HONGKONG DEFENCE
CORPS
-Hadang Kar Artillery Company by Capt. J. B. W. Armstrong.. V.D.
At Belchers Battery.
FAXADES,*
THURSDAY, 13th instant
7.30a.m.-Right Half Company (Gan) members other than specialista),
3:15 pm-Loft Half Company (tun
mbers other
than specialista).
FERDAY. 14th instant
7.30am-Right Half Company Layers d.Setters' Class only,
5.15 pm--Left Half Company Layers'
aal Setters' Class only.
Orders for Engineer Company by Captain W. Rumell.
7th to 14th instant.
P.
Manning nightly at Belchers and and Lycemun. Farndes as per Kosters. posted : Beadquarters.
Erigine drivers at 2.15 pm.
Electricians at 3.30 pm.
OLITUERA NEXT FOR BUTT,
Belchers 2nd Licas. MatthewIINIK.
Templeton...
Lyenun
Stommarter, and Lient. Brown.
PRARADEN FOR INSTRUCTION,
Classes for highly ratingar at Belchers st 6 pm. in Tuesday and Thursday, ander Sell Seagts. Ovenden, and Par sons RE Corporal Day and 2nd Corporal. Norris, LLKC
To-day's Advertisements
1
PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction,
·FOR ACCOUNT CY TEE CONCERNED),
00
THURSDAY,
the 20tli December, 1917, commţuring at 10.30am, Bud continuing st. 230 p.m., their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Boat, Corner of lee House Street,
A LABOR ASSORTMENT OF TOYS,
Comprising -- Esquimeniz Dull,"Teddy Bears and other Asimala Dolls (large anti-amail), Trains, Moter Cars, Cricket Sets, Souliers, Forts Gun Emplacements, de
Football Eating Gloves, Tea Sets, Furniture Sets, Clames, Small Peram. bulators Bets, Xaias Trees, Air Gnas and Water Pistols, Fire Works, Crackers, *Co
On view from Wednesday, at 2 puz." Tex:-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGEL Auctioneers. Flourkona. Dec. 12 1917.
2483
Before deciding upon" yout
next motorcycle see the three new 1918 model
Indian
Motorcycles.
2.p. Featherweight. 3 h.p. Little Twin 7-9. p. Big Twin.
Fresh shipment due in Hongkong this month.
ALEX. ROSS & Co.,
THE ST.
PATELL & CO.
ORIENTAL PRODUCE
EXPORTERS,
SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION „AGENTS.
Agexxies in
NEW YORK,
SAN FRANCISCO, U.S.A.
Branches:-
CANTON,
SHANGHAI,
YOKOHAMA:
BOMBAY,
4. Dea Vouz' Read.-
"HEAD OFFICE : Emo's Burzumier, HONGKONG.
LESSONS IN CHINESE
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itecture has been a towelers tu: Kikeken.
Cacint and Xarzhanita in this Colony for test, yeh
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FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES.
CHAIRS
In Victoria with neo Bea
Quarter hour.
Half hour,
One beur,
Three hours,
Bix hours
maría
à 3 (8 am, to 8 pan.) voru muš1,60
cents.
If thotrip is extended beyond Victoria, half fare extra.
Betgeen the hours of 8.30 pm and 6 a. the above fares shall be increased by 60 per centuma..
II-Bryoad Victoria, with four Beavers. 0.60 cents. ...$1.00 -
1.50
Hour
Three hours................................. Six hours,...
Pay (8 am to 6 pm), 'to." 2,00
III—I®¤Â@`ZGU! District.
·With Bearers With 4 Bearers. Quarter bone......80:11 (2:$0.30 -- Half hour, ... 0:20: One hour. 0.30 Two hours," Three hours, Six hours, 1.00 Day 16 tosp.1.50
0.40
0.60
0.50.
0,30
0.70
1:00
1.50
RICKSHAS,
WEEPING ECZEMA
ALL OVER HEAD
Appeared as itchy Spot: Had a Watery Appearance. Became Eruptions. Healed by Guticura,
"I hadweeping eczema, the frac algna of which was the appearance of an itchy spot on my head. At times it hadawatery appearance and quickly spread allover "my head which became a mass of craptions. I had very little sleep and I had to cut my hair off. *** way advised by one healed with Cuticura to try them. After using a box of Caticura Ointment and a tablet of Soap I was healed." (Signed) Harry Thompson, 4 New Lane Place, Leeds, Eng., Jane 10, 1916.
Why not make these fragrant molli ents your every-day toilet preparations 2 Samples Free by Post (Soap to cleanse Ointment to heal) Address: F.Newbery & Sons, 27, Charterhouse SuLondon. Said everywhere_
WEATHER REPORT.
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 12, 1917.
SHARE REPORT.
DECEMBER 12TH, 1917.
Stock and paid up.
tlana 11.30 A.M.
Last Dtrideng and date.
BANKR
Hongkong & Shai #12 1$600
KARDIBIKHUR› ANOES
50905
North Chinae.
Valone
#100 $750 $
SHIPPING.
8121
FIRE INSURANCES. December 124 124 15-No retora Chins Thereł from Japan or Indo-China. Pressure has Hongkong te Le cuj#310 1.-—In the Island as Hongkong engage if decreased slightly along the coast from
Shanghai to Hongkeng, and is stationary Douglas Steampaa $79 over the Philippines. It is highest over Korea.
A Moderate monsoon muy be expected over the China Sea.
LOCAL
"AND REGULAR, MAILS
OUTWARD..
BUNDAYS & xxx-Dars
HOLIDAYS 5.00 .M
in Victoria,
Ten minutes, Quarter bour, Half hour,i One hour,
·FOR IN O...
Tai Po...... 2.10.00) AmBkash Cheang Chow... 7.30 2.3
& 3.P.M.
Shatankok, Sha-
tin and
Sheungshui... 400 P:M. Aberdeen, Antau Ping Shan, Sai Kung,
· Santin, Stanley. 4.30 p.m.
KongmoonExcept
9.304. Every Subsequent hour.
5 couts
.10
11
-15
H
20
Note-If the ricksba be engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis charged outside the Western part of the City of Vistaria after 9 pm. or he dis charged to the East of Bay View Police Station in the Eastern side of the City of Fictona after 9 pm, an extra half fare shall be chargeable.
II-In Howloon,
5.00 F.. Quarter hours.'cents.
-
Half hour,
Hongkong Rainfall for, the 24 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.00-inch. Total since January 1st, 80.34 inches, against (an average of 82,40 inches.”
Forecast for the 24 hours ending st noon on the 13th December-
L-Hongkong to Gap Rock: E. winds, fresh to moderate ; faire
-Forms Channel: N.E winds, moderate..
Bimbots 1518 a.
Indo-China!*
(Preferred)...£5833 b.
"Shell" Transports £1112/ b.)
***Star Ferry" # 10329)
*ERFINERIES – Chica Sugars. Malabon Saga
·Canton,Samarulj
and Wochow
Macao
[125)
Regis. $P.M (Letters & P.Ma
17.15 4.3. 1.30 F.3
16.00 P.
Saturdays Namtau and
Sanmej........ 6.00 F.. 10:00.0 Shamcbu......
4.00...
Hoar,*******
9.00 ..
Every subsequent hour,
IS 10
1.1
III-Taipo Road
5.00 P.M.
6.00 F.M.
0.00 .x.
To 4th mile-
Twenty cente shall be added South_count of China_between for each extra hour or part Hongkong and Lamocks: The mame sa of an hour if the birer causes. No. 1. the journey to take longer than :-
single......75 cents....1 hour. retum... $1.00
hours Beyond th to 6th mile
single $1.9
3 hours.
MINING.
South coast of China "between Hongkong and Haino: The sam No. 1..
43
4.
Kila
Logka
Baba.....
Tronoh Minas
Beyond 8th to 9th mile
SUNDAYS &
Beyond th to 11th mile
...
FOR
Macro......
REPORT.
terima £2-3/
$7 fins making 825
wa 1915 and JaterimĮ
»of $18 s/1915.
Int. div. of 15'
15/4
at 3/6 3/10, $4.36 per
shara s/c 1916 B
Final of $20 and benus
at 10 a/c 1975 and Interion of $30 1910 $15 making 391 for 1913 and special of $3 ascount 1018
HT and bonas 19 for
1915)
1997 for 1915
Finalof #B/c 1916-1917.
31.95 for 1918
19 pe
Op..
Final of 9/- a/o 1918....
19 p.c
Final of 401-1916,
2/ final making 7- alc .1916. free of income) tax Coupon 28
$1.80 div. and -30 cents
to bonus for year.
ending 30-4-17..
$12 for 1916
$959 8.
F. 20$36 m.,
P. 8 (01 191
nt. div, of 1/- free of in- come tax, making 10%) 8/a 1916-1917 coupon No. 9 Tia.
For 1915
1/- interim making. 4-
/ 1916:
Zfor 101
な
-10$ pie
15 p.
EXCHANGE. Hongkong, December 13, 1917.
On London
Bank Wire
On demand,
30 days' sight
4
months' sight,
2/13
-2/112
3/1
***
«Credita, 4mon the sight, Documentary, 4 months' sight 3/15'
Ou Paris-
On demand,
Credits, 4 months' sight,
On New York
On demand,
Croxlite, 60 days sight;
On Bombery-
Wire
On dend
"On Calcutta-r
Wire
On descand... Cm Bingapore. On denmark,
On Minnila-
On demand,
• On Hhangbai--
On demand
I
428
+
Dom.
+123%
...142
'DOET
2 days' right (private paper).........
On Yokohama
On demand,
Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per tael)
137
*** 44.20
Sovereigos (Bank's buyingrate) $0.60 2.
Bar
(per oz.)
sed
Silver in Hongkong' - **p nom,
Chinese Copper Cash...
Chiness Lopper Cent...
Kate of Native Interest
Chinese Sub. Coin
Hongkong Fub Coin
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WEEK-DAYS HOLIDAYS
7.30 AM. 11.30 PM. "(7.30 A.M. 19.30 E.M.
8.30.
Ji
9.30 F.M.
singla A....$1.75.
retum ......$3.00
singh $1.00
return $2.50
(7.30-A.X. 11.30 P.ML $7.30 AM.
Faros for journeys beyond the 11th 19.30 P..is to be a matter of previous arrange-
ment in each case.
Canton
Tai Ping “
T9.30 P. 8.30 PM. 8.30PM Shek Ki....9.30 .. 9.30 F.M.. 9.30 F.M. Kongmoon .8.00P.M. 00P.M. 6.00 PM Kamchuk...6.00 г.. 6.00г... 8,50 PM. Kakody 8.00 ... 6,00 PM 8.00 pm;
Except Saturdays.
In the case of Mails closing before 2 am Registration closes at 6 o'clock on the provions evening.
Tickaba with three coolies from Tsim Sha The fares bere set out to apply to one Trai
FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
Fran Slaughter House to,
Bailors' Home From Sailors Bone to
Goverment Civil Hos
pital
From Government Civil Hopital to Clock Tower
Mair should be sent as soon as possibla sa OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN HONGKONG. From Clock Tower to Rece the supply is limited. Cash 10 cte., Oredit 20 st., per copy.
Rate of subscription to the “Overland China Mail" is $12 per annum : postage E per sonum extra. Bingle ouples twenty
ive cents each,
Alterations and additions to Advertise monta un Pagen 51, 3, 6, and 7 should be sent to the Office, No. 5, Wyndham Street, not later than 11 30a.m.
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New Advertisements should be sent in before 2p.m.
Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered fos fixed period will ba continued until countermanded.
Telegraphie Addrem *Map Hongkong.. Jods: A.B.C. 5th Edition.
Telephone No. 2.
Tax Ceta Mart,. Liweno
The following table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of Dec. 1917-
From Clock Tower to Bay
View Houseuran •Traini From Wanchai Märket ta
Bay View House From Bay View House to
"Quarry Bay
19
04 cents.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
DECEMBER 12, 1017-, 23
Station.
II.zi Casplane
DOCKS, WHARVES
AND GODOWNS,
Kowloon Wharves & 10/190 b.
% or 1916 & bocus 3?id.
Wird
H.E. & Whampoa
$120 + 5
Interim of #2) a c 1917.4 pe
Hour,
35 Sea Levol..
Barometer
Temperaturo.
Humidity.
Dirvation.
Weather.
Force
Wostock... 8. Mem úro
Not exceeding Hakodate.
Tekcio par passenger.
Fochi Nagasaki Kagoshima. Oshima.... Rabtweneew Ishijima.. Ronin Island Weihaiwei 6 a 20,23 Bankow
12
II-In the City of Victoria
Ichang
Kinkiang
gaha
("Sharp pie!
Amoy Byatow Taiboku.... Not exceeding Taichu wer passenger Taman
·10 cents. ~ 10
#
30.0
Shanghal Docks 10 fr
HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGA
Hongkong Hotals. 5 100 b. Central Estanes #10 $30 b.
Hongkong Lands...$100 390 b. & 8.- Humphreysavacom # 1935.75. Kowloon Tanda - 50 130 West Polos muă 50-381-z. Shangha! Lands 1: SCT. 72 %.
Tis. 9 for rear-- end
·304/17
3 a/c half year ended
30-6-17.
197 / 1918,
Interim of 836/6-1917.)
50 cants for 1816 810 $2 for 1916
interim of $3 a/c 1917... 77 pia 6final maring 19
MT 1916"
Mia. 20 for year endin
-81-10-17
Shangbai Cottons T. 50T. 121 b. 129 si, T. 6 div, ne year ended
107. 13.80 b
Date. Dec. 12th, 9.41. 13th, 8.49 14th, 642 15th 6.42
Ends.
Fegins."
9.81 p.m.
5.59 6.35
COTTON [MILLS;"
Quarter hour, moraes
*129,2
18th 643
653
17th 8.43
Half hour, One bout.
an
Pescadores
"
18th, 6.44
1.04
Two hour, OMOLPEREST
18th 8.44
5.54
Three
Rock.
Canton 6s. 29. Rangkong Gap
E=os
1. GOT. 1771 b.
29.8
20th, 6.45
5.55
Four is
Macao
21st, 8:45
5.58
33
and 6.43
5.56
Wachows Pakhoi
» 26th, 5.48
23rd, 8.45 24th, 647. 25th, 8.43
27th, 8.43 98th 8,49 20th 8.43 30th, 6.50
·5.88.
One day from 6 m. to ¤g.m 81.2
Hoibow
6.57
Phulien
-Beyond Victoria.
Tomaze.
C.St. James
Not exceeding
Aparri
5.50
One bour,...
25 cents.
6.00
Two dours
Legaspi
•Threads
Tacloban
For
Iloilo
Five
Surigao
"Gozm
Labuma
Kung Yik..
Yangtatapood
Cirientals
MISCELLA
T.40 *
80-6-18.
T 0.90 for 1918
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EYER ISSUED UNDER
PURELY NATIVE DIRECTION.
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HONGKONG TIDES.
One day rosies w2 to 8 purs. $1.30
If a votide is discharged beyond the limits of the City of Victoria half fore extra is to be allowed for the return Journey
The tide table viven below has been III Kowloo
20.90
29.87
65
66
68
53
TO
56
compiled at the National Almanac Office
in London from the rèsu t of-the analysis
2:
of observations taken by means of an
€.00
0,00.
0.00
automatic tide-recording machine in the Quarter hour,
Water Police Basin at Taim Sha Talf bour
*sui come hour, se
during the years comuns with
the table corresponds
The
Two hours
Four
Five
the sera of the sounding in the Admiralty Three Uhart, which has been found to be feet Migbout_arpan Sia "Pampersunty on the Tithi at * faches below ment sea level predi
(LOWING (apa air Temperature, on the 17th/45
„TË ROULANTOn Director. Hongkong, Understory Dec. 12, 1917,
Temperature,
240
7.00
To obtain the depth of water on the One day from 6am to 8 pm 5.00 tido-griga at the Victoria Naval Yard
383 b
097.50 B
48:2
cauta for 1916
Dairy Farms
Green Islands
7.50
Hongkong Lisstzies @ 10:248 h.) Hongkong low
$150
150 onesta för 19.
}$25 ac2 1916/17-Bonus
142 int
TF. CLAXTON, Dirictos Hongkong Observatory, Dec. 15, 1917 ming1 BatoMITIN, reduced to 32 degrees Fabrinheit, on the level of the se in inches, tenths and hundredths. V na
TEMPERATURZ in the shade, in de Hoogkong Ropes ... 10822] m.
grees Fahrenheit wa
2. HUMIDITY, In percentage of sture Dongkon LIGWAYS tor, the humidity of sur maturated with lives aicisture being 100
DIRECTION OF Word, to two points.
A For For Word, sccording to Ben Lord Bosn
HK-Steel Foundry
add feet & inches, and on the gangs Between the hours of 8 pm and 66 STATE OF WELTE b buesky
Lamont Dock Aberdeen, add 10 feet Mm, the shore faren shall be inere inabes to the height given in the table by 50 per séðuro
Post Tramvay 1018 detached: cloud d drizzling ram, så fogo | third
December 11th to 19th, 1917
g gloomy, h hail, I lightning, dov irtasty
p passing showera, qa *thunder, y visibilit
rain
12 for 1916/1,817, MAK
FOR EL CHI PANDAPANA
CHERE