HONGKONG DEFENCE
CORPS.
ORDERS
Dedom for Artillery Company by Captain
J. H. W. Armstrong. V.D,/
" PARADES,
THURSDAY, 19th Sept sä
5.30 pm. Left Half Company (Gun pundeis other than specialists) at Bel- chers Battery.
·FRIDAY, 14th Sept. --
7. Right Half Company (Ona numbers as detailed) at Belebers.
PRICES
1 gal. $3,25
5
$15.00
40
" $100.00
Belchers
530 pm Night Half Company(Layers
and Setters Class only), at
Battery
Left Half Chenjany (Layers and Sot
ters only) at Belchers Battery.
Orders for infantry Battalion by
Major H. A. Morgan,
PARADES...
WEDNESDAY, 12th Septumber :-
4.43 pin Members of the Corps for- merly in. No a Hatoon ". Coy.
K. V. at Lower Tram Station ander gnd Lieut. . Sutherland, T»E.T. Gropius) Dress, Drill Order" without ritivo.
5.00.
R. under
(Group g rifles.
Sembers of the Corps for No. 7 Platoon "B" Coy. Kennedy Road Bange F. H. Thomas, T. ET Dress Dyill Order without
i
5.30 Campany, Nos. 1. 2 and Platners of the Corps former
in 1bacl:6 seeti2a G. Co. and A Beouts Contade at Headquarter
Tests Tiaining Dress Drill Drie wir pouches, Recruits (formerly in X.V.B.) on
Cricket Cround underdogt. Üsberry, THURSDAY, Jr Septi-
7.10 am: Machine Chan Section (mem- bera of the Corps Farmerly in Scouts Company M. 4. Detachment) ne D. C. Headquarters.
5,00
pat. Members of the Corps formerly in No. 4 Platorgi."A" Co., on Remely Road Range VIL ander Lieut.. wen Hughes, T. E. T (Grouping) ss, Drill Under without
rities.
5.15 pm. ignalling Section (members of the Corps formerly in signalling Section, H. . Y. R) at Defence Corps Headquarters Tristes Gompertz, Hattingley and Wilson will urade nt 6:30 pub. Dress Clean Fütigue. FRIDAY, 14th Sept –
5 pm. Malers of the Corps furteris in No. A ̈ Coy, E, K, V.R on Kennerly Road Bange under "mri, Tacht. Suturland, T. E. T. (Groups int). Dress, Drift der without files.
13. Reqruits of all units former. Von Murray Parade Ground under Corporli Grimes
Edgeotte. Edinola and Mende. Dress Drill Order.
3.30 p.m. Rétruits(formerly_ H.K.V.F)| ນະ Cricket Ground under Sorgt Oxberry. Drgus, Drill Order
6.30
0p.m. Signaling Section (members
of the form formerly in Signalling Boction UK.V.C. "A" and "B′ Cinases) at Happy Valley." Heliograph and Flag Station work.
..
SATURDAY, 15th Sept :-.
7.10"&ut Member of the Corps (formerly in Scouts Company), as detail- ed by Sert Major Hamsay, at D. C. Headquarters Tests of Elementary Training
Merers of the Corp formerly in No. 8 Pistoun "B" Coy. H.E.V.R. and others. resident in Kowloon will complete their T. E. T... (Grouping) at Kowloon under Bergeant Major Cike. Timg and Place to bo notified later.
DETAIL.
On duty from the morning of Sunday, 9th Sept. to the morning of Sunday 16th Sept. members of the Corps formerly in
Compan. EV.R.
Right
Bec
X.G.Co.)
Orderly Offer, 2nd Lieut. G. C. Moxon. Un duty Sept. 16th "Coy. No. 3 Platoon (formerly
On daty Sep 17th "A" Coy. No. 4 Platoon (formerly Left. See. M. O. Co. & Sept. 18th: Machine Gao
Civil
Service Co
duty
ILA. Co.)
(formerly Centre Soe.
On duty Supt. 10th: "A" Coy. No.
Platoons (formerly Scouts Co.)
I d
On duty Sept. th
1
Ot
Coy. No.
and 12 Flatoons (formerly Scouts Co.)
daty ept. 21stA CO
No.
Platoon (formerly Right Sec. M.G. Co.)
On
duty
Sept. 22nd A Coy, No. 4
Platoon (formerly Left Bec. M.G. Co.
Civil Service Co.)ert
Orderly Officer from 16th to 22nd Sept..
Lieut. 1. W. B. Kennett.
Hongkong, 7th September, 1917.
· HONGKONG® TIDES.
The tide-table given below has been compiled
at the National Almanac Office
in London from the result of the analysis of observations, taken by means of an automatic tide-recording machine in the Water Police Busin at Trim Sha Ti during the years 87-8-9.
the
The core of the table corresponds with zaro of the sounding in the Admiralty Chart, which has been found to be 4 foet a inches below menat as level
To obtain the depth of water on the tide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard add 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gange at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 foet 4 inches to the height given in the table.
September 12th to 18th, 1917.
SALON WATER
Refu
-LOW WATER
Hone
TzD4+
Temperature.“ Hongku, reptember 11, 1917.
"THE BEST OF ALL"
JEYES FLUID
ALEX. ROSS & Co. (Sole Aneitað“.
4. Drs Vaux ROAD, CENTRAL][
HONGKONG.
"
INTIMATIONS
SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)
COAL
Underaged having been appointed AGANTE for the COWIE HARBOUR AL CO., LTD., are prepared to quote prices for best quality SILIMFOFON COAL trimmed into Bankers at SEBAT IE or BANDAKAN (British North Borneo.
SILIMPOPON COAL compares favour- bly with the botter gradas of Japanese Doal and gives good results on a very moderate consumption.
"
Steamers calling at SEBATTIK of SANDAKAN exolusively for SILIMPO. FUN COAL (either carge or Bankers) Are exempt from mythest of all Port charges.
At Sebettik Steamers aro berthed along side the Company's wharf where there is "minimum depth of 27 to 28 feet at low
water Spring Tides
Charts of Sibuka Bay (Sobattik Bar- bour). Prices and all other information concerning the Port can be tad on application to the Agents.
BRADLEY & CO., LTD.,
Agent Cowie Harbour Coal Company, Limited.
* 1027
DAIRY FARM NEWS
X
CORNED BEEF
AND
CORNED PORK.
PUT or is Kees and BarexiS
FOX
EXPORT OR STEAMERS ÚSZ
JAPANESE MAKERS,
Every kind of Footwear
MADE
TO"
THE CHINA MAIL.
PRICES
1 gal $3.9
5 $15.00
2100.00
POST OFFICE NOTICES,
Mails for Earopo via Suez are des patched as opportunity offers but only correspondence specially, marked is for warded by that route and no particulars of such mails can be given.
Correspondence addressed to enemy objects in China, Siam, Liberia, Portu- guese East Africa, Fersia and Morocco,
cannot be transmitted.
The Bervices to Germary, Austria, Enlgaria and the Ottoman Empira arẻ suspended
- OUTWARD MAILS. Registered and Parcel mails close 15 minutes earlier than the tune given below, unless otherwise stated.
Mails will aloes for WE HAIWEJ. CHFFOO & TIENTSIN. Per Huichare at 9am, on Wednes
day, the 19th Sept.
SWATOW.
<
Per Hupeh, at noon, on wednesday)
the th Sept. SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA, JAPAN VILNAÐISSKI, CANADA, UNITED STATES, CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA," EUROPE VAN COUVER
C
SKIN TROUBLE BURNT LIKE FIRE
Itched Very Bod. « Could Not Sleep. Very Uncomfortable. HEALED BY CUTICURA
"The trouble bacsa on my seun When mall ringworme and sprosed to my elberen sad writ. Is was way uncossfortable, *The ftaking was very bad at night and they burnt like fire. I could not sincy with them when I go WARD.
爨
"Ai luat meng for a fren ample of Cath cans. Hoap sad Õlatnent, sa 1 waa ̈thing Cutlers Soup: at the time. Before I had
finished the sample I found relief so I bought
baz of Cutlern Ointment. Ciltiaza Somp
and Denimsona henlod my arms“ (Signed): Mr. H. Bradar, Grimuldy Girovo, Manby. Rd, Louth, Linca. Eng., Janumy 23, 1913. Sample Each Free by Post
With 3-p Skin Book, Address post- card: F. Nowboy & Sons, 27, Charterhouse Bq. London. Hold throughout be worki
FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES.
CALLIRA
WEATHER REPORT.
September 116, 104, 55m. –– Warning to Hongkong. Coast Porta and Manila:
Typhoon in Liên là A Long được kh moving W. at 8 to 12 m.ph.
September 11. 124. 9m-Pressure haa. Fincreased in varying degree throughout Yellow Sex and the Balintang Channel, the area, except in the vicinities of the
where it has decreased considerably.
An anticyclone is central to the east of
Hokkaido, and another appears to be
| developing over N. China. The northerns typhoon has moved to the Yellow"Sea
Stock and paid up
BARER
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1917.
SHARE REPORT.
SEPTEMBER 11TH, 1917.
Q'SUDA FLSO A.M.
Approxima
Last Dividend
sad data.
dir.
to the SE of Weikaiwei, another Hongkong & S′bal #1?\ | 88753 8. -
typhoon is advancing from the Pacific
on a westerly track; it is situated near Aparri, in N. Luzon, this warning.
anding at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 inch. Total Hongkong Rainfall for the 94 hours
since January 1st, 73.91 inclus, against en average of 69.65 inches.
MÀRING INSUR-
է:
ANCRE
Cantons
crown 50 || $390
Forecast for the 24 hours anding at North Chinae £5 | T. 1.00 noon on the 12th September:-"
3-Formosa Channel: N.E. "windo strong.
3-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks : The same as Na 1.
-South coast of China between Hongkong and Hsinan: The mos No, I
FIRE INSURANCES,
China Fires ---- 20/$131 Hongkong, Fur...* ̧00 $300)
SHIPPING.
Interim of £ORA y/o
1017-
64.p.6.
al $18 a/c 1816.
$25
87 final making
* 1915 and Interior
7 p.c
1514
Bj p.C.
Int. div. of 15%
At 3/8 $76" $125 per
abare 1918
Final of 690 and bonus 2.of $10 a/c 1915 and
Interim of $30 a 1916
1-Hongkong to Gap Rock: N.E. Unlo winds, moderate to fresh; fair.
#100 #7907
3
Yangiemen).
·60 $190
| #15 making $21 for 1915 and special of $3
un socoadă 1916
11 p..
$7 and bonus 3 for
1915....................... 7 for 1915
Eit of 15 wực 1916-1917.
18 per
31.25 for 1918
7 p.c
Final of 3 / 118...... Final of 40-1918,...
8 D.L El pice
In Fictoria with two Bearers: Quarter hour.
... 10 centa Balf hour,
One hour,....... Three hours. ...................
22
50
++
D
Six hours.................................. ...... 70 Day (6 am to 8 pm.)---- $1.00
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, hali fare extra.
Between the huurs of 5.30 p.m. and 5 am, the above fares shall be increased by 30 per centum.
II-Beyond Fictoria, with four Bearers. Hour............. Three hours........... Six hours.
*** 2.00 Day (6 am to 6 pm..
"III-In the Hill District.
•
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN SEPTEMBER. Douglas Stonehive 150 | #51
יו
The following Table shows the Stan-Steamboat 15 8173, dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of Sept, 1017-
1. 15th, 5.50
16th
Indo-Chinas
(Preferred)...£5835- (Deleted).£3380
of final making 7- n/a
1918 free of income! tax Loapon 28........ $1.65 dividend & 45 eta, Bonus for year ending 30.4.16
Date. Sept. 11th, 5.57 L.M.
Eads.
12th. 5.57
Begins.
6.43 P.BY. €42
13th 5.58
641
14th, 5.38
་་་
€40
640
16th. 5.59
• Sholl" Trwoests £1102/6
**Star Ferry* ....... 10393
p.c
6.39
0,60 cents.
**At
3.53
4.38
$1.00
18th, 5.39
6.37
REFINERIES.
1.50
10th, 5.50
6,35
" 20th,, 6.0
21st 6.0
$35
Ohtoa Sugara
100 22
$12 for 1916
6.3-4
and 6.0
6.33
Malabon Sugars... F.,50 | 592
F. B for 1916.
19 p.
134 p.
23rd fl
6.30
川
$0.30.
24th
6.31
0:40
6.10
0.60
Feth 6.9
6.30
0,80
000 0.8
6.28
LO
*****
0.70
1.00
28th 2
"
6.97
Kailans
1.50
29th, 6.9
9.00
30th, 6.9
*
6.25
"
8.24
Rauba......
With Bearers With 4 Bearers.
Falf hour, Quarter hour, $0.15 0.00 One hour, Two hours. ........... 0.50 ......... 0.30
Three hours, Six hours 1.00 Day (8am to 8p.m.):30
RICKSHAS.
Per Empresa" of Japan. Registration at 8.45 am. Letters at 10.30 am, on Wednesday, the 19th Sept. FORMOSA -Via. KEELUNG, SHANG-
BAI, NORTH CHINA, JAPAN Vis | I.—In the Island of Hongkong engage if MOJI, VICTORIA & SEATTLE Per Shulmioka Muru, at 10 am, on
Wednesday, the 12th Sept.
HAIPHONG.
in Fictoria
Ten minutes.
Quarter hour,
Half hour,.....
Per Koshin Maru, at 9p.m., on Wed- One hour,
nesday, the 19th Sept.
BANGKOK.
*
Per Yusang, at p.., on Wednesday,
the 12th Sept
SWATOW. AMOY & FORMOSA VI
TAKAŬ & ANPING.
4
centa.
.10 35
Every Sabeequent hour, .........20
Nota-If the ricksha be engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis charged outside the Western part of the
Bird 61
25+ 55.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
REPORT.
SEPTEMBER 11, 1917.—a, I. ·
Etation.
Hour.-
City of Victoria after 8 pm, or be dis- Wl'estock 637.03 charged to the Fast of Bay View Police Momero Station on the Eastern side of the City Hakodate
Per Sochu Maru, at 3 am on Thurs of Victoria after. 9 p.m., en extra
half..
day, the 13th Sept. SWATOW, AMOY & FORMOSA Via
KEECUNG.
Per Joshin Maru, at 9 am on Thurs
day, the 13th Sept. SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA, JAPAN Via KOBE, HONOLULU & SAN FRANCISCO.
Per Equador: Registration at 10.15
Letters at 11 am, on Thurs day, the 13th Sept.
HOIHOW & HAIPHONG.
Per Hanoi, at 11 am, on Thurwlay,
the 13th Sept.
*SAN FRANCISCO (Direct)-
Per Thor, at 4.30 pm, on Thursday,
the 13th Sept.
ORDER SHANGHAI & NORTH CHINA,
CHERRY & 00,
PEDDER STREKT, Opposite Hongkong Hotel
Telephone No. 491.
Huz gionų. March 20, 1914.
EXCHANGE.
Hongkong, Sept. 11, 1917.-.
On London-
Bank Wire
On demand
5
20 nys' sight...
2
4 months sight,
Credits, 4 months” sight,
Documentary,
On Paris
On demand,
3/21
4 months” wight 3/29
Credits, 4 months' night, - 1,456}
On New York-
On demand
Credits, 8 days
On Berbay
Wire,
On dervind,
On Calcutta-
Wire -On demand.
On Bimuapor
On demaah.
On Manil
On demand,
On Shanghai--
1. On demand
B. 30 days"night()
29.40 On Yoknhaum 29.78
On demand,
79.18 Gold Land, 100 finis 83 Bovereigns(Bank's
#1080 | Silver (per on)
do 80. Bar Silver in Hear
Chinen Copper Cash 774) Chess Copper Cents
78 Bate of Native
88 Chilpene Sub Coin
75 Hacking Sex Von
(Europe via Siberia).
Per Sinkiang, Registration at 2.15 p.
Letters at 3 pm, on Thursday, the 13th Sept.
[Shangbai Chi. P.O., Mooday, 17th Sept.] PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND Vid PORT DARWIN, & NEW GUINEA Via THURSDAY ISLAND.. "Rexistration at 10.15. a.m. Letters
11 am on Friday, the 14th Sept. SWATOW! AMOY & FOOCHOW,
Per Hai Hong, at noon, on Friday, the
-24th Sept. FORMOSA VE EBELUNG, TRANG
HAI, NORTH CHINA, JAPAN Vis
- MOJI, VICTORIA & TACOMA.
Per Mexico Maru, at 1 pm on Satur-
day, the 15th dept.
SHANGHAI & NORTH CHINA..
fare shall be chargeable.
II-In Kowloon
"
21.
5 a 30.32
30.95
30.07
n
And
#
30.24
30.11
"
*
30.8
20.04
29.99
พ
29.93
Quarter hour, .............. 5 cents. Oshima.....
Kagoshima Half hour:.............................. 10 Naba Hour, ................................... 20
Tabi'jims Every subsequent hour, 10 1 Bonin Laland (30.08) Welbaiwei. 64.9.78 LI-Taipo Road.
Hankow Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part-
те
#
11
of an hour if the hirert 29.87
the journey to take longer than :-
To 4th milo
single...... 75 cents....1 hour. return...... $1.00
hours. Beyond 4th to 8th mile
singla 31.90. retorn$1.50 Beyond 8th to 9th mile- singis....$1.76. return....200
Beyond 8th to 11th mile-
single $200 retara.......50...
.8 hours..
7
Gutelaff....
11
31
Sharp Pk..
39,
11
·
29.82 Amoy... (29.79)
toku. BB
Taichu
Tainan.... Koshira Peseadores.
Canton
"
Fares for journeys beyond the 11th Wuchow. 94. zile to be a matter of previous arrange ment in each cran.
The fares here set out to apply to one ricksha with three coolies from Tsim Sha
Tsui.
44
Tupiperaturo.
Humidity
Direction.
Force.
MIND..
Langkawi.........dz. 10 T. 14
Trook Mines
Ural Caspiana
..............2.1 82.60 5.
£195/6
S
DOCKS, WHARVES "AND"GODOWNG..
nt. div, of 1/- from of in-
come tax, making 10% B/c 1916-1917 edupon No. D
Tis. 1 for 1918
1 interim making 6/-
/ 1918:
9% to 191S.
t Win
Kowloon Wharven $-50) 973-
8% for 1916 & boring 19
| H.K. & Whampoa -
Dock...
B11S
Interim of 823 a c 1917.
The fc year ending
-30.4.17
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ZULULEÅ Wenther.
Shanghai DooksIT. 10. F. 78.
la p
83 a/c half year ended
30-8-17.
6p.c
8
HOTELS LANDS
AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Horals... 5 94. 9. Central Esta cos"...401 800 Hongkong Lands...$100 $88 6. Humphreys Fatteo 3. 30 | 38
Kowloon Land... 30 (20
Wout Polateinar@ 50 878 b.
Shanghai Lands T, 50T: 92
Interim of Bok 10 1917..
50 cents for 1918 ................
for 1816
Interim of $3. a/c 1917...
|6% Gral making" 12;%
2 เล16
COTTON "MILLS
EW50 T. 160 Shanghai Cottons T. 60 T 125
Kung Yi...
Yongtaxipoos
Orientals,
T1 10 T. 14
T&T, 5 b.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Tia. 9 for year ending
31-10-18. 13. div. ajo year
30-6-15
T. 0.90 for 1918
Gap Rock
Bongkong
17
"
Maczo
Faknoi.... Hothow"
Phulien ... .... Tourane... C. St. James Aparri ... 6 1/29,30]
73.199,82
31
129.79)
T
29.6
Legaspi Tacloban Iloilo Surigao..** Guam
M
9.
+1
..
4.20
China-Bornece
Not exceeding Labuan par passenger
Juht & Powere
04 cents.
T. F. CLAXTON, Director Cha-Providente Hongkong Observatory, Sept. 11, 1917 Dairy Farma
10 $7
3/823
L BAROMETER, reduced to 22 degrees
Fahn nheit, on the level of the sea in Green Llanda inches, tenths and hundredthis,'
# 71 #7 €
FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
Per Anhui, at pm, on saturilay, the From Slaughter House to
15th Sept
UNITED
SHANGHAT; NORTH CHINA, JAPAN Vis NAGAYAKI.......... HONOLULU, CANADA,
STATES, CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA, EGR Vix-S&N FRAo CI~CO." Per Oranje. Registration at fi piza, on
Saturday, the 13th Sept. Letter at 9 am, on Sunday, the 16th Sept
| SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW, H
Per Haitan, at noon, on Tuesday, the
18th dept
*Superwrîbed correspondence only.
"HONGKONG" REGISTER:
Barometer
Tamperstars",
Humidity Direction of
Force
Weather.
Hongkong
Pravions
76
-87
Bailors' Hom From Bailo e Bome to Government Civil Hop- pital
«Civil
*
Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Tower to lace:
Couse......
Front Clock Tower to Buy
View Houses remar From Wanchai Market to
Bay View House nam • From Day View House to
Quarry Bay
In the City of Victoria
Not exceeding
Quarter hour, Half bour One hour Two
bours, Three
Fest
Fire
One day from 0
Four
cents.
2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de Hongkong setrics #110 | 848 grees Fahrenbait."
3 How in percentage of MIR- tion, the humidity of air saturated with
moisture being 100.
14. DILECTION OF WIB, to two points.
5. FORGE OF WIND, Eccording to Ben Hord Scale
Hongkong Ropes #1026)
6 p...
70 eta, for 19).
p.c. for your ending 28.06. Prcents for 1916...
for year ending.
180 cents for 1916
·13 p
831 a/c 1916/17 Bontis
75 centa
#2, interim. de 1917aastas.
Hongkong Loo.. $ 22. $149.
$5,90
1 interim a/c 1917.
Interim of 9% ale 1917
10 po
[$1 s/o your 31-8-17.
10 p.
Hongkong TraIWLYB
6 STATE OF WEATHER b blue eye. Steel Foundry.10 b datachod cloud d úrizzling rain, £ tog,
g gloomy, hi hail, Ilightning, o ov rast,
p passing showers, a aqus), ♬ main 1 snow-
thunder. 'visibility w dew wet).
7. Ran to tuches tenths and bup- dredthe
Peak Tramways.
extra is to be allowed for the returz Steam Landry journe
Quarter hour,
Half hour.
Fous
One day
20 Betwe
for 1910/1917 ans
25 p.
35 centa for year 31-8-17,
Union WabethORDE
12% for 1916
10 p
paksenger.
Willem Powell
10 sunta for 1916
350 cents for 1315/1214.
HYALTO:
920—POF NOCHA