BONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS..
Corps Orders by Lleat.-Col. A. Chapman, Y.D.
LONG SZÚNICE MEDAL.
His Excellency the forestar has beer pleased to reward to No. 210 Company Borgeunt-apr Alfred Jehu Mackie the Cufon Auxiliary Perees Long Service!
Mutia...
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Pre. V. Maria buring joisėdis allosted Corps No-2050 and posted to Centre Section” Madā. Con
REXINED.
Pte. 14. Melkmali is perniitud to
reign dated 247.
Corp JF.ro is permitted to reign dated 73.17.
LEAVE.
Pte. F. W. Gimbins is granted siz months' leve og 27.1.7.
Gr 6. W. Sewell is granted leave be the durating of the War from th March, 1917.
Sp. I. C. Pass is granted an extension Terve to 1st Apr, 1917.
Serg J. L. McPherson is grantel, S
months leure from 12.15..
Pie. W. F. 3. Anton is granted six
months base po 20.1.17.
Pte. Nis granted six) bontis what heim 09.17.
Spr. 1. A. Miller is granted an exten
"one in the the duration of the War
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TRANSFEERD.
Pte. I. Hyndmanis transferred imin Bight Section M.G.. to Belchers " Section date 92.17.
Spt. C. Dickens is transferred trom Engine Company to "D" Coy.
E.K.VI. utoe 2.2.17.
P. F.. Horridge is trabalarred from Lot Section M.6. Co, to Belchers 5" Bootice datesi 2.2.17
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The law granted is Lo..Corp).
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Brown, Ite. E. Atwelly Pta.' W. C.
TO LET
Cawan te. Santos having
pired, they are struck off the strength
the Corps dated 2.2.17.
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V PROMOTIONS.
To be Sergeant dated 2.4.17, Corp. NO. 42 Eglin Street.
J. Melon.
To be Corpurns dated 22.17, Dumbe.|
B. T. Hath and W. Seetha,
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ENGISTER COMPART.
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PARADES.
So, Ath instant
"Si Ali vara ut Beadquarters for rotch. Dress marching order withdr time, great cunt, min and Bantiva. Heimets to be worn.
Molay, thintant
3.10 p Centre bustion M.G. Co. drill at Kowloon Dock. Hongkong "rai. dents proceed by launch from Statue Whär: at 4.30 pm
5.15 p. Artillery Battery and Right Section Co. Husketry and Buycnet exercises Murray Parade Ground.·
3.15 p.u. Speciáliste Artillery Battery at Headquarters.
5.15 pan. La Section.M.G. Co. und Civil Service Company Musketry and Bayonet exercises at Headquarters.
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6.15 pak seouts Company outside Courts of Justice and proceed by cné to Happy Valley for extended order drill.
5.13 p.. Reuraits of all units on Mur ay Parade Ground under Cyl. Edgcumbe and Cpl. Grimes, -
6.00p.m. Signalling Section "E" class at B. A. Theatre for examination.
Tuesday, 6th inatuat —
7.15 . Signaling Section "E" class on Cricket Ground for exumication,
5.15 p.m. Struteter Bearer Section at Headquarters.
Wednesday. 7th instant
6.00 p.m. Signalling Section "Å‚” "B" and "C" classes at Happy Valley for field work.
Thursidy, 8th instant:
5.00 pm. Mounted Section at Jockey
Club Stables, it
"5.16 p.m. Specialiste Artillery Battery
at Headquarters.
Friday, 9th instant:-
5.15 p.m. Recruits of all unite at Headquarters C.S.M. Witchell and Corp. Grimes will' attend.
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DETAIL. "
On 'duty #tb und 5th inat.: Scout Co. On duty 8th inst.: Civil Service Co.
: On day 7th inst.: Artillery Battery.
On Zuly 8th inst. Belchers 6", Séc.
On duty 9th inst.: Centre Sec. M.0.Co. On duży 10th inst.: Right Soc. M.G.Co. Orderly Officer from 4th to 10th inst. Lieut. Weall
BTLE LEAUGZJ
The andermentioned members vill represent the Corps versus The Folica Sunday, 11th. Instant, at 2.80 p.m.. Kings Park Range -0.8.3. Duncan, Sergt. Bradbury, Sergt. Manuk, Corpi, Martin, Corp. Northey, Gunner Borby, Gr. Labruz, Gr. Green. Reservas: Lo. Cpl. Edmonds and Pte. H. West. »
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Temperature.
Hengkong February 2, 1917,
: with
1-P.X
4P.M.
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FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES T
CHAIRS.
~4×In Victoria with twn Bearers-
Six hours
Day (6 am to 6 pm.)........$1.00
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, half fare extra
Between the huurs of 8.30 p.m. and 6 a.m. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.
..
II Bryon Fictoria, with four Bearers.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 2nd at 12.13.-No returns from Japanese stations. Pressure has in- creased moderately at Vladivostock and slightly over N.E. China. It has decressed lightly from N. Formors to Eaiphong and is nearly stationary elsewhere.
The anticyclono appears to be stationary. Fresh to moderate monsoo is indicated over the China Sen
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10am. to-day, 0.00 inch. Total
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1917.
SHARE REPORT.
FEBRUARY 2ND, 1917.
Exeed
Stock and paid up
Vaino.
Moms 11.30 A.M.
Laat Dividend
and date:
dis
BANKE.
since January 1st, 0.34 inches, against an. Hongkong &S'bal $195 $120. average of 1,38 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours -ending at acon on the 3rd February
1-Hongkong to Gap Rock: N.E. winds, strong to moderato; fair.
1-Formes Channel: N.E. winds, strong,
3-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks: The maze na No.. L. "
14
MARINK INSUL.
ANCES
Canton. 50 | 4975
North Chinaa”. ......ES E. 150
Union
€100 $300
-South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan : E. winds, Fangtans samuel ́60 | $255 moderate.
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN FEBRUARY,
The following tablo shows the Stan dard Time at which Official Night ends. and begins during the month of Feb.
1917
7th, 6.48
די
Quarter hour.
10 cents.
Half hour.
Dae bour,
*******480
Date. Feb. 2nd, 650 m.
Enda.
16
3rd 6.49-
Begins. 6:24. p.m. 6.25
ปี
4th, 6.49
6.95
Three hours, ...........
50
5th 6.49
6.25
....... 70.
6th, 6.49
8.28
8.26
8th, 6.47
th, 8.47
6.27
.... 19th,
6.45
6.98
11 45
6.15
12th, 6.45
13th, 96.44
6.30
14th, 6.43
6.31
15th, 6.43
0.31
Hour.
0.6) centa.
15th 0.43
6.31
Three hours...$1.00 Six hours........
6.19
6.21
་་
Day (6 am. to 6 p.a.),
1.80 200
6.42
6.32
6.41
6.23
20th, 6.40
21st 6.30
5.30
With Bearers With 4 Bearers.
send,
+
6,38
23rd, 8.38
| Quarter bour,.....$0:18
$0.50
Half hour,... ... 0.91) Ore hour.
24th, 6.37
5.36
0.40
25th, 4.36
6.36
0,60
26th 4.26
6.36
Two hours, direm 0.40
0,80
Three hours....... 0.70 Six hours, Day.(6am.tosp.m.)1,50
6.35
8.37
1.00
- 99th** 6.34
6.38
1.00
1.60
1.80
III.-In the Hill District....
RICKSHAS.
I-In the Island of Hongkong if engaged
int-Victoria
Ten minutes Quarter hour, ................... SUNDAYS&Half bour, ................... HOLIDAYS One hour,...
(7.30 A.M. Canton, Samsul Regin. ...
and Wuchow
Letters & P.M. {4.15 A... Масло
11.30 P.M.
¡6.00 г.M. Konginoon. ....Except
Saturdays Namton and
Sanmei
9.30 A.M.
Ji
5 cents.
90
Every Subsequent hour.20
Note-If the ricksha be engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis charged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria after
View Palice charged to the East of lay or be dis Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria alter & p., an extra half taro ahall bechargeable.
II-In Kowloon. Quarter hour,
5,00,P.M.
Haif hour, 192904
Hour, LIMENTAR Every subsequent hour,..
9.00 A.M.
5.0) г..
5.00 F.M.
$10,00 M
5.00 F.M. 9.03 L.M.
52 Shamchun..**** 4.00 P.M.
FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordan Terrace and Salisbury Avenus,
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Hongkong, Nov. 24, 1918.
OFFICES
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FFICES at 2 Contagit Road. OFFICES in King and York Building HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Condait
Boud.
HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terraces.
HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.
Apply to
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HONGKONG BEGISTER.
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN
F
BRANCH P.O. WILK-DAYS
SUNDAYS &
HOWDATA
17.30 8.301, M.-
(7.30 AM. Macao1.30 PM.
11.30 P.X. 1.7.2 AM $7.30 AM- Cantos
9.30 P.M. ***19.30 F.M.
18.21P.M. Tai Ping
Tung9.30 PM. 9.30 P.M. 9. .x. Shek Ki9.30 P.X. 9.30 P.X. 9. F.X. Kongmoon .6.00 PM. 6.00 PM. 6.0 P.M. Kumchuk...6.00 PM. 6.00P.M. G.00 P.K. Kaukorg s600Tk. 6.00p.m. €.0P..
Except Saturdays.
In the case of Mails closing before am. Registration closes at 5 dclick en the previous evening.
EXCHANGE. Hongkong, February 2, 1817.
Il-Taipa Road,
To 4th mile.
ROYAL OBSERVATOHY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
REPORT.#
FEBRUARY 1, 1917.—4.2.
Estion..
flour.
Barometer.
|ab Boa Loyal.
Temperature.
Hamidlty.
Wostock...: 6,30,23 Memar Hakodate Toklo
Nag
Kagoshima Jahics....
5 cents.
13.49
90
Kaba.
5.
10
Bominsanl Chatoo Wathil wel... Hankow...
A
*
Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour if the hirer auSES the journey to take longer
than -
single 76 centa...1 hour. return... $1.00............2 hours. Beyond 4th to 6th mile-
single $1.20.2 hours. return 81.50.
Beyond 6th to 9th mile- single $1.75...... return.....32.00
Beyond 9th to 11th mile-
single.......$2.00
return.....$2.50
Rinklang... Changshi...!! Stanghal
Sharp
Amy 9a. Swatow............. 6 s.§ Talboko 30.1 Talche Tainan
Atoll,/ 20.05
Wind
Weather.
FIRE INSURANOELĮ
·China. Fires ........¶ 90|$145
Esaging * DU | 1275
SHIPFITU
Douglas Steamshipw $50][116. b. Stormbest......# 15 1991 sm.
Indo-China
(Preferred)...25|8414
Datered) £5|3|11 1. & n.
Final of £2.5 and bobur
of 10/-
rub.
ject to deduction of Income tax
trk ñna - making
$95
1,0 1 and Interima
of $18. a/c 1916. 1939 Fical div. of 15% making
27
1916
| Interim" of #90 = + 1913,.
Final of $15 making 318
· for 1914 and int. af 8%, wwwcom 1918
***
Er and barms. #2 for
1914.
for 1314 sommer
* Anal and #a bonus, making $14 a/c:1915-16 1 for 191b...ou
Interim of 3/- a/c 1918... Iaterim or 10%- ■/o 1916,
** Shall" "İranaporw £1 108/- x div.
**Star Ferry 10 134 #
REFINERIES.
China Sagaza...........¶ (90]$126 am. Malabon Sagar... £. 30 440
3-it a/c 1916Compan
|$1.65 dividend 45 centi Bonus far yeszʼanding 30-4-18 ***
$12 for`1915 min
Langka.......gdru. 10|T. 30
Tronsk Kines .................£2}11/
Fral Cuplans £315
DOCKS, WHARVES. AND GODOWNS.
Kowloon Wharver # 60|$35)
KK, & Whampo^.
Docks... 60 ||123
Shanghai Decks T. 100 T. 87
Hongker Wharts 2-100 T
HOTELS' LANER · AND PUBLDINGS
Hongkong Hotels...) $112. s.
!』་ Central Esta...$100 $93 z. d.
Hongkong Landa...$300] #914 v. d.
Humphreys Estates 10 (7).
Kowloon Lands 50 138
West Point☎ 60 374 %. d. K
Baki Land T. 50|1, 1"-
30.02
Cantos 6.30.10 Hongkong Gsp Book..
'too dan
30,00
30.00
COTTON MILLE.”
>
"
Fares for journeys beyond the 11th Wachow mile to be a matter of previous arrange- || Pakhol ment in each case.
Holhos....
L*** The fares here set out to apply to ore Phallen ... 7a. ricksha with three coolies from Tsim Sha Tours.....
C.St. Jamui .. Trui
Apar Dagupan... Mana** Legal!... Taclobia... Hollo
FARES FOR PUBLIO CIHRLAGES.
Surig Labuen
313303883RSİ!
T. F. CLAXTON, Diretor. Hongkong Observatory, Feb.'s, 1917. 1. BAROMETER, reduced to 39 degrees Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hindredths.
...
2. Temprature, is the shade, in -da grees Fahrenheit.
L
Not exceeding
- ver passenger.
From Slaughter House to
Bailory' Home
04 cents.
On Landon
From Sailors' Home to
Government Civil Hos pital
04
Bank Wire
2/1
On demand,
п
.30 days sight... Mae -4 months' sight, Credits, 4 months sight, Documentary, 4 months aight 16
...3/48/16
3}{}
-9/16
From Government - Civil.
Hospital to Clock Tower 04 From Clock Town to Face-
∙Couse is
From Clock Town to Bay
View House
On demand,
From Wanchai Market to
Bay View Eouse
ов
Crodita, 4 months' night,
From Bay View House to Quarry Bayesian
On demand,
Credita, 60 days sight,.
II-Is the City of Victoria.
Not exceeding
5 gloomy, à nail, I lightning, over net,
Wire,
per pasanger,
171) noza. Quarter hour.
10 centa
On Paris
On New York...”
On Bombay--
On demand,
On Calcutta-
On demand
On demand; // me
Wire
Previou
On Singapore
day
On data at On date si
at 2 p.z.
2 p.38,
On Manila
On demand
20.11
On Shanghai
Barometer... 30.10 30.12
Temperature
Humidity
Direction of
Wind......
30.10 Force ****
30.07 Weather
30.04 Bain
62.
饑
On demand
"30 days' sight(private
On Tokebams
35
Half hour) One bour.. 171nom. Two hours,
Three... Four ...100
Five 9x One day from a-m. to 6 pim, 81.2
II-Beyond Victoria.
Four
11
On demand,
-b
Gold Lenz, 100 fine(per
One hour,
0.00
0.00
0,00
Bovereigns Bank Buyin
340
Two hours
Silver (per oz)
Three
Ber Silver in Hongkong
р.д.
Fiza
Chinese Copper Cash-
Chinese Copper Cente
1917)
Hongkong Baba Voin kun
Kate of Navas Interest: 84% pa. Chinese Sub, Col
One day from a
Highnot open air tempestaré an the IHANA [rkewwatt", agan air temperature on the 2nd Ar
THE CH1203 –Director. Hongkong, Obberyas Feb
A foi 1913.
Final div, 6% free of in-
come tax, making 10% c 1915-1916 coupon No. 8 1'Tim. 1 for 19
fil-a/o 1916...
9% for 1913
for 1910
14 / 1216
Le 77 rời Tour ending
30-4-18
Ma 3 for 1918
16 ao half-year 30-6-18.
17 a/c 1916..ooom.
Final div. of #3) making
$7 a/c 1916............ Sents for 1913
$2 for 1916.........
Final 13- 25, making $5.25
a/c 1916
tthem ws 1918.
..T.,50 T: 145
Bhaughs!' Cettens 7. 50 T. 118
Kung Tik. Ar 10r, 134, ex. div.
ngtapece
MISCELLANEOUS.
Tix. 19 for year ending,
31-10-16 AT DEORR
Tis, 6 dit, a/oʻyear ended
Th, 0.90 for 1518 pokemo
Chin-Berosoc
12 88
19 ata. for 191........................
| Light & Powern ... * (**). Ching-Providenta 19 $8.90
14.p.c. for year ending £8-2-06 testadarh
20 conta for 1916 audinga
Lor year ending. 81-7-16
60 cents for 1913 ..................
Dairy Farms Green Islands
& 4[825H
10 811.85
Boogling Electrics 10 49.
$2 for 1915/1916.
2. HUMIDITY in percentage of stura- tion, the humidity of air saturated with | Hongkong less 8 20|1160. moisture being 100,
4. DIETION OF WIND, to two points Hongkong Hopes... 10 $34)
& FORCE OF WIND, according to Hongrong Tramwayn 5/ (7.29 b. de m
Bea Hord Scale.
6. STATE OF WEArmen, b blue sky,
detached cloud, d drizzling rain, flog, H.K. el Foundry
P pasing showers, g squal, y rain, amów,
thunder. visibility, w dew (well
7. Bam in inches- tenths and han "Arodtha::
extra is to be allowed, for the: JOUTEGY,
17-In Kowloon, v
Quarter hour Not exceding Half hour, per passenger | One hour,
Si canta
Two hours, (45)
Three
Four
Five
One day from
return.
Pent, Tramways
(way)
£26 x 191
#1 inberim 1918.......
17 Z interim a 1918
Teezilo 189 porʻakaro ing
Stan Laundrymm) 1]||3};
Union Waterbosta - 10 $16) W
7% for 1918/1914,
15 cents for: 1915/1916.
$1 for: 1915.
Not exciting passenger.
William, Powell
2.80
3.00
-ullers.
#pe
+1.4.
† p..
bip
104.0.
I p.0.
·7 p.4.
ખ.
10 corts for 1916 ......
10 pa
Between the bouts of 8.30pm, ind 8
If & vehicle is discharged beyond the am the above fares aball Es ricreased limita sh the City of Victoria half fare | by 50. pac
50 cents for 1813/1314...
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