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HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
Corps Orden by Major D. Macdonald. V.D.
LEAVE, "
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1
No. 182. T. Gibbison is granted ae buntis's face, iram 1.7.17.
Nu. Jego P, R. G. Showart is grannt
leer tw duration of the war, from 17.17.
"
A. Is61 Spr. H. Messel - Eranted
7 for the duration of the war, fren. 12.7.17
No. 18. Spr. G. S. Bosher is gerutstre
the weeks'deate, than 14.7.17.
Na 1992 Pre. 1. D. M:Nix-l!, 4
grant
three nonthe extensionļes jense,
from $47.17.
"
KESKAL TILAMENT Members of the Corps entitled to free medical tresteren
in
Gaverument
Hospital graminded that ailure en their part to notify the Elspital authori
MOTORCYCLE
AND
MOTOR ACCESSORIES.
"Dunlop" & "Goodyear Tyros (all Sizes) Habbar Saintiqa. Patches. Tools, Lamps, Horns, Speedometers, Pompa, Etc..
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ALEX. ROSS
TO LEA
TO LET.
& CO.,
1. Das Vœux Road.. Central. BONGKONG.
Cles it eiling zha: they instit70. 25. Des Vonx Road Central, 1st Nhu (above the Dragon Garage) suitable for Ofices, etc:
Lo free trestoient, will der the fiable agregavene of hospital chore.
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Aliratiers the Cars are veninded. that no work solcher in uniform is 2 paddie the wearing to appene 1- alous, expēgt such officers op soldiers us my squired to do so gender the pton bean detim Phese Regulations for "The Aring, te las ar otaide to wear boots into the effects of a wound.
PARADES.
Mom 18th instant:
5.30 pm Blight and Centre Sectione 13.G. Co, and Secure Comping at Hend- quarters undermit commanders. Mus ketry-struct
2.30 pm Mated Section at does
Cph Stalib.
5.30 pg Beebird yall units on Murrys Parul firegial minder Corpli Grines gevinde and Edraindy and Lee.jd. Bra
Tormay. 17th instatir; -
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7.10 61 Speak Company 3.0. Thetached at Headquarters. Ma
3.20 par Left Section M., Co. nod Civil Server Couqjuny at Headquarters. under w command. Musketry in- struction.
5.30 p.m. Stretcher Beured Section at Ile/quarters.
p. Signaling Section A
**P*sses Mugs Valies.
Bidney, 18th instant
tailens a King Park Range.
atal
5.15 p. Recruits, tax reially des
ketry Care, Part 1.
Mus
5,30 High: Section M.4, 15, ut
Headquaters, uuden juis cogarander.
Tests of Remirotary Training"
7.Jn en Beouts Company
Thursday, 19th plant -
Detachment at Hendyuarters,
"tailed Sing'- Pork Bange,
M..O..
5.00 pah. Bersuits a perially de
ketry Course, Part-1.
Mus-
5.30 pm. Mounted Soetion in Jockey
Chuis. Nabies, ..
Friday, ah instant
4.30 pm. Bight Suction M., Co. nt Henciates ander unit cotamander "Teste of Elementary Training.
05:31 pư Báns of all units on Muras Parade Gironad meder C.S.M. Witchell Cirpds. Grinara Att
Edgeumbe.
#
5.30 pm. Signalling Section
'class at K.A. "Theatre,
DESAIL..
Che duty 22nd juste: Right Spethu
31.G. Co.
- Ôn duty Brd, and 24th just.: Scouts Coupl
:
On day 27th inst.: Centre Section 31.G. Co.
On duty 26th Just, Left Section M.C. und Civil Service Cacapuny.
On daty 27th inst.: Right Section
•M.a. fo.
O duty 28th inst: Seouts Company. Orderly Offers from 21ed to 28th
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ST. JOHN'S AMBULANCE BRIGADE.
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No. 1 HONGKONG V.A.D.
3)
There will be a Lecture at: the Military
'Hospital on Friday, 20th" inst.. at 10.30
#
AAlso a Lecture and Drill on the follow. Ang Friday, 27th inst., st 10.15 a.m. W. WILKINSON,
Act. Adjutant & Hon. Sec.
LESSONS IN CHINERE, WE U HON VAN, a Clubes graduate yeridia
Apply to
ALEX ROSS & Co., No. 4, Des Voeux Road, Central. Hongkong, July 11, 1917.
TO LET.
11
THE CHINA MAIL.
KING EDWARD HOTEL
Central Locatión.
ALL BIXTRIC TRANH and bite, European Bathe and Sanitary Fittings, Hot and Cold Water System ihroughout.
Electric Lifts, Fans and Lighting,
Best of Food and Sérvice.
TELEPHON
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'VICTORIA.
EVONIA.-No. 9. Peak Road. Six
DEVONIA Sure, with garden
and tennis court.
HOUSES in Shameen, Canton. Nos
31 and
Apply to-
DAVID SASSOO¥ & Co, Ltr.
1989 Hongkong, July 5, 1917
TO LET
FIVE-ROOMED HOUSE with Tennis Court in Minden Villas. Kowloon."
A FLAT in Nathan Boari, Kowloon.
Apply tom
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings. Hongkook, June 18, 1917.
TO LET.
FFICES at 9 Connaught Road.
OFFICES
"OFFICES in Kings and York Building HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Road.
HOUSES in Broadwood and Bioreton Terraces.
HOUSES on Shameen. Canton HOUSES TO LET. Weng-nei-chong Read
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST STENT & AGENCY Co., La.
EXCHANGE. Hongkong, July 13, 1917.
Ja London-
*
On demand, ***
AL
J... WİTCHELL Manager.
SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)
!
COAL
HE. Undersigned having been appointed Jars for the DOWLE HARBOUR COAL CO., LTD., are prepared to quote prices for best quality SILIMPOPON CUAL trimmed into Bunkers at STRAT TIE or SANDAKAN (British North. Borneo.
| BILIMPOPON COAL compare favour- with the better grades of Japanese Coal and gires good results covere moderate consumption.
Stoamers calling st SEBATTIK or SANDAKAN 8xclusively for SILIMPO-
FON COAL (either cargo or Bankers) are exempt from payment of all Port charges...
At.Sebattik Steamers are berthed along. side the Company's wharf where there is a arinimum depth of 47 to 28 feet at low water Spring Tides.
Charts of Sibuk Bay (Sobattik Har bour). Prices and all other information concerning the Port can be ham. application to the Agents."
BRADLEY & CO., LTD..
Agenta Cowie Harbor Coal Company, Limited,
10%
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO
WHICH ARE VERTED TIL 194 BEN OF PAR OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
Courant, Inn.,
and
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THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS
ASSURANCE CO.
NEW TYPHOON SIGNALS.
New Local and Non-Local Storm' Sigual Codes will be introduceci at Elongkong on lat July, 1917, in place of the old Local Code, and the China Const Code,
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 19th at 12:23-The returns from Japan sie lacking, and those from the Philippines are incomplete Pressure has decreased quickly over Formosa and
the adjacent China Coast, owing to the advance of the typhoon, which is now situated in the vicinity of South Cape, Formosa, moving in a north westerly direction.
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Stock and paid ap
Valgo
BANKK
FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1917.
SHARE REPORT.
JULY 18TH, 1917.
"'tions 11.30 A.M.
Last Diridod
and date,
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours Thending at 10am, 'to-day, 0.00 inch. Total Hongkong & Shar191) 8670
MARINE INSUR IANCES.
i
ince January 1st, 30,78 inches, against
an average of 43.75 inches. will,
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at mayoon on the 14th July — '\
Cantons....... 50 40
1.--Hongkong to Gap Rock: Westerly winds, fresh to strong; fair at first North China £6 T. 148 cloudy with main later.
Channel: Cyclonic Taton
2.-Formosa
gas.
E
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, as hereto fore, by the Non-Local Siguals. new Local Code is given below:-
SIONALS, Red cone point upward, mean a typbçon axists which possibly cause a gale at Hongkong within 24 hour9. ., 2-Black cone point, upward-Gale expected from the North (N.W. to NE); 3-Blick core point downward-Gale expected from the South (S.E. to S.3.): 4-Blick drum-Gale expected from No. 1.
the East (NE to SE):
4-South coast of Chins between 5Black hall-Gals expected From Hongkong and Hainan: The same as
the West (N.W. to S.W.)
No. 1. .6-Two black cones, top one point:
down, bottom one point up Cale expected to increase. 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. Tumar, Green Jaland signál mast, the flagstaff on the premises of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company at Kowloon, the Hagstaff or the premises of the Standari Oil Company at, Lai-chi kok, and the flagstaff near the Field Officer's Quarters at Lyemun.
NIGHT SIGNALS (Lampa) L-White, white, white. 2.--White, green, green. 3.-Green, white, white.. 4.-Green, green, white. 5.—White, white, green.
6.Green, green, green.
Z-Red, green, red.
The Night Signals will be displayed, at sunset, on the tower of the Railway Station, of HMS. Temer, and on the Harbour Office flagstaff They will have the same signification as the day signala.
Signal No. 7 will be accompanied by explosive bombs as above, in the event
8/11/16OTAL FO
"OTAL FUNDS AT 31st Excima, 1914, of, the information conveyed by this
signal being first published at night.
Credits, 4 months sight, Documentary, 4 months sight 2/5 Oa Paris
On duniand,
...385 Credits, 4 months' sight,375 On New York-
Bark Wire
2/7/
พ
30 days' sight.
4 months' sight, .......
...2/13/16. ...2/8
£23,970,367, I-Authorised Capital £6,000,000 Sabsoribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital£2,477,500 II-Fire Funds
On demand,
........623
Credita, 60 days sighty.......
Ravenue Fire Bruzích
On Bombay
3,837,047 III-Life & Annuity Funds... 17,567,690 Sinting Fund Account ..... 128,230
£99,170,367
£2,381,436 2,141,593 327,239 478,940
***,359,228
·•Wire, ....
On demand,
On Calcutta-
Wire...
On demand
BACO..
On Singapore-
On demand,
...113}
On Vanils
...145
On demard,
On thaugbai--
On demand
30 days' sight (privata paper).
On Tokobama-
On demand,
#661 ***
Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per tsel). 43. Sovereigns (Banky Buyingrato) $7.50 Silver (per oz.)
• "AD .....
Bar Ever in Hongkong hinose Copper Cab... Chinese Copper Cents... Rate of Native Interest Chinese Sub. Coin... Boogkong Bub Coin
Life and Annuity Branches. CAND Revenge Marine Department... Other Receipts
The Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately invested and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet the calms and the respective Depart ments of the Company's Businesa.
SHEWAN, TOMES &.00.
sgender
JAPANESE MAKERS.
100.
**
pn. D.2.
7% Da
par.
Every kind of Footwear
HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide-table aven below has been compiled at the National Almanac Office in London from the result of the analysis of observations taken by means of a
machine in the
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THERAPION NO.1
RUDICAMA SE NETHER SWITHOUT INJECT
THERAPION No-2 THERAPION NI. 3
KES PLIKD) HOLBOX, KAD LESE, VEDI LAUPTION
CURSSONIC WEAKNESSES, DRAINS, LOST VALOR, JUC CERYLEADING COMMENTS, PEACE IN ANGLARU.33 GREES KEANED LETORRI ENVELOPE RSA A CURK"
WHILE MOVE TO UK, LE CLEECKED.CO. WATERTOWN KIHAMPSTEAD, CURLIE, FOR you DUTTIEN MENTEELTANTROLESKI POENGT KALY TO TAKA,
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THERAPION
THAT TRADE MAKES WORD "TERNATION* CB 1790." OCPT, PLANT AUVITED TO MEP DERUTEK PACKET-
Water Police Basin
during the years 87-8-8.
The zero of the table corresponds with the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Chart, which has been found to be feet 3 inches below mein sea level.
To obtain the depth of water on the Hde gange at the Victoria Naval Yard add a feet 4 inches, and on the gauge at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 fout 4 inches to the height given in the table.
July 14th to 20th, 1017.
BIG WATEJ
•high,
Low-WATER
MADE
TO
ORDER
CHERRY & ̈00,
FEDDER STREET, Opposite Bongiong Hotel. Tekphone No. 491
Hongkong. March 20, 1914,
Temperature. Hongkong, July 13, 1917.
SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS
**........... #200 | #80
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3-South coast of Chins between Yangtos....1 60 | $195 5. Hongkong and Lamocks: The G 13
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN JULY.
The following Table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the mouth of July,
1917-
Date. Ends. July 13th. 5.36
14th, 5.36 13th 5.3
16th 5.37 17th,
18th, 5.38 10th, 5.35 5.39
» 20th,
FIRE INSURANUSS.Į China Firo?# 20|$148 ). Hongkong Yes QU396
SHIPPING. Douglas Steemittana: 900- Jõő
Steamboat 15 218
Indo-Chinar-
(Preferred)...25 | $40 R (Daferred)...£5101
**Shell "Tape £11904. b.
13.
Bexina,
P.M.
7.90
"Star F10 $90
7.50
REFINERIES.
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China Sagarz100 $98 Malabon Sugars... P: 30829
Final $2.9 making £6 for 195 Fand -bonus of 10 sub- jeet to deduction of Income tax
$7 fina! making 895
/ 1915 and Interim
of B16 a/d 1916........
Int. div. of 18
2015/
At 3/8 5/16, $4.25 per sbare / 1918
Final of 199 and bonus
of $10 s/c 1915 and
Interim of $30 w 1916
31 making 321 for 1915 and special of 83 udoun 1918..
$7 and bonus 9 for
1915. ****
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Ketara, based.
021 last Jear's
live
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| $2.60 dividend & 15 cte, Bunus for year ending 30 4/16
1p #
$12 for 1916
12 p.
PS for 191€.
134 p
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215% 5.33 29nd, 5.40 93rd, 5.40
7.19
24th 1.40
esth, 541
26th, 0.47
MINING.
KEIN 8.42
38th 6.42
7.10
29th, 243
7.15.
30th 5.43
7.15
31st, 5.44
~7.14
Asila
Langkau.....
Ranba
...£131/6 b.
m. 10 T. 15 k **£132.45 Tronch Kines. 23/6
Tiral Carplan
Tho. 7 for 1916
1- interim making. 4/-
w/o 1978
16 p..
-£132-
9% for 1975
ROVAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
REPORT.:
13
DOCKS, WHARVES,
Station
p.c.
--AND GODOWNE.
JULY 13, 1917.-8.23.
1
[8%% ice 1916 & bonna 2
Kowloon Wharve 6268
1
Wind
H.K. & Wasmus parim
Docks......
114
Final $9.50 & bonus $8, making $11 / 1916...
P
Hour.
Sea Level.
Temperaturo.
Homidity.
Direction.
Weather.
Wostock 629.83 MamuroBa Hakodate
Tokio Kochi Nagasaki Kagoshima. Ostima Nab....... Ishijima Benin Island Weihaiwei Bankow Ichang
When local signals are displayed in the Harbour, a Cone will be exhibited at the following stations:-Gap Rock, Waglan, Stanley, Aberdeen, Saʊ Ki Wan, Sai Kung, Sha fau Kok Tai Po to notify the fact to native craft and metha.. passing ocean vessels, an demand, by Shanghai.
Gutalaff signal from lighthouses.
Sharp Pk Amy Swatow
The object of the code is to give least 24 hours' warning of a gale (Force 8 by Beaufort, Scale, or 40-45 mph,
mesa velocity by Dines Anemometer) and also warnings of expected changes in
Taichu
.
P
Tainan Kostur
Pescadores
3
19
the direction and fores of the wind. Canton
Hongkong Owing, however, to the uncertain more Gap Rock ments of typhoons and to insufficient Macao telegraphic observations, it will occasion-Wachow
Pakhoi π ally happen that signals 3 to 5 may be cibow displayed without a gale occurring at Phulien
Tounge.... Hongkong, or even Gap Rock, but the C. St.James reverse is not likely to happen, except Aparri 6
Dagupan in the case of typhoons forming in the Manis vicicity and travelling rapidly towards Legnapi ...
Tacloban Hongkong, or of located typhoon follo
Surigao increasing its rate of progression Cuant,
Leban§: abnormally. H
Signal No. Fintended as a warning!
to Stand By and watch for the next
signal.
bi
29.73
M.
T. F. CLAITON, Director. Hongkong Observatory, July 13, 1917.
Shanghel Dook 100 T: 94
Tie, Té toi yeur, wading
30-4-15
HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS
..
..
Hongkong Hotels........6750) #97) b. Central Betaser...........$100 - $95. u. Hongkong Landa...100 | 803 b. Humphreys Estates 10|88).a. Kowloon Lands... 30 | 3
603721 West Points
Shanghai Land T. 60 T. 93
COTTON HILLS, *
E06.7.60 T. 135 Shanghai Cottons T. 50 T. 124
Kung Ti..
[10] T. 144 5.
T-6 T: 5.79 Y'ngimencos
MISCELLANEOUS.
China-Borteos
$10 $7,90
Lahi & Powers ...
Cis-Provident
Dairy Farms SIMU. Green Islanda 4.71 $7.30. Hongkong Electrice 10848 h.
In the new Non-Local Code the approximate velocity of the storm Fahn nheit, on the level of the sex in Hongkong Ics2
centre will be shown, in addition to its direction of motion, and the position of the centre will be given in degrees of Istitude and longitudo. The time at which the warning was issued will also
be shown
HONGKONG REGISTER.
Previous
NAY
7. BAROMETER, reduced to 19 degrees inches, tenths and hundredths.
TEPERATURE, in the shade, in de Hongkong Rope.. 10 927 b. Bongroos Trunway 3/- €8.40 trees Fahrenheit.
3. Horry, in percentage of starą
tice, the bumidity of six saturated with moisture being 100.
4 DIRZUTION OF WIND, to two points. B. FORCE Or Wing to Ben iford Scale.
HK. Steel Fouwiry ... 9:0
Paak Tramways 102.107 6. STATE OF WEATHER, b blue ski
sky, c detached cloud, & drizzling rain, fog. gloomy, ha bail, I lightning, ovʻreasty date et da data at passing showers, asqual, rain snow
Barometer Temperature. Herolity Direction of
129,63
·88%
9.03.
19.45
89
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Watson
Willka Powal
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3/0 1918. $7 a/e 1918.
Final div. of 86] making.
87 / 1916.
30 cents for 1316 Live
$2 for 1916
Final $3-25, making 25.25
a/a 1016
* final making 17%
/ 1916
Tia for year", ending '31'10'16enderann
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30-0-16.
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p.a. for year ending
·£8-2-06
70 sets for 1916
13 for year ending
80 cent for 1918
1891/ 1916/17 Bonus
75 ts. #11 on a 1918. ******
13 p
81 final and bogus 10 pe
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7% for 1918/1917
25 cents for 1015/116.
17.9131
191% fre 1016INGA
70 cunts for 1918
150 cents for 1915/2014...
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