8
HONGKONG YOLUNTEER CORPS.
Corps Orders by Captain J. H. W. Armstrong, Y.D.
EINER COMPAs.
Detail of Duties at yeemus trom
1a 15th September is posted at kicad-
I PALADES.
Friday, 7th Septolidep→
7. a. Belchers Section (Guat Nominers a details at Belchers Bat lery.
535) pan. Artillery Battery (Layers wund Setters only) ni lehers Battery.
5,20 p.m. Right "Seckom Miki, Col. at Headquarters foster mit Comunnder.
Test of Eliopentury Tatining
*5:30 pm. Recruits it all units on Muze zay Parade Ofonid under Cörply, Grimes, genmbe and Estoods and Low-Compl. Mende.
5.20 p.m. Signsliai Seylon " & " and * D** classés ut Happy Valley, (Helios graph and Flag Scation work.
Saturday, th September 200
7.30 am, Seouls Company (men des txiled by peruk-Masr Hamsay, at Heid quietes. Tist, Elementary Training. at. Hand. 4.20 tu. Special Paundr quarters for numbers of the Corps the
·lantry unable to sitend drills order on 3rd, 4th, 5th, dni 7oli Süptember. Öne N.C.. from each mat sending then will stieni.
17 VII.
O duty 6th Sept.: Centro Sectio M.G. Co.
On shuts 7th Sept, Scouts Company.. On daty 8th Sept: Scouts Company. “Orderly Offset tron 2nd to Srh Sept.: Lieut. B. Lindell.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER
RESERVES.
Lajor Wakeman, Commanding H.K.V.R.
DETAIL.
On duty from the maming of Sarulay the 2nd Sopfer to the morning of Sunday the September E. K. V. C. Next for day, Co H. K. V. R Orderly Offendub Lirut. G. C. Moxin.
PARADES.
Friday, 7th September, som
Recruits on the ricket Groundet 5.15 pim." under Instructor Sergt. Oxberry Dress Drill Order.
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN SEPTEMBER.
-
The following Table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of Sept.. 1917
Date. Sept. 6th.
7th 8th." T
9th, 200 10th P
Frale
Begins
AL
6.48 m.
6.17.
6,46
6.43
*
6.44
6.42
13th, 55% 14th.
(14)
X 16th,
th
6.40
16th,
09
(1.39)
20
... 17th, 2017!
18th,
42 5
4
10th,
20th,
625
fi.2%
21st,
22nd,
Bish
23rd
4
24th, 2
6:21
6.31
£ 20
6.29
یار
1 2
B5th .
26ch,
Sith.
th
B
6.27
-6.25
́6.24
EXCHANGE.
Hoagkong, Sept." 6, 1917.
3/15
...3/2
Documentary, 4 months sight 3/21
Os London-
Bank Wire
On demand,
"
20 days' sight...
4 monthsight,
Credita, 4 mensha night,
On Paris-
Op deraand,
433)
Credits, 4 months' sight,
On New York-
On demand
-743
Credits, 6 days sight,
Wire, *-*
On Bombay-
On demand,
Ca Caletta
Wire,
On demand
a Singapore--
2.01.
On demand,
133
On Manila..."
On demand time
149
On Shanghai--
On derud
DOM.
On Yokohuum
Gold Lat,
... 1452.
5
#
PRICES
1 gal. $3.25
*
$15.00
. $100.00
"THE BEST OF ALL".
JEYES FLUID
ALEX. ROSS & Co." (Sole Agents) 4, Drs Varx Roar, CENTRA! HONGKONG.
SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)
COAL
E. Undersigned having been appointed AOKSTS for the DOWIE HARBOUR COAL CO., LTD., are prepared to quote prices for best quality SILIMPOPON COAL trimmed into Rankers at SEBAT. TIK or SANDAKAN (British North Borneo
SILIMPOPON COAL compares favour- ably with the better grades of Japanese Coal and given good results on à very moderato consumption...
Steamers calling a SEBATIK" or SANDAKAN exclusively for SILIMPO PUN COAL (either cargo or Bankers)
THE CHINA MAIL.
PRICES
1 gal. $3.23
40
$15.00
" $100.00
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
Mails for Europe-vis Suez are des patched as opportunity offers but only correspondenes specially marked is for warded by that route and no particulars of such mails can be given.
Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Portu- guese East Africa, Persia and Morocco, cannot be transmitted.
The Services to Germany, Austria, arewrampt from payment of all Port Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are
suspended.
charges,
At Sabattik Steamers are herthed along-") side the Company's wharf where there is a minimum depth of 27 to 28 feet at low water Spring Tider.
Charts of Sibuko Bay (Sabattik Har- bear). Prices sad all other information had 010 concerning the Port can be application to the Agents.
BRADLEY & CO., LTD., -
Agenta Cowie Harbour Coal']
Company, Limited,
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ITCHING ECZEMA ON CHILDREN
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 8th at 11.10-No returns from Japanese stations. Pressure has decreased quickly at Vladivostock, slightly over Formosa and, Luzon, and has increased
Six Months. Awful to See, Hard-slightly to moderately elsewhere, it is,
ly Had Any Sleep at All. Soothed
and Healed by Cuticura.
"My two children suffered with eczema for demonska. It broke out un their bodies and all over theiz facer and heads and WON ĐỂ A was running - palure. I was awhal, ta pon them. They hardly had any sleep at all
"TY Cuth Cura Soap arid" Dinement LİTİK-
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FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES.
CHAIRS
I-1s Victoria with tưa Bearers. Quarter bour. Half hour, One hour,
Three hours. Six hours.
probably highest in the Pacife to, the south of Japan. A depression is crossing 9. Manchuria and an area of relatively low pressure covers, Indo-China. There are still indications of a typhoon to the east of Luzon; it is probably moving very slowly.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1917.
SHARE REPORT.
SEPTEMBER 6TH, 1917.
Stock and paid up
Vaine
Q'tions 11.30 AM.
Bags Dridend
and data.
Approxima
Baix
year's di
BANKS.
ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.90 inch Total Hongkong & 8'ha! $191 5575 since January 1st, 79.91 inches, against
4
an average of 07.85 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours anding at noon on the 7th September-
∙1.-Hongkong to Gap Rock : E, and S. E. winds, moderate; fair generally. ---Formors Channel : Y. winds, mo derate.
Tatarim of 29-3/- 0/0
19:7
61 p.ci
MARINĖ INSUK ANUSE.
Cantons
... 30 $390
1ST Enal mating
North Chinae £5100
3-South coat of China between Hongkong and Lamocks: The saine stalo $100 $800, No. 1.
"
-South coast of China between Hongkong, and Hainan: The same 34 Yangtze 60 #190
No. 1.
ROYAL OBSERVATOKY
FIRE INSURANCES.|| HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER | China Fro8, 20] $133
REPORT.
Hongkong Yire
SEPTEMBER 6, 1917.-1.20. -
Wind
10 cents
Station.
283928
Day (6 a.m. to 8 p.m.),.....$1.00
11
Włostock
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, Memurs..
Hakodate balt fare extra.
-Between the huurs of 8.30 p.m. and 8 Tokio a.m.. the above fares shall be increased Kochi... by 50 per centum.
Narasa
oto cents. $1,00
Kagoshima OsEina
11.-Beyond Victoria, with four Bearers. Hour,
Three hours................
Six hours........ 1.50 200 Day (6 am to 6 p.m.),
III-In the Hill District..
Butin Island
Hour.
Sen Lovel.
Barometer
Temperature.
umidity,
Direction.
Force.
6a. 19.58. 66
5
Weihaiwei 6 a
Hankow
Ichang
With Bearers With 4 Bearers ha
Two hours,
Swato.....! Taiboka.&.0.7.3
*Qqj #1 |
SHIPPING. Douglas SteamshineĮ150 | 281
Steambo 15817)
Indo-Chinas `--
/e 1915 and Interim of 16 1916.
Int. div. af 15 *:15,5° "at 3,6 5/16, 84.20 per share a 1018 ་་་མམ་*
of p..
Final of $219 and bones of $10 a/c 1913 nch Interim of $90
1918
7 p..
215 making $31 for
1915 and special of $3
w account 1930...
11 p.s
$7 and bonus 19 for
1915.
די
97 for 1913
1
8300
Int. of 85 a/c 1916-1917.
18 p
7.p.c
& D...
21 p.A
(Praferred).£5 | #33 (Deload)...25 | 389
"Shell" Trespor £1109/8 d.
** Star Ferry-$10 g27
REFINERIES.
Chion Sugars☎ (0C] $92 Malabon Sagar P. 30 $50
40.
Langkaca..........edza, 10 T. 14 a
.LI $9.50 5.
1.
Quarter bour......$0.15
20.30
CANADA
Half hour,...
0.20
0.40
One hour,
0.30
0,20
.0.50
0,30
Three hours. Six hours.
0.70
"1.00
Sharp Amoy
Pt.
1.00
1.50
Day (6 am to 6p.m.)1.50)
2.00
* 149.83 79 9.8378 ****9.83 $4 99.80 29.79 70
9.78
MNING.
Kailan
11
29.78
Rauba..
Tronoh Mines
Tral Carplana
[
Per Shinyo Ja Registration at:
10.15 m. letters at 11 am, OR Friday, the 7th Sept..
SWATOW, AMOT & FOOCHOW.
Per Haitan, at noon, on Friday. the
7th Sept.
SHANGHAI & NORTH CHINA,
Per Wingsang, at 5 pm, on Friday,
the 7th Sept.
PAILIPPINE ISLANDS
RICKSHAS.
10 15
11
Tainan Koshun.... Feseadores... Canton 29.75
29.78! Bong Gep 1.In the Island or Hongkong if engage Macne
* 28.73 in Victoria.
Wachow... 8. Pakbot ....5 cents. Hothow.... Ten minutes, Quarter hour, matnes
Phulien
One hour....
C.St. James "Every Subsequent hour,
A parti ..... Note. If the riekaba be engaged within the City of Vistoria, and be dis- charged outside the Western part of the Legaspi ..... City of Victoria after 9 p.m.. or be dis Tacloban .... charged to the East of Bay View Police Iloilo Station on the Eastern side of the City Surigao.... of Victoria after 9 pm an extra half Quam........
Labuan fare shall be chargeable.
Per Fuensang, at 9 p. on. Saturday, Half bour,.
the 8th Sept.
EAFHONG.
Per Taksung, at pin, on Saturday,
the 8th Sept.
SHANGHAI & NORTH CHINA,
Per Yinyhow, at 5 p.m., on Saturday,
.the 8th Sept.
SWATUW, AMOT & FORMOSA Via
KEELING. .
**
Per Kaijo far, at 9 am, on Sunday,
the 9th Sept.
HAIPHONG. "
Per Kaifong, at 1am, on Tuesday,
the 11th Sept.
JAPAN Vis MOJI, HONOLULU, HILO, SAN FRANCISCO, SALINA CRUZ, CALLAO. ARICA, BALBOA, 1QUIQUE & VALPARAISO Per Anys Mara, at 11 am, on Tues-
,,day, the 11th Sept.. WEIHAIWEI & TIENTSIN.
Per cho, at 3 pm, on Tuesday,
the 11th Sept.
SHANGHAI & NORTH CHINA.
Per Chenan, at 3 pm, on Tuesday, the
11th Sept. SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA,
+
JAPAN Via KOBE HONOLULU & SAN FRANCISCO.
Ter Equador. Registration at 10:15 a. Letters at 11am on Wed- nesday, the 12th Sept.
SHANGHAI & NORTH CHINA,
(Europe via Siberia). Per Sinkiang. Registration at 2.15 p.m. Letters at 3 pm on Thursday, the
1:
13th Sept.
Shanghai Chi. P.D. Monday, 17th Sept.] PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AUSTRALIA, Via PORT NEW ZEALAND "DARWIN, & NEW GUINEA Vin
THURSDAY ISLAND.
Revistration at 10.15 a.m. Letters 11 am, on Friday; the 14th Sept. SWATOW, AMOY"✯ YODGнOW
Per Hui Hong, at noon, on Friday, the
14th cept.
HONGKONG REGISTER.
Barometer
t
Temperature
Humidity
Force Weathion
Previous
On de ton dia ni
.M
99.71.
54
90,78
20.78
80
85
83
75
2
ORDER
Direction of
[W Wind..............
Beberapan Teleperire o the Lowes vjen`atr 1mmperstore_om Log
II-In Kowloon. Quarter bour, Half hour,..
1
Scents/
15
**
Four, Every subsequent hour, 10.
III-Taipo Road.
D
Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour if the hirer causes
the journey to take longer
than:
4
..2 hours.
To 4th mile....
75 cents....1 hour. single.***...... *returi...... $1.00
hours. Beyond 4th to 6th mile-
single..20..... return $1.50..... Beyond 6th to 9th mile
single ......$1.75 return8.00 Beyond 8th to 11th mile
300 singis..... return......93.50........ 7 Fares for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of pravions arrange- ment.in each case.
++
The fores here pet out to apply to one! riekaba with three coolies from Tsim Sha
Taui.
"FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
From Slaughter House to
Sailors' Home From Suilus Hometo
Government Civil Hos Pital
From Government Civil
Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Tower to Face
Couse From Clock Tower to Bay
View House From Wanchai Market to Bay View House ......................... From Bay View House to
| Quarry Bayss
H
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10
15
4.909
3
Ta
T. F. CLAXTON, Director.. Hongkong Observatory, Sept. 6, 1917. 1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit, on the level of the ses in inches, terrtha and hundredths.
2. TEMPESTUEZ, "is the shade, in de grees Fahrenheit.
3 Honry, in percentage of satura tice, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.
4. DIRECTION OF WID, to two points.
WIND, Lccording to 5. FORCE OF Ben ford Scale.
6 STATE OF WEATHER, b' blue sky, c detached cloud, d drizzling rain, i fog, g gloomy, b hail, 1 lightning, o overcast, p passing showers, a squal, rain spo tthunder. v visibility w dew wet).
7. Ram in inches tenths and hun. dredths
HONGKONG TIDES.
£195/6
32
DOCKS, WHARVESĮ AND GODOWNS.
Kowloon Wharies # 50: 874
ן.
$1,25 for 1918
Final of 3/ nie 1918.......... Pipal of 40/-/o 1916,
- Sinal making 7/ M
1918 free of income
tax Conpen 28.
| 51.65 dividend & 15 eta.
Bubus for year ending 30-4-12
P.C
↑ pa
$12 for 1918. ...........................
P. 5 for 1916.
12 p.
134 p.
Int. div, of 1 free of in-
come tax, making 10%
a/c 1916-1917 coupon No. 9
7 p.
T-1 for 1916
B
1 interim making 4/
ale 1918.
'15 p.4.
9% for 1915
8% for 1916 & bords 19
9 p
HE. & Whampea
Docks wi
81134
Interim of 924 a ce 1917."
pe
1.
5
Shanghal Docks IT. 10.|| 1. 76"
T. 8 for year ending
30-4:17
HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hotels.... 5. 1944, b. Central Katates 10 830.b. Hongkong Lands...$101 888 b.` Humphreys Estate 146. b. Kowloon Landa...#290|820
West Points &C] $78 b.. Shanghai Lände T. 50 T. 82
COTTON MULIS,
83 je half year ended
30-6-17.salmon,
are 1918...
Interims of 83 /||1917. 30 cents for 1318
3
$2 for 1916 "...ivame
Intorim of 63 a/c 1917...
8%) maling 12 %
ฟe 1918
Spc
B puss
71
6 p. c.
7 p.a
71 po
EDO............ 50 T. 180 ». Shanghai Cottons T. 50 T. 129 b..
Tla
for year ending 51*10*16...... 116. 6 dív, ara year ended —:30-8.18.
5 ple.
50
Tis. 0.90 for 1916.....
The tide-table cryen below has been Kung Tik... T 10 T. 144 compiled at the National Almanac Office
in London from the result of the analysis. Y ngtazaDOOS of observations taken by means of an automatic tide-recording machine in the Orientals, Water
ater Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui during the years
87-8-9.
The zero of the table corresponds with the zero of the souring in the Admiralty Chart, which has been found to be 4 feet Not exceeding 3 inches below mean sea level. per passenger
04 cents.
To obtain the depth of water on the tide gauge at the Victoris Naval Yard add 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gange st Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet 4 inches to the height given in the table. September 7th to 13th, 1937,
HIGH FATEN
Fri 7.
3118
Low - WATER,
པ་
Hougtong Mies
Sungkong
Balghi
blatt,
1.
+2
&
Quarter hour
alf hour One hour Two hours, Three
11.-In the City of Victoria
Not exceeding Per passenger.
10 cents.. 1호
par low
-BI
higk
6.4
': 5,6
13
710 BA40
Du to 3 17
No inferior MO...10 m
The 11
pre
sala
T-BT. B
IT,38 b.
MISCELLANEOUS,
12 Br
584
70 cm, oc 1816,
p.a. for year ending
10/473"5. $23
·8.p
70 benta for 1918
$3 for
Cun-Borneos
Iraht & Powers
Chos-Providents
Dairy Farm
Green Islands....4$ 71 $7.10 Boogkong Electrica # 10 848" Hangkong love... # 21 | $140 Hongkong Ropes... 10 $26
Hongkong Tramways
year ending
$1-7-16 30 genta for 1916
89 / 1816/17 Bonas
TB cents. |42 interim's/c 1917%
81 interim a/c 1917.....
11 pe
10 pc.
Interim of 9%. a/c 1917
H.K. Steel Foundry, ...., 810)
61 2/0 year 31-5-17.
Peak Tramwaja
1000 s
(new)
100 cout
7--for 1918/1917
30 days ikht(privata paper).......
On demand,***
37.90 100 fineiper taal)
Severeigns (Bank's buyingrats) 26.30 n.
Silver (par oz)
Silver in Hongkong
.28% p.nom.
Chines Copper Cash....
Chinese Copper Cent...
Rate of Native Interest Chicos Sah. Coin ...
Hoogkong Sub. Coin ...
per.
Temperature." Hongkong, September 7, 1937. "
BAROMETER
Du
Do
Lo (Web
29.78
HERBY & OE.
EDDER STREET. site Hongkong Hotel Telephone N
March 20, 194,"
..0.00
0.15
F CLAXTON Directin. Hongking Ulweestory, Sept. & 117, 1
Four A Five
One day from
-Beya
RHEUMATISM.
TAVE you ever tried Chamberlain's me boa
Palms for famation If not. Two vers
You Are Wacting time as the longerslun 'ferre
disease runs on the harder it is to gore Your Det n bottle to-day, supply it with
vigorous mange to the nflicted parta Sa
O
and you will be surprised nord delighted Unsday frots Ba At the relief obtained, For sale by all If a relicle is disch Chemists and Storeketemuit of the City
extes is to be allowed for the return som Laundry joumey.
IFIn Kowicon.
Union
Not exceeding per, passenger.
William Powell
8:20
Quarter hour, s Not exceeding ↑ Balf hourj per cassenger, 7-ne baar."
En cents.
Two hours,
P
Fic Six
12.40
3.00-
Dng day from 6am to 6 pm 3:00
Between the bour of 8.30pm am: the shore fares Alall be in bmit fury by 50 per canibus
383
713.
93 cents for year 31-6-17.
12% for 1916
70 cunts for 1916
60 cents for 1923/1214
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