HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
Corps Onters by Captain JH. W.
· Armstrong, T.D......),
ENGINEER › COMPANY.
Detail of duties at Eyemaun from 17th 231st August 1917 is posted at Erad- quarters.
4
PALADES,
TERDAY, 1st instant:-
7.30 Blau-Scouts Company 30 G. Detachment at Headquarters.
chers Battery.
PRICES
1 gal. 83.25
7.3 a.m.-Belchers
Section at Bel-
5. $15.00
40
$100.00
3.30 p.m.--Artillery (Range Takers:
only).at Belchers Battery
5.20
pm-Left Section 1. G. Co. and Civil Seco Company at Headquarters under Stretcher Bearer Fection at
Commander. Section Drill.
زیر آب
Headquarters.
3301-Signalling Section "A" And; Is classes at Happy Valley (Helio raph and Flag Station Work).
WensesDay, tand instant :-
5. Bight Section 1.0.Co. umil
· Seonts Company at Heididacters under
unit Lemonaders. Tests of Elementary Training.
Thursday, Sd instant.
7.10. min. "Scouts, Compiny M. G.! Detachment at Heuchginarters.
7.30 sm. Rekbers 67 Spetion (fayers | class only) at Belchers Battery.
6. p.. Artillery Battery (Layers and Setters only) At Belcher BatIETY,
5.30 p.m. Mounted Sertion at Jockey
Club Stable
FRIDAY. Bch Instant:
10 a.m. Belchers 6" Section (Harge
Takers clastunud tian Numbers, is detailed, only) at Helchers Battery,
5.30 pm. Artillery Battery (Gum Nemvers inther than specialists) an Belchers Battery
Riht Section 1,Co. at Headquake. uhit Cauder. Tests of under Elementary Training.
Recruits of all units.on Murray Paradie
· Ground vader Cörpls. Grimes Edmonds, and Elgeumbe apl Lee. Corp. Mende. Signalling Section "A" and "B" class
at Happy Valley (kieli and Flag
Station work).
SATURDAY, 25th instans:
5. m
"THE BEST OF ALL”
JEYES FLUID
ALEX, ROSS & Co. (Sole Ayrnia) 4DES VAUX ROAD, CENTRAL,
HONGKONG,
HONGKONG POLICE RESERYE,
COMPANY PARADES,
The following parades will take place at Central. Fuiform will not be worn. Fallin at 543 pru.
Tuealy, August 1st.-No. Platoon Ambulance stoon. Also Na. 2 Section at Wister Police Station.
Wednesday, August 2nd. No. See- Thursing, August 23rd.--Ne, & Com
tion
PREN
No exemption from these parades is. to be granted exerpt by the undersigned. INVITATION TO ATTEND THE 3RD ANNI VERSARY OF THE FORMATION OF THE
BLAUAD VOLUNTEER CORPS Permission has been granted for mem- bers of the Police Reserve to proceed to Macao on Saturday the 5th August in response to the invitation received from
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THE CHINA MAIL.
PRICES
1. gal. $3.25
$15.00
$100.00
KING EDWARD HOTEL
Central Location,
·LL. Ezzczano TRAMI Pass. Extranos, Electric Lifts, Fans and Lighting. European Baths and Sanitary Fittings, Hot and Cold Water System throughout.
Best of Food and Servios.
TELEPHONE 973 TELEGRAPHIC ADDRES
VICTORIA.
J. WITCHELL, Manager.
SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)
COAL
TYPHOON SIGNALS.
New Local and Non-Local Storm Signal Codes ware introduced a Hongkong on 1st July, 1917, in place of the old Local Code, and the China Const Coda.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 10th at 11.85–Returns from
Japan and Vladivostock at lacking; those from the Philippines are incomplete.. Premare has decreased quickly in the vicinity of Shanghai, and increased alsa The principal change in the Local where; very considerably over Formicas. Coco to that the tow signals will show | At 6 am, the typhoon was situated in the direction from which the gale is } Lat. 19a N. Lorg, 199' E. approximately, arpected, whereas the old signals moving northwards. showed the position of the typhoon. The latter will be indicated, as hereto fore, by the Non-Loeal Signals. The new Local Code is given below:-
DAY SIGNALS:
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1-Red cone, point upward, will mean a typhoon exists which may possibly cansa a gale at Hongkong within 24 hours.
Black cone point upward-dalo expected from the North (N/W, to NE): 3Black cone point downward-Gala expected from the South (SIE. to S.W.);
Hongkong Rainfall for the 34 hours. ending at 10am, to-day, 0:25 inch. Total since January 18t, 60-75 inches, against an average of 81.53 inches...
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on the 21st August:-
k
1.-Hongkong to Gap Rock: S.W. winds, moderate; fair to cloudy, some
min.
1-Formces Channel: "8.W. winds, strong, moderating.
Stock and paid up
Valdo,
BANKS
MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1917.
SHARE REPORT.
AUGUST 20тH, 1917.
Qitions ILSO A.M.
Approximate
Last Dividend. and.data,
-on inst Jo's div.
Hongkong & Shal #125|$600 b.
MARINE INƐUR-
ANOES,
Cantona $ 50 | $590°5′′
North Chinas men
-South Bost of China between Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as Unions.
South coast of China between
No. 1.
4-Binck drum-Gale expected from Hongkong and Hainan: The same as
the East (NE to SE);
- 5-Black ball-Gale expected from.
the West (NW. to S.W) 6-Two black cones, top one point down, bottom one point up-Gale 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
No 1.
„EST. 140
$100 $825 B
Yangtese......
„K 00 | 8197) b.
Wind
FIRE INSURANCES;
Chinis Free
20 $140
Hongkong Firm D $300
SHIFFING. Douglas Stemmahtus $16
Steamboate 15318
Indo-Chinas -
ROYAL OBSERVATORY
HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
REPORT.
AUGUST 20, 1917.—a.m.
Station.
Wrestock. Memuru :
Suits Company (men the steer Commusading, Mucno Vol Aass for the 00WD HARBOUR the masthead of the storm signal mastodate..
detailed by Sergt. Major Bamsay) a Headhuarters. Muskerry instruction.
pn. Special Parade at Hind quarters for members of the Corpe (Infurry) unahing in attent drills orders on the th, 1st, 2nd and 24th instant
One N.0.0. from enel unit sending niep will attend.
be
teer Corps.
Uniform, White. No uria to carried,
The list of rames of those proceeding to Macao is posted in the Fall of the Headquarters Club.
BANIA
The Band will accompany the Detach ment proceeding to Micas on the: 3th On Buty 20th instant Centre Section instant. M. G. Co.
As previously ordered the Band will Onsluty ist instant Sconts Company.play at North Point on Saturday, the On duty and instant Scouts Coinpany. 1st September prox: at 9 p.nl On duty d "instant, fight Section.. M. G. Co.
On daty 4th instant Left Sec. M. G. Ce and Civil berrice Co
On duty 5th instant Centre Section
B. G. Co.
Orderly Officer froin 1ule.to soak ingi Lient. D. Danby,
HONGKONG FOLUNTEER
li
RESERYEA..
11
Major Wakeman, Commanding.R.K.Y.R.
DETAIL.
Oa duty from the morning of Sunday the 19th August to the torting of San- day the 26th Augyst H. K.V. C.
Next for dutyA" Coy, IL, K. V. K. Orderly Officer Lieut. E. Eran deres
PARADES.
Tuesday,"Blst instant >=
"A" and "B" Coys, Recruits, Machine Gun Section, Mounted Section und Signallers on the road outside the Orderly Room at 6.15 pm. Taikoo Section on the Palo Ground at 30 pam, Kowloon Dock Section at Kowloon Docks as 5.15
13 p.m.
for Tests of Elementary Training Musketry Dress Drill Order except Kowloon Dock section which may parsle in plain clothes. Officers and wil continue conducting the tests i down in paris-207;200 Chap. IV. Mus! Letry Regulations Part 1-1909 (Reprin
nies of the paras, referred to Copies
3914)
sy t
Under obtained in application at the
Every na including exculpted mem bets must attend this parade. Tuany, ed instant-
....
Recruits on the Cricket Ground at 5.15 p.. under Instructor Sergt. Oxberry. Dress Duill rder.
Cignalling Section: "A" and "B"
will parade at Happy Valley for Station Work. Fall in at nonument 5.30 pet and "C" Class at Volunteer Headq carters at 6.20 p.m. Dress: 'Clean Fatig
Mounted Section at Polo Ground at 30pm. Drees: Drill Order..." FRDAY, 24th instant :-
"A" and "B" Coys and Recruits on the Tou outside the Orderly Room at 515
Taikoo :ection on the Poln Grou 20.12.
at 3.30 p.m. · Kowloon Dock Section at Kowloon Docks at 5.15 pm. for Tests of Elementary Training Musketry. Draw Drill Order except Kowloon Dock Betion which may male in
plain clothes.
Every an including exempted men Je must attend this parade."
OFFICIAL "NIGHTS IN AUGÚST.
The following table shows the Stan- dard Timg at which Official Night ends |
and begins during the month of Aug
·2017-
*Date" Aug. 20th, 631
--E-ds.
21st 541
22nd," 5.51
23rd; $.51
BA
Bexion. J2 L
2500
24th 6.52
25th, :0.52
20th, 5.3
6.58 0377
27th,
4.36
28th 4t
6.56
29th, 5.54
6.55
30tb; 3.54
1.54
6.54
DRUMMERS AND BUGLEEN.
The Drummers and Buglers will company the Detachment proceeding to Macao on the 25th instant,
Practices at 530 p.m.--Monday, 27th, Wednesdays, 2nd and 29th August.
rammers and Buglers will play at North Point or Saturday, the 1st Se tesaber prox, at 9p.ni
NO, COMPANY.
Thiring the absence of Inspector A. E. S. Alves on leave, the command of No. Company will be taken over by Inspector Silva Netto as from 20th August, 1917..
"J
INSPEITION, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30TH.
The attention of all Chief and Staff Inspectors is called to a Notice posted at Headquarters' Club.
V
ETLENGTH.
Joined No. 2 Section, P.C. 76-4.[C. H. 1 Smith.
(Sgd.) T. F. Horan.
A.S.P. (B)
PATELL & CO. ORIENTAL PRODUCE .
EXPORTERS,
SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS.
Agencies in NEW YORK,
SAN FRANCISCO, USA.
Brunches
CANTON,
SHANGHAI,
TOKOHAMA,
BOMBAY.
HEAD OFFICE: Kine's BUILDINGS'
HONGKONG.
JAPANESE MAKERS,
Every kind of Footwear
MADE
TO
ORDER
Botaeo
North
·HE Uödersigned having been appointed
COAL CO., LTD., are prepared to quote prices for best quality BILIMPOFON on Blackhead Hill, the Harbour Office, Kochi
or SANDARAN BATH.M.S. Temar, Green Island signal mast, Kagash the flagsta on the premises of the Oshima Kor 1SANDAKAN (British SILIMPOPON COAL obupares favour. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and sbly with the better, grades of Japanese Godown Company at Kowloon, the Coal and gives good results on a very Hagstaff on, the premises of the Standard moderate consumption..
Stommers calling at SEBATTE Oil Company at Lai-chi-kok, and the Hankow BANDAKAN oxclusively for SILIMPC Sagasta nest the Field Officer's Quarters PON COAL (either cargo or Bankers) at Lyemul are exempt from payment of all Port charges.
or
At Sabaltik Steamers are barthed along. dde the Company's wharf where there is a minimum depth of 27 to 28 feet at low water Spring Tides.
«Charts of Sibuka Bay (Sebattik Hari. boar). Prices and all other information. concerning the Port can be
had on application to the Agents.
BRADLEY & CO., LTD.,
Agente Cowie Harbour Coal Company, Limited.
NIGHT SIGNALS (Lamps.) 1.White, white, white. 2.-White, green, green. 3-Green, white, white. 4.—Green, green, white. S.-White, white, green. 6.-Green, green, green. 7.--Eed, green, red.
Island
Sun 6.8478
Of cough th
270)
(Preferred)...£5 $40. (Deterred)...£5 3101
**Shall" Trospert £1 108/6 b.
"Star Ferr ... 10227
REFINERIES-
Chisa Sugera$100. | 905 Malabon Suga...... P. 30 1829 b. "
MINDIG.
£1/35/
drs. 10/T. 13' b..
£1 $2.63.
Pk...
29.45 $9.36
99.5
43 84-88 159.19
29.46 79-
29.60 81 29.64 84
29.45.81
5 29.54 80 BI
98.559 w 29.51
Sailand Langkac
Raube...
Trongh Mixes
......£125/6
Ural Casplana£39
"DOCKS, WEARYES
AND GODOWNS.
Taichu Capan Koshan....
wa
H
1097
The Night Signals will be displayed, at sunset, on the tower of the Railway Station, on H.M.S. Tamur, and on the Harbour Office fagstaff. They will have the asme signification as the day
Gap Rock.
M129,49, 78 00:
13
Wachow Pakhoi Hoihow Phulien
C. St. James
9
1+
6 a 29.0
TANG TUE DENTIST, snoressor of signals.
the late SIEN TING,
14, D'AGUILAR STREET,
TERMS VERY MODERATE
Consultation free
A parts.... Dagupan Manila ****
*
Interim of £9-3/
1917.
c 1915 and Interim
of $18 m/a 1936.
KENAA
Int. div. of 15 %-15/-
at 3/6 3/16, 1
$4.25 per
share fc 1916 Final of $9 and bonus of $10 a/c 1915 and Interim of $90 wa 1916- 318 making $1
7 p.c
7 D.C
for
1918 and special of $3 sa ascount 1916. **
$7 and bonus for 1313、“་༞·་་་**ཏ་ས་་་ $7 for 1915
Int. of 85 a/c 1016-1917.-
$1.25 for 1918
Final of 3/- 5/9 1916..... Final of 40/-ajo1916,
a/ final making. 7- ate 1916 free of income tax Coupon £8......... $1.66 dividend & 45 ct. Bonus for year ending 30-4-16
ét 0.0
· 101 p.5.
7 p.c.
BD.C 21-p...
51 p.
$12 for 1916.
12.
P. 5 for 1916.......
Int. diy, of 1/- free of in- -coms tax, making 10% a/c 1916-1917 'coupon No. 9'
Tis. 1 for 1416
1- interim making +/-
9%% for 1915
ale 1916ssons
8 e 1916 d box us-19.
Kowloon Whurre. § 50 575 8.
H.A. & Whamp
Docksinasade
Shanghai Doc 31, 10
F.78 b.
71
29.76 74
Signal No. 7 will be accompanied by explosive bombs as above, in the event | of the information "conveyed by this...
Iloilo signal being first published at night.
Surigao... Guam 4.90 Labuan.
SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS.
When local signals are displayed in the Harbour, a Cone will be exhibited at the following stations :-Gap Rock, Wagian, Stanley, Aberdeen, Saú Ki Wan, Sai Kung Sha Tau Kok Tai Po MR. LI HUN PAN, a license finanzas verĒJA
Hifaratore, has been teacher to Karopass to notify the fact to native craft and official and Marchants in tlife Colony for ten Frank.
154 has a good method of t Karopane to passing ocean vessels, on demand, by
LESSONS IN CHINESE
F in the Chinese exam pom
if & first rate parafinate as a Chinese teacher le
taa alan's good knowledge of Manilaria nai Hakka, hose who intend learning the Chinesu jangange ara requested to write c/o * China Binti”. Ofics or diræet ka No. 124, Weilingten dieser, krat door."
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THE
CHINA MAIL
signal from lighthouses.
The object of the code is to give at
6 s. 29.78 80
"T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong Observatory, Aug. 20, 1917. Fahrenheit, on the level of the sess in 1- BAROMETER, reduced to 31 degrees inches, tenths and hundredths.
י'
2. TEMPERATURE is the shade, in de grees Fahrenheit..
#
$100
HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS Hongkong Hotel.....3 3r
Central Eatsee, #10- Hongkong Lands.....$100 | 900 8. Humphreya Betavos - 1088)
Kowloon Land ...# 30833
Interim of 8 e 1917.
Tia. 9 fọn your ending.
30-4-17
Final of $3 making 25
a/0.1916... 67 s/c 1916,
7 p..
-15p.c
v=
c
7 p.5.
Interim of #69 njo 1917.
50 cents for 1316........
$2 for 1916
Shangbai Land T. ST. 92
Iaterim of 83 afe 1917...
8% in making 12 X
7.pia
"a/c. 1916
3 HUMIDITY, in percentage of satura. least 24 hours' warning of a gale (Forcation, the humidity of air saturated with West Pointa..........$ 50 $70 b.
moisture being 100.
4. DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points. 5. FORCE OF Wars, according to Besford Scale.
COTTON MILLS.
8 by Beaufort Scale, or 4045 mph, mean velocity by Dines Anemometer) and also warnings of expected changes in the direction and force of the wind.detached cloud, d drizzling rain, f fog, 6 STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, e
Owing, however, to the uncertain move- | 5 gloomy, à bail, lightning, o overcast, mente of typhoons and to insuficient thander, y visibility dew wet)... P passing showers, qsqual, r rain 1000W
T.160 1. 182) telegraphic observations, it will occasion RAIN in inches, tentha and bur Shanghai Cottons T.: 50 T. 154 ally happen that signals 2 to 5 may be dredths.
Typhoon Map
and Guide displayed, without s gale occurring at
PRICE
(COLOURED)
50 cents.
EXCHANGT. Hongkong, August 20, 1917.
In London-
Bank Wire
2/11
#
Un demand.....
13.
30 days' sixlit ...
4 months' sight,
8/111 2/117 116
Credits, 4 months' sight,/114 Documentary, 4 mouths' night 2/115 On Paris-
Qu demand
„4048.
Credits, 4 months' sight, 415
On New York.
On demand,
Crocita, 60 days sigi
On Berbey-
Wire,
On demand,
On Calenttan
Wirew On demand
Ou Singapore
On demandt,
Hongkong, or even Cap Rock, but the reverse is not likely to happen, except in the case of typhoon's forming in the vicinity and travelling rapidly towards Hongkong, or of a located typhoon increasing its rate of progression abnormally
HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide-table Kiven below has been mpiled at the National Almanac Office
London from the result of the analysis
Tis. 9 for you? anding
31:10:16 Tls, & dív. a/c your ended
30-8-16.
· Kung ik...............P 10]T. 15{"
Ý ngoại
The 0.90 for 1916
MISCELLANEOUS.
of observations taken by means of an automatic tide-recording machine in the Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tenis Born 1587- Sigral No. 2 is intended as a warning during the years 57-6-9 to "Stand By and watch for the next the zero the sounding in the miralty
of the
corresponds with Light & Powers... ☎ signal. When it is hoisted after i black Chart, which has been found to be 4 feet in Provident #10 $7.90
3 inches below thean ses
level. signal has been displayed it will mean To obtain the depth of water on the Dairy Farma
gauge at the Victoria Napal Yard
that, on account of a change in the track
of the typhoon, or for some other reason, a gale is no longer expected from the direction indicated by the last signal,
and that another black signal may pos-f sibly be hoisted later.
tide
#
add a feet 4 inches, and on the gange Groen Islands.....8 7387 s. st Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet inches to the height given in the table.
August 21st to 27th, 1917,
2.
Bangkong
In the new Non-Local Code, the approximate velocity of the storm centra-will be shown, in addition to ita direction of motion, and the position of the centre will be given in degrees of latitude and longitude The time stress. 20 which the warning wai kuued will also | vadusz be shown....
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1A2
Ke Infertor
70-at for 191 Buyer
p.c. for your ending 282-06
2 cents for 1918
$3 for year ending
81-7-16
cents. for 1918
#sta/c 1918/17 Bonus 75 cents.......s prés #2 intérim 4/0 1917......
5 p.c
8 p.
13 p 11.00
Hongkong Electrics & 10 $48 b.
Hongkong loss. 22 | #151 Hongkong Ropes... 10 827)
Rath Hongkong Tramways
$6.90 x. d.
1 interim a/c 1917..
Interims of 9 w/c 1917
10 pe
8101 b.
LOW WATER
Vengtos Haight Моло
Tisse.
bigh
HONGKONG REGISTER.
Pravim for
On desa sin data st
Barometer Temperature Humidity
Direction of
Wind
Weather
20.46
· 29.02
29.63
88
8
סאי
81
Temperature. Hongkong, August 20, 1917.
20:54
·Do..
Do
C
0.00 0.00
0.23
·Dà
84
Do.
"Do. (Wes balty 9-13
Elachouk/apers) Tespertarma on the 100%, MÁ Lewanapan air le spersiere on the sih
P. Crazron Director:- Hongkong. Ohneewsfory: Aug. 20, 1917.
Do. (Wat Trisibi
Do Wat bath)Z
Da Merimam
Da. Minimam (ovom pkgck
A MASTER REMEDY, HAMBERLAIN'S Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea-Bemedy-is-master-over oramp calfe, dysentery, and all intestinal pains”. One does refiorca, a second dose rarely necessary to effect a cure. For
by Cherists and Storske pera.
CHERRY & 00,
PEDDER SIBERT, Upposite Hongkong Hotel.
Telephone No. 491.
Hongkong, March 29, 1914.
FRENCH LESSONS
MOUSSION:
Herrison Hill Rond
On Manila
On de mod,
On Shanghai
On 'demand
30 days' right(private paper)
On Yokohama
· On demandangan te
GM Test, 100 fina(per tnel)
139
135) ↑
Force
Bain
Kovereigns (Bank's bayimgrate) 88.89 TL Silver (per oz)
Bar Silver in Hongkong Chinese Cypper. Cash Cafeter Copper Bate of Native Interest Chinese Bub Coin Boonkong Subi
BK. 8ted Foundry
Peak Tramway (5) 10 (88:10 a.
do.
(new) 190%coute
Bam Laundry
#3 13 b. zd,
Enion Waterbosta... #. 7 912
for 1918/1917
25 cents for 1915/1917..
12% for 1916
29.64 Wine Powell 29.5i
soller
Telegraphic Add: HIALTO
bont No. 190 FOB, Ro.
pants for 1916.
W cents for 1913/1214,
b-buyers.
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