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HONGKONO VOLUNTEER CORPS.
Carpa. Order by Captain J. H.-W. Armstrong Y.D...
EYQINEER COMPANY.
Detail of cinstes at Lycemun from 27th to 31st August 1917 is postesi at Head- QUAITOTS.
PARADES.
Fay, 24th instant:
ain. Belelers " Secting (Range Takers class and Gun Numbers as
detailed, only) at helehers Battery,
Artillery Battery (Gun'
3.30 Fr
Naruri
than specialists) at
Belchers Fattery.
Bight Section Count Headcours
tes maler mit Commander. Tests of
Training.
Recruits of all units on Murray Baude Ground under Corps, Grimes Edmonds, and Falgeumbe and Lev-Corpl. Meats,
Signalling Section "A" and "B" classies at Happy Valley (Heliograph and Flag Statinis worki
SATURDAY. th instant:-
A-7.30 Scouts - Connpany «ften detailed by Sergt Majer Hamsay? at Headquarters; Mosketry instruction-
Special Purnde at Head-
quarters for members of the fore (Infantry) unableto attend drills orders? on the th, gist, 2nd and 4th instans One N.C.D. Progn each unit sending men. will altenct.
DETAIL
On duty wth instant Centre Section
Oudaty 21st instant Scouts Campány. "On daty 22nd instant Scouts Company. On duty instant Right Section M. G. CO.
400
hity 24th instant. Left Sec. M. G. | Co. and Civil Service Co.
Ouinty 25th instant Centre Section' M G. Co.
Orderly Oliver from 19th có 2584 inst.: jo Lieut. J.D. Danby..
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER
RESERVES.
Major Wakeman, Commanding H.K.Y.R.
DETALL
On daty from the morning of Surabay the 19th August to the suorning of Sub- day the 20th August IL. K. V, C.
Next for duty A“ Coy. H,"K, VIE Orderly Officer flight. H. Evan Jořies.
PARADEMY
•
FRIDAY, 24th instant :--
***A” and “D""Coy and Recruits day-thue roud mutside the Orderly Room at 57.15. p.m. Taikon Section on the Polo Ground
at 50 qung Kowloon Hock Section
PRICES
"
1 gal. 83:25
$15.00
$100.00
*2?
"THE BEST OF ALL”
JEYES FLUID
ALEX. ROSS & Co. (Sole Agents),
4. Das Tax Roar, CNTRAL, HONGKONG.*
PATELL & CO.
ORIENTAL PRODUCE
EXPORTERS,
SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS.
Agencies in
NEW YORK,
SAN FRANCISCO, U.S.A.
Branches :-
CANTON
SHANGHAI,
YOKOHAMA,
BOMBAY,
HEAD OFFICE: KINO'S BUILDINGS
HONGKONG
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE CO.
MENU ARS VESTED TRE (BHÁRIS DI
Kowloon Dorks at 13 pm, for Test THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
of Elementary Training
Dress Drill Order except Kowloon
ection which may parade in plain clothes.
Every man Theluling exempted aver bers must attend this jarades,
EXCHANGE.
Hongkong," August 23, 1917.
Da London-
Bank Wirs
On demand,
30 days' sight...
4 months' sight,
Da Pari
Du demol
Ou damarxi
COMPANY, LA, and
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS
ASSURANCE C.
THE CHINA MAIL.
PRICES
1 gal $3.25
$10.00
#100,00
FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES."
CHAIRS.
**
---In Victoria with twp Bear671. Quarter hour. Half hour,... One hour.
Three hours
Six hours...
Day(6 am to 8 pm.).
COULD HAVE FORN SELF TO PIECES
With Itching of Weeping Ecze
ma. Up Night After Night. Soothed and Healed by Cuticura.
“Aty cumplaint staciof- deya in kho buat ...of the syml.
In we meiles of weeping, Watery eczema and woukl come up to little Bisturi which would break. It would start itching. In the tips of no Gügen, then a my shouters. face and neck. and 5 endl have torn myself to places,
was up night after night. "I had the troubie for about ca year and nine months. I made up my mind to try Cutle
cara soap ask Ointment a l'bought four tals and I am shankful to my I am com- pletely healed." (Bignod) Heary Parame 20, Stuart St. Barton Hill, Bristol. Ma.. July 19, 1914,
"
WEATHER REPORT.
On the Beat 11:56–Na rétures from Japan, and continental stations north of Shanghai. Pressure has increased slight Iyalong the China Coast, and decreased slightly over Formosa and the Philip piacs it is relatively low upon the conticent. There are indications of the forination of a depression or typhoon to the cast of Lazon.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.03 inch.. Total
..Stock and paid ap
Valu
BANES,
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1917.
SHARE REPORT."
AUGUST 23AD, · 1917.;
'toar 11.50 4.M.
Last Divišena
sad date.
Approximate Patara aSSÉ.
onlar
year'a
div.
3.
since January 1st, 71.00 inches, against Hoogkong & Shat 8171 8000 ml an average of 62.79 inches.
Forecast for the 34 hours ending at noon on the 24th August :---
1-Hongkong to Gap Rock: S.W. or variable winds, oderate to light
at
MARINĖ INSUR· ·
AKUSS,
Cantona
North Chinas£ST. 140
-Fortnora Channel: The same sa No. 1.
Taichs
$200 $800 1
Sample Each Free by Postfair to clendy,
• With 33p. Win Book (Soap to cleanse and tutmat so.hool.) Address post-card for emplos: F. Nawbery & Nouwm, 37, Charu sathonwa B Launden. Sull overywama
TYPHOON SIGNALS.
New Local and Non-Local Storm
... 10 cents. Signal Codes were, introduced at Hongkong, on 1st July? 1917, in place of the old Local Code and the China Coast Code.
95
H
30 **
TO $1.00
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria.
balt fare extra
Between the huurs of 5:30 p.m. and 6 s.m. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum. Il-Beyond Victoria, with four Bearers. Bour,
..... 0.80 cents.
!!.$1.00 1.50
Three hours.... six hours....
Day (8 a.m. to 6 pim.)...... *9.00 III. In the Hill District.
With 2 Bearers With 4 Bearers. Quarter hour,......2015. Half hour,
20.30
... 0.20
0.40
Que hour.
0,30
0.00
Two hours;
0.50
0,30
Three hours.
0.70
2.00
Six hours. Day (6 am to 6pm)1.50
1.50
9.00
RICKSHAS.
I-In the Island of Hongkong if engaged in Victoria.
Ten minutes.
5 cents.
Quarter hour,
Half hour,
One hour,......
Every Subsequent hour,
TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECER. 1814, Charged nutside the Western part of the
To
Note. If the ricksha be engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis- City
of Victoria after 9 p.m., or be dis
· B23,970,367,
charged to the East of Eay View Police. Authorised Capital £6,000,000
Station on the Eastern side of the City Subscribed Capital £4,500,000
of Victoria after 9 p.m., an extra half Paid-up Capital
£2,457,500 fare shall be chargable Il-Fire Funds........... 3,837,047
II-In Kowloon, IIT-Life & Annuity Funds... 17,567,590 Quarter hour.
Shiking Fund Account
128,20 Half bour
Hour, £23,970,367 Every subsequent hour,
III-Taipo Road."" £2,381,468 2,141,503
Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour if the hirer causes the journey to take longer
2/11 "...2/11
2/11
Revenue Fire Branch..
4072
Crechts, 4 months' aight,
Documentary, 4 months'
Credits, 4 months' sight, 41
On New York
Credite, 40 days sight,
On Bombay-
On demand-
On Calcutta-
Wire, *** ***
On demand
On Singapor
On demand,
On Manila
!
Wire
On demand,
On Shanghai--
On demand
4
On Yokobama-
пога
...195
...139}
30 days' sight(private paper)---
On demand,
... 1384
Dobi Leaf, 100 fine (per trek) 39.50 "origus (Bank'a i
a buyingrate) 86.75 0. Suver (per oz.)
41 d. 211%-nom:
2 p.D.
-Bar Bilter in Hongkong ChinPer Uash
"Chimpso
Copper Cents... Rate of Native Interest "Chinse Sub. Coin
Hongkong "Buba Coin
***
1.% Pul
'pari
HONGKONG TIDES.
dis.
The bide-table given below has been Dompiled at the National Almanac Office in London from the result of the analysis of observations taken by means of an sutomatic tide recording machine in the Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui during the years 87-5-9.
The corn:
ot the table edrresponda with she zero of the bounding in the Admiralty Chart, which has been found to be 4 feet 3 inches below mean sea level.
To obtain the depth of water on the gango at the Victoria Naval Yard
tide
dd 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gauge. at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet inches to the height given in the table.
Apgust 24th to 30th, 1917.
FEAR WATER Bonecong
130
Helg
high.
Low With
Belg
3.2
B
มา ม. 11
rice low
27
f
Life and Acuity
Bratches... Reveone Marius Department... Other Receipts *****
335,239
478,946
than
£5.339.928 To 4th mile-
The Acenmalative Funds of the various. Branches are separately invested, and, br
Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet ths claims under the respective: Depart- ments of the Company's Business.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Avents, "
SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)
COAL
EX Underagued having been appointed AOANTS for the COWIK HARBOUR CUAL CO., LTD., are prepared to quote prices fur best quality SILIMPOPON COAL trimmed into Bankers at DEBAT TIE or BANDAKAN (British Norb Borneo
SILIM POPON CO4L compárés favour- ably with the better grades of Japanese Coal and gives good results on a very moderate cunsumptioɛ.
Steamers xlting at BEBATTIK OT SANDAKAN oselucirely for BILIMPO. PONCOAL (either cargo or Bankcars) are exempt from payment of all Fort shargon.
At Sehattik Steamers are herthed along side the Company's wharf where there is a minimum depth of 27 to 28 feet at low water Spring Tides.
"
Charts of Sibuka Bay (Sabattik Ear- bour). Prices and all other information application to the Agents. concerning the Port can be had on
BRADLEY & CO., LTD.
Agenta Cowie Harbour Coal Company, Limited.
LESSONS IN CHINESE.
single
75 cents. retard $1.00. Beyond 4th to 8th mile
single.31.30. return $1.50.. Beyond 6th to 9th maile
single$1.75.. κέπτη ..... 82.00 Beyond 8th to 11th mile
single
'6 cents..
15
"
10
1 hour. .bours."
e hours.
return...003
Fares for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous arrange-
ment in each case.
The fares here set out to apply to one ricksha with three coolies from Tsim Shis TSUL
FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
From Slaughter House to
Sailors Home
ני
3-South coast of China between. Hongkong and Lamocks: The same Yangtzes....... 60 | 9197) No.1-
-South coast of China.. between Hongkong and Hainan: The same as No. 1,
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN AUGUST.
The following table shows the Stan-
FIRË INSURANCES.||
+
China Fire 90 $133 Hongkong Fire .......a Du $500.
SEPPING.
Douglas Steamshme 130|806
dard Time at which Official Night ends Steamboat 15315 and begins during, the month of Aug., | 1917 S* ** Date
The principal change in the Local Code is that the new signals will stew the direction from which the gule is expected, whereas the old signala showed the position of the typhoon. Aug, 23rd, 5.5t The latter will be indicated, as bereto- fore, by the Non-Loen Signals. The new Local Code is given below!--
DAY SIGNALS.
1-Red cone, point upward, will mean a typhoon exists which may possibly cause a galo at Elongkong within 24 hours.
2--Black cope point upward-Gale "expected from the North (N.W. to
-N.E);
3—Black cone point downward-Gale "expected from the South (S.E. to
S.W.); 4-Black drum-Gale expected from
the East (NE to SE);
Black ball-Gale expected from the West (N.W. to S.W.) 6-Two black cones, top one point down, bottom one point up,-Gale expected to increase.
29th, 5.5-4 30th, 6.54 31st, 3.54
Indo-Chinas-
(Preferred).. £5 | $40 m. (Deferred)....£51013
Iatorim of £30
1017..
6 p.c.
$7 fos making $25
w/ 1915 and Intarim
of $15-ala 1916. *** Iat. div. 15% 15% nt 3,8 5/10, 31.25 per share / 1918 Final of $1 and bonus
of $10 s/c 1913 and Interim of $30 a 1918 $13 meking $21 for
1915 and special of 33
ua amount 1918.
1
平中
$7 and bonus for
1915. $27 for 1918 ..
II p.:
Int. of $5 w/c 1916-1917.
$1.23. for 1916
10 pic
7 P.C
Final 3- afe 1916.
6.W.D.
Final of 40/s/a1918,
91 p..
/ final making 7. mio
1916 free of income tax Coupon 28
$1.6 dividend & 15 stay Bonus for year endirig 30 4:16
$12 for 1916
Ends.
AUL
Begins. 6.59 p.m.
'94th, 3.52
F
6.58
25th; 5.32
H
6.58
» Math 0.34
26th, 5.53 9th. 6.54
19
8:57
**Shell" Transports £1108 b.
6.56
"28th 5.84
6.517
11
6.50
**Star Forty
101 $39
6.5-1
REFINERIES. Ostos Sugara...)] [DC] 896 \
Malabon Sugars. P. 50 $23,b.
P. 5 for 1916..
..34 p.c
ROYAL OBSERVATORY
HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
REPORT.
AUGUST 23, 1917.-
Station.
-Black &p-Wind of typhoon Wostock "force expected (any direction).
Wind
Hour.
Rarometer
at Sea Lovel.
Temperaturo.
Humidity.
Direction.
Weather.
Force,
Sa
Memuro.. Hakocate
"D·1%
Signal No. 7 will be accompanied by Tokio ......
Kochi thrae explosive bombs, fired at intervalsch of, 10 seconds at the Water Police
Station and repeated at the Harbour
Office.
Nala Tahi Ishijima... Bunin Island
The signals will be lowered when it Weilmiwei 88 is considered that all danger is óver,
Bankow The Day Signals will be displayed at Icharg the masthead of the storm signal maat
Sakong on Blackhead Hill, the Harbour Office,
...
H.M.S. Temer, Green Island signed mast, sharp P... the flagstaff on the premises of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company at Kowloon, the Taichu flagstaff on the premises of the Standardi Tainan ..... Oil Company at Lai-chi-kok, and the Koshua... 29. fagstaff near the Field Officer's Quarters Canton .....
Peseadores
at Lyemui.
"NIGHT SIGNALS. (Lamps.)
1.White, white, white.
4White, green, green.
3.-Green, white, white,
4-Green, green, white.
Not extending-White, white, grees per passenger. 6-Green, green, green.
04 cents.
7-Red, green, red.
04
04
10*
From Sailors Home to Government Civil How- pital From Government. Civil
Hospital to Clock Tower, From Clock Tower to Race"
Couse ******** From Clock Tower to Bay
View House From Wanchai Market to
Bay View House From Bay View House to
Quarry Bay
"II.-In the City of Fictoria
Not exceuling per passenger
100%
Quarter-bour. Half hour..... One hour... Two hours.
#1
Four
Five
Six
Tarvo
10 cents.
10
*1
0
35
60
70
73
M BALL BUN JAN, Unge is versed is One day from 6 m. to p.m. §1.95"
tarstre, has been a tancher to Kuropean
Oneida and Marelantis fic tile Colony for ten years, lập, has a good method si training Ritropeans lo pars in the Chinese examination, and le possessed af's Brat Tate certidicate as a Chiamo teacher, Ka ane alo good knowledge of Mandara kod zinkka, Those who intend learning the Chinese langa at requested to wris, ga China Mall Unies direct to No. 142, Wallington Stomat¿Årei Boer.."
Bar Low
0.4. 1.
HONGKONG REGISTER.
K
11-Beyond Victoria,"
One hour.
++
Two sours. Three [1251 Four Fivo
Six
"Not exceeding PET DALLERYEr.
25 cents.
76
25
90
One day from Ga m. to6 p.m. 81.004)
In velicle is discharged beyond the Fraviom On slate on date at extra is to be allowed for the retin limits of the City of Victoria mif fs8
journey.
2.p.10
*8 the
sing
at p
A
Barometer Temperature 77 Humidity
£0.70
20.81
58
85
Direction of
Wind:
0
93
CARM ·DALE*
0 oplt
70-
Waw
Une bour. Two "hours".
∙1.70 0.00 0.32
Temperature. Hongkong, August 23, 1917.
LİTER.
4 PM.
20.84
2:80 Force.. 29.78 Weather
Thp, (Was Dalb) 9
IPM
82 Pain...
84
Tighest open as Temperante de T56_2214" ENGINET DE MAYOR
F. Onkrong, Diepetor Eongkong, Obane vstorv, Aug-12, 1917,
Quarter bour, Balf hour...
Not exceeding
passenger
80
140
19:30
Three ∙Fir Five
One day from 6 to 6 pm: 0.00
Between the hours of 8.3. pr. unch 6 the sbore fares shall be increased by 50 per centuen.
The Night Siganis will be displayed, at sunset, on the tower of the Railway Station, on H.M.S. Tamer, and on the Harbour Office flagstaff. They will bave the same signification as the day rignals.
35
6.a.29
Gap Rock
#7
3 B
17
Macan Wuchow Pakhoi... Boihow
Phulien729.76.
C.
Tourane »
29.82
....6
a29.89
17
22
95.82
*
80
*
[29.83
Tacloban Iloilo Surigao..... Guam Labuzz 6 a
EERS | EBESARNIELLISERE PRERE IBE
Signal No. 7 will be accompanied by
T. F. CLAXTON, Director.. explosive bombs as above, in the event Hongkong Observatory, Ang., 1917. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees of the information conveyed by this Fabra nheit, on the level of the sea in aigual being first published at night.inthee, tenths and hundredths.
Signal No. 1 is intended as a warning 2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de to "Stand By "and watch for the rexgrees Fahrenbait 1 sigual When it is hoisted after a black
signal has been displayed it will mean that; on account of a change in the fac
of the typhoon, or for some other res
a gale is no longer expected from flie direction indicated by the lab signal, and that another "bijek signal, may be sibly be hoisted Inter:-
RUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS When local signals are displayed in the Harbour, a Cone WHAT exhibited at the following station/tap Rock,
3 HUMIDITY, in percentage of satura-
Kailana
MINING.
21 39/ b.
Langker. 10/T. 14 b
Raabe.....
Tronch Mines
Urai Caspians
21 $2.60 x,
£125/6
£732/
DOCKS, WHARVES
AND GODOWNS.
Kowloon Wharve $60 $73 b.
H.K. & Whampes Docks pään b
143
Int. div. of 1/- Erea of in- come tax, making 10% ac 1918-1917 coupon No. 9
The 1 for 1916
interim making 4/-
so 1918.
%% for 1915
[8% fre 1916 & bozus #2
$1123 b
Interim of a 1917,
Shanghai Dooky 1. 10 ||1.78
Tin. 9 foi genrending
304-17
HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hotels... 53100 Central Estate | #92)
(Hoogkong Lands...$10 | $85 b. 88 s. Humphreys Hatares 26. [38] |- Kowloon Lands #20823
West Point
said. BG1370 E. Shanghai Lands: T. ŠT. 94
COTTON MULS
E..........T. 50 T. 162) K
Shanghai Cottons T. 50 T. 134 a.
Kung Kik................T 10 T. 15 b. 15§ 8.“ Yogterspoon T
"MISCELLANEOUS.
d'in-Bomace ...... Luht & Powers... 0814
15 p.
123 a/c half year ended
7 Pede
30-08-1
c 1916.ało. Morgunkan
Intering of 834 / 1917.
80 cents for 1918......... $2 for 1910
Interim of 85 / 1917...
B pt...
7 po
8% final making 12 %
M 1925.
Tis. 9 for year ending 31-10-18....... Tie, & div, ale year ended 30-8-1800sthavaz
Tis 0.90 for 1918.
p.c
5 pic
€ pr
12 57
Oina-Provideo '#'10 87.90
79 ctm. for 1916.
p.e. for your ending"
70 cents for 1916
8 p.c
$3 for -year ending
31-7-16
13 p. "ll pe
tion, the humidity of air saturated with || D-fry Farms andon4 | 6|825- moisture being 100. *-
4. DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points Green Islands # 7187 Bea ford Seplo
6. FORCE от WIND, according to
Hongkong Electrics #10 $485 Hongkong #10x. d. Hongkong Ropes 10 1271 Bonghoul Tramwaya ..--
$6.20
0 STACK OF WEATHb-blue sky, detached d d drizzling rain, t fog, gloogi Hai Fightning, a orcast, ppearing how Din q (qual, c. rain
anew..
Waglan, Stanley, berglen Sau Ki Hongkong, or even Gap Rock in the
Wan, Sai Kang Sha fau-Kok, Tui Po
to notify the fact totive alt and reverse is not likely to happen, exe
afgual from lighthoneS.~ passing ocean vends on demand, by
in the case of typhoon forming in the
2
The object of the code is to give at increasing its rate of progression Tinion Water
vicinity and travelling rapidly towards Hongkong or of a located typhoon least 24 hours' warning of & gale (Force abnormally.
by Beaufort Scale, or 40-45 m.ph.,
In the new Non-rooni Code the Won menn velocity by Dines Anemometer) approximate velocity of the storm and also warnings of expected changes in centre will be shown, in addition to its the direction and force of the wind direction of motion, and the position of Owing, however, to the uncertain move- ments of typhoons and to Insufficient Zelegraphic observatiolis, it will os ally hapen that signals to 5 displayext without a gale occurring
the centre will be given degrees of Latitude and longitude. The time which the warning was isnod will also be shown.
80 cents for 1918
182 a/c 1916/17 Bonus 75 cents per 42 interim a/o 1917
21 interim a/c 1917
Interim
of 9% / 1017
Dreambe to 1918)
William Powell
161
60 centa for 1913/1214...
Bayera.
MOXON & TAYLOR,
Brokera
for THE CHI Matte Limites V JEZTRÁK A
bane Birges, Hong kong
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