HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
-Corps Orders by Captain J. H. W.
Armstrong V.D.
PARADES.
Friday 3xt instant : --
30. Belchers Section Range Takes class and Gun Nutbers as de- tail only), at Belchers Battery.
Artillery Eatery (lin
Nemiers-bbet hapists at
Belgiers Pattery,
Herruits of all units a
104 pm. Frray Fatade Ground under" Corpl Grings, amends and Edgcumbe nal Le Corp Mesite.
20p.m. Signalling Section "A" act Brasses at Haggy Valley (Heliograph and Flag Station work).
Salarday 1st Sept.-
7.10 am. Secuts Company (men detailed by berg. Major Hamsay) at Head- quarters Maketry instruction and T. E. T.
40 pan. Spreint Parade at Heach quarters for members of the Corps (Infantry unable to attend drills ordere on 27th, 8th, 8th and 1st August. Une N... from each unit sending men will attend.
DETAIL
O duty 2nd St. Scouts Company. On duty 3ncept. Secuts Company. On duty ith Supt. Right Section
M. G. Co.
On
and th Sept. Left Sec. M. G. Co.
On
M.G.Co.
Eervice Co.
aty th Sept. Centre Section
Ou daty 7th Sept. Scouts Comjuny."
Un duty sih Sept. Scouts Company. Orders Officer from 2nd to 9th sept. Lieut. E. Lindsell.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER
RESERVES.
Major Wakeman. Commanding H.K.V.R.
DETALI
On Boy from the morning of Sunday, the 28th August to the morning of Sun day, the the Sept, A" Coy, H.KNE Orderly, the 1. R. Hong Jones,
PARADES,
Friday, 1st instant p
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PRICES
1 gal. $3.25
3
$15.00
$100.00
"THE BEST OF ALL"
JEYES FLUID
ALEX. ROSS & Co. (Sole Agents)
PATELL
4. The Vaux ROAD, CENTRAL
HONGKONG.
THE CHINA MAIL.
PRICES
1 gal. $3,35
$
$10.00
$100.00
& CO. | POST OFFICE NOTICES.
ORIENTAL PRODUCE
EXPORTERS,
SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS.
+1
Agencies In
NEW YORK,
SAN FRANCISCO, U.S.A.
Branches :-
-CANTON,
£HANGHAI,
YOKOHAMA, BOMBÁY...
HEAD OFFICE: Kid's BUILDINGS
HONGKONG...
Kowlook at 5.17 pam. for Test NORTH, BRITISH & MERCANTILE
of Elemens a Training Modetry, Dramin
rill onder except Kowloon "Pork Section
ich was paralle in pluie. THE Every man be bling exempont unesukers
st attend this parade.
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INSURANCE CO
WHICH ARE VENTED THE SMARZɔ...07.
OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LTD..
and
THE RAILWAY "FASSENGEKS ASSURANCE CO.
Men wall for mardare strictly for bidden to send walisɛitutes without per mission of the Officer Commanding. which will be granted only in case of Rickness. Applientions for exemptions decompanied by pedani certifiente ust-Authorised Capital £6,000,000 be sent to the adjutant by noun of the previous day
TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1914,
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN AUGUST.
The following table shows the Stan dard Thine at whirh Official Night ends
£23.570,367.
Particulare of outgoing and Incoming Mails will not be advertised in future.
The Post Office will forward all corros- pondence posted by the fastest routes.
Keep Your Skin Soft and Clear
Cuteurs. Hosp to cleanse and purity,
·and· Cuticura Olays- ment to soothe and beat, clear the skin öf pimples Dickensis, kching anak ir- titoilet add \the world of
Kasscraft.
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SampleEach
Free by Post
Address 3. Nags bery & Petan, "7", Charterho Loudon, EC, Sout
POLYWELESS..
With Hot Baths Cuticura Soap
FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES.
CHAIRS.
I.-In Fictoria with two Bearers. Quarter hour,
Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Portu- guess East Africa, Persia and Morocco Half bour......
"cannot be wansmitted.
The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are" suspended...
..
"LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS
OUTWARD.
FOR
WEIK DAYS
Fai... 5,00 Ƒ-M. Tai Po....... ...10.00 AM. Cheang Chow... 7.30 a.st. Shataukok, Sha tin and
*38.X.
Sheungshui 4.00 PM. Aberdeen, Antau,
Ping Shan
#
Sai Keng, Santin, Stanley.. 4:30 P.M.
One hour, ter Three bours,
Six hours, skyenesansesen
Day (6 am to 6 p.m.)......
~
WEATHER REPORT.
„On the 30th at 14.15--No returns fron Japan or Vladivostock. Pressure bas decreased moderately, at all stations reporting; it probably remains highest over Japan. The trough has disappeared; areas of relatively, low pressure-are- situated to the east of the Philippines and N.W. of Haiphong.
Hongkong" Rainfall for the 94 hours ending at 10 sim. to-day, 0.0 inch. Total since January lat,, 71.90 inches, against an average of 6336-inchos
Forecast for the 24 hours ending, at noon on the 31st August:-
1-Hangkong to Gap Rock: S.W. or variable winds, moderate to light: fine generally,
-Formoes Channel: The same us. No. 1.
a-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks: The same wa
No. 1,
South coast of China between Hongkong and Haizan: The same na No. I.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER REPORT.
AUGUST 30, 1917)-am
10 cents.
Station.
20
.. БО
14
$1.00
WTostock Memuro Hakodate...
5 a.
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria. half fare extra..
Between the huurs of 8.33 p.m. and e a.m. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.
II.-Beyond Victoria, with four Becars. Hour,
0.60 cents. SUNDAY Three hours............. .$1.00
HOLIDAYS Six bours
1,30 1.M.
.... 1.80
Day (8 to 6 p.m.) ....... 9:00
III-Is the Bit District. de With a Bearers With 4 Beareri. Quarter hour,.....80.15 $0.30. Half hour, .10.20
Bupin Island
Wind
Stock and paid up.
Valen
BANKS.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1917 SHARE REPORT.
AUGUST 30, 1917.
Q'None 11.30 4.M.
Fast. Dirind
and date.
Approximat
on: la
dir.
Hongkong & Shal #191|8575 sa
MARINE INSUR-
ANOBA...
Cantona u te
North Chine
Taterum of £$3/- «/<
19:7..
#tp.c.
826
87" fins! making
/ 1010 and Interim
...£5 T. 140
Juloosier #100) $800, 1
Yangistes ***HOT
་
$60 $190
FIRE INSURANCES{ Chins Firos....... 20] $135 Hongkong From ". Du $300
SHIPPING
Doughs. Steamshice50851
Steamboats 15817)
Indo-China:-
(Preferred)...EB) $35 Deferred)...25 $89
of 318 / 1910: lot." div. of 15. %% - 15% İS
at 36 8:16, 69.25
per
ahare au 1916 ----.... Final of and bours ...of $10 a/c 1018, and
Interim of $30 e 1915. 815 king 1
1915 and special of 83 accoons 1916.
for
$7 and bous for
1915.
827 for 1913
Int. af 85 a 1910-1917.
$3.25 for 1916
*Final of 3/• ■lo 1918......
Final of 40/-a/61915,
1916 free of income "tax Coupon £9
**Shell" Transposts £l 108/2 b.
"Star Ferry 10-929
REFINERIES. Obina Sugars.........☎100 | 602 Mabibon Sugars... 2. 50 $29
5/- final making 71- mis
$1.50 dividend & 45 cts.
Bonus for year ending 30 4.16
819 for 1916
MINING.
P
I pe
Ips
101 pe
TR.C
6. Di 21.p.G
p.c.
12.c
P. G for 1916.sayanaese
...£140. b. Kailas Langkacs ...gdam, 10/ T. 14-
AN $2.60 x ..
Int. div, of 1/- free of in-
come tax, making 10% Ale 1916-1017 coupon No. 9. Ts. 1 farsi16
1/ interims making 4-
ale 1918.
9% for 1918
Oshima..... Naha Ishijima
Weihalwei. 6a7.76 72 Hankow
0.40
One hour,
0.30
0.00
Gutalaff
Two hours.........................
0.50
0,80
Three hours....... 0.70 Six hours.
1.00
Sharp Pk...
AJOY.**.***
......... 1.00 Day (6nm to6p.m.)1.50
1.50
2.00
Macuo
(7.30 A.M. Canton,Sansui
and Wuchow Regis. 5.F.M
(Letters 6 P.M." (7.15 4.3. ***11,30 P.M..
(6.00 P.M.
5.00 F.M.
Rube. Trouch Mines.£25/6 Uial Caspiana nau£1,32,
7 p..
p
13 p.c
Rock.
DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS. Kowloon Wharves # (0) $75
HK. &. Waamspru
Docks.c
8% for 1916 & bonus $2
31131
Interim of 8 a′′e 19177
pc
Shanghat Docks T. 10
1.78
T 9 for year ending
30:4:17
8 p...
Subscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital £2,437,600 Kongmoon. Except
(Saturdays II-Fire Funds. 3,637,047 III-Life & Apunity Fanda: 17,567,690 Namtau and
128,230 Sinking-Fond Accent C
Sanmei 5:00 PM 299,970,367
(10,00 A.M. Shamchun......
74.00 3. Revenue Fire Branch......... £2,381,456 Life and Annuity 2,141,393
Branches. Revenue Marios Department... 337,238 478,941
£5,339,228
seri begins during the month of Author Receipta
1917 :-
"
Date
Aug. 30th, 251
33. 5.54
•
Ends. Begins.
6.51 p.m. H.J.
The Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately invested, and, by
6.7-4..
*
Act of Parliament, are set aside to mee
To day's Advertisements
TOYO "KISEN - KAUSHA, FROM SAN FRANCISCO Vis HONOLULU”, JAPAN PORTS
AND MANTHA
HK Steamship
SHINYO MARU, Thave med Steamer having Cargo are bereby anived. Co Butif de wond in their Bill of Lading for couture and to take immediate delivery of Cary, from alongside.
Cage rating undelivered on
3:at
FRI
August at 3 r.x. will be
DConsignees' riak and expense.
and delivery must then be taken from the Company & Godown
"Storace charge will be and saed on sil Czego rising undelivered on WED NESDAY, stb September, at 6 R3.
No Fire Insurance whatever will be efincted
No Claims will be recognised after the Goods Lave lelb the Steamer or Godown, all end and damnged Cargo will he landed into the Company's Godown, were bey will e elamined on 6th September 10 alır”
Du Cinam will is recognised if filed after the 19th September, 1917.
T. DAIGO,
Hongkong, August 30, 1917.
RICKSHAS.
9.00 .M.I.In the Island of Hongkong if engaged
in Victoria.
5.00 P.. Ten minutes,
Quarter hour,
11
Tainan... Koshan......
Paseadores.
JO PARISONS-
... 5 cents. Pakboi....
Foibow Phulien
10.
..15
11
Half bour, ........ One hour, -6.00-PM Every Subsequent hour; +----20
James
9.00 A.M.
Note the ricksbo be engaged Aparri ..... within the City of Victoria, and bodis. Dagupan charged outside the Western part of the Manila.. City of Victoria after 9 am.. or be dis-Legaspi..... charged to the East of Bay View Police Tacloban ... Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 9 pm, an extra half fare shall be chargeable..
II-In Kowloon. SUNDAYE &
Quarter hour, HOLIDAYS
Half hour. $7.30 A.M. Hour,
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN" BRANCH 'P.O.
WEEZ-DAYS
Fon
5 cents.. 15
........ 20
tr
|-
she claims under the respective Depart | Macao...... 130 M. 9.30.11.30 P.K. Every subsequent hour..................... 10
ments of the Company's Business,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Agenti.
KING EDWARD HOTEL
Central Location
LL ELECTRIC TRAMS Pam Entrance, A Electric Lifts. Fans and Lighting. European Baths and Sanitary Fittings, Hot and Cold Water System throughout. Best of Food and Service.
TELEPHONE 373 TELEGRAPHIC ANDRES-
VICTORIA."
FRENCH
J. WITCH ELE Manager.
LESSONS
G. MOUSSION.
15. Morrison Hill Road.
EXCHANGE.
a Hongkong, August 30, 1917.
"Agent.
On London
9074
Bank Wire
Ca demand,
*
30 days sight..
-1
HONGKONG REGISTER.
Parometer.....
Temperature Humidity
'Direction of}
Prations
day
at tp.m.
on date at Chai data at
Sam
4 months sight, ***
Credits, 4 months" sight,
Documentary, months".
Credits, 4 month
34
On Paris
On demand,
...4171
430
50.74 29.70 40.7X
.00
78
On New York
88
65
On demand
95.
G
Credits, 60 days, sight,
Wind......
CALM
Force a??
Wire, --~
On demand,
0.00 0,00)
.010
On Calcutta--
Wire,
On demand
On Bosabay-
Friekant operi si Tungerevare on the moths to | On Singapore- Lewant, open sår Temperature on the 3, ths 18
F. ULAZIM, Director,
Houcking, Obserriory, Aug. 30, 1917.
Temperature. (@ ongkong, August 30, 1917.
(On demaad,
bulb)
Wat balb
On Manila
On demand,
1434
On Shanghai-
On demand
Dom.
30 days sight(; rivate papez
29.14 On. Tokohama 29.60
On dombo,
Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per" sei)
Buvereigns Bark'sbuying
Silvar (per on
Bar Bilvor in Hongkong 80 Chinese Copper Cash
Gaikane Cupper Center: Bate of Nature Interes
Hongkong Bab. Cour
31% nom.
pa
pm
1.30 P.M.
ƒ7.30 A.M.
(7.3 A.M. Canton 19.30 PM.
III-Taipo Road“ 9.30 P.M.
19.3 P.M.
Twenty cents shall be added Tai Plag
for each extra hour or part Tung.....9.30 PM. 9.30 P.M. 9. P.M.
of an hour if the hirer causes
Shek Ki8,30 PM 9.30P.M. 8.2 F.K.
the journey to take longer than:- Kongmoon .6.00`r.M. 8.00P.M. 6.00 P.X.To 4th mile. Kumchuk...6.00 P.M. 8.00.F. 6.00 P.M.
aingle........ 76 cents...1 bour. retard...... $1.00.
boura Kaukorg .600 PM. 6,00F.M. 6,00P.M.Beyond 4th to 8th inle
Except
single Saturdays.
return...$1.30. Beyond 8th to 9th mile-
In the case of Mails closing before G Eegistration closes at 5 o'clock on the previous evening.
AZY
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The 'Chins Mail is delivered free to subscribers in Hougkong and Kowloon,
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Orders for extre copies of the CRTA MAIL.' should be sent as soon as possibile si the supply is limited." "Cash 10 cts, Ordi 20 cta per copy.
1.20.
single $1.75. return 82.00
Beyond 9th to 11th mile single.....82.00 return......82.50
2 hours.
Fares for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous arrange- ment in cach case."
The fares here. set out to apply to one rickahs with three coolies from Tsim Sha Taui
FARES FOR: PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
1loffo
13
Surigan. Guam.4.20 Labuan 6 au 29.78 78
1
HOTELS LANDS,, AND BUILDINGS Hongkong Hotel 5. 1971 b Central Estucem 10 888 Hongkong Lande...$101 | 885 b. Humphreys att# 11 36 la. Kowloon Lands ... 3033 Wast Points 4. DIRECTION OF WIND; to two points. 5. YoREE OF WISD, according to Benford Scale
T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong Observatory, Aug. 23, 1917. I BAROMETHE, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit, on the level of the ses in inches, tenths and hundredths.
2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de rece Fahrenheit.
3 HUMIDITY in percentage of su tion, the humidity of air saturated with moistare being 100.
8 STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, c detached cloud, d drizzling rain, i fug, g gloomy, h bail 1 lightning, o overcast, P passing showers, a squal, r rain 1500w.
thunder. v visibility w dew web).
-Bars in inches, sonths and hun- dredths.
HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide-table van below has been potopiled at the National Almanac Office in London from the result of the analysis of observations taken by means of an antomstolice Besin at Tsim Sha Tsui tide-recording machine in the during the years 87-8-9.
The zero of the table corresponds the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty beez Chart, which has found to
be 4 feet
3 inches below mean sea level.
To obtain the depth of water on the
* 80972.6. Shanghai Lands T. SCT. 99
COTTON MILLS,
Ewoe
......T: 50 T. 180 m. Shaoghai Oottons T. 50T. 128 s.
Kung Yik... Y agtatapoom
.r. 10 T. 15
1.8 1.64
MISCELLANEOUS,
na-Borneo 1.2
Laht & Powern
gauge at the Victoria. Naved Yard ch da-Providents sdd 3 feet 4inches, and on the gange
I
Not azteding per passenger
04 cents.
tide
04
04
From Slaughter House to
Sailors' Horne From Sailos Bone to Government Civil Hos pital From Government Civil
Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Tower to Race
From Clock Tower to Bay View House ******* From Wanchai Market to Pay View House ******* From Bay View House to
Quarry Bay
at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, adil 10 feet Diry Farma
inches to the height in the table.
Riven
August 31st to September 6th, 1977.
rd,
08
In the City of Victoria
Not exceeding
Quarter-bour, half hour
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New Advertisements should be sent in before 2p, m
Adveridaemont and Bubscriptions which are not ordered foka Ezed:përkód will be confirmed until contor
Tedges bio Add
Code:A.B.Q842 Kailion
Talaptops Mo
One day from 8a
par passenger- -10 centa
87 are 1916..porTercisers
3afe half year ended
·30-8-17. ....
6 pc
7 p.3.
Taterias of 31 a/c 1917..
71.
вре
7 p...
0 cents for 1218
$2 for 1918 i.
Interim of 3 a/c 1917...
8 % Gnal making 12 %
1916
Th..9 for year ending 81-10 18sconique on
Tha. 6 div, ale year ended 30-6-16. uurimusic.”
Tis. 0.90 for 1416
Sp..
· 5: JAC
p.c. for year ending 28-$15...**
"B. p.
ending
13 p.
75 cents for 1916
33. for year
31716
cants for 1916
#24 #2 1916/17 Bonus:
42 interim / 1917,
181
Interini of 9% a/c 101
#10 #7 b.
.#.8820
Green Talands
BELAM · WAZIR
Hongkong
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Reight
Haight
" "Time."
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0,9
77 b. & 7.108.
Hongkong Electrica 10 (18) Hongkong Icm3 20 | 3149 Hongkong Ropes.. 10 725) Bongbong Tramways”... 383 Pa.
ELE. Steel Foundry... 18:0)
$1 a/o year 31-3-17,
THE COSAL S
Peak Tramwayé
¡dai.
azira is to be allowed for the return: Steam Laundry
journey
752
$1.25
interim a/c 1017
7% for 1916/19
IV-In Kowloon
Union Waterfosta 20 8-7. 873
3 cenbi for you 31-5-17,
124 X 1916
10 p
•Not cacceding › per passenger.
Ocets tur. 1916:
10 pc.
Willam Powell 71 #6]
Beyond Victoria
Not exceeding Quarter bour,. per eassenger. Babour,
*25centa:
Ing hbari Two" boats,_
Four
BO 7
One day froER
d beyond the
Between the bours of B., E chain ball forms the above fares ahal be
O.BEN HT
Abane and