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PONGLONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
Gorps Orders by Lisat, dol, A. Chapman, Y.D.
JOINED.
PA. S. E. Grimstone having joined in allotted Corps No. 2 and posted to Seats Company.
RELAND.
Pte. G. Murdoch is permitted to resign date 19.1.17.
LELTE.
Reference Corps Order No. 3 of 12.1.1 the leave theroin granted to Pte. S. S Moore is hereby cancelled.
Fts. H. E. Spencer Payne is granted a wooks' leave from 94.1.
Pte. R. H. Sharp' is granted 5 months, 'extension of leave to 284,17,
PROMOTION.
To ix Temporary Lance Sergeant during his 'absence for 12 months' leave from: 504 17. Corpl. a. Hamilton.
YAZADES.
Monday th instant.
5.10 p.m. Centros Section M. G. Co. adrili at Kbylon Evek, Hongkong roides provert te launch from Status Wharf at 4.10 p.m
5:15 pm Artillery Battery and Right Section M. G. Co, section drill on Murray Parle Grand.
5.15 Lafuction M. G. Co. and
Civil Service
at Headquarters.
el any Rayonet exercises
5.10 pm. Scouts Company platoon
Jon Crickeės Grounil..
$.15 pm Recruit. of all units on
M&Aende Ground "under Corpl. :
5.30
P. Siguilling Section class "B"
at R. A Theatre.
Tuesday 30th instant.
יי
$p Mounted Section at Jockey
Stables.
5.20 p.mstretcher bearer Section at
Brady Carters.
53. Signalling Section class "B"
B. A. Theatre.
Wednesday, 31st instant
3.13 p.3 Engineer Company (Taikou ection only) section drill at Taikoo. Decka
3.43 p.m. Signalling Section class "AT and at Happy Valley for field work. Thursday, lat February,
50 p.m. Mounted Section at Jockey
Club Stables.
SCRIPPS.
NEW YORK TO PETROGRAD -
**THE MOTOR THAT DID IT.”
ALEX. ROSS & CO.,
Sole Agents. ESTIMATES FREE 4D Vaux ROAD CENTRAL.
THE CHINA MAIL.
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REPORTS.
LATEST INTERLLIGENCE.
Order before you leave, so that you may receive it while at Home.
Price $18 per annum, mcluding postage.
CAN BE HAILED FROM THIS OFFICE,
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530 pm. Signalling Section class. "B"
TO LET.
Friday 2nd Feb.
tR. A Theatre.
5.15 pm. Recruits of all units at Head-
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POST OFFICE NOTICES.
Particulars of outgoing and incoming Mails will not be advertised in future.
The Post Office will forward all core
quarters CS. M. Witchell and Corp.FFICES on 1st Floor, Nor Queen'spondence posted by the fastest routes. Orimes will attend.
Road Central, st present in the
5.30 p.m. Signalling Section class B occupation of The China Fire Insurance
at R. A Theatre.
Sunday 4th Feb,
8.45 s.. All units at Headquarters for route march. Dress marching order without tonic, greatcoat and mess tin.
DECALL.
On duty 4th Feb. Scouts Company
وو بریده
DRZ
7RE
STA
9th
22
1Cth
Civil Service CompAÖJ
1
[Co. Ltd.
Apply to-
CHINA FIRI INSURANCE CO., LTD. aubjects in China, Siam, Liberis, Portu- Correspondence addressed to enemy
Hongkong, April 28, 1816. 5gueqe East Africas, Persis and Morocco
cannot be transmitted.
Artillery Battery Belchers 6" Section Lentresection M.G.Co. O Right
Orderly Officer from 4th" to 10"Feb. Lieut Well..
TO LET-FURNISHED.
-MOUNTAIN VIEW, Pest.
Apply to ELE POLLOCK,
Prince's Buildings, Hongkong, Oct. 24, 1916.
1173
TO LET."
The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are auspended
11
LOCAL AND REGULAK MAIES
OUTWARD,
WXZK-DAYS
For"
Tai O ...
Tai Po....
801
.... 5.00 2.3- ...10.00A.M. Cheung Chow 2.00 PM. Sbatookok, Sha-
TO LET.
NO
42 Eglin Street.
Apply to-
PERCY SMITH, SETH AND FLEMING.
1197
WEEPING ECZEMA DISFIGURED FACE
»Lips Nearly Cut in Two af Cor- ners." Sleep Impossible.
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HEALED BY CUTICURA
I had very bad cass- of seserta mostly on my face and ours, diy fien was sore and red and my lips were nearly eus in two' at the corno I was so bad that I'bad to bave a handisechist as my face as it was always wooping, and was vory dufgured. The irritation was oftentimes nubongabis and I was unabła to follow up my work for
fortnight Sleep was impossible, time
Then I got a cake of Cuskurs Soap and bor of Cuticurs Ointment, and after I bad wood both of them I was honi (Signed) Michael Caloy, 43. North. 9. Ext Winning, Ca Durtam. Eng. July 29, 1915. Sample Each Free by Post
With x-p. Skin Hook, (Soap to clos and Olaturens to bol) Addrem poel-car? for manping: #. Nawbery & Sons, 27, Char terhana Sa. London. Sold overywho
FARES FOR-PUBLIC
VEHICLESAN
CHAIRS.
1.-In Fictoria with two Bearers.
Quarter hour.
Half bour. It
One hour,
Three hours,
Six hours.
Day (6um. to 6 p.m.), ...............$1.00
If the trip is extended beyråd Victoria, bali fare extra.
Between, the hours of 8.36 pm- and e a. the above, fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.
II.~Beyond Fictoria, with jour Beaters.
Hour
Three hours. ........................
Sit bours........ 1.30 Day (6 a.m. to 8 p.)
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 29th at 11:59. Pressure bas decreased slightly in the extreme North, East and South, and has increased slightly elsewhere.
..."
A depression lies to the east of Japan. The anticyclone remains nearly stationary over China....
Fresh monsoon is indicated along the ast coast of China, and over the China Sea.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours anding at 10 am to-day, 0.00 inch. Total since January 1st,034 inches; against an Average of 1.28 inches
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on the 30th January :----
1-Hongkong to Gap Rock: NE winds, strong to Iresh; fair.
2.--Formosa Channel: NE winds strong.
3-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lanocks: The same aa Xa 1.
4-South coast of China betwDES Hongkong and Eaisan. The same as No. 1.
OFFICIAL NIGHTS.IN FEBRUARY.
The following tabla shows the Stan- dard Time at which Oficial Night ends and begins during the month of Feb 1317-
Ends. Bagins.
4.94 p.m.
19, 6.48 fith;
1th 6.45
▾
MONDAY, JANUARY 49. 1917.
SHARE REPORT.
JANUARY. 29TH, 1917.
Stock and paid ap
Valio,
11.90 A.M.
Last Dividend and date.
Retu Zased Con las
Jour's div.
RANKS.
Hongkong Bhat $105 $730 b
MARINE INSUR. ANOES.
"
Canton.....50 $375 North Chinas ..................EST. 130
Unions........... $100 $200 m.
Yangtzo, ..............3 60| 8265
FIRM INSURANUES.||
Obica Firon
£2.5torim
$7 final y 1334 and Intarim of $18 m/v 1918. Final div. of 18% making
Final of $20 and bongs $10 / 1914. Interim of $30 o 1913 ............................ | Final of $18 making $18 for 1914 and int, ef þá vans 1915
2.4
20 8155
Hongkong Free .....a bu] $375
$7 sad bonus for
1914, 837 for 1914 ima
31p.k
SHIPPING.
Dengla Showmahipa $50) $115 b. 1189 sa.. |31 Anal and 88 hours, making $14 a/c 1915-16 Staambcsin 46:415 800} h
Indo-China (—
(Preferred...£5 $41
Deferred).£5 $1314 b
*Shell" Transports» 211168/- x div.
"Star F10835.
REFINERIES.
China Sugars...........100 g128
...: 10 cents.
Date. Pob Lety 6.00 am.
-
2nd, 6.50
T
6.0% 11
3rd 6.49
6.25
71
30
4th, 8.49
0.23
... 70 14
6.25
6th, 6.49
6.26
7th, 6.49 Ath, 8.47 th, 6.47
6.26
· 8.27
1.27
6.98
17
6.29
13th, 8.44
4.30
14th, 8.43
4.31
........0.60 cents.
..$1.00
11
17th, 6.49
16b, 6.43
15th, 6.43
8.31
6.31
9.00
18th,
6.45
6.39
10th 6.41
19MA, 6.41
6.33
III-In the Hill District.
20th. 6.40
6.34
-6.30
6.35
With Bearers With $BearOrs..
22nd, 4.38
Hall hour, Quarter hour......30.15
$0.30
3rd, 39
$.38
0.20
0.40
24th, 6.37
6.38
One hour,
0.30
0.0:
25th 1.36
€.36
Two hours,... 0,30
0,80
*23:1, 4.28
8.38
Three hours, ...... 0.70
1.00
27th, 8:35
6.37
Bix hours.
1.00
.1.50
235b, 6.34
6.38
Kailan
Day (6 ain, to 6p.m.)1.50
1.00
BICKSHAS.
I-In the Island of Hongkong if engagedi in Fictoria
ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
REPORT.
5 cents.
10
.13
20
Ten minutes.. Quarter hour,
Half hour,.
One hour,.......... Every Subsequent hour,"
Note
Q5*
the ricksha be engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis- charged vataide the Western part of the City of Victoris after 9 pm, or be dis- charged to the East of Bay View Folice SUNDAYS &
Station or the Eastern aide of the City HOLIDATE of Victoria after 9 p.m., an extra half
fare shall be chargeable. 9.30 AM
II-In Koreloon.
Quarter bour, romans.
Half hour,
Hour,
JANUARY 29, 1917.-4.11.
Яukon.
Hoar,
Baromater
6a,99.97
Wostock.....| Momare 5.29.8 H Hakodate Tobio
71
15
***** 5 cent. & Kaconaims.
Kook! ***
ກ
T
Jahima 201
20
Ab...
"
Labi jims
sin and
Shengshui 400 v.1.
Aberdeen, Autan,
Ping Shan,
Sai Eung,
Santin, Stanley.. 4.30 P.Í.
$7.30 AM. Canton Samui Fegis. 5P..
and Wuthow
Letter B P.K. [7.15-A.M Макар
*** [1,30 P.M..
Every subsequent bour, .......................10
III-Taipo Road.
Twenty cents shall be added
Bental and Obalo
for each extra hour or part wal
NORTH · BRITISH & MERGANTILIC
.... INSURANCE CO.
IN WHICH ARI VESTED 281 ANIZZA OF
THE OCEAN MARIND INSURANCE
COMPANT. LTD..
and
THE BAILWAY PASSENGERS
ASSURANCE CO.
TOTAL FUNDS 17 318 DECEMER, 1914,
£99.970,367,
I-Authorised Ospital £6,000,000
Bubaribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital ........................
-Fire Funds 9,837,047 HI- Life & Annuiry Funda... 17,507,690 Hinking Fund Account... 128,230
Bavenge Fire Branch..
Life and sounity
Brancbon romtes) Revenus Marine Department Other Receipts
Q
£23,970,267
$,581,466 2,141,583
327,238
TILATS in "Ewo kiss No. & The
JARDINE, MATREON & CO., Ltd.
Hongkong, Sept. 1, 1916.
Hongkong, Oct. 31, 1916.
FFICES, 2nd Floor, St. George's Namtau and
Baudinge
Apply to
...EE,437,800
7
40 LET.
single.......... 75 cente....1 hour. return... $1.00
single 1.202 hours. return......81,50
Wind
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Ben Loral,
Temperature.
Humidity,
Dlevotline:
Weather.
Forsa,
B
30.11
6,00 F
of an hour if the hirer esizses the journey to take longer -than-
101ng
Toonr
*
"
Kukling
Obangals
30.93
To 4th mile
30.34
hours.
Starp Pk.
30.1
9.00 A.M.
Beyond 4th to 8th mile-
ABOY... 9 30.2
BEEWAN, TOMES & Co.
'611 Hongkong, April 7, 1916,
16.00 P.M. Except Saturdays
Sanmei...... 5.00. P.M.
10,00 ... Skamchun....."
4.00 P.M..
3.00 P.M..
Tulkokn... 50. Talcun a
Beyond 8th to 9th mile- single8176
6.00 P.M.
9.00 AM.
11
single83.00.
TO LET.
Kongmoon
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**
· 478,940
£6,0,228
The accumuutive Fande of the vadova Branches are separately foveated; and, by Act of Parlament, are sed aside to meet the claims under the respective Depart- ments of the Company's Business.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO...
4penta,
EXCHANGE. Hongkong, January 29, 1917.
On London
Bank Wire
On demand,
2)
...3/4 3/15
2/47/16-
30 days sight.....
4 months' sight,
Credita, 4 months sight,
...2/47
Documentary, 4 months' sight.2/5
"Credits, 4 months right,
On Paris...
On demand, H
...326
336
On New York-
. On demand,
...55k
Credits, 60 days sight,
On Bombay....
Wire,
Fo
Kowloon
NOUR-ROGMED HOUSESin Gordon Terrace and Sababury Avezius,
TO LET OR FOR SALE/ Kowloon Marino Lot 49 with whart Aren 68,000 sq. ft. suitable for coal storage or erection of godownL
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH 1.0. WZZI-DAYS
FE
Macao......
8.30.X.
F.30 P.X.
SUNDAYS & HOLIDAIB
(7:30 AM.
return......32.00 ........
Beyond 9th to 11th mile
return......82.50
Fares for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous arrange- ment in each case.
The fares here set out to apply to one
rickahs with three coolies, from Taim D
Trai
11.30 PM FARES,FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
[7.30 13. 11.30 r.. Canton
£ 7:30 2 x
12.30 AM. 19.30 P...
·18.30 1.30. Tai Pizz
Tung .......-9.30 P.M. 9.30P.M. 0. P.X. HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE Shek Ki....3.30 r... 9.307.M. 9. P.M.
CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings, Hongkong, Nov. 24, 1916
Apply to-
Kongmoon .6.00 PM 6.00 P. 6.0 P.M. Kumchuk4.6.00 Pc. 6.00 PM. 6.00 PM. Kaukong -600 P.M. 6,007.M: 6.00P.M.
Except Extardays,
TO LET
OFFICES st.2 Connaught Road.
OFFICES in Kings and York Building: HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit
Bond
171 "nom. Terraces.
HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton
HOUSES on Shaneen, Canton.
Apply to
In the case of Mails closing before am. Registration closes st.5 o'clock n the previous evening.
x
Koshoo.... Pesadore.
Canton ... Hongkong
Gap Rock...
Wonbow.... Pakhal
Phallen
29.81
Apaz Ba Degapas.3 Mantis...... Legang! ** 29.82 Tacloban ... "99,80
Ilotto
*
3
I
From Slaughter House to
Saliors' Home ****endar 20 From Sailors' Home to:
Government Civil Eos- pital
Not exceeding ver passenger.
Barigo Inbasa.....
(29.79
04 cents.
પ
From Government Civil Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Town to Race
Couse i
04
10
From Clock Town to Bay'
View House
From Wanchai Market.to. Bay. View Housa......... From Bay View House, to
Quarry Bayern-amana.
08
II-In the City of Victoriar
g gloomy, h hail, 1 lightning, o overcast,
Not exceeding
Quarter bourbon Half hour.
10
One hour.ition.
Two boure,uccini Three
36
Malabon Begins... P. $0 $40 b. 11.
MINING.
£1306 Langkacagım. 10|T. 213 Retbe................32.10 Thonch King,131,8 Ural Casplaas112/5
DOCKS, WHARVES ARD GODOWNS, Kowloon Whurra # 50]$854 h.
E.K. & Whimpo
Dock..... 50 #124 8.
Shanghal Dock T. 100 T.. 87 Hongkow Wharts. 100 T. 961
HOTELS LANDS -
AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hotain...) piir Central Estion...$100) 3100 ... Hongkong Lands...$1905
Humphreys Fatate 10 sy b. Kowloon Land...0 50 | 335 3. West Polate #50) $78 a..
Shanghai Lards T. 509
COTTON, MULIS.
Επο
50 2145
Shanghai Corone T. 50 T. 117
6/- for 1915.
| 10/- Bonus....
|6/* for 1924.
*P.C
61.0.
Aint s/o 1918 Coupon 17
$1.65 dividand 45 conta Bonus for year ending 30-4:18
P
10 p.
$12 for 1915
85 to 1918.
1/16 1915/16, Coupons
St.
Ta. 1 för 1918
3-/aj1918.
% for 1913
$5 r1815 .........................
Tls. 7 for year ending
The 3 for 1915 reser
$1 p.G
so half year 30-#-16.
$7 / 1915.
I p..
7 pia
8 po
Istoria div, of #3} sana,
3 centa for 1815
$2 for 1915
Kútorima of B
|6 % imborku a/t 1910......
| Tis. 18 for year ending
31.15.10.....*
101 p.
| Tia, & diy, nie year ended 30-8-18. BOGRA 1947SLO
6
19 p.
Kung Yik.............................T* 101T, 134 ok div.The. 13 for 1918,...
I-ngtopove
171 nom.
HONGKONG REJETEE.
...901
1121
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT & AGENCY Co., Län..
Barometer... Temperature Elarnidity
Previs
day On dats at on date at Four " st p
Jy.m, Five
per passanter. 10 cents.
One day from 6 a.m. to 6p.m. $1.25
T. F. CLAXTON, Director.
MISCELLANEOUS.
China-Borneos......$ 12 Light & Power ...
Hongkong Observatory, Jan. 29, 1917, Cuins Providenta
1. BAROMETER, reduced to 29 degrees
$3
841 b.
#1688.00 b. 8.
Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea in | Daizy Tázmil € £ 2 ។ inches, tenths and hundredths.
TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de Green Islands ......... 10 $11.805 grees Fahrenheit
3. HUITY, in percentage of satura tion, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100,
4. DIRECTION OF WIan, to two points. 6.1JECE OF Wawn, according to Een aford Scale.
8. STATE OF WEATHb blue sky, c
Hongkang Electrics #∙10 | #51
Hongkong Ica.............. $0 $160. Hongkong Ropes... 10|#34) HongFont Traini Bộ người
detached cloud, d drizzling rain, f fog HK. Steel Foundry
p passing atowers, a squal, Frai, DOW,
thunder, visibility, w daw (wet).
7. Raw in inches. tenths and hun. Peak, Tramways Zredths.
extra i to be allowed for the return jouzey,
8ix
IV-In Howloon.
30.10
20.20
30.16
Température.
00
65
58
Not
30
05
Hongkong, January. 29, 1917.1
Direction of
III-Beyond Victoria.
Do.
1 PL
D. Тимот
30.18 Wind 20.14 Force 30.11 Weather...
50 Bain....
XNX
2
0.00
Q 0.00
One hour,
· 25 cents.
0.00
12.M.
Two hours. Threa Four Five Sir
Quarter hour, Not exceeding Half hour,... Per passenger no bour,
Two hours, Three
ነዞ
Fo
. 20 «inys' sight(private paper),————
Ob Yokohama
On d'aid
101001
Gold Leki, 100 fino (per tael)-..., 60.66
Sovereigna (Banks Buyingrate) $6.45 z. Silver (per oz.),
Bar Silver in Hongkong
Chine Copper Cash'
Chincs, Copper Certs
37
18% pr
Xpa Baturif Sative Interer.......... 61 % fis. Chinese Sub. Coiu... 30, 43, 2 dia.. HongKona, Halı, te
Do Do, (Wak.bulb): 9 LM* -Do, (Was bulb) 1 PM -
Do. (Wat:balb) 4 2.2.
Do, Maximus sesongens
Do Weinmen-ovov nigh-
hert span air temperatur, on the 29th, 17
·Lawak open air temperatury on the 19th. :. KA
T. F. CLATOR, Director. Kongkong, Obfervsbery, Jan. 19, 1917.
One day from 6 am to 6 pm.31.50 |- If a varicle, is disaharged beyond the Himike" of the Car of Victor's and firo"
Fite',
One
day from in
Between the hours of
am the above fares shall bi by 50 per cistil!
79 cts. for
p.e. for your ending 48-2-10....
70 cents for 1916, ........
$3 for your ending
$17-18
60 cents for 1915
$2 for 1915/1916.
Son a/d 1916
$1 interim 1916.....
I interim s/s 2910, at 161 per share.....
#10 #10
$1 $1
70% for 1915/192
Steam Laundry's® : $ [#3) Urion Waterbosta) 3 10 $164 k.
WA2008 maart 8 10 887. 10
William Powell ... 7 $6.
ellen,
25 conta for 1916/1916..
[$1∙ for 1915%2
70 cuts for 1915
60 cents for 1913/1214..
Telegraphic Add: "KIALTO." Telephone No, 990 2,0.B, &c. 11.
p..
*16 px
& MOXON ETAYLOB; Share and Uneral Brokers,
and published for Tour: Carra Mizil Limited Wynn Borent, Hongkong
On demand,
On Calentam
Wire, ... On demand
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On Manila-
On demand,
On Shanghai—
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