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HONGKONG DEFENCE“
CORPS.
ORDERS.
Ovilors' for Artillery Company by Capt. J. H. W. Armstrong. V.D.
PABANKS.
FICHSDAY, ab instant -
5.30 p.m. Left Half Company (Guy numbers other than
Belchers Battery?
FRIDAY, 24 instant
specialists:
700 am. Dịcht Hall Company Hiun others as detailed), at Belchers, 50 p.m. Right fali Company (Layers at Setters' class only: we behers
Burtesy.
"530"pan:"Pero"Flair-Company-engines nad Sutters only! at Belchers Battery,
Orders for Engineer Company byu Captain W. Russel).
14th to 27th Sept. Sightly E. Le Man- X ning os laid down in Rpsteri'ab Nyekuto
and Hicherse"
issenperios er vanchers 8.30 PM. Ce held in Thursdays' and Thursdaye de members preparing for the protein, skilled and superior val. »ings, pusler Morgt.-Major Bryant, "... Staff borg. Parsons, B.R., Prporal, Dag and ad foeral Norris, Hongkong
Desence Core,
1dl et de les at Devmus frean 15th to th Sept. 1947, is posted ar Hond quarters,
Es tail of Bebets Reliers for Sypkor 1917, is postijilat Headquarters,
Orders for Infantry Battalion by Major H. A. Morgan.
WEDNESDAY, 19th instant
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7200 p.m. A toy, No. 3 Platoon
of Right Section | ALG. Cod at Remely Bud Range, TET. ¡tragion) Bress: drill Onder without Vides,
THURSDAY, 29th instant
-644) pan, Machine Com Company call memberstat Kentiedy Hulilange. TNT. Ginagar. Brise: Dipit oder winiowa rishes.
6,9 p.m. Modrad Sertim on Cricket Cemal disewaged. Tests of Hienenie ar Training. Biessy, Brill Order with
1:
5,30 p.m. Signalling Swetion and
* "hawng tesept former members,
Price
> $130.00
"SMITH"
MOTOR WHEELS.
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Latest Models just arrived: ALEX. ROSS & Co.,
4, Des Vanx Road, HONGKONG, TEL. F.
PATELL & CO. ORIENTAL PRODUCE
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EXPORTERS, SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS.
Agencies in
NEW YORK;
SAN FRANCISCO, USA.
Branches :-
CANTON","
SHANGHAI,
YOKOHAMA, BOMBAY.
HEAD OFFICE: KING'S BUILDINGS HONGKONG.
SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)
COAL
HE Undersigned having been appointed AGINTs for the COWIN HARBOUR
Price
$180.00
THE CHINA MAIL.
FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.
CHAIRS.
"I-In Victoria with two Bearers. Quarter hour.
10 cents.
Half hour,
One hour,
25
Three hours, .........grimise 50 Six hours..
Day (8 am to 6 pm.
..$1.00
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, half fare extra
Between the huurs of 6.30 p.m. and 6 am. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.
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POST OFFICE NOTICES.
On and after the 1st Oct., 1917, the rate of postage on letters from Hongkong to Fatsban, Chan Chaen, and Whampoa will be 4 cents for each ounce or fraction thereof.”
%
Mails for Europe via Suez are des-
Il-Beyond Fictoria, with four Bearers.patched as opportunity offers but only
Hour...
Three hours..........
0.60 cents. .81.00
Six hours.....
Day (6 am, to 6 p.m.)...
,,1.50 2.00
III-In the Hill District.
With 2 Beurera With 4 Bearers,
$0.30
Quarter hour $0.15. Half hour, 1, ... (1,2) One hour,,... 0.30 Two hours.
in 0.40
0.60
0.50
Three hours..... 0.70 Six hours. Day (6 am to 6p.m.)1.50
0,80
*****.... 1.00
1.00 1.50
2.00
1.
RICKSHAS.
| CUAL CO., LTD., aze prostred lu quote in the Fland of Hongkong engage if
prices for best quality STLIMPOPON COAL trimmed into Bunkers at SEBAT. TIK OF SANDAKAN (British North Borneo.
SILIA POPON COAL-chipares favour. sbly with the botter grades of Japatient Coal and gives good results on a very moderate consumption.
Steamers calling at SEBATTIE or SANDAKAN exclusively for SILIMPC PON COAL (either cargo or Bunkers) are exempt from payment of all Port charge..
At Sebaftir Steamers are berthed along. side the Company's wharf where there is a
water Spring Tides.
of 11.K.V.Rat, Headquarters, Pues minimum depth of 27 to 98 foot at low Cloun Fatigue. FRIDAY, 213 instant
Chart of Sibuko Bay (Sebattie Har 5.10 p.m. All members (including beur). Prices and all other information had on exempted meu ofroid N.K.V.R., A, concerning the Port can be and D Copmales, Signalters, Machine Application to the Agents.
BRADLEY & CO., LTD., Gunners, Meated Sortion and Recruits
Asepta Cowie Harbour Cont will parade, under Majoz G, '11. "Wake-
Company, Limited.
man, ontside the Law Courts and pros eved by Train to the PoleGhoga.
· Kowken and Taikri. Sections will purwede
at the Pulo Gyvunud av 543) p.m. Dressi Prill Under, (Beers will wear swords,
Heerufs of all umita (ex.
3:0
cat funner meggbros on HKV.I on
THE
CHINA MAIT
NOTICE.
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Burray Parme "tinutui under GSM. Commuulaatinas relating to news should Witchell, Corporals Grimes, · Edgeuclic | be addressed to Tas EDITO
and Meade, Press; Drill. Order
50 pau. Sigalling "Section
Claser
tartart (exempt
ELS.V.I
members Happy Valley.
work. Dress: Cleur Fatigne.
DETAILE
A
of
their
Correspondenta must forward names and addresses with any communics tion addressed to the Edir, not necessarily for publication but as evidence of good
Stadion faith.
1;
On duty 18th Sept.: Mächine Gun Cos.
(former washers of Centre Sec. M.G.
Col).
All matter for publication should be written on one side of the paper only.
Letters relating to betinas bould be addressed to Tan Mayatı,
Rate of subcription to "China Mall” is
Du luby 19th and 20th Sept.“ A $36 per annum per quarter and per mez Cay. Now, 1 and 2 Platoens (formerly Scouts Co.).
On duty 21st Sept.: "A" Cog. No, Platoon (formerly Right See, M.G. (xx), On duty 2nd Sept.: "A" Coy., No. 4
and Civil Service Coy.)"
som pro rata',
The China Mai?" is delivered free to subscribers in Hongkong and Kowloon.
Postage is Charged at the 'rate si fity cents per month.
Order for extra copies of the Onta Platoon fermerly Lelt Ser. M.G. Co-Hain abould be sent as soon as possible as the supply is limited. Cash 10 ctm., Credit 20 cts, per copy.
Orderly Ocer tron. 16th to 22nd Sept.
| Lient. II. W. B. Kennett,
On duty from the morning of Sunday, 23rd Sept., to the morning of Sunday, 10th Sept., members of the Corps Jormerly in A: Company, H.K.VR.
Orderly Officer: 2nd Lieut. A. M. Tazabill.
EXCHANGE. Rongkong, Sept. 18, 1917..
On London—”
Bank Wire
Un rumnad, tys
Surlays sight
4.minthe sight,
Credite, 4nouths' sight.
...3 3
Documentary, 4 months' night 3/4).
Ou Paris
On demand, ma
Oredits, 4 months' sight,
On New York-
(Do demand,
Credita, 60 days sight,
On Ebay- Wire, *** Om den d On Calcutta...
On demand
On Singapore-in
C. On cienasati, "On. Maniline.
H: On' deanand,
On Shangbai--
64. On demand.
~ 30 days' night(privats.
Da Yokohama
Os denmost,
M
"Goli Lemt, ux! fime per twe}}
Sverage (Bank's baying rate) 38.10
silver (per
He Filter in Hakny
1-hinese: Upper Clash
Chinese Gap
4
in Victoria.
...... 5 cents.
15 20
Ten minutes, Quarter bour, Half hour, One hour Every Subsequent hour,
Note the ricksha be engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis- charged outaide the Western part of the City of Victoria after 9 p.m., or be dis charged to the East of Bay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 9 pm, an extra half fare shall be chargeable.
II-In Koroloon. Quarter hour, ....................................... Half hour................................ Hour,
5 cents.
15
Every sabsequent hour, *********
*
10
1
To 4th mile
III-Tampo Road...
Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour if the hirer causes the 'Journey to take longer than :-
single 70 cents....1 hour. return.......$1.00..........2 bours. Beyond 4th to 6th mile
single81........... hours. return 81.50............ Beyond 6th to 9th mile
single
5........... 24
return 25.
Beyond 9th to 11th mile
aingle $200 ....................3. retora .....92.50 ...... 7 Fares for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous arrange- ment in each case.
correspondence specially marked is for warded by that route and no particular "of auch: nmils can be given.
11
Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in Chica, Siam, Liberia, Forty- guese East Afrien, Persia and Morocco, cannot be transmitted,
+ 4
The fares here set out to apply to one ricksha with three coolies from Tsim Sha Tsui.
FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
Rate of subscription to the Overland From Government Civil Hospital to Clock Tower
The Services to Germany, Austria, Pulgaria and the Ottoman Empirë”-are suspended.
OUTWARD MAILS,
WEATHER REPORT.
September 18, 114, 15m--No returns from Japanese stations Pressure has decreased alightly over N. Chins and increased slightly to moderately also "where ; it is highest over 9. Manchuria and relatively low over the Yangtze Valley and the S. China Sea
Hongkong Rainfall for the 34 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 inch.. Total since January 1st, 13.50 inches, aguinat an average of 7208 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on the 15th September
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1917.
REPORT.
SEPTEMBER -19TH, 1017.
SHARE
Stook and paki mp
11.30 4M
Value.
Lul Dividend and dala
"BANKI
1-Hongkong to Gap Rock: E and Hongkong & Shat #191 $860 S.E. winds, moderato ;'fine generally.
1---Formoes Channel: S winds, moderate..
MARINE INSUB
508990
"AKTERR. 3-South coast of Chins between Hongkong and Famocki: The me as | Cantone paka No. --South coast of China between North Oase £5 T 110
Hongkong and Hsinan: The same, sa Ni 1.
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OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN SEPTEMBER.
The following Table shows the Stan- daft Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of Sept,:
1917-
Registered and Parcel mails close 15- minutes earlier than the time given below, unless otherwise stated..
Malls will eloss for :— FORT BAYARD & HAIPHONG.
Per Houghome, at 7 am, on Wednes.
day, the 19th Sept. SHANGHAI & FORTH CHINA,
(Europe via Siberia). Ter Shantung. Registration at 9.18 p.m. Letters at 3 pm, on Thurs day, the 20th Sept [Shanghai Chi, P., Monday, 21th Sec. WEIHAIWKI & TIENTSIN.
Per Kneicho, at 11am on Saturday,
the 22nd Sept.
SHANGHAI & NORTH CHINA.
Per Yingchor, at 5 pm, on Saturday,
the 22nd Sept."...
SWATOW, AMOY & FOODHOW. ́ ́
Dato.
Sept. 18th, 0.40
Ends.
T 19th, 5.50
Begins. 6.3% pin.
6.15
r
20th: 8.0
汁 +
6:35
215 0.0
9.34
11.
$.22
1
6.32 6:21
and 6.9
[
24: 6.1
28th 6.9
97th
98th 0.2
€1,97
29th,
6.25
"30thy 6.2
6.24
ROYAL OBSERVATORY
HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
REPORT.
SEPTİMBER 15, 1917.-8.AL-
Station.
Wl'ostock Mempro Hakodate .. Tokio Kochi Nagisaki Kagoshima Datin OsEima Ishijims
Bunin Island
Wind
Hlour.
Bea Level.
Temperature.
Humidity.
irection.
Weather.
6a. 0,18 53
58.
Weihaiwei 8a. 23,9173 Hankow... Tchang Kinking
Fer Hai Hong, at noon, on Tuesday, Amoy
the 13th Sept.
Changsh Shanghai Gutalaff.... Sharp
29.8 29.9
Swato
Taihoku.... 58. Taichu
n. p.
. 29.
Tainan.... Koskun
OUTWARD.
WZIK-DAYS
SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS
Canton Bongkong Rock Gap
6
129.86
14
8.30. Palchci
bow
19
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS
FOR
Tai O ...
5.00 P.M. Tai Po...... ...10.00 AM Cheung Chow... 7.30 A.M. & 3 P.. Shatankok, Sha tin and Sheungahui ...4.00 P.. Aberdeen, Autau,
Ping Shan, Sai Kung, Santin, Stanley.. 4.30.M."
Macno
Pescadores
Hoihow.. Phulien79.8 C.St.Janus Aparri 6 a 29,64
Legaspi Tacloban .. Iloilo
Surigao
5.00 2. Guam
29.8
29.7
"3.81 4.81
9.80 29.79
6a.23.20
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Union...
#100 #780
Yangtama
80 $190
FIRE INSURANUSS,
China Fized 20 $130 Hongkong Fir......... ou] $290 b.
SHIPPING.
11
Daagse Steamshiton 130 $81
·Steamboat $15 $171
Indo-Ching-
(Preferred)...E6 { $33. (Dal seed)... £5 $89
Interim of 2-3 fe
1917.
87 Enal "making
825
A/C 1915 and Interim
of 818 ala lal
t. div. of th – 15/ MC 3/0 0/16, 81.95 per / 1918
and bonna
of $10 a/c 1915 and Interim of $30 1916
| $15′′ making" $91 főz 1913 and special of $3. vou 1916
$7 and bonus for
1915.
·897 for 1915
Int of 80 u 1916-1917.-
$1.20 for 1918 ...............
Final of 3-as 1916...... Final of 40-801916,
Approximate Packra cod
6. la
div.
7 p...
11 pë
101 pe.
7.p.c
6 0.0. Il p.c
**Star Ferri 1 10′$29 b.
- final making 7/- Mo
1918. free of income | tax Coupon 28. 1$1.68 dividend & 18 cca. Bonus for year ending $j*15 ¥w*ར་34ག་ནས་བཀའ
I p.c
7 pa
12.p.c.
··134 pe
**Shall " Iransport £1 107/G
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REFINERIES..,
| China. Sugars -----#100 | 998
Mahbon, Bugsen 2.30 $20.
Kailas
Langka
ACINING
Radbe....
.........1/40/b.
..........udra, 10) T. 14
...£1) $2.50 3..
Tronch Mines .................-£1) 98/-)
Dral Caspiana.........£T 39.
DOCKS. WHARVES AND GODOWNS.
Kowloon Wharves # 64 973
HK. & Whampoa
$12 for 1916 ...........
| P.“% fuŋ191È.......
ut. div. of 1/- free of in- come tax, making 10%
c 1916-1917 coupon No.9
Tis. 1. for 1916
if interim making
ale 1218.......
for 1913
8% for 1918 & baras 32
#111 b. -- 119
Interim of $2в c 1917.
Tis. 9 In your ending
30-4-17
Shanghal Dock T. 10. 1.76
6 p.c
16 p.c.
HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS Hongkong Hotels..5 56894–6.
Contral Estate 10 #90
Hongkong lands...$100 $88 Humphreys EstadaM 10 45 Kowloon Land ... 30 %
West Polate..................-50] $78 bi
Shanghai Land T. SCT. 99
$3 a/c half year ended
10-6-17
5pc.
7 je 1916..
Interim of 834 / 1917.. ¿0 cents for lais
$2 for 1918
8. p.
71 DE
6 p.e.
COTTON KILLS.
7.50 T. 180
wo
jj
Intérim of $3 aje 1917...
6% final maig 12 %
1916
T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong Observatory, Sept. 18, 1917.
1. BAROMETER, reduced to 37 degrees
Falu nheit, on the level of the sea in Shanghai Cattone T. 50. 121 b.
T. 9 for year ending 31*10*16--you Tie & dír, 'a:o year ended
30-6-16.
T. 0.90 for 1928 ........
5
Canton Samaui (1.30 M
and Wachow
From Slaughter House to
Sailors' Home From Sailors' Home to Government Civil Hoe- pital
Not exceeding per passenger.
04 cents.
04.
04
Begis. 57.M Letters 6 P.M.
67.154. 11.20 F.M
[6.00 P.M. Except Kongmoon
Saturdays Namtau and
Senmei....... 5.00 PM
110,00 Shamchun.
4.00: P.J
Labuan
9.00 1.35.
5.00 P.M.
inches, tenths and hundredths.
5.00 P.M.
9.00 i.M.
2. TEMPERATUEL, is the shade, in grees Fahrenheit..
de
Kung Tik
10
12
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN
BRANCH P.O...
„T' 'J0]T, 14'
[7. 4.95
tr.38
MISCELLANEOUS.
1 s
Light & Power
D-iry Farms.
China Mail" is 31% per annum portage From Clock Tower to Race $1 par konum extra cingle copies twenty
ve cents each,
Alterations and additions to Advertise mente: un Pagna 2, 3, 6, and 7 should be sent to the ice. No. 5, Wyndham Street, not later than 11 30 4.tar.
Alterations and additions to Advertise- ments, on pages 1, 4, fi qöd 8 should be, sak ng Dot later than 1 p..
New Advertisements should be sent in before 'p..
a
Advertisemente sul Bubscriptions which are not ordered for fixed period will be continued until countenranded."
Talographic Aðdrew Matt Hongkong Gode; A.B.C. 5th Edition),
Telephone No. 22.
The China Mail, LINTED,
THE
CHINA FAIL
Typhoon Map
and Guide
(GOLOURED)
Couse......**.***
From Clock Tower to Bey
View House
From Wanchai Market to "
Bay View House From: Bay View House to
Quarry Bay
II.—In the City of Victorio
Not
Quarter hour, Half houz. One hour
we hours,
Three ...
Four Five Bix
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*
for passender
-10 cento.:
30
One day from 6am. to 6 pm. 155
III-Beyond Victoria.
One bour,
Two cours.
Three Four
St
Not exceeding Per vassenger.
95 cents.
#00 „Om day fromña mi to 6 p.m. 81,50.
Havelicle is discharged beyond the limits of the City of Victoria half Hire extm is to be allowed for the return Boumey
IV-In Koselson.
PRICE
50 cents
Temperature. Hongkong, beptember FACOMITIE
1937,
,80
Quarter bour,”
· Do
29.87
Hall hours
Do
29.65
*ine hours
Two hours
-BA
Three
Canton
WEEX-DATE SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS
3 HUMIDITY in percentage of sture tion, the humidity of air saturated with Y agtapos moisture being 100.
4. DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points. Orientals,
6. FORCE OF WIND,
Benford Scale.
according to B
6 STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, c detached cloud, d drizzling mis, fog, os-Borneos g gloomy, a hail, Ilightning, e overcast (7.30 Mp passing showers, g squal, risin-THROW 11.30 PM thunder. w visibility w dow wet). 30.09.3.1.
17.3 sz
7,30 AM." 11:40-1.350
8.30-
Tai Ping
Tang ........8.30 PM. ̧§.30 F.M. 9. DR.M Shek K.......30 P.. 9.30 F.. 9,3 FM Kungmoon 6.00 p.m. 8.00p.m.-6.00 P.M. Kumchak...6.00 P.x. 0.00 8.00 F-X. Kaukorg 6 00 P. 6.00
Six.cept Saturdays,
6.00.
In the case of fails closing before am. Registration closes at 5 delock on the previous evening.“
HONGKONG" REGISTER
· Frerkenn
Not exceeding Barerseter... Temperature per passenger
Humidity 40
Direction of
Force
20.8
90
Onexlay from
Between ther
am, the above fares, ahall be mer
"D" Made
by Bo ber unt
7. Bax in inches. souths and hun Chas-Providentu
HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide-table viven below has been compiled at the National Almanse Office in London from the result of the analysis of observations taken by means of an sutomatic tide-recording machine in the Water Police Basin at Taim Sha Tsui during
the
87-8-9, The zero of the table corresponds with
she zero of the sounding in the Admiralty
p.o. for year ending 382-06
70 cents for 1916
823
B for
817-16
Graan Talande ......8 74 87-1.
Hongkong Electrics 10 $48
Hongkong lo Hougkong Hopen.
Hongkong Tramwayɛ
encing
80 conta for 1916
1821 / 1916/17 Bonus
75 cerats
228149
1 | #26,
#2 interim alo 1917..
igt interim a/c 1917....
Interim of 9% Le 1917
10. pic
61 aft year 21-5-17
10. po
$5.00
Chart, which has been found to be 4 feet H.K. Steel Foundry 810
3 inches belor mean sea level,
To obtain the depth of water on the
tida
gange at the Victoria Naval Tard add 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gange st Lamont Dock, Aberdeen; add 10 feet 4 inches to the height given in tha table.
September 10th to 25th, 1917,
EB24པ་ Bea Rg
Peak Tramways
109
% for 1810/1917-)
*team Laundry
“LAW WATÉN.
Ugloo Waterbostr. 313
33 gelte for year:31-5-17.
12} % for 1916
70 ounts for 1216)
B&iinusuesa-ly-