HONGKONG DEFENCE
CORPS.
Orders for Arilliary Company by Capt. J. H. W. Armstrong, Y.D.
PARADES.
FRIDAY, 10th just
t-Right Hati'Company (Rango Takars Claw and Gan numbers na detalled) at Dolchers Battery,
5.30 pim-Rigin Hall Company ((Layers" and "Sottery Class only), at Belchers Pattery.
5.30 P.-ft BIRT Company ((Layers and Sotlars' Class only), * Ectchery Battery.
Orders for Engineer Company by Gaplain W. Russejl.
12TH TO 10TTE THAT. Nightly B. L. Manning at Belchers and Lyeemun as per Roglars posted at Hend quacters.
FIDERS NEXT 708 PE Lycemund-Lieut. Ell Stonsentiers.-2nd-Lieus, Marley. Belebers,-2nd-Lieut. Matthewman." TARADES FOR INSTRUCTION. At Belohere at 8 p.m. on Tuesday and "Thursday, under Staff Seggts. Oven- June and Passons, R.En Corpl. Day and End-tempi. Norris, H.K.D.C.
TRANSPKAN.
Irons
The following in trataferrod Lyeemua ta Beleber for duty sa from th
15th inst., 2nd-lieu. Templeton.
EXAMINATION FOR HOREZ, HATINGS.. The names of successful candidates at i the last examination are posted at Bel. ders and Lyvenam.
Orders for Infantry Battalion by
Major H. A. Morgan.
*
**A 17 COMPANY.
PARADES.
FRIDAY. Wth inst. -
5.15 pm.No. 1 Pintoon, Sas. and 4 Sections-at-Heáckymurters:-Muskerry
Instructing. Pre, Drill order with two sant pouches.
5.15 - No. 3 Platoon, at Fleadquar
5.4.
COMPARE
THE
WORKI
The Royal Typewriter. Prices $230 to $280
LESS EXCHANGE ALLOWANCE.
ALEX. ROSS & Co.,
TEL. 37.
♣ Des Vœux Road.
Fo-day's Advertisements
PUBLIO AUCTION.
TO LET
THE CHINA MAIL.
TO LET.
**BASILEA," Lyttleton
SE Dadersigned have received in-i
Auction. No LFA Fileton Road,
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED).
TUESDAY,
the 23rd October, 1917, commenting
41 1.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, "Des Voeux Road, Corner of
lex House STERRE, VALUABLE TEAKWOOD um BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, TWIN BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS, CARPETS, PICTURES,
Jam
บ
As follows:- Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs and Sofas, Card Tables, Bedroom Farmi. ture, comprising Double and Single Brass-mounted Bedsteads pad Twin Bodsteads Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and one large round Dining Table on Solid Teakwood "Pedestal and Chairs, Tea and Occasional | Tables, &c., Dinner Services, Crockery, Glas War, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery Toilet Sou dey Bath Room Utensils Roll-top Desks and Writing Tables, Bandry Electro-Plated Ware, etc.
Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood
Teakwood Screens, Blackwood Earniture, including Large -Fold Blackwood Screen with 3-Coloured
and Musketry Instruction. Dress, Drill order. Corpors] Meule will attend to instruct.
FRIDAY, Yly last,
COSTIAN TA
60 Peak Bange.
.
Muskotry Course. Part 2. Practices
Quarters.
Apply to
Mosers: LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,
Chartered Bank Building. Hongkong, August 26, 1917, 9057
-
TO LET.
TMMEDIATE ENTRY, four
desirable SHOPS situated in Ice Bouss Street, opposite the Grand Hotel. recently reconstructed.
For rent and other particulars apply to the Manager, Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd. 46 Connaught Road Central.
Hongkong. August 2, 1917."
TO LET
Child Suffered With Dry Eczema
On Head. Forthed Bare Patch. Broke Out in Pimples Cuticura Perfectly Healed in a Fortnight.
"My Hale gli uffered with dry
eczema on the top of her head causing ber to scratch until it bied. This went on forabout six months and then it formed a bare patch about the size of a sixpence, and afterward brake out at the back of her head in big pimples.
Seeing Canicura Soap and Dintment advertised we decided to try them. The effect was marvelous and my little girl was perfectly healed in about a fort- night (Signed) Mrs. S. Scraton, 4, De Silva St, Huyton Quarry, Nr. Liverpool, Eng. Aug 11, 1976,
Cuticura Scap to cleanse and purify and Dintment to soothe and heal are not only wonderful healers but wonderful preventives of skin and scalp troubles. Samples Free by Post. Address: F. Newbery & Sons, Charterhouse Sq... London. Sold everywhere..
HONGKONG MARKET PRICES.
Butcher Meat.
WEATHER REPORT.
October 190. 1h 33m-Pressure bas decreased considerably at Nemuro and slightly over Annam, and, with Isw exceptions has increased slightly, to moderately elsewhere. The anticyclone has moved eastwards to the Yalliw Sea, and a depression is situated to the South of the Tayas y
Fresh monsoon will continue along the China Coast, and over the N. China Sen- Hongkong Rainfall for the 94 hours anding at 10am. to-day, 0.00 inch. Total
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1917.
SHARE REPORT.
OCTOBER 18TH, 1917.
Steak and paid: up-
Màsh Dividend
Approxlicate Hotaru, based
14.30 AM.
Valia
kud data.
last. Jour's
dir.
BANKS.
since January 1st, 77.85 inches, against Hongkong) Spar 19 19670 8.
(AD Average of 79,39 inches..
Forecast for the 4 hours ending st
noon on the 10th October
1.--Hongkong to Gsp-Rock: 1 fresh; fine...
2-Formosa Channel: N.E. winds, strong-
1/
E. winds,
MARINEINBUR ANUEL,
Gatoxin
North China
25. 113 b
Onšoma kogub #100)$800
601208 x 73
3-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as No. I.
4-South Beach of China between Hongkong and Hainan: The same as Yangbate No. 1.
| OFFICIAL `NIGHTS FOR OCTOBER. † FIER INSURANCES.
Chins Fre$131. Hongkong Str...a bug310 b.
SHIPPING.
Douglas. Stammoniter 150873. b.
Interim of £9-9/- a/c
1917..
<final making
ao 1915 and Interim at 916 / 1916. Int. div. of 18%-15
nt 3/8 3/16, $4.95 per share / 1918
Final of 89 and bor
of $10 a/c.1915 and
315 making. 891 for 7 p...
1915 and special of 3
Interim of $30
w
1916
accomat. 1916...
$7 and bonus $9 faz
1915.
2 For 1913
11 pa
Cto. Beef Sirloin-Mei Lung Fa... b. 21
... Prime Cat...
1917:-
.1
Corned,-Ham. Ngan Yuk..
21
20
Date
Oct. 18th. 0.9
The following table shows the Stan dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of Oct.
E-da Begins
6.8 p.
51 pa
Final of 30m/c.1918-1917.
#
Roastbie
20
10th 6.8
8.7
Berat-Ngau Nam...
18.
20th. 6.9
67
Soup,-Tong Yale...
16
Bist 6.10
6.6
19
11
2nd, 8.11
ta
6.5
*
Steak,-Ngau Yuk Pa
90
Stobot 15217) b
Tado-Chinna
$1.25 for 1916
Tp.e
23rd, 8.11
2003
Steak Sirloin,-Ngan Lan Sauerger-Ngan Cheung
No. 1. 15 Bullock's Brina-Neni. No per sat 9
Tongue, fresh-Ngan Li esch 45 Toogus, corned.-Ham Nguo La vach 60 cents.
30
94th, 6.11
6.2
23th 6.19
(Proferred)...£31922 1. (Deferred)....£5) #193 b. 194 v.
Final of 3- a/c 1915...... Final of 40;-ara1916...
-
6.2
$0.
26
26th 6.12
Il p
27th 0.19
28th, 6.13
A
* Skoll " İransports £1107/8
29th, 8.14
61
30th 6.14
31st, 6.15
3.68
"Star Farm 1099
Hoad,-Ngau Tau tach 80 Heat-Ngau Sam... lb. 13 Hump. Salt-Ngar Kin.... Fest-Ngi Keuk...ench 10 Kidneys,--Nqso Tiữ
18 Tail-Na Mei Liver.-Ngau Koo..... lb. 15 Tripe (undressed), Ngau To-lb. Calves' Endard Feat.-Nga-tusi-
-tau-kauk
1}
REFINERIES.
18
"
Malabon Sugam P. SC $23.
J
***
805. 21.00
**
FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon
Four roomed houses in Kowloon."
Apply to... HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO. LTD. Alexandra Buildings. Bongkong, August 22, 1917.
TO LET.
Panels. Side Tables, ft. Engravings, OFFICESat Connaught Road Central Mutton Chop,-Yeung Fei Kwat Ib. 20
Pictures, &c. &c., Todáis Poles and Nét, Iron Safe.
Turkish Bath Sheets, Towels," Single
5, and 7. The following" will at- Įnd Double Bed Shoots, Bed Quilts, etc., templa B. T. Juckman, H.
...
B. 1. whagin and W. M. Fell, Brass Fenders and Fire Brasses, Old Lee (pl. A D. Lang, Privatiem S. Bronze Vases inlaid with Gold, and
11. 7twell. GW. Burnell. W . Paitenden G, F. Nightingale, J. H.
4. tiroshen, D. Jafe. A. G. Coppin. and Grabum. Officer in Churge,
Livot. Beswick.
4.15 pm-No. 5 Platoon, Sox, is anil 4 Sections, as King's Park Fauge, Annual Mosketry Course, Puri 1, Practices # and 4 Preas, Till order - with ponchos.
MACHINE GEN COMPANY. DESS, YOE AEL BLADES, CLEAN PATINKE. FRIDAY, 19th inst.:-
5.15 px-Nok. 4 and 5 Guns, Men'
detailed by Sergt. Bannerman at
Silver.
PIANO by Collard & Collard.
Shiedmayer & Soehne,
Stuttgart. W. Schonlein để fo
Berlin. One Pair Old Pékines Brase Lions.
(Fall Farticulars from Catalogue.) Team:-Casts,
HUGHES & HOUGE,
Auctioneers Hongkong, Oct. 13, 1917.
Headquarters. Rites and one proch HALF-TONE AND
to be carriedku "
2 STED SECTION.
FRIDAY, 1 inst.
5.15 : Jockey Club Stables.
Drees, Marching-order.
BIGNALLING.. SZITION.
FRIDAY, 19th inst.
15 p.m.-Right Half Section. Blake Pier for Guard.,
and "C" Classes. Left Half Section, at Head. quarters. Press. Clean fatigre. RECRUITA.
5.15 p.A‚” “B”
FRIDAY, 19th lost.
5.15 p.All, uzita, except "D" Company, a Headquarters, under Sergt. Caberry, Corps. Edgeume and Grimes Dress, Drill order.
**D" COMPANY. I
YEIDAY. 19th ist:-
5.30 pan-New fembers (jolzed since 1.9.17),Headquarters. Lecture en Masketry Instruction by Corp. Edaxnds.
DETALL
On duty 10th inst., Signalling Section. | Oq duty 20th inst., Monated Section. Orderly Officer from 14th to 20th inst., Tient. E. Fyns Jones.
On duty 21st and 22nd inst., blasbins Gun Company.
On duty 23rd, 4th, 26th, 26th and,
27th inst., & Company.
OFFICES in King's Buildings.
ROUSES in Moreton Terrace and Wong-nei-chong Road.
HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT & AGENCY Co., Lan..
ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEITHER REPORT:
OCTOBER 18, 1917.-..
98
Station.
Wind
Kour.
Barometer
at. Bcs Loyol.
Temperature.
Humidity.
Direction
Wrostock... 6 a Metporo Hakodate... Tokia
Nagasaki Kagoshiraz.
LINE BLOCKS. Kochi
FOR ADVERTISEMENTS,
Oshima... Naba Tahijima...
ILLUSTRATIONS, ETC. Benin laland
CAREFULLY AND ACCURATELY PRODUCED.
Orders may be placed with the
China Man Offic
30
Weather.
Weihaiwei 6 a. 30.14 69 55w40
Kankow... Tahang
Goghai
Sharp Pk Amoy Swator... Taiboku Taichu Tainan
Koshu
好
EXCHANGE.
Hongkong, October 18, 1917.
Bank Wire
On London
Un demand,
*
20 days sight
4 months' sight,
Credita, 4 months sight
Documentary, 4 months' right 3/9 On Paris-
On demand,
!3804
Credits, 4 months' right, 281
On New York--.
On demand,
Credits, 60 day's sigi
On Bombay-
Wire, er
> On demand,
Orderly Officer from 21st to 27th inston Calcuttami
Licut, O. II. Glason #
In future, the Orderly Officer will not
Wire, *** On demand"
wear a sword. He will wears Sam Da Singapore→→
xuwne belt without fang
G. 31. STEWART.,
Captain,
Adjutant, Hongkong Defence Corps.
Hongkong, 12th October, 1917.
HONGKONG REGISTER.
Ou Manila
On demand,
On demand,
198
On Shangha
Wa demand
30 days sight(private pep
Onckobam
On demand,
Gold Lest, 100 fine(per twel) Sovereigns Brink's buying rate) Silver
Bar
Per
ca
Silver in Hongko
day on daterat Once at Chinese Copper Cash
22.18 *20.2%
78
里
0.00
0,007:
Chinese Copper Centa Rate of Native Interant
Chinese Buh. Coin
Hodgkong Jab Coin
CHAMBERLAINE PAIN, BALZ
Pescadores
41
H
Leg.-Young Poï............ 20 Shoulder,-Yeung Shou 24 Saddle,eing On Yuk 16 Pig's Chitlings-Cha Chong ***
Bain-Che No...... per sat Feet,bu Rank... Fry,-Chu Chap
*
IN
*.
4
3.
lb.. 14.
20
Head--Cha Tan
J:18
Heart, -Chu Sam....
10 طمع
· Kidneys:-Cha Via........... cach 10: Lives, Cha.Kon
Ib. .30
Pork Chop
11
CharBai Ewat.
Leg Cha Fe
Loin,--Chu Hu To
.28
70
044 "2
21
Fab or Land,-Cha Ya...
Sheep's Hand and Feet,-Young
Tau Keuk..... i.. oot
60 Heart Young Sam... ench 8 Kidneys-Yeung Yin each 13 Liver-Yeung Ken b
Backing Pigs, to order,—Chu Tuni„ Suet, Boof,-Shaug Ngao Yan... 20 Mutton,Shang Yeung You... 96 Veal,-Ngau Taaf Yak... 20
Bausages,-gau Taxi Chenng
No..... 1, 20
Lard,--Chu:Yeni
- lb-
Fish.
Cla
Barbel,-Ea Tü........
Ib. 28
18
Braam,Pia Tu.... Canton Fresh Water Finh,T Hoi Sin Ya
Eggs, Hes,-Kai Tan (cooking) per dor. 17
Eggn. Hen-Kal Tan (fresh).....por doz. 24 | China Ragaz.....................# 100|883 1. Fowl Caston, lb 15 Fowls, Haizao,—Eci Nam Kaí 36 Geese,-Ngo
***
即学
25
Pigoons, Canton,-Pak Kap... exch 30
Hoihow,-Hoi Han Pak Kap
oach 24 Turkeys, Cock-Fo Kai Kong lb. 60 Turkeya, Hen-Fo Kai Na |Boipe,Sha Taui,.... ..... ... each o
Pheasant-Shan Kai...
Quail-Om Chun Partridges-Cho Ka
FRUITS.
Almonds, Hang Yan Appies, (California)-Kam Shan Ping Ko Bananas, (bride's), Maeso,--San PARANOV Hang Chia Carambola,-Young To
-final making 7-
1918 free of income tax Coupon 28
181.80 din. and 30 cents
tó bomas for year)
דל.
ending 3-4-17iona
$12 for 1916mmin
P. & fa 1916.
nt.'diy, of 1/- fres of in-
'come tax, making 10%| a/e 1916-1917 coupon No. 9
7 pc
18...
13 p.
MINING.
Kailas
£340/
Langkæden, 164T. 14 d
Tis. 1 for 1916
Babe
p.e
Trosch Mines
(1/- interim making 47-
ale 1918.
25 p.
-Trai Casplatia
*** for 1916
Cts.
DOORS, WHARVES
13. 45
AND GODOWNS.
13
11
Kowloon Wharves # : $36 b.
HK & Whampos
Dok
1% or 1916 & bor, us #2
3120
Interim of 891 & 1917.
Shanghai Dooks 72
T9 for your wading!
90-4-17
8p
Coconuts,-YT... ... each 10 Lemons, Chins-Ling Mang Ib. 8 Lemons, America, -Kam Shane
Ling Mung... mchi ? Lichens, Dried, (small store)
Tai Chi Eon Ib. 28 Orangen,- (Canton), (Sweet)—-
Bhan abang Chang Uranges, (Canton),
Pesma, (Canton), Cooking,-Sha Li, 20 Peanuts-Fa Bhang
10
Parsimmons, Large,-Hung Tie,, 12 Plantain,Tai Chi,
02
Pamelo, Siam, Taim Lo Yau...cach 11 Walnuts-Hop Th
Gapos-Po Tai-Tuz kur
Vegetables, &c.
Beans, Sprout-Nga Tasi Ib. 4 18
HOTELS LANDE AND BUILDINGS Hongkong Hotels... 5,90 Central Estate $80 b.
Hongkong Lands...$10 $88 Humphreys Rates # 10-40.75 h. Kowloon Landa 30 450
West Points
Shanghai Lands : T. &!
Cits Artichokes,-Ah Chi Cheakach --
Carp,-Li Ya...
Long-Tan Kok
Catfish, Chik It, time they
14
Best Boot –Erok Troi Tru
8
#
80.03 29.97
Codfish-Man Yo
18
Bitter Squash,-7 K ...
7
COTTON MILLE.
Crabe-Hai
18
Brinjals, Green-Ching You Aw
"
Qutils Fuh,-Muk Tü„
16
Red, Hong Ko......
Exos
Dab,Bha Marg Yu...”
32
Cabbage Chinese, (common),
Daca,-Wong Mel Lap"
10-
•Kas Toi
Dog Fish, Tit To Sha
#10
Shanghai, Yo Teo
g
18
Fals, Conger, Hoi Man
24
7.50 T. 100 b... Bhaaghal Cotton T. ST. 114
Kung Yik.
101. 151 b, 4
~~Freali water, -Tam Shoi Yu
Yellow-Wong Bin...
18
24
"
19.
H
H
4.
Canton. 29.94
Bong kong 3.92 Gap Rock
H
#
23.84 Wuchowa — Parhoi Holbow... Paulien
Tourage C.B.James
#
Aparti... B |
Dagupan
Manis
Legaspi
Tacloban
Iloilo
가
Surigao
Guam
Labuan.m
Frogu, Tin Ber Garoaga-Shek Pap Gadgeon, Pak Kap Ya.... Herings-To-Pak ... Halbat-Cheung Kwan Kap..... Labrua,Work Fa Yu
Lobsters Lung Hà Mackerel Out Y Mozik Fied-Mong Mullet Val Oyater --Shang Hu Parrot Fish-Ka Parah Tsu Lo:
T. F. Claxton, Director. Fike 74 Paul
Pision, Pan Yok
Hongkong Observatory, Dot- 18, 1917. Komfret, Black-H
1. BAROXETER, reduced to 32 degrees Pomirst, Whits P Fannbeit, on the level of these Frasing Ha inches, tenths and hundredths
S. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de
grees Fahrenbait
3 HUMIDITY in percentage of
Bay--Paz Fa
Book Füb Shok
Ho
tion, the humidity of air saturated with Salm
moisture being 100,s::/:
4 DIRECTION OF
5. FORCE - OF WI
Go Benard Beslandwy
two pointa
according to
S STATE OF WEATHE, b blue sky,
detached aloud d drizzling rain, t fog. g gloomy, hin, lightning, o overcast, pposing showers, a nouni, y say '1100W tthonder y visibility w dew
Shark
Bar in Inches sonths and bin Füruce, sond dredtheS
CHILDREN'S COLDS.
Poultry
Cane Shoots, basch-Kao Shan Cauliflower (Large),To Tosi Fa cach
(Modism), (Small),
Carrots,Kaur Shun...... Celery, Chine,Tong Kan Tasi Chillies, Dried,-Kon Lat Chid'
Red-Hang F Chin..., 12. Green-Ching at Chiu Corry Stoff, English-Es LA Chợ Lia
Cocumakers, —Ohing Kwa”. Garlic,Sun Tien Ginger, young Son Tse Kanng Ginger, old,-Lo Kaung Beberadish, Shanghai- Indian Corn,Shuk Mai Lettuce,Yeang Shang Water Chestants,
Lam
Mushrooms, Ferah,Sha
lbs 10
Y ngtrapoos T. ST. HE Orientals,
MISCELLANEOUS.
China-Bozzon erine
Light & PowerS
China-Providenite 10/$73
Dairy Farma vin Green Islands
Hongkong Bastion #10 $48. b. Kangkong I. 2001.49
Hongkung Roper ...a 10 130 b.
Hongkme TramWATE
To Kalb. 36 H.K. Eteel Foundry
Unione, Bombay Taung Onious Green,Bhang Chang
Uniune, Shanghai,“
Pariley
Potato
Pamp
26.20 1.
3a/c half your ended
30-0-17.4.0
7 je 1916.
Interio of Bös/e 1917..
30 cents for: 1718
2 for 1916.
Interim of $3 a/c 1917. % final making 12 We 1916.....
Ta. 9 for year ending
31-10-10-
23a, 6 dív, kết year ended
30-4-15.
Tie, 0.90 for 1918
p.o. for, Jexr ending
70 cents for 1916
09 for year end
*$1•7•17°°
· 80 cents for 19183
1987 0 1916/17 Bamen
125 cents.
42 mrtering s/c 1917.
T interim a/c 1917....
Interim of 9% ajo 1917
En/o year 21-6-17)......
for 1016
$1.80
Btm Laundry
Vales Waterbonis
170137
1916
TID