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HONOKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
Corpe. Orders by Major D. Macdonald, Y.D.
MONTHLY-STAJE OF STRENGTÉ
O. Cs are reminded that the Monthly State of Strength is to reach the Orderly Room pot later than 3 p.m. on 31st inst
JDINIE.
i
Sapper C. Hath joined the Corps en 24, 7. 17, is allotted Corps No. 2101 and posted to Engineer Company..
LEATE,
Major D. Macdonald V.D. is granted months' leave, from 2nd August 1917 Pie. W., Dexter No. 2006, is granted weeks' leave, from 27, 7. 17. -
Pte. J. C. Owen X 1998, is granted
1 moath's leave, from 2. 8. 17.
Spr. G. N. Manley No. 1974, isgrantes
3 month's leave, from 21. 7. 17.
PARADES.
Monday 30th instant:--
3 p.. Centre Section M. Cal at Kings Park Range, Annual Musketry Compe p.m. Mounted Section at Jockey
Clich Stishles
5.30pm. Right Section. M. G. Co, mui Scouts
•Company at Headquarters ter unit omnes." Tets of elementary Braining
5.30pm. Boris of all units an Murray Purse Gnd wurder Corpis. Crimes, Blond and Edlingrads and Len Vorph Mende,
Tulay 31st instant :
7-am-Scouts Co-pruty 31. G. The
tachint at Hendquarters.
5.00
1.
Left Sertion M. G. 6. and
Civil Service Cony at King's Park,
Range Annual Musketry Course.
MOTORCYCLE
AND
MOTOR ACCESSORIES.
"Dunlop" & "Goodyear" Tyres
Solution
(11 sizea) Rubber Patches Tools, Lamps, Harris, Speedometers. Pamps, Etc.,
ALEX ROSS & CO.,
Thursday, 2nd August ---
4. Des Voeux Road, Central HONGKONG.
Siguiling Sectio: "A" and "By Casos vill parade at Happy Valley for Station Work. Fall in at me
TO LE
TO LET
THE CHINA MAIL.
3:00 pm. sild "0" Pluss at Volontere, Traduirters at 5.30p.m. Dres: Cican A Tennis Court in Minden Villas,
fatigue.
21.
iation. #
Machine Gun Sertion at Wellington Drmesan 3.15. party
Mounted Section at Polo Ground no adayon Dress: Brill under .. poidas; sed Augus
1
Recair on ri riekes Ground at 3.15
Prill order. under Instructor Sergt. Ocherry.
5. Stretcher Bear Sectionat NORTH Headquarters.
5 p.m. Signalling Section "3" and "Belasses at Flappy Valley. Wednesday, At August :
5.00 pm. Urutte Section M.G. Con pany at Bing Park lange. Annual Mosketry Course.
5.3m Right Section MA. L'o, at Headyters under unit Commander, Tests of elementary training. Thursday and August 1--
Foam Honts Company M. 5. Det Enent at Heath quarters."
Lets Section M. B. Co, and
Civil Service Copy at King's Park
Kanye Aural Misketry Course,
5.30 pm. Mullery Battery (Layers
and Settlers only; at "Gebbers Battery.
BRITISH & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE CO..
WHICH ARE VERTED THE SITES OF
THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE.
COMPANY, L
and
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS
TOTALE
ASSURANCE CO.
-
TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1914, £13,970,367.
Authorised Capital £6,000,000 Sabaribed Cajata! £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital .... ..£2,437,500 LI-Fire Futd
1,897,047
5.30pm. Mounted Section at Jockey-Life & Anosity Funds... 11,667,590
Club Stabics.
Friday 3rd August!
10 a cunts Company (men detailed by Corph Cassidy) at Hend- quarters, Musisetry instruction.
7.30 am. Pelchers 6" Section at Beichers Battery
6. pan. Centre Section Mali, C. at Park atgr. Annual Masketry King's Course
5.30 p.m. Artillery Battery (Gun nun- bees other than specialists) at Belchers Bastery.
5.3. Right Heation M. f." Co. at Headquarters water unit Commander Tests of lementary training.
3.30 p.m. Becruits of all unit on Mur- ray Parade Grouad under Corps, Grimes, Edgcumbe and drumls and Lee, Chrpl Bleacle:
5.30 p.m. Signalling Section "Brass nt R. A. Theatre.
Saturday, 4th August
30 pm Sesal Parade at Hrad quarters for members of the Corps. infantry) ashle to attend drills ordered on 30th instant and 1st and 3rd August. Oge N.C.. from euch unit sending/men. will attem
DETAIL.
Only 5th August. Senuts Company. On duty Eth Aust, Scouts Company On daty 7th Angst, Right Section M.G..Co.
On duty 8th August, Centre Section M.G.
14.15. Cu.
On duty b August, Scents Company. On duty 10th August, Scoots Company. Op duty 11th August, Right Section M.G. Co
Onderly Offer from 5th to tith
Lieut. Wright August,
11
HONGKONG. VOLUNTEER
RESERVES.
Sinking Fund Account ...... 128,230
£23,870,367
Rarenas Fire Branch. £2,581,458
Life and Annuity,141,593
Branches... Rovenue Marine Department... 337,237 Other Receipts
478,040
£5 $30,228
The Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet
the claims under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Business,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Åsents.
FIVE ROOMED HOUSE with
Kowloon
A FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon.
Apply to- HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LTD. Alexandra Building. Hongkout, June 16, 1917.
ני
TO LET.
EVONIA-No. 9, Peak Road. Six
Doomed Bungalow, with sardon
and tennis court.
HOUSES in Sharmeen, Canton. "Nos. 31 und 63.
Apply to
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD. Hongkong, July 5, 1917.
ΤΟ LET.
CES at 2 Connaught Road.
OFFICES
1932
OFFICES in King's and York Building.. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Road.
HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terraces.
HOUSES on Shamees, Canton. BOUSES TO LET. Wong-nei-chong Read.
LET. Knutsford A HOUSE TO Terrace (Kowloon).
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
Particulars of outgoing and incoming Mails will not be advertised in future.
The Post Office will forward all corres- pordenes posted by the fastest routes.
Cctrespondence andressed to enemy
PATELL & CO. subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Porta-
ORIENTAL PRODUCE
EXPORTERS,
SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS:
Agencies in
NEW YORK,
SAN FRANCISCO, U.S.A..
Branches:--
CANTON,
SHANGHAI,
YOKOHAMA,
BOMBAY,
guess East Africa, Persia and Morocco" cannot be transmitted.
"The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire art suspended
rai O... Toi Po... ... ...10.00A.M. Cheung Chow..... 2.00 PM. Shataukok, Sha
tin and
Sheungshui... 4.00 .M. Aberdeen, Aatan,
Ping Shan, Sai Kung Sartin, Stanley... 4.30 V. M.
FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES.
CHAIRA
-In Victoria with two Bearns.
Quarter hour.
Halt bour......
One hour, min
Three hours,
Six hours.
10 con
$0
Day (8 am to 6p81.00
If the trip
extended beyond Victoria,
hult for extra
Fetween the huurs of 8.30 pm and 8. am the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.
·11-Beyond Victoria, with four Beaters.
Hour.......
Three bours..................... Six hours
ist. Of cents.
$100
1:80
Day 6 am to 6 pm.), 203
0.40
WEAT HER REPORT.
On th
that 11,40--No returns from
Japanese stations Pressure, has again | freiwand slightly from Hongkong to Waikaiwek: is has decreased slightly over Formos, Annam and the Philippines. An antieyeline probably covers Japan! and the depression remains central in the vicinity of Haiphong
Hongkong Rainfall for the 14 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 1.60 inch. Total since January 1st, 34.46 inches, Against (an average of 42.75 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on the 28th July
Stock and paid up
Value
BANKS
FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1917.
SHARE REPORT.
"
JULY 971x, 1917.
eftioon 11.30A.M.
Approximate Feira basod
Last Dividend
Hongkong & Shal 125 5683 a
3-South soust of Chins between North Chinae £8 | T. 140 Hongkong and Lamocks: The sama.
III.-In the Hill District.
1-Hongkong to Gap Rock: 8. E winds, moderate to fresh; cloody, rain.
2-Formosa Channel: Thumme as
MARINEŢINSUR-
LANUE
Canto
$30/$10
With Bearers With Bearers..
No.-1.
Quarter hour,.0.15.
$0.00
Half hour, ... D
One hour,
******** D31)
0.00
Two hours, ....................
0:50
9,90
No. 1.
Three hours.
0.70
1.00
Six hours,
100
1.30
Day (6a.m. to 8p.m.)1,30
RICKSHAS.
1-In the Inland of Hongkong if engaged
in Victoria.
Ten minutes,
Quarter hour,
Hal houry
One hour......
Every Subsequent hoar,
19
Unions
་་་་་་་
$100 $835 L
4South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan The same as Yangtares 480 | #1921.b No. 1.
Interim of 29-J}-
1917.
7 final making 325
of $18 e 1918.
/ 1915 and Yoterim
Ist. div. of 18 % - 15%
at 3/8 5/16, 81.25 per. ahlure ah;1215,་་་་་ Final of 9 and bonus. of $10 ate 1915 and Interim of 830 1916 815 meking #71 for 1815 and special of $3.
$7 for 1913......
anflat
Joala div.
pe
* Palla
wat pan 1916
да
15
FIRE INSURANUES.]|
5 cents.
10
11
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN JULI.
China Firon 90 $143 b. The following Table, shows the Stan-Hongkong Xtras .....a vu 8120 s.. dard Time at which Official Night enda
$7 and bonus 2 for
1915.
15
Tnt of 25 n/c 1918-1917.
18) p
#
$1.25 for 1918
I per
Final of 3/- a/c 1916.
Final of 40/10 1918.
#p
The
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Noto. If the ricksha be
engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis- charged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria after 9 p... on.be dis- charged to the East of Bay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 0 p.m.... an extra half fare shall be chargeable.
II.---In Kowloon,
Quarter hour.
Half bour,,M HOT,
Every subsequent hour,....... III-Tuipo Road.
SHIPPING
and begins during the month of Jay, Dougina Steamabice 350 | $55
1917-
Date.
July 27th, 5.42 26th, 5.49 #1 $9th, 5.13 30th. 5.43
31st, 5.44
Enda.
Begins.
a. 01.
21
7.16 p.m. 7.16
7.15
7.15
7.14
ROYAL OBSERVATORY
Scents HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
10
Twenty cents shall be added
for each extra bear or part of an hour if the hirer causes the journey to take longer that. To 4th mile
single........ 15 cents, hour. return $1.CO2 hours. Beyond 4th to 8th mile
single......31.20..
return $1.50.
Sta to oth mile-
Beyond Se
single $1.5
return...85.00
Beyond 9th to lith mile
single:00
return.50
►
hours.
Farcs for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous arrange- ment in each case.
The fares bero set out to apply to one rickah with thren coolies from Tsim Sha
Tsui
.43
FARES FOR FUBLIC CARRIAGES.
From Slaughter House to
Sailors' Home
Civil Hos-
From Sailors Home to
Government pital
Station.
REPORT.
JULY 97, 1817.-8.13.,
Wind'
Hour.
at Sea Level,
Temperature.
Barometer
Humidity.
Direction.
Weather.
Force.
5)
Wostock...: 68.j Memuro Hakodate .. Tokio ****" Konhi
Nagasaki... Kagoshima, Ostima i
Naha - į Ishijime...
Bonin Island Weihniwei.630.03 Hankow ... Ichang kiakiang Changsha
Shanghai.. 29.01 Gutalaft.... Sharp Pk... :
ท
10
Swatow.... Taiboku.5.29.74 Taichu
77
Not exceeding Tainan
ད་ས Koshun.... per passenger. Terendares
IJ
04 cents.
Canton Hongkong Gap Rock Macao
Boihow
.
(29.60
16 19,78
From Government Civil
Wuchow
FOR
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS ·
OUTWARD.
WELK DAYS
5.00 P.X.
Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Tower to Race,
04
Takboi
1.
10
Phulien
74. 25.
SUPDATE & HOLIDAYS
From Clock Tower to Bay
View House.
Tourane nem.
12
C.St. James
From Wanchai Market to
Aparri B
Bay View House
08
TA
9.30 ..
From Bay View House to
Quarry Bay
*08
Legaspi ....
29.74 129.71
Tacloban
II.-In the City of Fictoria
Not exceeding
Iloilo Surigao.....
par passenger.
Quarter hour.
10 cents.
Half hour.
10
One hetua
Two hours.
35
Three ""
HEAD OFFICE: KING'S BUILDINGS
Four
Canton Samsai (7.30
Regis. & P.M and Wuchow Letters 6 P.M.
500 P..
Five fix.
[7.15...
9.00
1-30 P.M...
[6.00 ↑ M:
the late SIEIS TING,
des the 5th August:
A
toy.
14, D'AGUAR STATET.
K.V.R.
Orderly Other Liect. J. Hughes.
Ow7
TERMS VERT MODERATE
Consultation free:
Kongmorni
Naman and
Sanmci
Shamchan
Next for duty': H.KV.C. =
...Except
Saturdays
5.00 r.ar. [10.00. 400 .
5.00 P.M...
One hour,.
Two hours.
Three
哪呀
Four
5.00 P.M.
0,00 ...
>
Five Six
PANADER TON NEXT WEEK..
Steamboats... 15318.
Indo-Chinas(--
(Preferred)....£5 $40 (Deferred).58101)
***Sholl" Transperta £11207. b.
"Star Ferry 10849
REFINERIES.
[China. Sognes # 1DC" | #98
Malabour Sugars..... P. 30 || $29 y
Kailas
MINING.
.......£ | 34,8 b. Langka....tars. 10/T. 13. b. & ia.
Raubs.....
Amnob Mine.
...£189.45
.....£223,6
Jcal Caspians.........21 32.
DOCKS, WHAEVES;
AND GODOWNE.
Kowloon Where, 4 66 863, để đơn H.K. & Whamp
Docks $ 8111 h. 111† 99.
Shanghai Dock T. 100 T: 0
HOTELS "LANDS
93 b.
5/- "Sinal Eaking 7/- we 1918 free of income tax Coupen 1
$1.66 dividend & 45 ̧ets.
30-4-16
h} p
Bonus for year anding.
7 ps
P. 5 f 1916..........
12 p.
131 p
$12 for 1916
Iat, diy, of 11⁄2- free of in-
some tax, making 10%. / 1916-1917 soupon No. 9
11.
for 1418 -
1 interim making 4/--
a/c 1918.
9% for 1915
18% the 1918 & bonus
Fical $2.50 & bonus $8,
making #il s/c LYIN.....
Tis. 9 for year ending
*90-4·17
Final of making $8
$/c: 1916
вре
7 P
Interim of 8/917
30 cents for 1218....
8. p.
T
$2 for 1918"
#po
Interim of $3 a/c 1917...
Tpia.
Ti pc.
c 1918
8. p.c
Major Wakerst, Commandist H.A.Y.R.
On duty from the morning of "Sunday,
HONGKONG
be 29th Juis: to the morning of San TANG YUE, DENTIST, moressor of Mació
DETAIL
onday, 30th July:
Recruits on the Cricket Cround at 5.15
A. under Instructor Sort Oxberry On London- Dress: Drill anter
A
Signalling Section: The whole section will parade at Happy Valley for Station Work Fall in at monument so fim. Crews: Clean fatigue.
Machine Gun Section at Wellington Barricks at 5.15 p.m.
Fatigue.
Drew: Clean
Mounted Sertion at Pola Ground at 0 pm Dress: Drill order. Tuesday, 31st July-
A and "B" Coys, and Recroits
FLOW SHEUNGWAN WESTERN
rak
EXCHANGE.. Hongkong, July 27, 1917.
BRANCH P.O.
Well-Dayd
Bank Wire
On demand,
27 3/18
Уведо
11.20 P.M.
(1.30.X Est
#
30 days' sight...
****277/18
1
4 months' sight,
Credits, 4 months' right,
Documentary, 4 months älght 2/8
On Paris"
On demand, *** *** **
Credits, 4 months' sight,271
Da New York-
Ou deinand
Credits, 60 days right,
On Bombey
Wire, ***** On demand,
On Calcatta
Wire, ... On demand On Singapore
On demand, On_Manila-
On demard, |On Shanghal-*
Se the road outaide the Orderly Room 15 p.m., Kowloon and Taikoo See- or the Tol Ground at 5.30 pm Tests of Elementary. Training fis Ary. Officers and N.C.0.'s will com- unce conducting the toets laid down in
•ras. 207-09 chap. IV. Musketry Ka fatione Part 1 1509 (Reprint 1912) 30 days sight (private paper) opies of the paras. referred to may be on Yokohams htained an application at the Orderly On demand
Ondemans
Goiri Le
-100 Bun(për taal) Sovereigns (Banks Buyingrats) Silver (per
Every man including exempted mem
must allend this puzade. Coy, Bar Silver In Hongkong 2012 bom orgt Major will send to the Adjztant Chinese Copper Chalan
Cause Copper Centa
onday, Int Anges a Jin fall. Lase of Native Interest
lug therein those absent, Chive Sub Cisner
SUNDAYA & HOLIDAYS
(7:30 A
1.30 PM. 17.30 AM. §.30 P-X-9.30.. 17.3.4.M. 19.30 PM:
Carrion
Tai Ping
Tung0.30PM. 9.30 PM. 9. P.M...
Shek Ki....2:30 x. 3.30 г.3. 4:30 TIM. Eonginoon 16.00 r.x. 6.00 г.x. 8.00 Pr Kumchuk ...6.00 E.M. 6.00 P.ML 6.00 P.M.
Kaukopy 600 PM. 6.00
Except Saturdays
1.00 FM;
In the case of Mails closing before p am. Pepietration closes at 5 o'clock on the previous evening.
יז
One day from 8 am to 8p.m. $1.25
III-Beyond Victoria.
Guam, 420 29.86 Labuan....
T. F. CLAXTON, Director, Hongkong Observatory, July 27, 1917.
AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hotel.
Central Enta 8101 ·| $95 s.
Hongkong Lands...$10 991-x. d. b.
Humphreya Esteron 18
Kowloon Lands ... 30 (833
West Pointe...# 5C 989 £ 4. b. Shanghai Lands T. 5C T. 94
· COTTON MILLS, 1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees Fahn nheit, on the level of the sea in won inches, tentha and hundredths.
L
2. TEMPERATURZ in the shade, in de grees Fahrenheit.
37 c 1916,
₫ g final makung 12 %
T 9 for year ending 51 p.e.
31-1018
Tla. € div, a: year and ed
0-5-44,。,+4-་་
"
T: 50 T160 h..
Shaoghal Cottons T. 50. T. 133 b.
10] T. 157.
Tia 0.99 for 1418
Not exceeding
3. Homony, in percentage of sturs Kung Tiki per cassenger. tion, the humidity of air saturated with
25 conta. moisture being 100.
90
One day frous sa m. tơ 6 p.m.21.60.
If a vehicle is discharged beyond the Emite of the City F Victoria half fire extra is to be allowed for the return journey...
IV-In Kowloon.
4. DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points. 6. FORCE or Wora, according to Beauford Ecalo.
Y
MISCELLANEOUS.
6. STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, c detached cloud d drizzling rain, £ fog. China-Borac
gloomy, bail, I lightning, o oy Cast, passing showers, a squal, train SDOW Light & Ponen ... thunder. y vinbility w dew wet). 7. Ras in inches. tenths and Nancias-Provident Ared the
HONGKONG TIDES.
Dairy Farm
Green Islands
'car 1916...
p.c. for year ending
******* 90-☎-8?
5 Sit
107.96
70 cents for 1916-
.6023.
7457.10 .
The tide-table aven below has been Hongkong Eatrien #10842 xs. compiled, at the National Almanse Office
Not 'ereceding per passenger
Quarter bour, 77 Ball hour One hour, Two hours,
$ 240.
.SU
.80
140
9.00
P
4:40
in London from the result of the analysis Hongkong low... ☎: 20 | 6153 of observations taken by means of an
2.80
Three Four Five
3.00 Six One day from Casa to 6 pm (6.00)
Between the bours of 8.3v pm, and am, the above fares abell be incressed by,50 per centum
HONGKONG REGISTER.
Barometer 1.99.820.KG) Temperature 79.0 Humidi
0103
Temperature, Hongkong, July
29.73
''Da
29.71
78
od
0:39 / CO
D. (Wet bulD2·9 LE
75
Dó (at balbr 1;PM
·Fare: os” the
Hong
sutomatie tide-recording machine in the Hongkong Ropes 10 1911 b Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha Taci
inring the years 87-8-0
The Lorg
of the table corresponds with the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Chart, which has been found to be 4.
below mean sea level. inches
To obtain the depth of water on the tide gauge at the Victoria Naval Fard sdd 3 feet 4inchee, and on the gange st Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 fest 4 inches to the height given in the table
July 28th to August 3rd, 1917.
Mangkang
Bongkong Tramways af. $8.25
H.K. Stool Foundry
#3 for year ending
817-18
50 conta for 1916-
#92 a/c 1916/17 Bonus
75 cents.
$11 on aft 1916
$1 final and bonus $1, making 13 STARTTRES Interim of 8% / 1927
Paak TYWAJA
(don in them) #
1400 centa
• 2 for 1918/1917
Steam Laundry darkā
Union) Waterboater
a40b
13.
25 cents for 1916/1916.;.
|191 % fr 1916,
10 pe
70 canbe for.1916.4
10 pa
154 canta for 1915/18
Jilliam Powell, aske
raphic
LOB
990
PO.B. 11,
Shire, Ed Gaveral Brokeri
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