HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
Corps Orders by Lieut. Col. A. Chapman., Y.D.
APPOINTMENT.
kas Parelleney the Clovernor has beeny Tal to appoint Major II. A. Moran
infantry to be Inspecting Officer 4.be 1LK.V.C. und of the H. K.V.6.
JOINTU.
undermentioned having 'joineri thep, are allotted Cory ambers am posted to Enginger Company. Spr. K. C. Makëvjec, No. 2083 1. Sturines.
pu.
·ERAVI..
fr. Cpl. F. Cullosis granted leave for the surtion of the wae from 25th March
Fr. 3.A... Cooper is grupted &
· months' leure from #1.
17.
P. P. A. Reis is grantet
Javú trora 26. 3 17.
TILANNKERSUKI.
quenthe
"Ptc. W. C. Bond is transferrdi trom left Section M., D. Belchers 6" Section dated Buth 3arch 1917.
BTRUCK JPY.
The lenye granted to Pte. C. G. Ander the is struck of luaving expire. the strength of the Cops from th March 1917.
BEGISTRATION OF PERSONS CADINACK, 1916
Every member of the Corps must register himself, and those of his family. if any, who are 18 years old or liver, within the next lays under the Registration of Persons Ordinance, Wis The icessary forms, which are to be forwarded to the Uptain, Superinten
ALEX ROSS & CO. Machinery Office Phone 27..
OUR AGENCIES -
Napier, Ford and Hupmobile Motor Cars, Brooke, Caille and Scripps Marine Motots Triumph and Indian Motor Cycles, Royal and Corona Typewriters." Daresco Faints and Colourwush, Optimus atoves.
Jeyes Fhrid,
Carbety Stationery,!
Turner Uil and Gas Engines
Simpson and Lawrence Yacht Fittings. Dunlop Tyres
Ceneral Accident Motor Car Insurxree.
TO LET
TO LET-IMMEDIATELY.
THE CHINA MAIL.
KING EDWARD HOTEL
Central Location LL ELECTRIC TRAMS Pass Entrance, Electric Lifte, Fans and Lighting. Enropena Baths and Sanitary Fittings, Hot and Cold Water Systom throughout.
FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES
CHAIRS.
En Fictoria with tra Bearers.
Quarter hour.
Half hour,
One bour,
Six hours.
Three hours
Day (6 am to 6 pm),
10 cents.
20
23
કી
81.00
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, balt fare extra
Between the huurs of 8 pm, and 6 Am. the above fares shall be increased by 60 per centum.
Il-Beyond Fictoria, with finer Beavers.
Flour...
Three hours.
Six hours.
0.80 cents. $1,00
Day 16 am to 6 pm.) 20.
III-In the Hill District.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 30th at 11.36-Pressure has increased slightly over south Japan and decreased slightly to moderately.else- where. The anticyclone bas weakened and moved custwards; it is now central to the south of Korea.
The monsoon will be interrupted to the north of Amoy, but will continue to blow freshly over the north part of the China Sen.
1
Hongkong Rainfall for the 94 hours ending at 10 am to-day, 000 inch Total
Stock and paid op
Valas.
BARES.
FRIDAY, MAROH SO, 1917.
REPORT.
MARCH 30TH, 1917.
SHARE
Atious 11.30A.M.
Laan Dividend zod date.
Reta - Cased anila, b
diy
since January 1st, 342 inches, against an Hongkong & Shai $125 8620 b. average of 0.98 inches..
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on the 31st March- 11-Hongkong to Gap Rock: E. winds Fresh to moderate; fair.
3-South coast of China between North Chirias £5 T. 130 Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as Cnione........ 100) 1898, k.
14
MARINE, INSTIE
ANOES.
With Bearers With 4 Bearer's, Quarter hour......80:15 Half bout, One hour, Two hours, 0.50 Three hours... 0.70... Six bours. ***** -1.00 Day (Ban tog p.m.)1.50
2-Formos Channel: N.E. winds, fresh: moderating.
Caatons.......50 $37O
0.30
-'80.30 0.40 1,14 BHUT EDO
1.50
1343
* VICTORIA." J. WITCHELL
Manager.
Ten minutes, Quarter hoct,
ABGE OFFICES. Centrally Situsted Lin Queen's Bond. Fitted with electric fight, telephone and sul exchange.
No. 21. Apply--
COʻORINA MALL "Office. Hongkong. March 2,1917
TO LET
Best of Food and Service.
TELEPHONE 373 TELEGRAPEIO ADDRESS:
dent of Police when completati, car beFFICES, 2nd Floor, St. Georgo' SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)
btained from Volunteer Headquarters,
EL“ SKUTION.
Detail of anties of Delckers Section for April 1917 has been posted at blend- quarters
ENAINEET COMPANY.
Detail Engineer Cay. doties na Lyreman from 1st to 15th April 1917 has been posted at Ueadquarters..
PARAMES
Monday, 2nd April
AiLeit, Centre and Right-Ser- this M. Co., Scouts Company nul Civil Service Company outsiile burts of astic under unit Commanders and by cur to Lolo Girond. Dress: Moerd Ball der without rith antayonet.
-Recruits of all units Murray Parade Ground under, Corpás, Edgraine, Grizes and Salawals.
+12
8. Artillery Hattery at Bel chers Fattery. Torminy ard
4.111-F
Releters & Section (sub) Sections 1 & 4 only) at Belchers Battery. 5.15 p.m. Bayon: Training class at at
Headquarters, Stretcher Peuter Seetilin at
Headquarter
Mounted Section at Jockey,
Chay Stables.
5.30pm. Signalling Section "A" and
* classes at Wellington Barracks.
Artillery Battery at Bet
chers Buttery.
Wednesday, 4th April:---
4.4m Adjutant's Parade on Palo Ground" Left, Centre and Night Soc- tions M. G. C., Scouts Company and Civil Service Company outside Courts of Justice and proceed by car to Polo Ground Senior Micers need not at tend. Dress: Drill Order without rifle and bayonet
Thursday, 5th April:-
!!
Baudinga..
Apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Hongkong, April 7. 1918,
511
TO LET."
NEW HOUSE in Londuit Read...
1. Rely for occupation.
Also GODOWN in Duddell Street. For rent apply to-
COAL
ПHE Undersigned having been appointed Aoxas for the COWIE HARBOUR COAL CO., LTD., Are prapared to quote prices for best quality SILIMPOPON CUAL trimmed into Bunkem at 83BAT TIK OF SANDAKAN (Bettiah North Bornen
SILIMPOPON COAL compares favour. ably with the better grades of Japanese Coat and gives good results on a very moderate consumption.
Steamers calling at SRBATTIK or SANDAKAN exclusively for SILIMPO PON COAL (either cargo or Bankers) are exempt from
payment of a Port 1577❘ charges.
and other wrthcukurs H. M. H. NEMAZEE,.
1 Be Vaux Bond. Hongkong, March 15, 1917.
E
I.
TO.LET.
POUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gorder. Terrace and Salisbury Avenue,
Kowloon
A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon
TO LET OR FOR SALE. Kowloon Marine Lot 48 with wharf area be,000 sq. ft. suitable for cosl storage or erection of godowns.
Apply to-
At Senattik Steamers are berthed along- tide the Company's wharf where there is a minimum depth of 27 to 28 feet at low Water Spring Tides.
RICKSHAS.
I-In the Island of Hongkong if engaged in Victoria,
5 certa 10
No. 1.
-South coast of Chins between Yangtores 60 | 1236 Hongzong to Hainan: The same No.1.
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN MARCH.
The following table shows the Stan dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of March 1037:-
Date. Eads. Fegins.. Mar. 30th, 6.07 1.1.
6.43 p.m. 31st, 6.06
E.IN.
»
Half hour, One hour, Every Subsequent hour......20
Note.If the ricksha be engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis- charged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria after D. p... or be dis charge to the East of Bay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 9 pm, an extru' half | HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER fare shall be chargeable.
.
II—In Kowicon. Quarter hour, Half hour, Hour, Every subsequent hour,
single
III-Taipo Roul."
5 cents.
13
20.
Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour it the birer causes the journey to take longer than-
Charts of Sibaka Bay (Sebattik HazTo 4th mile- bour), Prices and all other information concerning the Port can le application to the Agents.
BRADLEY & CO., LTD.,
Agents Cowie Harbour Cond Company, Limited.
1027
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings.. Hongkong, Feb. 7, 1917.9%
TO LET.
TMMEDIATE ENTRY, four very
1 desirable 8HUPS situated in lee
INSURANCE CONT
IN WHICH ARE VESTED TE KIES OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
"
COMPANY LID,
7
and
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS
TOTALI
ASSURANCE CO.
4
520 p-Artillery" Battery at Del Bouse Street, opposite the Grand Hotel. TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1914, ebers Battery.
Friday, 6th April: -
7. a.m.-Belchers Section (Sub- Sections 3 and 4 only) at Belchers Bat-
tery..
i
pm-Bayonet Training class at
6435 Headquarters.
5.16 p.m.--Hecruits of all units on Murray Parade Ground C. S. M. Wit che. Corpis, Grimes and Edgcumbe will attend
5.30 pm.--Signalling Section "A" and i "B" classes at Wellington Barracks,
Recently reconstructed...
For rent and other particulars,
Apply to
THE MANAGER Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd. 40, Connaught Road Central. Hongkong, March 15, 1917. 1378
TO LET...
G.10 p.m. Artillery Buttery at Pel-OFFICES at 2 Connaught Road.
chers Battery.
DETAIL
On day 1st April" Centre Section Mi. C. Co.
On duty 2nd April, Right Section M. G. Co.
On duty 3rd
April Scouts Company. On daty 4th April Scouts Campany. Un duty 5th April Civil Service Com pany-
Gr daty uth April Centre Section M.G. Co.
On duty 7th April Right Section M.G.
Co.
.
Orderly Officer from it to 7th April Lieut. Iindsell.
NOTICE.
SERGEANTS MEA MEETING
A meeting of the members of the Ser- "geants Mess will be held in the Mesa Loom on Monday 2nd April at 1-45 p.m.
"HONGKONG "REGISTER.
(On dala'at On dato al
B'
p.to,
Pravion day
At z pan
30.32
30,20
30.15
58
82
48
42
GO
ENE
I
3
3
Weather.... Bain..
◊
0
D
.. 0:00
0.00
0.00 ||
Barometer A
Temperature Buf Humidity Direction of)
Wind.......
2
" open air temperature on the roth kortet nun AİT WEDerature on the 10th
64
18
T. F. CLAXTON, Director.
OFFICES in King aand York Building. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Bouch
· HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton Terraces.
HOUSES on Sham, Canton. THE RETREAT No. 58, The Peak.
Apply to
M.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT & AGENCY Co., LT...
THE CHINA MAJI
NOTICE.
£23,870,367,.
Authorised Capital £8,000,000
Subscribed Capital £4,500,000) Paid-up Capital .........................................E2,437,500 -Fire Fonde
3,837,047 III-Life & Ananity Funds... 17,567,590 Sinking Fund Account *** 128,230
293,970,367 Raveste Fire Branqh........... £2,381,466
Life and Annuity
2,141,599 Branches....wasan j Ravenne Marine Department.... 327,239 Other Receipta me 478,940
26,939,228
The Accumaktīve Funds of the various Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set äside to mest the daims onder the respective Departe -ments of the Company's Business,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. /
Agents
76 vents....1 tour. return......$1.00.2 hours
Beyond 4ch to 6th mile-
single 81.20... ..? hours.. return......81.50............
Beyond 6th to 9th mile
single $1.75. return......$2,00
Beyond th to 11th mila---
single 82.00
return....22.50
ROYAL OBSERVATORY
REPORT.
FIRE INSURANCES.
China Fires .................... 90 $155.
Hungkong Firm .........m ou 2330 1.
SHIPPING.
Douglas Steamships $50892 b.
Steamboata....... 15 $18)
Indo-Chiza ́—
(Prefarroa).......£5 | 8414|
Datarred)...£381.2 b
Fins of 2-3 making
4-6 for 1836
boaiza
ad
cf 10 qab-
jeet to deduction of Income tax
$7 final making .825
/ 1814 and Intarim
of $18 J-1915,
Firal div. of 14% making
271 U
*TA
Tutarim of $30 am-1918;.
81 p.
Final of SIA making 318 for 1914 and int. of $8 vasocong 1915
$7 and beras for
1914. 837 for 1914
81 final making and 38 bonus, making 814 all a/c 1615-16 19 poun 81.95 for 1916
$apia
7 p...
Interim ut 3/4 1915... Interim or 10/1918,
B 1.4 & u.s
!!
"Shell" Transports (1037-
**Star Ferry''
2iLt nie 1918 Loupon £7
pia..
10823.
163 dividend & 15 rta. Bonus for year ending 30.4.16
6 p
10 p.
15
MARCH 30, 1917.—a.m.'
Wind.
REFINERIES.
China Sugară.........☎ (00 | 8125 b.. Mais bon Sugars. P.80 $201 6.
912 for 1915
P. 5 for 1916.....
Slation.
Hour.
Wl'ostock... En.
Muroj
Hakodate
Tokio
Keebi
Barometer
Temperature.
Humidity.
at Sea Level.
Pirection.
Weather.
MINING.
事
2, 130,
Kailan
Langka
£130/..
zdra. 10]T. 20 b.
Nagasaki 30
14
Fande...
£132.15 b.
Kagoshima. Osfima
Tronoh Mines
Ural Caspiana
...£127,6 a.
281-
www
Ishijima. 8.97 BoninIsland130.
Chefo Weihaiwei Bankow Ichang
Fares for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous arrange- Kistiang... ment in each case."
The fares here set out to apply to one!
rick sha with three coolics from Tsim S
Isul.
FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
C
j
4:12
Sharp. P
****5.20.91
17
"
Amcy 30.29 Swator Taiboka Taicha
30.1 Taipan
20.24 Koshun..... 13 50 Pescadores. Canton Hongkong.
Rock Macao.......
2.
Not exceeding
Der passenger.
04 cents.
Wuebow
Pakhoi
04
From Slaughter House, to Sailors' Home ... From Sailors' Home to Government Civil Hos- pital From Government Civil
Hospital to Clock Tower 04 From Clock Town to Race
Coust......
10
60.30.20
30.20
"
30.18
30.18
34. -
}
90.10
C.St. James
P
29.91
Boihow
Phulen 78.30.18
Tourang.....
Aparri 6.29,99
Dagupan Maria Legaspi..... Tacloban
From Clock Town to Bay
View House From Wanchai Market to
Ray View House........ From Bay View House to
Quarry Bayan
II-In the City of Victoria.
12
09
Iloilo
03
Quarter hour,
One hour.
Two hours,
Three
Half hour,
TANG YUK DENTIST, successor to Four
the lote SIEN TING,
14, D'ASTILAR STREET.
Five Six
י,
Not exceeding
per passenger,
10 certs.
10
T
1
34
One day from 8 a.m. to 6 pm. 81.95
III.-Beyond Victoria.
0
TERMS VERY MODERATE
Cocsultation free,
One hour,.
their
Two hours.
Three,
Four Five Six
Communication relating to nawe should bo addressed to Tax Erros,
Correspondents mast forward names and addresses with any communics. tion addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication but as eridends of good aith.
All matter for publication should be written on are aid of the paper only.
'Letters relating to basiness should be addressed to Tas Maladz.
Rate of subscription to "China Mai'' ja $36 per annum; per quarter and per men. sem pro rata'.
The China Mail' is delivered free to subscribers in Hongkong and Kowloon,
Postage is Charged as the rate of fifty cents per month:
EXCHANGE.
Hongkong, March 30, 1917.
On London-
Bank Wire
21
On demand,
30 days' aight...
+
2/41 ...2/4 3/18 *...--2/4
4 months' aight,.....9/4 7/16; Credita, 4 months' sight,...9/4}. Documentary, 4 months' aight 2/5
Do Paris-
...328
sight,...3301
On demand, Credits, 4 month On New York- On demand, Order for extra copies of the 'Osma
Credita, 00-days sights.** MAZ' should be sent as soon as possible at On Bombay the supply is Hmited. Cash 10 cta., Credit Wire 20 cta., per copy.
# On demand, Rate of subscription to the "Overland On Calcutta-
Hongkong, Observatory, March 30, 1917-Chins Mail" is $19 per annum postage 81 par annum extra. Bingle copies twenty fre cente
Alteration
OMITER
Tumperature.
Hongkong, March 20, 1017.
30.22
•1 PM
20.16
30.12
1.AM
Do
Mivimuud over night
and additions to Advertis
ments on Fages 9, 8, 6, and 7 should
be sent to the flus, No. 5, Wyndham Street, not later than 11.30a
Alteratima and additious to Advertise- ments on pages 1,′ 4, 5 sud 8, ahould be sont na cot later than 1 pm...
New Advertisements should be sent in batore 2pa
noma.
Wire, ...
On demand
nom.
On Singapore
On demand,
On Manila-
On demand,
On Shanghai
On demand
20 days' aight(privata paper
109
48.30.
Advertisements and Subscriptions which Sovereigna (Banks Buying rate) 89.45 m
35 16/16
Not exceeding
per passenger
25 cente.
45
76
85
90
One day from 6s.m. to $ p.m. §1.50
If a vehicle is discharged beyond ite limita of the City of Victoria half fare extra is to be allowed for the return journey.
IV-In Baloon.
Quarter hour,
Half hour... Ura hour, ser Two hours,
Three
Four Five
Bir
Not exceeding per passenger
.40.
.80.
'8"
09.87
H
нечны
T. F CLAXTON, Director.
Hongkong. Observatory, March 30, 1917
1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees
DOCKS, WHARVES
.-
Final div, 5% free of in- come tax, rinking 10% ale 1915-1910 Couper No. B
Tis. 1 for 145
1 interim making 4/
/1916
9% for 1915
13 p.c.
AND GODOWNS.
Kowloon Wharven 50 880 b
8% for 1918 & bonus #2
7} p
9
EK & Whampo
Donke..
3.60 100:
Final 82.30 & bonus 86, making $11 a/o 1910...
ני
Shanghai Dosas . 100 T. 87
T. 7 fox year ending
30-4:16
HOTELE LANDS
AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hotels... 308102
Central Estare 100 893
Hongkong Lands...$100 894 b.
.
Final of 83making. $6
·B/D 1915......
871/c 1916.
Final div. of Bd making
87/1915.
Humphreys Estate 8-10) gép h. & 6.30 an. 50 cant for 1918
Kowloon Landa ... 30833
West Points☎ 60 870 b,
Shanghai Lande. T. 60 T, 22
COTTON MILTS,
TEUT, 147
Fahrbeit, on the level of the ses in ENOS
inches, tenths and hundredths.
9. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de Shangai Cattons T. 50 T. 117. grees Fahrenheit.
3. Husmorry, in percentage of secure- tion, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.
4. DIEZUTION OF WIND, to two points. 5. FORCE OF WIND acording to Benford Scale.
6. STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, e detached cloud, d drizzling rain," f fog, g gloomy, h hail, i lightning, ovrest,
P passing showers squal, rain now, t thunder. v visibility, dew wet).
7 RAIN in inches. tenths and bun- dredths
HONGKONG TIDES.
བ
Kung Ti...... T 10T: 13
| oglasom
MISCELLANEOUS.
Chien-Borneon
Light & Powers
Cina Providents
N....
1980
5
#3842 5.
#10 98.10 may
Dairy Farms... 6. 823 b.
Green Islands....................#10 89.75 b. The e-table even below has been Hongkong Electrics 1018481 b. compiled at the National Almezac Office in London from the result of the analysis Bangkong least $151 of observations taken by means of an automatic tide-recording machine in the Hongkong Ropes 10428 Water Foline Basin at Taim Sha Tsui during the
years 1887-8-9. The zero of the table corresponda with
Bongtour Tramvayı 5. $7.10 b.
the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Chart, which has been found to be 4 fest H.X. Steel Foundry
1,40
20
240
2.80
200
3 inches below mean sea level
One day from 6 am to 6 pm. 5.00
Between the hours of 8.30 p.m. and a.m, the above fares shall be increased per by to centum.
To obtain the depth of water on the
tid gaggo, at the Victoria Naval Yard.
add 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gauge Peak Tramways 10 19.80
at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 fo t inches to the height given in the tabl
A FAMILY NECESSITY. TIVERY family should be provided
with Chamberlain's Pain Balm at sak” all times. Sprains may be cured in much Hess time when promptly treated, Lame BIR back lame alioulder pairs in the idem,
$4 are not ordered for a fixed period will be over in Hongkong 172 com and cheat and rheumatic pains are BOUGH AN
continued until countexmended.
Talographie Addrese Man Hongkong
Gods A..0.6th Edition,
Telephone No. 22.
THE CHINA "MAIL LITE
On Yokohama Ondinand, Gold Lent, 100 fine (per tael)
ver (per o
Bar
Chinees Copper Centau Chinese Copper Cash .... * †
ра.
PIL
Rate of Native Interest
7
Chinese Bab. Com
Bidia
Hongkong Sub Coint on
of the diseasen for
which it is especially valuable. Try this intment and become. acepainted with, its qualities and youn willver wins to be without it. For sale by all Chemists and Biorekeepers.
March 31st to April 6th, 1917:
HITON WATER
5 Bangkong (2
Hongkong
Time
stani
du.
Steam Laundry.....$ 65
82 for 1916
Final 83-5, making 35.25.
/1918
6% final making 12 %
1/0 1910.
Tls. 9 for year ending
$1.10 16....
h. 6 div, ale year ended.
30-8-18.
Ta.. 0,90 for 1918
72 cta. for 1915.
8. p.e. for year' ending
28-906
70 cents for 1916
13 for fextending
827:15
80 cents for 1916 in.
2 for 1915/1916.........
o a/c 1918
33 final and bania 83,
making 23
7.202% finals/01918 Pond
ing (cents 48 per share)
·81. p.s
12 p.
25 cents for 1915/1918:
01 p.č.
Calon Waterbosta 216 916) ■, & a
12% for 19162
$70 ounts for 1913
"estra Jok 3915/1
AYLƏR.
William For
Telegraphie Add: HIALTO Telephone No. 990 PO.B. No 111.
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