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HONGKONG POLICE- RESERTE.
COMPANY YARADIR.
The following papules will tako plice at Central Station. Uniform will not
be worn Falk in at 3.43 p.m.
Monday, August 20th.-No. 3 'Coas rang.
Tuesday, August #1st- No. 2 Platoon and Ambulance Platoon. Ako No Eection at Water Police Station.
Wednesday, August send. No. 1 Section
Teny.
Thursday, August 3rd - No. 2 Com-)
exemption from these parades is to be granted except by the undersigned.
BAND PRACTICES AT 6 P.. Monday, August 20th. Wednesday, August Thursday, August 23rd.
Orchests Practice on the 20th, and Dlusie lass on the rd instant are here cancelled. 1
TG MEER AND Besprits at 6,30 P.K. Bonany, August goth, Wednesday, August and.. Monches. August.atch, und
Sexdnesday, August th
TRENOTE
Juined-No. 2 Section PC 56nT. W. Chark. Blounted Frooper 980 F. N. Buy No. 1 Section FC 700 W. E. Roberte
No. 2 COMPANY.
PRICES
Vġal. 93,25
T
$15,00
20
$100.00
"THE BEST OF ALL”
JEYES FLUID
ALEX. ROSS & Co. (Sole Agents),
4. Des Vaux ROAD, CENTRAL,
HONGKONG.
During the absence of Inspector A 3.S. Alves on leave, the command of NA KING EDWARD HOTEL
Company will be taken over by Ins Fettor Silva Netto as from th
1915
August.
UNSERTION; THURSDAY, AUGUST 3TH.
The netention of all thief and Staff: Iaspectes is vailed to Notice pewter at Heliquarters Club.
COMMAND"
Until further orders, the waitersigned will we all Orders and continue in immediate geof the administration
of the "Ticserve: Foter.
The ualersigns will attend the D.S.P. R.'s office on each week day texcepting Saturday from 9.30 sm, to 10.30 am and 4 pm, to ♬ pita, and op- patunday" from 5030 a... to 100
I All communications Q to be addressed to, and all interviews bad in, the first place with, Mr. Hough.
(Spil
T. F. Horen. A.S.P. (R.).
Central Location.
LL ELECTRIC TRAME Pana Entrance, Electric Lifts, Fana and Lighting Europesa Bathe sod Sanitary Fittings,
THE CHINA MAIL.
PRICES
-1 gal. $1.25
$15.00
10
$100.00
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
Particulars of outgoing and incoming Mails will not be advertised in future..
The Post Office will forward all corres-
Elot and Cold Water System throughout.pondence posted by the fastest routes.
Best of Food and Service..
TELEPHONE 373 TrexaRAPHIC ADDBEM-
"VICTOLLA."
IL
J. WITCHELL Manager.
FRENCH LESSONS
G. MOUSSION.
15, Morrison Hill Road,
A
Correspondence adaressed to enemy aubjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Porta- guese East Africa, Persia and Morocco.] cannot be transmitted....
The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire sre suspended.
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS
SUFFERED 3 YEARS WITH ECZEMA
On Hand. Very Inflamed." Got So Could Not Use It
HEALED BY CUTICURA
For over three years ↑ msitored very much from eczema on my right hasch, I marind with Bitla rod pimples and them go vory inflamed and spread and discharged. .. my hami wis covered and I coukka't use ia as all I'frequently rot no sirop at night; and I wan non shis to do my own work.
**The doctor ordered me to hash with Cutler Soap so I shought I would also yse the Calcura Giatmrat. I am no
thawks so say I am ablas to do my own work' and my hand la perfectly bulud! Estamos) Mr. J. Clack, 20. Vineyard, Abe Ingtion, Werbe. Eng July 28, 1015,"
Sample Each Free by Post
With 2-p, Skia Book. (Soap-to rleanso anf flatmana to hoki.) Address post-card for mail: F. Nawhory & Sons, 27, Chaes terkbuse Bq- Leadwes Suid averywhere
FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.
CHAIRS.
I-In Victoria with two Bearers. Quarter hour.
Half hour. One hour,
Three hours.
{Six hours.
A.
Day (6 s.m. to 8 p.m.),
WEATHER REPORT.
On the ith at 11.13-No returns from Japan "oe Vladivostock. Pressure has increased slightly from Shanghai to Weihaiwei, an decreased slightly to moderately at
er reporting stations: there is no signicant change in general distribution since yesterday. At 6 am. this morning the typhoon was situated in Lat. 17 Long. 124 E approximate- ly, moving)W.N.W,
FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1917.
SHARE REPORT,
AUGUST 17TH, 1917,
Stock and paid ap
Value
Lystone 11.30 AM,
Approximate Petara'based
Laat Dividend *od daco.
on t
your's
dir.
BANKE
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours Hongkong & Shal $19.3|1600 b.
ending at 10 am, to-day, '0.00 inch. Total
4
since January 1st, 60.49 inches, against
10 cents.
.....81.00
ד{
זי
an average of 60.19 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at boon on the 18th August
1.-Hongkong to Gap Rock: NE winds, moderate; fair.
9.-Formosa Channel: NE. winda fresh to strong.
3-South coast of Chips between Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as No. 1.
4-South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan: The same as No. 1.
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN AUGUST.
MARINE INSUR-
"ANDES,
Cantone
5-508323.
North China. 140
Oniden ...........................................[#100|#825 8.
Yangteros............ 50 $1973 b.
FIRE INSURANCES;
China Fiul see⇓ 20 9140 Hongkong Fires...* »u $300 b.
!
SHIPPING.
Douglas Steamshida 1330 | 466" The following table shows the, Stan- dard Time at which Oficial Night enda Steinbo 15 $18
and begins during the month of Aug.. 1917.
Dube.
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, Aug. 17th $.50
half fara extTA.
Between the hours of 8.30 p.m. and 6 a. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.
11-Beyond Fictoria, with four Bearers.
18th 5.51
810
Interia of £9-3/. 3/2
1917
6 pier
$7 final-making- 893- '/c 1915 and Interim of $16 al 1916. ****** Int. div. of 15 % - 13/
(at 3/05/16, 34.23 per shares/ 1918*** Final of $20 and bonna
of $10 c 1916 and Interim of $30 170 1915- 315 making $21 for 1915 and special of §3 ud axons 1916
•
187 and bonus for
1915. tensi 27 for 1915
"
7p.c
Sp..
11 p.s
Hat. of $5 w/ 1916-1917.
101
21.25. for 1916
7 p.
Indo-China (
(Preferred).......£5 | $10 K (Deferred)...£53101)
Final of 3/- a/c 1916....... Final of 40/-/a1916, ...
6. D.G.
91 p.ax
tr
**Shell." Transporta.- £1) 110). x, d. & rights 5/- final making 2/wo
1918. free of income
tax Coupon 29.......
| $1.85' dividend i 13 cta.
51.
Bonus for year ending
7 p
$12 for 1918
13 p...
F. 5 foi 1910.
15+ pici
Enda. 1:
Begins.
Bl
7.04 p...
7.03
"
10th, 1
7.03
20th, 3.5
7.02
93st, 5.01
7.01
2110 5.51
551
7.00
* 23rd - $.51
6.53
+
EXCHANGE. Hongkong, August 17, 1917.
FOR
OUTWARD
WXXX-DAYB
Hour..
SUNDAYA &
HOLIDAYS
Three hours.............................
0.60 cents. $1.00
24th 3.42 "25th. 5.b
14 STAT. FORTY
10.999
6.59
958
5.33
5.37
REFINERIES.
On London-
...
Bank Wire
9/1
Un demand,
9/131
30 days' sight
2/11
.2/11+
Tai ...... ... 3.00 P.M. Tsi Po... ...10.00 A.M. Cheang Chow... 730 ....
$3 P.M. Shatankok, Sha tia and
Six bours,........................ 1.50" Day (8 am to 6 pm.),
9.00
orth 6,54
R
» 28th, 0.64
6.36
5.1.H.
IL-In the Hill District
99th, 5.54.
6,50:
With 2 Bearers With 4 Bearera.
י1
30th, 5.54
915-1
31st, 5.54
6.54
Quarter hour.......80.13
$0:30
Half hour,
10.20
0.40
One hour,
(131)~~
MENING.
0.60
Two hours,
0.50
0.50
Three hours,
"0.70
100
Six hours.
1.00
-1.50
Day (8 am to 6p.m.)1.50
9.00
On New York
On demand,
....605.
Credita, 60 days sight,...
On Bombay-
On demand,
.nom.
Macho
Op Calcutta
1.30PM.
Wire, ....
On demand
пош.
9,837,047
On Singapore-
(6.00 P.M. Kongmoon Except
Saturdays
.. On dematri.
...124
414
128,230
£23.970.367
On Manila
On demand,
...138
On Shangbai--
Namtau a ad
Sanmei
Shatichus......
On demand
5.00, P.M. $10.00. 1.4.00 P...
9.00
...nom.
5.00 P.M.
REPORT.
AUGUST 17, 1917.-.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY
-HONGKONG, DAILYTMWEATHER Langkaca.
Wind
Temperature.
Humidity,
|| Direction.
HIT Force.
10 | Weather.
Ranbe..
Tronoh Minne£25/6
Ural Casplane.£132
DOCKS, WHARVES
AND GODOWNS,
Kowloon Wharva, # 00 378. H.K. & Whamp
Docksā
£113'6
Shanghai Docker T. 10 C.78 b.
Killers.......... 36/6 d.
----pdrm. 10 T. 15 b.
£182.65 s.
'China Sugazz...............$¡OC #96)
Malabon Sagan .50 $29.
Int. diy, of 1/- Eree of in-
come tax, making 10% le 1916-1917, coupon No. T. 1 for 1916.
1- interim making 1/-
*/ 1918.
9% for 1913
NORTE BRITISH & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE CO.
..., WHICH ARA VENTED THE KARES OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LTD.
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS
ASSURANCE Co. 2
S
4 months sight.
Credits, 4 months sight,
Documentary, 4 months' sight 2/1
On Paris
On demand,
-Credits, 4 months' sight, #15
TOTAL FUNDS 17 318 DICE, 1914, Wid
£23.970,887.
I-Authorised Capital £6,000,000
Subscribed Capital £4,500,000
Paid-up Caplin) .............................£2,457,500 -Fire Funds
Tif-ife & Annuity Funds... 17,567,590
Sinking Fund Account
Revenge Fire Branch... (2,381,456
14
Life and Annuity Branches...??
2,141,593 Revenue Marine Department... 337,239 Other Receipts
478,940
£5,339,228
The Accumulative Funds of the varicus Branches are sepaistely invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet tha cisims ander the respective Depart
montes of sne.Company's Busines
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Agania,
PATELL & CO.
ORIENTAL PRODUCE
EXPORTERS, SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS.
Agencies in
"NEW YORK,
BAN FRANCISCO, USA.
Branches:--
CANTON,
30 days' sight(private paper).
அளம்
On Yokohama On demand,
... 1951 Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per tael) ... 19.60 Sovereigns (Bank's buying rate) $0.80 Silver (per.oz) Bar Silver in Hongkong Chinese Copper Caab... Chinese Copper Ceats... Rate of Native Interest Chinese Sub. Coin ...... Honkong Rub Coin
Sheungshui ... 4.00 PM.
Aberdeen. Autau
Ping Shan,
Sai Kung,
Santin Stanley.. 4.30 1.31.
Canton Samsui Regis. 5 P.X
17.30 A.M. and Wuchow Letters 6 г..
(7.154.3...
ל י
9.00 A.3.
RICKSHAS.
1.-In the Inland of Hongkong if engaged in Victoria.
5.00 P.M. Quarter our,e:
Ten minutes,
Half hour,... Ono hour.
$ cents.
Station.
.10 1:3
5.00 PM. Every Subsequent hour,........20
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.0.
||
44 d... 21%.nom.
p.n. P..
КОЕ
WIZK-DAYS
SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS
Macao...
[7.30 A.M. 17.30 PM.
Z z dia. par.
f7.30 A.M. 1.30 P.K. 7.3 A.M. 19.3 P.M.
HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide table aven below has been compiled at the National Almanae Office in London from the result of the analysis of observations taken by means of an tomatic tide-recording machine in the Water Police
line Bacin at Tsim Sha Trui during the years
87-8-9.
The sero 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 mean sea level.
8.30A.M
Canton (7.30 A-M-9.30 P.X-
***19.30 F.M.
F.M.
Hour.
Barometer
Lote-If the rickata be engaged Wostok within the City of Victoria, and be dis
Memuro 5a. charged outside the Western part of the
Hakodate City of Victoria after 9 pm. or be dis
Tokio charged to the East of Bay View Police ch Station on the Eastern side of the City Nagasak of Victoria after 9p. an extra. kaff fare shall be chargeable.
Oshima
"I1-In Kowloon. Quarter hour, Half hour,.. Hour,
Every subsequent hour, ............ 10
III.-Taipo Road.
Tai Ping
Tung....9.30 F:X. 9.30 PM. 9. Shek Ki......9.30 r.. 9.30 P.x. 9.30 PM. Kongmoon .6.00 P. 8.00 P.M. 6.00 PM Kumchuk...6.00 .. 8.00 r. 6,00 r..To Kaukory ...800 F.M. 6.00P.M. 6.00P.Mz
-Except
Saturdays.
In the care of Mails closing before a.m. Fegistration closes at 5 o'clock on
To obtain the depth of water on the the previous evening, tide gange at the Victoria Naval Yard
add 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gange
at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add to fost
inches to the height given in the tabis..
August 18th to 24th, 1977,
KIGE WATER
Bongkang.
Mma Raight
LOW WATER jemackass
Moun
than :-
Naha
Jahijima... Eunip Inland
Boa Level.
cents. Weihaiwei 6.87
+1
1
་་
Taiboku.... 5 a Taichu Taichu
Twenty cents shall be added Outalaff for each extra hour or part Sharp Pk of an hour if the hirer causes Amoy... the journey to take longer Swarow 4th mile
single ......... 15 cents....1 hour. return... 81.00.2 hours. Beyond 4th to 6th mile→
single.....81.20..... return......$1.50. Beyond 6th to 9th mile-
single $1.75. return......82.00
Beyond 9th to 11th mile—-
single...$2.00.....
return......$250
..2 bours.
Canton
Hongkong
Gap Rock Macao
Pakboi
Hoihow
Phulian
Fares for journeys beyond the 11th. Couran mile to be a matter of previous arrange
ment in each case.
THE CHINA MAIL:
NOTICIA
کام
The fares here set out to apply to one Manila rickaha with three coolies from Tsim Sha Legaspi .... Tsui.
Tacloban Iloilo Surigao
129.80
8% for 1916 & bozus 29
Fical $2.50 & bonus $8, making $11 a/c 18...
p..
8 p..
161p.c
Tls. for year ending
50*4*17
80.-
29.03
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HOTELS LANDE
AND BUILDINGS
29.86
a 29.84
Hongkong Hotels...3 5. $100 Central Extacee...10 895 6.
Hongkong Länds...$10 sai.
Final of 33 making 36
a/o 1918 $7 a/c 1916........
pe
Humphreys Estcou[By w
Kowloon Landa 3038
West Pointe.......50 $70 b. Shanghai Land T. SIT. BY
Interim of 234 / 1912..
60 cents for 1816.......... $2 for 1916
Interim of 3 s/c 1917...
6% final masing 12 %
/ 1918
7 p..
8
71 p.
B'p.c.
COTTON MELLS
EWD
T. 50 T. 169 Shaogbal, Cotton T. 50 ̊T, 134
Kung Yi 10 T. Y agterspoon
Tha. 9 for year ending
S1·10:10se 17.. 6 div, ato year ended
30-6-16,
3 p...
Tr. 0.90 for 1916
61 p..j
SHANGHAI,
YOKOHAMA,
BOMBAY.
HEAD OFFICE: Kin's BUILDINGS'
HONGKONG.
428
Sar
12 10
31
Son 2 m
Tues.
1
The 23
Pri
2
.HONGKONG REGISTER. ·
SILIMPOPON, (SEBATTIK)
COAL
'HE Ündersigned having been appointed AURNES for the CUM LA, HARBOUR CHAL CO, LTD., are prepared to quote Temperature: Barometer... Püs prizes, for best quality SILIMPOPON Altrimmed inte Bunkers at SEBAT
Humidity KANDAKAN" (Brish North
Direction of
Wind
Weather ................. Forge
Barnen
FILIM POPUR CHF cumperes fem
bly with the better gradna of Japan's ↑ Pain.....
rory
Cual and giver god issulta un tigerate consumtion."
WANDAKAN DICCively for BILIMPO.
teamerelling at SEBATTIK or
99% CO+L (either, cargo of Bankers)
***
Prations
Azy
Da date at Odata at
at p.
29.00
29.70
90.64
60
73
24
70
x
P
៩
0.00
'0,00
0.00
open at Tradersare as the fich p LATING. OỊNH sly Temperature on thell 7
P CLAXTON Director.
Communications raisting to news should' be addrvened to Tax Euroz, Pe
·Correspondents must forward their names and addrones with any oumman.c sion addressed to the Editor, not necasarily for publication but se svidence of
good faith. 19
All matter for palestion hugla be written no one side of the paper only.
Lettere relating to business should be sadressed to The #AG 10-
Rate of sabwcription to “China Mall” là 438 per saam; per qu seter sad per me
sem "pro rata',
The Ohrus Mail is delivered fronte 1benhery in Hongkong and Korkoon. Postage to Charged at the rate of Bfty cents per month,
Orders for extra copies of the - Onnia, MAIL should be sent as sou na possible the supply is limited. Cash 113 eta., Oridi 20 eta., per topf.
Kate of subscription to the Uverland China Mallin. 312 per aquam pritage 31 jour sonum exte." -augie sopiv tre cents each.
Alterations! addilinas to hitvertime. muuta on l'ago 2,3, B, and. 7, should
Guam Lebuan
FARES FOR PUBLIC GARHIAGES.
T. F. CLAXTON, Director,
MISCELLANEOUS,
Ohina-Borneos.
Not exceeding Hongkong Observatory, Aug. 17, 1917. Leht & Power"
•per passenger. 1. BAROMETER, reduced to 31 degrees
From Slaughter House
to Sailors' Hogs
204 cerita, From Sailo Home to
Government Civil Hos pital ..................... From Government Civil Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Tower to lace
From Clock Tower to Bay: → View House --- From Wanchal Market wo
Bay View House Fruz Bay View House to
Quarry Bay
04
IL-In the City of Victoria
twenty
Quarter boar, Half hour One hour Two hours, Thre
Four
Fire
exempt from payment of all Port Bonshoz, Olwertor, aug 17, 1817 beat to the time, 5 yadbam
hergen.
44 Hortik Stenmen are berthed along- ie theompany's wharf where there is a annimum depth of 37 to 28 feet at low
water Spring Tudor,
Temperature.”
Hongkong, August 17, 1017.
BAXOMIZE
Charts of chunk Bay (Sabattit Ber Fang), Prieve and all other information
Station to the Aproba
Do.
Dos:
BEATLEY &.00%, LTD,,
Company, Larted.
cerning the Port own behed on TKZIMONZALE
Agent Cowis Harbour Coal In (Wet bull }
DMex
Street, dos later than 115
10 cents.
Alterations and additions & Advertine. One day from 6 am to 6p.nr. 81.25
ments on pages 3, 4, 5 and 6 should be
ent as not later that I pla
20.70 Advustementy should be went in 20.00 before 2p.
are not inderad fixed period, "will in continuert until suster add
Four: rickzone, 24áxi, Hongkong. Fixe
111 Beyond Victoria,
4587.
70,sto. For 1915.marten
Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea in Ca-Providents #10 $7.00 inches, tenths and hundredths.
2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de D-iny Farms........$23
grees Fahrenheit.
3 HUMIDITY, in percentage of furs- tior, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.
AUTELOTION OF WIND, to two points. A. Yonor o WED, according to Bess tford Beale...
BESTATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, detached cloud, d drizzling rain, t fog. g gloomy, h hail, 1 lightning, o ov, reasty p passing showera, di squal, r-rain-twow
thunder. visibility w dew wet).
Bar in mehes tenths and hun- dredths.
Green Islands #787
Hongkong Electrics #10 848. b. Hongkong loss.....# 28151 Hongkong Bopos... 10. 27:
Hongkong Tramways $8.20.x, d.
HL.K. Steel Foundry
8:0
p.c. for year ending &*206ள்ளோம்
71 cents for 1916.
for year ending $17.16
80 cents for 1918......
21 a/c 1916/17 Bonus
75 cents
42 interim a/c 1917.
1 fual and shorts 21.
making 83- Interim of %*asc 1917
Paik Tramways
do,
10 #9,10
(new)
1 (90 cente
7% for 1916/1917.
artre is to be allo journey.
for the return
Steam Laundry
Union Waterb
$3.40 b
25 cents for 1915/1918).
12 1916,
Not exceeding рет рацетет.
Quarter hour, An emreeding half hour......
Une bour, Two hours, Three ca
Your
One day from 8
to
Between the hourg 67 6.3
am the above farer:ah 1:
Powell
hic Ad
Telephone No. 9900.B
10 cents tie 1918 AM
Mount for 1913/1914...
MOXO) ebare and
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10
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