8
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
Corps Ordnes by Captain J. H. W. Armstrong, V.D.
*RARIDES.
Monday, 27th instans -
१५
A10 p.m. Centre Section M. G. Co drill at Kowloon Dork, Hongkong re a proved by Jaunch from Statue
p.
Wharf at 4.
5.30 pou. Artilary battery at Belchers Batter
50 pm. Right Section M.CT. L'ii, nach Scouts Company on Murray Parade Creund Texts of Elementary Training. 3) pan, Mounted Sections at Jockey Club tables
5.1 p. Beerhits of all units on Murray Parade Girouri under Corples Grimes, Edgeombe and Edmonds
Lee Corp. Mange.
Tuesday, 9th instant :-- a
7.10a.m. Sent Company MG. B
tachment at ladyparters.
l
55) ale. · Relubers (6 Section at Belelikes Batter),
natillery Battery (angs only) ateliers Battery,"
5.112
porn-belt Section. M. d. Co., and Civil Service Company at Headquarters undes unit Communier. Section Drill and Visual Trdning.
5 Statelier Beurer Section at Headquarters.
5.30 pan-Signalling Section "A" anal *F" dunes at Happy" Valley (ein graph and Flag Station Work).
Wedusting, enth instant:
30 pa- Night portion M G. V and "Seants Counjung, at Hewkpinarters under arus runsemilers. Test of Ele mentary Training.
Thursday,th instant:
Tram. Seopts Company M. G. P tachment at Headquarters.
7. Belchers section (Lagers class only) 2
Battery
Sin p.m. Right Section 3.Ö. Co., and
Scouts & file
15.
in
(NCA, and men who
* Distant Test on
preet by
Courts of Justin aud ear in fury Valley. Tests of Elementary Training (SUT. No. 1 & 4).
35 pan. Artillery Bastery (layer) and Selters only cat lielchers Battery. Mounted Section at dockey ClghStables Friday 31st instant
Aram Belchers a' Seeting (arika Takeis class and Cam Numbers as de bailes, only), at lalelers Battery,"
5.30
..
Artillery Battery (in Surub s other than pterialists) at Brichers Battery
430 pm. Bemis all mits h Murray Parule Grund under Corps, Crimes, Edmonds and "Edgenmile anul
Meade
Lean, igraling Section de
5.30 pan.
Delasses at Happy Valley (Heliographi
and Flag Station wi
Satunlay 1st Sept:
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Per Mr A. E. S. Aires, Capt. S. R. Aitken, Mr and Mrs R. G. Andrews. Mr P. R. Angell, Miss E. Berwin, Mr A. S. Behrman, Hev, and Mrs R. G. Codding Mr and Miss A. G. Cresson. Mir Oscar Eager, Mr G. T. Edkins, Mr H. Frankel, Mr A. French, Mr T. J Fisher Mr and Mrs L. F. Goodale. Mr. Wat J
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WEATHER REPORT.
"Dn the 26th at 11.34-No returns from Japan, and continental stations north of Shanghai. Fressure has decreased alightly at all stations reporting; it remains relatively low over China gen. erally, with indications of a depression to the NW. of Eaiphong.
W
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10s.m. to-day, 0.00 irch. Total since January 1st, 71.00 inches, against an average of 63.01 inches..
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on the 26th August:-
-Fongkong" to Gap Rock : S.W. winds; moderate; fair generally, "some showers
2-Formosa Channel: The same as No. 1.
SATURDAY, AUGUST SE, 1917
SHARE REPORT.
AUGUST 95rn, 1917,
Stock and paid up
11.50 4.M.
Last Vleidend
Approximate
sroad –
and dato.
year's
div..
BANKS.
Hongkong 'hal $19 † | 8800
MARINE INSUB- ANDES
Cantona...
Intern of 299/- 2/0
10171
op.c..
*******☎–50 | #320 M.
7 final making
45
we 1915 and Interim
of 216 ala-1936.
North China.£5 T. 140
Int. div. of 15% - 13-
11
3-South coast of Chias between Hongkong and Lamocks: The same na No. 1.
4-South coast of China between Yangtz Hongkong and, Hainst: The same as No. 1.
plead, u8་བན།
#100 | #800 %
4
7 p..
**480 3.90, -
915 making $91
1918 and special at $3
for
w account 1916
Il po
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN AUGUST.
Mr and Mrs H. E. Had Mrs G. Wdard Time at which Ocial Night ends
The following table shows the Stan-
Heise and infant, ir J. K.
Klepfer, Mrs
Mr B. W. Hornberg, Mr
FIRE INSURANOES,
China Fires.20 $133"
Eorgiong Yiron VC ĐỦ 3300
SHIPPING. Douglas Steamships '954, 386
J. Kindler. Mr and Mrs Lauder and begins during the month of Aug., Steamboats -... 151818 and infant, Mr C. H. Luijks, Mr John 1917:-- MeArthur, Capt. J. A. Manning, Mrs J.
1. Osaka, W. Nelson, Miss Nelsoni, Mi Miss Roush, Mrs K." A. Stevens, Mr M. Santacono, Mr and Mrs H. Sipes and children. Mr J. Scott, Major Shatoo, Miss E C. Tozier, Miss A. L. Tozier, Mr J. Utermark, Mr G. C. Belis.
Indo-Chinas :-
(Preferred)....£B | $35 m. (Deferred)...25 | $1014
**Shell" Transporta £1|108,6 b.
at 16 3/18 $1.25 per share /u 1918
Final of 8 and bonus of $10 ale 1915 and Interim of 830 1916
bp.c
$7 and bonus #2 for
1915.
#97 for 1913
Int. of 90 a 1916-1917.
18 pe
7.c
$1.93 for 1916-
Finul of 3/- to 1916...... Final of 40/-/c1916, ...
/ 6nal making.7/- Me
1918 free of income. tax Coupeo 24" ......... $1.63 dividend & 45 sts, Bonus for year ending
04:16
6.0.c. 21 p.ei
Date
Ends
Begins.
M. Aug
23th,
5.52
8.03.
6.58 p.m..
"
26th
5.53
6.57
erth
5.54
6.56
野
95th. 5.34
KLAG
29th, 5.64
0.35
30th, 5.349
6.5.1
19
15
31st. 5.54
0.4
"Star Ferry"..10 $29
51 p.c
REFINERIES.
7 pc
...9/11 ...3/-
3/2
ROYAL OBSERVATORY,
HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
REPORT.
China Sugars......... (OC) $96 Maisbon Sogara... L. 30.
812 for 1916
12 p.c
P. 5 for 1916......
134 p.
3/4
EXCHANGE....
Hongkong, August 1917.
Documentary, 4 months' aight 3/1
On London--
Bank Wire
70
On demand,
"ዩ
30 days' sight
4 months' sight,
Credits, 4 months' sight,
and Mayes and Ples, Highbethan" and
On Paris-
On demand
....413
Credita, 4 months' aight,
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL
Ou New York-
HONGKONG
On demand,
...71
Credits, 60 days sight, ...
On Bombay-
Station.
TE.
Wire, ...
On demand, "
7.10am. Spouts mujany (men detailed surt." For Flag Prill: Pys. Matting" by Sergt. Major Ramsay) un Hendley. Wilson indi"Gomperts. Remaster „quarters, Musketay instruction and T. [ will, paraco" qu» Happy Valley er Station
ET.
Work under Le.-Sergt. Crawford. Fall
. י
Compatterns 5, pan
Apa Sperial armde at Hewl quarters for members of the Corps (Infantry) unable to attend drilla örtlerisi | Vleun fatigues... on 27th, 25th, Zuch and 31st August. One 3. C. D. Frota nel unit sendag men
Friday, 1st instant.:-- will attend
DETAIL..
Onduty 2nd St, Souls Company. Oluty and Sept. Scouts Company. On daty 4th Sept Right Sertion On duty 5th Sept. Left See. M.D. Co. and Civil Service Co.
On duty th Sept. Centre Section M...G. Co.
On duty 7th Sepe, Scouts. Company. Do duty 8th Sept. Scouts Company. Fiedlery Officer from gnd "to 8th Sept. Lieut. R. M. Lindsellä”,
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER'
RESERVES.
Major Wakeman, Commanding H.K.V.R.
On duty from the morning of Sondday,
|
Boss:
at
SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY, AUG. Holy Communion (7.30 a.m.) Matins (11 m.)
Psalu, Baker and Armes; Te Deum, Russell, Jones and Pyo ; Benedictus, Crotch (9th morning); Hymns, 291,
49.
.
‚ ̈*A*ound ** B** Copy, and Bernita, mResponses, Ferial; Venite, Reinagle || the roadside the Orderly Boom st
Kowloon flak Section Kowloon gouke ng 5,35 gum. for Testy of Elementary Training Muskotry. Though Pill-inder exceps Kowloon-Dock Sketon zeljek mas parade in plait latha Every man including excepted members: taast nitemui this parade.
NOTICE
Meu Warned for guard are strictly for. "bidden to bend substitutes without per;
mission
of the Oliver Commanding 'which will be grunted only in cases of | siekimess, ». Applicationis for exemption
companied by medical certificate his be sent to the ailjniant by, koot of the previous digi
thy: 20ēli. Argust, to the trorning of Sun- | NORTH BRITISH & MERÇANTULE
play, the 2nd Sept.: A “Ay, [LKN.C.
Onderly Other: Lient, 2 Evan Jones.
Next for duty : H.K.V.C
PARADES FOR NEXT WEEK:
Breday, th instant -
Bruits, the Cricket Ground, at 5.15 p.m. täder Instructor Serie Oxberry. Dress: Drill order,
4
INSURANCE CO.
WHICH ARE VINTED. THE SHARES OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LTD.,
and - "THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS
-ASSURANCE CO...
Press: CTTAL FUNDS ar 31sz Dzczasz, 1914,
Machine Gm Seefon at Wellington arracks at 5.15 posi Latigue.
Mounted Section at 'Polo tromed at 5.30 p.m. Drew: tril order,
Signalling Section: The following will attend Volunteer Indquarters at 5.1 Dress: Clean fatigue For Ileled-
£23.970.387.
God Save the King. Evensong (5 p.m.) Responses, Ferial Psalms. Barnby Magnificat, Oakley (zud morning) None Dimittis, Tallis (2nd morning): Hymns, 22, 250 and 17. Preacher: The Bishop of Victoria.
St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon.
Holy Communion at a and after
Evening Prayer. Morning Prayer at 11 am. Responses, Ferial: Venite, As Set.:
Faalms, XXVI Morning
As Set Te Deum, Woodward, Smart and Tarle; Eenedictus, Chant No. 3, WA. ;| Hymas, A. & M 2) 302 (V. & BE 265) 41 (1st Tune).
God Save the King
Evening Prayer at p.n. Responses, Ferial; Psalm XXVI Evening
as Set: Magnificat, Stainer W.A 309; Nune Dimittis, Wesley: Kyrie, Mendelssohn; Hymns, 149, 373 (A. & M.340) 50, 305,
Vesper Hymn.
God Save the King.
Union Church, Kennedy Road
Sanday Services, August 26th. Morning: Service at 11 am-Hymns,
426, 202, 213, 514.
Evening Bervice at @ p.m.-Hymns,
* 324, 226, 438, 332. Preacher: Rev. Alex. Baxter.
I-Authorised Capital £5,000,000 Subscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital ....................... £2,437,500 -Fire Funds
3,857,047 6.30 III-Life & Annuity Fande... 17,587,620 Sinking Fund Account ... 128,230
£23,#71,367
J
On Calcatta
Wire
On demand
On Singapore- On demand,
Un Manila-
On demand,
On Shanghai-
On demand
君
30 days' sight (private paper)
On Yokobama-
On demand
...142
*
Int. div. of / free of in-
MINING.
AUGUST 25, 1917.-.m.
Kailan.....
Tangka
Radbe.........
40. b.
..dr. 10 T. 14 b.
£189.60 #.
come tax, making 10% a/c 1915-1917 coupon No
7.p.d.
Tis. 1 fer 1416
p.c.
Wind
I interim making, 4/-
n/a 1918.......
15 p.c
% for 1915
Hour.
Barometer
Sea Level
Temperatury.
Humidity.
Direction.
Wrestock Siemuro Hakodate..
5a.j
5.
Tokio
Kochi
.Dom.
Catima... Nal
133
Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per tael)... 39.20 Sovereigns (Bank's buying rate). 86.66 Silver (per
413 d. *** 211% nom.
Chinese Bar Silver in Hongkong Copper
Carb... Chinese Copper Centa.... Rate of Native Interest Chinese Sub, Coia... Hongkong Sub. Coin ...
Ishi'jima... Bonin Island Weilalweiss
Hankow
---
>
# % p.n.
129.78
p.n.
29.76
* Pi
2 dia. par:
Pk....79
Amoy
129.73
Swatow
Taiboku
5.29 89
Taichu
71
Tainan
29.84
Keehun
Pescadores Canton Hongkong
*29,79
68 29.53
29.82
*
"
...
31
HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide table iven below has been Gap Rock compiled at the National Almanac Office
in London from the reclt of the analysis
of observations taken by means of antibow....... automatic tide recording machine in the Phulena Water Police Basin at Taim Sha Tsui during the years 67BD.
The zero of the table corresponds with C. St. James the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Dagupan ... Aparri ..... Chart, which has been found to be 4 feet
Manila
3 inches below mean sea level.
1
To obtain the depth of water on the
14]':Weathor..
Tronoh Mines.......£138/6 Ural Casclans 132/
DOCES, WHAEVES:
AND GODOWNS.
8% for 1910 & bozus ąž
Вра
Kowloon Wharee # 30974 h.
HE. & Whampe
Docks...
$113 b. 114 Interim of 82 & a 1917.
pc:
Shanghai Docks T. 10.78
Tia, 0 for year ending
30-4:17
8 p.
HOTELS LANDS
AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hotels...3 5 $100
Central Estate 810 8021) 5.
Hongkong Lande...$10 885 b. 88 s.. Humphreys Fetaren ☎ 11 364 ·
Kowloon Lands ... 3033
West Points ...... 50870 b ̈ ̈ ̈
Shanghel Land T. ST.
50 centa för 1915
99 for. 1919
||
$3 ale half year ended
-30-6-17,
8pc
87, 1916......
7 p.J.
Interim of 25h a/c 1917..
8. pa
71.0
6 p.4.
Interim of 8 s/c 1917...
7 pe
final making 12 %
A/C 1916
Tourane ....
29
11
.... 6.2. £9.85l
2.8
COTTON MILLS,
ห
E08
#
***
„T: 50 T. 180
Shanghai Cottons T. 50 T. 130 %.
Tie. 9 for peer coding
31-10-16
5.p.c.
**
118,.6 div. are year ended
30-6-16.
bp.c
"
ji
4.20
Kung Fit......
T 10 T.-15
Tis, 0.90 for 1918 ...................
6 p.
Y ngtepook
37add a feet 4 inches, and on the gange Surigao... tide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard Iloilo st Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet Guam...... Ainebes to the height given in the table.
Labuan
$
St.
Peter's Church, West Point." p.m.-Preacher: Her. Kirk Macodachie.
August 26th to September 2nd, 1917,
FILOM, WATER
Boogkong
Firm
D
LOW WATE HEPISO
4sigh
Time.
high
st 10-16
27
51 41
Peak Church.
6.15 a.m.-Holy Communion. graph Instruction: Le.-Cply. Goldsmith Revenue Fire Braneb....................... £2,381,458 6.30 p.m.-Preacher Rev. H. E. Anter- and Mayes and T, Higginbotham and
2,141,699
Life and Annuity usart. For Flag Drill Press Matting.
Branches..........! Jey Wilson and Gomperts. Remainder Ravence Marine Department... 337.239 will parade at Happy Valley for Station Other Receipts.....
Work under Le.-Sergt. Crawford. Full
in at mouement "6.30. p.m. Clean fatigue.
Dreks':
#
Tuesday, 29th instunt:--
478,040
£5,339,928
The Accumulative Funds of the various
Branches are separately, invented, and, by Act of Parliament, are set, saide to meet
inents of the Company's Business.
500.
The Gospel Hall.
'10 & 12 PEPPER SYRET.
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SO 27 The By Weekly Services-Sunday: Breaking of {
Bread for. Believers only 11 Tuesday and Thursany, Bible study
Gospel Meeting, pin.
8 p.m.
A and B. Cay.. Recruits the claims under the respective Depart Friday,adies' Bible study 5.30 pm.
Machine Gun Section on the read outside the Orderly Loom at 5.15 p... Kowloon Lock Section at Kowloon Docks at 2.15, 1.in. for Tests of Elementary Training, al asketry. Dress: Drill order except Kowloon Dock Sercion which may parade, in plain clothes. Ofteers and N.C.0. Arill continue conducting the tests, Said down in Parad 27-290 Chap. 1V." Mus ketry Regulations Part I. 1000 (reprint 1914). Copies of the paras. referred to smay be obtained un application at the Firderly Room Every man including exempted members must attend this parade,
ursday, 30th iqstant --- tecruits on the Cricket Ground ät p.n. ander Instructor Sergt. herry, Dress: Drill order.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Agenta.
Į
Saturday, Prayer Mecting. p.m..
TANG YUX DENTIST, PROFESSOR of
the late BIEN TING,
1 D'AGUILAR STREET,
TERMS - VERY MODERĄTE
-Consultation free,
LESSONS IN OKINZAŁ
MB:LI HUN FAN, & URIUOSE FTRORUL: Vared to Literatoru, has been a temeber ta' Kropana
Tooted Section at Polo Ground at Oells and Merchants in Late Colony for ten years.
B) pit Dress Drill order.
Bignalling Bestion: The following will attend Volunteer Headquarter at 5.30 Hem Dress: Clean fatigue For Haleo rept Instruction Lo Cpl dedicofth
--- Ee het au good malikod of training-Evropean ber pare in the. Chinese exmization, and le powerE
of a frut rate certificate ne a Chinmer teacher; - 110
First Church of Christ Beisnelst.
MACDONNELL DAD. Sundays, 11 am. Wednesdays, 5.30 p.m.
Wasleyan Methodist Church
Wanokal. Sunday Morning Service 10.15 am. Sunday Evening Service 6.15 p
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12, 87.
70 stw, as 1916....
Luht & Power
#5 BIL
p.c. for year ending 28.25
# 10/87.90
B 923.
T. F. CLAXTON, Director, Hongkong Observatory, Aug. 25, 1917.
1. BAROMETZE, reduced to 12 degrees
MISCELLANEQUE.
Big Fahrheit, on the level of the sea in O'na-Borne06 v
inches, tenths and hundredths"
2 TIMPERATURE, in the shade, in de Krees Fahrenheit.
O ina-Providente 3 HUMIDITY, in percentage of satura tior, the humidity of "sir saturated with
Drity Farm moisture being 100
4. DIRECTION OF WIp, to two points. Green Islands 6. FORCE OF WED, according to Besford Scale
6 STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, c detached cloud, d drizzling raiz, t fog. gloomy, h hail, lightning, e av rcast, Passing showers, o aqui, r min 3KDOW #thunder." v visibility w dew. wob).
* Rap in inches tenths and bau- dredths...
# 71⁄2 87 b.
Hongkong-Electrica 8 10 848 Hongkong team ..... # 21 | 8349 x; d.
++
Hongkong Repes... 10 | 820) xá Hongkong Tramways
B.K. Steel Foundry
Tu cents for 1910-
for year ending 31-7.18......
30 cerita for 1915........
891 a/c 1910/17 Bonus
73 cents..
#2 interim s/o 1917..
CHINA MAIL'
OVERLAND EDITION.
HONGE
On daze at On data at
Storm Laundry
Union Waterbosta
13
1100
81 interim a/c 1017.....
Interim of '9% a/c 1017
10 po
p.s
81 a/c year 21-6-17,
10 p.o:
"REGISTER"
Poak Tramways
da
(new)
...10 89.
1 00 cente
7% for 1936/1917
3. 183
3 cents for year 31-5-17.
# 7.513
[124 % AT 101G
10 p.o..
lee.
O ocials for 1926
William Powell
261
Boldiers" And Feitors' Home, Adegal Street
St. Jos.ph's Church
Garden Raad v
Stoday Evening, Gospel Meeting, 8 p.m.PAPER POR ALL INTERESTED Berometer...
Temperature IN HUNCRONG AND CHINA Humidity wi
Direction of GENEHALLY,
Wind Force Weather B
THE ELST WEEKLY NEWS-
Priftio day At. I p.m.
1pm
29.84
23.62
· 90.81·
82
81
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88.
70.
0.00
0.00
ORDER IT BEFORE GOING
HOME AND THUS KEEP IN
CLOSE TOUCH WITH THE
Maat and Berme at 10 am. followed by the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
Roman Catholic Cathedral.
1920s Glindały.
ada also a good knowledge of Mandarty and Has Low Mann að 0, 7 and 0.20 min.
Those who intend faazzing Lặn Chinese language,
are zwęussted to write vo - China kimi" offers | High: Masi ke 3 sum.
dieet to No. I. Wallagcom best first for 5.31 pun-Benedictum of the Blessed
Sacrament
Sichest open Temperare on the 1 Laweet byen air Temperatura ya the I th E. CLARIO Director Hongkong. Obserys korv, Aug. 25, 1917)
Teographie Add :-“KIALTO,
60 cents for 1818/131:
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