LICENSING SESSIONS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
MAGISTRACT.
1017
It is hereby notified that a Mesting of the LICENSING BOARD will be hold in the Connell Chamber, on Wednesday the 31st day of October, 1917, at 1115 p. at which the following applications will be considered under the Liquors Consolidation Ordinances, 1911 and 1917--
Description of Licence applied for.
No Names of Applicant.
1James Harper Taggart.
Publican's Licence.
・
Job Witchell,
Fritz Albert Chopard,....... Frank Edward Hall... Joshra, Brook, oocom William Barker; ..... F. O. Peuster,
s Tokuso Uyotsuki,
9 Kackozo Uyetsuki,
to Tsui Taz Wing,
11 | Juhachi Tacia”
19 Takutaro Miyajima,
1D. H. Goodall,
Sci Ishiyama,
Mrs. Nallie Babbage,
18 Sohichi Yoshizawa, IMTA. Yone Nomura,
Joe Yamakawa,...
19th Delaber, 1917.
Hotel Keeper's Adjunct Licance.
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Restaurant Keeper'a Adjunct Licence.
HONGKONG DEFENCE
CORPS.
Orders for Artillery Company by Capt.
J. H. W. Armstrong, Y.D.
PARADES,
THURSDAY 5th instant
5.30p.m. Left Half Company (Cap numbers other than specialista! at Bel- ehers Battery.
FRIDAY 8th instant.
7. Right Half Company (Range Taters' Class and Gun numbers as de tailed) at Belchers Battery.
1)
330 Bight Half Company(Layers and Setters Clase only), at Pelchers *Pattery.
5.30 pant Left Halt Company (Lavera and Setters talas maly), at eichers Fattriy.
Orders for Engineer Company by Captain W. Russell.
19th to 25th instant.
Nightly E L. Manning at Belchera and Lyeton as per Posters posted at Headarters.
DIFICEES NEXT FOR DUTY.
41
„Belcbers, ·Captain Kussell, O. ic D.EL Ireon, Lient. Stevenson O. ife D.EL. Stonecutters, and Lieut. Brown."
RAFADZS FOIL INSTRUCTION.
At Belchers at 8 pm. on Tuesday and Thursday, under Staff Sergts. Ovendene. and Parsons, RE, Corpl. Day and 2nd Corpl. Norris, H.K.D.U.
Detail of duties at Lyeerun from 17th to 31st instant is posted at Headquarters.
Orders for Infantry Battalion by Major H. A. Morgan.
"A" COMPANY.
PARADES.
WEDNESDAY, 94th instant.
8.30am. Annual Musketry Course, Part 2 Practices'3 and 9 at King's Park Range The men who fire on end Zastant will attend.
6.0 Annual Musketry Coarse,
Sign of House
Hongkong Hotel
Situation of House.
18. Des Voeux Central, and 11, 15 ✯ 17, Fodder Streetzenzene vallas conrosensten King Edward Hotel, ...... 3, Des Taux Road Central<. Astor House Hotel,......... 13, Queen's Road Central .... Faince Hotel,........
42:43 and 44, Haiphong Road, Kowloon,
North Point Hotel, Fak Siu. Wan Street.........
Grand Hotel****
Fesk Hotel,
Nomura Hotal........ Tokyo Hotel,..... Stag Hotel...
Kowloon Tei,. Suehiro Hotal,
Wiseman Limited; Irobu Hotel, Alexandra Cai, Yoshizawa Tokuhachi,. Haruncya Hotel,
Queen's Road Central,...........
10, Chamberlain Road,
15, 16 and 17, Connaught Road Central,
148 & 130, Queen's Road Central, ...................
36, 37, 384. & 38m, Pottinger Street, ..........-
30, Peking Road, Kowloon
43, Haiphong Road, Kowloon, .....
14. Des Voeux Boad Central,
1, Haifung Lane, Wanchal
18, Des Voeux Road Central
35, 36 and 37 Prays East,
9 and 10, Prays East, 47, Praya East,
COMPARE
THE
WORK!
The Royal Typewriter. Prices $230 to $280
LESS EXCHANGE ALLOWANCE.
ALEX. ROSS & Co.,
TEL 27:
4. Des Vaux Road.
THURSDAY. 25th instant.
5.15 p.m. No. 4, Gun, at Headquarters. FRIDAY, 26th instant
5.15 pm No. 3 Gun. at Headquarters. "Any Honkong residents.attached to Nos 1 and 2 guns unable to attend at Kowloon Docks on Tuesday will, parade at Headquarters on Wednesday the 24th instant at 5.15 p.m.
MOURTEO SECTION. WEDNESDAY 24th instant.
6.) am. Annual Musketry Course, Fart 2 Practices 3, 6 and 7, at Peak Tange
The following will attend:-Sergt. G. Morton Smith Corp), L N. Leefe, Privates T. J.. Fisher, J. A. Ridgway and E. Howard Officer in Charge, 2nd Tient Moxon.
THURSDAY 5th instant.
5.15 pm at Jockey Club Stubles. Dress Drill order
BIGNALLING SECTION.
THURSDAY, 25th instant.
|
EXCHANGE.
Hongkong, October 23, 1917.
On London
Bank Wire
Un demand.
30 days' sight...
4 months' night
Credits, 4 months sight, Documentary, months' sight 9
On Paris--
On demand,
***
Whether the applicant has held allconso to sell liquor
in the Colony, and, if so, for how long.
6 years..
month
9 year
month
years.
"year".
years.
11
months.
Remarks
G. A. WOODCOCK, Secretary to the Licensing Board.
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
Letters franked at the cents rate. addressed to Tananfu and Blengtee and other places in the Province of Yunnan should be superscribed with the words.
"For delivery by the Chinese Post Office."
The Parcel Post Service to Aden; (except in respect of parcels for military and naval addresses) has been suspended
Mails for Europe 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 subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Portu guess East Africa, Persia and Morocco, cannot be transmitted.
The Servicen to Germany, Austria, Eulgaria sad the Ottoman Empire are spspended.
OUTWARD MAILS. Registered and Parcel mails close-15 minutes earlierthan the time given below, adless otherwise stated..
WHY SUFFER
SKIN TORTURES
When a post card will bring free samples
GUTICURA SOAP and Ointment
which give quickrelle! and point to
speedy heal ment. Then whynotmake these sweet, part, super creamy m- allients your every-day toilet prepara- tions and prevent little skin troubles becoming serious,
For tree sample each address post-card: "F. Newbery & Sons, 27, ChusteY TAPELEM Sq., London Beli overthero.
WEATHER REPORT.
'October 23d. 11h, 45in - No returna from Japanese stations. Pressure changes am everywhere small; the anticyelona [ has moved eastwards to N. Japan, and
Stock and paid up
FUESDAY OCTOBER 29, 1917.
SHARE REPORT.
OCTOBER 93RD) -1917.
tione 11:30M
Lash Levidenc
BARKH
Hongkong` & S'hal #1PV$670
MARINEIFUL- ANDES.
......$ 500$320 bu
North Chins £5 T.. 113,,
-Unions .......................... $100 8805 ...
Tangtuzna" # 60[5’haï $208 m.
FIRE INSURANCER.
China Fires manā 4|$131, b. Hongkong Ft 200310 k.
דו
SHIPPING
the low pressure ares remains in the Douglas Steamentos 156879) h. China Sea.
Fresh monsoon. will continue along the China Const, and over the N. China Sea. Hongkong Rainfall for the 94 hour ending at 10 am. to-day, 9.00 inch. Total sincs January 1st, 77.89 inches, sgainst an average of 79.87 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on the 24th October :-
Hongkong to Gap Rock: E "winds, freah ; fair..
Steamboat 17317) t Indo-Chinsa
+
(Preferred) 332 1. (Deferred).£| #118), b...
·Skəli “ Transport £167;6
**Star Ferry19
REFINEELER 2-Formors Channel: N.E. winds, Oh sa Baqars.....100 | 883- strong...
Malabon Sugars..... P. 30/323 k.: 3.-South coast of Chins between Hongkong and Lamocks: The sama as No. 1.
MINING.
4-South sobat of China between Hongkong and Haipan : The same as: Klikon No. 1.
Langkata
OFFICIAL NIGHTS FOR OCTOBER. | Rah.....
The following table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of Oct. | 1917-
Dote
Oct. 23rd, 611
(*10* 24 b..
39.50-8
and date.
Interim of £9:3
1917
7 fin making · 827.
1918 and Interlu
of 816 a/c 1916
Approximats
PORT ULIDAN,
malay
"year's
Int. div. of 1.2 137 p.
at 3/6 5/16, 84.25 per
shers / 1818.
div...
Final of 18 and bonus p
of $10 s/c 1918 and
Toterim of $30
115 making $31
1816
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vaxon 1916.
Wand bonas 12 for
1015:“ssའ ༧༢༧%།
97 for 1913.........
Finalof 30a/c 1916-1917.
11 pq
109 pa
1.28 for 1918
7.
[Fűkal ud 3/==}c 1936.
Final of 40-a/e1918,
6. V.Gr
final making Tic 1918 free of income
tax Chupon 23 (81.80 div.. and. 30 cents to bonos for year
ending 30-4-17
819 for 1916
21 p.c
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come tax, making 10% o 1916-1917 coupen No. T
Tis. 1 for 1916
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s/a 1915....
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134 p.
Tronch Mind
Ural Ossplas
E-ds.
Begins
BOOKS, WHARVES
a.m.
8.3 p.m.
AND GODOWNS.
24th, 4.11
6.3
25th, 6.19
6.2
13% 1918 & bonus $2
Kowloon Wharves #66 135 sa, 848 b.
sathi 6.29
srth
3.1
seth 6.13
EK & WEIMPOS
Dokumen
1119.
29th.
6.14
8.3
OUTWARD.
30th 8.14
8.0
Wire, ... ..
444
nom.
... For
Tai O ... Tai Po Chesug Chow
-WEEK-DAYS
SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS
31sty
€.15
5.59
Interim of 82 me 1914.
Tis. for year endin;!
pi
Shanghal Dook T. 80
** 5.00 P..
10.00
9.30 AM
3 P.M.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY
HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
Credits, months' night, On New York-
On demand,
+
Credits, 60 days, right, On Bombay-
On demand On Calcutta--
Wire, *** On demand
On Singapore
On demand,
5.15 p.m. "B" and "C" Classes at On Manila- Headquarters.
FRIDAY 26th instant.
5.15 p.m. "A." Class at Happy Valley,
part 2, Fructices 5,6 and 7, at Peak Station Work.
Range The following will attend :-
Privates E.E. de W Abney, EAM
Williams, RP. Thursfield, W. Schofield,
STRETCHER BEARER BECT 5.
RECRUITS.
H.E. Kent, H.E. Hayward and W. WFRIDAY 20th instant- Mackenzie
5.15 p.m. No. Platoon, Nos. 7 and 8
On demand,
On Shanghai-
On demand
4.
30 days' sight(private paper).. On Tokoba.co
11g
On demand,
*** 129 Gold Leaf, 100 fps(per taal) 22:45.50 Sovereiger oz)
(Bank's buyingrate) $7,45 m Srer (pe
42d rin Hongkong 24% pom Bar
akong
pm Chinese Copper Centa...% pm. Rate of Native Interest
7% Pos. Chinesa Sab. Coin ...
4 % dia. Hongkong Sub. Coin.......
par
Silver 3.16 p.m. All units, except "D" Com Sections at Headquarters. Musketry pany, on Murray Parade Ground under instruction. Dress, Drill order with morgt. Oxberry, Edgcumbe and Grimes, pouches.
5.15 p.zz. Fo 3 Platoon, at Head- quarters. Masketry instruction. Drest Drill order with two small pouches. Corpi Meade will attend to instruct. FRIDAY, instant.
6.30 .. Annual Musketry Course Part 2 Practices 10, 11 and 12 at King's Park Rangs. The men who fire on 22nd and 34th instant will attend.
5.15 p.m. No. 1 Flatoon Nos. 3 and 4 Sections, at Headquarters, Musketry instruction. Dress, Drill order with two
mall pouches Platoon, at Head
5.15 p.m.
Drill order.
"D" COMPANY FRIDAY 26th instant
5.30 p.m. New members joined, since 1917), at Bendquarers. Leente on Musketry Instruction by Corp. Meade, j
RECOGNITION OF VOLUNTARY AID
DETACHMENTS.
The Women's V.A.D. notified in Hong- kong Governincot Gazette of 25th Feb. 1916 will in fature be known as No. 1 V.A.D. Hongkong. Men's Detachments have now been formed from the existing Divisions of the St. John Ambulance
HONGKONG TIDES.
The tido-table waven-below has been compiled at the National Almause Office in London from the result of the analysis. of observations takan by means of an Water Polico Esain at Tsim Sha Tsui during the years 87-8-9.
The
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS
Shstankok Sha
⚫tin and
7.30.A.M.
Sheargahui 400 ..
Aberdeen, Autan,
Ping Shan,
Sai Kung,
Santin, Stanley... 4.30 P.M..
Canton,Samani [7.30 A.M.
Regia. P. and WachowLetters 8 F.M.
'(7.13 .. Macao
-**1.30 F.M. 16.00 P.XL. Except 18aturdays
REPORT.
OCTOBER 23, 1917.-.m..
Wind
HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hotels;...# 5/1990. 5. Central Estate$199 be
Hongkong Lands... $101|8:38.
Humphreys Rataum5 10 10.75 h.
Kowloon Land...sel 30
West Pointe..60885-
Shanghai Lands T. 601, 79°
/c half year ended 30-6-17.
$7 a/c 1915
Interimi of #33 2/0 1917.
50 cents for 1316,
2 for 1916
Interim of 83 a/c 1817-
A final maang 13 %
/1916
Station.
5.00 P.M
9.00.M.
5.00 P.M.
Kongmoon
Namtaa and
Sanmes
Bhachtin
5.00 F.M (10.00 AM. 4.00 P.J
9.00.
Hour,
at Sea Level.
Daromater
Humidity,
Direction,
Weather.
Force.
6:20.30) 35
W'estock Memuro. 54. Hakodate
Tokio Kochi
Nagasaki
4.00 7.M. Kagoshima.
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.O.
For
quarters, Muskatry instruction. Dress | Brigade Overseas in Hongkong. These automatic tide-recording machine in the Macad......~11,30 г.K
Drill order with two small pouches.
"E" COMPANY.
WEDNESDAY, 24th instant.
630 am. Annual Musketry Course Part 2, Practices 8 and 9, at King's Park
Ostima
Naba........
Ishijima... Bonin Island, Weihaiwei. 8.30.3) Bankow
Ichang
WEEK-DAYS SUNDAYS & Shanghai
HOLIDAYS Gutalaff.... (7.30 ̊A.K Sharp F
Amoy 11:30. Swatow.... ƒ7.3 ̃M. } Taiböku 18.3 P.x. Taichu..... Tainan **** Pescadorca: Kosbrun
17.30 AM. Detchment's willbenumber consecutively from No. 2. The Voluntary Aid Detach
ST.30 AM. ments Men's and Women's) are under ra of the table corresponds with Canton -0.30 FM. the control of Mr. Edward Ralphs, the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Tai Ping Officer in Charge of the St. John Ambul | Chart, which has been found to be fort ance Brigade Overseas in Hongkong. 3 inches below mean sea level
The Men's Detachonentrare recognised To obtain the depth of water on the
ده است از
Farge. The icer, N.C. Os and me and attached to the Hongkong Defence tido gauge at the Victoria Naval Shek Ki............2:0:30 F.K. 9.30PX. 9. P.M. Centon:
-who fire on 2nd inst. will attend.
445 p.m. No. 6. Platoon. Nos. 5 and Sections, at King's Park Bange, Annual Musketry Course, Part 1, Prac ticas 3 and 4. Dress, Drill order with pouches.
THURSDAY. 25th instant
6.30 a.m. Annual Musketry Course, Part Practices and Þ at Peak Range. ***The following" will attend:--Corpis. Wi EL Fell, H. B. L. Dowbiggin and ELLT. Jackmany Ice. Corpl. 4. 0, Lang Privates G. W. C. Hunett, J. E.
G. F. Nightingale, W. L.. Phe-
Ae, 8. H. Dodwell, and F.
5.15 pm. Np. 3 Platoon, at Headquar tors Musketry instruction. Drill order with pouches.
FRIDAY, 26th instant.
6:30 am. Aanual Muskotry Courne, Part 9, Practices 10, 11 and 12, at King's “Park Bange, The Oficer, N.C.Os., and men who fire on 23rd and 24th instant will attend. f
8.3) 6.m. Annual Masketry Course, Fart 2, Pratices 6 and 1. at Peak Range Men to fire will be detailed later.
443.p.m. No 86 Platoon, Nos. 7 niet Fections, at King's Park Range Annual Musketry Course, Part 1, Practices 3 and
Dress, Drill order:
OVÝ MACHINE GUN COMPARY.
CRINKLES, FOR ALL PALADES, CLEAN FATIGUE
DORMA {NXCEPT OS 21.10.17) WEDNESDAY 24th instant, gender
5:16 pm. Men detailed below at Head uartePrivates Fraser Harper Jacke Labeant, Lowra, Mundormit A. MeKatun Bringuet, Todd...
Corps for all ambulance duties which may be t required. When ambulance duties are required. in connection with field days camps, Lig gan drill etc, the Officer in Charge, St. John Ambalance Brigade, will be notified by the SLO.
The Man Who Gets There
Is the man who has blo real rich red blood and," plenty of it is body WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND
makes bloodlots of it-life ghing, brzinourishing. strength replenishing blood.
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add feet 4 inches, and on the gange
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COTTON MILIS.
Fwoo
T. 5. 155 b. Shanghai Cottons T. 50. 114 b..
Kucg Zik 1018.23 Yogtasepoos
Orientali,
· MISCELLANEOUS.
Tia. 9 for year ́anding
31-10-18-
The 6 div, do year ended
30-8-18.....
T. 0.30 for 1918
B.
7+
B' pie
#
1.34
9.30 r.
Tang9.30 .. 9.30 F.M. 9. P.
Kongmoot 6.00 PM. 0:00 FK. 8.00-
Hongkong
Rock
at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet Kumchak...800... 6.00P.M. 6.00P.M. Macao....
inches to the height given in the table. Kaukory 6.00. M. 8.00P.M. 8.00PM
October 24th to 20th, 1917,
Except
Aturdays.
129.92
Oains-Bordece Luht & Power
Chas-Providence Dairy Farm
260 ct. For: 1916........
14.10 6.
W
Fakhri
Vochow
90-
6121 b. & T
p.e. for fans andspy 171) cents for 1916 jousia $3 for year ending
31-7-17 180 cent for 1916
8 p.
∙13 p..
77
BANK WATER
Hongkong.
Har
Low Wizzin Harapa Time
1 / 1816/17 Bonnel
75 cents 42 interim a/c 1917---|
6 p..
1.interim a/c 1917..
Interim of 8
10 pe
Mich
€10, 24
#10 $1
Than
1/0 year 21-6-17..
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In the case of Mails closing before e Manila a. Regitration close at 5 o'clock on Legaspi A the previous exting
Green Islands
L.
Hongkong Electrica @ 10:48 b. Hongkong Io... 20 +1£9 Hongkong Ropes...₺ 1! (30) Hongkong Tramwaye ... 92,60 b.
H.K. Steel Foundry $10.
سعد ضمه
10000100
Tacloban... Iloilo Barigao Giza
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HONGKONG REGISTER.
Temperature.
Hongkong, October 28, 1917.
29.34
Barometer Temperature Humidity. Direction oft
Wind
23.01
28.93
*20.91:
79
On dace at On data Fahrenheit, the level of the seg in inches, tenths and hundredths. KA 14,1 zuena. WUEK, in the shade, in de green Fabrelliešten
70:
20.89 | Force
BAROMETER
29.85 Weather
288258E22EY
0.00
000
TT. CLARTON, Director. Hongkong Observatory, Oct. 23, 1917.
BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degren Steam Laundry.
$33 b.
Dalon Waterista... 7813
HUMMITY, in percentage of turs tion, the humidity of air saturated with Adeda moisture being 100%
4. DIEZUTION OF Wu to two points. 6 FORCE OF WIND, scording to Besford Bealer
flatched aloud, d drizzling rain
bail lightni
I'm inches, tenths and
sare on the Shad, 29,
Oct. 2191,
Fank Bamway 10184
do. {new): $190 centa
* for 1216/1917-
pe
35 cents for yɩ2 31-5-175
31% for 1916
$10 p.
'cants for 1910.
William Powall:
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