1916-09-01 — Page 1

Page

.THE.

OVERLAND CHINA MAIL

#POBLISHED EVERY :

MAIL DAY:)

**

Contains the Week's New

of Hongkong.and the

For East.

Price (including Postage) to any

art of the world $1

•por annum.

No. 16.683.

THORNE 8

The China Mail.

OLD VAT No. 4.

SCOTCH WHISKY.

SOLE AGENTS :

A. S. WATSON & Co, Ld.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,"

HONGKONG

號一月九年六十壹百九千老其

ESTABLISHED.

1845

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1918,

BUSINESS NOTICES

BUSINESS NOTICES,

STEAM OR MOTOR VESŠELS 8,000 Tons, 3,000 Horse Power now Built. Steel Building Work of every Description. Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies. Frompt Attention and Shipment to Destination. INJECTORS AND STEAM PUMPS. ́W.S. BAILEY & Co., Ltd.

ENGINEERS® ́and SHIPBUILDERS.

KOWLOON BAYF

SHIPBUILDERS, SALVORS, REPAIRERS

Forgemasters, Brass and Iron Founders BOILER MAKERS ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL

ENGINEERS. Oxy-Acetylene and Electric Welding Systems.

GRAVING DOCK

787 x 88 x 34 8*

Patent Slipways

TAIKOO

DOCKYARD

Laking vessels up to 3,000 Ter.

辰丙次歲年五國華中

AGENT A

ARE "UPERLANA CHIWA MAIL, may be a são in Gur Kent" the following pera

PATERE &

Canton Foodbow.

1OCKETT & CE R Saste KELET JE WAJAH Ľɛ. Tokohama Kina on WAIRE LESS

PRICE, 89.00 Per Month

BUSINESS NOTICES.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.

Portland Cement

Tu Casks of 875 İbe, net,

Bair of 230 lbs. not.

Shewan, Tomes & Co-

GENERAL MANAGER

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

The

Corps Orders by Lieut. Col. A.

Chapman, V.D.

AFPOINTMENTY.

followin

the

extracts from "overnment Gazettes of 23rd August. 116, and 314 August. 1914, a pach

hed for information -

(a) Is Excellency the Governor he iven pleased to appoint Dr. Predetick Howard Kew and Frvis Whiteley Kew to i temporary Surgeon-Lieutenant- in the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, with, etivat

to the th August, 1916.

b) His. Excellency the cogerior faux- low pleased to appoint Sergeant Major Walter Higby, Hongkong Volunteer Torps, to be Honorary Lieutebart and Quartermaster, with effet ima the 29th August, 1016.

JOINED.

spr. J. Moraes having joined is allotted Corps No. 2021 and posted to Engineer

Ser

LEAVEN!

Lennox is grated 19 miths care from 12.0.10.

Corp. J. & Eldridge is gruded feat a

1 2.9.16 to 31.10.16.

".

Spr. J. C. Sataders is granted 3

onths leave from 1.0.16.

pr. S. F. Chubb in greated 13 days"

Juve from 10.8.16.

Pte. D. A. MacLeod is granted. legare honduration of Wie from 4.9.16.

DELCHEN SECTION,

The endermentioned members attached to Belchers Section from

-Gr. R. J. W. Than. Pte. .. Meyer, and J. F. V. Remedios.

JCSKETRY,

:letosit

are this

(n. Each 0.C. Coy. will sufficient number of 3.4.0.% to superi wse the members of his unit who are to fre Part 1 Masketry Course Trained Mon on Saturday, 2nd, and Sunday, 3rd

inti.

Part 2 Standard Test will be fired to King's Park Bange as under :-

Saturday, 30th inst... 2.30 p.m. Revenits) Right Section. M.G. Co. and Signalling Pretion. Sunday. Ist October, 9.00 dina ecruits Left Section M.G. Co. and Arty. Batty. Toesday, 3rd October, 6.30. p.16. Beernits Centre Section M.G. 6. Satur

Det., 2:30 p.m.

Recruit Engineer Coy, Sunday, 8th flet., 9.00 a.m. Recruits Scouts Ccy. Sunday, 15th Det., 9:00a.m. Trained Men Left Section

day,

WATSON'S

HYGIENOL

A HIGHLY CONCENTRATED AND PERFECTLY SAFE.

DISINFECTANT.“

THE BEST FREVENTATIVE OF

INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.

SOLD ONLY BT.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,

Telephone No. 18.

CHINA AGENCY & TRADING CO."

IMPORTERS, EXPORTERS & GENERAL AGENTS.

10 (Queen's Road -Central! .

DEALING in American Hardware, Tools, Machinery, Paint and Oil

Lamps Window glass, Building materials, Railroad and Shipe'

·Supplies, etc., etc.

PRICES MODERATE. Hongkong, July 98.1916.

Telephone 2143.

(870

G. Co. Saturday, 21st Oct., 2.30 DEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, KING EDWARD HOTEL

Traped Men Centro Section M.G. Co.K

LIMITED.

"TIME TABLE,

Sunday, 22nd Oct., 0.00 aan. Trained Men Civil Service Coy. Saturday, 29th Ock, 2.30 p.m. Trained Men Arty, Batty. Sunday, 29th Det., 9.00 am. Trained Mon Arty. Balty. Saturday, 4sh Nov., 0 p.m. Trained Men Right Section G. Co. Banday, 5th Nov. 9.00 am Trained Mex Signalling Section. Satu day, 11th Nov. 2.80 p.m. Trained 3ên | 11.30 am to 12.10 p.m...Every 15 minuten

Engineer Coy. Sunday, 12th Nov. 9.00 .in. Trained Men Engineer Coy. Satur day, 18th Nov., 2.30 p.m.. Trained Men Scouts Coy, Sunday, 19th Nov, 0.00 . Trained Men Scouts Coy, Satur

WEEK DAYS.

Central Locatiez

LL ELECTRO TRA Pas Entrance, Electric Li, Fans and Lighting, European Bails and Sanitary Fittings, Hot and Cold. Water System throughout. Best of Food and Service.

IIIPHONE 173.

7.00.m, to 8.00 a... Every 15 munates 8.00 to 10.00a.m... Every 10 minutes 10.00am, to 11.00 am... Every 15 zalantes.

1.15 p.m. to 145 p.m... Every 10 minutes TPHIC ADIZEM, 12.45 p.m. to 1.15 p.m... Every 10 minutes.

1.45pm, to 2.15 p.m...Every 10 minut • VICTORIA."-- 2.15pm, to 8.00 p.m. Every 10 mhauben, 5.00 pm, bo 8,10 p.m.. Every 10 minutos.

MIGHT CARE.

day, 26th Nav., 2.60 p.m. Trained Men 8,800 and 30 p.m. to 11.00 Scouts Coy, Sunday, 28th Nov., 9,00

a.m. Trained Men Scouts Coy.

p.m. every half hour,

(0) Captain Prostor will attend as 11.00 p.m. to 11.45 p.m. event quarter of

Range Officer on Sonday, 3rd inst., nad

se Ofoer i/e butte on all the shore dates when the Standard Test is being fired,

YABADES.

"

an hour.

BUNDATE,

7:45 am, bo 10.80 ... Every 15 minutes. 10.30a.m. to 1100 ....Every 10 minutes. 11.30am to 19 Noon....Every 15 minuto 12.00 Noor to 100 p.m...Every 10 minutes. $1.00pm to 8.00 p.m...wary 15 minne. 5.00p.m. s. 8.00 pm...Every 10 minutos, 6.00p.m.bo 1.00 p.m...Every 15 minutes 7.00p.m. to 8.10 p.m...Erøy 10 minutes

"NIGHT WARS sá on Week Daya.

SATURDAY!.

WITOHTLI 'Manager."

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

3)

"INSURANOR CO.

IN WHICH ARI VEFIED SER SKÄRUS OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANUE

Contant, Led..

and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS. ASSURANCE 00.

TOTAL FOR

UTAL FUNDS at Star DecresKU, 1914, £23,870, 387. -Authorised Capital £3,000,000 17

Baberthed Capital £4,500,000- Paid-up Capital £2,137,500 Il-Fire Fund

B,897,047 III- Life & Anualey Fanda.... 17,567,590

Sinking Fund Account

Monday, 4th inst. 7.15 am Signalling Section A class Signalling Test on Murray Parada Ground. 6.15 p.m. Left Centre, Right Sections M.G. Co. Scouts Coy. and "Civil Service Coy. outside Courts of Justice and proceed by car so Happy Valley. 5.30 p.z. Musketry class * Headquarters. Men passed out at this class will thereafter parade with their own units. Recruits of all units at Headquarters uzdar Corp. Grimes.

Extra Car at 12 midnight. Signsiling Section."A" class. Signalling

SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Pasta Theatra SN *......

Company's Office, åkkxásoni BeILDINGS' Tuesday,ith inst., 5.80 p.m. Stretcher | De Vaux Road Central.. Bearer Bection at Headquarters. Sigual Seasons and punch tickets available för Sng Section I class at R. A. Theatre. all mam not already full running at the. Uma stated in the Company's time tables, Mounted Bertina or Polo Ground..

Thursday, 7th inst., 5.20 p.m. Signal-tub not for special cara, can be obtained ling Beation B class at R. A. Theatre.on application at the Compery Office R

Friday, 8th lost, 6.80 p.m. Recruits No Besson toket will be sabed until

*

128,230

£28,970,987

2,141,503

£37.239 479,940

£6,839, 228

Revenge Fire Brazohran£,381,450

· Kig und Annuity BINOSILE Other Flavaipta Revenus Marine Department,

Tie Adominalsaties Funds of the variona

of all units at Headquarter. C.B.M.payment therefor has been made in Bank Branches are separately investic. And, by Wifcheil and Corp Grimes will attend. Notes or by Chegue or Compradore order Arty, Batiny told. L. gun drill at Gantepresenting Bank Noto

Olub HJ Bradley will attend,

Hongkong desta parade at Star Forry

Wharf, Hongkong, 5,00 pal

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

Geriarul: Manüguese :

Act of Parliament, are set alle to meet

the nisims under the respective Depars

mente of the Ompany's Buainan d

BY SHETAN," TOMES & DO

AGENTS FOR:

JOHN I THORNYCROFT & CO., LTD

ELECTRIC CRANES

lifting up to 100 Tens

Marine and Road Motors,

Light Draft Carriers, Gunboats, Speedy Lausches, farbar Craft Houseboats and Pleasure Cruft of every description. Motor Pumping and Lighting Sets. Motor Vehicles Nr.

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD AND ENGINEERING COMPANY OF

HONGKONG, LIMITED.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Hongkong, China and Japan Agents.

Telegraphic address "TAIKOUDOCK". Telephone No. 212.

Mr. Roxburgh, Meas. Thornycroft's Representative, is at present in Hongkong and may bi sam by appointment.

BEWARE OF MOSQUITOES -

MOSCATINE.

THE INFALLIBLE INSECT REPELLER,

DELICIOUS PERFUME. PERFECTLY HARMLESS. 50 cta $1.00 $2.50 per bottle.

PREPARED ONLY BY

214

HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO

WEST RIVER STEAMERS

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMROAT CO., LTD., AND. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., IND,

HONGKONG-CANTON · LINE.

HONGKONG TO CANTON,

AM.

CANTON TU HONGKONG'

FRIDAY, 1st SEPTİMBER. *HEUNGSHAN!

10. PM KINSHAN

*HONAM*

6. P. FATSHAN›

»

SATURDAY, 2nd SEPTEMBER.

ዲ A (10PM.

HONAM'· HEUNGSHAN”

55. AM. HEUNGSHAN’·

FM KINSHAN-

$ 6,00

Sing Fare by Night Steamer

Baturn Fare by Night (available also for Return by day Steamer). 11007 Single-Fars by Day Stemmer.................

Retora Fare hy Day Steamer.

HONGKONG - MACAO LINE.

8. BUT TAL Tans 1651.

· HONGKONG TO KIOAC.

Weck days at 9 PM. from the Company's Wing: Lol: Street, P¥hať:

nt IP from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.

MACAO. TO HONGKONG,

Daily at 7.30 AM.

"GANTOM-MACAO LINK.

5.8. *SUT-ANJE

5.00"

9.00

Departures from siacso to Canton on, Monday: Wednesday and Friday, at 9ræ.

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY. Departures from Canton to Marzo on Tuesday, Thursday and Bampany, at 4.30 F.M.

TELEPHONE 295.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Co., Ld.

Established 1983

„MANUFACTURERS OF.

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND

1" to 15" CHECKFERENCE.

CABLE LAM

-5 to 15 ČZAGUIRRE BENCH,"

4-STRAND

8" to 10" CIRCUMFERENCE,

Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 3.000 feet in length

Friowe, Samples and full cartimiars will be forwarded on application to

Shewan Tomes & Co.. General Managers"

Hongkong, Apil 11, 1912.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

GRILL ROOM

J. H. ZAGGART.

MANAGER.

PEAK HOTEL.

501

CADMIRABLY SITUATED AT VICTORIA GAP. Adjoining the Tramway Terminus, 1,400 feet above Sea Leva! FIRST CLASS FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND TOURISTS HOT

Telephones in all rooms First-class Cusing, Lounge, Smoking and Lodics

Roof Garden.

roots,

Terms –From 85 per day Mại,

legraça add Peacefas

JOINT SERVICE “OF THE HỘNGKONG, CANTON AND MADAD STEAMBOAT 30., LTD., THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. AND THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION. CO., LTD.

CANTON - WUCHOW" LINK.

8,8, ‘SAINAM,' 588 Tonx, and 8.8. - NANNING, 469 Tous.

One of the shore fibermata las von Canton for Wschow every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at about 8 4.3, and the other imves. Wachów for Chaton m the mme days as 8.30 am. Round trips take about 5 days. Pamongori van return to. Eengkang or vice versa by the Company's direct Steamer LINTAN and BANUL The Tosals hats Eperior Cabin socommodation and are:- Ughted throughout by electridty, Mactria fan in mach Cabin.

Booking Office open daly (Sunday excoptod) 9 a.a. to 5-P;St. Further particolare may be obtained at the Ofise of the

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO. 'LID,

HOTEL MANSIONS (F# FLOOK)

Opposite the Blake Pio

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD,

(NOW RECONSTRUCTED).

TANOIKEERS and SHIPBUILDARS, BOILER-MAKERS, BRASS 24 HOR FOUNDERS All work done in this establishment la guranteed. W

We or two Spray and can accommodate any criti orer thirty years experience. at 200 feet long.

Town Office, 45, Conwi rant BOLD OKBAL, Fongkong. Telephone No: 458, Shipyard: Stem-Roi-Pc. Bowloon, Hongkut

· Telephone No. K`9, Estimated furnished on application,

Hongkong April 1, 1919.

..it

WONG PING WA Manamer.

Bournville

The "COCOA de Luxe”

HIGHEST GRADE BRITISH MADE

"BOURNVILLE COCOA representa, the, highest grade of antritive cocos at

the market ; it fully maintains its high repris- tlon in food vaine and delicserot favour, and

The Marki Porno Masecond to nona in any respect whatsoever!

Mediesi blaganine; March; 1972

CADBURY'S

CHOCOLATES

In Tins and Fancy Boxes tally Packed for Export

SOM" THE FACTORI IN A GARDEN, BOURNVILLE, KNO"