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PUBLIC

AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received in TELE

structions from The Hon. the Captain Buperintendent of Police, to sell by Public Auction,

MONDAY,

the 13th August, 1817, st-11 am, at the Central Police Station,”*** CONDEMNED AND.

CON PISCATED GOODS,

Arut

SUNDRY GOLD AND.

་་

SILVER JEWELLERY.

Torma-Cash

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers,

Hongkong. August 8, 1917- 42020

TO LET

TO LET,

TUMEDIATE - ENTRY, four

SHUTS situated in Ico

House Street oppaite the Grand Hotel.

recently reconstructed.

For rent and other particulars apply a the Manager, Hongkong lee Co., Ltel.

4 Connaught Row Central

Hongkong, August 2, 1017.

TO LET

2003

|

MOTORCYCLE

AND

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Tyres.

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NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE.

INSURANOR CO.

WHICH ARE VESTED THE AHJAKS E

THE CHINA MAIL.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Particulars of outgoing and incoming

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COMPANY, LAD

and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO.

TOTAL FUND AT SE DECKER, 1914,.

£23.970,367.

Authorised Capital £&,000,000. Subegribed Capital £4,500,000

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Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in China, Sim, Liberia, Portu guese East Africa," Persia and Morocco cannot be transmitted.

Paid-up Capital ....................£2,457,500

The Services to Germany, Austria, U-Fire Funds.

3,837,047 III-Life & Arguity Fanda... 17,567,500 Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are

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Other Receipts

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24

EVONIA-No 0. Peak Rond. Six- Roomed Bungalow,with garden and tenais coart-

HOUSES in Shameen, Canton. Nos 31 53.

Apply com

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TO LET

OFFICES at Connaught Rood.

OFFICES in King's Building.

1932

HOUSES in Broadwood and Merston Martaces.

HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.

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SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS

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tin and

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4.00 ....

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8.00 A.K.

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- Branches :-

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Macao......

EXCHANGE

Hongkong, August 8, 1917.

On London-si

S

Bank Wire

2/3

14

On demand,

*2/8 1/16

30 days' sight... ***2/03/16

4 months' sight, 2/8 Credita, 4 months sight, 2/3 "Documentary, months' sight 2,83 On Paris-

...3801

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On Bombay-

Wire, ...

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On Calcutta-.

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On demand

On Singaporr-

On desnanst

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On demand,

On Shanghai-

On deviand

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Ou Tokobama-

On demand,

Sovereigns

aad 194

Gold Lent, 100 Bine(per tsel) 43.80

(Bank's boyingrate) $7.45 m

414 d. 20% nom.

Silver (per oz.)

Bar Silver in Hongkong

Chinese Copper Cash...

Chinese Ca

Copper

Centā...

Bate of Native Interest

Chinese Sub Coin

Hongkong Sob Coin

p.n. 1pm.

7% pa

poz.

% dis

HONGKONG TIDES.

suring the years

باره دارو

The tide table Kiven below has been compiled at the National Almanac Otice in London from the result of the analysis of observations taken by means of an automatie tide-recedang machine in the Water Police

at Taim Bebizt

Sha Tsui

·67-8-9. The the table corresponds with she

zaro of the sousting in the Admiralty Chart, which has less found to be floo

inches

the depth of water on the de gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard add 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gange as famont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet di inches to the height giren in the table.

August 9th to 15th, 1917,

・デ

level

Low WATKA,

Beight

„Trans

CANTON,

SHANGHAI,

YOKOHAMA,

BOMBAY

HEAD OFFICE: KINA'S BUILDINGS HONGKONG"

11

KING EDWARD HOTEL

Central Location. ↓

LL ELECTRIC TRAME PRAS Entrance, Electric Lifts, Fans and Lighting. European Baths and Sanitary Fittings, Hot and Cold Water System throngbont. Best of Food and Service.

TELEPHONE 373. TELZORAPHIC ADDRISH

'VICTORIA.

FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN

BRANCH P.O.

WILL-DAYS

17.30 4.3. | 1.30 1.M. 17.30 AM. 18.30 P.M.

3.30M

,

SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS

17.30 A.. 11.30 P.M. 17.3 AX 9.30 P.M.

'19.30P.M."

Canton Tai Ping

Tung...20 r.x. 0.30 r.m. 9.

་༔

NEW TYPHOON SIGNALS,

WEATHER REPORT.

New Local and Non-Local Storm! On the 8th at noon-No returna Eroar Signal Codes will be introduced at Japanese station. Pressure has de Hongkong" on 1st July, 1917, in placo-creased slightly over the Philippines, and of the old, Local Coric, and the China increased alightly to moderately else- Coast Code.

where it is lowest to the north west of Exiphong

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

DAY SIONALS. -Red cons, point upward, will mean a typhoon cxists which may possibly cause a gale at Hongkong, within 24 hour

יו

Black cone point upward-Galo expected from the North N.W. to N.E);

3-Black cone point downward-Gale expected from the South (S.E. to SW.); 4-Black drum-Gale expected from

the East (NE to S.E.); 5-Black ball-Galc expected from

the West (N.W. to S.W.) 6-Two black cones, top one point down, bottom one point.ap-Gale expected to increasė.. 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,mast on Blackhead Hill, the Harbour Office, H.M.S. Tämar, Green Island signal mast, the fagstaff on the premises of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company at Kowloon, the flagstaff on the promises of the Standard Oil Company at Lai-chi-kok, and the flagstaff near the Field Officer's Quarters at Lyemuu

NIGHT SIGNALS (Tamps.) -White, white, white... 2-White, green, green." 3-Green, white, white. 4.-Green, green, white. 5.-White, white, green. 6-Green, green, green.

7.-Bed, green, red,

The Night, Signals will be displayed,

at sunset, on the tower of the Railway Station, on H.M.S. Tamar, and on the Harbour Office flagstaff. They will

Hongkong Rainfall for the 14 hours ending at 10 am. to-day, 0.50 inch. Total since January 1st, 62.50 inches, against an average of 34,53 inches,

Forecast for the 4 hours ending at can on the 8th August :---

1-Hongkong "to Gap Rock:`S. and S.E winds, moderate to fresh; füir. 1-Formosa Channel: The arme` as No. 1.

1.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1917...

SHARE REPORT.

AUGUST 8TH, 1917

Stock and pakt up

Value.

Ytions 11.50 A.M.

Last Dividend

and date.

RANKE

Hongkong & Shat #121) $633 x. & n.,

MARINE INBUR- ANCED.

Cantona

-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks: The same North Chea No. 1. -

4-South coast of Chins between Hongkong sad Hainan: The same as Na L

OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN AUGUST.

1917

The following table shows the Stan- Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of Augų,

Date.

Eada Ang. 8th, 547 2.15).

"19th, 5.47

10th 547

11th, 5.47

12th, 5.48 13th 5.48

14th 6,48 15th-6 16th. 5.19 17th 5.30 18th, 3,31 10th, 3.51 30th 5.51

21st 5.51 22nd. 6.51

3rd, 8.51 24th, 3.52 95th, 3.32 28th, 5.53 27th, 0.34 28th, 5.54

99th, 5.54

30th, "6:04

31st, 5.54

Begins.

7.11 p.m.

7.10

7.10.

7,00

7:06

8 8 3 3 8 2 - 3 3 3 3 5 88333

ROYAL OBSERVATORY-

HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER

REPORT.

AUGUST 8, 1917.-8.13.

Station.

Hour.

Barometer

at Sca Lovel.

Wind

Temperature.

Humidity.

Force.

Weather.

have the same signification as the day Wi'ostock. Ba. 29.76, 72 signals..

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

Shek Ki......9.30 P.M. 8.30p.m. 9.3 P.M... Kangmoon 6.00 .M. 6.00 P.M. 6.00 P.X. Kumchuk :..8.00 P.M. 6.00 PM. 6.00) P.K.

Kaukorg...600 F... 6.00 P.M. 8.00P.

Except Baturdays

In the case of Mails closing before 9 am. Fegistration closes at 5 o'clock on the previous evening.

.:

J. WITCHELL, Manager.

THE 'CHINA MAIL"

NOTICE

THE

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MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS

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with the goods they ship, and the Colonial and Foreign Markets they supply;

STEAMSHIP, LINES

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Memuro Hakodate Tokia ****** Kochi Nagasaki... Kagoshima Oufima... Faha Ishijima bonin Island Weihaiwei 6 a. Bankow... chang..... Kinkiang

gahs.

+

11.

68.2

SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS. When local signals are displayed in the Harbour, a Cone will be exhibited at the following stations Gap Rock, Waglan Stanley, Aberdeen, Sau Ki Wan, Sai Kung, Sia Tau Kok, Tai Po to notify the fact to native craft and Gutalaff

Sharp Pk passing ocean. vessels, en demand, by

AIDOY... signal from lighthouses.

Bwatow Taihoku... 5a, The object of the code, is to give at least 24 hours' warning of a gala (Force Tainan...

Koshun 8 by Beaufort Scale, or 40-45 m.p.k., Peseadores mean velocity by Dines Anemometer) Canton

Hongkong and also warnings of expected changes in Gap Roc Communications relating to pewa should

Macao the direction and force of the wind. be addressed to Tus Eprrox.

Wachow.. Correspondents monat forward their Owing, however, to the uncertain move. Pakhor names and addresses with say communicaments of typhoons and to insufficient Hoihow tion addressed to the Editor, not necessarily

Fbulien for publication but as evidence of good telegraphic observations, it will occasion-fouran

All matter for publication should be ally happen that signals 2 to 5 may be C: St. James

Apa written on one side of the paper only...

displayed without a gale occurring at Dagupan.. Hongkong, or even Gap Rock, But the Manis......

Legaspi 29,7 reverse is not likely to happen, except Tacloban...

Hollo in the case of typhoons forming in the vicinity and travelling rapidly towards Surigao

Guam.4.20 Hongkong, or of located typhoon bana, 29.71 78 increasing its rate of progression abnormally,

baith.

Letters relating-to-busines should be aldreised to Tas Mariota.

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34 1 14" MON JAR, A VRCHNER KEMAIL

red

iterature, las buen a tancher to Largpass,

□ metal anal Marchants in Taria Doinny Jar Umı Yaka

five cents esch.

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Advertisments and Subsoriptions which ordered to a fixed period will be confípusă națil constórranded.

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Those who fataod learning, the Chimay languAGA starauameted to wrils co ? CHINA MKU GRAM US direct be Meglát, fi alilagtenditrest, And Zuong

Code... bth Edition

Telep ama No. 23,

Signal No. 1 is intender as a warning to Stal 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 degroes of latitude and longitude. The time at which the warning was issued will also be shown.

RONGKONG REGISTER,

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FIRE INSURANCES,

China Free 20❘ $143. D. Hongkong Ytree... $305 b.

D

5 SHIPPING. Douglas Steamahine 150 855

Steamboats 13 918

Indo-Chinas -

(Preferred.£S $40 (Daterred)...25 | $1014

**Shell" Transpñsts, £1] 190/\, by

"Sme Forry 10 899

REFINERIEL

China Sugar....$:00 1$96

Malabon Sugar........ £. 30 ($29_b.

MENING.

Kail.........£134/6.b.

Langkaca.......drv." 10 T. 13 b.

Raube

Tronoh Mines'

£1.60 b.

225/6

Uial Criplans...32/

'DOCKS, WHARVES

AND GODOWNS.

Kowloon Wherre_ '#' 67 | $7% } b. -

H.K. & Whamper

Docks monk | 8117 DR.

Shaagbal Docks T. 10 r.is

Interia of -- */

1917.

**`ina. making** $:0

/ 1913 and Interim

of 18, 1916. Ist, div," of 15% #157

at 30 5/16 $425 per BOATD A/C 1918 Final of $9 and bonus of 910 a/c 1915 and Interim of $30 1910

for

#15 m king #92"

1915 and special of 33 xour 1916...

Approximate Tolera basad

on le

Your's

7.0.0.

and bonos y for 1915,

$7 for 1815 mästareas.

4 D.Q. 8 pc,"

Tat. of $3 et luic-1917..

$1.23 for 1918

.15 p.c

Final of 3 aje 1916...... Final of 30-a/c1916.....

&& 21 p.47

|a/ final making 7/- alo 1918 free of income tax Loupon 25. -------

| $1.66. dividend dutözete. Bonas for year eading 30:4-18...

812 tor 1916

P. 5 for 1910..

Int. div, of 11- free of in- 'dome tax, making 10% B/C 1916-1917 soupon No. 9

!

1.1 for 1915

I interim. makity 45′′

c 1016.

9% for 1913

8% 1916 bonus 22

Final $2.50 & bonus 36, inaking #11 a/c 1916

Ths. 9 fox, your ending

30'4'17

Final of making" "

13

7.0.0.

15 pc

HOTELS LANDE -

· AND BUILDINGS

Hongkong Hote...$ 5

Central at...#10 $05 A.

801 Hongkong Lands .....310) Humphreys Estazon It01 b. Kowloon Land" ...$ 90 | 133 West Pointa BC) 169 b.. Shanghai Lands . SIT. 99.

$99 b.

A/C 1915.

87 c 1918.

7 p.4.

60 cents.

Interim of c

for

1917.

B

1218...........

71.0

89 for 1916

Interim of 83 a/c 1917.

6.p...

7p.0.

% final making 12-

/ £916

COTTON MILLS-

ET. 50 T. 1891 Shaoghal Cotton T. 50 T. 131 b.

The.--9-for year ending

31*10*16.

13. S dir, are year ended. #308-16-

9,

4

Kung Fik...... 30) T. Jāj b.

31. 62 Tugtazapoce

T. 0.90 for LIG

6 p...

31

H

10.71 76.

MISCELLANEOUS,

p.e. for year ending

Il conte for 1916:

Laht & Power

On-Proridente

584

10/$7.90

28-200

7:

6823

¡T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong Observatory, Aug. 8, 1917. Dry Farm

1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees |Grsen Islands ....# 71 ; 87:35 Fann nheit, on the level of the scs in inches, tonths and hundredths

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

HUMIDITY, in percentage of tara tior, the humidity of air saturated with moisture boing 100

4 DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points. 5. FORCE OF Www scoprding to Bow Lord Sealer

6

STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky,e detached cloud-d drizzling rain, i log,

g gloomy, h hail, I lightning, gov reast, P passing showers, qsqual, rais. TADOW

thunder. visibility wdew web).

Rar in inches, torths and bun dredths.

Barometer

20.74

¿TemperatHFO

THE CHASM sang - LawranÚZ

Temperature Hamittity Dirnation of Wind.... Fusce ∙Wentlier ....

Hongk

1917.

1

TRERMOKERCE

0.40

0.00

0,50

FRENCH LESSONS

#BBION

con Hill Road

A MASTER REMEDY (YHAMBERLAIN'S Colic, Cholera anıl Diarrhoes Hemedy is master over cramp colin, dysentery, and all intestine) rains. One dose relieves, a second dose is Farely, noccasary to effect a core. For

Bale by ali Chemnate and Storekeepers:

Do (Wet balo)

DofWas balby

17. Msimu (over night

Hongkong Electrics 10 815

#151 Hourlong Lom Hongkong Ropes... 1827 Hongkong Trunways 5!. | 36.40

K. Steel Foods-

Pook Tramway

do

Steam Laundry .

13 for yesanding

91716APPARADIS

80 erita for 1916 ........

881 c 1910/17 Bonus

75 ct 41 on

1 Go and bonds $1

making 60 possam cintat pe Interini of 9% / 1917

13 p.a

14 po

18:0

10 10,10

Tips

7.% for

13:40

23 cents for 1916/1918

121% for 10te

10 P

10 dents for 1915 MAJ

(60 cents for 1918/13

$10 p.

AYLOR

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