HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS.
ORDERS.
Orders for Artillery Company" by Capt.
J. H. W. Artasiróna, Y.D.
MRADES.
TUESDAY, 18th instaşık—
7.30 Ath
Right fall Company
Balcher Hattery.
Rm. Felt Half Company
Walchers Lutters -
THURSDAY, anh instant:
5,30 pat. Lebo Hall Company
wbery other that
Belcher Battery,
FRIDAY 2301 insta
specialist
70 a., Bighi Hait Company (ömu
detailed at Bewhors.
5. p. Right Half Company (Layer), and Setter clase "only as Belcherm
Battery
Jika pum, Lett Hult Company (Tapere zusi kottomu uniji at Belcher"" Battery.
'1
Oreses for Engineer Company by Captala W. Rassell.
Prica
$130.00
"SMITH"
MOTOR WHEELS.
Latest Models just arrived : ALEX. ROSS & Co.,
4. Dos Your Road, HONGKONG, Tel. 97.
fo-day's Advertisements
HONGKONG POLICE. RESERVE
PROMENADE CONCERT
SEASON, 1947.
THE CHINA MAIL.
FARES FOR PUBLIC···
VEHICLES.
CHAIRL
I-In Fisteria with two Bearers. Quarter hour...
*** 10 centy Half hour. ****
THE 1ST CONCERT will be held in One hour,........
the BOTANICAL GARDENS,
on
Three hours, vene
Six hours **********
50
14: 27th Sept. Sightly K. F., Man- | SATURDAY, Soprember 22nd at 9 r. Day (6 am to 6 pm.).........$2.00 wing as trick deera in Bosters at Leeman and 1-1
Che
T BELCHRIS 8. P.M. sto ja Tavy d 9 may for tumplows preparing lee the belent, wed and superdir ral ing, nader Sérgt., Major Bryant, B.P. Sad Sergt. Prosinec 11, E., Vorporal Dug and, 2nd- Corn
Defrige Corps.
Norris Hongkon
Miss CAMILLE PASTRO, Mr. A. H. LAY.
Focalists:
Mrs. . W. BrawICK,
Mr. C. H. P. HAY, Police. RESERVE ORCHESTRA. BAND OF THE ZATO PUNJABIS
(By kind permissior).
Admission (at Main Entrance only: Detail of duties at Essenen Imus titheents and $1.00 (including right to re-
is posted at Heml-served but unnumbered chair) to ark Sept", 1917, eisters
Detail of letters Reisets Inga Sept!..
12917, is posted a Headquarters. -
Orders for Infantry Battalion by
Major H. A. Morgan.
POALS.
TUESDAY, 18thy Busthat s
7.14.
Vi hitt
Sants Company La cat menigte Blse. Detpektivera at ibrafiguarters,
10 cents.
Children charged Adult prices. 9 Linte opens at 8.30 p
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, half fare extra.
Between the hunts of 8.30 p.m. and 6 A.m. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.
11.-Beyond Fistoria, with four Bearers.
Hour....
.....0.60 cents. Three hours...$1.00 1.50 Six bours Day (6 am to 6pm. 2.00 III-In the Hill District,
With A Bearers With 4 Beareri. Quarter hour......20.15 Half bour,
... 0.5)
Naval and Military Forces in Uniform
$0.30
0.40
One hour....... .:0,30
0.00
Two hours.........: 0.50
0,80
Three hours...... 0.70.
1.00
2114 Six hours,
1.50
Day (8am to 6p.m.)1.30
2.80
1)
RICKSHAS.
Hongkong, Sept. 17, 1917.
#
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES ----
OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD.
AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
WONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer
"HYSON"
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
"On and after the 1st Oct, 1917: the rate of postage on letters from Hongkong to Fatahan, Chan Chuen, and Whampoa will be 4 cents for each ounce or fraction thereof,"
#
WEATHER REPORT.
September, 17. 11. 10m-No returns from Japanese itations. Pressure has again decreased slightly at all stations reporting; it is highest over Japan and relatively low over the Vissyna.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours Mails for Europe vis Suez are desending at 10 am, to-day 001 inch. Total patched as oppertunity offers but only since January 1st, 73.90 inches, against correspondence specially marked is for an svaraga of 71.74 inches. warded by that route and no particulars of such mails can be given
Correspondence addressed to enemy
Forscsat, for the 24 hours ending at noon on the 18th September :----
I-Hongkong to Gap Rock: E. winds,
1-Formore Channel: The same as
Book and paid_up,
TAOL
BANKS
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1917.
SHARE REPORT.
SEPTEMBER 17ER, 1917.
Q'stome
· 11.30 ·AM.
Luar Ditridens and date.
Approxima
Peturn based
on la-1
yor's 'dir:
aubjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Fort moderate; fair to cloudy, some showers Hongkong & Shal B125.2380 -
guces East Africa, Persis and Morocco, cannot be transmitted.
The Services to Germany, Austria, Fulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are suspended.
The gs. Shantung, with the Siberian Mail (London 28th July) is due to arrive here on
the 17th inst..
"OUTWARD MAILS. Registered and Parcel mails close 13- minutes earlier than the time given below, unless otherwise stated.
Malls wilk close for :--
SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA, JAPAN Via MOJI, CANADA, UNITED STATES. CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA & EUROPE Via VAN- COUVER
Per Konteagle. Registration at 9.15 a.m. Letters at 10 am, on Tues- day, the 18th Sept. PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AUSTRALIA. - NEW ZEALAND & NEW GUINEA
Vis THURSDAY ISLAND, Registration at 9.45 a.m. Letters at 10a.m., on Tuesday, the 18th Sept.
STRAITS, BATAVIA, SAMARANG &
SOURABAYA,
"Per Princu Juliana, at 10 am, on
Tuesday, the 18th Sept SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.
Fer Haitan, st noch, on Tuesday, the
18th Sept
SHANGHAI & NORTH CHINA.
Per Susning, at 3pm, on Tuesday.
the 18th Sept
1.--In the Island of Hongkong mgage/FORT
in Victoria.
Ten minutes. Quarter hour,
Half hour,. One bour.
Every Subsequent hour.
6 centa
.10
.15.
..
Note the ricksha be engaged the City of Victoria. and be dis.
BAYARD & HAIPHONG.
Per Hongkono, at 7 am on Wednes
day, the 19th Sept.
SHANGHAI & NORTH CHINA.
(Kurope via Siberia).
Per Shantung. Registration at 2.15
p.m. Letters at 3 p.m., on Thar day the 20th Sept. (Shanghai Chi P.U., Monday, 24th Sec.]
are beroby notified that the Cargo win within outside the Westem part of the JAPAN THE NAGASAKI, HONOLULU,
my torn eu Sectijas, beanis man at Kennedy
WH.T. (from Range. CA P: Beill redes withouta rithes.
ampa dog. No. 4 PUB former members of Jadi Berth M als Fixti Service Coni pany) as Headquarters. «Seclin drill
Diipline Training.
be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kow ion, where it will lie at Consignee's risk. The Cargo will be ready for delivery
from Godown on and after Sept. Options! Cargo will be handed, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's Dr Tival.
All broken. chafed, and damaged Goods "are to be left in the Liodowns, 430 p.no Strehër Beurer Section at where they will be examined on ang Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours Af 10.45.m. and noon within the free
asorage period.
Drish
les
430 pm Signaling Section, cige, at Einpay Valley, Sertical work. Desin: Tirál Orles without rites. WEDNESDAY, 19th instant
5,40 jam, “A” Coy. No. Platoon
forter members Right Section' 10. Cat Rennesty guil Bange, TICT: "(Camping). Dress: Drill Order
without reg
THURSDAY, 20 instant-
5.00 pan, Merkin Gail Company (al! members ? Aennedy Bond Hauge. TET. (Groaning. Dress: Dell Order without ri.
5,70 p.m. Mhunted Sistion on Fricket i Granul dinonish), Testa of Element" ory Training Downs: Drill Order with janews.
5. pan. Signalling Section B ** and ** (*.** ·Classes fesept former meinhess
of H.K.V.R.) at leadquarters. Diese Clean Faligne.
# 2
CHIPAY, 21st instant:-
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Fedown. and all floods remaining undelivered after the 24th Sept. will be subject to
Cat.
City of Victoris after 9 pm. or be dis charged to the East of Bay View Police Station on the Fastern side of the City of Victoris after 9 p.m. an extra half fare shall be chargeable.
II.In Koncloon." Quarter hour....... Half hour. ........ Hour, Every subsequent hour, .................... 10
III-Taipo Road.
5 cents. 15
**
15
Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour if the hirer causes the journey to take longer
than :-
To 4th milo- All Claims against the Stemmer mest
single... 75 cents...1 hour.
$1.00... retar
„2 hours.. be presented to the undersigned on or before the 8th Oct., or they will not be Beyond 4th to 6th mile-
..81.50..
2 hours. regnised.
single...... No Fire Insurance will be effected.
return $1.50..
9th mile- Beyond 6th BUTTERFIELD SWIRE.
single...$1.75... Agenis.
Hongkong, Sept 17, 1917.
2110
JOINT SERVICE OF THE NEDERLAND" and "RÖTTERDAM
LLOYD" ROYAL MAIL LINES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES:
HE Steamship
THE
J
PRINSES JULIANA" 5.10 pag. All members waiting having arrived from San FraserCo Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified sxempted mea)" of old H.K.V.R., A. B. that all Goods are being landed at their and Companies. Signallers, Machine risk into the Hazardous and or extra Onnarri, Mounted Section and Recruits Hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong will parade, under Major G. H. Wake and Kowloon Wharf and Gedown Co. Ltd. whence and/or from the wharves
man, outside the Law Courts and pr. very may be obtained.
reed by Tram to the Polo Ground, Kumlus and Taiko Sections will parade at the Polo Ground at 5.30 p.m. Dress: Brill Order. Offeres will wear words.
530 p.m. Recruits of all units
cept koriner members of H.K.V.Ro Murray Parade Grund under Witchell. Corporal Grimes. Edgcumbe and Mode. Breen: Drill Order: 5.30 p.m. Síguelling Section
.
"A"
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns and all Goods remaining undelivered after noon the 23rd September, 1917 will be subject
rent.
to
All claims against the steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 26th September, 1917 or they will not be recognisd.
Cla (except furger rulers of 1017. st 10 m. by the Company's HK.V.K. at Happy Valley. Station surveyum, work. Dress: Clona Fatigue.
On dity 18th Sept. Machine Gm Gay former members of Centre Sr. M..
Co.).
O day 19th and 20th Sept.: »A " Coy. Now, 1 and 2 Platoons (umperly Secrate (n
On duty 21st Sept. A "Cy. No. 1 Pintoon. {fornierly, Rights Sec. "M.G. Co.). On duty 22nd Supt. : * A** Cos., No.
toon (formerly Left Sec. MG. Co. hand Civil Service Day.}.00)
Orderly Officer from 16th to 22nd Septe Lim. H; W. B. Kennett,
On duty from the morning of Sunday, 20rd Septi, to the morning of Sunday, C10th Sept.,bers of the Corper formerly in ** A**; Company, H.K.VAL
Adarly Officer god Lieuk LAM,
Con, and
ORRONIC DIARBROKA.
return......$2.00
Beyond 9th to 11th mile single $2.00 return.....89.50.
חי
Fares for journey's beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous arrange- ment in each case.
The fares here set out to apply to one ricksha with thres coolics from Tsim Sha Taui.
FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
From Slaughter House to
Sailors' Bowe From Bailor Home te. Government Civil Boa pital .......... From Government Civil
to Clock Tower From
Not exceeding per passenger'.
Q4 cents.
04
No. 1.
1-South ecosi of China, between
Hongkong and Lamocks: The
No. 1-
4-South song "of China between Hongkong and Hainan : The mmD KA No. 1.
MAKING INSUN- ANCER.
Canto... 30 | $300 · ·
ủ
"North Coise,£5110
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN SEPTEMBER. Unfo $100 $780.
The following Table shows the Stan-Yangon, (190) { $190 Hard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of Sept.
1917-
Date.
Sept. 17th, 5.39
:.
Ends.
Begins 6.38 1.1.
18th 3.59
6.37 11
10th 5.50
€35
20th 6.D
6.35
gist
6.0
6.33
93rd, 5.1
6.32
24th, 6.1
6.31
15.30
A 28th, 6.2
6.40
27th, 0.2
29th, 5.9
6.27
29th, 6.2
6.23
30th, S.
6.24,
ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
REPORT.
SEPTEMBIR. 17, 1917.—a, 13.
Wind
Station.
Bม.
Wl'ostock Memuro5a.
kkodate.. Tokio... Kochi
1
UNITED STATES, Ostima ......... 'CANADA.
Naha CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA,
lahi'ma &'EUROPE Via SAN FRANCISCO. Bunin Island,
Weikeiwei 6 5 29.20 Per Perris Maru. Registration at 5
pm on Friday, the 1st Sept. Hankov... Letters at 9 a.m., on Saturday, the Ichang....
2nd Sept.
Kinking" Changsha
WETHAIWHT & TIENTSIN.
Per trichor, at I am, on Saturday, Shanghai.
the 22nd Sept..
V
:
Sharp, P... Amoy Swatow Taiboku....
SHANGHAI & NORTH. CHINA.
Per Yingehou, at 5 pm, on Saturday
the 2nd Sept. 6WATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW,
Per Hai Hong, at noon, on Tuesday.
the 15th Sept...
*Superscribed correspondence only.
EXCHANGE.
Hongkong, Sept. 17, 1917.
"
On London
Bank Wire
Un demand, in.
H
20 days' sight.
4 months' sight,
Credits, 4 months night,
Documentary, 4 months' sight 3/4}
On Paris-
On demand,
...448
Credita, 4 months' sight...482)
On New York-
On demand,
441.
Credita, 60 days sight,
On Bombay-
Wire
On demand,
O Calcuttan !!,
Wire, ...
On demand On Singapore
04
On demand,
On Manila-
o Tower to Race
On demand,
10
On Shanghai--
On demand
12
On Yokohama
On demand,
Couse m You From Clock Tower to Bay View Housa ************** From Wanchai Market to Bay View House woond From Bay View House to
Quarry Bay
II.—In the City of Victoria
Not exceeding
06
Fer passenger.
10 cents.
All bruken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 22nd September.
Kemies. Gildard and Douglas.
Quarter hour.............. No Insurance whatsoever has brew Hal har
One hour Bills of Lading will be countersigned Two bouni
Throu JAVA-CHINA JAPAN LIJN." Four
Agento
Five 21118x Hongkong, Sept. 8, 1917.
One day from 6 a.m. to 6 pm. 81.25
III-Beyond Victoria.
eflected.
by
THE
CHINA. MAIL
Typhoon Map
PRICE
and Guide
(COLOURED)
RHEUMATISM
50 cents.
TT
70
75
·|
*DEOU
nom.
2137)
...154.
30 days' sight (private paper).
... 150
Gold Leaf, 100 fine per tael) 40.40 Sovereigns(bank's boying rate) $6.10 a. Siver
(02)
Sid Bar Silver in Huactong163%/p.nom. Chinese Copper Chal
Copper Centa Chinese Rate of Native Interest
Chinese Sub. Coin Hongkong Suh, Coin
Tainan
Koshan....
ཋ ཌ ཋ ཋ,ཥ:
Pescadores.or Canton
Pakboi....
Gas
Hongkong
Rock.. Macas
F
"
chow
Hoihow..
C. St. James Aparri
Tourune ....|
FIRE INSURANUSE China Fires ......20 $130 Hongkong Yi du 1990 b.
SEIPPING.
Duogo Sbarakite: $50 | #51
Steamboat...... 158171
Indo-Chinas --
(Preferred)...£5 335 toured)...£5 | 399
**Shell" Tranape £1107;5
"Star Feet 10 829 b.
REFINERIES..
|100) 892 Ohina Sugkaian Malabon Sagars... 21311893
Interim of E9-3/- 10
1917.
dip.e.
$ fus making $25 w/o 1915 and Interim -18 / 1916. -t.-dir. of 18-%%
-13/
at 3,6 5/16 $125 per
share / 1916
Final of $90 and
of $10 a/c 1918
Iptarim of 830 w/o 1915
A
and
7 p.
Il p..
815 making 321 for
1915 and special of $3 va a scene 1916
5% and bonas 2 for
1915. ****
97 for 1913
Int. of 83 a/c 1916-1917.
31,95 for 1936 saumar.
•
| Final of 3/- a/c 1916...... | Winal of 40/-a/c 1918, s.
s final maxing 7/- ase 1918 free of income tax Coupon 28 ........ $1.68 dividend & 15 cta. Bonus for year ending 30*18
6} .e.
1181 pe
8.C.
21 p.
3.c.
Xpc
12 p.c.
P. 5 foi 1912..
13 p.
$12 for 1916
at. div, of 1 freeofins
MORNING.
£140. b.
come tax, making 10% a/c 1916-1917 coupon No. 9
J
7 p.4.
6 p..
15 p.
Kailas ****** Langkacs....tir. 10 T. 14
£1 $2,60 m. Raabe...............
Tronoh Mines £128/ Ural Caspian...£39
DOCKS, WHARVIN AND GODOWNS
Kowloon Wharvon $ 60973
29.88
H.K. & Whampo
Docks
29.8
Phulen 1.9.8
Legaspi... Tacloban..
Iloilo
Surigao...
Guam ..... Labuan
29,70
29.79
a 29,80
39.
•HO|HOCOGO-HON |||Ni+a5100||•
T. F. CLAXTON, Director.
Hongkong Observatory, Sept. 17, 1917.
Tis: 1 for 1415.
1 interim making 4-
Ale 1918.
B% for 1213
18% for 1918 & bony 12
Bill b
| Interim of 321 a é 1917.
ti pe
Shanghai Dock T. 10 .76
Tin. 9.10% your ending
30-4-17
HOTELS LANDS
AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hotels.....$ 5: | 894 n.
Central Esta.com ...$10 - $20 Hongkong Lands...$10 | 883. Humphreys Rason 10 48
Kowloon Land ... 90 | 837
West Points.
6G 373 b. Shanghai Land T. 57.99
$3 a/c half year ended
30-6-17.
Ta/c 1916
Intecim of 351 / 1917.
60 cents for 2016 “*******
for 1915.
Interim of 3 a/c 1917...
8% final making 17 %
c 1918.
COTTON «MILLS,
1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degreen. Ewos Fahri aheit, on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.
2. TEMPERATURE, is the shade, in 'de grees Fahrenheit. **
+
„T. 50 T. 180 *.
Shangbai Cottons T. 50 T. 121 3.
3 HUMIDITY, in percentage of satura Kung Yik” 10/T. 24 tior, the humidity of air saturated with
To Y ngtakapocs
DIT 4.25 moisture being 100.
Orientals,
DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points 5. FORCE OF WIND, according to Besford Beale ...
1
# STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, c detached cloud, d drizzling rain, f fóg, gloomy, h ́hail, I lightning, o ov renat, Passing showers, 3 equal, rain show hander v visibility w dew wet).
*7. Bagrin inches. tenths sad han-
pm. pm.dredth 7p 5/15% dia
par.
"HONGKONG REGISTER.
Pyarious
day On date at On date at
Barometer... 20.86 -29.83, 29.84
81 Not exceding Temperature 85! per vassenger. Humidity
Direction of}
25 conta
**
Force
Wind
Weather Bain
0.00
One bour,.. Two hours. Three Four, 11
One day froLisa ́m to 0 p.m. #1:50
If a ralicle is discharged beyond the Emite of the City of Victoria half farg extra is to be allowed for the return journey.
IV-In Bouloom Gi
Fot creeading per passenger,
Quarter hour Half hour Une hour,
ever triesh Chamberlain's two hours,
subject in metreka of digest 1m Palm horfcomatian kunat, Three Keren enter for you are wasting stine, pa te longer, this Poor
yespot in het If posible. The arena in the harder it is caref ente di tanul take Cimmlibet je bottle today, apply it with a Six
*BU
87
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HONGKONG TIDES.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Tie. 9 for year ending 31:10-16 .....anviðiársas Tie, & div, a'c year ended
30-£¤,
par
Tie, 0.90 for 1918
12 859
#541
#10 $71
p.a. for your ending
70 cents for 1916
13. for
31-7-18
6823
$787 B.
Jun-Borneos.........
Light & Powers
Ch.us-Providnata Dairy Farms
Green Telande
Hongkong Electrics 8 10 $48 Hongkong lens #2 #149 16 8261
$5-00
The tide table ven below has been urguiled at the National Almanac Office in London from the result of the analysis of observations taken by means of in satomatic tide-recording machine in the Hongkong Ropes Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui during the years 87-3-9. (20
the table corresponds with the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty
The zero of
Hongkong Tramways
Chart, which has been found to be 4 feet HE. Steel Foundry ..... 1810
Inches
below mean sea level.
To obtain the depth of water on the
bide
0.00
-0.01%
Retail, apes & i Temperranrot on the 185k - 25 Low open air 1werperalaren EDM 175M 29
P. CLIME; Director. Bonal, Obarers 2007; Sept. 17, 1917,
Temperature. Hongkong, September 17, 1817.. BAROMETER.
THERMOMIZER..
3,00)
Jawa and Tenalinen Tom Tranruus massage in the afflicted parts One day from 8am to 8 pm 600 bik epred mene of and your will be surprised and delighted Between the hours of 8.30. p.os, and that physic are have funt the relies btained for calp 67 All at the above faree shall ho ineresaod
For sale by Chemirta, and: Storekeeport by 50 pc saukum
gauge at the Victorie Naval Tard
(M) $190sonte
add 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gange, Peak Tramways. "... 10 22 6 at Launont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet inches to the height given in the table.
29.83 Tim
September 18th 50 24th, 1917,
BIOT WATER
HUAKBORN
L
Storm. Landry
Union Waterhosts,
Нары
foot,
William Powell
15.
Year Ending
80 cents for 2018
92 / 1918/17 Ponus
7. p...
31 p.8.
61 pic.
13 p.
11 po
42 interim a/c 1917.
81 interim a/c.1917....
Luterim of 9 % a/c 1917
ipt
10 p..
81 a/e year 21-5-17..
% for 1018/1917 (as)
35 cents for year 31-0-17,
[12] 2 for 2016
Titl
J.p.o
10 cents tur 1976°
50 cents for 1PYSELATAN
Telegraph
Telephone No. 990-F,0.B No. 11,
Printed and published for THE CRI
ism Borset, Hongkong.
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