HONGKONG DEFENCE
CORPS.
Kämfumtratire Ordim by Major H. A Morgan, Administration Commandant.
COMMUNICATION DRILL
At Headquarters on Tuesday, 29th January, at 6 p.n Officers and N..Os of "A" and "B" Companies will attend. Other officers and N.C.Os may attend if they so desire. Infantry Training 1914, Sections 1 to 35 will be practised.
LECTURE.
A Headquartes, Friday, 1st February spm. Subject, Map Reading and Field Sketching.
Buders for Artillery Company by Captain J. EL W, Armstrong, Y.D.
Parades, at Bolchers Battery.
THURSDAY, 31st instant
7.30 .01. Right Half Company, I
Gun detachment as detailed,
A15 pm. Left Half Company, Layers
and Seitors' Class only.
FRIDAY, 14 February:---
7.3 p.m. Right Half Company. Fal Farads.
6.13 p. Left Half Company,' Full Fatade.
BUNDAY 3rd February -
Bight and Left Hall Companies. Full charge Practice at Belchers Battery
parade at 9 am
Orders for Engineer Company by. Captain W. Russell.
3
esth inst. to 1st February.
EL. Manning nightly at Belchers and Lyeemun Parides as per Rosters post-
Boadquarters.
Engine drivers at...... 5.45 p.m. Electricans.....
5.00 p
OFFICERS SEXS FÜR DUTY.
Belchers, and Licut. Matthewman. Lyeeman, Captain-James.
Stonecutters. Licut. Stevenson.
LECTURE
A lecture on Musketry will be given by the Adjutant at Headquarters on 30th inst., at 3.30 pm. A N.C.O.'s and men (other than Quarry Bay residents) not on first relief to attend A lecture
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HONGKONG POLICE RESERTA.
Ostars and by Mr. F. G. Julin, D.S.P. (R.).
2:
INSPECTION,
With the approval of His Excellency the Governor the inspection of the Police Reserve Force, and the social functions Tanged for Saturday and Sunday next with the third anniversary are post February 2nd and 3rd, in connection poned. The Inspection will take place on Sunday, March 3rd.
TARADES.
THE CHINA MAIL.
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
The Farcel Fost Services to British East Africa and Egypt (except for men |bers of the Expeditionary Forces) and to Abyssinia, Bagdad, Eritrea, French Semali Coast, Italian Somaliland, Portuguese East Africa, Zanzibar and Rassis have been suspended,
FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.
·CHAIRA
Z-In Fistoria with two Bearsvik.
Quarter hour, t
Hall hours"
One bour,
Three hours.
Six bours.com
10 ecuta.
| Day (8 am to 8 pm), mimi 1.00
-If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, half fare extra
Barwon the huurs of 830 pm and 6 sm, the sbara fares shall be increased by 10 per centum.
11-Beyond Victoria, with four Bona ars.
Bour
Bibres bour
Bix hours.
2020 ở T
0,60 conta. 1.00
-
1,80
Ter 200
III—In the HMD District.
With 2 Bawien With 4 Bearers.
Quarter hour Half hour,
1-$0.50
D.ED
0:40
Que hour," Two hours,
0.50
0.00
0.50
0,50
].
Three hours? VAL... 070 Six hours,
100
100
1.50
2.80
Day (8 am toɛp.m.)1.50-
RICKERLE.
Fóx
LOBAL AND REGULAR MAILS
OUTWARD.
SUNDAYS & WELK DAYS
HOLIDAYS .5.00 3.30
I--In the Island of Hongkong engage in Fictoria
Ten minutes,
5. ப்ரக் 10-
9.20ட்
The parade of No. 2 Company, ordered} fui 0..... ... for Wednesday, January 30th is can-). Twi Fo.....10.00 AM. culled.
... 7.30 A.M. No 3 Company and the Ambulance Cheang Chow
·& 3P. (without stretchers) will parade st Cen tral under the Sergeant Major as 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, January 31st.
TETLEN GEW.
Muskotry Sergeant 480 Aclett revoris to the ranka st his own request, and is transferred to No. 9 Section.
P. C. Sequeira 580 is invalided out.
By Order,
I. F. Hovou,
1.9.P. (R.) and Adjutant,
on Musketry will be given by the Ad-. JOHN AMBULANON BRIGADE. jutant at Taikoo Beek to Quarry Bay residents on 1st instant, at 5.30 p. All N.C.Ds and not en first relief to attend.
MUSKETET.
N.C. and me of Nos. tard See tio as notified by the Company Sergt- Major, will fire at King's 1 ark Range on Sunday, 3rd February. Detail at Bel- chers Relief for February, 1918, is posted at Headquarters.
Østem for Infantry Battalion by Major |
H. A. Morgan.
PARADE.
"A" Company.
WEDNESDAY, 3′′th inst:—
4.30 p.m. Now. 3 and 4 Sections, An-
mal Mosketry Course, Part 3, Practices
HONGKONG AND CHINA DISTRICT.
It is placed on record that the members of the Brigade named below attended promptly with equipment at the Giessen Street disturbance on the 2nd inst, and that the duties required of them by the Police were carried out satisfactorily.
No. 2.v. A, D, Divisional Sopt.-Ho Ki Sergt. So Sbiu-on
Lance Corporals-Sete Chung. Lo Kwok-fee
Privates, So Shin-ki Laa Y, Tao Hing yan!
No. 3 V. A. D.
Sergt. W. Ray Lance Corporal,-Chan -to.
Privates, Chan Man-kai, Wan Man-
15 and 16, at King's Park Facge. Drusakit, Wong Fak-hing. Kong Chan-on, Li,
drill order with pouches.
THURSDAY, Dist inst
5.15 p.m. No. 3 Platoon, at Headquar- tars. Musketry instruction dresa Drill order with pouches.
Company.
THURSDAY, 31st inst
1.30 p.m. N. 5 Platoon.
1
Annuel
Musketry Course, Part 3, Practices 15 and 16, at King's Park Range. Dres!, drill order with pouches. FRIDAY," 1st
February 4.20 pm. No. 6 Platoon. Annual Musketry Course, Part 3, Practices 15 and 16, at King's Park Range. Dress, Brill order with pouches.
5.15 p.m. No. 7 Platoon, at Head- quarters. Masketry instruction. Dress, Drill order with pouches.
MACHINE OUR COMPANY.
Dress for all parades, clean fatigue with
patties.
WEDNESDAY, 3th instant.-
Kan-un, Ng Wai-pun, Un Chung-kan.
No. 4 V.A. D.
Lance Corporal, Lai Li-him, Privatex-Lo Kok-min, Tao Chang- leang, Kwan Wan-tak, Yeung King-kai, Bo Cheuk-fsi.
NË ST. AND. Divisional Supt.-Ho Leung- Sergt..-M. K. Lo.
Lance Corporals-Ho Chouk, M. H, Lo, Cng Huck-chye.
Privates, W. Hall, Ho Shai-ws, E Baker, T. Chan.
Shatankok Sha-
tin and Shengshui 4,00 PM. Aberdeen, AntaxE,
Ping Shan, Sai Kang,
Santin, Stanley. 4.30 P.M."
(7.30A.M. Canton, Sansui
Begia. 5 r.M., and Wuchow Leitars 8 r.. Масал
[7.15 AX. ***1.30 P...
(6.00 P.x. Kongnoon...Except
Saturdays Namtan a'n d'
Sanmel 1.00 2.X. ₤10,00 M. Shamchan4.00 P.3.
Quarter hour,mensiune Half bour,..ar One hour
| Every Subsequent hour; "'........50-
Note-the risksha be engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis- charged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria after 9 pm, or be dis
Babies With Itching, Burning Skins Sleep
And tired mothers rest, after giving .babyahot bath with Quticura Soap followed by a gentle application of Cuticurs Ointment. Pence falls on distracted households when Cuti- cura enters Trial free
For fras single much address post-cued Bold, evarzaneh.
WEATHER REPORT.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1918-
REPORT
JANUARY 20TH, 1918.
SHARE
Stook sed pad op
Oʻtiona 11.30 4.3
Last Dividend and data.
BANKS.
Hongkong & d'hal #175/8625' b. 450 na.
· MARINĖ INSUR-
Chintada si
... 58 $300
Worth Chinas
ST. 113
Upions
comma 31003765
Tang namā.
3205 €. 17
FIRE INSURANCES.
30/8177 K
January 8d. 126. W--No returns | China Fire
from Japan and Wladivostock. Pressure Hongkong Firm ... 1910 6. has decreased slightly to moderately a7
SEIFFING.
all stations reporting. The anticyclone Douglas Stewton) 350878 m. appears to mva moved eastwards, and
the monsoon will be temporarily inter Steamboats... 75837. 18. rupted to the north of Foochow it will } continue to blow freshly over the Formoes Channel and the N. China Sea. Hongkong Rainfall for the 14 hours
charged to the East of Bay View Foliceanding at 10a.m. to-day, 9.00 inch. Total Station on the Easter side the City of Victoris after 8 pm an extra half since January 1st, 001 inch, against. fare shall be chargeable.
5.00 7.3.
11-In Kouloom. Quarter hour,
9.00
Half hour,
-5 cents 10:
Hoary
5.00 ...
6.00 M 9.00 A
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH PO. WALK-DAY'S
kox
Macso.......
Cuptoa
17.30 AM. 11.30 PM. 17.30 4.3. 9.30 PM.
Tai Ping.
8.30.M.
9.30 P.X.
SUNDAYS & HOLIDATA
[7.30 AM. 11.30 PİL 17.30 AM. 18.30.M.
Tang 9.30°P.M., 0.30-P.M. :9.30 P.X.
Every subsequent bour,... 10
LIL-Taipo Boad.
+
Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour if the hirer causes the journey to take longer
To 4th mile...
single
75 cents....1 hour. return.....$1.00 hours.
single 1.903 hours. return $1.50
11
Beyond 4th to 6th mile.
Beyond 6th to 8th mile
single $1.75..
return 9.00
Beyond 9th to 11th mile
single 3.00
return 9507
Shek K.30 PM 2.30 PM, 9.30.M. Faree or journeys beyond the 11th Kongmoon 6.00 PM. 5.00P.M. 8.00 F... mile to be a matter of: previous arrange- Kumchak...8.00 PM.. B00P.M. 6.30pment in each case.
Kakor 8.00 p.m. 8:00p.m.; 6.009.J The fares bere set out to apply to one. rickabs, with three coulles from Tam Cha Trúi.
Except. Saturdays.
In the case of Mails closing before 9. a. Registration closes at 5 o'clock on the previous evening.
EXCHANGE. Hongkong, January 29, 1218.
Os London-
Bank, Wire
` (50.) · E. RateHS, District Supk, in Charge of District,
}
'OFFICIAL NIGHTS.
The following Table shows the Stan-
5.1 p.m. Drill at Headquarters No-Card Time at which Official Night ends
4 and & Guns only.
THURSDAY, 31st instant.-
On demand,.
30 days' sight
2/117
4 months' sight ... 3/~} Credits, 4 months' sight,
3/1 Documentary, 4 months' night 3/11 Ja Paris--
Ca demand,
Credits, 4 months' sight, „421 Our New York—
On demand.
Credita, 60 days' sight,
and begins during the month of Jan,On Bombay
5.10 p.m. Urill at Beadquarters. The 1918- following men only need attend: Ptes. Data Logan, McKerns, Pingnet, Field' and
an average of 1.28 inches.
>Forecast for the 4 hours ending at noon on the 30th January-
L-Hongkong to Gap Rock: N.E. winds, moderate to fresh; fine.
1-Formors Channel: . winds, fresh to strong-
X-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamorks: The same ka
No. L.
-South coast of Chins between Hongkong and Hainan ↑ The mino'sa' No. 1.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY „HONGKONG," DAILY"` WEATHER REPORT.
JANUARY 99, 1912--0.m.
FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
Station.
Not exceeding per passenger
From Slaughter House to Sators' Home. ~***********.. From Salora fome to Government Civil En pitál
From Government Civil
· Hospital to Clock Tower". From Clock Tower to Race
Couse
From Clock Tower to Bay
View House
From Wanchai Market to
Bay View House
Re
From Bay View House to
Quarry Bay
04 cents.
· II—Is the City of Fictoria
300T
Wrostock... Ba Memaro 58 Hakodate Tokio ***** Kochi Nagasaki..
Kagoshima. Cakima
Na
Labi Nima
Bamin Lalandi
Barometer
Wind
at Son Level.
Temperature,
Humidity.
Pirection.
Weather.
Weihaiwei. 6. 20.07 Hankow Ichang Kinking
*
H
Not exceeding
car passenger:
WITH. ***
Quarter hour,
10 centa
Changsha.. Shanghai Gutzlaff
Fk.. Sharp Amoy
· 19
On demand
Half hour,
10
Swator
Ends.
Begiza
„On Calentte—"
Jan. 29th, 10.51
,, 20th, E.ST
6.21 8.99
p.m.
Pirg
One hour.ng consta jurnar Two boare,
man
25
Three
On demand.
DOM).
5.10 p.m. Parade at Headquarters for H.C.OL. only.
12
J1st, 6.51
6.93
Fouriem un
60
On Fingapore
Os demand,
Fivs Sik
MOUNTED SECTION,
On Manila
On demand,
On demand
Stapleton..
FRIDAY, 1st February
36.23
(Proferred)...£59934 d. -Deferred)....£59109 KL.
"Shell" Tratopo:ta . £1112/-
** Star Furry **....... 1.10028].
REFINERIES,
Ob na Sugar,100 $90 b. Malabon Bugaza. L. 30/634 à
Kailana
MINING.
Langkadek. 10 T. 143.
Trouch Mixes him
Urat Caspians orationi
· DOOKE, WHÄEVES
AND GODOWER
Kowloon Wharver 508961909EJ
H.K. & WAmpor
·Book OMG
Shanghai Docki
HOTELS: LANDS SAND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hotel¥ 5·850 b.
Central Betace 810 897
Hongkong lands.....$10, $90
Humphreys Estarem $ 1035 3.
Kowloon Lands
West Points asumă
Shanghel Lands T. 50 E. 72-
» 10.10
130.1.7
130,03
Eros
24
30.12
Interim
1933
29-374
Approximatg Rotara band” on lui.
diy
flost making $25 je 1915 and Interim of $18 nie #RIC..... Final dividend of 15 %
?PC making 30% for 1916.
Final of $90 and bonus of $10 /. 1916 and Interim at 890 No 1916 Final of $15 m«king $91)
for 1918 and special offey $3000 1918 ...
STT and"-bonus 13 for
1915 $27-for-1015
{Finalot #5a/c1976-1913
$1,25 for 1916
Int. of 3 ale 2917- int. of 6-ie 1917......
Anal making T ald 1918. free of incomel tax Coupon $8 $1.80 div. and 30 cents bonus for year ending
30-4-17
912 for 1916
P. 5 la 1976.
Hot. div. of 1/- free of in- 'come tax, making 10% ac 1916-1917 coupon No. 0
T. 1 for 1918 4
1 interim making 4/1
/ 1915.....
Los 1915
10fp
19 p.
181
- 13 pie
"[56 div., and $4 bonus
making $10 af 1917). 30 put
Interim of 32 1017
TI, for year ending
90-4*17
-12 per
$3 a/c half year ended
30-6-17. $7a/c 1917.
Final of $81 making $7; 72 pa
ie 1917.
130 cents for 110
·BDs.
32 for 1916, Final of $3 making #67 po
a/c 1917.
Xa/c
30-0-17
half
* 1
:11, pa
păr
THURSDAY, 31st instant:-
5.15 pm. At Jockey Club Stables. PAFELL & CO. On Shanghai
Drees, dril order without rifles:
SIGNALLING SECTION.
“MONDAY, 28th and THURSDAY, 3lat
instant
5.15
p.m. Left Half Becton (except those who have not completed T.ET) Beadquarters. Signalling practica. DTEALS
Clean fatigue WEDNESDAY, 20th and FRIDAY, 1st
Februar:
4.
5.15 p.m. Right Half Section and thees of Left Half who bare not completed Tents of Eementary Training, et Headquarters. Mysketry instructiou. Dress, drill order with pouches Berkt. Meade will attend on 3. th instant.
TRIDAY, 1st February-
the
6.15 p.m. All units, except "D" Com
yon Marcy Parade Ground, under Famiunda" andy Meade. "Dress.
Thrill order.
COMPANY. *** TRIDAY, 1st February ^^46,15 p.m. Now 3 and 4 Sections," on Murray Karide Ground, Mraketry ins action Dress, Drill order with poucher Morgh Oxberry and Corp. Grimes will
DETAIL
Co duży to with instant "B" Company On duty 30th, lat instant and 1st Feb.. inclusive, Mounted Section and Machine Gen Company
On duty 2nd to 9th Feb. inclusive ACompany
duty 10th to 17th Feb. inclusive.
B Company.
Orderly Ulicer from 37th to 2nd Feb,
Feat. Bewneha
Arderly car from and to 9th Feb
Anent. Evan Jones,
Until further order, the Mounted Beelen and Machine Gun Compe sesunt si one unit for Guard duti
ORIENTAL PRODUCE
EXPORTERS,
SILK, MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS.
Agencies in
NEW YORK,
SAN FRANCISCO, USIAN
Branches
CANTON,
BHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA BOMBAY,
BEAD OFFICE: Kuso Bur
HONGKONG.:
TANG YUK DENTINE, ROSSO
the late SIEN TING,
TERMS VERY MODER
the
Remed
Com-uitstion free.
DO YOU COUGH')
20 days' night (privata paper).. On Yokohama
One day from 6 am. to 6 p.m. $1.25-
III-Beyond Fictoria,
One bouts.
Ou demand,
- WAR
Gold Leaf, 100 fizefper taol) 42.00 Sovereigns(Pank's buyingrate) 26.60 0. Silver (per cz)
Three
FOOT
Bar Blver in Hunchang
431d 24% P
Five
Six
Chine Copper Cash 257
One day Ironf
Chinese Cupper Cents
are
pizz.
Rate of Native Interest Chinos Bub, Coo Hongkong Hob. Cain
Taibokna 30%
Taichu
Talman wind
Koshun.
Pescadores
M
Cantona. 30,18 Hongkong 3114. Gap Rock 130:13 Macao 30.11 48 Wachow9. Not exceding Pakhoi... per anger Holbow
Phuken 7a. 23.18, 30 25 centa
Tourano 27030,85) St. Jamos 21.37 Aparri
8pm. $1.80.
Dagupan...
Manila...
Legaspi......
Tacloban
If a vehicle is discharged bej end the| Toilo
X pa I diamite of the City of Victoria half fare | Burigao al-
per
bxtra; is to, bezalłowackofen the return | Gun Veron Journeys
"HONGKONG" REGISTER.
Barométer Temperature Humility Direction of
Force
Wenther
popan
Quarter hour,
Not exceeding
$400
30.14
„Previene
Lialf hour,... On date at On data se one hour, at 7pm.
Two hours,
250.14
80
1:40
30.09-
Threo Four
240
"Fire!
5.00
10.00
1018
THE. CLATTON, Director.
Hongkong Observatory, Jan. 29, 1918. 1. ELROMETER, reduced to 22 degrees Falirnheit, on the level of the sen in inches tenths and hundredths, yo!
2. TAMPERATURE, in the shade, in do Teen Falebeit.
COTTON IDAS,
T.150/1. 170
Shanghal Cottons T." 50 T. 129 5.′′
Kung Xik..............................T 10T. 14.10 be
I anglezapocn
Oriental
MISCELLANEOUS."
Chite-Borns vinir
Licht & Powers
China-Pro-identa
Dairy Farms we
Green Islan
15691.
1087.00 b.
Hongkong Eleazrios 8'101048 h.
Hongkong LE
Hongkong Rope,
Hongkong Tramwaji
$840
Huy in percentage of satura 3,00tion, the humidity of air saturated with K. Steel Fountry
moisture being 100
One day from
#Between the hours of 8.20 pale and a spe
DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points:
6. FOLOR OF WIND
amtbe above farés: plnil (de intressed Bendlord Scale pa ding to by 50 per centum..
Capsing
•CURE THAT UUUGE. 2 4
yoo - hayo in troublesome
does not meaty that you TE tion or that YOU MIU KABY it done monts that your stened, audit is just ke the mia mide and take dyt before it
STATE OF WEATHER bbins sky detached aloud, d'drizzling rain, 1 fog,
gloomy, h hail, lighting, o'o ercast,
p passing khowers, a squaly k rain, mo
b thunder, v viability, • daw, wezi.
7. Bán ng lúchos, terifle and hunte Steam Laundry dredths.
Umou-Watarhoška,
W
Don't
little one
comes in
Tis 20 for year ending
The: 6 div. aïc year ended}
80-8-17.
PT. 2 for 1917
|60 cum for 17ie.
p.e. for year ending
centa för 1916
[32% for year, Funding
190 cents for 1915.
1881 a/c 1916/ Bonus 75 cents.azer mega far interim ajo 1917mmu
$1 interim o 1917.
Interim of 9 % sje 1917
81 876 year 21-5-17;
Zfor 1938/#17 20
pente for year:31-0-17:
1.95 -1/4-1916
conta
1916
1918/1214