HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS.
Ocian for Artillery Company by Capt,
J. H. W. Armstrong, Y.D.
PARADES.
Idday, 28th insti
7.30 am-Right Half Company (Gua
numbers se' detailed) a Belchers. B.30 p.m.-Righ: Halt Company (Lay- ers and Sottery! class only) at Belchers Battery.
5.30 p.m.-Left. Half Company (Layers and Setter only) as Belekars Eattery.
Orders for Engineer Company by Captain W. Bull.
1st to 18th September. 1017 :-Nightiy Manning at Lielcher and Lyremun
avit Rosters.
ARADES.
Engine drie pi
6.13 pp.
Electricians
INSTRUATIONAL CLASSES.
Wit be held at Balchers at p.. en Tuesday and Thursday for ställe i üujerri.r rarings under Sergal Bryant, B.E., Staff Sergt. Pars CE, Corporal Day and 2nd Curl orris. FR.P
"
The Chief Ragineer directs that Lieut. Stevenson take over the duties of ide DSL. 1yers and 2nd-lient. Brown, the dates of o B., Stonecuttern, dating Captain Janu"ubseroom on Imavel »
Order for Infantry Battalion by Major H. A Mergan.
TESTS OF ELEMENTARY TRAINING, Former members of "A" and "B" Cont tries, T.K.V., who have not paasesi their Gronping Test (Miniature ammuni tion will attend at Kennedy Rond Ringe between 5 and 330 pm Fri-
8th instant. Mufti may be worn. day W TRETRY CODI RAT
Price
$130,00
'SMITH"
MOTOR WHEELS,
Latest Models just arrived: ALEX. ROSS & Co..⠀
4, Des Voeux Read, HONGKONG, TEL. 97.
TO LET
TO LET
THE CHINA MAIL.
$130,00
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
F
The Parcel Post service to Aden (except in respect of parcels for military and naval addresses) has been suspended.
MMEDIATE ENTRY, four very
desirable SHOPS situated in Icej.. House Street, opposite the Grand Hotel, recently reconstructed.
For rent and other particulars apply to the Manager. Hongkong Ice Co, Ltd. 46 Connaght Road Central.
Bongtung, August
1917
TO LET..
2003
FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon: Four roomed houses in Kowloon."
Apply to--- HUMPARETS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings. Boorkong, August 22, 1917.
་་
TO LET. BASILEA." Lyttleton Road.
tight men (as spasially detailed) endhoomed House with Servants dag will fire on the leak Range us 6.30 Ani on Thursday 7th and Friday 9th Quarters instant Lieut-ilson wih take charge. Dems, Drill Orler with ches
PARADES.
Friday. th fast:-
p.-Maching the Capany" mens bers as detailed King Pack, Borg Annual Mroketry Course. Dyes, Patil qendëy with pouches. 6.30 jum--Beernts of All waits
Murray Parade Kirennd, under C. S. X. Witelrell. Corporals Grimes, Pilgelathe and Meade, Dress. Drill order.
0 p.m.-Sigilling Section A
Class (except Right Talk Section
at Happy Valley. Station work. Dress, clean align
15.80 (-Signalling Section (Right)
Half to on. Murray Parade Ground. Squad Frill and Rite
Ni*Peji,,*s.
MUSKETRY bleme wishing to fire their Antal Coase at the Park Range or King's Park Bauge, on two days & week, at 6.30 6... intend of he Bigg Park.app.m., aro requested to send is their cames to their *Company Connanders,
DETALLA
f duty from the morning of Succy, 3rd to the horning of Shäday, 30th members of the Corps September, Lormerly in."A" Company. H.K.V.R.
Orderly Officer, Lient. A. E. Wright. On duty th September-Monisted" Bection."
On duty 1st (etabar - Maeline Gun
Company.
On duty 2nd Deceber Machine Gun
Company
On duty 3rd teler:-"A" Company" An duty thebober:-"A" Company. On duty Sthetober :-"A" Company. On duty 6th October:-A Company, Orderly Officer from 50th September to 6th October, Fient. J. O. Owen Hagber.
Hongkong 21st September, 1917.
HONGHONG POLICE RESERVE-
Orders Issued by Mr. F. C. Jaakio, D.S.P. "(R.)
SERVICE BOARD.
Alfranks (including Medical and other exempts) to attend in mufti at Head quartors Club at any time between s and 8 p.in. Armlets to be produced.
Friday 28th September, Mounted Police, Buglers and Maximus,
Monday, 1st October, No. 7 Platoon. Tuesday, 2nd: October, No. 8 Piston. Wednesday, 3rd October, Ambulance. Thursday, 4th Uctober, No. Platoon.. Friday, 5th October, No. U Platoon? STRENGTEL
Trooper Sergeant 7-41 Ralph is anted Testa for the duration of the war.
Trooper.795,is granted 8 monthe leave from the Colny. -
oT Amott rejoins, and is attached
By Order,
to No.2 section.
3. F. Höce
A.S.P. (R.).
HONGKONG REGISTER.
Predeter
29.83
99.86
1284
..Apply to-
Mesurs. LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,
Chartered Bank Building. Hongkong, August 25, 1917,
2007
10FF
TO LET.
FFICES at 2 Connaught Road Central
OFFICES in King's Buildings. HOUSES Wong-nei-chong Road.
"HOUSES on Shamcen, Canton.
Apply to
"On and after the 1st Oct, 1917, the rate of postage on letters from Hongkong to Fatsban, Chan Chuen, sad Whampos will be 4 cents for each ounce or fraction thereof."
Mails for Europe via Sneż are des patched as opportunity offers bat only correspondence specially marked is for warded by that route and no particulars of such mails can be given.
Eczema in Dry Scurf on Little Girl's Head. Also Back. Spreading Rapidly. Burned All the Time. Cuticura Completely Healed in Six Weeks.
Above are extracts from a signed statement recently re- ceived from Mrs. R. Hooper, 70, Mead St., Bath Bridge, Bristol, Eng, July 19, 1916.. Cuticura Soap and Ointment have proved most valuable for the treatment of plusples, blackheads, redness and roughness, dandruff, itching irritated scalpe with dry, thin and falling hair, an well as for irritations and chaings of infancy and for all purposes of the toilet, bath and sursern, ha
Samples Free by Post. (Scap to cleanse, Ointment to heal.) Addream F.Newbery & Sons, 27, Charterhouse Sq., London. Sold everywhere,^«^,
FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.
CHAIRS.
I.-In Victoria with two Bearers..
10 cents, Quarter hour... Half bour, ich One hour.
Six hours
Correspondence addressed to enemy. subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Porta-Three hours, Knese East Africa, Persia and Morocco, cannot be transmitted.
ay (5 a.m. le 6 pm)
.30
$1.00
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, half fare extra-
Between the hours of 8.30 pm. and 5 area. the above, fares shall be increased
by 50 per centum.
The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire anspended.
OUTWARD MAILS. Registered and Faruri mails close 15 minutes earlier than the time given below, unless otherwise stated.
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILÒ
OUTWARD.
WEEK DAYS
For
Ini D...
... 5:00P.X. Ti Fo......10.00 AM Cheang Chow... 7.30 .. .& 3P.M.
Morton Terrace and Shatankok, Sho
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCT Co., Lra,
WAI KEE.
FLAG & BAILMAKER
6 tin and
Sheuzgahui... 4.00 2:34 Ferdeen, Auta, Ping Shan,
Sai Kung, Santin, Stapley.. 4.30 PM.
$2.30 LX.
11-Beyond Victoria, with four Beaters. Hour,******
...... 0.80 cents.
..$1.00
Three hours.....
Six hours. tom. 1.30 Day (6 am to 6 pm.),
WEATHER REPORT.
September 11. No returns
from adivostock and Weihaiwel
Pressure has decreased slightly over
Japan, and increased slightly elsewhere;
it is highest overt S. Manchuria. A trough of law pressure still extends fr Annam across
the Philippines, to the Pacific...
Fresh monsoon will continae along the China coast and over the N. China Sea.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am. to-day, 0.0riach. Total
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 37 1917.
SHARE REPORT.
SEPTEMBER 9TH 191
Approximate
Stock and paldi nga Valus
E' tione 11.30 AM.
Welding
*ધ
`year's
div.
BANKI
since January lat, 73.30 inches, against Hongkong hat #191 8547) . 650 sa-Jaterim of £2-3/
An average of 14.77 inches.
Forecast for the $4 hours ending at noon on the 23th September -
1.-Hongkong to Gap Rock: E winds, fresh; fait.
1-Formes Channel: E winds Fresh.
MAKINESINSUR- ANCES
C$ 50 | $320.
3-South song of Chins between North China. 110 Hongkong and Lamocka: The same as
No I.
Calonsuoć #100 | #770
4-South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainen: The same asante #0 | $190
No. 1..
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN SEPTEMBER. FIRE
1?
The following Table shows the Stan-
SURANUES,
China Fl... $130
ard The st. which Official Night ends Hongkong Fire [#190; b. and begins during the" month of Sept.
זין
SEIFFING.
1917
Dougie Steamshi 3501
Date. Sept. 27th 0.2.
Enda.
Begins
Budd
6.99 p.m.
28th, 6.3
6.27
***
"
29th, 6.2
8.95
ધ
"30th, 4.3
ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER REPORT.
SEPTEMBER 27, 1917———
2.00 - -
III.—In the Hill District.
With Beavers With 4 Bearers.
Station.
Quarter hour$0.15
50.30
Half hour, ..
0,30
0.40
SUNDAYS &
One boúr, kimén
0:30
0.40
HOLIDATS
Two hours.
0.50)
0,80
Three hours, ....... 0.70 -
1.00
Six hours 9.30.X. Day (8 a.m. tom.)1.50
1.00.
1.50
2.00
Canton Saras Regis. 5.7.
Bad WachowLetters6 F.M.,
{7.15 A.M. Hazao .. 1.30 P.M.
[6.00 P.M.
Saturdays Fatau and
Sanmci...... 5.00 ..
F10.00 ..
No. 129, Des Voeux Road Central,ongmoon...Except
Top Floor, HCNGKONG."
Telephone No. 1833.
(2108 Shamchun. 1.4.00 ..
PATELL & CO. "ORIENTAL PRODUCE
EXPORTERS,
SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS.
Agencies in
NEW YORK,
BAN FRANCISCO, U.S.Ä.
Branches:-
CANTON, SHANGHAI,
YOKOHAMA;
BOMBAY.
·HEAD OFFICE: Eno's BUILDINGS' HONGKONG.
EXCHANGE Hongkong, Sept. 26-1917,
On London- Brak Wire
On desrand, 30 days sight.
fontha sight,. Credits, 4 months" sigh Documentary; 4 monitha' Do Faris-
Do demand, Credits, 4 months' right,
| On New York-
Ow demand
Credits, 60 days
Bombs
On demand
On Calcutta
Wire
Ob demand
Da Singapore
On does it sauvind,
.99
Da Manda
On"densit
On Shanghal--
On dutend
230 days! sightīprimitë
On Yekah
训
BICKSHIS.
I.—In the Island of Hongkong engage if
Wrostock. Memoro... Tixkodate.
Tokio
Nagasaki
Hour.
Kagoshima Ostimat
Naba....... Ishijima
Bunin feland
Weihaiwei 6x
in Victoria.
Ten minutes,
5 cents.
Hankow
14
Quarter hour,
10
17
Half hour, me
15
Ichang
500 P.M. One hour.
Siakingg Changsha...
Every Subsequent bour, 20„ Shanghai Note-If the ricksbabe engaged Gutalaff
9.00 . within the City of Victoria, and be dis Sharp Pk...
the Western part of the Amoy
5.00 P.M.
charged
·City of Tren after I p.m.. or be dis- Swatow
Barometer
Wind
at Bea Level
Temperature.
Humidity.
Weather.
Force.
Stancaboat. 158174
Indo-Chinas *
(Preferred). Datorred)... £39.
Shell" Transits £1107/8
**Star Ferry 10 $29
REFINERIES. Oh on Sugars.
Maisbon' Sugars.
Kailans
MINING.
P. 30509
10
30.
Faubar
Tranch Mines
hal Caspian
DOCKS, WHARVES||
90.19 30.03
|29,91)
charged to the East of Bay View Police Taiboku 6 29.80 75 98 Station on the Eastern side of the City Taichu...... of Victoria after 9 p.m., an extra half Tainan fare shall be chargeable.
M
5.00 P.M.
9.00 A.M.
II-In Kowloom.
Quarter hour, m
Half hour,
5 cents 10
Koshun Pescadores Centon Hongkong Gap Rock
(29.8
Hour, M
Маско
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.O..
“SUNDAYS Æ. FOR. WEEK-DAY HOLADATE
(7.3) A.M. Mach1.39 YOL
(7.30 AM. Canton 10.30 P-M...
8.30 Y.ML
Tai Ping
Tang:30 PM. 8.30, 'B P.X.
....
Every subsequent hour,
III-Taipo Road.
Twenty 'bents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour if the hirer causes the journey to take langer than:-
Wuchow the Pakboi
Bloihow Paulien... Tourane. C.St.James Aparri "` `---.. Dagupan... Manila Legaspi Tacloban Boilu
8.30.M.
(7.30A.M.
To 4th mile- 11.30 2.30
single 17.3 AM 19.3 PM | Beyond 4th to 8th mile-
75 cents.1 hour. return 81.00.
hours.
single 1.20...
hours.
Surizzo Gam Labuan
450
T. F. CLAXTON, Director,
Beyond 6th to 9th mile- Shek Ki......9.30 P.M. B.30 PM. 9.30: P.M. ||:
$1.78.
ainglo
return.200
Kongmoon 6.00 6.00 6.00 r.m: Beyond 8th to 11th mile
Kumchuk...6.00 PM; 6.00 P.M. 6.30 PJK
Kaukorg..6 00 F M. 6.00 F. X. ^6.00 F.3/
1.KE
Except Baturdays.
single.300 ........ return ..............$2.50
th
Farms for journeys beyond the mile to be a matter of previous arrange
ment in each case.
The fares here set out to apply to on
In the care of Maila closing before 9 ricksha with three coolics from Tsim Sha
Registration closes at-5 o'clock in | Tami - the previous evening
HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide tahle Kryen, below has been compiled at the National Alianse. Office in London from the result of the analysis. of observations taken by means of an. automatic tide-recording machine in the Water Police Pasin at Tsim Sha during the years 87-818
The Zero of the table corresponds with. the zero of the wording in the Admiralty Charty which has been found to
to be feet
2 inches below mean sea level.
To obtain the depth of water on the tide gange at the Victoria Naval Yard add a feet 4 inches, and on the gange Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 30 feet 4inebes to the height giren in the table.
De September 28th to October 4th, 1917.
!!
·FIRES FOR PUBLIC CAKRIAGES.
From Slaughter. House to Sailors' Homes poiler From Sailus Home to Government Civil Hos pitalar From. Government Civil, From
"Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Tower to Race
Couse
From Clock Tower to Buy
View Floo From Wanchai Market to
Bay View House wit From Bay View Hounas
Fongkong. Observatory, Sept. 27, 1317.
1. BAROMETLE, reduced to 35 degrees
AND GODOWNS.”
1917...
$7 Bnal making 925 w/ 1973 and Interim of $15 a 1918.
“dèv, of 15°%) -- 15/-
nt, 3/8 5/16, 84.25 per share / 1016...................... Final of 890 and "bonca of $10 / 1915 and Interim of $30 a19/0 $15 making : 391 for 1915 and special of $3 11916) ........'
$7 and boats for
· 1915.
$97 for 1913
Tat. of 85 als 1916-1917.
...
$1.23 for 1918
Final of 3)- âje 1918.. Final of 40-e1916,
Anal making T 1910 free of income tax Coupan 28 $1.65 dividend & 15 ct. Bunne for year ending
$12 for 1916
P. 5 for 1916
Inti div. of U- free of in- come tar, making 10% alc: 1910-1917;coupon No:"9
Tis: 1 r 1915.
1 interim making 4/
1918
for 1913.
18% or 1915 & baza 89
Kowloon Whares #373
HK. & Whampoa
Docksta
#115
Interim of 82a o 1917.
Stanghai Door
AB for your ending 30-4-17
HOTELS LANDE AND BUILDINGS Hongkong Hotel...3 5. 894 s. Central Estaca 1000 Hongkong Lande...$201 | 938 Humphreys Estasi 1030- Kowloon Laudy... 30 888 Vent Points..... 56280 Shanghai Labor T. SCT. D
$3 afc half year ended
30-6-17, 2 57/1916..
Interim of 3 / 1917..
80 cents for 1318
#2 for
Interim of 83 1917.
final map 127
COTTON MILLS,
Fahrheit, on the level of the sea in Shanghai Cotton T. 56) T. 119
inches, tenthe and bundredths
2 TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de
grees Fahrenheit..
BUMDIT, in percentage of Saturd
tion, the humidity of air saturated with Y stoc moisture being 100
The. 9-for, year Pending
311010
Tia. & div, ile year ended
30-6-16.
·B pies
∙11 p.
8
Трос
8 D
1! p.s
.7 p.
Kung Yik...
10 T. 131, 5
T&T b
T.36
Tia 0,90 for: 1418
•61 p.C..
MISCELL EOUS.
DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points. Orientaly 3. Force or War, according to
Best ford Scale
6. STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, detached cloud, d drizzling rain, fog. Born Not exceeding gloomy, hail, I lightning, og roast,
P passing showers, a ajun, y rain 1atow | Leht & For
thunder y visibility dew wet),"
per passenger
of cents
7 Bat in inches, tenths and hun-CE-Providenta dredths.
Hongkong, September 27, 1917. BAROMETER
Dairy Farms"
Green Islanda sinem.
1821-12
$0.00 bi
Hongkong Electrics #10842 Hougkong tou Hongkang Ropes
85 Blangkong Tramways
$26
35.80.
Quarry Baye
Do
11- In the City of Victoria,
D%-(Wat bulb); #/nikki lio: (Wat bulb) 19.ms
H.K. Steel Foundry
eeding
A Quarter, Hour,
“Diz Mishnan (op
might)
Mich
Half Hour-
One hour
T# boarse
Three
extra is to be allowed for the return journey
ple." for year ending.
175) ointa for 1916 1
year wnding
31-7-16 180 centa for 1918
#2 b/c 1916/17 Bonus
32 interim a/6 19172A.
31 interim a/c 1917
Isterim 62% ae 1917
1 year 21-0-17.
13p.c
Four
Five
Mix
One day from
Bronti Laundry
Not exceeding | Unieu par pamonger.
1916
10.0.0.
Quarter hour,
Ou déginal,
· Gold Lesli
0.123
0.00
0:00
REW!
Four