HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
* Corpa Ordem by Captain J. H. W.
Armstrong. Y.D.
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PARADER
Tuesday, 29th instant -
7.10 am. Sconts Company 11.0. De..
tachment as Hlebinarters
7.30.
Belchers 6 Section aa
Belchers Battery.
Artillery Battery (Range
Takers onlynt Belchers Battery.
5.30pm-1.eft Section M. C. Co, anil Civil Service Company at Fleadquarters ander unit and Visual Section Drill |
150pm. Stretcher Bearer Section at
Fen-qurignalling Section "A" and
5.34 pm...
" esses st Happy Valley (Helio. graph and Flag Station Work Wednesday, 29th instant:-
fan
light Seesión M. G, Cata
and Scouts Company at Headquarters under unit Commanders. Tests of Ele mentary Emining,
Thursday, h instant :-
7,10 al Sounts Company M. C. Las
tachment at Hendyflarters.
7.3. Belchers
section (layers
gins only) at Boleher Battery.
6.10 pin. Right Section M. Co., and
PRICES
1 gal. $3.95
b
$15,00
., $100.00
"THE BEST OF ALL"
JEYES FLUID
ALEX. ROSS & Co. (Solr Agents)"
4, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL
HONGKONG.
Scents Company (S.C.Cs, and man who NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE failed in the Judging Distant Text" on
17) mutside Courts of Justice ane
15. ar to klappy Valley Tests of |
Eleguntary Training 6. T. No. 1
3).
-INSURANCE CO.
WHICH ARE VESTED THE 'SHARES OF
THE CHINA MAIL.
PRICES
Igal $3,95
5 $15.00
$100.00
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
Particulars of outgoing and incoming
599 11th Artillery Battery (Layers EE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE Mail will not be advertised in future. and resters only) at Belchers Battery. Mamite! Section at lorkey Cleb Stables Friday 31st instant;
7. Belchers Section (Bange Takers chuss and un Numbers as de tailed, only), at Belelers Battery.
6. pin.
Artillery Battery Gun Sumber otlarla specialists) st Telekers Battery.
50 pm. Berruits of all aniss n Marry Pale Ghound under Copals, Grimes, Edms and Edgcumbe and Lee-Compl. Meade.
30pm: signalling Section "a" ändi "B" clase-nt Happy Valler (Heliograph At Station Work). Saturday 1st Sept:
5.10a.m.beits, many fruen detailest by erer. Maja Bamsay) at Hend.
COMPANY, LTD..
and
THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS
TOT
ASSURANCE CO.
The Post Office will forward all corros- pondanco posted by the fastest routes..
Correspondente adgressed to enemy OTAL FIND A 31ST DECEMBER, 1914, subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Porta- gume Enst Africa, Persia and Morecoo cannot be transmitted.
£23,970.967.
I-Authorised Capital £6,000,000 Subscribed Capital £4,800,000) Paid-up Capital .......................... £2,47,500
Fire Funds
3,837,047
ITI-Life & Annuity Funda... 17,567,620)
Sinking Fund Accoub
Revenue Fire Brauch.
11
Life and Annuity
Brauchen...
The Services to Germany, Austria, 129,90 Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are £23,970,367 suspended.
£2,581,458 2,141,589
quarters, Musketry instruction and T.Revenue Marina Department... 337,239
Other Receipts E. T
4.3 pm Special Parade at Head- quarts for nexabers of the Corp (InEntry cable attendrills ordered on 27th, 28th, 20th and 31st August. me N... from eneh unit sending ven will atten
Ou dinty 2nd Sept. Scouts Company. Ondury Brit Sept. Scouts Company. O duty th Sept: Right Section
Ouilty 5th rent, Left See, M. G. Ch and Civil Service L'u
On shity th Sept. Centre Section M. G. Co.
On daty 7th Sept. Somits Company. Om daty 8th Sept. Scouts Company. Orderly Officer in and to 8th kpt.
Lieut. R. E. Lindsell.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER
RESERVES.
NEARLY MAD WITH WEEPING ECZEMA
Face and Neck in Awful State.
Itching Very Bad.~~..
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 8th at 11,34-No returns from Japan and continental stations north of Shanghai. Pressure has again decreased' slightly at all stations reporting: is probably remains highest in the Pacific to the south of Japan, and is relatively low upon the continent, with a depres-
HEALED BY CUTICURA sion centrs indicated to the N.. of
"Afro's face and novic were la nit awful. bad miata. They were covarni with a. khick crust of sexles and the itchitar was very bad, and when he opened his mouth. 1, nearly drove hits mad. lie had to lose time frown. work. I was told 16 was weeping oczoma.
**A mehrber who had been healed of à shaving mah by Cuticura Soap and Olst- ment told me to use them." I sent for w' from ample sit then bought more and after. ting three, tablets of Cutiara Boop and sw bus of Otutuións do was howlesh"? (Signed) Mirm, Hartie, 2oNew Chester 5%)
·Derty, Ene, July 23, 1915. ......
Sample Each Free by Post
With Is. Skin Book. (Soap), za> clenziati ami Ulatment to heal,) Addrem port-cari for samples: V. Newbery & Sons, 27, Char- serbesan Naw honetan. Lost everywhern.
Haiphong. Gradients continue to be slight.
MONDAY, AUGUST 87, 1917.
SHARE REPORT.
AUGUST 9778, 1917.
Stock and paid ap
O'tions 1150 AM.
La Dividen
· Tongs onood
and data
BANEX
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending st. 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 inch, Total Hongkong & Shat #1P since January 1st, 71.90 inchis, against
an average of 64.49 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours anding at noon on the 28th August ----
1-Hongkong to Gap Rock: S. W. winds, modernte; fair.
2.-Formers Channel: The same as No. 1.
3-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as Now
MARINE INSUR- ANUES.
Approximate
JOAT'S" div.
$500.
| Interim ol £93/~ __##0
19/
-Of pic..
Canzona (50) #930 b.
North ChinarEST. 140
#100 #800.
Yangtztes 60 #19)
FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES.
**
4-South coast of Chins between Hongkong sad Hainsa: The me a No. 1.
FIRE INSURANCES.
China Fires 20 $133 Hongkong Firm 300
SHIPPING. Douglas Steamaha 150$86
$25
87 final "making
/c 1916 and Interim. of $18 a/c. 1918- ******* Int. div. of 15 % -15- at 36 3/16 84.05 per bare a 1918-*** Final of $99 and bonus, of $10 afe 1915 and Taterim b 8301916 315 making $1 for 1915 and special of $3 ure decoup 1916
|$7 and bonus ×2. for
1913.
127 for 1915...............
7 ba
11 p.
CHAIRS.
I-In Fictoria with two Bearers. Quarter hour.
Half hour,
*... 10 cents
20
ROYAL OBSERVATORY
HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
REPORT.
Int. of 85 asc 1918-1917.
16} 'p c;
95
Steamboats
Indo-Chinas:-
15818
31.25 for 1916) ..........................
*
Three hours,
50
Six bours
++
(Preferred)...£5 $35.. Deterred).ES 81014
Final of 3-aje 1916....... Final of 40-a/c 1916, ...
6 v.0.
21 p.,
AUGUST 27. 1917-a.m.
Wind
One hour,
Day (6 am to 6p.m.),$100
If the trip is extended beyond Victoris. halt fore extra.
Between the huurs of 8.30 pm. and B a.m. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS
Ik Beyond Victoria, with jour Beziers. OUTWARD,
SUNDAYS & Hour... M.......................... 0.60 vents.
.81.00 HOLIDAYS Three hours..........
Six hours...................... 1,50 Day (8 am to 8p.m.), 9:00
III-In the Hill District.
478,940
For $5,339,229 Fai ....... The Accomalative Funds of the various Tui Po... Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are ast aside to meet the claims under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Business
SILEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Abents.
KING EDWARD HOTEL"
Central Location
LL ELECTRIC TRAMS Pass Entratos,
Cheang Chow Shataukok, Sha
3 P.M.
Station.
Hour.
WEEK DAYS
... 5.00 P.M.
...10.00 A...
1.30.MU
9.30 A.M.
Wrostock... 8 B Mamaro Hakodate
5.
With Benrers With 4 Bearers.
Kochi
Tekio
Kochi
Quarter Four,...$0.15
20.30.
Half hour,
0.20
23.40
Kagoshima.
Nagasaki...
***
One hour,
0.30
0.60
Two hours. Three hours,
0.50
0,80
Nahe
0.70
..1.00
Ishi'jin
Six bours.
*****
1,00
1.50
Day (6am tospro.)1.50
2,00
500 P.M.
Ichang Xinkiang
tin and Sheungshui... 4.00 PM. Aberdeen, Autan
Ping Shan, Sai Kung, Santin, Stanley.. 4,30 v..
Canton, Samsui (7.30 4.x.
and Wuchow
A Electric Lifts, Fans and Lighting. European Baths and Sanitary Fittings, Mand Eut and Cold Water System throughout. Best of Food and Service.
TELEPHONE 373
Major Wakoman, Commanding H.HYB T2zEORAPHIC LODELS
DETAIL
On duty tram the morning of Sunday, the 30th August, to the morning of Sum day, the 2nd Sept, :* A * Coy, H.K.V‚Á‚ Onderly Office?: Lient, F.. Evan Jones, Novi Dor duty: HK‚V.C,
Tuming,
instant my
"A sad "B" Coys.. Uecruits, and Machine Gun Stetion on the road ontajele Lerdurly Bean ut 5,35 pan.. Kowloon Duch Section at Kowloon Docks at 5.15 pal for Testy Elementary Training. Musketry. ThisBrill onde-exerpt Kowloon Dock Sofion which may parade. in plain clothes, Divers and N.C.OS will atiaue erandneting the testy laid down in. Paras, 107-999 Cimp. IV. Mus keley Regulations Part 1, 1989 (reprint 1916). Vogties of the purus, referred to army boltained on application at the Orderly, Rüstu. Every man including Casopted formbers must attend.. this parade,
Thursday, eth instant
Beerns on the Cricket Ciroul at 3.13 B.su. under fastructor, Serg Uxberry. Dress: Prill ender.
A
*VICTORIA
می رود
& MARTIN'S
WITCHELL, Manager.
APIOL & STEEL
Demands at Ladijo alvaro kong a los 40% Karkare zile ka tỗ Phones, be thei'an the Sund thmaly Acor may be N Moment. Then The
FC Chandan.
- MARTIN'S
PIOLO
ANG YUK DENTIST, neressor of
the late SIFN TING,
I D'Aoular Strett.
TERMS VERY MODERATE
Consultation free.
LESSONS IN CHINESE.
Mounted Section at Pol Ground 1 YR I HUN VAS, MURTERo sinbeste ressed t
5.20 p.m. Dress: Brill order.
literature, na bem a teacher to Europena Omciale and Merchants in tile Colong for tes
He has a good mathod of training Europe ME LO
Sft & Neet, enta certificate ne s
tanchor, He
has also a good knowledge of Biandarin and (fakka, i
Those who_jutand learning the Chiese lagenage
diregi to,ko, sốm, Wellington Streetgirst floor.
are requested to write co Chins Mall Omer 95
Kopgmoon
Eegis. 5 P. Lotters 5 r. M. (7.15 A.M. **11.30 P.M.
(8.00 P.M. Except Saturdays
Namtau and
Samme
Stawchun.
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.O.
WEEK-DAYS
RICKSHAS.
Barometer
Sea Level.
Temperature.
Humidity:
Direction:
Force.*******
Weather.
**Shellsteports £1 108/6 b
3/- final making 3/4 sle 1918 free of income tax Coppo
**Star Ferry
10829
5 p..
$1.85 dividend No 45 cu.
Bonus for past ending..
7 po
19 c
P. 3 tot 191..
184 p.
REFINERIES.
China Bugars......$:00) 996 Malabon Sugar. £. SO 90
•
320 4·18-***
$12 for 1916
+
A/C 1916-1917 koupen No.-9
Tla. 1 for 1916
6.p.c
£1} $2,80 ».
1. Interim making 4/
13 p.
Bonin Island
Weihaiwei 6 s
Hankow...
MINING.
Kaila£40. b.
Langkace
irs. 10 T. 14
Trouch Mines £1968
Ural Caspiane.£32/
DOOKS, WHASVES;
AND GODOWNS.
Int. div, of 1/ free of in- come tax, making 10%
L—in the Island of Hongkong if engaged in Fictoria.
Sharp Pk
Taichu......
‚a/o ́ 1916..
9% for "1915
9.00 ..
AIBOY.......
41
5.00. Ten minutes,
5 cents:
Swatow*** Taihoku 31
8% for 1916 & boi, un 22
Quarter hour,
.10
|| 5.00.P.M.”
5.00 PM
Hall hour, or trans Onbo
15
Tainan
20
Koshin
Kowloon Wharve $50 374 b. & M.
HK & Warmpers
11
Pozpadores
Every Subsequent bour, ............20
Docks or memo
131135.
Interim of Ni a c 1917.
P
(10.00 ..
08.00 A.M.
4.00 P..
Nota-If the ricksha be engaged. within the City of Victoria, and be dis
Canton
For
SUNDAYS &
HOLIDATO
Rock. harged outside the Western part of the Micso onem
of Victoria after 9 p.m. or be dis- Wachows. City charged to the East of Bay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoris after 9 pm, an extra half are shall be chargeable.
ongong
T
29.76
Shanghal Dock T. 10
£.78
Tls.. 9 fat your anding"
30-417
8 po
Pakboi..
Haibow
hulien
Macao.
4
Canton
7.30 4.35.
17.30 a.M. 11.30 P...
11.30 PM. 1.7.30 A.M.
9.30 P... 19:30 F.M.19.3.
"II.-In Kowloom. Quarter hour,
... 5 cents. parri
Half hour,............................... Hour,.................
15
甲
29.78
Legaspi....
99,78
--
Tacloban ...
199.78
Ilcio Earigno
us.. Labaan
78 75
4.20
8.30AM
15
Tai Ping
Tổng... Đập M. 9,30 PM B. 2. Shek KL......8:30 г.M 9.30 P.M. 8.30 F.M. Kongmoon 16.00 PM. 6:00 PM. 6.00 P.M. Kamchuk...8.00 P.M. 6,00 PM 8.30 F.X.
Kaukorg 1.800 x 6.00 PM. 8.00P.M.
Except Saturdays.
In the case of Mailą closing before 6 Registration closes at 5 o'clock on the previous evening..
5.12.
EXCHANGE,
Hongkong, August 27, 1917.
On London-
Bank Wire
On demand,
30 days' aight
4 months' sight, Credits, 4 months sight, Documentary, 4 months' sight 2 On demand, Oredita, 4 months sight,
[1251 On Paris-
Signalling" Section: The following, will pars in the Chinese examination, and powered eltend - Volunteer Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. Dress: Clean fatigue-For Helen graph Instruction: Le-Cpis, Goldsmith and Mayes and Pies. Higgizbotham and Casart. For Flag Drill: Pres. Mutting- Jry, Wilson and,Gompertz. Remainder will parade at Eappy Valley for Staticur Work onder Le..Sergt. Crawford. Fall" în at monument 5.30 p.m.
Clean fatigue. Friday, 31st instant":
Dreas:
"A" and "B" L'ors. and Reerdits on. King and outarde te Orderly~~Hoour as 5.15 p.m. Kowloon Dock Section at Kowloon, Docks, at 5.15 p.m. for Tests of Elementary Training Musketry, Dress: 10 order except Kowloon Dock Section ich may parade in plain clothes, Twery man including exempted members mast attend this parade.
NOTICE.
FRENCH
LESSONS
G. MOUSSION.
15, Morrison Elli Road.
HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide table javen below has been
compiled at the National Almanse Office
On New York- On demand,
"
Credits, 60 days sight
On Bombay-
Wire
On dansand, "Oo Calcutta-
Wires ... On denied On Singapore
On desnata,
On Manila--
On demant,
in London from the result of the analysis On Shanghai--- of observations taken by means of an On dead
the sutomatic tide-recording machine
30 days' sight(private paper) Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha Taui On Tokobag during the years 87-8-8. The zero of the tabla
corresponds with
3
Ou demand,
38.80
Came F 4 d
Men warued for guard are strictly for-she zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Gold Lest, 100 fine (per taal) bidden to send "substitates without per. Chart, which has been found to be feet Bovereigns (Bank's buying rats) 88.60 .
inches below mean sea level Bilver iniasion of the Officer Commanding,
Hongkong To obtain the depth of water on the Bar
2117 100 which will be granted only in cases of tide gange at the Victoria Naval Yard: Chinese Upper Cashme
Chinese Copper Cents. Kickass. Applications for exemption add 3 feet inches, and on the gange Eate of Native Interest accompanied by zedical certifieste must at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet ise Sub. Cuines be went to the adjutant by noon of the inches in the height given in the table Hongkong hub. Coin previous day.
August 2lb to September 3rd, 1917, ̈
SUPPLIED BY ALL CHEMISTS." DHYSIOLAN proverba Chamberlain's ~ Calië - Cholernard-Dierboen Remedy beckian it relieves crazapa în the stomach and invminal pains quicker than say "pre
in they can com andIt can' Fought from any chemist A both will keep for years,
ri no hoa is oplete withoutBit, NH Fora de ball4rents and Storsl
Low WAN
12
Temperature. "Hongkong, Angust 24, 1917,
Every subsequent hour,........ 10
III-Taipo" Road.”
.....
Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour if the hirer causes the,, journey to take longer than :-
To 4th mile...
45 cents... borr single g return $1.00 bours.
4th to 8th mile-
..2 hours. mingle $1.20... return......$1.50.
Beyond
Beyond 8th to a th milo-
single81.75 return......$9.00
Beyond 9th to 17th mila- single82.00
return......89.50 ...
7-
Fares for journeys beyond the 11th mike to be matter of previous arrange | ment, in each ensɛ..
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T. F. CLAXTOS, Director. Hongkong Observatory, Aug. 27, 1917. 1. BAROMETER, reduced to 3 degrees Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.
2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de ärees Fahrenheit.
3 HUMIDITY, in percentage of satura tice, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.
HOTELS LANDS
AND BUILDINGS
Hongkong Hotel... 5 - $100
Central Extace .......I') (02) 6.
Hongkong Lands...310383-b. 88..
Humphreys Lazarus § 10 | 38) Kowloon Lands ... 50) #38 West Pointe 5C 870-b Shanghai Lands . T. 9
COTTON MILLS
EWDB
T. 50.160
* Direction of Win, to two points.
& PORCE OF WIND, according to Shanghai Cotton T. 50 T. 130 Benford Scale
6 STATE OF WEATHE, b blue sky, c
$3 a half year ended
30-8-17
6 pc..
87 a/c 1916....
Interim' of 33 s/c 1917-
8 p.
30 cents for 1218......
| $2 for 1916 Live
Interim of 83 a/c 1917...
8% final
mg 12 %
No 1916
Tis, 9 for gaar ending 51 p..
31-10-13.
mli, 6 dív, aĵo year ended
30-8-16.
H
↑ 101T. 15
T. 0.90 for 1916
Yangtazapoce
2 c. 62
The fares here get out to apply to one detached cloud, d.drizzling rain, I fog, RuOR I ricksha with three coolies from Tein Sha
ggloomy, h hail, 1 lightning, o ov rcast, Trui
Ppassing showers, a squal, rain 18Dow tthunder. v vizibility w dew wet).
Ram in inches. tenths and hun dredtha
FARES FOE PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
From Stauchter Bagso to
Sailors' Home
From Sailo s Home to
Government Civil Hos pital
From Government: Civi
Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Tower to Race
Barometer... Temperature Humidity.....
*m*d 2°
MISCELLANEOUS.
OFOBOTNO. 129K1
Light & Powern
#10 $7.90
Dairy Farm $23
Green Iglanda
p.c. for year ending 292060 7rds for 1916 |
lor year ending 31-7-16-20
80 cents for 1916 '........
83
/ 1918/17 Benas 73 cents......
42 interim s/e 1917.......
21 interim a/c 1917...
Interim of 9% ale 1917
$1 s/o year 31017
Not exceeding per passenger','
04 cents
HONGKONG REGISTER,
O ins-Providenta
Previous
tay
on date at On dubo at
AL 2. D.EL.
$9.78
20.78
99.79
87
60
88
67
80
Direction of
08.
Wind...... Force
Yea-ber.....
บ
0.00" 0.00 0.10
Hongkong Electrica 10 818 Hongkong to......3149 Hongkong Bapes... lv #26) Flongkong Trim WAJE
80 και
Taksit open da Temperature on the
ELK Steel Foundry Lowest open sir Temperature on the 27th 80
Couse... to Bay From Clock Tower to Bay
View Touse From Wanchai Market.to Hay View House ----- From Bay View House to Quarry Bayazın. ||FF-In the City of Victoria,
Not exceeding Lar pozwanger, 10 conta
Quarter hour. Half hour Two hours,
One hour
Three
Foor
Five:
One day fruILI
P. CLAXTON " Director Hongkong, Observatory, ang. 27, 1917. | Peak Tramways
extra is to be allowed for the return journey,
(e) I
for 1918/1917
8 p.c
13 p...
32 cents for your 31--17.
Steam
LV-In Bowloon
Union WaterHOR DE
Not exceeding palinger
0 cent for 3916-
10 po
1.10 p.
fA) cents for 101:
Quarter hour, ding Ball bouz,
no boar.
Two hours,
Taree
2,00
One day from 6. n.m.
Between the hours
35,00
8.30 pm and 6
Am the above fares abalj baizierensed
Tintel and
idham Buieet
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