HONGKO NG DEFENCE
COBPS
Márainkimštrü Ordam by Major H. A Morgan, Administrative Commandant.
EQUIPMENT BOARD.
The Board will sit at Roadquarters: from 5.30 to 8 pm on the following datos:-
Friday, January 5th. Tuesday, February 6th. Friday.
22nd.
COMMUNICATTON DEILL. "
At Headquarters on Tuesday, 22nd January, st6 p.m. Officers and N.C.US of "A" and "B" Companies will attend. Other officere and 3.0.Os may attend if they so desire. Infantry Training 1914, Bections 1 to 35 will be practised.
LECTURE.
At Beadquarters Friday, 15th Jan- at 6 pm. Subject, Hilitary Law.
@ndam for Artillery Company by Capiain
J. H. W. Armstrong, Y.D), i
WALLD
THURSDAY, 21th instant:-
7.30am. Right Half Company. L gun detachment as datxiled.
5.15 p.m. Left Half Company. Layers' and Setters' class only. FRIDAY, th instant :--
7.3 p.m. light Half Company. Layers and Sutters' class and gati numbers 3 detailed.
5.1. p. Left Half Company, Fall
parade.
SUNDAY, 3d February :----
Right and Left Half Companies. Full charge Practice at Belchers Battery. Full particulars will be issued later.
"Order for Engineer Company by Captain W. Rumeli.
18th to 2tb instant :--
"Compare the
The Typewriter of Triple Service :--
Letter Making, 20
Card Typing. *Billing,
all in one.
More work with loss effort ALEX, ROSS & Co.,'
4 Des Year Road Central,
HONGKONG POLICE REBERYE.
'D.S.P. (R.).
MONEYS WENN ***** YUNIZAL
All ranks (other than those on duty) will be requested to attend the Funeral of the late Detective Inspector Sullivan, Detective Sergeant Clarke and P.C.4 Mala Singh to-morrow afternoon, Thurs day, January 24th. Uniform with bel meta and spikes. Inspectors will wear belts and swords Further details wil be published in the Orders in the Press to-morrow morning, to which the atten- tion of all ranka is called. Fall in at Wanchai Market & p
MESTRINY, PART I. The following will attend on Sunday next. January 27th, leaving Blake Piet At D #1, r,
To fire:-All of No.2 Company ho Pistoon Com have not yet frod.
EL ning pigtly at Relchers and Iceman. Parades as per festers post-manders will advise the Chief Inspector ed at Headquarters Engine drivers at (kusketry) of all men of their command $45 pm; Electricans at 6.00 p.m. who are on leave or M.E. covering the
Oftears next for duty:-Belchers, Captain W. Rossell: Lyeemun, ad Lieut. Templeton: Stonecutters, Lieut. Hall.
Examinations for higher ratings will be held at Belchers at 8 pm on 18th January and at Lyesmun at 6 p.m..on sard and 20th January,
th
As register keepers :-Staff Inspectors potter and Arculli, Crown Sergeant But- terfield, Trooper 704 Hodge, P.Ca. 635 Hooper and Allgood.
· PARADES, 'CENTRAL, 5.30 PM. The following units will parade under Detai of duties at Lyeeman from 17th the D.S.P. at Central Station on the co 31st Janitary, 1918 is posted at Head-dates mentioned. Helmets to be word.
Inspectors will carry swords :- Monday, January 28th-Whole of No. 1
Company Wednesday, January 30th-Whole of No.
* Company.
quarters.
Lecture. A lecture on Masketry will be given by the Adjutant at Headquar ters on 23rd in-tant at 330 p.m. All N.C.Oc. and met not un first relief must attend.
Orders for Infantry Battalion by Major H. A. Morgan.
PARADE.
"B Company.
THURSDAY, 24th instant.
Annual
4.30 p.m. No. 5 Platoon, Musketry Course, Part & Practices 13, 14 and 10, at King's Fork Range Dress, Drill order with pooshes. VRIDAY, "el instant.
470 pie. No. G Platoon. Annual Musketry Course, Part 3, Practices 13, 14 and 12, at King's Park Range. Dress, Drill order with pouches.
* 6.15 p.m. So," " *Platoon, at· Head- quarter. Musketry instruction. Dress, Drill order withs proches.
MACHINN GUM, COMPANY.
Dress for all parades clean fatigue with patties.
FRIDAY, 25th instant:-
6.10 p.m. Drill at Headquarters Nos. 2,4 and 5 Guns only.
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·NORNTED SECTION.
THURSDAY, 24th instant.
5.15 p.m. At Jockey Club Stables. Dress, drill order without rifles.
BIGNALLING SECTION.
THURSDAY, 24th instant -----
5.15 pm felt Half Section (except those who have not completed TETX at Hendyourtra, "Signaling practice. Dress, clean fatigue.
Wednesday, 23rd and Friday, 25th inst.
6.15 p.m. Right Half Section and those of Left nif who have not completed "Tosts of 3ementary Training, at Head- quarters. Musketry instreetion. Dress, drill'urder with pouches. Sergts. Edį monde and Meade will attend on zard anstaat.
LYCHULES.
FRIDAY, 25th instant --
6.15pm. All units, except "D" Com puy, on Murmy Parade Ground, nader Bergta. Edmunds and Mende. Dress Drill order.
"D" COMPANY. * FRIDAY, 28th inst
́instant: 5.15 p.21. Nos. 3 and 4 Bections, or Moray Parade Groad. Kusketry instruction. Drese, drill order with
• pouchis. Bergts Oxberry and Corpora Grimes will and
DETAIL
On duty 2ind to 20th instant inclusive, "B" Company.
On duty with instans Mounted Sec-
On duty 31st intent
and in Feb. Machine Gun Company.
m daty and to 9th February inclu-
A Company Orderly ficar from 20th to 26th in- stant Lieut. à, E. Might
Orderly tacer from 271b to 2nd Feb. Limt b. A. branch.
BANG, EN STEWART,
Captain, Adjutan, HK. Defance Corps
THONGKONG KEGISTER.
Prevaram
Thursday, January 31st-Whole of No, 3 Company and Ambulance (with stret- 'chers.)
INSPECTORS AND KERGRANTS, ~
The meeting of all inspectors and ser- geants ordered for 5.45 p.m. at Head- Quarters Club on Thursday, January 24th, will take place at 6.15 p.m. on the same date.
PRESENTATION:
This will follow on the conclusion of the above menting.
MOUNTED POLICE By
All patrols for work commencing Mon- day, January 28th, are concelled.
All ranks will report at Stables at 3 pm. starp on Wednesday, January 5th and Friday, February lat. Uniform with helmets, chains down.
1 By Order,
T. F. HocGH, A..P. (B.) sod Adjutant |
PATELL & CO.
ORIENTAL PRODUCE
EXPORTERS. SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS.
Agencies in NEW TOEK,
SAN FRANCISOÒ, U.S.A.
Branches p
CANTON,
SHANGHAI,
YOKOHAMA
BOMBAY,
HEAD OFFICE :: Kid's BuildINGA, HONGKONG.
THE CHINA MAIL.
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
The Partol Post Farrions to British East Africa and Egypt (except for mem- |bers of the Expeditionary Forces) and to Abyssinia, Bagdad, Eritrea, French Somali Coast, Italia Somaliland, Portuguese East Africa, Zanzibar sod
Russia have been superded.
För
SONDATE & HOL DAYS
LOCAIS AND REGULAR - MAILS
OUTWARD.
WHE-DATE fai 0 ..... .. 5.00 2.3. Tai Po... ......10.00 AM. Cheung Chow... Skataukok, Sha tin and Shaungabui
... 4.00 2.M. Aberdeen, Autau,
Ping Shan, Sai Kung, Santin, Stanley.. 4.30 PL
7.30 4.M.
Canton Samsui Regio, P.. sad Wachow Lotters 8 F.M. Macao
Kongmoon
Namitan and
Sanmed Shamchvn......
5.00 .M.
8.00 P.M..
Fo-day's Advertisements
PUBLIC AUCTION, AANG
THE Undersigned have received in
structions, to sell by Public Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED
TUESDAY,
the 29th January, 1918, commending at
1.30 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No. 9,
* Dew York Road, Corner of
Los Hooks · STREET, PA „ConsionsENT OF HOUSEHOLD LINENS, &c.,
náló. Comprising Single and Double Flain and Hemstitched Sheet, Pillow Case, Bed Quilts Table Cloths, Pure -- Linen Damask Serviettes Fath Sheets, Bath Tawels, Turkish Towelsyik ezini
"
*Terma]:-Chah," sa -
PAN BUCHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, Jan. 23, 191672ml).
PUBLIC AUCTION.
WEATHER REPORT.
January 23. 14. 11m-No returna from Japan and -Wladivustook. The antioyolopo has regained intensity, and pressure has increased alightly to moderately over the Chius Coser and Formosa; it remains stationary over the Philippines.
Fresh to strong monsoon, will prevail along the China Coast, and over the N1 “China Sea.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1918
SHARE REPORT.
JANUARY 23RD, 1918,
"Approximata.
Stook- and paid.
Qtion
*Lass Dividend
and date:
BANKS
Hongkong Raindl for the 14 hours Hongkong & Shat Hif5 9515 anding at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 lich. Total doce' January: Ist, 0.00, înghes, against- an average of 0.80
Forecast for the S4 hours anding at roon on the 14th January >-----
1.-Hongkong to Gap Rock: N.E. winds, moderate to fresh vind.
MAŠINE INEUS- ANOES.
(09975 ).
North China
175
1-Formord Channel: 3. winds
strong-
68
* Routh coast of Chins between antzeă 80 $205 ex. 77 Hongkong and Lamocks: The same L
No.1.
4-South cost of China between FIRE INSURANCES,
THE Undersigned, have becerdite Hongkong and Hainan: The same as China Fr
to sell by Public Auction.
(TOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCRINED),.
TUESDAY,
the 29th January, 1918, commencing at
9.30 p... at their Sales Rooms, No.
Des Your Road, Corner of
· Ion Rover'STREKT,
Na 1...
OFFICIAL NIGHTS..
Ends
8.33 a.m.
Begins 6.17 pm
24th. 6.53
6.10
25th, 6.53
618
seth 8.82
8th, 6.51
29th. 6.31
97th, 8.59
5 20th, 6.51
., 31st, 6.51
B.01
The following Table shows the Sino- TREWOOD. AND BLACK WOODdard Time at which Official Night ends FURNITURE, TWIN BEDSTEADS, and begins during the month of Jan, | CURTAINS, CARPETS, PICTURES, 1918-
&c., AND
Datei a Lazoz ASSORTMENT ......OF USEFUL HOUSEHOLD GOODS, Jan. 23rd,
As follows- Upholstered Saites, "Arm-chairs and Chesterfield -Sofas, Card Tables, &c.,. 9.00 M. Bedroom Furniture "comprising Double and-Single Brass and Bresa-mounted Bedsteads, and Twin Bedsteads, Side- boards Dinner. Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Tes sni Derasional Tables, &c., Dinner Services, Crockery Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, &c., Bath Boom Utensils, Boll-top Desks and Writing Tables, Sundry Electro-Plated Ware.
Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood | On London- WEEK-DAYS HOLIDAYS and Teakwood Screen, Blackwood Far- Bank, Wire
nitare, including Large 4-Fold Black- wood Screen with Coloured Panels, 7.30 Side Tables&c., Engravings, Pictures, 19.30..., de, Tennis Foles and Net, Iron
Safe, &c.
7.15 M.
11.30 P.M.
18.00 P.M. Except Saturdays
5.00 P.M. £20.00 £
4.00 P.12.
6.00 PM 8.00 4.K.
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.O.
кок
Macho.....
Canton
8.30 P.M.
SUNDAYS &
(1.30 4.3. 1.30 P.X.
...
11.30 P 17.30 **19.30 P.M. Tai Ping
Tung..............9.30 F.M. 8.30 P.X. 9.30 r.. Shek Ki..............8.20 r.. 9.30 P.M. 9.30 PM Kongmoon .8.00 P. 6,00 g. 8.00 F.M Samchuk...5.00 .. 6.00 PM 5:00 PM Kaukorg 8.00 ra. 3.00F.. 600.
*Bicept
Saturdays.
In the case of Mails closing before a. Registration closes at 5 o'clock on the previous evening.
ROYAL OBARNTÁTORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER- REPORT.
JANUARY 21, 1918-m
Station.
Wind
Moar.
Faromater
at Sən Lovel.
Temperature.
Humidity.
Direction.
For oo.
Weather.
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Kab.
Tabijima. Dunia Izland Weihaiwan.|30,4
Hankow
Ichang
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Changsha
Bute
Sharp Pr Au
Swatow
Taihoku
Taichu
Тейлад
SILIMIPOPOS. (SERATTK),
Kosban
COAL
Pacsyorps CATE
tongkon Gap Roct
TIBE Undenied having been apps lated tacno
As for the OOWIE HARBOL Wachow NAL CO., LTD., are prepared to cookho prices for best quality SILIMPO Holbow trimmed into "Bunkers at ERAT Phulen. TIK or BANDAKAN (British North Tourne Boke
C.St. James SILIMPOPON COAL compares favour-parri, ably with the better grades of Japan. Dagupan Cat and gives good results on a very Manila moderate consumption.
Steamers csillog BEBATTIE Trek-baz &INDAKAN exclusively for BILIMPO PUN DUAL (either cargo or Banker
Aurizao are exempt from payment of all Purt Guita
At Practik Slencers are berthod alony siis the tiompany's what where there la minimga depth of 37 to 20 Lost at low water Spring Tides p
Charts of Sibalón Bay (Sebatik Har bose), Frince sod all other information Đàn nhựa môn đại mà soucerning the Fan can ho thu on
application to the Agente
30.16
BRADLEY00. LTD.,
Aquata Cowie, Harbour Ceat Company Limited.
-15
€9029
TF. CLIFTON, Director Hongkong Obervatory, Jan. 23, 1918. 1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees Fabrenheit, on the level of the sea in the bonus cad toda
TOKIATURE
the shade, trees Fahrenheit on the huddi Dachsture bein
video
Carpets Bras Fenders, a few ints Fire Brasses, dic 2015 PEN
GRADSTROPLANDS. (Full Particularsrom Catalogue). Terma Cash.
Sew?
•HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, Jan. 23, 1918.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP:00.
5.9. VENEZUELA " FROM SAN FRANCISCO, EONOLULU, JAPAN PORTS, SHANGHAI AND MANILA..
کلی
Hongkong Firmas su $310
SHIPPING, Dodging Stambron 150 877 5.
Steamboat 20317)
Indo-Chinna N
(Preferred. 25333; b. (Deterred)...£5[#158 b. 156/7-ka.
"Shell" Transport £3119/-
*Star Fary”........... I 101228) de
REFINERIES.
Obica Bugser$100/190, 8. Malabon Suga... 2. 2834)
MIMINO.
EXCHANGE.
Kailana
·Hongkong, January 23, 1915.`
Langkaci
Rubr
On demand,
21 92.40 b.
£330/-
30 day sight
4 months' right,
Crodita, 4 months sight,
Documentary, 4 months sight :
Jn Paris
On demand.
DOCKA. VALLARVES
Interias of 29-3/-
1917
87 final making BCN 1/4.1915 and Interim of 838 al 1816 Final dividend of 15 % making 30 for 1916
Final of 89) and bonus,
of $10 / 1910, and
Infacing of $33.3916)
7 ml of 215 m king 2017 p
for 1918 and special off
13 di account 1918.
#7: and boane *7. [ca
1915.....
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Finalof $5xic 197
$1.50 for 1916
Final of S/- s/c 1718....... Final of 40/-ala 1916...
of final making 7/-k
1918 free of incomel tax Coupon 28.
31.80 div. and 30 centa, te bonus for year ending 30-4-17.
$12 for 1916
P. & for 1916
Int. div, of 1/ free of in (come tax, making 10% /c 1916-1017 coupon No. 9
Tu, 1 for 1916
17-interim making
tot 1915
. 191⁄2 1
*ad 49:
630
· 19 p.e`
Σε μια
15 pe
Grodita, 4 months' night,
On New York
On demand
AND, GODOWNS,
Kawloon Wharton, # 60306 5. 964.
or 1916 & berus 27. 30 p.a.
Credita, &-days” sigh
H&hampos
On. Bombay...
Dooks
3127 IL:
Wize ...
Interis of 921 e 1917. pe
F
On demand,
M«. # for year ending"
Shanghai Dookg 10, 70 b.
12 p.
67 Da Calcutta-
THE above-mentioned red wing arrived from above pista Consignees,
Wira,
A
On demand
On Singapore
On demandy sa
AN
On Manila
On demand On Shangbai-- N
On demand
'30 days' sight(private paper On Yokohams
Ou demand,
Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per taal)
41.30
437d
of Cargo are hereby informed that Silver (per og ƒ buyingzate) $4.66. a.
•
their Cargo is being landed at their Bar Silver in Hongkong 14% prom. risk into the Hazardons and/or extrs Chinese Copper Chab... Hazardous Gydowna of the Hongkong and ↑ Chinese Copper Centa....... Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd, Rate of Native Interent Ensloon, and stored at Consignoen risk. Chinese Bub. Coin
Consignore of Cargo are bereby notified Hongkong Sub Coin
that they mist produce an Import permit aigued by the buperiawndant of Importe and Experts, Hongkong. before' Bill of Lading can be countersigned.
are to
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods be left in the GoGowns, where thy will be examined TURDAY, January 29, 1918 at 10
at 10
all claims must be presented within a month of the steamer's arrival here, after which they cannot be recognized.
HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide table viven below has been No Claims will be admitted, after the compiled at the National Almanac Office Goods have left the Gotowns and sil in London from the result of the analyse Good reminding nadelivered after Janu") of observations taken by means of an ary 20th, 1918, will be subjver to rent intomatic tide-recording maching in the No Fire Insurance whatever will be Water Folice Bosin at Tsim Sha Tu
g during the years 1809- affected.
Conwyness as requested send in their Bills * F Fading *- fur countersignature immediately.
SZTORAM/SHEPPARD,
dating Agent
Homakong Jan. 23, 1917.
NOTION TOJEÐSSIONÉFITOA.
DOKAN STEAMOSIEDZ
CHINA MUTUAL STEALI NAVIGATION COM LED,
MUNSTGREES per Company's Steamer
C1U88!? -KEEMUN DO
The zero of tha table corresponds with, the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Chart which has been found to be foet 4 inches below mein ses-level-
HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hotela. 5; 6BT sa
Central Extace #10 $20 b. &
Hongkong as 15,9100 290. Humphreys Ramon 8 10 15.30 h.
Kowloon Tanda 30530
Wed Potts, 50 381
Shangha Lands 7. 502 93
COTTON MULLS,
Eros
...T. 50T, 170 Shanghal Cottone T. 50 121 1
#3 s/c half year ended
30-6-17..
197 / 1916,
Interim of $31 / 19177p
50 cents for 1916.
$2 for 1916
Interim of 63 a/c 1917.
Zalo half 30-6-17
Tik: 20 for your "endin, |
31.10.2
Tla: & dir, ac foar
·90-6-17.
Bung TikT! 10/T. 1410 B. d. Th. 2 for 197
tasapoos
Orientals
·MISCELLANEOUS.
15467 b
29-9-05
To obtain the depth of water on the | Ob tide-gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard Ba
add 3 feet 4 inches, with on the ganda, Luht & Powern ... # 643
at Lamont Dock: Aberdeen, kök 10 fee trinebes to the height given in the mahi
are hereby rotified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Whert Kow- loon, where it willlie'st Consignee's risk. The Cargn will be ready for delivery from MON," Godown to and after 21st January
Optional Argo.will be landed, unle zlatice has been given prior to steamer's
All broken, chafed, and damaged goods. are to be left in the Godowns where, they will be examined on my Fursdays. and Fridays between the bouts of 10.40 sun and moon within the free storage Period
No alzine will be sumtted after the Globda, had left the steamer's Godown.
after the 28th vauda
January 4th to 20th, 1918
China-Providente.
10$7.50
cong Lees aut @ 21 1163
BSteel Foundry
cents for 1916
Of pa
160 center for 1928
||13) mic_1916/17., Bante
76 cent
42 interim s/d 1917.242 MIN9%
§1' inferiça s/o 1917.3.
nterimm af 9 % a/c 101: 1 pe
#1-5-17...
far 3918/1917
115
BOMETHING TO REMEMI
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