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TO LET

TO LET.

FLAT in Nathan Roach Kowloon,

Apply to

“HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

. CO., LTD. Alexandra Fuilding.

Hoogfour Angust 8, 1917.

TO LET

TUMEDIATE ENTRY. four very desirable SHOPS situated in Ice Blouse Street, opposite the Grand Hotel. recently reccnstructed.

For rent and other particulars apply to the Mannger. Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd.

Connaught Road Central,

Hongkong, August 2. 1917.

TO LET.

DEVONIA-No. 9. Peak Road. Six

MOTORCYCLE

AND

MOTOR ACCESSORIES.”

**Dunlop" & "Goodyear," Tyres (all sizes) Rubber Solution, Patches, Tools," Lamps, Horns, Speedometers, Pumps, Etc.

A

ALEX. ROSS & CO.,

4. Des Voux Road, Central.

HONGKONG.

NORTH BRITISH & MERDANTILE

INSURANCE CO. ***

WHICH ARE VINTED THE BHARES OF

Roomed Bungalow, with garden CHE OCEAN MARIÑE INSURANUS ROUSES in Shameen, Canton. Now

od tennis court.

1 anil 63.

DAVID SASSOON & Co. LTT

Apply com

Hoarking, Jrly 5, 1917.

TO LET.

FFICES at 2 Connaught Road.

OFFICES

OFFICES in King's Building,

1932

Compart, Ltd.," and

THE RAILWAT PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO.

THE CHINA MAIL.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

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

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

Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Portu- FUNDS AT SIFT DECEMBER, 1914, guese East Africa, Persia and Morcoec

£83,970,367.

cannot be transmitted. 1-Authorised Capital £8,000,000 Subscribed Capital £4,500,000

TOTAL 1

HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton-Fire Funds

HOUSES Shameen. Canton. AHOUSE TO LET. Knutsford Trace (Kowloon).

.Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.

MENT & AGENCT Co., Lre.

PATELL & CO.

ORIENTAL PRODUCE

EXPORTERS,-

SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS.

Agencies in

NEW YORK,

SAN FRANCISCO, USA:

Branches-

CANTON,

SHANGHAI,

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

aspended.

TERRIBLE ITCHING ECZEMA ON HANDS

And Arms to Elbow. Lost Sleep Also Weeks of Work. Soothed

and Healed by Cuticura.

· **] sufferat,frowa ochenta on my handa sod areas up to the elbow." In frab started botypen my dieveres shut when

10

33. WRA 12 12 Worst is was fonds. fully · red and 'with yellow places on 1, Those places used to burn, wet and then. used to dry and scale off. E lost nights: sloop wie's in and I al love weeks of work

"I tried all remedies, but. none did, any good till I goi

« from?umpia of Cutitura, Soap and Oint mans. I quickly gos relief so I bought more and they have bestod me campistely.**. 'esland) Pókar Lawas Lamb,. 41. Franklin *... Youth Shields, Eng., July 19, 1913.

Sample Each Free by Post

With 30-p. Skin Book. (Soap io cleanio and Omntmmi to best). – Address post-cut, for samples. P. Newbery & Swan, 27, Chari

· terkamos Są.... London. Bald ovarywhere.

FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.

CHAIRS.

In Victoria with two Bearers.

Six hours.

Revenue Fire Branch...

Pald-up Capital£2,437,500 3,857,047 III-Life & Annuity Funds... 17,567,8PC 128,230 Sinking Fund Accant......

£23,970,367

LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS

"OUTWARD. £2,381,456 2,141,553

FOR →WELX-DAYS 397,239

5.00 P. 478,940 Fat 0...

Tai Po... ...10.00 A.M. £6,:139,928

Cheung Chow ... 2.00 P.M. Shataukok, Sha:

Quarter hour,

Half hour, wit

One hour,

Three hours."

¿Day (6 am to 8p.in.),

SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS

9.30 ..

Life and Annuity

Branched. Revenue Marine Department... Other Receipta

The Acrumalative Funds of the rarion Branchen are separately invested, and, by! Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet the claims under the respectiva. Popart ments of the Company's Business.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

Agenti

EXCHANGE.

tin and

Sheungshri 4:00 PM. Aberdeen, Autau,

Fing Shao, Sai Kung, Santin, Stanley.. 430 v....

If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, hall fare extra

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

II.-Beyond Victoria, with four Beavers.

Six hours.................................

III.--In the Hill District.

WEATHER REPORT.

On the ith at 11.37No returos from Japanese stations Pressure has, de creased lightly at Vladivostock, and increased slightly to moderately at other reporting stations; it is highest in the Pacific to the south of Japan and is

· moderately in excess of the normal at the majority of continental stations" Ad depression is situated, to "the west of Haiphong, and an irregula; area of rela- tirely low pressure extends from the south of Anna, neross the Visayas into the Pacific.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1817. SHARE REPORT.

AUGUST 9TH, 1917.

Approximate

"Stock and paid up

"14.30.4.M.

Last Divend

Put. sy crooď

on 14. "

Vald

div.

BANKS.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours Hoogkong & S'ba! #193 $350 na,, criding at 10 am, to-day, 0.38 inch. Total. since January let, 63.13 inches, against an average of 56,06 inches.

Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noom on the 10th August:-

1.-Hongkong. to Gap. Bock....E.. and S.E. winds, moderate; fair.

2-Formosa Channel: The same

No..

MARING INSUR- ANOS.

Cantons

..5 53 $325

North Chair EST. 140

U... $100 $823 z.

3-South court of Chins between Hongkong and Lamocks: The me as Yangistes. 50 $195 b. No. 1.

4--South coast of China between FIRE INSURANCES. Hongkong and Hainan: The same

The following table shows the Stan-Douglas Scoatetos 130 | Böl dard Time at which Offcial Night ends

and begins during the month of Aug., Stem boabe 15 SIS

Interim of £23/- */<

1917.

$7 fra! making 95

ve 1916 and Interim

of $18 a/c 1016

Int. div. of 15% -15

at 30-3/16, 84.20 per share a/c 1918 Final of and bouus

of $10/o 1970 and

Interim of $50 we1916

315 making #21 for

· 1915 and special of 53 ed axeunt 1918

$7 and bugos for

1915. -- 27 for 1915.

> pc.

7 pja

Il p

?

No. 1.

OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN AUGUST.

China Fires 20 $140 b Hongkong Yi ... où #305. b.

SHIPPING,

"

Int. of $3 a/c 1916-1947-

164 per

10 cents

$1.25 for 1918, ................

7 p.c

2.5

1017

Indo-China(--

FO

.91.00

Date: : Ends. Ang. 8th, 5.47

Begina.

7.10 p.m.

(Proferred)...£5 240 Deferred)...E58101

Final of 3/- a/c 1916...... Final of 30-a/41916, ...

6 5.0. 21 p.

,, 10th, 5.47

7.10

11th, 0.47

4.00

12th 3.48

13th, 6,49

7.07

"Shell" Transports £1 120 b

> final making-T)- mis.

14th, 5.48

5.48

7.00

1918. free of income tax Corpos 28

5.49

7.03

11 16

$49

7.05

**Star Ferry 1099-

31.to dividend it 15 cử,

5) p..

Bonus for year ending

17th

17th,

3.30

7.04

30 4:38

Hours commer

........ 0,60 cents.

1Ash 6.51

Three hours......................***

$1.00

10th, 5.31

ir

REFINERIES.

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

1.50 9.00

20th. 3.5

7.03

91st 5.31

China Sugars. !DC | #98

$12 for 1916

.12 p.c.

...00

Mals bon. Sugam...`P. SO |$29.

P. 5 for 1918.

6.02

134 p.

With Bearers With 4 Bearera:

2400, 599

8.58

Quarter bour...... 80.15.

20.30

25th, 5.5

+

5.00 F.M.

Half hour,

One hour,

... 0.20 0.30

28th 5.53

8.57

0.40

MINING.

Int. div, of 1/- free of in-

orth 6.54

0.56

0.60

Two hours, točka 0,50,

0,50

weth 0.64-

come tax, making 10%

6.06

Kallaza

Three hours, 0.70

1.00

9.00 4.30

Six hours.

1.00

1.50

,, 29th, 5.54 30th, 5.54

8.53

c 1916-1317 coupon No. 8.

·6.54-

Tia. 1 for 1916

8 p.al

"Day(5am to8pm.)1.50

9:00

RICKSHAS.

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

"ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG. DAILY WEATHER

REPORT...

1- interim making Ki

Tronah Mides

ale 1916...

Iō p.a

Viral Caspiania

9% for 1915

i

AUGUST 9, 1917--11.

DOCKS, WHAEVES

..... 5 cents.

.10

AND GODOWNS,

Wind

8% for 191 & bon $2

9 pt.

Every Subsequent hour, ........20

Note the ricksha be engaged

FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN··

BRANCH PO.****

WEIX-DAVE SUNDAYS & within the City of Victoria, and be dis- charged outside the Western part of the

HOLIDAYS

11.30 p.m.

City of Victoria after 9 p.m. or be dis- WTostock 6 29.71. charged to the East of Bay View Police Memure Station on the Eastern side of the City Hakodate of Victoria after 9 pm. an extra half Tokio fare shall be chargeable.

11.-In Kowloon.

58.

11

។

20

Station.

Hour.

Barometer

at Sex Level:

Temperature.

Humidity.

Kowloon Wharve, $ 024 876 b. & 2.

Direction.

Force.

Weather.

HK. & Whamp

-Docks .........

Final 3.50 & bonus $6,

£117.

making 311.5/0.1916...

Sharigha! Doca E. 10.78 b.

Ms. 9 Loy your ending

90-4-17

8 p.

(7.30 A.M.

Canton, Sansui Reis. & P.

and Wuchow

(Letters 8 P.M. (7.15 .M.

{T/BOTIM

Hongkong, August 9, 1917.

Maczo

Da' London

[d.co.г.M.

Songmoon

Bank Wire

2/9!

Excopt

5.00 2.3.

Un demand,

...2/9 276

Saturdays

哩

30 days' sight

...AS 5/16.Namtau and

.

On Paris

On demand,

On New York-

On demand,

*763F

Credits, 60 days sight,

Pirm

4 months' sight,

Credits, 4 months aight

Documentary, 4 months' sight 1/9

Credits, 4 months' sight, ...381)

...3/1

..218!

Sambel

Shaunchup.

5.00 P.. $10.00 ... 4.00 P.

5.00 P.M.

9.00 A.M.

...371

Ten minutes,

Quarter hour,

Half bour,....

One hour,

-YOKOHAMA,

BOMBAY.

HEAD OFFICE: E's BUILDINGS

HONGKONG..

KING EDWARD HOTEL

Central Location.

LL ELECTRIC TEAMS Pass Entrance, Electric Lifts. Fans and Lighting, Faropean Bathe and Sacitary Fittings, Hot and Cold Water System throughout. Best of Food and Service.

TELEFHOSE 373 TELEGRAPHIC ANDREM

“VICEDRIA.".

J. STTUHELL Manager.

·

On Bombay

On demand,

On Calcutta

ན་རས་

On demand On Singapore On demani,

On Manil

On demandt, On Shanghai-- On demand

For

nom..

Mata......

“[1.30 PM"

(7.30 ... 8.30 17.30

+++

Dom

...11-1

17.30 A.M. Canton 9.30 P.M. Tai Ping

17. A.

9.30 r.M.

19.3 P.M.

1271

...Dom

...1241.

30-days'-sight (privata paper)..

On Yokoham

On demand.." ***

Goiri Leaf, 100 fine(per tael) 43.20 Sovereigns (Bank's buyingrate) 37.40) n.

(per oz.)...

2012

Silver

Bar Silver in Hongkong

Cash...

Chinese Cpper Cente...

Chinese Copper

of Native Interest

Rate of

Chinese Sub. Coir... Hongkong Hub, Coin...

**** % P.D. .... % P.Di

7P.B

2 dia

par

Tung9.30 PM. 9.30 F.M. 9. P.I Shek Ki......9.30 P.M. 9.30 P.M.-9.3 P.X. Kongmoon .6.00 P.M. 6.00 P.M. 8.00 P.M. Kumchuk...8.00 F.M. 8.00P.M. 6.50 FM Katkong ...800 2 8.00PM 6:00 г..

Except Saturdays.

"In the case of Mails closing before a am. Fegistration closes at 5 o'clock an the previous evening.

Quarter hour,... Half hour,

Hour

Every subsequent hoor, .....

III--Taipo Read

Twenty cents shall be added

for each extra hour or part

chang

of an hour if the hirer causes Shanghai

the journey to take longer tran

ید

Langlais......

Ratbe....

...ET | 34/8 b..

dre. 10T 13 b. &, a.

£182.60 b.

£120,8

32

THE

LONDON DIRECTORY.

(PUBLISHED, ANNUALLY}"> TINABLES traders throughout the World to communicate direct with Knglish MANUYA TÜRKRS & DEALERS

in each class of goods. Besides being a complete commercial guide to London and

HONGKONG TIDES.

The tide-table given below has bect compiled at the National Almanac Office

Beyond 9th to 11th mile

Kochi

5 cents.

15" ..

10.

shima Oshima Naha labijima bonin-Island

HOTELS- LANDS

Weihaiwei 69.89 Hankow

AND BUILDINGS" Hongkong Hotels... 5949 6.

Final of $3 maxing 36.

a/c 1918

$93 5. Central-Estate ...810

201 Hongkong Lande...$100 Humphreys Ritowe 11 48) b. & sà. Kowloon Land

$0 ₤33-

87 ac 1916, Intesin of 51j0 1917.

50 cents for 1218 ...................

82 for 1918

B p.

7

tip.c

West Pointes..

56209 L.

Interim of 83 / 1917...

46.36

Shanghai lands T. SCT92

% final making 12 % A/C 1910.

Tia. 9 for year ending.

S1116.

Tĩa. 6 div. a/c yek? anded.

30-6-10.

COTTON MULIS

93.

Kung Fur.

1.50 2.189TM

Shanghai Cottons T. 50 T. 134 br

T 10 E. 10 b.

Ti 0.00 for 1918

6 p.

Gutslad

-

Bey

THE CHINA MAIL

To 4th mile-

single "5 cents....1 hour. return $1.00.... .2 hours.

14th to 8th mile-

81.20... return...$1.50... Beyond 6th to 9th mile

single $1.75 return......82.00

Sharp Pk

Aucy....... Swatowire. Taiboku 5

2 hours.

Taichu...... TALDAN

М

Koebut. Peseadores Canton

Hongkong Rock.

NOTICE

Bingle$2.00 return......$2,50

*

Macao Wuchow

Manila

Legaspi

Tacloban..

FARES FOR FUBLIC CARRIAGES. Iloilo

Not exceding per passenger.

04 centa

མ ི་བལ་པན ཕ ིམ ས ་ ན ་ཡཿ འཇ་"སྐུ་

Communications relating to news should be addressed to Tax EDOX.

Correspondents must forward

thair

in London from the result of the aumlysis | names and addresses with any communica of observations taken by means of an tion addressed to the Editor, not necessarily automatic tide-recording machine in the for publication but as evidence of good

anbarbe, the Directory, contains-lists of Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui faith for publication should · be ́

KXPORT MERCHANTS

with the goods they ship, and the Colonist

nd Foreign Markets they supply;

STEAMSHIP LINES

arranged under the Porte to which they sail and indicating the approximate sailings, PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES

during the years 67-8-9.

The zero of the table corresponds with the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Chart, which has been found to be 4 feet 3 inches below menti sen laval.

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

at leading Manufacturers, blerohants, stoly the pruneiyul provincial towns and 'Industrial contres of the United Kingdom. ⠀⠀ .

·'a copy of the current edition will be "Korwarded, "freight paid," on "réceipt of

Portal Order fur 208. -

Deal seeking Agencias can advertis abeir trade cards for £1, or large adver Anents from £3.

The London Directory Co., Ltd.,

25, AMELY Fire, Lasmos, 20

HONGKONG KEGISTER.

Mon

August 10th to 16th, 1917.

"BLON PATKA

15

Hongkong Xera

T

Z

high

19

Temperature.

Trasm

Ondases On date at

Z p. L

water

iture

50.70 29.84

29:36.

品

PAROMEVEN C

2PM

0.59

BALDON

Bongtong, August 9, 1917.

THERMOMETER

Allimakter

written on one side of the paper only.

Letters raisting to business should be addressed to THE MANIGA

Ratent pabeription to "China Mai!”” in 678 per aroum: per quarter and pir men-

em "pro rata".

:

The China Mail is delivered in to abombers in Boogkung'oad Koloog,

Postages Charged at the rate of fifty ments per mouth.

Ordem for watze copies of the Unma Mair: -shondile sent as soon as possible un the supply is limi uk. Cash 19 cts. Oredit High 20 ate, per apr

29.85 20.84

89.

Bate of subscription to the "'Overland" China' Mall” i „$12 per ansum: pratage 61 par annam sztra, dingle copios trouty ive cents each.

Alterations and additions to Advertise metus on Pages 24-8, 6, and 7 should be it to the Ooo, No. 6, Wyndham Surset, not later than II 30 4.mi

Alterations and additivoe to" "Advertine mette on pages 1. 4, 5 and 8 should be sent se not later than I p.m.

New Advertisements should be sent in

Advertisement and Subscriptions which arent ordered for a "fixed period will be continued until counterranded.

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

Phulien7. The fares bere set out to apply to one Tourane.... rickahs with three coolies from Tsim Sha C.St. James Tsui.

From Slaughter House to

Sailors Home From Sailo & Home to

Government Civil Hos -pital veika

From

Guserpment Civil Hospital to

From

to Clock Tower" Clock Tower to Face

From Clock Tower to Bay

View. House

From Wanchai Market to

Bay View House From Bay View House to

Quarry Baytre

11. In the City of Victoria

No exceed

10 cents

Quarter, hoor, Hay bour One hour

Two hours,

Three

Four

Tesouraphic Adārow · Mari." Hongkong. One day from Code AB,C. Sth dituena

Tele,ɔroce Ta 25

The Coral MA, LAMIRO

Aug-9-1917

DoWet bulb 17.x.

12% (Wah balb):4 D'Machin

Mistmas (Diz night)

KEEP IT HANDY, TMMEDIATE relief in necomsary in

teks of diarrhoes Chamberlain Colic, Cholam and Diarrhoea, Temely should always be on hand. For sale by all Chemists and Storeke

One

Five

11.25

Beyond Vict

Surigao Gam Latuat. 29.74 8091

T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong Observatory, Aug. 9, 1917. 1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit, on the level of the sex in inches, tenths and hundredths.net,

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

A

--3 HUMIDITY, in percentage of saturn-

tine, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.

DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points. according to

Besford Seale

MISCELLANEOUS.

On-Bornos 14 87

Light & Fowers... #75}84].

110 $7.90 Oni-Pro ident

€ £23

c. at it......

Tu cenu for 1016

Green Talanda 73|47,55 Hongkong Klectrica 10|81d

Яungkong, Iceman

Hongkong Ropes 10 | 1275. Hongkong Trunwaya 5/86.41)

@ STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, ci R.K. Steel Foundry detached, cloud, d drizzling rain, t fog, gloomy, h hail, I lightning, coy reast, passing showers, a squal, r rain 1800W thunder. visibility w dew, webpa

Bazin inches, tentha" and hun- dredths ARANY

extra is to be allowed for the retar journey.

SHIV-In Evuloon:

Quarter hour,

kinlf hourumda

the batir. Yamask

Two hours,"

Three

3:0

p.c. for your ending

·29-2-06

$3 for year ending

80 cents for-191

182) # 1918/17 Bonus.

75 cents

going.

| 311.com/0.1916 un

$1 Anal and bonus $1,

c-1917

making 83 Interim of

13 P

Peak TramwaJE

10 9.10 (nám) 301 190 centa

2 for 1918/1937.

Steam Laundry

Galon Waterbosts...

93:40

813

25 cents for 1918/1918.

121 % for 1916

10.p

Not exceeding

· per passenger,

10 denta tur 1916

WO

10 px.

Wiliam Powell.

One day from 8 am to 6p.T

Between the boues of kau

yond the bani, the alive fareschall be ind

half 147 by tu per centom

RIALTO

60 seat for 1915/171 PA

Baby-bugera."

No 100-POB 111

MOXON & TAYLOR, There and Geveral Eschera,

bed for Tax Cara Main Lucite by Ben cut, Hoogkong.