HONGKONG YOLUNTEER
RESERVES.
Major Wakeman, Commanding H.KY.R.
DETAI
On duty from the morning of Sunday the 2nd September to the morning of Sunday theich September H. K., C. Next for duty "A" Co. H. K. V. R Urderly Other 2nd Lieut. G. C. Maziem.
PARADES.
Thursday, 6th September:-
PRICES
All the N.C..s and men of A and B 1 gal. $3.25). Cows who have not pussed in Elementary
Train on the Cricket Ground |
Musketry Tests 290 (8), 10) (10))
will
5.15.
20% Dress Drill Order with Fouches.
A Cay under and Lieut. . Sutherland. 14 Coy under 2nd Lieut. F. H. Thomas
The following will Signalling Section: attend Valunteer bien quarters at pink Press Clean Fatigue
For Helegraph Fastraction: Lypis Goldsmith aral Mages." Ptos. Higgin- bothan and LCT.
For F Drill: Ptes. Mattingley, Wilson and Gompertz.
Reminder will parale at Happy Valley for Station Work under Sergt. "Crawford, Cali in at cionament 5.30
pm. Dress Clean r'atigue,
Friday, 7th September ---
Recruits on the ricket Ground et a. 15. Pin der 'nstructor Sergt. Oxirry. Dress, Drill Order.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER. CORPS.
Corpa Orders by Captain J. H. W Armstrong, V.D.
ENGINEER KOMPASY.
Ivtail of Puties at yeenum from 1st to 13th Septenther, is postest at Hend. quarters
PARADES.
Thursday, fith Septedseg r
5.00 A.. Scouts Company, Mlbis Detachment at Headquarters.
3.
$15.00
40
$100,00
"THE BEST OF ALL"
JEYES FLUID
ALEX. ROSS & Co. (Sole Agents)
4. DES Vaux ROAD CENTRAL ----
HONGKONG.
THE CHINA MAIL.
PRICES
1 gal. 83,25
$15.00
40
$100,00
SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK) POST OFFICE NOTICES.
COAL
18E Undergoed having been appointed AGANT for the COWIK BARBOUR SOAL CO. LTD., are prepared to cace prices for bent quality SILIMPOPON
AZ trimmed into Borkers so SEBAT TIE or SANDAKAN" (British North Borneo "
SILIMPOPON COAL compares favour ably with the better grades of Japanese Coal and gives good resalta ca a very moderate
consumption.
Steamers calling at SEBATTIK or SANDAKAN exclusively for SILIMPO PON COAL (nither carga or Bankara) are exempt from payment of all Port charges.
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At Sebattik Steamers are berthed along. side the Company's wharf where there is a 2000 pam, Artillery Factory (Gin Sanminimum depth of 27 to 98 feet at low
water Spring Tides. at Belchers
bors other than -perialists)
Battery.
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Charts of Sibokn Bay (Sabattik Har- bour), Prices and all other information 6.30 p.m. Manted section at Judes concerning the Port can be had Chita Stables.
Friday, 7th Septesaliek :-
00 am, Borders 6 Sextira (in Nambers as detailed at Belchers Bat ters.
.......
5.20 p.m.
• Artillery Battery (Layers mand Setters only) at Bellers Hattery,
5.30 p. Rection M., Co., az Beulquarters ad unit Commander Test of Kleantury Training.
5,43 p.m. Beerrit of all units on Mur- ray Pafide Gund quler Corphe Grimes, Edobe and Edmunds and Lee-Curiel. Blewir.
5.30 p.my Signalling Section "A" and "classes" at Happy Valley, 4fledi
graph and Flag Starion work.) -&uturfiy8tisནྟརྙི་ནདཔཐཱ
7.10 am. Senure Company (men, -do- tailed by Sergt. Mayr Hamsay) at Hend quarters. Tests of Elementary Training,
4-p.m. Special Parade at Head- quarters for members of the Corps (in fantry unable to attend drills order on 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 7th September. One M.C.D. from each suit sending then will atteril.
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On duty Bed Sept, Scouts Company. Ou daty 4th Sept. Night See. M.G. Co. On duty 5th Sept.: Left See. M.G. G. and Civil Service Coo
On duty th pt.: Centre Section M.G. Co.
On duty, 7th Sept. Sconti Company.
On duty 8th St, Seants Company. Orderly Offwd to 9th Sept.: Lieut. B. E. Lindself,
EXCHANGE.
Hongkong, Sept. 5, 1917.
On Loudon
Bank Wire
On demand.***
months' sight
30 days' sight.......
.3/1
...3
Crislite, 4 months sight, Documentary, 4 months" sight 3/2
Credits. 4 month sight,
On Paris-
Ün demand,
On New York-
On demand,
*N
Credits, 60 days sight,
-On Bombay-
Wire, .....
Da uenind,
On Calentta- Wire....
On demand Da Singapor
i demnod,
On Muil
On demand,
On Shanghai--
On demand
-3 days' wight(private
On Yokohama TM
."
...428
73
nom.
2.1311
*.147
* 1433
in Hongkong Chinese Opper Cash... Chi Copper Cents.... Batof Native fatorest Cm Sab, Cuin. Heckong Suh, Coin
to demand, Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per twel)... 38.20
eigns(Bank's buying rate) $8.40 m Bilver
47jd. Barer oz.)
23%
•P. DOW Z pm.
7 % pa.
chia par,
HONGKONG REGISTER.
application to the Agents.
1
ITCHING ECZEMA ON CHILDREN
WEATHER REPORT,
On the 8th at 11.12-No returns from Japan and continental stations north of Shangtai. Pressure bag decreased
Six Months. Awful to See. Hard-slightly over the Philippines and in-
ly Had Any Sleep at All Soothed
and Healed by Cuticura.
*ly two children materod with oczacza for six xxon tha, la broke put on their bolles.
and all owe their incem nad kemats and was of a wat vanning: Anttira.
It was awful,, Do
on them. They Bardly had any
BICED. 31 All
" BY CHES cura Soap and Ointment adver
tisod and i send for a free sample. I could moo that it was doing them good so I pur chased mors. I um plenard to say they are . now completely healed." (Stencil) Mes. A Ward, 40 Chatin 81, Barnsley, Yocka, Eng. July 29. 1915.
Sample Each Free by Post
With p, skin Book Soap to classe and (ntment to host) Address post-med for wampion; F. Newbery & Sons, 27, Charw terhouse Save Lander Salil everywhere.
TYPHOON SIGNALS.
creased moderately elsewhere. Tha typhoon is filling up over Tongking: there are indications of another typhoon to the east of Luzon.
17
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 18 inch. Total since January 12, 79.71 inches, against
an average of 07.53 inches,
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1917.
SHARE REPORT.
SEPTEMBER BTH, 1917.
Stock and paid up
Q1tiona 11.30 A.M.
Laat Deidend
Valan
ind date."..
BANKA
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at Hongkong & Sha! #191 6575 noon on the 8th September
-Hongkong to Gap Rock: E. and
S E winds, moderate; cloudy and showery at first, probably improving later,
2-Formers Channel :'S, or variable Cantons. winds, moderate,
3-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks: The mod as
No.1.
#100 #800 1.
Approximate Petra canad
na last
'Jane's
div.
Isteria of £2-3/n/c
1917..
p.c.
MARINE INSCR- ANOEI,
50 $320
$7 Anal making
825
..
Narth Chase T100
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/ 1914 and Interim of $18 a/c 1916. Int. div. of 15% 15
at 3/8 5/18. $4.93 per share a 1918 Final of $90 and bonus
****
p.c
-South coat of China between Hongkong and Hainsa: The 18130 se No. 1...
of 10 a/c 1915 and Interim of $50 41016
7 p....
Tangtares $190
1
$13 making 891 for 1913 and special of $3 va xom 1918
ii po
$ and boon for
1915. ********
of p..
$27. for 1913
1. & pc.
Int of a/c 1916-1917.
16h p-
$1.25 for 1916
7.
Final of 3 je 1016...... Final of 40/-/1916, ..
8 D.. 21 p.
Particulars of outgoing and incoming New Local and Nor-Local Storm OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN SEPTEMBER
FIRE INSUBANOBA.J Mails will not be advertised in future. Signal Codes were introduced at
Chins Fires.20 $133 The Post Office will forward all corres-Hongkong on 1st July, 1917, in place.. pondence posted by the fastest routes:
The following Table shows the Stan-Hongkong Fires... $300 of the old Local Code, and the China dard Time at which Official Night ends Coast Code.-
and begins during the month of Sept, 1917
Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Portu these East Africa, Persia add Morpero cannot be transmitted.
But dow
The Services to Germany, Austria Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are
suspended.
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS
OUTWARD.
WILL.DIS
5.00 P.M.
On
FOR
Tai O...
SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS
Tai Po..... 10.00.1.x.. Cheang Chow... 7.30 AM.
.9.30 4.3.
.....3 P. K÷-
BRADLEY & CO. LTD..
Agente Cole Harbour Coal Company, Limited.
1
PATELL & CO.
ORIENTAL PRODUCE
EXPORTERS, SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS.
Agencies in
NEW YORK,
SAN FRANCISCO, USA.
Branches:-
CANTON,
BEANGHAL,
YOKOHAMA, BOMBAY.
HEAD OFFICE: King's BrILDINGS' HONGKONG.
THE
Shatankok, Sha- tin and Sheungshai...4.00 P X. Aberdeen. Autau,"
Ping Shan, Sai Kung, Santin, Stanley.. 4.30 ..
Canton Samsui.30 AM.
sad Wuchow Regis. 5P.M
Lottery 6 P.M. (7.15 ... 11.30 F.N.... (6.00 P.M. Except Saturdays
"Macho...
Kongmoon
Namtau and
Sanmei....... 5.00 P.M. Shamchun......
(10,00 A.M. 4.00 .J.
$00 P.K..
$.00 A..
Code is that the new signals will show. The principal change in the Local
the direction from which the gale is expected, whereas the old signals showed the position of the typhoon. The latter will be indicated,.as hereto- fore, by the Non-Local Signals. The new Local Code is 'giver, below:-
·DAY SIGNALS,
--Red cone, point upward, wil mear a typhoon exists which may possibly 'cause a gale at Hongkong within 24 hours
Black cons point upward-Gale expected from the North (N.W. to NE};
Black cene point downward Gale expected from the South (S.E to S.W.);
1)
1.
2
Date Ends. Sept. 3th, 5.56 L."
6th, 5.56 7th, 5.26 sta, 5.56
10th
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SHIPPING. Douglae Steamahir# [380 | $51
Steamboat 15$175
Indo-Chines
(Preferred)...£5 $35 Dated)....£5 889
"Shell" Transporta £1 108,6 d.
BEFINERIES.
a/final making 7. vie
1916 free of income) tax Coupon 28... $1.68 dividend 15. Boans for year ending 30 4.18
[p.c.
7 po
Begins. G45 F
1t
6.48
4.47
6.40
"Sth. 5.36
6.45
6.44
1163.5
3,57
5.43
19th
» 13th, 5 59
5.53
4th,
5.58
15th
.640
3,50
+
6.30
217th,
5.50
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**Star Ferry
......$ 10889
19th 5.50
7
6.37
» 19th, 5.30
8.35
8.35
"
China Sagar.#200| $92
$12-for 1918
6.0
5,33
23:4, ULY
6.32
11
Malabon Sugar... L. SO ($29
T. 6 for 191
19 p.
134.p.8
25th B T
8.30
28th 6.2
6.20
27th 0.9
!6.39
MINING.
9th, 6.2..
B.20
.. 29th, 6.2
6.25
Kailans
→ 30th, 6.9
6.24
BA......
Ural Ourplans.......
40/ b. Langka......... 10 T. 14 a -£L{$2.60 .
£1/25/6
...ET 32/
come tax, rɔnking 10% afe 1916-1917 coupon No. 9 Tis. J for 1915
7 b.g.
a. p.c
I interim making -
klo 1918.
15 p.c.
for 1914
SEPTEMBER 5, 1917.a.11.
Wind
DOOKS, WHARVES
"AND GODOWNS.
ו
ROYAL OBSERVATORY
HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER | Tronoh Mines
REPORT.
4-Black drum-Gale expected from
the East (NE to SE): 5-Black ball-Gale expected from
the West (N.W. to S.W.) 6-Two black cones, top one poist down, bottom one point up-Gale expected to increase. 7-Black cross-Wind of typhoon
force expected (any direction). Signal No. 7 will be accompanied by three explosive bombe, fired at intervals of 10 seconds at the Water Police 9.00 A.M. Station and repeated at the Harbour
Office.
Tho sigcals will be lowered when it Hakodate. is considered that all danger is over...
Tokio Kochi The Day Signals will be displayed at
5.00 P.X.
5.00 P.M.
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.O. WEEK-DAYS
FOR
Macro.......
9.30.
9.30'P.M.
SUNDAYS &. HOLIDAYS $7.30 4.M
Station.
Honr.
WTostock... 6 ag Memuro... 5a.
the masthead of the storm signal maat.
on Blackhead Hill, the Harbour Office,
H.M.S. Tamar, Greer. Island signal mast, Ishijima. »
Naha the Bagata on the premises of the bonin Island
$7.31 A.M.
Godown Company at Kowloon, the Ichang
Hankow 19.3 F.M. flagstaff on the premises of the Standard Oil Company at Lai-chi-kök, and the F..flagstaff near the Field Oficer's Quarters ||
11.30 P.M. Hongkong and. Kowloon Wharf and Weihaiwei Ga.
17.30 AM. 1.30 PM. Canton 9.30 P.M. $7.30.Mp
Tai Ping
Tung9.30.M. 9.30 P.M. 9.
LONDON DIRECTORY. | Shek Ki...9.30 PM 8.30.M. 9.3 P.Mat Lyemun.
(PUBLISHED AXNTUALLY)
Kongmoon .6.00 г.. 8.00P.M. 6.00 P.M
4
NIGHT SIGNALA (Lamps.) I.-White, white; white.
NABLES traders throughout the World Kumchok...6.00 Pix. 6.00 P.M. 6.00 P.M.
Eco communausts direct with English Kaukory ...600px. 8.00.. 8.00.35.
MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS
in each class of goods. Besides being.s complete commercial guide to London and its suburba, the Directory contains lists of
EXPORT MERCHANTS
with the goods they ship, and the Coloniál
nd Foreign Markete they supply;
STEAMSHIP LINES arranged under the Porte to which they saůl, and indicating the approximate sailings; PROVINCIAL TRADE NOMOES of leading Manufacturers, Merchants, etc, in the principal provincial towns and industrial centre of the United Kingdom A copy of the current edition will be forwarded, freight, paid, ou receipt of Postal Order for 200.
Dualurs seeking Agencies can advertise their trade cards for fl, or larger adver tisemente from £3.
The London Directory Co., Ltd., 25, Aschtz Taxx, Lomax, E.C
JAPANESE MAKERS,
L
Except Saturdays
In the care of Mails closing before & Registration closes at 5 o'clock oo the previous evening.
8.1.
HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide table Kayen below has been compiled at the National Almanac Office in London from the revalt of the analysis of observations taken by means of an Water Poliez Basin at Trim Sha Tani sutomatic tide-recording machine in the during the years, 87-6-9.
The
zero of the table
ble corresponds with
4 feet
White, green, green." 3.-Green, white, white.
4. Green, green, white. B.-White, white, green.
6.-Green, green, green. 7.-Red, green, red..
Barometer
at Sea Loyol
Temperature.
Humidity
Direction.
Force.
1 Wanther.
Kowloon Wharers $ 60974
HK. & Whampra
Int. div; of I- free of in-
6% for 1918 & borus $2
#1134
Iaterím of 8zi a c-1517.
Shanghai Docks 11. 30 | г.76.
Tie. 8 for year ending
90.4.17
AND BUILDINGS
43 a/c balf year ended
30-8-17.
HOTELS LARDS"
Hongkong Hotels... 57 $944 b. Central Estater...BIOL
10 d.
1997
Sharp P Amoy Swatow
hoku...
99.78
STC 1616........
Interim of Bo a/c 1917..
30 cents for 115
p..
8 p.
27
9.7
29.75
32 for 1916
West Points
5C $77 b. Shanghai Land T. SCT. 92
Interim of 3 a/c 1017... 8% final making 12%
1916.......
#p.c.
7'p.a."
mov
B.
Hongkong Gap Hock. MSCHO
Hoihow..
!
78.
The Night Signals will be displayed, at sunset, on the tower of the Failway Station, oa H.M.S. Tamar, and on the Tourane.com Harbour Office flagstaff. They will St. James have the same signification as the day: Dagupan... signals.
Manila 'Signal No. 7 will be accompanied by Tacloban
Legaspi explosive bombs as above, in the event Iloilo of the information conveyed by this sigual being first published at night.
Signal No. I is intended as a warning
the zero of the sounding in the airalty to Stand Es" and watch for the next Chert, which has been found to be 4f 3 inches below mean sea level.
tide
To obtain the depth of water on the gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard feet 4 inches, and on the gange
dd
st Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet
signal When it is hoisted after a black signal has been displayed it will mean that, on account of a change in the truck of the typhoon, or for some other reason,
4 inches to the height given in the table.a. gale is no longer expected from the
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Telephone No 480
3917
eng, March 27, 1914,
Temperature.
cknow. September by
BAROMETER:
Haught
direction indicated by the lasagnal, and that another black signal may pus sibly be hoisted later.
SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS.
When lood signals are displayed in the Harbour, a Cone will be exhibited
Surigao Guam.4.20 Labuan 3 6.99.7
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Hongkong Lante$10 $88, Humphreys Estate It | 48. h. Kowloon Lands ...4730) 832
COTTON MILLS,
E Đế Camera meerpood. 80 T, 160 m. Shanghai Cotton T. 50 T. 129 E.
King Yü.....
Ths. 9 for year anding
31-10-16
21a 8 div, do year ended
30-8-16.
51p.c.
T 10 T. 144
Tim 0.90 for 1918,
Y rgterspoos
Orientals,
T.30 b.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bh pa
China-BorneoES *** Light & Power
∙15 Stit
8 1841.
TO ca. for 1916........
p.c. for year ending
#10 87.
7 cents for 1916 ...
68238
33 for year ending
81-7-18
13 p.e
Bengkung Observatory, Sept. 5, 1917. China-Providents Fabrinheit, on the level of the sea in Diry Farm
1. BAROMETER, reduced to as degrees inches, tenthi sad bundredths.
zrees Fahrenheit
2. TXMPERATURE, in the shade, in dersen Islands. 73 87.10
Hongkong Electrica $10 8183
3 HUMIDITY, in percentage of stora tier, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100
4. LIFESTION OF WIND, to two points 6. FORCE OF WOD, according to Bes iford Scale.
8 STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, e detached cloud, d drizzling rain, t fog,
Hongkong low..... 2 $149 Bangkong Ropes... 10 #261 Hongkong Tramwaye
at the following stations-Gap Rock, Waglan, Stanley, Aberdeen, Sau Kig gloomy, h hail, I lightning, o orcast, H.E. Steel Foundry Wan, Sai Kung Sha Tau Kok, Tai Pothunders v visibility w dow wet),
Passing showers, a squal, z rain sto to notify the fact to native craft and Raw In mene, senths and hun- passing ocean vessels, on demand, by dredth
signal from lighthouses,
The object of the code is to give at in the case of typhoons forming in the least 24 hour warning of a gale (Force vicinity and travelling rapidly towards
$8
180 cents for 1918
82 a/c 1918/17 Borus
it cents #2 interim aje 3017....
ALMO
81 isterim a/c 1817, Interim of 9% sfc 1917.
$1 'a/s year 31-0-17.
10. p.o:
Peak Tramways 1.8-10|19- 2
{new) 190 cents
for 1918/1917
Storm Laundry 8.0 83.b
35 cents for year 31-6-17.
7813-
The
William Powell
124 % LT 1916
10 cats for 191E
Grots for 1918/1914
10 po·
10.p.c.
3. by Beaufort Scale, or 40-40 m.ph. Hongkong, or of a located typhoon Union Worhoate mean velocity by Line Anemometer) increasing its rate of progression iklano wanninge
of exported changes in abourally.
.71 the direction and force of the wind. In the new Non-Local Code the Owing, however, to the uncertain move approzomate velocity of the storm 83 menta of typhoons and to insufficient centre will be shown, in addition to its
60 telegraphic disertations, it will occasion direction of motion, and the position of
ally happen that signals 2 to 3 may be the centre will be gr displayed without
gula ord
1 Hoogseng, or even Gap.
roverso = not likely to
latitude and longitude The
sephone Ko, 940,
Wie issued M
for at CHIT
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