightning, or reasts

passing showers, qual, rain 1300 tht & Powen.. §. 6B)

If a vehicle is discharged beyond the limits of the City of Victorin hall Farethunder, visibility w dew wet), extra is to be allowed for the turn journey.

IV-In Emoloon.

Quarter hour;

Half bour... One hour, .........ta Two hoursman.

Three

Four FITE

Six

7. Ras in inches the and hun 10 ina-Providects dredths.

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HONGKONG TIDES.

چھر

10 $7.00

<

Diry Farms

822

Green Islands

$7.10..

The tide table ven below has been Hongkong Electrical 10 843 b. & sa.. compiled at the National Almanso Office Hongkong low...... 6. 2251

Not tuding

per passenger.

....40

..00

180

1.40.

2.00

2.40

Water

2.80

200

One day from 6 am to 6 pm. 6:00

Between the hours of 8.30 pm. and 6 a. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centura

HONGKONG REGISTER,

day "Os date al On data äk at 3p.m.

(20.85-1 (29.58,020.00

81

194

in London from the result of the analysis

of observations taken by means of an Hongkong Rope... 10 (277) bo automatic tide-recording machine in the

Police

Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui Hongkong Tramways 5/- 86,40 daring the years 87-8-9-

The zero of the table corresponds with

the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty. Stool Foundry. 80. Chart, which has been found to to 4 feet

3 inches below mea sea level.

To obtain the depth of water on the

odd i feet 4 inches, and on the gange

tide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard Peak Tramways .8 10 13.10

at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 foot

4 inches to the height gives in the table:

July 20th to August 1st, 1917.

Farometer Temperature Humidity...

gefima" watan

Fongkong

Low-1782

Haladre

Höght

85

Direction ok

Air,

Wind..

Force

T

G

12 a

Westber Bain....

od

3.21

[ 0.00

4:07

Lowest opus air terperature ex the 25da Tà

CLAXTON Director

Hongkong Observatory, July 25, 1917

da.

Steam Laundry ...............

The Fox 1956....

pe for year ending

KVÜÕA

123-2-06 71) cents for 1916-

$3 for

317-18

year ending

NÁRADIE VO

180 cents for 1918

1823 a/c 1910/17 Bonus

95 cents

11 on a/s 1916

$1 final and bonus $1

maxing $3

Luterim of 9% aje 1917

100 crate..

Z for 1918/1937.

6.$3.00 b.

Union Waterbost..... 7 813

William Powell, undan

· 13. pisz

25 crate for 1916 1916..

[121 % LỰT 1915 anketas

10 p.s

70 cutite tur 1916.

Telegraphic Add: KIALTO:

60 venta for 1913/2014

MOXON & TAYLOR

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