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TO LET

TO LET

IMMEDIATE ENTRY, four very

desirable SEOPS situated in le House Street, opposite the Grand Hotel, recently reconstructed.""

For rent and other particulary apply to the Manager. Hongkong Tee Co, Ltd.

red Connaught Road Central...

· Hongkong. Angust ÷ 1917.

TO LET,

2001

EVONIA-No. 9, Peak Road." Six:

DeRoomel Bungalow, with garden

and tennis court.

HOUSES is Shamen, Canton. Nos

32 and 63.

Apply to

DAVID SASSOON & Co. LTD.

Hazikong July 3, 1915,

TO LET.

1039

MOTORCYCLE

AND

MOTOR ACCESSORIES,

*Dunlop " & "Goodyear" Tyres (all sizes)

Rubber

Solution,

Patches, Tools, Lamps, Horns. Speedometers, Pumps, Etc.

11

ALEX. ROSS & Co.,

4, Dos Vaux Road, Central HONGKONG.

THE CHINA MAIL.

FARES FOR PUBLIC

VEHICLES.

WEATHER REPORT.

Marving.

CHAIRA.

In Victoria with two Bearers.

Quarter hour*, ** ... 10 cents

Half hoor, *****

One hour,

Three hours.

Six hours...EREMINDE

Day (8am to 6 pm)

80

$1.00

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

Between the hours of 9.30 pm, and & am, the shove fares shall be increased

by 50 per centum,, I-Beyond Victoria, with four Bearers Hour..

0.80 cents.

On the 6th at 13,06-No returns from Japanese stations. Fressure has decreas

MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1817.

REPORT.

SHARE

AUGUST 4TH, 1917.

ed slightly orer N. China, and in the vicinity of Hongkong: light-Stock and pali op⠀ “ increases are generat elsewhere: The depression appears to be central near the south coast of Hainan.

Fresh to strong south easterly winds. may be expected over the north part, of the China Ses.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 14 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0:69 inch,,Total since January 1st, 61.61 inches, against

an average of 54.80 inches.

Forecast for the 24 hours onding at noon on the 7th August —

1-Hongkong to Gap Rock: 8.2. inds, Fresh, squally, cloudyand showery generally.

-Formosa Channel: S.E. winds moterate.

3-South coast of China between

Valon

BANKK

Cytions

1.4.50 4.M.

Last Friend and,dats.

Hongkong & Shai 319) 3660.

MARINE INSUR

ANGE

Canton....50 $40

|

North ChinaESTI 140

Oploce........ $100 $950 a

Hongkong and Iamocks: The same Yangtand 60.3195 b.

Three botirs....................$1.00 Six hours.....

**** 1.50 Day (6 am to 6 pm:)..............

2,00..

III-In the Hill District.

With Bearers With $ Bearers. Quarter boar,......30.15 Half hour**

... 0.20 One hour... 0.30. Two beurs, 0.5) Three hours....... 0.70 -Six hours...... 1.00 Day (6 am to 6p.m.)1.50

$0.30

0.40

0,60

0,80

1.00 1.50 9:00

No. 1.

4-South aosat of China between Hongkong and Hainan: The same

22

RICKSHAS.

No. 1.

FIRE INSURANCES.

China Firon Hongkong Firm

Interim et £9-5/- »/<«

19:7

37 Snal making

we 1913 and Tatarim of 815 1916 Int. div. of 15% = 13/

at 16 5/26, 81.25

per sharu a/c. 1918

P******* Final of 83 and bonus of $10 a/c. 1918 and Interim of $30 1819 815 making $91 for

1915 and special of $3

um axou 1916

Approximate Puro navod

આ બ

7 p.a

OFFICES

at Connaught Road.

OFFICES in King's Building. HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton

Terraces.

HOUSES or Shameer, Canton. A HOUSE TO LET. Tarrace (Kowlon).

Apply to

Knutsford

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

MENT & AGENCY Co., Les.

TO LET

FIVE-ROOMED HOUSE With Teuals Court in Minden Villas, Kowloon.

2

A FLAT in Nathan Bead, Kowloon.

Apply to-

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

CO., LTD.

Alexandra Buildings

Bongo, June 16, 1917. |

NORTH BRITISE MERCANTILE

INSURANCE CO.

WEICH AST VENTE); THI KHARES OF

THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

"COMPANY, LTD.,

and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO.

TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBER 1914,

£93.970,387.

'}}

I--Anthorised Capital £6,000,000 Subcribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital 437,500 I-Fire Fuadi...

- 5,837,047

III-Life Abouity Funds... 17,567,580

Sinking Fund Account

128,230

£23,370,367 9,381,450 Life and Annuity 2,141,689

Branches...mre! Rerenta Manne Department..... 337.239 Other Receipts

Kerensa Fice Branch...

Н

478,940

£5,330,228

The Accomclative Fonda of the various Branches are separately invested, and, ty Act of Parliament, new set aside to meet the claims under the respectivo Depart monte of the Company's Business,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

Agenda,"

THE

LONDON DIRECTORY.

(PUBLISHED ANNUÄLLY)”. FINÄBLES anders throughout the World

SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK).

COAL

ŋË Undersigned having been appointed Asats for the COWIR HARBOUR QUAL CU ZID are prepared to us prious for bost quality BILIMPOPON CUAL trimmed into Runkers at SEBAT TIK or SANDAKAN (British North Bornen.

IN

SILIMPOPON COAL compares Invous ably with the better grades of Japanese Coal and gives good results on a very modarato consumption.

Steamers calling SEBATTIK of SANDAKAN exclusively for SILIMPC. PON CUAL (asther, cargo or Beakers) are exempt from payment of sil Port chargo.

at Sebartik Steamers are berthed along side the Company's wharf where there is a minimiam depth of to 98 feet at law water Spring Tidos.

Charts of Sibuk Bay (Sebattik Har- boar). Prices and all other information

Le concerning the Por: can

had on pliantion to the Agents.

BRADLEY & CO., LTD..

Agents Cowie Harbour Coal Company, Limited,

LESSONS IN CHINESE.

1097

R. L HUN FAN. & Linen Tervaci ip Harutary, has been a teacher to Kuropatin Official Al Maschante in this Colony for test pieurs, ike hal method of training Kuropean te pars in the Cainm nination, and in porta of a first tale ceflificato nei Chinese teacher. He haaabio a good knowledge of Mandarin and Makka. Thoma who intent lomining the Chinese innzange are coquentral to write we “China Mail" Office: Narest to No. 12, Wellington.street, that foot,

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"OVERLAND CHINA MAIL".

THE WEEKLY EDITION OF THE-

ORINA MAIL".

CONTAINS ALL THE NEWS.

OF THE WEIK.

PRICE 93 eta, (cash) per Copy.

NEW TYPHOON SIGNALS.

New Local and Non-Local Storm Signal Codes will be introduced at Hongkong on 1st July, 1917, in place of the old Local Code, and the China Const Code.

•

The principal change in the Local Code is that the new signale will show the direction from which the gale in expected, whereas, the "old signala showed the position of the typhoon. The latter will be indicated, as hereto- fore, by the Non-Lceal Signals. The new Losal Code is given below:

DAY SIGNALS.

1-Rel cone, point «upward, will mean a byphoon exists which may possibly cause a gale at Hongkong within 24 hours, -Black cone point upward-Gale expected from the North "(N,W. to 'NE):

3-Black cone point downward--Gale expected from the South (S.E to S.W.):

4--Black drum-Gale expected from

the East (N.E to SE): 5Black ball-Gale expected from

the West (N.W., to S, W.)' 6-Two black cones, top one point down, bottom one point up-Gale expected to increase. 7-Black cross-Wind of typhoon

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

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

The Day Signals will be displayed at the masthead of the storm signal must on Blackhead Hill, the Harbour Office, H.M.S. Tumar, Green Island signal must, the fingataff on the premises of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf, and Godown Company at Kowloon, the flagstaff on the premises of the Standard" Particulars of outgoing and incoming Oil Company at Lai-chi-kok, and the Mails will not be advertised in future.agstaff rear the Field Officer's Quarters.

The Post Office will forward all corres at Lyempun. pondenco posted by the fastest routes.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Correspondence scoressed to enemy subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Fortu- guese East Africa, Persia änd Morocco cannot be transmitted.

The Services to Germany, Austria,

EA Comment direct with English Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire atr

MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS ~

in each claas of goods. Besides being a complete commercial guide to London and iis suburbs, the Directory contains lista cif EXPORT MERCHANTS

with the goods they ship, and the Colonia. →nd Foreign Markets they supply;

STEAMSHIP LINES arranged under the Ports to which they cail, and indicating the approximate dailings; PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES of leading Manufacturers, Merchants, etc.. is the principal provincial towns And ándpetrial crates of the Coited Kingdom. A copy of the current edition will be forwarded, freight paid, ou receipt of Postal Order for 209.

Dealers corking Agencies can advertise their trade cards for £1, or larger adver. timemente from £3.

The Landen Directory Co., Ltd.. 25, ABCHELINI ase, Leano, EC.

JAPANESE MAKERS

Every kind of Footwear

MADE

OUR RY4

TO

suspended.

NIGHT SIGNALS.(Lamps.) 1.-White, white, white. 9-White, green, green. 3.-Green, white, white. 4.-Green, green, white.

-White, white, green. 6.-Green, green, green. 7.-Red, green, red.

The Night Signals will be displayed, at sunset, on the tower, of the Railway Station, on H.M.S. Tumar, and on the Harbour Office Bagatall. They will have the same signification. as the day SUNDAYS &siguals.

HOLIDAYS

- LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS

OUTWARD.

Wix-Days

**+5.00 P.BL ...10.00 AM.

12.00 P.M.

FOR fai O... Tai Po...

Cheung Chow Bhstankok, Shad

tin and Sheungahri 4.00 PM. Aberdeen, Autau,

Ping, Shan, Sai Koog, Santin, Stanley... 4.30 ...

Haza ***

Canton Samani Regis, & P.M

(7.30 X and Wuchow

Lotter & P.M. (7.15 A.M. 11:30 P.M.

(6.00 ..

Saturdays

5.00 P.M. $10.00 - 4.00 P...

Kongmoon Except

Namfat and

Banmei

Skamchun.

Signal No. 7 will be accompanied by explosivo bombe as above, in the event 9.30 of the information, conveyed by this

signal being first published at night.

474

5:00 P.K.

L

9.00A.M.

5.00 P.

1.00 PM

SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS,

When local signals are displayed in the Habour, a Cons will be exhibited at the following stationeGap Rock, Waglan Stanley, Aberdeen, Sau Ki Wan, Sai Kung, Sha Tau Kok, Tai Po to notify the fact to native craft and passing occan reapels, on demand, by signal from lighthouses.

The object of the code is to give at least 24 hours' warning of a gale (Force 8 by Beaufort Scale, or 40-45 m.p.h, mcan velocity by Dines Anemometer) and also warnings of expected changes in the direction and force of the wind... 9.00 .. Owing, however, to the uncertain move- ments of typhoons and to insufficient telegraphic observations, it will occasion. ally happen that signals 2 to 5 may be FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN

displayed without a gale occurring at BRANCH F.O.

Hongkong, or even Gap Rock, but the WEEK-DATE HOLIDATS reverse is not likely to happen, except in the case of typhoons forming in the vicinity and travelling rapidly towards 17.30-1 0.201. (7.3. Hongkong, or of a located typhoon 19.30 PM.

19.30 X

increasing ita rate of progression Tung...0.30 PM 0.30P.M. 9. abnormally.

P.30 Sbck Ki9.30 r.x. 1.30 1 9.3 TN Kongmoon 6.00 .x. 00PX. 6.00 .. Kumchuk6.00 P.M. 6.00 P. 9:00.

“ΤΟΣ

ORDER Mo..

FEDDER STREET,

Conton

SONDATE &

17.30

8:30M 11.30

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

6WFK. 800F approximate relocity

Baturdays.

In the core of Mails closing before

Feriltration clown at 5. o'clock on

In the new Non-Loesi Code the

centre will be shown, in addition to its direction be motion, and the position of the centre will be given in degrees Etitude and longitude The time which the warning was issued

be shown:

---In the Island or Hongkong if engaged

in Victoria

Ten minutes, Quarter hour,

Half hour, One hour.

Every Sabeoquent hour,

5 cents.

10:

16

20: ..20.

Note-If the ricksin 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 Bay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 9 pm, an extra haff fare shall be chargeable.

IF In Kordoen. Quarter hour, Half bour, Hour,

6 cents. 15

*

Every subacqueat hour, 10

III-Taipa Boud

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 miles

single 75 cents....1 hour. return $1.00 2 hours.

14th to 8th mile-

Beyond

OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN AUGUST.

The following table shows the Star- dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the mouth of Aug., 1917-

Ends.

Begins. 7.19 p.m...

14

7.11

Date. Aug 6th, 5.46 a.m.

7th, 0.47 8th,

9th 347

"Loth, 5.47

5.48

SHIPPING.

20 $143 h.." su₤305 b.

Douglas Steamation 850 885.

Stasim boata ......... 15 $18

Indo-ChinaA.--

"*

(Preferred)...E

£5 $40.0 (Deferred 3 1014

"Shell" Trospor" £1 120;- b

•

"Star Ferry. 10 $29.

REFINERIES.

China Sugars.... LUC | 896 Malabon Sugara... P. 50 | $29_b.

11th, 5.47 12th

1348 14th

7.07

706

5.49

7.03

16th 5.49

7.06

17th. 5.50

7.04

18thi

5.51

MINING.

19th .B.51

703

Me 20th, 5.51

702

Kailans

£134,6 b.

31st.

K41

$2nd.

23rd: 5.61

Babe.....

25th,

18th 5.53

6.57

Troz ob Mines

71

enth.

0.34

·856

gath

6.50

Oral Caspian

...£1 23/6

£139/

poth 5.64

6.5A

30th

5.54

8.54

31st. 5.

65-4

DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS.

single 81.20 ....... bours.

return $1.50........... Beyond 8th to 9th mile-

single81.76...

return 82.00 Beyond 9th to 11th mile single $2.00 retúra......82.50

Fares for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous arrange- ment in ench ease.

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

FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.

I

From Slaughter House to

Sailors' Come

From Sailors' Home to Government Civil Hos

From Government Ciril

Frump to Clock Tower

Clock Tower to Race Couse******** From Clock Tower

to View House

Not exceeding Per passenger

04 centa,

04

24th 1.52

5.52

9.09

HONGKONG TIDES.

"The tide-table uiven below has been compiled at the National Almanac Office in London from the result of the analysis' of observations taken by means of an automatic tide-recording machine in the Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui during

the years

87-8-9 The zero of the table corresponds with the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Chart, which has been found to be 4 foot 3 inches below mean sea level.

To obtain the depth of water on the tide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard add a feet 4 inches, and on the gange at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, såd 10 feet inches to the height given in the table.

August 7th to 13th, 1917.

#

Bay pumun From Wanchai Market to

Bay View Hous From Bay View House to

Quarry Bay

.08

08, '11

II.—In the City of Victoria

Not exceeding

HIGH FATIM

Low Waren.

for passenger.

Quarter hour,

Baschoag

HORTCOU

Height

MALD

Bright

Time,

high,

Half hour. Two hours,

One hour. ................

10 centa.

10

++

19

w

Three Four Five. Six

7

70

Tod,

8

1 6.A

75

One day from 6 a.m. to 8p.m. $1.25

III-Beyond" Victoria.

Tel. 12

11 m 3

Not exceeding

1.1 A

per vassenger.

Kon

One hour,...

Two Doure,

Three

か

Four

Five Six

11

25 cents.

80:

76

85

90...

One day tro 6am. to 6 pm. $150

If a vehicle is discharged beyond the limits of the City of Victoria half fare extra is to be allowed for the return journey. (..........

Quarter hour, half hour, Two hours, Une bour.

Three

Four

一

EXCHANGE.

Langkas, 10 T. 13 b.

1182.60 m.

Kowloon Wharve, $ 60875 .. ..

HK, & Whampo

Dockers

$117

$7 and booms 2 for

· 1915.

$2 for 1913

Šį pa 8 pc.

Int: of 93 a/c 1016-1017.

16+ p c

7 p.

61.6.

gip.z.

81.95 for 1918

Final of 3 aje 1916......

Final of 40/-3/9 1918,

ཀ་

/ final niaking 7-

1915 free of income

tax Coupon 28

51.p.c

$1.65 dividend à 15-eta.

Banus for year ending 30.4-16

7 p.

.12 pic.

P. B fui. 191....

134 p.

#12 for 1916

Int. div, of 1 free of in-

come tax, making 10%.

e 1918-1917 coupon No. 9

7 p.c.

p.c

Ta 1 for 1918

17- interim muking 4/-

a/c 1918.

9 loi 1918

8% te 1915 & bonus 29

*

Final 32.30 d'honus 88, making 311 / 1918...

15 p...

Shanghai Dooks T. 10

£. 78. b.

T. 9 for year ending

3417

8 p.a

HOTELS LANDM AND BUILDINGS

Hongkong Hotels........# 3 Central Hatoon #101

Hongkong Lands....$10, $91 Huroptrays Entmoen☎ 1 ́¿-

899 b. 100 s.

$93 *..

Final of $3 making $8

8pc

a/c 1916erse dampe

87 a. 1916....

7 Pek

Interim of Boh aje 1917.

8 p

0 cents for 1216

| 32 for....1918

Interim of $ a/c 1917...

8% final making 12 %

/1916

7 p.c

Kowloon and 30833

West Points # 64 69 b. Shanghai Lands . 5 T. 93

3

A 16 a

613

741

Hongkong, August 4, 1817.

Ou London....

Bank Wire

*4 montar ught,

COTTON -MULS,

ECOF. SUT, 182 b.

Shanghai Cottons T.-50 T. 136

Tla 2 for year ending.

31-10-16

11. 6 div, ac year ended 30-6-18........

Tis, 0.20 for 1918

Kung Tir..... Yngtazapcom

T: 10] T. 1ỡj 88.

MISUELLANEOUS.

China-Borno

Luht & Power

Cins-Provident

1587

BI

2/7 2735/10 28 1/16

Dairy Farms...........

28 Credits, 4 months sight.218). Documentary, 4 months' aight 2,8)

Not exceeding

On demand,

· per paisenger,

30 days' aight.

1.

.40

50

90

1.40

On Paris-

200

On demand,

2.40

2.50

3.00

"One day from 6 a22. to 6 p.m.* 5:00

Between the hours of 8.20 p.m. and 6. a.m. the above fares shall be increased [17,80, per ceritum,

"HONGKONG" REGISTER.

› day

Barometer

10,68

perature midity action of

Crédits, 4 months" sight,

Da New York.-.-.

On 'demand,

Credite, 60 days sight,

On Rombay

Wire,

On demand,

Ou Calcutta

Wire

On demand

On Singapore.. On demand,

On fale at On data at On Manila

3.p.. · · On demand.

On Shanghai--

One demisti

[72]

an days' night

rate pape

Ou Tokohama

On's

a demand,

# 10 $7.00

6 $23. Grees islands.....# 71 [87,350. Hongkong Klectrics 101819 b.. Hongkong lo....☎ 20 | #151; Hongkong Ropes... 10 227. Hongkong Tramways 5). [88.40

BK Sbel Foundry

p.e. for year ending

7 conta for 1916

93 for year ending

31-7-18 CL

{80 cents for 1915.

2°C 1916/17 Ponas 75 cents.stá TRIAT #11 on aje 191

81 fine and bonus $1,

making $3 Interim of M.%. n/a 1917.

e

J. p.c.

5 pe

8pc

13. p.

DOM

·Peak Tramwayo · C# 1G (P9,10.

(e) 190 senta.

for 1918/

72 pic

83.60 b

25 cents för 1915/1916.

12% for 1916.

ObsprisikoeY

Gold Leat 100 finsiper taal)

Sereigns(Bank's buyingrato) 97.48

Silver (per

Bar Silver in

Chinesa Copper Cab

Chinese Copper Cent

Hate of Nature

Chinise Bohi Coin

Horsekering Hub Coin:

Steam Laundry. Union Waterboat. 7813.

William Powoli

for THR Car

10 piz

10 cents tur 1916 0.

60 centa lor.1918/19145547

MOXON

Bhar's and Gebers)