- HONGKONG DEFENCE
CORPS
Order for Krilllery Compasy by Capt J. A. W. Aimeruos, V.D,
FADAPES.
TUESDAY B8th, instant.
ヅ
Wislamday, 10th-instant-
J
7.30 am. Right Fait Company.
Foll
parus.
AY, 17th instant.
A Left Half Company. Fall
1.
4. p.m.Annust Musketry Course, Pare, Practices 5 and 19, ht
"not
King's Pork Bange, for all who hara rod thews pehotices. Prosa, drill order. Thursday, 12th instant "
4.30 p.m.-Annijel „Muskotey Courave
Part 2, Prpetices s and 9, at King'a) Park Rippe, for all who hare, net frå these practices. Drew, drill order with ponchos. The Ch
5.15 - Jockey Club Stables,
Brons, rijl order without rifles,
7.5" Right Half "Company-Friday, 8th instant --- Layers and Sotters' Claas only.
the pm. Left Hal Company. - Layers' nid Setters" ass only.
Ebay, 19th instant
---7--nun Right-Half Campany, Full-
parice.
445 pm. Left Half Campany, Fall pande
Orders 13: Ragineer Company by CW. Russel.
*ith 2 » 18ilk instant-
Shag nightly at Belchers and £;yF༢༥༠༣r,/a£), Parades per Routery pe Headquarters,--Engine drivers apló p.m.: Electricians at
UPPIES SEXT FOR DET. Tchers, -201.fent. Brown, Lyegumus-talkávur, Kill. Stonestow, Laent, Stevenson.
UNGAMES BAL IN WTUCEDIÓN.
Cines to Her ratings at Belchers at
Fursday and Thursday, Zizis S-Sergt. Ovendene and Parsus, BA, Corp. Pay sad ud Corporal Scene, M.K.D.C]~~
FÅ LINATION FOR SICHER LAFINGA. Will on hea ja ties and week of Janary tobias and the dus work of Jars sat permutit. Fract dates
html later,
Cetes Dantry Battalion by
tejo
A. Morgan.
FARADES.
"Company,
.
mal Musketry Const 2. Pantings 3 and 4, at King's,
Hange as who have not fired
retion. Dress, drill order.
Marcorak- Musketry instruction. Brill and with pouches. BOSNA 1 Platoon at
mi drilly-
Weduwd. Dan itu
Ind'.
430 pf--Abia Musketry Cours, Pas. Practices 5,6,7,ard 1. at Hinge Park Bande, for all who Mate had the practices, Dress? | drifi order with ponchés. 5.13 N. Platoon Fesid- Husketry instinction.
Dryas, dzili crder with pouches..
Thunday, 7th instant
4.30 p.m.Anual Musketry Course, Fart 2. Fractices 10 and II, at King's Park Range, for all who havo zob fired thess practices. Dry drill arider with pouches,
MIGNALLING SECTION- Wednesday, 10th instant and Friday..
18th instant- 8.13 p.m.-At Headquarters. Muskatry Instruction, Drew, drill order with pouches. Sergrs Edinands and Made will attend,
STUKICKED BEANER SECTION Tuesday, 13th instant
56 pm.—Drill at Headquarters.
NECLUITS.
Today, 15th instant-
TUD CHINA MAL
DURESCO.
The Coleg wash that is more trouble to apply, but which lasts, not twice, but ten times longer. Wonderful for outside work. The only reliable COLORWASH in the Market Large variety of artistic shades in stock. Stook kept by
ALEX ROSS
&
Co.,
MACHINERY OFFICE " Des Vaux Road.
'Phone 27,
SILIMIPOPON (SEBATIK)
TE
COAL
THE Undersigned having been appolated
Aesmin for the”00WIE HARBOUR. QUAL CO., LTD., are prepared to quota prions for baap quality ATLIMPOPON COAL trimmed into Bunkers as EBAT. TIE or BANDAKAN (British North Born60)
SHIMPOPON COAL "compares fercar. with the botter grades of Japanse thon and gives good results on a very
moderate consumption.
48 pmnool Maghrtry Course, Part I. Fruticus 3 and 4, a king Park hand, for men who he instant. All order.
Friday, 1869 instant :-
3.15 pm 2 und Sections, on Marray Parade Chrond. Musketty instruction, Dresa, drill order with päuches. Sergt. Oxberry and Corp. Grines will attend.
DETAIL
f
Steathers calling SEBATTIE or SANDAKAN exclusively for SILIMPO PON COAL (either cargo or Beakers) charges
exempt from payment of all Part
At Setartik Steamers are perthed sing side the Company's wharf where there is minimum depth of 27 to 28 foot at low water Spring Ndez
•
Charts of Sibnko Bay. (Schaterke Ear-j On doly 92xit Fa 29th instant incitive, bour), Prices sad all other information "B" Company: 30th instant, Mounted saneaming the Fort can be had on Section: 1314 iuxtant and. 1st February,pplication to the Ageribs. Minchine Gan Company: 2nd to 9th Feb.
BRADLEY & CO., LTD., inclusive." Company. Orderly
Agents Corie Barbour Coal Ocer from "13th to 10th inst., Lieut.
Company, Limited. Koes; 29th to 28th, Lieut. Wright.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGXONG, DAILY WEATHER
REPORT.
JANUARY 141918-m
Station
W'estock.
Memuro Hakodate Tokio
Sochi
ki
2
4.30
Part
Park Tangerl who have not fired
Nab Ostima...
Dress-dril order.
Be pr
Ana Muskotry Course, Praction 8 and 9, at King's
with pouches
Friday, 1th hot-
Hour.
Het Sea Level.
abijima boninleland Weihaiwel 8 a 10.26 Hankow
Ichang
440 pm-Aonal" Musketry Course, Kiukiang Part. Pirties 10 and 11, at King a Changsha
Park, Range, far abh who have not Ered
the notices, Dress, drill order.
with ponches,''
"K" Company.
Tuesday, 15th-instant-
4.30 p.m.-X'uns Musketry Courne, Part 1, Practices 9 and 4, at King's Park inge, for all who have not red there-prac.ices. Dress, drill order Wednesday. 26. instant:-
Pr... Amoy
30.49 +30273 30.39 30.37
30137
STATO
Taiboku... 5. 30.38
H
"
30.28"
Taicht Koshua... Tainan re Pescadores. Canton 630.45 Hongkong Gap Wachows. Macao... Fakhoi... Hoihow
•Rock
4.00 » p.m.—ranul Musketry Course, Fart 2, Practices 5, 6, 7 und 12, at Kings Park Hange, for all who have not fired these practices. Dress, drill order with peaches.. 5.15 pm-No. 5 Platoon, at Head. Aparri
⚫quarters. Moshetry instruction. Dagupan... Dress, drill order with pouches.
Manila...
Theses, 17th instant-
+
Wind
Temperaturu.
Direction.
Forco.
Weather.
THamidity,
TANG YUX DENTIST, successor of
the Iste SIEN TING, 14, D'AGUILAR STRETT.
TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation free.
FRENCH LESSONS
G. MOUSSION,
15, Morrison Hill-Road
·LESSONS · IN CHINESE
42
MR. LI HON ZAX, & Chloe grailcate versed i
Jitara, has been teacher to Huropea Oficials and Merchants in this Colony for ten yan. He has a good method of training Expopeans in pars in the Chinese ezazalzation, and bi-possessed. of Art rate cortitxate as a Chinese teacher, de has also a good knowledge of Mandarin and HaKKM. Those who intend faruing the animasi hangtag
FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES.
CHAIRS,
In Fictoria viņi tuo Quarter hour, Half hour, One hour, Three hours,
WEATHER REFORT,
January 143. 123. 05m-No roturné From Japas and Wisdivostock. Pressure has decreased slightly at Weihaiwei and bag increased elsaw bere moderately orer the China Coast and Formosa, and lightly over the Philippines. Tho anticyclons appears to have extender southwards.
Fresh to strong monsoon will prevail| slong the Chins Comat, and over the N China Son.:
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hourt ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 inch. Total since January 1st, 0.00 inches, against | an average of 0.37 inches..
MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1818.
SHARE REPORT.
JANUARY 14TH, 1918
Approxbaste
Stock and pak sp
tions 14.50 AXL
Last Dividend and dats.
on laak JOLIE
BANKS.
|Hongkong '& d'hat. $1.98'3590. 1.
MARINE INSUR-
**ANORS.
Forecast for the 54 hours ending at noon on the 15th January ---
Pentods: mater
1-Hongkong to Gap Rook" N. and North China);EST: 11) 17
N.FL. winds fresh fine.
1-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks: The same si
-Formors Channel N. winds, strong to a gale."
„Bearms.}}
20 10 cents.
11
95 20 $1.00
Six bours.0 Day (8am to 6 pm),
If the trip is extended beyond Victoris, half face extr the
. the above fares shall be increased Between the hours of 8.30 p.m. and 8 by 50 per centum. II-Beyond Fictoria, with four Beas ers. Three hours Six bour
.
$1.00
amberdievu 1.50 Day (6 am to 6p.) 200
III-Is the Hill District.
With Bearer With 4 Bathers. Quarter hour......$0.13 20.307 Half hour,... 0.00
0.40 One hour,
0,50
No. 1.
-South coast of Chinx between Hongkong and Hainan: The same as No. 1.
OFFICIAL NIGHTS..
The following Table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month "of: Jan i910
Date.. Jan. 14th, 0.53.
22
Valomon #1003740 k
608205.ex. TS
FIRE INSURANUSS.
Chics ⇓ 28125 Hongkong #310
SHIPPING. Douglas Steamshrom $50/$72) 5.
Steamboat....... 15 $17 b
Indo-Chinas
Proferred...ESSI) b (Detarred)... £5) 1768...
"Shell" Transporta.
“Star Forty * # 10323)
| REFINERIES.
Oh na Sugars.......$ [
Ends
Begins.
Dou
6.11 pin
10th, 8.53.
6.13
Three hours, ... 0.70 Six hours. Day (6am to 8p.m.)1.50
Two hours, 0.30 **** 0.30
16th, 8.53
6 12
0,80
17th, 6.53
6.13
100
18th, 8.33
€74
1.00
1.50
to
19th 6.53
8.15
9.00
MUGG Bab
20th 6.53
.A.IS
21st 443.
$Яnd, 6.53
0.16
RICKSHAS.
23rd 6.53
24th. 8.53
2.17
A 18'
26th 8.53
18
26th 8.52
6.19
27th, 5.63
8,20
5 cents
"
n
29th 3.51 29th 0.51 20EL, ..31st,
MENTING.
8.91
6.51
Killing
1.—In the Island of Hongkong enguge
in Victoria,
Ten minutes. ****
Quarter hour,
Half hour,
One botryskega Every Subsequent hour. ........20
Note- the ricksha be engaged within the City of Victoris, and be dis- charged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria after 9pm... or be dis charged to the East of Bay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City CE Victoris after & p.m., sa extra halt fare shall be chargeable.
II-In Kosioon. Quarter hours.
Half bear
Hour
Every subsequent hour,
III-Taipo Boad
EXCHANGE.
Malabon Sagan... P. 80 $361.
1917:
$7 in
making $95
M. 1915 and Interim
of $18 / 1916...
Int. div. of 15
15/
at 3/6 $/16, $4.50 per
share a/c 1918 Final of ESU and bonus
of $10 a 1913 and
Interim of $30 y 1916
816 making $91 for 73 P
1915 and special of $3
ca account 1918
7 and boozy far
1918. er for 1915
81 p...
Finalof 85afc2016-1017.
19
31.25 for 1916
6.
Final of 3/-/ 1916. Final of 40-ase 1915,
€0.0.
10 p.#
3 final making - ic 1918 free of income tax Couper 28
131.80 div: and 30 cents to bonus for "year
ending 30-4-17...
$12 for 1915 inser
P. 5 for 1912.
Langkatedra, 102.14 6.
at. div, ot 1/ frea of in
come tax, making 10%]
B/c 1916-1917 coupon No. 9
Th. 1 for 1916
Tranab Mines
Ural Caspians
92,00-be
£130K £1234
3/4
DOCKS, WHARVEJ-
Hongkong, January 1, 1918.
n London--
Bank, Wire
身
On demand,
30 days sight
4 months sight.
Credits, 4 months sight
5 cents
10
་
10
In Paris-
On demand,
Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour if the hirer causes the journey to take longer than
are requested to write c/o Chim Mail Oncer To 4th mile- direct to No, 162, Wallington;Street, fiat four,
11931
"POST OFFICE NOTICES.
single
Lommeka 75 cents........1 hour. return $100
.................3 hours. Beyond 4th to 6th mi
single$1.90
...........2 hours. return $1.50.
Beyond 8th to 9th
mile-
.....$1.75. single return....8200
Beyond 9th to 11th mile –
single82.00
return......$2.507
Fares or journeys beyond the 11th mile to to a matter of previous arrange- ment in each case.
The fares here set out to apply to one ricksha with three coolier from isim Sha
The Parcel Post Services to British East Africa and Egypt (except for mem- bery of the Expeditionary Forces) and to Abyssinia, Bagdad, Eritrea, French Somali Coast, Italian Somaliland, Tex Portuguese East Africa, Zandhar and Russia have been suspended
Touran
Phalien
St. James
78
Foz "
29.87
Legsepi...
fai O.....
29.85
Tacloban
Tai Po
29.80
-4.30pïn.—Anal Musketry Course, Iloilo
Part 2. Practices à and Dab King's Surigao... Park Range, for all who have got fired
Guam
4.20 these practices Drews, drill order
Lebras 6 with pouches
riday, 18th instant
430 p.m.-Anhu! Musketry Courre, Part 2, Practices 10 and 11, at King's Pork Range, Er all who have not fired these practices. Dress, drill order with pouches.
.T. F. CLAITON, Director. Hongkong Obserystory, Jan 14, 1918. 1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrnhert, on the level of the ses in inches, tenths and hundredths
ETOGE
.15 p.m-Nos, 5 and 7 Patounny ne Headquarters. Musketry instruction. tion, the Dress, drill order with pouches. "moisture.
V
·FARES VOR" PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
Hot ecocteding
From Slaughter House to
* per patinager, SUNDATS &- Sailors Home
04 centa HOLIDATI From Sailors Home to
Government Civil Hos Fital
LOCAL AND REGULAR. MAITS
OUTWARD
-, WERK-DAYS
5.00P.M. 10.00 ▲
·Cheang Chow.. 7:30 AM.
EJ.K Shatankok, Sha. The
tin and
Sheungshui... 4.00 PM. Aberdeen, Autan,
Ping Shan Bai Kung Sentin. Stoley.- 4.30-1-
·and W
(7:30 1.1)
TORIZATURL in the shade, in de Canton, Sammi exis. P.M.
Fahrenheit 3. Bumidity of air saturated with in percentage of sales
Lotters & r..
100. being 4. DILECTION OF Wom, to two points 5. OZON OF WIND, according t -No. 8 Pixton (Kowloon Dock Beadford Beale.. Sections, as detailed by C. 8. M. Br
Benday, 20th instant
Kattey), at King's Park Kange.EN
YEARazzben
Annual Muskatry Course, Part 3. Practices 15,16 17 and 15 Dress,
drill order with porches.
KIBAT MACHINE GUN COMPANT. Dress for all parades: Clean fatigue. Tuesday, 13th instart
7.10 No. 3.Gor, at Headquarters, 5.10 p.m.-No. 2 Geo at Kowloor Del. Hongkong residents proceed by Jaunch from Status Wharf at 4.30
Wednesday: 16th intent
5.15 p.men detailed below at Heshuarters-Ples. Harper, Jack, Illnd, Logan, Kakers, Pingnet, Tow, T. C. Field and Stapleton. araday 17th instant.
15 p.m.-No. 4 Gen at HeadquartsIL
Friday, 18th instantum, hata
B
p
by blue sky.c
Kongmoon
cloud, drizzling rain, I'lug, Namian and
hail, lightning, o overcast,
11
passing showers, q equal, e rain, aanw
thunder, y visibility, dew, web 7 Rais ir inches, teaths and hun- dredths
9,30 LX.
From Government Civil
Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Tower to Race
Conse
From Clock Tower to Bay
View House
From Wanchai Market to.
Bay View Hous
From Bay View House to
Quarry Bay
Documentary, 4 months sight.
Credits, 4 months' sight,
On New York-
On demand
Credita, 60 days' sight,....
On Burabay
Wire, ... On demand,
14 intorian making 4/
ale 1916,
15 p.
for 1915
AND GODOWNS.
Kowloon Wharves #40,897 b
Interim of 89ae1917 9p.c
#126
HK, & Whampos
Docksi
418
Shanghai Docks"₫ 10 |
70 k
MA. 9 for year ending
30-4-17
hom
HOTELS: LANDS “AND:BUILDINGA
On Calcutta
Wire, On 'demand On Singapore
now.
On demand
On Manila-
On demand,
On Shanghai--
On demand
....145
30 days' night(private paper) On Yokohama
On demand,
140- 100 fine (per tael).... 49.
FOOps (Bank's buying rate) $6.50 n. -
Silver (per 02)*** Ber Silver in Hongkong Chinese Copper Caah Chinese Capper_Cents. Hate of Native Interest Chinese Sah Coin Hongkong Bub. Coin
Hongkong Hotels... 5.90 Central Estate $10 890b. Hongkong Lands...10 $90. Humphreys, Estas 8 10 209 b. Kowloon Lands
West Point
3030
551981
45td. Shangbal Lands T. 56/T. 794 Xp. nom.
prn...
71% dis
HONGKONG TIDES.
par.
The tide table ven, below has been
JOTTON MULLA,
93 a/c half year ended
D8-17.
$7 s/c 1916..
[Lutazim of 831 6701917.) 7 pm
60 cents for 1718 .....
$2 for 1916
Interims of $3 a 1917. 5%-final making 12
1912
Είναι
Shanghai Cottons BT. 120.
T. 20 for year ending That div. a.o year ended
30-8-10
Ths. 2 for 1937
12
compiled at the National Almanso Office Yangtare - 2.5.
in London from the result of the analysis
of observations taken by means of an Orientals.
satomatic tide-recording machine in the
sat
Wafer
Palios
Basin
at Tsim Sha
Toni
1905-8
(the years 2
The Lero iba table corresponds with
MISCELLANEOUS.
TAL
the zero of the sanding in the Admiralty Pins Bernson 812 877 in Chart, which ha been found to be feet bà & Power
-te the City of Victoria
Bot exceeding 3 inches balow mean sea leval
Quarter hour.
300.
8.00.
Half hour, One hour.
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN
Two hours
Thren
Four
ter passenger
··10 centa."
To obtain the depth of water on the de-gauge the Victoria
Naval Yard add 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gauge.
10/$7.50
** Lamont Dock Aberdeen, add 10 feet Diy Farms soul. #130 k. 4 inches to the height given to the table
Green Islanda 50 71872.
January 18th to lat
1013.
Hongkong meatran 3 10 948 bu Hongkong Ices
7.15.AM 1.30 12.
(6.09 P.M. Except
5.00 M. Five.
turdays
5.00 F.E
(10.00%)
0,00 2.2 NB.00, 3
One day from 6am.
III-Beyond Victori
Morn, Height
KALL
Not exceeding
4.00 PM.
One bour,
15 cents.
Two cours.
BRANCHP,0.
Three Four Frre
75
85
10%
SIZZATS & S WERK-DATE
HOLEDATI Oneday frog sa
tas
17:50 AM
Canton
Tai Ping
'[1,30 PM
$7.30 26
9.30.
11.20.
20.91 12033
48
30.2
:
183
HONGKONG REGISTER.
Barometer... Tomperspare Humidity Direction of
Wind
p.m.-No. 6 Gun at Hindquarters. Wother
MOUNTED SCOTIANO LE
16th. instant
Annnal Musketry Course,
Practices 8 and 4, at Ning's
Park Range, for all who have not fired.
(7:30 AM 9.307.19.30 r.X
Shek KL.930 9:30 FX. 9.30 PM.
Ha vehicle is discharged beze
limits of the City of
is to be allowed for the journey
Kangoon 8.001
Kumabuk 8.00
00
0.00
Four
the
Hongkong Hoper....8.10||29| L Hongkong Truthware 88.33
HK Steel Foundry 10
60 cm of 1916
Ap.e. for endin
29-2-06
ots for 1216-
12 for year ending
31-7-17
'80'centa for 1918 20
#9 / 1916/17: Bonus
32 interim s/o 1917.
interim a/01917 Estarica of 8% 1917
91 afo your 21-5-17
st pa
pa
Peak Tramways LK 108876.
7% for 1918/1917
74.9.M
Unles
BRIDGE SCORERS
In Blod
35 cacin for year 31-6-17 1110-
24% or 1816
20 cents for IRIS
150 Questa
1915/1813.