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COMPULSORY MILITARY SERVICE IN HONGKONG.

TEXT OF THE BILL.

Following is the text of the Bift Futroduced in the„Fagislative Jönneil this afternoon...

1

A Bill insiraled An' Ordnungs to innke "provision with respect to usilitary serviós and to privido for the establishmagat, intensited at t dolence, weeps. "

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Be it enacted by die tinérħor of Bug- kg, with the advize njt vonsent of the -Degislative Comarii there, as follows

1. This Orlimany may lar cited as the Mary Service Onlušar, 1991.

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Every, nl British subject was tor time being shall be ordinarily si- Dent in the Colony, and who' lor the fine Bang-sini duke trained the age of oleon yours and shall we have attained the age of fifty-five years, shall Be talde | military service in the Cong na pr wisted for in this Galinanest posyphed thng the following peragus why", dut las lal fy diler. The provisions of this section --

(n) Members of His Majesty's Regn

Ine Naval Aility Popr

*

(b) Civilians in rlag, employ diem on thi

Have a Mh wry warities, fei Men in contura regalar

7

- MOTORCYCLE

AND

MOTOR ACCESSORIES.

(all

Dunlop" & "Goodyear" "Tyros sizes) Kabbar Solution, Patches, Tools, lamps, Horus, Speedometers, Pumps, Etc...

ALEX ROSS & co.,

10172 and you are hereby serendingly.

Dafel the day of...

4. Des Voeux Road, Central. HONGKONG.

ما

THE CHINA MAIL.

aled up To-day's Advertisements...

Clerk of Councils.

Fans, Yo,

OVER A LLERANCE,

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. JAYA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

JAVA-PACIFIC LIJN.

Steamship

THE SHANGER" (96)

Navaler Mitary authorities if "1.Noliktako siyevrely prondse and seen having arrived from SAN FRANCISCO, xemption this that I will be saithint ami leur Consignees of Cargo are hereby notifed „allegingo" to Elių Majesty King George that all Goods are being landed at their Firth, His Heirs and Sharessors risk into the hazardous and/or extra

Kowloon Whart & Godown Co., Ltd. misters o dos believers desemi- nevndas to law, and that I will faith hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong & it dhe kongleng Tefehence and/or from the Wharves delivery fully serve

may be (7) It shall be tantul for the febris averting to the conditiis-79 y

Noted. Coversor in Crancii at árgjine to valiéster.

for military servien andejeroon linksh

bayjon.

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to military service andie this trainates, G3' The, chher calling up any work Deryn der wisting, servie may be en for provided in the Schedale Gweler und sich order shall thing worvent personally pà, the pan whom it is dali do vill 15.

So help fur God's

Ngumtur

Fors No. 3

DELLARATION OF MEDIANCH

J. A., do solemnly, sincerely and

4 such gider troly decline that i will be faithful and 3 kipen the servier persuty to whith it is addressed all flea true allegiance to His Mapsty King the Logs Genge the Firth, His Hers and Saceis. Seiber, et

ener Maps which as herois estsins nepaid ng no lust, and that will Kabed.

4. E, sal be, bawful for The Govėnes in Cogji xempt any p

Troti pálitary seslige under th dinane" on the colindrid physical mitrums or for any other, reason what- (2) Any person who has bemegy mes for miliary -exempted mig" beled

vice at any time it it appears to fle Governor in Crusel that it probade at ground for expuspition no longer exists in such sense!

S. (1) E shall be lawful for the Governing to trempt for the Mgong "Defence Corps any male British subject who would oklepuis la exempt van military service under this Ordinare.

(2) If any such person is so accepted As the Governor he shall pou saking ke oath or declaration of allegiance auk aguing the enrolment forms as provided ty this Ordinater, be a mero the flogkoDetolen, Aluspe,

tai tally serves in the Hongkong Defence Craps arronding to the conditions of ins

(Siganturis

For St. 4.

KNCY OF KADEMENT.

1. A., hereby ergo myself to serve in the Hongkong Defence Cors subject to the prolisms of de Military Service Dodajnice, 1997, and of the regalation which may be in force thereunder from time to lina

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Ільтоні 3. tagkong the....day of

(Signatur?)

The Objects and Reasons of the Bill The object of this bill is to make all- are set forth as follows male British subjects between the ages, of 1 and no wha are in ordinary resident (1.) The prosions of that Artisolony, with certain exceptions which ic clause gible to mili tary service in the Colony when called Act shall apply to hit members on care sperfect Hongkong Delence Korpi sulyeét, tó any

in ter North Wervice. "

fivery person

for military called regalations which may be mule by the Governor in Coil under this ediservice under the Ordinance will,

servter of the notice calling him up, be-

member of the new napre: pluvided that no sentence of a

Hongkong Bugkong Delsure "Corps shall in care established by

court tarta ims 4 metrd......... of --- khome you once Corps which

Ordinance, and, but any regulations made by the

Her inte extention unless contime vernor in Council, will become, and

the Governor.

(2 it shiv lawtul for the Gover

will be admitted After the Goyds have left the Godowns and all Good. remaining undelivered after noon, the 7th instant,, will be subject to rent..

All-Claims against the Steamor must be resented to the Undersigned on cr bofors the 11th instant, or they will not be zacognised.

All broken. chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 7th instant,

at 10a.m. by the Company's surveyers, Messrs. Goddard And Douglas

IT'S VERY EASY

WEATHER "REPORT.

On the 2nd at nucn-No returns frota"

TO GET RID OF Vladivostook, Weihaiwoi, Japan and

Indo China Pressure changes are slight at all stations reporting, and there is probably little change in distribution

SKIN TROUBLES With CUTICURA since yesterday."

Bathe with Soap, dry and apply the Ointment

Stops itching instantly, clears away pimples, redness and roughness, t moves dandruff and scalp irritation, beals red, rough and sore hands as well as most baby humors. You need not buy them until you try then.... Sample Each Free by Post

Hongkong Rainfall for the 14 hour ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.31 inch. Total since January 1st, 60.66 inches, against" an average a£62.5 inches.

Forecast for the 24 hours "sading at noon on the 3rd August -

1.-Hongkong to Gap Rock S.W. winds, moderate, cloudy, showery,

Formosa Channel: The same as

THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1917

SHARE REPORT.

AUGUST 2ND, 1917.

Stock and ap

Wond 14.30 A.M.

Approximate

Laat Dreidend

eme

・your's div.

BANKL

Hongkong "& 8′′hat #121) $887 2 2 12.

MARINE INSUE-

No. 1.

1--South west of Chins between Canto Hongkong and Lamecks: The same as No. 1..,

4--South at of China between (Roaps so clean W

Hongkong and Hainan The me No. 1.

With - Skin Fook. and Ointment to heal.) For sum ples addrmesi post-csal; E«Newbery & Dunn, 77, Churze techaane Se Losdan. Baid every wines

„POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Particulars of outgoing and incoming Mails will not be advertised in future."

The Post Office will forwart all cores pendence posted by the fastest routes.

...

Carrespondence actaressed to enemy subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Portu- guese East Africa, Persia and Morocco cannot be transmitted..........

The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empires are suspended.

品

H

OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN AUGUST.

..$ 50 (894004

North Chicae £8. T. 140

#100 2833

BS Union me

The following table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of Aug.

1917.

Date: Ends. Aug. Pad, 3.44....

5.45 4th, 5.46

Begins. 11 pm

N

11

5.46 6th, 5.16

8th,

1996

Yangteca 150 $192

FIRE INSURANCES. --- China Firar.* 20 | $143 (&. Egugkong Yum 14 ́su klā

SHIPPING

Dougina Stoemario 800 $56

Stonzubcate 1518

Indo-Chinas --

(Preferred).25 $40. (Deterred)...£5 101.

**Shell" To £1120

Intorini of £8-3/-, #jo

10:7.

Bixia making

a/c 1915 and Interim

of 81 a/c INJUR Int. div. of th1⁄2 ** 10%- at 3/8 5/16, 81.25 per

haro /u 1916 Final of and bonus of $10 wie 1915 and Interino of to e1916 815 making 991. for 1915 and special of

VA ACCOUTS 1916

$7 and bonus for

1975.

P.,

61 p..

$27 for 1915

Int. of $5 w 1916-1017.

18 pe

$1.25 for 1916

Finale 1916...... Final of 40-afe 1915,

6 0.0.

1 p.

final aking 7/ 1918 free of income tax Coupeo

7.12

1

12.

7.11

7.11

9th, 5.47

7.10

10th, 5.47

730

11th 4

5.47

1,09

19th 34

13th, 6.48

7.07

14th, 5.4S

7.00

15th

19

7.00

OUTWARD.

s.

16th, 149

7.00

2006

For

WEEK-DAYS

SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYB

7.04

7.03

REFINERIES.

$

Tai O Toi Fo.......

19th, 5.31

7.03

... 5.00 P.M..

20th. 5.51

Obins Sugars

100 | 396

...10.00 A.M.

9.30 AM

1st, .3

Malsbon 90g. P. 30 $29 b.

P. 5 for 1916.

5.51

12 p.c

131 pc..

No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bills of Lading, will be countersigned by JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, Hongkong, August 2, 1915...

TO LET

TO LET.

ĖVONIA,—No. 9, Peuk Road. Six Downed Bungalow, with garden and tennis court.

HOUSES in Shameen, Canton. Nos. 21 and 63.

Apply to-

DAVID SASSOON & (5, Lrv. Boazkong, July 5, 1917.

1932

TO LET

OFFICES at 3 Connaught Iwad.

Terraces.

.

OFFICES in King's Balding. HOUSES in Broadwood and Moreton

HOUSES on Shameen, Canton. A HOUSE TO LET Terrace (Kowloon).

Apply to

Knutsford

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-"

MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD.

TO LET.

FIVE-ROOMED HOUSE with

nor in mucil at any time to susqund į servire male British ccept for militari A Tennis Court in Minden Villas,

subject to the Army Aer Power is taken to

xubjects

who would such servic Me openiïtion of any platines so autotherwise be exempt from

other ader this indicauer and deponon account of their age or for any

Persons so accepted be take ntil the Goernor in Conacil shall reason.

the thur

ur declaration of i estoke the sud under of suspensing the once and to sign an

un enruimeat form, and

become provisions of the Arty Aer shall apply they will thereupon

members of Defence Corp

will and Tain

members missre or exempted by the Governor in Couricil, and, as such will, subject to any nlations made by the Governor in

to all the numbers" of the Hongkong the FDSKO until discharged or dis-{

olence Corps without the modifications

merly ted by the regulations aspunderi

Every person who becomes a member of the Banglong Defence Corps, ether by service upon him of an griler calling bin up for military service

gluntary enlistment, shall continu to be a winber at the ton kan ha Corps until he is disclarged or dismissed or exempled

...

12. Every member of the Hongkong Defence Corps 'win attains the age of ty-five years while, being a member of the said Corps shall upon attaining that e be discharged puless he 'elects to continue to be subject to military servicc. (3.) If any such member so elects he

Kowloon

A FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon.

Apply to HUMPHREYS ESTATE FINANCE

CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings. Borgkoug, June 16, 1917,

*LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS ·.

הן

Cheung Chow ... 200 EXE

Shataukok, Sha

tin and Sheurgshui

Aberdeen, Autau,

Ping Shan,

Sai Kung,

4.00 I X.

Santin, Stanley.. 4.30 ...

24th, 5.52

6.51

TO 5.51

23th, 5.3

K

#6th, 5.13 97th 5.04 5.54

כן -

7,00

**Star Ferry 10 #99

Kailans

29th, 3.54 30th, 5.4

31st, 5.

150 6.53

5

Rab

MAUZO

(2:30 AM. Canton Sansui Resis. -5 r.M

and Wuchow

Lotters & P.34.

(7.15.

5:00 P.M.

***11.30 P.M. (6.00) P.. Kongmoon... Except.

(Saturdays

MINING.

$1.83 dividend & 15 ct. Bonus for year ending 30-4-10-

$12 for 1916

Int. div, of 1- free of in- come tax, making 10%

*se 1916-1917 coujon

No. 9

7.p.c.

Tia. 1 for Ju16

1 interim making

/ 1916.

10 p.s

9% for 1915

ROYAL OBSERVATORY 9.00 4.3. HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER

REPORT.A

·AUGUST 9, 1917.—8.11.

Langas.dr. 10 T. 15 b..

Trench Mine

L1/$2.45 .£125/6

Tral Caspiana1 (32-

DOCKS, WHARVES

AND GODOWNS.

Kowloon Whats, & 60 8731 b.

HK. & Whampo

Dock's unamədə

$117

16 % for 1918 & bonus 12

.Final 32.60 & bonus $5, making #11 ajo 16...

The 9 for your ending

30*4*17

5.00 P.M.

Numtau and

Sanmei

Shamchun.......

..... 5.00 2:3

(10,00..

4,00

3.00 P.M.

9.00 AM,

Station.

FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.O.

Micao....

WBEK-DAYS

[7.00 M. 8.36) 11.30 P.M. (7.30 AM 9.30.3

9.30 г..

...

Wrostock.. 6 Bes; Memuroa.

Hakodate Tukio 14414

SUNDAYS & Kochi

HOLIDAYS Nagasaki...

Kagoshima Oshima... Naba

1.30 P.M. (7.30 A.3.

(1.34 £2 Lahijima 10.30P.M.bonin Island

Weihaiwei6B. P.M. Hankow

Ichang

Canton

Tai Ping

Tung......9-30 P.M. 8.30 P.M. 9. Shek Ki......9.30 F.M. 9.30 P.M. 8.3€ P.M. Konginoon 6.00 г.M. 6.00 P.M. 6:00 PM. Kumchuk.....5.00 P.M. ˆ8.00 P.M.. 8.00 P.M.

Kaukorg...600_г. M. 6.00 FM. 6.00 P.M.

Except Saturdays

+4

JT

| Gutalai Sharp P Amoy SWATOT Taihoku

a.

WHICH ARE VENTED THE SHAREM OF

In the case of Mails closing before 9. Pegistration closes at-3 o'clock on the previous evening.

Trichu Tainan.... Koshua Peseadores. Canton Hongkong

CHE

Council, becomes and remain subject NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE the Army Act.

Persons who reach the age of -five

fifty yairs while members of the Hongtung Defence Corps will be discharged upon reaching that age unless they elect to Lo military service. If i contime subject to

"they": 50 elect, they will take the ath or declaration of allegiance and sign the enrolment farm, and they will their remain members of the Corps until dis- charged or dismissed or exempted.

It will be seen that no person who has attained the age of fifty-five will be made subject to military service against his will bus that if he once accepts such liability he will remaio, subject to it until he is discharged or dismissed

or

Any

all take the oath, or, declaration, oft is given to the Governor in allegiance und sign, the enrolment form Council to exempt any person from

provided by this Urdinanca and upon uilitary service on the ground of physi

cul. unfitness or for any reason. bis taking the wald oath or declaration person so exempted may be called up. and signing the said form he shall be

later for servicein the discretion of“ the dened to have been a member of the Governor in Council. Longkong Velénce Corps is from the expiration of his liability to military ser- dee under the provisions of section 2 of the Ordinance and shall continue to be maraber of the Hongkong Delenco Corps until he is discharged or dismissed

ezenipted,

#

SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)

." COAL

THE Undersigned baring ocen appointed -Ausats for the COWIS HAREQUR

8 If shat be lawful for the Governor CUAL CO.. BTD., are prepared to quote in Council to make regulations for the prices fur best quality IMPUŁON wostitation, management, training? ser- | COAL trimmed intu. Bunkers.at. SEBAT. ice and discipline of the Hongkong TIE or DANDAKAN 4British North Defence Corps, and any other regula tions" "whatsoever which may be desir. able in connection therewith

1-The Volunteer Ordinance, 1893, d: the „Volunteer Boservo. Ordiuraco,

· 1910, shall be repented as from the first alay of January, 1918. /.

"SCHEDULE..

Fony No. I.

ORDEN CALLING OF.

30lery Service Ordig.

Iso entice thas Ti

"fo Conte hel Até called up ferm the Mitary Bary

ably with the better grades of Japan Coal and gives good realte ou moderate consumptico.

Steamers olling at 87BATTIK JANDAKAN exclusively for SILAMPO. PONCUL (by carg or Bunkers) are wrempt from paymens of all Port charges.

INSURANCE CO.

OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

*** Cónfant, Ian.

and

THE RAILWAY · PAZSENGERS

ASSURANCE CO.

TOTAL FONDS A 31er Decasse, 1914,

£23.971.367.

Authorised Capital £6,000,000 Subscribed Capital £4,500,00 Paid-up Capital .............................) £2,637,500 II-Fire Funds

3,837,047 III-Life & Annuity Funds... 17,567.5 €

Sinking Fund ACCURES

Revenue Fire Kench

11

129.230

£23,970,307

£2,387,456 Life and Annuity

2,141,699 Branches Revenue Marine Department... 337,230 Other Receipts

478,940

45,330,128

The Accumulative, Funds of the various: Branches are separately, invested, and, by the claims under the respective Depart Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet

ments of the Company's Busines.

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

Agenti

HONGKONG REGISTER.

Barometer

At Sebastix Sigmers are farthed alony Temperature side the Company's wharf where there is a Humidity..... minimum depth of 47 28 foot at low Direction ofį? water Spring Tides.

Wind

Charts of bibuko Bay (elastik Har [bour). Prices and" all other information

concerning the Pori- can

Atber

had com

application to the Agenin

Previous

29.07

29.03

'BYT

EXCHANGE.

Rongkong, August 2, 1017.

Ou London-

Bank Wire

On demand,

30 days' sight

4 months sight,

Credita, 4 months sight,

Rock Macho Wychow

Ra khỏi

'n

Baihow..

Phulien

2,74 -C. St. James

Aparri ...2/7 9/19 Dagupan. ...27 11/16 Manis

Legaspi Tacloban Iloilo

Documentary, 4 months sight 2/57

On 'Paris-

On demand,

Credita, 4 months" sight,

On New York

On demand,

Credits, 60 days'

On Bombay

Wire, ... On demand,

On Calcutta

Wire,

มา

On demand On Sing'spore--- On detasad, On-Manila

On demand, On Shanghai-4 "On demand.

30 days' sight (privatę On Tolinhams Gol demand,

L2, 100 fine (per taoll Suvereigns(Bank's buyingrsta)

Silver (Pungkong Bar Silver in Chaines Copper Cash Chmer Copper Centa Rate of Native Interest. Chinese Bub. Coin ... Houcking Sub. Loin

11

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29.69

TEESITREFAR88 13

||21| 28|21||

Wind

Shanghai Doo· [T.' 10-

1.78 x. d.)

HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS Hongkong Hofa.... 5

Central Estars101

Hongkong Landr...$10 Humphreys Hetacee $ 3184) Kowloon Land 50 $33

*88 b.

$ 3

391

$7 a/c 1916.sını

West Polata... 56 809 5.

Shanghai Lazd P. 6 T. 92

Final of maxing 16

/ 1918.

Interim of 834 »je 1917.

50 cents for 1318.....

82 for 1916 aste

S'p

Spe

Interim of 83 / 1917...

8% filmaking 12 %

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T. F. Chaztów, Diræter, Holigkong Observatory, Aug. 2, 1917. 1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrtubeit, on the level of the me in inches, tenths and hundredths.

"

COFTON MURES,

EWOS....T. 60 T. 182 b. Shanghai Cotsous T. 50 T. 133

Kung Yik.....3):10{T., 18‡ b..

Y ngtraboos

MISCELLANEOUS.

China-Borneos como (15) 87

Lght & Power

Diry Farms smē Green Telands

73 (87-30 b. 7ỷ 2. [2.7.35 am. Hongkong Klocki 3.10 $48 b. 2 (#151 -

TEMPERATURE, is the shade, in dolongkong Icm grees Fahrenheit. な

3-HUMIDITY, in percentage of sutura Hongkong Ropes... 10 $27. tior, the humidity of air saturated with Rongkong Tramways 5/. 68.40 moisture being 100: 2000

Tla 9 for year ending

31-10-16.

To. 6 div, as your ended 30-6-16, intowa

Tie. 0.90 for 1916

for year, ending 31-7-16

250 cents for 1916

924 3918/17 Bonus

75 cents

#11 on a 1816 varo

81 final and bonus $1,

making 83 Iutarim of 9 %/x/o 1917

.nriac Guam Labuan....

4.20

RAD in inches sonths and hun nordredths."--

Cis-Provident

Uct. Fol 1916.....

p.e. for your ending 13:2-00

#5 $44

#10 $7.90 b.

71 cents for 1915"......

823

54 p.e

5 v.c

8p

13 p.

6 p:0

10 pic

125

DIRECTION OF WI, to two points

5. FORCE or WIND, Recording to ELK Steel Foundry Benford Beale.

18:0

6. STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, c

detached cloud, ddrizzling rain, £ fog,

192

g gloomy, h hail, lightning, ooy weast, Peak Tramways.

19.10

P packing showers, o squal, r min 1800W.

„da.

190: anta

7% for 1918/1917

thunder. y visibility w dow wet)...

$3.40

95 cents for 1015/1918,

Union Wa

12 for 1916...

W

infoe b

cants for 1916

10 p.c

BAROMETER MADO.

Do TRESMOKETLE 9 AM.

9

29.710 29.70 29.60 23

William Fowell ...... 71:20% K

* cuts for 1813/1314.2222

Telegraphic: Add,

35/18 dia

Temperature.

Hongkong, August 2, 1917)

BRADLEY & CO., LTD..

Agenti Cowie Harbour Qual Campany, Limited.

Michael open air tempeknærn on ther

A MASTER BEMEDY “HAMBERLAIN'S Colic Cholera and D..(Wat bolb) 9 ., Diarrhea Hemedy is master over Wet bulb) 1. F.M. eramp colis, dysentery, and all intestinalainat bab) 4 m. rains. One dose relieves, a second dues in po. Madimuose rarely moccssary to effect a care. For Bond Meinsam. (uvar sale by all Cheruiats and Stort keeper Wing

1987. - Hongking. Observatory,

Telephone No: 990P.O.ES10111,

BOXON&TATIOB, Ebare and General Bre

andy published for The ChieUM KL. Liefies

Boreas, Hongkong.