HONGKONG DEFENCE"
CORPS.
Buders. For årtillery Company by Capt. J. H. W. Annateng, Y.D.
At Balahar Battery,
MAXADES.
TUESDAY, 18th instant
7:30a.m. Hight Half Company. Full parade.
5.15 p.m. Left Half Company. Foll Parade.
THURSDAY, 20th instant :-
30. Right Half Company (Cun anmbers other than specialista).
-6.15 pm. Left Half Company (Gun aambers other than specialists). FRIDAY, 2 st instant :--
7.30am. Right Hall Company Layers
end Setters' class only.
1.15 p.m. Left Half Company Layers
́ and Setters' only,
Ordain for Engineer Company by Captain W. Russell.
14th toist instant:
E. Manning nightly at Belchers'
and Lycon.. Farade as per Rosters
at Eeadquarters,
Engine drivers 5.15 p.m.
Electrician no30 pm..
OFFICERS NEXT FOR BOTY
Before deciding upon your next motorcycle see the three new 1918 model
Indian
Motorcycles.
23 h.p. Featherweight. 5.p Little Twin 79 6.p. Big Twin.
Fresh shipment due in Hongkong this month
ALEX ROSS & ̈ Co.,
PATELL & CO.
ORIENTAL PRODUCE
EXPORTERS,
SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS.
Agencies in
Belcher, Captain W. Russell.
Lyernnun, Capesin James.
NEW YORK,
Stonecutters, Lieut. Stevenson.
+
PARADES FOR INSTRUCTION.
Classes for higher ratings at Belchers at 6 pm Tuesday and Thursday, Ovendene and under Staff Sergt. Farsons. R.E. Corporal Day and 2nd. Corpont Norris H.K.D.C.
Detail of duties at Lycemun from 17th to 31st December, 1917 is posted st Headquarters.
Orders for Infantry Battalion by Major H. A. Morgan,
PARADES.
(Fortsembers of the Corps not in Camp en the dates mentioned). "TUESDAY, ISta istanz (7
4:30 pm. Mounted Section, Annual Husketry Course, Part, Practices 5, 6, 7 and 15, at King's Park Range, Dress, Drill order with pouches.
WEDNESDAY, 19th instant-
4.30 pin Mounted Section. Annual Musketry Course Part 2, Practices 9 and
SAN FRANCISCO, U.S.A.
Branches:-
CANTON,
SHANGHAI,
TOKOHAMA BOMBAY.
HEAD OFFICE: Kid's BUILDING,
HONGKONG.
4. Des Faux Road.
METALS
THE CHINA MAIL.
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES.
CHAIRS
“I—In Victoria with two Bearers.
Quarter hour,
Half hour,
One hour, Es
Three hours,
Six hours
Day (8am to 6 pm.)
10 cents
"
11.00,
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria,
half fare extra.
Between the haurs of 8:30 pm. and' §
WEATHER REPORT.
„December 179, 19%, 15m.—No returns from Japan and Indo-China. The anticy- alone continues to weaken, and slight to moderata dresses of pressure have occurred at the majority of stations reporting,
Moderate to fresh monsoon will prevail along the Chins Coast, and over the N.
China San.
|-*
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hour
MONDAY, DEOBMBER 17-
SHARE REPORT.
DECEMBER 17rg, 1917.
Stook and paid, up
Qʻtioné 11.58 AM.
Last Dividend
and data.
- BANKE,
a.m. the above fares shall be increased ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0:00 Inch. Total Hongkong à d'hai F1? ($800 by 50 per centum.
i
II-Beyond Victoria, with four Bearers | pince January 1st, 81.48 inches, against
Hour, 60 cents, an average of 82.58 inches.
Three hours.................................**
Elx hours...
Day (8 am to 6 pm),............. $.00
III-In the Hill District. ⠀
Interim of £3-30
1917.
pe
#7 final making $25
ajo 1918 and Jnterim) of.18 / 1916...... Hat dir af152 = 357- st 3/6 16 4.25 por share a/u 1915: *** Final of $2 and bonus
of $10 a/c 1915 fand Interim of 850 e 1918 7 p
1915 and specia? of 43
tuù axonpt 1218.
$1,00
11
Forecast for the 4 hours anding at
-1.50
noon on the 18th December
·MARINENSUE› ANOSS
20:30
Half hour,...s One hour,
www
0.20
0.40
1-Hongkong to Gap Rock: N.E. Untos 30|8200 2. With 2 Bearers With 4 Bearers. | winds, moderate to fresh ; fair.` Quarter hour,......$0.14
--Formosa Channel N. winds, North Olinse",
str. its a
Two booth ADM 0.50 Three hours," 0.70 Six hours.
0.31
0.00
fresh
0,80
1.00
1,00 A
1.50
-2.00
Routh ovest of China between Hongkong and Lamocks: The mƏ, KO No. 1.
Unions
#100(8755-5.
80 $905 ex.
$15 making 991: for
11.p...
FIRE INSURANCES. “China. First # 90/$192) b..
Hongkong Firm $310.
7 and bonus 42 (ori
1915,
7 0.0
81 p.
2/117
The Parcel Fast Services to British East Africa and Egypt (except for mem-Day (8am toep.m.)1.30 bors of the Expeditionary Forces) and to Abyssinia, Bagdad, Erithres. French Somaliland, Somali Coast, Italian Portuguese East Africa, Zambar and Bassin have been suspended.
RICKSHAS
I.—In the Taland or Fonglong engage if in Victoria,
Every Subsequent hour. .....
Ten minutos,
Quarter hour,
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS
OUTWARD.
For
Wexi-DAYS
Taf0.2 ... 3.00 1.300 Tai Po
10.00. Cheang Chow 7.30 AM. 3.P.M. Shataukok, Sha...
tin and Shengshui 4.00 Y.M, Aberdeen, Autau
Half hour. One hour,
İ
SUNDAYS & HOLA
Ping Shan, Sai Kung, Santin. Stanley.. 430 F..
*30A.M.
Canton Samsu Regis. 5.P.M
and Wuchów
Letters 6 P.Ma
of all kinds, especially for shipbuilding
works. Largest and Macao and engineering best assorted stock in the Colony.
frit 11.30 PM
(5.00 P.X. ...Except
SINGON & CO. Komoon Saturdays
(ESTABLISHED A.D. 1880),
, at King's Park Range, Dress, DrillHING LUNG ST.
order. with pouches.
Sote-uuly men who have completol
"Part 1, may fire Part 2.
RECRUITS.
(Those not attending Camp only),
TUESDAY, 18th instant.
"Com-
5.16 p. All unita, except pany, at Headquarters, under O. M.. Witebell, Sergi Ozberry and Corporal
Grine Dress. Drill order.
415 p.m. Quarry Bay residents, at Taikoo Dock.
"D" COMPANY. -
ESDAY, 18th instant:
3.15 p.m. Nos. 2 and 2 Sections, at Headquarters, under 0. B. M. Cooke and Lance Serata. Edmonds and Meade. Mdaketry instinction. Dress.
Drill
odder with pouches.
THURSDAY, 20th instant.
430 pm. Recruits (joined since 1.9.17) at Kennedy Range. Musketry. instruc tim, Grouping with miniature ammuni tion. Dress, Drill order without rides. Lance Sergts Edmonds and Meade will
attenu.
FRIDAY, 1st instant."
5.15 pm. No 4 Section, Headquarters, under C. B. M.Cooke and Lance Sergt Edmonds Musketry instruction Dress, Prill order with pouches...
Orders for Cadet Company by 2nd Lieut: Beard, J.E.W.
TARADES.
WEDNESDAY, 19th instant :-
5.35 p.m. Nos. 3 and 4 Sections, at Yanmati Football Ground.
5.39 pm. Buglers at Yaumati Football Chound.
6.30 p.m. Gymzaäium, at St. Andrew's Church Hall
'SIEGEANTS' HK54.
The quarterly meeting of the members of the Sergeanta Mess will be held in the Mess Room at 845 pm on Wednesday, 2nd January, 1918. Every member is particularly requested to attend.
PHONE 515.
JAPANESE MAKERS
Every kind of Footwear
MADE
ΤΟ
Namtzu and
Baumei Shamchun.....-
5 cents.
15
Note-If the ricksha be engaged within the City of Victeria, and be dis charged outside the Western part of the City of
of Victoria after 3 w Police
be dis 9.30 charged to the East of Bay
Station on the Eastern ride of the City of Victoria after 9 pm, an extra balf fare shall be chargeable.
5.00 P.M.
$00.
3.00 ..
II.-In Kowloon.
Quarter hour..močnike i centa Half bour................................................... 15 Hoar,
Every subsequent hour, .......................... 10 je
III-Taipo Road.
To 4th mile
Twenty cents shall be added
for each extra hour or part
of an hour if the hires causes
the journey to take longer than
single:75 cents....1 hour. return...... 81.00..
| Beyond 4th to 8th mile
gingle, 1.20..
return $1.50%.
6.00 F. Beyond 6th to 9th mile.
6.00 P.M. ₤10,00 AM. 4.00 P.
9.00 ▲ M..
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH PO
WEIK-DAYS-
For
17.30.AM. Macabr1.00 F
(7.30 AM. Canton 9.30 PM.
ORDER Ping
CHERRY & 00..
PEDDER STREET, Opposite Hongkong Hotel Telephone No. 491
Bongsong, March 20, 1914
THE CHINA MAIL.
NOTICE
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Letters relating to business should be addressed to THE MANAGER.
Rate of subscripčina to “Chias Mall” is -$30 per sonum per quarter and per men-
tem "pro rata".
The China Mall' is delivered few to
To-day's Advertisements babes in Hongkong and Kowloon.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
PHE Undersigned have received instruc
tions to sell by Publio Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
MONDAY,
Postage in Charged at the rate of fifty data per month."
the
Orders for esus copies of the CHIKA Mar should be sent as soon as possible us
supply:
is limited Cash 10 eta., Credit 20 eta, par copy.
Rate of subacription to the "Overland Orion Mail: ls $11 per sanum : postage Ul per annum extra. Single poglad twenty dro cents each. Et h
Alterations and siditions to Advertise monte un Page 3. 2,46, and 7 should
the 31st December, 1917, commencing at be sent to the ffice. No. 5, Wyadham
5.30M
9.30 F.M.
single
TOCURE...30.00
Beyond 9th to 11th mile-
single $2.00
return $2.50
hours.
hours.
小
Farse for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous arrange- SUZDAYS & ment in each casa.
HOLIDAYS
The fares here sat oct to apply to one f7.30A.M. rickshs with three coolies from Isim Sha
Tsui. 11.30-1.1. 17.30 AM. 10.30 P.
Tung......9.30 P.M. 9.30 F.M. 9.30 P.. Shek K... 8.30 PM. 9.30 ṛ.. 9.30 P.M. Kongmoon 6.00 7.3L 6.00P.M. 6,00 PM, Kumchuk...8.00 г.. 6.00p.m. ·8.00 P.M. Kaukong...0.00 .. 600.. 00 P.
Except Saturdays.
FARES FOR PUBLIQ OHRRIAGES.
53
In the case of Mails closing before 9 From Government Civil am. Registration closes at 5 o'clock on the previous evening.
4-South coast of Ching between Hongkong, and Hainan: The same as No.1.
EXCHANGE... Hongkong, December 17, 1917.
·Ja London--.
--
Bank, Wire
Un demand,
14
30 days' sight
4 months' right
Credits, 4 months' night,
Documentary, 4 months' sight 3/11
Ja Faris
On demand,
'Credits, 4 months' sight, 424
On New York-
On demand
Credit; 80 days sight,
On Bombay
Wire, -...
On demand,
Of Calcutta.
Wire,
On derrand...
On Singapore-
On demand,
O Mantle
On demand,
On Shanghai--
On demand
30 days' sight(private paper)
Ou Yckobama
On demand,
397 for-1013
6 D.
19'0.4
SHIPPING. Douglas. Steamanide 130377/4,
Steamboata... 25318.
[Indo-Chinas *~~ `
(Preferred...£58331 b. (Deterred)... 258145) & 149 s*,
་ ་* ྣ་
Oh na Sugars.**** $100/891 b.. Malabon Sugar, f. 30/936 89.
Finalof $5x/c1916-1917 191
33.25 for 1916
Final ut 3/- Ale 1915. Final of 40-/1916, .
of final-making 7-
1918 free of income 01 p.. tax Opaper 28
g
$1.80 div. and 30 cents:
to bonus for your pa
onding 30-4-17.
$19 for 1918
144
Shell!
phra 21112A U.
"Star Berry."
103291
nom.
REPINERIES
P. 6 for 191
15 po
nt. div, of 1f- free of in-
come tax, making 10%|
a/c. 1918-1917 taupon No. 9
MINING.
Kailas
137
Langkas
£140. 10. 15
¡Tis. 1'far 1916
· Redbu
£81
ના ના ગામ
34% p. nom.
Tranch Mixes
i interim making
1916,
-15 p.a
74
par"
・% for 1915:
Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per tael)... 41.40 Sovereigns (Bank's buying rate) $6.00 . Silver (per oz) *** ***
43d Bar Silver in Hongkong Chinese Copper Cash... Chinese Copper Centa... Rate of Native Interest Chinese Sub. Coin ... Bongkong Suh Coin
71 dia.
par.
ROYAL OBSENYATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
REPORT.
'DECEMBER 17, 1917.—am.
Hour.
Not exceeding
From Slaughter House to Sailors' Home_......... From Sailors Home to
Government Civil Hos Pital
por pasanger
Os centa
Station.
04
From C
Conse
Hospital to Clock Tower
04
Wl'ostock
Ba. 99.82,
Clock TowertoRace
10
Memuro Hakodate..
6th-
ties House rem
Clock Tower, to Bay
Tokio
Kochi
From Wanchai Market to
Bay View House
08
From Bay View House ta
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN HONGKONG, Quarry Bay
08
#
Kagoshima Dakima ***} Nah
IL-In the City of Vigoria
Quarter bear. Half hour, an One hour.
Two hours,"
1917:--
Date
F-ds.
Dec. 17th, 643 q.m.
-Begins
5.53 p..
Three
Foar
18th, 8.44
5.34
Five Bit
11
P
19th, 18.44.
5.54
20th, £45
5.55
5.55
5.56
5.57
One bour
5.58
Two 'nours,
6.49
5:58
·Three ***
27th, 8.48
Four
*1
28th. 6,43
5.59
29th 6.49
5.50
8.50
6.00
day troid 6 am. to 8 pm. 815P
31st 8.50
8.00
The following table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of Dec.
20 21st 0.45
** 22nd, 6:46
» 23rd, 6.48·
93rd. 6.48 24th 8:47 24thy 6.41 25th 6.48
HONGKONG TIDES,
10 cents.
17
Wind
Temperature.
Humidity,
Diroation..
Parfa
Westher.
Fral Caspians yours?
DOORS, WHAEVES
AND GODOWNS.
Kowloon Wharves # £2592; b. 93 ra
H.K. & Whampo
Docks
Shanghal Dooky
Not exceeding
wer passenger
One day from 6.a.m. to 6p.m. $1.2
III-Beyond Victoria
Not exccaling
Bumin Lland Weibaiwei 6.21 23 Bankow
Changehs Shanghai Gutzlaff
Sharp Pk.. Amoy
thoku....30.
per passenger, Koshun...
Precadoras. Canton
90.0% 630.08 Bongkong 30.04
Gap Rock
Wachow 96.
If reticle is discharged beyond the Huilow....
Fhulien limits of the City of Victoris half fare Tourene extra is to be allowed for the retur :St. James
journey.
HOTELS LANDA -
AND BUILDINGS Hongkong Hotals... 5. 690 b. Central Estaces #1090
Hongkong Lands.....$100 $90 b. Humphreys'Ratanm₺ 10 35.75
Kowloon Lands 80 430
Wat Polate | 50 #81
"Shanghai Landa" 1. 601, 17 c
Quarter hour, Half hour,
One hour,
$5 centa
· 15
.: 60
Taichun Tainan ...
Масло
מ
IV-In Houlben
Dagupan Wot exceeding
Manila Legnapi par passenger. 1. Le
Tachotan Iloilo Surigao Guzm Labuan
40
$40
3.00
Two hours, ajak
The tide-table arven below has been Three, compiled at the National Almanac Offes Four
in London from the rest of the analysis Fire of observations taken by means of an Bix
tomate tide-recording machine in the One day from 6 to 8 pm 800 Water Police Basin at Tips, Sha
Tsui
00.02
11月
T. F. CLAXTON, Director, Hongking Observatory Lec 17, 1917 Between the hours of 8.30 pm and 861 BARDHETER, reduced to 32 degrees
inches, tenthi and hundred the
COTTON MULLA,
Ewoo
T. 50 175
Bhanghal Cottons T. 50 T. 120
Küng T
Yangtasspoos
Orientals.
10T. 15.80
7.30
ANEOUS.
8% or 1916 bocas 3.10 p.a
Interim of $91017.8 p.
Ts. 9 for your ending
·30·4·17
12 pe
33 a/c hail year ended
30-6-17, 17 ajo 1916.
p.c
Intarim of 4 s/c 1917. 150 cents for 1215.....
$2 for 1918
7p
at sit,
By pic.
Interim of $3 ja 1917...
% final making 19 B/O 1916
72 pe
Tia 20 for fast ending
*31-10-27
Tia, & div, ato year'
300-16.
Tia: 090 for 1936
China
Light & Powers
China-Providen Dairy Farms
€1087.50:b. €126 b
12 for your ending
13.pa
Green Islands ALLE 715 7.30; Hongkong Klantían # 10948 b. Hongkong loss # 22 $150. Hongkong Rope... 1098)
po, at their Saks Roopa, No. 'B,. «Street, not inter than 11:30 La durag the years ble corresponds with am, the shoro, fazer, shall be inernased | Föhry zheit, on the level of the seb 14 Hongkong Tramways
Des Youx Road, Corner of
I BOUSE STREET,
A Fish ColFRCTION OF
BRITISH COLONIAL STAMPS,
Comparing
Great Britain, Natal, South Australia, Tasmania, Transvaal, Rhodesis, Victoria, Western Australia, Zanzibar, Zalaland, Now, Bouth Wales, Canada, KINCLUDED IN THIS SALE ARE
HARE UOENERED CAFE
OF GOOD HOPEL these are the freat lot ever offered.
in this Cold
Alterations and additions to Advertise ments on page 1, 4, 5 and 6 should be went a not later than 1 p
New Advertisemata should before 8 p.m. HVOR T
9-8.
The sera pl the
the sero of the sounding in the Admiralty by 10 per centum.
Chart, which has been found to be sleet.
in 3 inches below ineen aca level
To obtain the depth of ster on the *Advertisements and Subscriptions which tidegauge, at the Victoria Saval Yard, are not revered for a fixed parad will be | mid å ikost 4 inches, and on the gangs continued until counteranded. Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 fest Talegzable Addr Max* Hongkong.inches to the height given; in the table Code A.3.0. 5th Edition.
December 18th to 26th, 19172
Telephone No. 21,
·TIE÷M
Mazzi ListRD.
2. TEMPERATURE in the shade, in de grees Fahrenheit the fly
3 HuaDiey in percentage of satura tion, the humidity of air maturated with incisture being 100.
UTRITION WE, to two points. FORAN OF WIN, Lording
HONGKONG-REGISTER-
Bes for Scala
6 STATE OF
detached aloud
g'gloomy
passing showerk
ELE. Steel Foundry 810
510 cents for 1918
091 / 1916/17 Bonus: 64 po
775 centa
18% interint =/a
elinterim a/c 1917
Interims of
جم 10
$1/0 year 31-5-17.
10
175% for 1918/1917.
21r 1916