HONGKONG DEFENCE
CORPS
Oriend for Artillery Company by Capt.
#. H. W. Armstrong, V.D.
7)
PARADII
FRIDAY 28th instant.
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7.30 am. Fight Half Company (Range Takers' lass and Gun numbers as de tled) at Belchers Battery.
0.30pm. Right Half Company(Layers' sod Setters' Class only), at Belchers Battery
30p.m. Left Half Company (Layere sed Setters Cales' only) at Belchers Battery
Deders for Enginder Company by Captain W. Rumsoll.
19th to 26th instant.
41
Sightly E. L. Hanning at Belchers and Igrèmun as per Fosters posted at Headquarters.
OFFICERS NEXT TOM DUTT. Belchers. Captain Russell, O. s D.E.L. Lycem. Lieut. Stevenson 0.1/c D.EL. Stonecutters, 2nd Lieut. Brown
PARADES POR INSTRUCTION.
At Belchers at 8p.m. in Tuesday und Thursday, under Staff Sergta. Ovendene and Earns, RE, Corp. Day and 2nd Corpl. Norris, A.E.D.C.
Detail of duties at Lyeemux' from 17th to jet infant is posted at Headquarters,
Orders for Infantry Battalion by Major H. A. Morgan.
"A" COMPANY. »
FALADES.
FRIDAY, 10th instant.
6.30 um. Annual Musketry Course Fart Fracdees 10, 11 and 12, at King's Park Range. The men who fire on 22nd and 14th instant will attex).
5.15 m. No. 1 l'hatoon Nos. 3 and 4 Bections, at Readquarters, Musketry instruction Dress, Drill onder with two
mall pouches.
4.15 m. No, 3 Platoon, at Fend- quarters. Muskerry instruction. Dress, Drill order with two small pouches.
“B” COMPANY,
FRIDAY, 28th instant.
6.30 am. Amual Musketry Course, Part 2 Practices 10, 11 and 12, at King's Park Rangelie Officer, 3.0.0% sad men who fire and and 24th instant will attend.
COMPARE
THE
WORK!
The Royal Typewriter. Prices $230 to $280
LESS EXCHANGE" ALLOWANCEL ;
ALEX ROSS & Co.,
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To-day's Advertisements
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received in
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structions to sell by Public Auction,
{FOR LCCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),.
SATURDAY
the 27th October, 1917,
4. Dos Vaux Boad
at 10.45 a.m, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Vorur Road, Corner of Teo-
House Street,-" FOUR FOX TERRIER PUPS. Terms Cab..
'
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
- Hongkong, Oct. 95, 1917.
PUBLIO AUCTION:
9:23-4
TO LET
TO LET.
&
THE CHINA MAIL.
TN Hongkong, LARGE ROOMS at
•
Apply same sidress, Hongkong, Oct. 93, 1917.
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TO LET
[2920
FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon.
o Four roomed houses in Kowloon..
Apply to RUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings. flongkong, August 21, 1917. -
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TO LET.
TO. 4 “BASILEA." Lyttleton Quarters.
ITCHING BLOTCHES
FOR THREE YEARS
WEATHER REPORT.
October 5d 134 130 No returna from Japan and Wadivostock. Pressure has decreased moderately at Weihaiwei, and slightly elsewhere. The anticyclone han weakened and mavell castward; a
On Face and Back. Disfigured Faca i pressure ares remains in the Chica
Greatly. Was Ashamed to Go Qut. Cuticura Healed in Four Weeks.
"I had thick blotches copicious, on, myt face and back. They used to itch and barn and when the plampics "became large they would break, and altogether the complaint was of a wet nature. It greatly disgured my face and I was ashanded to go eat. went or for thiree years. Then I saw a Cuticura Soap and bintment advertisement and bought thent. in about three weeks I noticed a great change and in another week! was healcil. (Signed) Reginald Niebor Clarke, I, Federation Rd., Lairs, Plymouth, Eng., June 8, 1916.
Id purity, delicate medication, and refreshing fragrance, Cuticura Soap and Ointment meet with the approval of the most discriminating. Cuticura Soap is ideal for every-day toilet use. Samples Free by Post, Address post. card: F. Newbery & Sons, 27, Charter- house Sq., London. Sold. everywhere,
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
م.
Ses.
Moderate monsoon will prevail along the China Coast, and over the N. China Sea
1-
Hongkong Rainfall for the 14 boars coding at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 inch. Total
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1817.
SHARE REPORT
OCTOBER 25TH 1517.
Stock and pakź mp:
Valum
Q'lan 11.50 A.M.
Last Dividend and date.
Approximat
absru: based
div.
BANKE
since January lat, 77.89 inches, against Roughing & Skm2 81238670 an average of 30.04 inchess
Forecast for the 24 hours ending st Boon on the 26th October
1-Hongkong to Gap Rock: E. winds, moderate; fine.
1-Formoes Channel: N.E winds, Iresh
MARINE INSUR- ANDES.
508920 b.
North China EST. 115 Di
3-Fouth coast of China, between Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as Užtoms.
I
4-South Bost of China between Hoogkong and Hainen: The same as
No. 1.
Letters franked at the 4 cents rate addressed to Fapanfu and Mengtse and OFFICIAL NIGHTS FOR OCTOBER. other places in the Province of Yunnan should be superscribed with the words.
"For delivery "by the Chinese Post Offico."
:)
The Parcel Phat service to Aden (except in respect of parcels for military and naval addresses) has been suspended.
Mails for Europe via Sacz are des- matched as opportunity offers but only correspondence specially marked is for Road,warded by that route and no particulars
THE Undersigned here movered in Nod Rooned House with Germanic of such mails can be given.
structions to sell by Public Auction,
(POR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCEIVE), -
02
SATURDAY,
she 7th October, 1917, at 12 Noon,
st their Sales "Rooms, No. 8.
"Des Faux Road, Corner of
Ice House Street,
9:40 am Annual Musketry Course, ONE MOTOR CYCLE (Wolf) 34 H.P.
Fart 2 Pratices & anil, at Peak liange. Men to fire will be detailed later.
4.45 p.m. No. 8 Platoon, Nos. 7 and 8 Sections, at King's Park Range. Annual BlusLetry Course, Part 1, Practices and
Drews, Drill order.
RACENE GUN COMPANY.
BESS, FOR ALL PARADES. CLEAN FATIGUE.
(YXCEPT ON $1.IOTZE
FRIDAY, instant.
5.19 p.m. No. 3 Gun, at Bendquarters. Any Horgkong residents attached to Nos. 1 and 2 guns unable to attend at Kowloon Docks on Tuesday will parade. at Beadquarters on Wednesday the 24th instant at M35 p. FRIDAY 28th instant.
515 p.."A" Class at Happy Valley, Elation Work.
HATUTAJE NEJREE SECTION.
RECRUITS.
FRIDAY 26th instant.
..15 p.m. All units, except "D" Com pany, on Murray Parade Ground under Fent Oxberry, Edgcumbe and Grimes, Drill order.**
"D" COMPANY" FRIDAY 28th instant.
5.30 p.m. New members (joined since 3917) at Headquarer. Leeure on Maketry Instruction by Corp. Meurie.
ZYLOGNITION OF VOLUNTARY AID
".. DETACHMENTS.
The Women's V.A.D. notified in. Hong- kong Government Gazette of 5th Feb. 1918 will in future bo known as No. 1 A.D. Hongkong. Men's Detachments ave now been formed from the existing Divisions of the St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas in Hongkong. These Detchment's will be number consecutively From No. 2. The Voluntary Aid Detach- mects Men's and Women's) are ander the control of Mr. Edward Ralphs." Oficer in Charge of the St. John Ambul-
c. Brigade Overseas in Hongkong The Men's Detachments are recognised and attached to the Hongkong Defence Corpe for all ambulance duties which When ambulance sosy be required. duties are required in connection with field days, camps, big gun drill etc, the Oficer in Charge, St. John Ambulance Brigade, will be notified by the 3.1.0.
EXCHANGE.. Flongkong, October 25, 1017.
Os London-
ank Wire
Un destand,
(30 days' sight..
44 months' sight,
Crédita, 4 nonthe" sight,
2/9
..2/9$
Documentay, 4 moni ha' sight 2;101-
On Paris
On remari
Crediti, & moshe sight,
#Ozi New York-
On demand,
Crechts, 60 days sight,
Bembey
Wire, 200 On deat
-On Calentia—:
Wire
On demand
Chi Singapore-
Da demand,
On Manila
On demand,
»On Shanghai-
On downd
30 days night(private
On Yokohama
On demand,
Golf Tres, tuo fine-
Mikror:(per,
Der Eilver in;
Bes of Native Interest
Chinesa Saly Cock
kody
in good condition. Ten-Cash.
·HUGHES & HOUGH, -
Hongkong. Oct. 25, 1917.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received in-
structions to sell by Public Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
סט
MONDAY,
the 19th October, 1915, at 2.30 p.
at No. 9, Hankow Road, Kowloon, THE
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
contained therein. Comprising :-
Apply to-
Messrs LOWE BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,
Chartered Bank Building,
Hongkong, August 25, 1917.
TO LET
2007
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TMMEDIATE ENTRY, four
desirsale SHOPS situated in Ice House Street, opposite the Grand Hotel recently reconstructed, “
For rent and other particulars apply to the Manager. Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd. -46 Connaught Rood Central.
Bongkung, August 2 1817..
TO LET.
OFFICES in King's Buildings.
2003
Correspondence addressed to, enemy subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Porta-" grose East Africa, Persia and Morocco, cannot be transmitted.
The bervices to Gerusny, Austria, Eulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are suspended...
OUTWARD MAILS. Registered and Parcel mails close 15 minuter earlier than the time given below,
ünless otherwise stated.
LOOAL AND REGULAR" MAILS
OUTWARD.
WEEX-DATE
Тов
Tai O .......
Cheang Chow
* 8.00 P.M.
7,50 4.3:
HOUSES in Moreton Terrace and Tai Fo...10.004 M2 Broadwood Terrace,
BOUSES on Shaaneen, Cantoa.
Apply to
TBE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT & AGENCY CO., Læs.
METALS
Tear Hallstand. Leucbered-covered Saite, a few pieces of Blackwood Farni- Sure, Pictures, Chinese 5-coloured Wall Plates, Vases & Extension Dining Table and Chairs (practically new), Sideboard and Dinner agg Crockery of all kinds, especially for shipbuilding Glas Ware Teakwood Bedsteads Wardrobe and Dressing Table(practically and engineering works. Largest and
best assorted stock in the Colony. new), Pantry and Bearoom Utensils,
Also
Boudoir Grand Piano by Collard and Collard,
Two Columbia Graniophones with Records,
International Library of Famous Literature in 20 Vols.
On view day of Sal?, Catalogass will be issued... Terms:-Cab..
HCGHES & HOUGH,
*** Aretionsør:
Hongkong, Oct. 22, 1917.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
PROM SHANGHAI, KOBE AND MOJA-
Steamship
JAPAN,"
2933
baring, arrived from the above Fort Consignees of Cargo by bar are notified that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardops and/or extra hatardons Godowns of the Hongking and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd.
whence from the harves
and/or delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns, and all goods remaining andelivered after the Ist instant, will be subject to rent.
M.. Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
DAVID SASSOON & Co., Laps
Agma Hongkong, Oct. 15, 1917.
*BEN' LINE OF STEAMERS.
HE Steamship
2230
BENLOMUND Consignees of Uargo are humeby informed tini sil Gonda are being landed at their risk int : ilya hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godorer of the Bougkong sad "Rowicon" What and Godor Co., Ltd., wbence and/or from the wharves delivery
my be
- No Claima will be admitted after the ors, have left the Godowns, and all Si remaining undeliverad after the 1st Now, willenbject to rent.
"All Claims against the stearer'mmt be
Tommy the Undersizoed un ar before
Novi or khey will cut be rỡ nogazzad, madden
All kirken, chaled and damnese Goods are to be left the war, where they will-be admiped Lib lat Nov
No Fire Insurance, had hou MÜZAKAR
OBBY
Shatankolt, Sha
tin and Bheungshui... 4.00 .. Aberdeen, Autan,
Ping Shan
Sai Kung,
Santin, Stanley... 4.30 ...
་
Canton, Samrai sad Wachow
30.3. Regis. 3 p.# Lotter 6 P.M. 17.16.4:3 *~1.30 P.M
$6.00 F:
Saturdays
The following tabis shows the Stan- dard Time at which. Official Night ands
and begins during the month of Oct. | 1917-
Date.
Ends. Oct. 25th $19 AM).
'
81009805
Yangtested miren 80 Shai #205 b.
FIRR INSURANOPS,
China Fire# 2 $131 h.
Hongkong Ytre ......6 000310 b."
SELIEFING. Douglas Steamshins 150973 24.
Steamboats... 15 3181 bi
Indo-Chinas
(Preferred.£58327 b. (Deterred) #118)
26th, 6.19
$7th 6.19
Begins 62. p.m. 6.9 6.1
28th 6.13
61..
29th, 14
6.1
30th, 6.14
0.0
6.15.
15.50
*Shell" "Transporta £11078
ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER"
REPORT.
OCTOBER 26, 1917-
Station.
Wind
Hour
Barometer
iqmperatura,
Homidity.
Direction.
Weather.
Westock-8a Memuro Bakodate
K
Nagasaki
SUNDAYS & Kagoshima.
Oshtima !
HOLIDAYS Nahs
Ishi'jima...
9.30 AM. Bonin Teland
Weibsiwel Hankow
Tchang
Kinking
Shanghai..
Gutalaff
Amoy
Changsha
Sharp Pk...
Swato...
0a.
"
"Star Ferry 10429
REFINERIES China Sugars || (00) $85
Malabon Buga... P. 30 $99 5.
Taterim of 28-3/
1917
final making $25
/ 1913 and Tasarim
of $18 /1818.
Hot. div. of 15 % - 182
ta'6 3/18, $4.25 per share / 1010
Final of 891 and bonual of 10 b/c 1915 and Interim of $90 1916 $13 making $21. for
1913 and special of $3) waxount 1916
#7 and banne 19 - for
1015 #37 for 1913
Finalof 85 al 1916–1917.
181.25 for 1916
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Final of 3/- a/c 1416;... Final of 40/- w/o 1976,
0/- final_making 7/unlo| 1918 free of incomel. tax Coupon 28.). 81.80 div. and 30 cents)
to bonus for year ending 30-+-17...
Трс
р
Il pa
et p...
21 p..
7 pa
*1812 for 1316
P: & for 1916.
12 p.
13 p.
nt.. div, of 1 free of in
come tax, making 10% ale 1018-1917, coupon
MINING.
Kalans
ko
No. 9:
Langkam
eden, 10T: 134 b..
The 1 for 1915
D.
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£1 $2,50
6 p.
1. interim making 47-
Tronoh Min
£128/-
■
1916...
15 p.c
Visi Casplaza,
£130/4
for 1913
DOCKS, WHARVES AND GCDOWNS. .
30.18 61)
Kowloon Wherwea # 5o 384) b.
H.K. & Whampoa
Zor. 1916 & boz us
3119
Interim of 89 a 1917-
T. 9-for your ending)
30-4-17
Taiboku. 2. 29.25 Taicha
6.00 P.X. Tainan
2.00.12.
29,88
#1
n
24.60 75 29.87 75
-H Koshun Pescadores Canton
Bongrang.
Gap Rock
Macao
5.00.. Wachow
6a39,94 7296 290 74 84
9.88
*
Pakhod Koibow....
W
REA 5.00. → 6.00 P.M. Pholion
Macao
& CO. Kongmoon
...Exxcept
ESTAULIAHKO HING LUNG ST.
A.D. 1880)
PHONE $16.
Namac and
Banmei
Shamchun............
[10.00 A.. 4.00 2,3
COAL
SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)
T
']HE Undersigned having been appointed Acam for the COWIE HARBOUR, XUAL CO., LTD., are prepared to quote prizes for best quality," BILIMPOPON DUAL trimmed into Bankura as SEBAT. FIK or SANDAKAN (Brith | North. dara.co.
SLIMPOPON COAL: comparos favour shly with the better grades of Japan Col and giros good, resulta on ä- Tery moderate consumption.
9.88 75
9.00 C.St
Tonrano
James Aparri
simon 29.7
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH ROM
WXXX-DAYS
Fon
·Canton.
17.30 AM.. 11.30 F.M. 17.30 4.3
9.30 F ***(9.30 P.M.
Tai Fing
D.... Legaspi Tacloban,...
L
29.60
SUNDAYS & GUam
HOLIDAYS Labusa (7.30 AM.
Iloilo Surigno
3.78
-----4.201,82
20.77 78
|| 1.30 P.M. | ***
17.3 Ax 19.3, P.X.
Tung 9.30 PM. 8.30PM 9 PM.
Shek Kian..3.30 2.3. 9:30 PM.,9.30 P.M.
Steamers calling at SEBATTIK or SANDAKAN ezclusively for BILIMPO PON COAL (either cargo or Bank Kongmoon 6.00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM are exempt from payment of a Port Kamchuk 8.00 PM 6:00 PM 8.30 PM Kaukorg 6.00 8.00 7.3. 6,00 Pa
Except Baturdays
charges.
aide the Company's wharf where there is a As Sobattik Steamers are berthest along minimum depth of 27 to 23 feet as low Enter Spring Tidon.
Charts of Sibuk Bay (Sebalik Haz
In the care of kintis, closing before a sm. Repirtration closes at & a'clook on
boat). Prices and all other information the previous evening. concerning the Forean be had on application to the Agents a dentale
BRADLEY & CO. LTD.,
Agents Cowie Harbor Co Company, Limited.
JAPANESE MAKERS
Every kind of Footwear
MADE
OBERRY
то
ORDER
HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide table surven below has been compiled at the National Almanac Office In London from the result of the analysis of observations taken by means of an sutomatic tide-recording machine in the Water: Police Eamin at Tsim Sha Trui during the years 11.67-8-927041424
The zero of the table corresponds with the zero of the sounding ur the didmiralty Chart, which has been found to be fout 3 inches below messes lovel
To obtain the depth of water on side gap
gauge, at the Victoria Naval Terti add 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gange st Lamont Dock Aberdeen, add 10 feet faches to the height given in the table.
October 28th to November 1st 1917
TF. CLAXTON, Director.
Shanghai Dooks I CE 78) bo
HOTELS LÄNDE "AND BUILDINGS Hongkong Hotels... 5.690 b. Central Estas #10 $89 b.
Hongkong Lands...$10 389
Humphreye Estate # 10, 35.75 b. Kowloon Laado20/830
West Pointa,50 280*'
Shanghai Zande. T. ST 72
COTTON MILLS,
Ewon
... 50T: 156 b.
Hongkong Observatory, Oct. 25, 1917. Shanghai Cotton T. 50/T, 114 6.
1 BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit, on the level of the sin in Kung TT 10T. 16.25 b inches, tenths and hundredths, ....
12. TEMPERATURz, in the shade, in der langtarpool grees Fahrenheit
Orientals,
3 HUMIDITY in percentage of a turd tion, the humidity of air saturated with moisture ben
being 100.
MISCELLANEOUR. DIRECTION OF Wram, to two points. 5. FORCE OF
WIND according to China Borneos Bestford Besis.
3.STATE OF WEATHEN by blue sky, é Luht & Powers detached cloud, d drizzling in, tog 8 gloomy, ha hail, I lightning, cov rast, p passing showers, o squal, r rain "I KNOW"
trunder. v visibility w dow wath 7. Ram in inches. tenths and, bus- dredthe
HONGKONG" REGISTER.
183 a/c half year ended
30-6-17 **** $74, 1918...
Taterim of 834B/c 1917.
50 cents for 1318“
$2 for 1915
8 p.
6 p.e
Interim of 3 / 1917....
7 pie
I heal mailing 12
ale 1918.
The. 9 for year ending
81.10.16
Tin, 6 div, ac year ended 54 p.a
90-8-16.
Tls. 0.90 for 1936
T.381 b
34zil
60 cm a 1918.
Pin for your ending
# 10873b
·61211 b.
Chaus-Providants Dry Farms.... Green
Talanda
37.40 6. 7. Hongkong ectric 10948 Hongkong Lons21149 Hongkong Roper 1030 b. Blangkong Tramways. 35.85 b
B.K. Steel Foundry 10
TV canta for 1926 arabia.
12 for yout ending!
·82-717-5
80 cents for 1916 sü
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$24 / 1918/17 Bonus Da
75 cents
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∙10 p.o.
147 m/c year 21-5-17.....
· 10 p
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20.88
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Peak Tramway 1018
B
7% for 1918/1917.
0.00 0,00
73 P.P
sterbost
7018
2 cents for BAF 31-6-17.
2% er 1916
Highest/opes s'r^ Temperavere on thẻ-16th) 31 | Stam Laundry
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COMMON SENSE WIL
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