8
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER
RESERVES.
Major" Wakanan, Commanding H.K,Y.R.
-
On duty from the morning of Sunday, the 95th March, to the morning of Sun- day, the 1st April, "B" CO.. FKYR
Orderly Officer," Lieut... U, Blaset Next for duty H.KV.E
PARADES YOR YET? WEEK.
Monday, 26th instant:
Sergeants will attend a class of In struction "in Rayonet Fighting at Sean- da vint at 313 pin Dress: Drill eder. Every Sergeant must attend this Ала
Breuits on the Cricket Granel at å .. uider instruerer Sergt. Osberry. Dersa: Grillander.
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A" and "B" Classes at Volunteer Headquarters at BIN pn under Signalling Instructor 1. F. Lloyd Ds: Clean fatigue... "Machine Gun Section at Wellington Tarnicks at 5p. under Instruct Sergt. Rowles Dress: an fatigue.
Signalling Section: "
Testis v. 27th instant
1. C. on the read outside
tko as Courts at 5p. &
ກ
Bus Sections on the Polo Ground 40
1 pm Dress; frillorder.
Wednesday 28th instant
Mac uits on the Cricket Ground at 3
T.Bi
mile Instructor.bergt, exberry. |
Thrill wider.
Signaling
Stims: "A" Chiss it
Valetter Beaulquneters at 5.15 pem. and gosling, be truetge. Le pill Toy Clean fatigue.
Coy, at Volunteer Headquarters.
at 15 p Dress: Brillonter."
Thursday, 29th instant:
errors will attend in eines "of In strerin
in Bayonet, Fighting at
Bedal Pins
Drill oiler.
at 15 jam. Dressi
Recruits in the Cricket Ground at 3 |
OFFICES!
ALEX. ROSS & CO.
Machinery "Office Phone 27.
OUR AGENCIES, :—
Napier, Ford and Hupinobile Motor Cars, Brooke, Caille and Scripps Marine Motors, Triumph and Indian Motor Cycles, Royal and Corona Typewriters. Direscu Faints and Colourwusīt... "Optimis Stoves.
Jeyes Fluid,
Carboty Stationery,
Turner vi and Gas Engines,
Simpson and Lawrence Yacht Fittings. Dunkp Tyres
"General Accident Motor Car Insurance. V
TO LET
TO LET.
at Connaught Könd.
OFFICES in Kings and York Building. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit | Road.
HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terrikes.
HOUSES on Simnicen, Cantoni THE RETREAT No 3, The Peak.
Apply To
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
HENT AGENCY Co, Lru.
TO LET.
ไ
pumundder, Instructor Sergt. Uxberry, | ↑ MMEDIATE ESTRY, Bur Dr Drill order.
Machine Gun Section at Wellington Fanucks at under Lustructor Sergt. Vowles, Dress: Clean fatigue. Signalling Sections Class at Vol unteer end-users us 5. 15 pal Friday, th instant
"A" and "“B” Cos, on the rucci ontside the law Courts at 3 Howloon and Taikon Sertions on the Folo tiriaus al 4.15pm Dress: Drillender.
STRENGTE. Fr
Pte. A. A. Birudo laving joined "is Allotted Corps No. 647 and pusted to Co.
AFoon No. 1, Section 3.
Pe. F. A. Wells having joined is als tal Curpa No. 648 and pentul de (“B" Phat No. V. Section
"
The A. B. Keid having pined is allog ted Corp No. 64rand: posted to Un, “A” Platoon Section 2.
No Pte. P. Tester la transferred to the H.K.V.C. Engineer Co.
TRANSFER
Ite P. W. Stapleton is transferrerf zoi *}" Co.
LEAVE.
"
دارم
Alt applications for live must be sent to the Adjutant for approval of the Officer Commanding through Ocers Commanding Companies. Applications must not be addressed personally to the Officer Comtanding Applications for leave exceeding ti daya must be maule.on cial forms to be obtained from the Orderly Rooms.
HER OF UNIFORM.
;
All issues of Uniform etc. will be made fru the stores at Volunteer Head quarters during the hours there notified.
ORDERLY KON
very desimble SHOES situated in. ley House Street, opposite the Cirand Hotel | Recently reconstructed
For rent and other particulars,
Appily to
1
THE MANAGER, Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd. 46, Connaught Road Centrul Hongkong, March 15, 1917. 15781
TO LET-IMMEDIATELY.
TARGE OFFICES. Centrally Situated, | 1) in Queen's Boud. Fitted with electric
ight, telephone and sal exchange.
.Apply-
No. 21. Cox Mat Oilice. Hongkong. March 2, 1917. -
1545
TO LET
THE CHINA MAIL.
PATELL & CO.
Importers--Exporters
ASD
FARES FOR PUBLIC,
VEHICLES.
CHAIRS.
22 - Fictoiva with'tico Bearers.
Quarter hour,
Half hour,
One hour;..........
Three hours. ***
Six hours.
cents
**
Day (6 am to 6 pm)$1.00
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria,
half, fare extr
Between the huurs of 8.30 p.m. and s am, the love fares shall be increasedi by 50 per centum.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 3rd at 11:30 Pressure has increased aderatoly over N,E" Japan and decreased moderately over central and S. W. Japan. Chauges elsewhere are light.
A strong anticyt ne is central to the north-east of Hokkaido, and a moderate anticyclone is central to the north of the lower Yangtze Valley. A shallow de pression lies between the Bonins and the
Lrochous.
Moderate to fresh monsoon is indicated, along the eust custs of China and grez
11-Beyond Victoria, with four Rauer the north part of the China Sea.
11
Hour
Three boursi
0,60 cents. .81.00
Six hours........... 1,50 Day (to 6 pm).
200
III-In the Hill District.. -
With 2 Bearers With 4 Bearers, Quarter hour.......$0.15 $1130 Half hour...
14,40- ... 0.20. One beur... 0.00 Two hours.............. 0:30 Three hours...... 0.71. Six hours....... 19
Commission Agents (6am.sp.)Los
HONGKONG..
Branches-
www
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL YOKOHAMA, JAPAN,
BOMBAY, INDIA. China :-
HANKOW, SHANGHAI,
CANTON.
"SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)
TH
COAL.
HE Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the COWIL HARBOUR COAL CO., LTD., are prepared to quose prices for best quality SLIMPOPON COAL trimmed into Buzkais st SEBAT TIE or SANDAKAN (British North Borneo
BILIMPOPON COAL compares favour ably
with the better grades of Japan Coal and gives good results on very moderata suosumption,
Steamers calling at SEBATTIK or SANDAKAN exclusively for SLEIMPO RON COAL (either cargo or Bonkers) are exept from payment of all Port charger.
At Seraitik Steamers are berthed along.
FFICES, 2nd Floor, St. George's side the Company's wharf where there is
OFFICE
Suudings.
Apply to-
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Hongkong. April 7, 1916.
Bil
TO LET.
NEW HOUSE in Conduit Road.
Ready for occupation.
Also GODOWN in Duddell Street. For
The Telephone No. of this, office, is apply to 2149.
To-day's Advertisements
NIPPON TUSEN KAISHA. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
THE
8K Company's Steamship,
*HURANO MARU,'
having arrived. Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their,, Goode are being landed and placed at ther risk in the Honaxore & Kowloon WHARF AND GOWN COMPany's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be suited out
be
Turke by mark and delivery cao
Fained A Food as the Goods are landed. má tot omal Gooḍa"will be carried on molera instituti pe art giren to the contrary be fn Noor To DAY.
Goods not cleared by the 30th March,
1917, will be subject to rent.
Dad I ackages must be left in the
reat
and
minimum depth of 27 to 28 feet at low water Spring Tide,
Charts of Sibuko Bay (Sebattik Har bour), Prices and all other information costarving the Port can be ha on application to the agents,
BRADLEY & CO., LTD:
agents Cowie Harbour Cal Company, Limited.
.1027
other particulars NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
H. M. H. NEMAZEE,
INSURANCE CO.
IN WHICH ARE VESTED THE SHARES OF
1 Des Voeux Road. Hongkong, March 15, 1917. 1577 THE OCEAN MARINË INSURANCE
COMPANY, L.,
and
TO LET
FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terrace, and Salisbury Avease, howloon...
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE' CO..
wwwwww.. $
A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings, TOTAL FUNDS 43 31ST DECEMBER, 1914,
Kowloon
TO LET OR FOR SALE Kowloon Marine lot 48 with wharf arca 59,000 sq. ft. suitable for storage or erection of godowns.
4
£23,976,367.
-Authorised Capital £6,000,000 Bacocribed uspstal £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital serena....k 2,437,500 coal-Fire Fondue
3,837,047 I-Lifa & Annuity Funda... 17,587,590 Sinking Fund Account ...... 128,20
£29,970,367
Apply to HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LTD. "Alexandr Buildings.
Hongkong, Feb. 7, 1917.
EXCHANGE.
Hongkong, March 23, 1917.
fotown, for examination by the Con-On London MULLIES A anri the Co s representatives
at an appuiated hour on TUESDAY ALd FRIDAY A daima mast น pre
nested within ten days of the steamer's arrival hern, after which date they sandet herea gused. No claims will be admitted
after the goods have left the Godowan
NIPPON TUSEN KAISHA,
“Agents.. Hongkong. March 23, 1917.
TOYO KISEX KAISHA.
FROM SAN FRANCISCO Yis HONOLULU, JAPAN PORTS
AND MANILA, FIS,
HE Steamship
NIPPON MARU,'"
1007
+++
2/37 ...2/3 10/16
Bank Wire
Un demand,
#
30 days' sight...
JI
4 months' sight,
40/16 Crodita, 4 months' night, ...2/4 Documentary, 4 months' night 2/4? --- On Paris-
A On demand Credits, 4 months' sight, 333 On New York-
...60
On demand,
Credits, 60 days sight,
In Bombay
Wire,
On demand,
Da Calcatta-
On demand
Wire, -
Oa Singapore
On Manila
On demand,
On demand,
On deman
This love sted. Steamer having | On Shanghai- ferd. On sie es of Cargn-are hereby flaken in the Bill of Lading For GoRTVEehensimust, and to take immediata delivery of Cages from alongside.
Cargo penalong, undelivered on SUN. 2016 March at F. will be ink, odeď sa Extilgreen', ziek and expens, I nelivery must then be taken from the Company Godow
Stage charges will be was sad on all Camasining undelivered on THURS. DX 26th 41arch, at 5 r..
'
123
nom.
nom.
...09)
...1304
30 days' sight (private paper)..
On Yokohama—
On demand,
·
7801
Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per taal). 48.70 Sovereigns (Banks Buyingrate) 24.55 . Silver (por 62)
35.7 Bar Silver in Hongkong * 17% nom. Chinese Gupper Lash ....
***** 2 pa. Chinese Copper Centa... Rate of Native Interest Chinese Sab. Coin
No Tire Anaural brille Hongkong Sab, Cein
Se cinima wil be recognised after the dalo left the higher or Godown. All chafed and damaged Caigu will be Shandil into the Cupipany's Godawng wbern
The bed in the 30th
Revenue Fire Branch
++
FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1917.
SHARE REPORT.
MARCH 23RD, 1917
Stock and paid up
Valie
'tiona 11.50 4.31.
Retu Med
Lees Dividend and date.
BANES
Hongkong & Stal 195 3630 h sử
MARINE INSUE.
ANORE.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours , ending at 10 am.. to-day, 000 inch. Totul sitco January 1st, 1.99 inches, atinss an Carton ........................8 50 8370
average of 3.18 inches..
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at North Chas£5) T: 150
noon on the S4th March :-
1
-Hongkong to Cap Rock; S.E.Unions winds, moderate to fresh; fine to cloudy.
2-Formosa Channel: N.E. winds, Yangtares....
13.60
1.00 1.1k 200
strong.
3-South coast of China. between Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as No. 1.
4-South coast of China between I—In the Island of Hongkong af engaged Ecogtoos w Hainan. The same us
in Picturia
Ten minutes.
Quarter hour,
Half-hour,
RICKSHAS
One hour***** Every Subsequcht Four
No. 1.
4 cents,
..20
.15.
20
Note the ricksha 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. charge to the East of Bay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 9 p., an extra half iare shall be chargeable.
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN MARCH.
The following table shows the Stan dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of March,
1917-
Date. Mar. 23rd, 6.13 Am.
Ends
Bégins. 6.47 p...
"
24th, €12
6.47
14.
5 cents.
», 5th, 6.11
6.47
12
11
26th, 4,10
。
1.
7th, 6.0
6.17
10
6.48
*ཟཟ-*བསྟནཏ
29th, GUR
6.48
30th, 6.07 31st
0.48
600 Y D
11
6.-13
II—I'à Kowtoon. Quarter hour, Half bour, ......... Hour, Every subsequent hour,
III-Taipa Roadt.
Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour if the birer causes the journey to take longer -than--
To 4th mile-
single........ 15 cents...1 hour. retu............... $1.00....................2 hours. Beyond 4th to 6th mile-
single......31.20...................... ..2 hours. return....$1.50
Beyond 6th to Oth mile
single $1.78. return......$9.00
Beyond 9th to 11th mile
singio82.003 return......82.307
28th 608
ROYAL OBSERVATORY
HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER |
REPORT.
$100 $890
# 30, $225.
FIES INSURANCES.] China Fires..................... 20]$135. 6..
Hongkong: Vizes ........ ou $352) 6.
SHIPPING.
Douglas Steamabiņa $50 $105 ..
Steam Boats
Indo-Chinas im
..18 818
(Preferred)...£5 | 3415
Detarra)..5) $127 .b.
"Shell" Transporta, £1103-
10233 "Star Ferry',
REFINERIES.
China Sugars-1008125 5, 127 an Malabon Sugars... P. 30 $33
MINING.
Kailas..............136/-
Langkarę madre. 30 T. 18 b
Raube..
35
MARCH 23, 1917-a.m.
ind
Tronoh Mines
Ural Caspian
mile to be a matter of previous arrange-: Fares for journeys beyond the lith
ment in each case.
The tares here set out to apply to one rich sha with three coolies from Tsim Sha Taui..
FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
From Slaughter House to
Sailors' Home
From Sailor Home to
Government Civil Hoo- pital
From Clock Town to Buce
Couse.......
8 sttoo
Wrostock... 8.30. Memuro.5. Hakodate..
Tukio Rochi Nagasaki
21
20.02 30.07 "30.13
90.02
agoshima. Oshima Naha Not exceeding BorinIsland
Ishijina ver passenger. Chef.80.28
We
0 cents. Hankow
Tchang
Kipriang Changsha
ས
441 11
Shanghai 30.30
30,24 Sharp Pk... 30,17
23
...EL | 89.35′′ 5.
£130%
£128
DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWN EL
Kowloon Wharvon $50 281
H.K. & Whapes
Docks porené vamma☎ 50 SIRT L.
Shanghal Docks . 100 T.88 b.
HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hotels...# 50 | 8109. Central Estate 100 893 Hongkong Lands...$100) 894 b. Humphreys Estate 2088 b. Kowloon Land, 30233
West Points...
Final of £2-3 making 54-8 for 3018 and bonus of 10 sub- jeet to deduction p Income tax
Gal making $25.
e 1914 and Interim
of 916 a 1915. Ficnldit. of 15% waking
27 / 2918- Interim of 830 m, 17:1913..
Fiaal of 815-m king $18 far 1914 and mt of $8 sa account· 1915...
$7 and bonus 2 for
1014. 807 for 1814
8 bonus, making 814
81 fical making 86 sad
all a/c 1975-16 81.25 for 1916 ...............
Interim' of 31- ■/« 1916..... Ierim er 10). a/a1936,
B
dir.
Bipar
με με
Japc.
·Bb p.c
gp.c
-iut. 4/0 1918 Coupon £7
p.
21.63 dividend
15 ct..
Bonus for year ending
·30·4·16
5.
812 for 1915
10 p.
F5 for 1916.
13hp
Final div, 5% free of in-
come tax, making 10% /1915-1918 coupon No. 8
5. p..
Tls. I for 1400
|17 interim making 44-
■/a 1916....
9% for 1915
|8 %, for 1918 & bonus 82
Final 82.50 & bonus 80, making 1 / 1916...
1. 7 tes year ending.
30-4·18
8) p.c
Final of $3 making
/ 1918 $7 s/c 1916..... KAPITA
6 p.
Final div. of 83 making.
$7 1916
30 conis for 1918
2 for 1918
7pc
60 870 b.
Shanghai Lands T. 50 T. 93
| Final 83-25, making 85.25.
aje 1918)
[8° % final_making 12 %
・m/a 1918
Out
"
From Government Civil Hospital to Clock Tower
04
Gutalaf.....
27
++
[
10
Amey 9,30,13 Swatow....8a.!
From Clock Town to Bay
View House
12
Taichu..
Taiboku 5.20.13
30.08
From Wanchai Market to Bay View House ...... From Bay View House to
Quarry Bay
Tainan
'80.02
Ashan
'08
oshun..... 30.0
Fesendores.
90.1.6
Canton 8.30.10
08.
Hongkong
II-In the City of Victoria.
Osp Rock..
Macao
20.07
Not exceeding
uchow 92.
JD cents.
Boibow
COTTON MULLS.
100
478,94 Two hours, ...................
Thres Four £6,339,928
Five
C.St. James
Phulen... 7.30. Tournne
A
11
Aparri
BA
A
£2,382,456
Life and Annuity
Quarter hour, Branches.core.
2,141,583 Half hour, Revenge Marine Department. 337,269 One hour. Other Receipts
per passenger. Paibot.....
こ
The Accumulative Funda of the various Bix Branches are separately invested, and, by One day from 6 am, to 6 p.m. $1.95" Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet the claims under the respectiva Depart~ | ments of the Company's Busines
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Agents.
Legaspi 2.
Tacloban ...
..99.84
III-Beyond Victoria.
Not acceding per passenger.
Surigao.......
Labuan
99.791 78 $4jw
៥)
One hour..
,95 coats.
1
Two hours, ....... Three Four Five
46
60
11
75
80
00
LESSONS IN CHINESE. ME. LI BOX FAN,Chinese ideale zared La Six
Cerature has been a teacher to
open? One day from 8am to 8pm. 81.50
Oficials and ferchants in thin Coinny for Lan yozis. Be has a good method of training Europains to pars in the Chinese examination, "and is possessed of s drst rate certificata as a Chinese tenebat, He ane Also a good knowtwigs of Mandarin and linkka, Those who intenti lezining the Chloe language sts requested to write c/o # Chios Slail". Dides ar direct to No. 10, Waillogton Stroot, soovad var.
[1251
FRENCH LESSONS
G. "MOUSSION.
16. Mortison Hull Road
81% Cia
FISH WATKE
Hongkong Kela
HONGKONG TIDES.
March 24th to 30th, 1917.
Low W Hongkong
Baight
DIEN
par
BEST MEDICINE MADE.
than Chamberlin's Cough Remedy, Ma
better medicine can not be made
Te darzuled if stedIt relieves the lungs,pens the secretiens, 17
fath April, 1017.7
aids expectoration and assists nature in)
restoring the systers to a healthy condi- ****,
tion. Besides, it contains no opisteet 19
T DAIGO,
Hangking. March 23, 1917-
Agent
1600 by all Chounats and Storekeepers
and is perfectly ale to take For sale
If a veticle le discharged beyond the limits of the Cy of Victoria half Fore extra is to be allowed for the return journey.
IV-In Kilcom"
Not exceeding
Quarter hour, Half hour,.. the bour... Two hours, Three Four Five
19
17
One day from Cam to 0 p.m. 5.00
Between the hours of 8.20 p.m. and a.m. the abova fares shall be increased ner by to cuturi.
Temperature.
1.P.M..
P.M.
T. F. CLAXTON, Director.
Hongkong Observatory, March 22, 1917
The 9 far gear endingp.c
31-10-18......
Shanghai Cottona T. 50 T. 117 h. & 118 a Tla. 6 div, ac year ended
30-6-10. siaram
Kung Yik.......... 19|T. 13)*
Y ngtatapoor
MISCELLANEOUS.
China-Bornece
12 88 b
51$4.70 b.
1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees Light & Powers ... §. Fahri nheit, on the level of the, ses in inches, tenths and hundredths.
2 TEMPERATURE in the shade, in de- trees Fahrenheit..
3. HUMIDITY, in percentage of sur tion, the humidity of air saturated with. moisture being 100.
4. DIRECTION OF WIND; to two points.
Oins-Providenta
10 78.10.
Dairy Burmes ·0·1$24 sa Green Islands 10 68.85 b
.
Hongkong Electrics # 10|848] 6.;
5. FORCE BY WIND, Eccording to Hongkong Ices........ 4. 22 (8168)| Bea ford Scale
& STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, e Hongkong Ropes 10|#29 detached cloud, d drizzling rain, log, ongkong Tramways /. $157
HONGKONG REGISTER
Tis. 0.90 for 1436
72 ct. fae 19¿ð,ü«y«
6 p.a. for rear ending
$8-9-00
70 centa fux 1010 mäcöneten
3 for year ending
51-7·16.
80 cents for 1918
824 for 1916/1916.
$200 s/c 1915
81 fipal and bonus $1,
making $3
[23 2 finaia/o 1916 Pood
ing (cente-48 peretaro)
· per passenger,
.40
.00
.80
1.40
gloomy hail, 1lightning, o overcast,
P passing showers, a aquel, Frain, a snow,
2.40
thunder. v visibility, w dew (wet),
2,80
1.3.00
7. Rar in inches. tenths and hun- dredths.
H.K. Stoel Foundry
$10
Peak Tramway**
10-180.80
(new)
1 (1 :
7% for 1918/1916
Previous
$30,16
Humidity Direction of).
30.08 30.00
BI
day On Lals at On date at Steam Laundry248 6 934.
Calon Waterbout 220 6102 Barometer 20.07 Temperature
25 cents for 1915/1918.. 18% for 1916
:8
50 cents tur 1915
Wind.....
Williams Power
7138
50 cents for 1913/2014...
30.06 Weather
(0,007/90,00 AM 0.00,
Telegrapbic Ad
* Hongkong, March 23, 1917) BALONZTEE
Da
THERMOMETER
Dod Do, 17
30 10 Force ******
DaWm/bulb 1
$1
Do. Mainiwa (over night);
88222889865
5 p.č.
7p.
12 P 9.00
7 pio.
tory, March 23, 1917.
Telephone No. 9902
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