HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS.
Der Arilllery Company by Captain
J. IL. W. Armstrong, Y.D.
şa Faraden at H.A.D.C. Headquarters.
DAY, 1st March-
20. Right Hall Company. Mus-
Instruction.
15 pm. Ests Half Compsoy. Muske- Instruction.
elser for Engineer Company by
Captain W. Russa!).
mi Foby.to 1st March --
L. Manning Nightly,
Parades as per rosters posted at dquarters Engine Drivers at 8. p.m.
*ectriciana at 6.16 p.m.
** GYTISMES NEAT FOR DUIT.
Belchers: Lieut. Hall: Lysemun, and|
Fib; Stoomcutters, and Lieut.
Jstruction for members of Infantry
Battalion attached för duty
Class 1. at Belcher
Mondays and Thursdays.
6.30 pm. on
Class 2. at Belchers at 6.30 p.m. an Tuesday and Fridays.
Class 3. at Lyeemium at 30 p.m. a Tuesdays and Fridays.
TEAK İŞIR-
Lieut. R. J. Stevenson will take duty ip D..L Stonecutters in place of Lit. Hall until further orders.
-Me-Order for Infantry Battalion by
Major H. A. Morgan.
PANGADES
"...
SIGNALLING BELTION,
FRIDAY, 1st March:-
3.16 p.m.-N.C..2 and men as detail- ed by U.C to complete Tests of Ele mentary Training, at Headquarters, uo- der C. 6. M. Blair. Dream, Drill order with pouches.
·
RECRUITS.
FRIDAY, 1st March :-
5.15 pm. All units, except "D? Com uy, on Blurray Parade Ground, under Bergta. Edmonds and Meade Dress, Drill order.
***** COMTANI. PRIDAY. 1st March.
5.15 p.m. Nos 3 and 4 Sections, on Hatay Parade Ground. Musketry Instinction. Dress Drill order with pouches. Sergt. Uzberry and Corpì.
rimes will attend.
G. E. STEWART, Capisim
Adjani, H.K. Dafamme Ocrps.
HONGKONG POLICE RESERTE,
Weders bened by Mr. F. C.qmkin, D.S.P. (B.)..
TAK COVEÓN INSPECTION.
•
All ranks including those on duty on that day, will be inspected by His Ex cellency the Governor on the Polo Ground at 4 p.m. on Sunday. March 3rd. No Exemptions, except by the Surgeon Superintendents, will be granted.
Uniforms with Helmets
Tramcars will leave Queen's Statue quare at 3 p.m. sharp Men travelling by these cars will assemble at this point ander the 2nd in command.
Fall in on the Polo Ground at the haakiwan.cnd, bat facing Jockey Club Stables at 3.15 p..
Mounted Police will patrol until 3.55 p.m. keeping the public beyond the Loards which limit the Polo Ground:
Tramcars will leave Causeway Bay am the return journey at about 5.15 p.m.
By Ordez
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POST OFFICE NOTICES.
THE CHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG MARKET
PRICES....
Butcher Meat.
Beef Birkin-Mei Lang Pa
...
14 Corned, ---Ham Ngao Yuk. ;, 23
ال
Belison, --Ma Yin Deer
Shark, ---Sha Yu ....
Skate-Po Yie
Shrimps-E
Sapporol pin
Solos,-Tab Sha Tu
Tench-Wazi Za
Turbok To Had Y Turtles, small, fresh water,
Keck Ta
Poultry.
Chicken, -Kai. Trai Capone, Small-Sis Kei... Capons, Large,→Sin Kai... Duck,—AP ---
Doves--Pan Kan
10
28
Che
Bo
༠༣
Eggs Benal Tan (cooking) perdos. 18 Eggs, Hen-Kai Tan (fresh)...per dos. 25 Faws Canton,-*-*-*- ... lb... 38 Youth Eaihar Ho Nam Thành ra Garse,-Nga
·Pigeons, Canton,--Pit Rap90
Haibow-Hoi Har Pak Kap]
awah. 92
I
***
また 24
Turkeys, Cock,Fa Kai Kung b. 60 Turkeys, B85;-To Kai Na
52
Sripe,—Sha Trai cech Phenant-Shun Kai Gmail—Dm Chua
FRUITS
Partridges,Chef het aan
Cto
་་ 12
lb. 93 Almoods.—Hang Yan Apples, (California)-amShan.
JPing 5o24 Banariza, (bride's). Macao,--Sax Hoong Chin Carambola-Young To Cocota,—Yɔ Tao ... ----- nach 10 Lemons, China,-Ling Mang. b. 7 | Lemens, America, -Eem. Sham
Ling Mang... each Licores, Dried, (small stone)-
Lai Chi Kan lb. 15 Oranged, (Canton), (Sweet)—
Shamishoog Tim Chang Uranges, (Canton), ...
་
HI
Unbearable Itching Spread Over Head Healed By Cuticura
"Ringworm left a round paten of dan druff which at times was very irritating: I commenced scratching and by so do ing the dandruff spread all over myhead fall out and the Then my bair began *tching nigh and day was unbearable. The dasdruff would come off in large pieces, leaving a sore place, also a discharge of watery-like fluid.
For three years this went on getting worse. On reading about Caticura Cint ment I bought two bases and in two. months my head was healed, and my hair stopped falling out. Signed) Mrs. Mary A. Clay, 7, Mübank Terrace, Redcar York, Eng., July 18, 1916. "
No beruty doctor can do more for. your complexion than Cuticura Soap assisted when necessary by touches of Cuticura Ointment... Cuticura Soap la Ideal for all tailet pihapotēs.
Samples Free by Post. (Soap to cleanse, Ointment to heal.) "Address F. Newbery & Sons, y Charterhous Sq. London. Sold everywhe
WEATHER REPORT.
Stock ant paki ap
BANKK
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 98-1918
SHARE REPORT.
FEBRUARY 98TH, 1918,
Qo'tib IL50 A.M./
Last IXvidend and data.
Approx times. ́R ́stra dan di
dit.
Hongkong ★ dual ELFB) 8025 3. x. d
MARINS LIBUB- ANDER.
„North Chinan
619 m. x. d.
EST. 115 b.
#400 $750 bu
Final of £9-3/- & bonus) of $1 at Ex. 3/- alo
1917
fisi-making.........$25)
wo 1918 and Tuberim of $18 / 1916. Final dividend of 18 % making 30% for 10182
Final of 1 and boats
of $10 / 1915 and Tatarim of $30 wo 1916)
60 2005 (ex. 13)bFinal of $15 making 321
FIRE INSURANUES,
China Fire
E. 20)3131:1
Hongkong Firm ---# 0950
SEIFFING
for 1915 and special of #3 yu accommo1IEN
.7 p.
11 par
y and bona for
1915. 49T for 1833
Final of #5a/c 1916-1917.
192
150 cant for 1917
·Silpie ·
(Preferred)...E 632) L. 7) Deterred).£59181 b.
Int. of 3/s/a 1917. Int. of 8-afo 1917 ............
Douglas Stars 597
· February 284. 135. 14m.-No returns from Japan and Wladivostock. Pressuro has decreased slightly at Weihaiwei and over the Philippines; it has increased slightly to moderately elsewhere. The anticyclone has gained intensity, and Bobo 151016 d. fresh ta strong monsoon will prevail Indo-Chinas -
along the China Coast, and over the N. China Sea
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours
ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 inch. Total Shell Transports £17/6.
since January lat;:0.02 inch, against
an average of 3.11 Inchos.
1.-Hongkong to Gap Rock; N.E..
winds, fresh; cloudy with drizzling ruin, China Supare......$100 $88; 4. probably improving later.
Interins 2: a/c 1917 free
of income tax Coupon
$1.80 div. and 30 cents to bonus for year ending 30-4-17.
(319 far 1916 sente
**Star Ferry
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at
noon on the 1st March
Peare, (Canton), Cooking,-Sha Li,, 18 Peanuts-Fa Shang ....
REPINKEIEN.
10
... Ib. 24
Parsimmons, Large,-Hung Tae
19
**
Prime Ozi
| Plantain, —Tai Chin ...
K
24
***
[1108
1
Roast-Stiu
24
Pumelo, Biam,--Teim Yo Yan ...oach 12 Welect-Bop To
1-Formosa Channel:
N. winds, Malabon Sugar... F. 201319 b.
P. 8 to 1927.qona
... 3b. 16
strong!
++
Breast, Nga Nam...
20
Grapes-Pa Tai Ten
1.
25
Beup,-Toog Tak ...
2-Bouth coast of Chins between Hongkong and Lamocks: The samne as No. 1.
MINING.
Stest-Ngau Tak Pu
24
30
28
Ota Artichokes,—Ah Chi Chouk...bach. ... Jb. $ Bears, Sprout-Nga Taoi...
No. 1.
8
17
་*
8
6
KOYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER REPORT.
Brabe..
Trench Minos Ural Cseplans
„£129/12
120/. #.
FEBRUARY 3, 1915-..
The Farcel Post Services to British East Africa and Egypt (except for mem- bers of the Expeditionary Forces) and to Abyssinia, Bagdad, Erithres, French Somaliland Somali Coast, Italian Portuguese East Africa, Zanzibar and Russia have been suspended.
LOCAL' AND REGULAR. MAILS
OUTWARD.
ŠUTDATE & WELL-DAYS
HOLMAY
... 5.00't..
FOR fat 0... Tsi Fo....... ...30.00 A.M. Cheang Chow.... 7.30 ax. Shatsukck, She..
tin and Sheungsbui... 4.00 7.M.. Aberdeen, Antau,
37.x.
Ping Shan, Sai Kung, Santin, Stanley.. 4.30-г..
17.20 36
Lotters 5 r. f7.15 *A.. 1.30 PM.
enton Sammi Regis. 3.P..
sad Wachow
Macao...
.
Kongmoon 4. F. Hoton. "A.S.P. (R.) and Adjutant | Namtau and
8.30 4.30
5,00 Y.,
יז
Bullock's
#
10
20
Steak Sirloin,-Ngau-Lan Sausages, Ngau Choong
Ro. 1. Braius,-Ngan No per set 10 Tongue, fresh,-Ngan Lizach 50 Torgue, corned.—Ham Ngao lã
each 60 cents Head,-Ngan Tau... each 100 Heart-Ngau Sam... 11. 19 Hump, Sall-Fgan Kid .. $0 Foot-Ngan Keuk.....nach 10 Kidneya-Nga Xi Tail-Ngau Mei Liver,-Ngau Kom. 16. 13. Tripe (andreased), Ngau To lb. 6′ Calves' Head and Foot-Ngau-taal
.keuk...
set $1.00 Matton Chap,-Yeung Pei Kwat b. 25
Leg.-Young Pai... Shoulder,-Young Shan 24 Eaddle, -Young Oà Yait 16 Pig's Chitlingo,Chu Chong per set 25,
Brains,-Chu No... per sot 12 Fest, Cho Keak...
21
Pry,--Chu Chap
Heart-Ohn8am...
*** H
12
26
b. 15 13. 15.
#ab 10 -... each 10
Kidneys,-Cha Yia... Liver;-Chu Koo... Ib. 30
Pork Chop,-Cho Pal Kwat....
TH
Head-Chu Tan
1.00 AM.
18.00 P.M. Exxcept Saturdays
Baumei........ 600·F_M...
Shamchun
5.00 F.X.
6.00 P.I
9.00 AM
31
Log.-Chu Pair o
11
Loin,-Cha Hat Tun
28
***
19
Fator Land,Chu Yit.....
12
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN MARCE.
The following table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Oficial Night ends and begins daring the menth of March, 1318:-
ח
640
-box
Macio....
Sheep's Road and Foot-Yezog Tau Krak.
SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYE
华康
$10,00 AM 4.00 7.3.
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTHEN BRANCH P.O.
Wzxx-Daya
{7.30 AM. 11.30 FI 17.30 AM Canton 30 P.M.
8.20 F.L.
Tai Ping
Tong.30 PM. 9.30P.M. §.30 PAL Sbek Ei......3.30 F.X. 9.30 P.M. 2.30 1.2. Kenginoon 18.00, 16.00 FML 6.00 x.. | Land, Kumchuk...6.00 p.m. 6.00 F.m. 6.00 P.M. Kankorg 5.00 г.. 8.00..600 Fa
$7.20 AM. 11.30 F.. (1.30 LL 9.50 P.M.
set 60 Heart Young Sam ... each 8 Kidarys-Young Yia' each 19 Liver,-Yeung Kon b. 26.
$13
21
Sacking Pigs, to order --Cha Tzai, Snst, Beef,--Shang Ngat Yas 2
Mutton,Shang Young You,, 28 Veal,-Ngaa Tesi Yok...
Baumgen, Ngau Tai Cheng
Noi 1. ib. 20 Che Yan
Date.. Mar. 1st, 6,34
Kada
Begina
$.17%
6.38 pm-
Prid 6:3
6.38
and 8.31
4.39
4th 6:31
6.30
5th 6.30 6th, 1.99
6.40
7th, 8.29
01.40
8th, 827
0.41
'Pth. 6.95
6.49
30th. 625
6.47
17th, 8.5 12th,
6.43
Barbe-Es
8.91
6.43
In the case of Mails closing before 9
13th 8.97
€43
34th 8.99
6.43"
the previous eveninge
8.44
15th, 421 16th 8.10 17th, 6.18
617
181b 19th 6.18
B.A4
6.44
8.45
th, 6.16
8.4is
1st
4.14
$.4
2nd, 8.12.
6.46
23rd. 8.12
6.47
24th.
8.12
8:47
25th, eas
8.47
271b, 614
6,47
28th, 6.9
29th, 6.09
30th, B.UX
6.44
•31 BUB
6.48
HONGKONG) REGISTER.
Barometer
temperature @Humidity
Weather
od
0,00 10.00%
Except SaturdaysR
Vegetables, &c. ̈
Long-Tau Kok ........ Beet Root,-Hung Tsci Tanz Bitter Sqaseh-Fa. Kwa n'en st Brinjala, Grem,---Ching YunK¤1;,
Red-Hong K........ Cabbage Chinese, facmmon);
Kai Toi... Shanghai,Ya Ti... 12 Cans Shoots, busch, Kas Shom, Ozolifower (Large) Ye Tosi Fa nach
#
1.4-South coast of China between
Kangkong and Bainan: The same as Langkaca".
Station.
19
25
"
В
WTostock 6 Memuro ... 5 mo Hakodate
Tokia *****
Kochi
-Nagasaki
Kagoshima. Oshima...
(Medium) (Small), Carrots,Kam Ehun... lb, 6 Celery, Chinese,Tong Kan Tsai 30- Chillies, Dried-Hon Lat Chin
Red-Hung F Chin... 10 Green-Ching at Chiu, Curry' Staff, English-Ka Li Cha Lis
16. 10 Creambar Ching Kwaach 1
8- .... Ib. Garlic,Sun Tau Ginger, young-Sun Tes Keung 7 Ginger, old,-Lo Koung 10 Horseradish, Shanghai, Lik Kax, 45 Fodian Corn,Shok Mai ".. bach 06 Lattace-Yeung Shang Tsoiach 1 Water Chestants,—Ma Tai, Th
Mandarin,Kwai
Lam-Ma Tai... 10 Mushrooms, Freeh,-Shang Tso Kalb, Okroen ... It han lb. 102 Onions, Bombay,-Tang Chung Tan b. Onions, Green, Shang Chang Ib. 4- Onions, Bhanghai,-Sheung-hoi-b
Chung ba, Parsley,--Kun Trai de Potato, Sweety-Fan Sho
***
Naba
Thi'jima
bonin lalandi
Weihaiwai 6 337 3068 Hankov... Ichang Kinklang
Changaha..
Shanghai Gatstaff.....
Sharp Plei 30.3 Amoy
30.18 Swatow Taichu Taiboka... 5.30.
Tainan Keahun
11
Pescadores 20. Canton...
630.0
Hongkong 30.07 Gap Reek. Macao.
15 b.
Iat. diy, of 17- free of in come tax, making 10% a/c 1916-1917 coupon No. 9
Tla.. 1 for: 1916 : '.
if interim making W/-
1918...
% 1918
DOORS, WHARVE: AND GODOWNS.
Kowloon Wharves, # 60 $83 x. d,
HK. & WhampOR
Docks or '$10 MIST) 1.
36 dir, and 84 boans making $10 s/c 1917.
interim af 813 a/c 1917,
Tik. B for your ending
30*4:17
#700T. 84 b. &t the
HOTELSİ LANDS" VAND BUILDINGA
Hongkong Ent. 5.#90 be Central tacos 101 120 3. Hongkong Lands $100 $264 Humphreys on # 1040 5. Kowloon Landa # 8014273. West Points 50 $78. Shanghal Tanda T. 56.79
Orientals
#3 Anal making 80 afe
1317 17/0 1917
Final of 83) making 37
yo 1912. 150°centa för 1915
for 1917)
・
14.0
p..
6 p.
.7} pr
Bf me
Final of 3 making 36
Xa/c balf
71.
30-8-17
31-10-17
2004
2·60
20:00
90
Japanese, Tit For Sha Taal -**** American,--3-Kai Shu Tai lb. 8 Pampirin,Tung Kws |
3
#130.001
COTTON - MILE** ·
Ep2A..TT. BU Changbal Cottona"
128
Tia, 20 for year ending Tim & div, as your ended
Wachow9a
Pakhai
3.
职
• Kung Yik,
10T. 1.10
(Tim, 2 for 1917.
Boibow
Radisk-Hung Lo Pak Tai
6
Phalen 7 mĮ3010
Rhabarb (Fresh)-Tai Wong
Tourane ..
C.St. James
Shallots-Kong Chong Tan
Aparri 629,9
Spinach,Xin Taol
Tomatoes,-Fan Kuci Taros,We Tell yo Taripe Pon{is¢ling},"
Vetabli Mafrowy={Talk
Water Ski Fenog. Troku
Lily root-Lin: Ngsu) Yams-Tri Shu
Guam
Labuan
Dagapan
ру
Legaspi ...
Tacloban
Iloilo |Buriga
T.401
MIFCELLANEOUS
China-Borneo8;>v****
Light & Power
Ching-Providents
Dairy Bars:
3.90
$7.80 B
29 h
HAM STF Cikéros, Director, Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 28, 1918.
Brot
Registration closes at & o'clock on Canton Frab Wer Tub
EXCHANGE.
Hongkong, February 28, 1918.
On London
Bank, Wire
Un dems
30 days sight
4 months' aght
Uredita, 4 months sight,
Documentary, 4 months" sight 3-
In Paris
Un demand,
Credits, 4 months' sight,
Ja New York-
On demand
f
Croto, 90 days sight, mer
Ware
On demand,
On. Calcutta
Wire
On Bingen
Dt. Jeman
Carp, Li Yu
Catish, Chik Yu-
Hot
Codfish-Mun Yo Crabs,--Hai Cutelo Fish-Muk Yu
Dab, Sh. Hang. It se
Dace-Woog Mei Lap. Dog Fish,Tis To Sha Eels, Conger.-Hei Max
Fresh water,TAM Yellow-Woog Bia Frogs,Tin E Garoups-Shei|FA...
| Gudgeon,......-Pak Kip In
Herring To Fat HalibutCheung t Laŭrus;--Wong Ya
Losch, Wi
Lobiti
Macken
Mout
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HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide table kniven below has beezi compiled at the National Almanac Office
in London fress the result of tho suxlysia
Green Islands #71 871 b
200
1. Bancortex, reduced to as degrees Hongkong Kiscizicz § 10,848 b. Fahrenheit, on the level of the gon. En pr inches, tenths, and hundred the Hongkong Loos
1. TENTERATUxx. In the shade, In de gross Fahrenbeit
3:HUMDET" in percentage of sabura-
mouture being 1000 ggr
Hongkong Hopos ...8 1119294
of observations taken by means of antler, the humidity of air saturated with | Bongsong Tramways b;-$0.40 automatic tide recording machine in the Water Polipe Besim Trim Elm Teul during the years 1919-9.
The sent the table corresponds with sbe sero of the standing in the Admiralty Chart, which Las been found to be feet aineber below mean sea-level ES To chain the depth of water on the tids gange at the Victoria-Naval Yard
DIEUrios or WIND, to two points. BA FORAS (CE WIND, / according Bedford Besiesous en de Boa
to E., Steel Foundry #10|#10
STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky C detached clood, d drizzling raiz, i log,
gloomy, h hail, I lighting, ofercast, Pink Tramwaya (..) 1:18,50 2.
Ppawing abowers, 1 squal, r tain, snow, zammılar, v visibility; w dew, weldin
add a feet & inches, and, us, the gauge | 7. Bargir iones tenths and, hún.
st. Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet dred
4 inches to the height given in the table.
Mareli, IstraTil 1913E
150 star for 1918
p., for year ending 70 cents for 1915
38 for your ending
$1717
20 cents for 1918******
(#3) *W/6-1918/17: Borás
..75 cents...socné návičasta
||$2 interim' af6:19172.2
31 interim a 1917.....
Frisal of 14 % s/c 1017.
01 a/s year 31-8-17
Stezar Laundry man, § 514
5 rate for year 31-6-17
Calon Waterbekis
171 % DK 1917
Temperature.
Hongkong February 20, 17IB.
30:06 | Willis
O'embe Jur 1916
cente for. 1918/1914/4/
10 PC
30.09. 30.00
On demand;
Mailot
On Changnaf
* On demand
Parrot Blah
3 days wight (privata
On Yokohana
On demand,
Köckl Lead, 100 fine(p
Bverwigns (Bank's buy
Bar Silver
Dbined C
Chinese C
Bata of Native Inte
Chinese Bab
Dom Pu
Do. „THERMOMITKE
Do
Day Maximum
(BOXONE
pe