HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
Carpe Orders by Caplain J. H. W. Armstrong, V.D.
PARADES.
Wednesday, 9th instant:
A pm-Right Section M O. Co. and Scouts Company at Headquarters under unit Commnnilers, Tests of Ele
utary Training.
Thursday, 10th instant
10am. Seonts Company M. C. De
tachment at Headquarters.
1.30am. Belcher section (Laye
Belchers Battery.
class onlyyat Bel
6.19 1.1. oction 31. G. Co,, arti Scouts Computy (50
and men who.! failed in the Julging Distant Test on?
outside Courts of Justice and 13.5.19 preceel by car to Happy Valloy. Tests H letary Training (8. T. Now, 2 & m
pm Artillery Pattery Layers and Setters only) at Belchers Battery. Mounted Section at key thub Stables Friday 31st instant:
tham. Belchers Section (Range Take schuss and Gun "Suibega as de tile, unly), at Delchers Battery.
-
pm Artillery Battery (time)
Numery other than specialists) at
Belchers Battery.
PRICES
Tgal 33.25
$15.00
$100,00
"THE BEST OF ALL"
JEYES FLUID
ALEX ROSS & Co. (Noir Agents)
4. Drs Vaux ROAD, CENTRAL.
HONGKONG.
5 pm. Recruits of all units NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
Merray Parade Ground usler Compl.
Gries. Edmunds and Edgcumbe and
Lee-Corp. Mentley
3.30pm. Signalling Section "A" ari
INSURANCE CO.
WHICH ARE VESTED THE SHARES OF
classes at Happy Valley (Heliograph EE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
and Flag Station work).
Satomy 1st Sept:
a. Semts Formany (men detailed by Seret. Major Ramsay) at Head. quarters, Musketry instruction and T. ET. it
1. Special Parade at Hent quters for nuen bere of the Corps (antry sale to attend drills onder on 27th, th, both and tist August. Nine N. . . from each unit sending mess will attend.
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DETAIL.
Caduty and opt. Spouts Company: Canty and See. Semits Company
duty th Sept Right Section
M., Co.
On duty 5th Sept Left See, 3, (à Co and Civil bera me 115.
taly Gels Sept Centre Septia
ALL CO
On shuty 7th Sept.-Scouts Company, On duty sth Sejs, Scouts Com Orderly Officer frone 2nd to suh sept. Lig R. Bladel,
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER
RESERVES.
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Major Wakami. Commanding H.K.Y.R.
ZA
Oc dity fans the mining of Sunday. the 26th August, to the moralog of San-
day, the 2nd Sept.: A Ces. L...
Onderly Oilver: Lönne E. Esan Jones. Ned for duty: H ̧K_VIÐ.
PARADES.
Today, h instan
Revraitsga the Cricket Grund st (4.15 p.ri. under Vestribor Sergt.
Oxley, Threek: Dall order.
Minted Section at Pin Ground at 50 pam. Dres: Driik onder
Signüfling Seetings: The following will attend Volunteer flemdquarters 16 5,50 -p.. Press: Clent fatigues-For Me
gruph Estract: Best'pils. Goldsb and Maye ni Pres. Higginbotham'angi Cart. Fase Flag Drill: P. Matting, Jey. Wilson and Campertz. Remainder wall parady i Happy Valley for Station Work aster Sorgt, Crawford." Fall
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Friday, 1st instanti→j
"A" and "" thys, and Recruits an blar road outside the orderly - Bowen-mi Rowden Park Section at 5.1. p.m. Kowloon Docks at 5.15 p.m. fyr Texts of Elementary Training Musketry, Dress: eill order,except Kowloon Dock Section
je!
may parade in plain clothes. Ezers an including exempted members
nast attend this parade.
NOTICE..
COMPANY, LTD..
Bad
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS..
ASSURANCE' UD.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
PRICES
1 gal. $3.20
$15.00
$100.00
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
Particulars, of outgoing and incoming Mails will not be advertised in future.
The Post Office will forward all corres- pondence posted by the fastest routes.
Correspondence staressed to. enemy TOTAL FUNDS A 318 DECEMESR, 1914, qubjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Ports- guese East Africa, Persia and Morocco cannot be transmitted.
£83.970.367.
I-Authorised Capitál £6,000,000
·
Subscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital £2,437,500 II-Fire Funds..
............ 3,837,047 II-Life Annuity Fande... 17,567,590
Sinking Food Account ......
Revenue Fire Branch.........
Life and Annuity Branchen......
取得
The Service to Germany, Austria, 128,230 Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are £23,970,367 suspended.
Reyenne Marine Department... Other Receipts
£2,381,466 2,141,583 337,939 *478,940 FOR £6,339,228 Tai ...
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS OUTWARD.
WIEK-DAYS
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SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Agents,
KING EDWARD HOTEL
Central Location:
LL ELECTRO TRANS Pase Entrance,
... 5.00 P.M.
Tai Po.........10:00 AM. Chesng Chow...... Shataukok, Sha
3.P...
tin and Sheungshui... 4.00 3. Aberdeen, Autsu,
NEARLY MAD WITH WEEPING ECZEMA
Face and Neck in Awful State. Itching Very Bod.
HEALED BY CUTICURA
**$£y won”a-faew and neck wero in an awful had state. They wern covered with a thick ÉTINĖ Of Bɔk and the itching was very bad, and when heroput his awi:th is marły "drove him mind. Ho bad to lose simo from work, I was told it was weeping wZODEL.
**A nehathalsen who had been bented of a ' shaving ranh, by Cüsicura Hoap and Dint- ment told me to use them, I went for a tree. aple and then, bought more and after unge thres, tablets of Chitlera Soap and i.boxes of Olatmens he was healed." (signed)> Mrs. Hartie, 2. New Charter Sül Dreby. EEK.. July 22, 1915. Sample Each Free by Post
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FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES.
WEATHER REPORT.
Ou the 25th st.19.10-No returns from Japan, and Weibaiwei, Pressure Ens increased slightly to moderately at all station; it is probably highest over Japan and lowest over SW. China Gradients are very slight.
19
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending st 10 am, to-day, 0.00,inch. Total since January 1st,, 71.00 inches, against
an average of 64.81 inches -
•
Forecast for the s4 hours ending at noon on the 29th August --
1-Hongkong to Gap Bock: E.W, or variable winds, moderate to light :| fine
g-Formore Channel: The same as No. 1.
4/
3-South ocast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks: The mame as. No. 1
4-South coast of China between: Hongkong and Hainan : The same as No. 1.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER REPORT.
AUGUST 28, 1917.-.Zhe'
CALIRS
-In Fistoria with two Bearers.
10 cents,
20
Station.
25 BO
Quarter hour.
Half beur, ....... One hour,
Three hours. *****
Six bouts,.......... m... 70 Day (6 A. to 6 pm.),$1.00
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria. half fare extra.
Between the huurs of 8.30 p.m. and e am. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.
II.—Beyond Victoria, with four Bearers. Hour
SUNDAYS&
BOLIDAYS Three hours...........
Six bours
Wind
Hour.
Barometer
at Bea Level.
Temperature.
Humidity.
Direction.
Wosther.
Forbe
630.08 71.
Wiustock Memure Sa Hakodate Tukio Kochi Nagasaki. Kagoshima. Ostime
શોમાં
0.60 cents.
Nahn
$1.00
Isbi
'jiza
1.50
Bonia Fland
Day (6 am to 6 pm.), ......... 2.00
Weihaiwei. 8 A.
9.30 A.M..
III,-In the Hill District.
With 2 Bearers With 4 Bearers.
Hankow...
Ichang Kukiang
Quarter hour.....80.15
$0.30
Half bour,
0.20:
0.40
One hour,
0.30
อ.ศ
Gut
Two boare,........... 0.50- TH
0,80
Three hours.
0.70
1.00
Six hours....... 1.00
"11.50
Day (6 s.m. top.m.)1.50-
9.00..
Canton Samsai and Wuchow
Kongmoon
7.30 ... Regis 3 r.M (Letters 6 r. M.
[7.15 .3 11.30 г.x. [6.00 1.3, Except Saturdays
5.00 P.M.
9.00 A.M..
in Victoria
5.00 P. Ten minutes,
Quarter hour,
Namtau a ad
Sanmei
..5.00 F.M.
5.00 P.L.
Half hour,.*** Ona bout,
9.00 A...
Ping Shun, Sai Krng, Santin, Stanley.. 4.30 PM.
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Branches:-
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HEAD OFFICE: KING'S BUILDINGS
HONGKONG.
LESSONS IN CHINESE,
Meu warned for gland are strictly for tdden to send substitutes without pery of the Officer Commanding, which will be granted only in eases of siclass. Application for exemption M HUN TAN, a tree grant remed. In
raising
Accompanied by medical certificate inst He sent to the adjutant by noga of the previous day.
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN AUGUST.
The following table shows the, Star- dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of Aug.,
1917
Dnte. Aug 28th. 0.54 th 544
5.54
Kterature, has been a tencber to Europana Offline and Marchants in this Colony for Lan yaiz.. Ha tae a good, melktod of training Seropenew to pars in the Chinese examination, and ti pow.CLO of a destrais curti šesto se z Chínova tancber, Ho nae alio a good Laowledge of Mandarta and sinKKA, Those who intend learning the Chimesman Janganagem ara requested to write ejo "China Mull" Quien az
tit.to 15 354. Wellington Street järst foot. ----
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HONGKONG REGISTER.
(1251
On date at On date në
САЛ
Shamchur.....10.003.
Sharp Pk.
31
A:00] Swator! Taiboka....3&.
Taichu ...............
Tainan ***** Koshan.......... Pesendores.
31
29.8
Canten
8 a.
Hongkong
>
Gap Rock
Wuchow. Da. Pakboi
RICKSHAS..
I.—In the Island of Hengkong if engaged Macao.....
5 cents. Bethow******
Phulien
15.
♫
C.St. James Арам Dagupan... Legaspi .. Tacloban ... *99.80 Iloilo
29,81
Every Subsequent hour, ........20
Note-If the rickalo be engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis- charged outside the Western part of the City of
of Victoria after & p.m., or be dis- charged to the East of Bay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City Surigao..... of Victoria after 9 pm, an extra Ealf Guam 4.20 29.8 HOLIDAYS fare shall be chargeable.
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN
Fox
•
Macro,
Canton
BRANCH P.0.
WEEX-DAYS
{7.30 A.M. 11.30 P.M. 17.30 A.M 130 P.M.
8.3.M.
9.30 P.M.
"
SUNDAYS &
(7:30 AM. 11.30 PM.
6. cents.
L
10
II.In Kowloon. Quarter bour, ... Half hour,.... 17.34 Hour,
sem 19.3 P.M.
Every subsequent hour,........
III-Taipo Road..
Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour if the hirer causes the journey to take longer
Tai Ping
Tung....9.30 é x. 9.30 PM. 9.
P.M.
Shek Ki......39.30 F.M 8.30 P.M. 9.3 P.M. Kongmoon .5.00 P.M. 6.00 P.M. 6.00 .. Kumchuk...6.00 P.M. 8.00 P.M. 6.00 P.M. Kaukorg ...800 r.. 8.00P.M. 8.00PM
Except Saturdays.
4.
In the case of Mails closing before a.m. Registration closes at 5 o'clock en the previous evening.
EXCHANGE.
Hongkong, August 28, 1977.
On London-
Bank Wire
On demand,
30 days' sight.
4
3/
4 months' sight... Credits, 4 months sight, Documentary, 4 month sight 3/12.... On Faris...
On-demand,
****** *.-418 Credits, 4 months' sight, 423. On New York-
Oz. demand,
Credita, 60 days aight,
On Borabay-
Wire, ...
On demand.. On Calcutta-
Wire, *****
Tarluas day
20.3.
Ends
Begins.
Barometer Temperature 35 80
29.79 20.81
p.
*9.81 18
a.u.
€.56 p.m.
Humidity Direction of
62
24
60
On demand
W
6.50
Wind
*
On Singapor
On demais,
6.51 6.54
Force......... Weather
1
1
On Manila
-b
b
On demand,"
0.00 0.00
O..G
On Shangbai--
On-demod
זי
nos,
.nom.
than
To 4th mile
single... 75 cents....1 hour.. return..... 81.002 hours.
4th to 8th mile. single ......$1.20...
Beyond
return.....$1.50.
ond 8th to 9th mile
Beyond
single $1.75.
return......$2.00
Borond 9th to 11th mile-
single......$2.00
return.....32.60 .....
.g hours..
*1#
19
H
Farbs for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be's matter of previous arrange nicat in each case.
The fares here set out to apply to one ricksha with three coolies from Tsim Sha
Tsiri
"FARES FOR PUBLIC ĆARRIAGES.
Labuan... 9.85 75
T. E. CLASTON, Director. Hongkong Observatory, Aug. 28, 1917. 1. BAROMETER, reduced to 35 degrees Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.
4. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de grees Fahrenheit. -
3 HUMIDITY, in percentage of scara tion, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.
4. DIRECTION or Wixo, to two points. 5. Force 07 WIND, according to Ben Lord Scale.
8 STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky,e detached cloud, d drizzling rain, i fog, g gloomy, h hail, Ilightning, o ovircast, P passing showers, g aqual, r rain now thunder, y visibility w dew wat), -
Kam in inches. seaths and hua- dredtha
HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide-table Kiven below has been
TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1917.
SHARE REPORT.
AUGUST 28TH, 1917.
Stock and paid up
Q'Viena 11.50 4.M.
Falue.
Last Dividena
and data.
Approximate Peltro, dood
on la
Jear'# div.
BANEX.
Hongkong & S'bal #1! $580 sa,
MARINE INSUR-
ANCES
CALLUS 50320
North Chaise £5T140
Unicas #100} $800 4."
Yangtanon
60 $190
FIRE INSURANCES.
China Fires | 20 |$133 Hongkong Firs.... $300
SHIPPING.
Douglas Steamshace 150 $55
Steambosta 15 317.
Indo-China-
(Preferred)...56 | 333 m. (Deterred)...25 | 13013
k
**Shell" Transporta £1108/8 b.
"Star Ferry 10 $29
REFINERIES. China Sugars.......#1DC | #98 Malabon Sugar... P: $0 $25
Tatarim of £9-3/- */0
1917.
p.o.
$7fius making
Iar. div. of 1513-
Final of 32 and bonus
$15 myking $31.
1915 and special of $3 wa count 1916...
125
/ 1915 and Futarim
of $18 a/c 1916......
720.
At 3/6 5/16, 84.23 per share / 1916
of $10 a 1915 and Isteri af 430 41916
3p.c..
for
11 p.o
$7"and" bonne for
1935.....
3 pc.
Int of $5 a 1916-1917.
18 pe
1.25 for 1916
hFinal of 3/- s/o 1915................ |||Final- of 40/- 4/01916,
6 v.0.
21p.c
1997 for 1913
s/. fioul making 7/. sic 1918. free of income tax Coupon 23...... $1.55 dividend No 15 ct. Bonus for year ending 30.4.26
51 p..
"
1 pc
$12 for 1918 ....
19 p.c.'
1 pe
F. 5 (01 1916.....
MENDIG.
Exilas£340/ b. Tangisa........zdrs 10/T. 14
21112.80 8.
Raube....
Tronoh Mines .........2196/6
Tral Carplans 7321
Int. div, of 1/ free of in- come tax, making 10% a/c 1916-1917 coupon No.
T. 1 for 1418
1/ interim making 4f-
la 1916....
9% for 191
DOCKS, WHARVES
AND GODOWN8.
| H.K. & Viampra
Docks.......3
8% f 1916 à borus 32
Kowloon Waszers #:50 375 b. 74 sa.
[$119): 38.
Interim of 82 a 1917.
Th. 9 for your ending
3017
Stanghal Docks 1. 10.78
HOTELS LANDE AND BUILDINGS Hongkong Hotel..... 5 89th b. Central Esta 1410 | 02) 8.
* *
Hongkong Landis...$10 985 b.
Hamphreys Estapon #11 | 88Į
Kowloon Landhu ́...$ 30 || $35
West Points..............$ 5C $72 1. Shanghai Lande T. SCT. 9
COTTON MILLS
15
$3 a/c hali year ended
30-6-17,
1918..
8pc
7 Pul
Iatorim of 834 ■/c. 1917..
8 p
7j LC
&p...
50 centa for 1316
for 1916
Interim of $3 a/c 1917...
6% 6inal making 12%
a/c 1916.
7) p.c
Exco....
7.50 T. 180.
Shanghal Cotton T. 50 T. 129 Ä.
Tis. 9 for year ending Sp.c.
31-10-16 Tis.'8 dir, a year ended
30-8-18ist
.5 p.c
10 T:13
T. 0.90 for 1416 .....
Yangtazapoce
compiled at the National Almanac Office Kung, Zik.. in London from the result of the analysis of observations taken by means of an Water Police Basin at Taim Sha Tsui machine in the tide-recording me
during the years 87-8-9.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The zero of the table corresponds with the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Chart, which has been found to be 4 feet Ouna-Bormion 3 inches below mean sea level.
To obtain the depth ' water on the Laht & Powin
at the Victoria Naval Yaad add 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gange 12 Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet inches to the height given in the table
Not exceeding per passengeride
04 centa
August 20th to September 4th, 1917.
in Providenta Oiry Farma
10 cm. Fox 1915
p., for year ending 28-1-06
3 pe
Mas
8 p.
#10 874
711 osta for 1916
༞”
6 823
Is for year ending
13 p.
31-7-15
Lips
Green Talanda min 73 187 b.
1
Hongkong Metrics 10 $48) Haly Hongkong Ice 2 $149 Hongkong Ropes...₺ 10 ($26)
80 cents for 1916.
/ 1918/17 Bonus
75 cents.....A VERY
4 interim a/c 1917......
interim a/c 1917.......
Interim of 9 % aặc 1917
STAR WATER.
Hongkong
LOW WATER
Pontiang
Height
bigb.
542
5 11.
13
1
Bongs cur Tramware ... 85-én.
43
11
C
HK. Steel Foundry ... (810)
$1 a/c year 31-6-17..
Peak Tramways (45 10 19.
dovy jamm) 1
100 contr
LOSING WEIGHT BY THE POUND
"Under Weight” a condition, of ill-health, shows your assim. ifitive powers are decreasing.
"WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND
Supplies the blood with the warted nocrithing sind healthy flest building materials Very palatable:
OF ALL CEMETS
PRICE $1.25 and 32.23.
Tichest open sột Tereperture on the fith Lowest ošam aër Temperature on the Zelda
F. Chaxim Dirselor. Hongkong, Obserer toTY, Aug. 28. 187.
Temperature,
3 days' Right(private paper) — Oc Tokobaus
On deuinnid,
139 38.80 Gold Lest, 100 tine (per tsel) Bovereigns (Bank's buyingrate) $6.00 si Silver (per 02) 201
45d Bar Silver in Hong kong
21% nom. Chinese Cente
opper Usa... -- Hongkong, August 28; 1917.
Chinese -BAROMETER -VAN-marie-2007 Rate of Nauve Interest
29-77 Chinese Bab. Coin y 29.75 Hongkong Hub, Lour
IX.
THERMOMEALS
# TM, 8 AM,
110.
Do.
Da, (Wet bulb) ♬ AM; UT WHOS
Do Web bulb) 1 Zille seemsárá
Da. Wo bat) 4.2.3. se posu Da. Maximum DV Minimum fuver night)
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A MASTER KEMEDY. HAMBERLAIN'S Colle, Cholers and Diarrhoes Hemedy is master over cramp colic, dysentery, and all intestinal rarely, neccainey to dilect erre. For
painé. Que dose relieves, a second dosa is
sale by all Chemists an) Storekeeper.
From Slaughter House to
Sailors Home From Sailo's Home to Government Civil Ho- pital and clien
04. From Government Civil E
-Hospital to Clock Tower
04 From Clock Tower to Race
Louse
From
Tower
to Pay House 12 From Wanchai Market to Bay View House ......... From: Bay View House to Query Bayer
I-In the City of Victoria
Not exceedang ม
J
pa
3 dis
Quarter hours.. Half hour mix One hour Two hour Three Foor Five
per passenger.
10 cents.
ix
ARE YOU GOING ON A JOURNEYT
Steam Laundry
One day from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.31.25
extra is to be allowed for the return. journey.
Not exceeding Coion Waterboats.
per passenger.
Four
11
Beyond Victoria.
Not exceeding
IV-In Kowloon
Þer, DASIENG07.
Quarter hour, BEM hour... Une hour! (Two ·bours,
Three
HAMBERLAIN'S Colic, Cholero andine hour..... "C Diarrhoeaedy should be jacked Two unire
in your hand luggage when ung Thin journey. Change of water, diet, au trouble and this medicine cannot be temperature all tend to produce DONE) || FIVE. secured on-board the traits or stomship Une day froz
Ray Eve macbsüfle, ing"" süd, convenience if you hate it handy nits of the City of Victoria ball fare ged beyond the
It
For fa veuid ba
ale by Chemists and torakeepers.
Bix
2.80 200
One day from 8 sta. to 6 p.m. // 0.00%
Between the hours of 8.20 pm, and 8
try.
50 por centur
the above fares shall be incressed
William Powell,
Telegraphio Add: “KJALIU,
for 1918/191
11 p
33 cents for your 31-6-17.
12% for 1918
10 serta lór 1216-
50 cents for 1913/1914...
Telephone No. 990,-P.O.B, No. 111.
bboyers.
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