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·HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

Corps Order by Captain J. H. W.

Armstrong, WD."

PARADES

Thursday, 30th instant:

7.10 -- Scouts Company M. Cl. De

tachment að flaudquarters.

2.30 am. Belchers p“ section (Lagers alas unha at Belchery Battery,

A Right Sertion M.G. Co., and (S.C.Os. and men who

Scouts Lo Judging dustics and failed in the.. dring Distant Test

10.8.17) outsite

by ear ta tary Traini

of

Valley. Tests (97. Now, 1 & 3). 5.9, p. Artillery Battery (Layers and Setlers only) at Belchers Battery. Mounted Bection at Jockey Club Stables. Friday 31st instant

7301 Pel-bers Section (Bangt Takers class and bun Numbers ns de tailed only at Belchers Battery?

5.30 p Artillery Battery (an Nambes other than specialists) at

Belchers Battery, of al units on

Si p.s

Recruits Murray Parade rund under Compisy Grins, Beinonds and. Edgcumbe and Les-Corp. Meule.

B. p. Signalling Section "A" and *B" classes at Happy Valley (Heliograph and Flug Station Wock),

Saturday 1st Sept: --

7.10am. Sonate omany (mer detailed by Sergt. Major Ramsay) at Henel- quarters, Maketry instruction and T. ET.

4.30 pm. Special Parade at Head gearters for members of the Corps Infantry bucable to attend drills ordered on 27th, 28th, 29th and 31st August. One

C. frun ench utit sunding men villattend.

DETAIL.

Odity 2nd Sept. Scouts Company Owluty and Sept. Scouts Company.

On day th Sept. Bight Section

M (1.

On duty ath Sepa. Left See, M... Co. and Civil Servio Ca

dath Sept. Centre Section

Ca duty 7th Sept. Scrats Compung. Cydaty wth Sep. Sounits Company.

derly dep from guff to sth Sept. Lieut. Lett.

www.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER

RESERVES.

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PRICES

I gal.

เ

$3.25

813.00

40 $100.00

"THE BEST OF ALL"

JEYES FLUID

ALEX. ROSS & Co.. (Sole Agents) 4," Das Vox ROAD, CENTRAL”

HONGKONG,

THE

PRICES

1 gal. $3.25

$13.00

$100.00

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VEHICLES.

CHAIRS.

-In Victoria with two Bearers. Quarter hour.

Half hour, ......

One hour,...

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 20th at 11.30-No returns from Japan and coctinental stations north of Shanghai. Pressure has increased slightly over Annan, and decrenaed slightly elsewhere it is probably highest over Japan...A trough of relatively low pressure extends from the Annam crast acres the Philippines to the Pacific.

Hongtong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. 'to-day, 0.00 inch. Total since January 1st, 71.00. inchus, against an average of 65.19 inches.

Forecast for the 24 hours ending st noon on the 30th August

•

1.-Hongkong to Gap Rock: Why or variable winds, moderate; fine.

No. 1.

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Stock and paid op

BANKA

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1917.

SHARE REPORT.

AUGUST 29TH, 1917)

Q'Bona 11.30 AM.

Lat triden

and date.

Approximate Potura LAN

Joar's

dir.

Hongkong & B'ha! #17 5} #580 sa.

-Formoes Channel: The amo. as Cantona ********

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Interim ot 22-9)- 4/3

1917.

8 p.c.

1

MARINE INSUR ANCES

..50 $0

$7 ficar making

T. 140

100800

3-South: 6oast of China between North Chause Hongkong and Lawocks: The same as No. 1...

-South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan: The samme så No. 1.

ROTAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

AUGUST 29, 1917.-.L

10 cents.

Station.

25.

Sa

If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, half tore extra

Between the huurs of 8.30 p.m. and e a.m. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum. II-Beyond Victoria, with four Beaters. Hour,......... proposta ....... 0,50 cents. Three hours.................

..$1.00 Six hours 1.50 Day (6 am. to 6 p.m.) 2.00

III-In the Hill District.

Hakodate..

Wind

Ifour.

at Sea Level.

Barometer

Temperature.

Humidity.

Direction.

Weather.

Forco

Wostock... 6 a.

Momuro)

Tokio Kochi

Daha

NaEA ****** Iahijima

Bunis i land, Wethalwei. 6 a Bankow

***

Calon

Yengtas 60 $190

FIRE INSURANCES. Chins Fires... 20 $133 Hongkong Ytros...a pù $300 -

SEIFFING.

Douglas Steamahine 350 351

Steamboat 15 817).

Indo-Chinaa-

(Preferred)...£535 (Datorred)...£3) 880 **.

"Shell" ramposta £1 108,6 b

"Star Ferry $10829

REFINERIES.

Cuina Sogar.....$10C]892 >

Malabon Sugars.....__N. 30 $23

Three hours,********

50

J

Six hours.adánweaaWTE

TO

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The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria sad the. Ottoman Empire suspended.

Day (6 am to 6 p.m.):

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scr

LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS

For

OUTWARD.

WEEX-DAYS

Tai ...... ... 5.00 P.M. Tai Po...

...10.00 LK.

SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS

9.30. A.M.

1

Shataukok

... 7.30 4.M.

K3P.3. Sha

·

Quarter hour.80.15

$0.30

tin and Sheungshui... 4,00) P M.

Half hour,...

*... 0.20

0.40

MINING.

One hour,..... 0.30

0.00

Two hours,

0.50

0,80

The hours..........

0.70

3,00

Sharp Pk... Amoy.

Kailans

£1/40/ b.

29.7

Six hours, 1.00

1.50

Swatow

Dog (8am. togp.m.)1.30

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Kochun .............. Peseadores

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WHICH ARE VESTED THE AREA OF

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PARADAS,

Thursday, 2b instant --

Beruit ons The Cricket trout

at

5.15 under Instructor

Sy ngh.

Otherry. Dress Drid order.

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS

ASSURANCE CO.

가

:

TOTAL FUNDS AT SIMS DIczmarz, 1914,

£23.970, 367.

Aberdeen, Autau,

Ping Shan,

Sai Kung,

Santin, Stanley.. 4.30 PM.

Canton, Sarasui Regis. 5 P.M

(7.30 A.38. and Wuchow Letters 6 P.M.

-&athorised Capita! £6,000,000 Subscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital£,437,500 Il-Fire Funds.......... 1,837,047 || Kongmicon Wanted Section at Polo Ground at III-Life & Annuity Funds... 17,567,690

Sinking Fund, account....... $.20 p.ti. Press: Bril order.

Signalling Svetion: The following wil agal Volunteer Headquarters at 5,201

pr Press: Clean fatigue:-För Hel graph" Instruction: Le-Opls. Goldsmith and Mayor and Pres. Higginbothum and

With 'Bearers- With 4 Bearers.

RICKSHA'S.

Ichang Kinkad

Taiboku.... a. Taichu......

2.0011n the Island of Hongkong if engaged Macao

£m 15.3.3

Macao

"

11.30 P.M.

in Fictoria,

(8.00 P.M. Except Saturdays

5.00 P.M. Ten minutes,

Quarter hour,

Half bour,

5.00 P.M. (10,00 3.

4.00 P.&.

9.00 AM

128,230

Namtan and

•Saemeins £23,970,367 Revenue Fire Branch. 381,456 Sham chun..

Life and Annuity

2,141,583 Bruches.INĖ Revenue Marine Department... 357,230 For Flag Drill: Pres. Mutting-Other Receiptsamen fey, Wilson and Gompertz. Remainder will parade at Happy Valley for Station Work under Le.-Sergt. Crawford, Fall in atment 5.30 p.m. Dress: Clean fatigas, la Friday, 31st instant --

Cesart

N

"A" and Bpys. and Recrits on

the rond cutside the Orderly Roons at Eshon. Dock Section at

6.15 p.

Kowloon Docks at 5.16 p.m. for Tests

478,940

$5,339,228

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5.00 r.. Every Subsequent hour,

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FOR

8.36.3

SUNDATE & HOLIDATE `(7:00 AM.

11.30PM.

7.30 A34. Macao1.30 PAL Canton 19.30 P.H.

$7.30 3. 9.30 F.X

Tai Ping

Tung8.30 PM. 9.30 P.M. 9- P.3.

17.30 AM. 19.3 P.K.

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af, Flementary Traising Mosketry. Drew KING EDWARD HOTEL Sher Ki9.30. 8.30 9.3 P.M

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OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN AUGUST.

AUGU

"The following table shows the Stan dard Time at which Official Night.enda and begins during the month of Aug., 1017-

Date. Aug. 2011, 604 20th, 3.34 31st 5.54

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50 cents.

EXCHANGE. Hongkong, August 2, 1917.

On London.

Bank Wire

On demand,

30 days' sight

4 months' sight,

Credits, 4 months night,

Previous

A

. day

On date at Os citia mt

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puh..

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Hauidity

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Force

Weather!

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Ou Manila

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On Shangbai--

"30 days' sight (private paper)

Temperature." Hongkong, August 20, 1917.

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29.74

On Yokobora

4 P.X

29.70

On demand

84 Gold, 100 fine (portal)

28.20

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Silver in Hongkong

so Chinese Copper Cash

61 Chinese Copper Centales co

Bite of Native Interest Chinese Sub Coil gr Hong Kong Huku Voirivie

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17

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3 hours.

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T. F. CLAYTON, Director" Hongkong Observatory, Aug. 29, 1917. 1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredthe.

2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de grees Fahrenheit.

.

3. Huminrry, in percentage of stura tior, the humidity of air maturated with moisture being 100.

4. DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points. 6. FORCH 97 WIND, according to Bea iford Scale

6 STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, c detached cloud, d drizzling main, f fog, g gloomy, h hail, 'l lightning, o overcast, P paasing showers, a squal, F rain Imow

thunder. v visibility w dew wet).

BAIN in inches tenths and hud. dredths.

* HONGKONG TIDES.

HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS

Hongkong Hotel.....1 5. | 397) b. Central Fetacom .810 $88.

Hongkong Lands...$10 885 b.

Humphrey's Estacan 1066 b. Kowloon Lande... 50 $39

West Pointa ........#. 60) $72_b. Shanghai lande T. 51.93

COTTON. MILLS

EOET. 180`s.. Shanghai Cottons T. 50,128

The side table ven, below has been Kung Tik............ 10]T compiled at the National Almanac Office

bgtatapoos

in London from the result of the analysis. Y ngte of observations taken by means of at automatic tide-recording machine in the

Water

tar Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tsu

during the years

57-8-9.

The ware of the table corresponds with

MISCELLANEOJA.

the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Lovina-Borneon Chart,

arty which has been found to be 4 feet

1 inches below mesa ses laval -

נד

ม 48.

04.

To obtain the depth of water on the Light & Powers ... 881) tide, gange at the Victoria Naval Yard

O ine-Providente 10 87 b. de s add 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gange at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet

4 inebes to the height gives in the table. Dairy Farms.....46523.

August 30th to September 8th, 1917.

Uhr 1:30

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