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HONGKONG DEFENCE

CORPS.

ORDERS.

Orders for Artillery Company by Capt.

J. H, W. Armstrong, V.D.

FRIDAY, 1st instal

7.00 Light Tilt Company (Gan numbers as detailed) at. Belchers.

·5.30 p.m. Hight Half Cotupany (Layers Bad Settees class only) at lielchers **Part»ry-

30 pm Lott Halt Company (Layers and Setters only) at Belebers Buttery.

Orders for Engineer Company by

Capsala W. Russail.

14th to 27th Sept, Sightly E. £.. Man ning as laid down in Rosters ai cetus. sad Belcher,

INSTRUCTION AT BELCECOS ŠIRI PM. Clasega pre-hold on Tresdays mul 12 analyys team members preparing for te proficient, skilled, caulemperior rate ings, nuove, Sergt.-Major Bryant. It. E.. Slab Sera, farms, R.E., Corporal Day savi, Sind Corporal Norris. Hongkong Delean Curje,

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Total of dios at fyermun from Luth To uh Sept. 1917, & postrii at Head- quocters,

Detail of Tarieforms. Reliets Bar Sept. 1917, is posted at „Elouiquartos.

Orders for Infantry Battalion by Major H. A. Morgan.

PURANES.

FRIDAY, 21×0.

Price

$130.00

THE CHINA MAIL.

"SMITH"

MOTOR

R WHEELS.

Price

$130.00

Latest Models just arrived: ALEX. ROSS & Co.,

4, Den Vapr. Boad, HONGKONG, TEL. 37.

PATELL & CO. ORIENTAL PRODUCE

EXPORTERS,"

SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS.

Agencies in

NEW YORK,

BAN FRANCISCO, D.3.A.

Branches :-

CANTON,

SHANGHAI,``-

YOKOHAMA,

BOMBAY.

HEAD OFFICE: KING'S BUILDINGS

HONGKONG.

COAL

FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.

CHAIRS

I-In Fictoria with two Beprera;

Quarter hour.

Half hour,

One hour;

Three hours,

Six hours,

ITCHING BLOTCHES

FOR THREE YEARS

On Face and Back. Disfigured Face. Greatly. Was Ashamed to Go Out. Cuticura Healed in Four Weeks.

"I had thick blotches come out on my -lace and back. They pred to itch and bam and when the pimples became large they winki break, and alig gether the complaint was of a wet nature. It greatly disfigured my face and 1 was ashamed to go out. It went on fer three years. Then I saw a Chcicura. Soup and Ointment advertisement and I bought then In about three weeks I noticed great change and in another week I was healed. (Signed) Reginald Niebor Clarke, 11. Federation Rd., Laira, Plymouth, Eng., June & 1916

In parity, delicate medication, and refreshing fragrance, Cuticura Song od Ointment meet with the approval. of the most discriminating. Cuticura Soap is ideal for every-day toile: une. Samples Free by Post. Address pat card: F. Newbery & Sons, 27, Charter- house Sq., London, Sold everywhere.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

20

10 conta

$11

LI

B0" TO

"

ay (8 am to 6 pm), ....................$1.00

If the trip is extended beyond Fictoria

half fare extra.

Between the huurs of 8.30 p.m. and a.m. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.

II.-Beyond Fictoria, with four Bearers. Hour,

0.60 cents

Three hours..

Six hoursATAMANTE (MANDY, Day (6 am to 6 p.m.),"

..$1.00

1503 2,00

III-In the Hill District.

With 2 Bearers With 4 Beaters,

Quarter hour,.80.15

t

On and after the 1st Oct, 1917 the rate of postage on letters from Hongkong to Fatehan, Chan Chuen, and Whampoa will be scents' for each cunce or fraction thereof."

Mails for Europe via Suez are des Patched as opportunity offers but only correspondencë specially marked is for- warded by that route and no particulars of such mails can be given.

Correspondence addressed to enemy: subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Port- guese East Africa, Persia and Morocco, cannot be transmitted.

20.30

Hal bour..

+++

0.40

One hour, ****

0.00

Two hours.......... 0:50 Three hours, tenía

0,80

0.70

Six hours.......... 1.00

Day (8am. tospro.)L50

1.00 1,30 2.80

The Services to Germany, Austria, Eulgaris and the Ottoman Empire arr suspended

59

..

RICKSHIS.

WEATHER REPORT.

September 20. 11. 50-No returns from Japanese station: Aadlierchis of moderate intensity has formed over N. China andaressure has consequently increased c

over that area; slight pernt elsewhere. The low-pressure remains stationary. over the S. China Sea.

Hongkong Rainfall, for the 94 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 inch. Total since January 1st, 73.20 inchse, against an average of 72.74 inches.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1917.

SHARE REPORT.

SEPTEMBER 201, 1917.

Sbook and paid, sap

11.30 A.M.

Last Dividend and data.

BANK

Forecast for the 4 hours ending at Hongkong & Shal #19 3 | #350 ka. poon on the 21st September:-

1-Hongkong to Gap Rock: NE. winds, moderate; fair.

fresh.

MARINE INSUE-

2-Formors Channel N, winds,

14.$ 50 8390

3-South coast of China between anthem...... Hongkong and Lamocks: The same na No..

1

4-South coast of China between North Char£5. 110 Hongkong and Hainan : The mamo se No.1.. 1

Chinform

OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN SEPTEMBER-Yangtomoe) .................

The following Table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins daring the month of Sept 1917.-

Sept. 20th, 80

Date.

21st 3.0 end, BiQ

Ends.

Begins

$2.11.

E.3-1

23rd, 1

6.31

·6.30

24th, 8.1

1. 25th, 61

.. 26th, 6.2

28th 6.2

J

g9th, -6.2 30th G.

5.

H

6.24

p.m.

ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

SEPTEMBER 80, 1917.-.2-

Wind

Baronieter

Temperatura.

Direction

Force.

4

4100 | $775 ...

3.608190

FIRE INSURANCES. China Fi20 $150

Hongkong Firma cu 8790 b.

BELIPPING. Donglee Steamshom B00 $51

Steamboats.......... 15 817

Indo-China (

(Preferred)...£5835 (Deferred)....65 882

"Shell" Texsaccata £1107;6

کرم

"Star Ferr......$10 | 829

"REFINERIES. Ohion Sugars Malsbon Sugar.

Interim of 3-3 c

1917

$7 final making

$20

/ 1915 and Into:im of 316 1/0-1916 ----

div. of 18% - 15/

ut 3/6 /18, $435 pat sbare B/C 1918 Final of 3) and bonus of 810 a 1915 and Interim of $30. we 1915 |$15 'making $21 for 1973 and special of $3. va account 1916 1

Approx Linge feira cased

ant la't Joar' div.

7 p.4.

11 p.#.

197 and bonus "for

1975

6.p..

827 fər 1915

Int. of 83 afc '1916-1917.

164 per

7 p.

$1.98 for 1918.

Final uí 36, ale 1918...) Firil of 40/a/o 1916,

- Gral making 7/- w/c 1918 free of income trix Coupon 23...... 81.8a dividend &. 15 ea.

Bonus for year ending ' 30-416

$12 for 1938

(OC), #2

P. 30($50 r

P. 8 foi. 1918.

13 ...

19 p.

5.10 p.m.

All quembers including exempted näem of dd LK.V.R., A. E and D Companies, Signallers" Machine Gannins, Moun end soetion and · Rivernis

will puride, under Major Ch it. Wake

guul, autumn- Thức 190 Cuiirt,”ald'sprai eved by Tra to the Prok Giromil. Kiislocas and Tailor Sections gill para as the Woln Finaund at 5,80 path. Dr. Bed Oster Oberre will wear sword.

2010 pum. Devrait of all units 108. Ferpt ferture debers of 11.K.V.R. -Murray Parade Granel under 18.31.

Witchell, Corporals Eirites. de mod Menda. Drose: Drilt Orger.

SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)

1HE Undersigned haring been appointed Tonde

Gran HARBOU

COAL CO., LTD.are prepared to quote | I.---In the Island of Hongkong engage if price for best quality SILIMPOPON

ia Fictoria. COAL trimmed into Bunkers at SEBAT TIK, or SANDAKAN (British North Borneo...

NILIMPOPON COAL cotopares favour. ably with the better grades of Japan Coal and gives good results on a very modatata consumption.

Steamers calling at SEBATTIK or SANDAKAN exclusively for BILIMPC PON COAL (either cargo or Bonkers) Aars exempt from payment of al Port

charges.

3 pia. Signalling Sertion Class xmpt to former menhers of

1K.V.) Happy Valley. work, "Peas: Choan Futippie.

METALL

Station

Chi day th and 20th Sept. 1" va

Coy. Now, 1 and

Scouts Ca

..

On duty 21st Sept.:

Platoons (formerly

1

A Cop. No. G

|

Platon (formerly Right Sen. M.G. Co.

Ou daty ud Sept.: A Cuy, So. 4

Platoon (formerly Leit See, MG, Co. and Civil Service Coy.).

Order Officer Immun 18th to 22nd Sept. :

Lieut. H. W. H. Kennett.

On duty in the inording of Sunday. 23rd Sept to the morning of Sunday, 30th Sept mitmbers of the Cups formerly in "A" Company, HKVE.

Orderly Other: 2nd Lieut. Thorshill.

A MA

HONGKONG POLICE RESEÁVE.

Orders issued by Me. F: C.

D.S.P.R,

Servren gikny

Jenkia.

All Caite will attend before this

·Heard at Ilvadybarters' Clubs at any time between 5 and 6 p.m. as follows —

Monday, Sept. 2-4-No. 3 Platoon. Tuesday, Sept. 2ith.-No. 4 Platoon. Wedswday, Sep. 28th.-No. 1 Platno, Thursday, Sept, Ath.-c. 2 Platoon Friday, Sept. 2.-Mounted Police, buglery and Brummers and Maxlın (ints

Medical Exempts, and mer o

unt attend. Uniform optional,

Fave But Armlets to lie predneed, "

(B) The Surgeon Sopt, will arrange for the attendance of either Himself, the Assistant Byron Supt., or Surgesa Inspector Thomas at each sitting.

TREXATE

"Joinel--("); T, Thomson (Lisatetunt, 1.E.. retired) to Water Police..

Besigned.-F. 169 La Chung Po (Ambulance)ic permitted to reviga oo iving the Colony.

PROMENADE CONCERTS,

Chief, Staff, Company and Platon Empactors are asked to pince, the twelves a the disposal of Staff Inspector Arealli, 4airgan of the Committee, on the even ing of Haturday: Sept. 22nd. They should. tep is unilocin at the Public Gardens at 8.30pm.

By Order,

*

I. F. Hoton,

ÀS PUB.

HONGKONG REGISTER.

At Schattix Steamers are berthed aloog side the Company's whart where there is a minimum depth of 27 to 28 foot at low water Spring Tides.

3 cents.

Ten minutes, ................... Quarter hour, Balf hour, One hour, Every Subsequent hour,

the ricksha be engaged Note.-Li within the City of Victoria, and be dis- charged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria after 9 p.m., or be dis- charged to the East of Eay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City fare shall be chargeable. of Victoria after 9 p.m. an extra half]

5 cents.

13

II-In Kowloon! Quarter hour. ̧******* Charts of Sibuko Bay (Sebastik Har-Half hour,....... bour), Prices and all other information Hour, ..................................................................... 90 concerning the Port can be had on Every subsequent hour, 10 application to the Agents.

BRADLEY & CO., LTD..!

Agents Cowie Harbour Coal) Company, Limited":

LONDON

THE

1025

DIRECTORY.

(PUBLJAMED ANNUALLY)

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-

single 75 cents....1 bour, return 81.00........ hours. Beyond 4th to 6th mile

single..... rotura mailb 8th to 9th Beyond

single $1.75 return...... 82.00

*****......$1,20................... hours.

DINABLES teaders throughout the World Beyond 9th to 11th mile

to communicate direct with English? MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS

in each class of goods. Besides being a complete commercial guide to London, and ita suburbs, the Directory contains lists of REPORT MERCHANTS with the goods they ship, and the Colok and Foreign Markets they supply; ..

STEAMSHIP LINKS arranged under the Porte to which they sail, and indicating the approximate Sailings : PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES

of leading Manufacturers, Merchants, etc., in the principal provincial tonna od industrial centres of the United Kingdom. A copy of the current edition will be forwarded, freight paid, on receipt of Postal Order for 206,

4

Dealers seeking Agencies can advertise their made cards for £1, or larger advar- tisements from £3, ...

"

The London Directory Co., Ltd.,

26, ABCHTLTH FAME, Leons, E.Q

LESSONS IN CHINESE,

single $2.00.....

ני

return ......82507 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 rickala with three coolies from Tsim Sha Tsui

FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES. T

។

Not exiteding per pelaenger.

.04 cents..

',

04

04

From Slaughter House to

Sailors' dome Frora Bailors: Home to Government Civil Hos- pital From Government Ciri

Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Tower to Race

Couse

to Bay

Clock From House From Wanchai Market to

·Bay View House From Bay View House to

Quarry Bay

II–In the City of Victoria

Not exceeding

MEJ HUN JAN, « Uninasa' grannens verand tu tarstar, has been a teacher to Kampaan beam and Merchants in the Colony for tear Bebas good method of training European' to pars in the Chinese examination, and i pod Half bour

of a tral rate cartišenie as a Chinese tencher, 39

Quarter boura 1999

One hour

has Lise a good knowledge of Mandarin dakks. Two Yours

Those who intend learning the Chinese language ars requested to wall) 0:0 China Mal-Udieser Thres dlaget to No. 15%, Wallington Street, Arst foor.

Temperature. Hongkong, September 20, 1917, BAROMETER

9 AM.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER

Bo

Tin.

Previou

Do Maximum

Du dasent On dala'i

I p.

Parometer

29.97

20.01

tion off

[1251 Five

FOUR

Sir

OUTWARD MAILS. Registered and Parcel mails close 15 minutes earlier than the time given below, unless otherwise stated.

·LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS

OUTWARD.

1 WEEK-DAYS

... 5.CO. P.K.

...10.00 A.M.

3 P.M.

For

Tai O Tai Po... Cheang Chow ... 7.30 A. x.

Shatankok, Sha tin and Bheungshui... 4.00 PM. berdeen, Autun Ping Shan, Sai Kung, Santin, Stanley.. 4.30 P.M.

(7.30 AM. Canton.Samui |

and Wachowi. 5.

Letters 6 P.M. 17.10 4.3.

1.30 P.M.

Macao

(8.00 F.M.

Kongmocn

...Except

Saturdays

Namtau and

Sanmer 5.00 23

Shamchun......

110.00 4.2.

4.00 PJ

护

Station.

mo

5

WI'cstock... 6.129.90; 57 Memuro Hakodate Tokio

Subars & huma

BOLIDAYS

!! 9.30 4.3.

Ostima Naha

*ས་།

T

Iskand

Weihaiwei 60.na es

Hankow

Ichang

Kiukiang

Changsha

Shanghai

30.68 73

29.91 29.943

Sharp Amoy Swatowers

5.00 PM Taikoku .... 6 s. 29.12

Taich

Tairan ..

$.00 .. Koshtin.... * 29.87

171

Peseadores Canton Hongkong

5.00 P.M. Gap Rock

Macao

11

29.91

29.89

8.89

6 a. 29.93

20.91

29.8

Wuchow...: 9 Du

6.00 P.M. Fakho

Hoihow.***

9.00 AM. Phylien

FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN -BRANCH P.O.

WEEK-DATE.

9.30F..

Tourane

73.24.

Я

C.St.

James #

Aparri 6a 19,85 Dagupan.... 39

Manila

20.7

Legaspi.... G|29.78 Tacloban..

Iloilo SUNDAYS &

HOLIDAYS Surigao

'Guam

Labuan

*...*.4.2029,83

8818

MEINTING.

Kafana

Langkaw

Radbou

„21 41/- b.

dm 10 T. 14

EL 82.50 s.

20/-

at. div, of If- free of in- come tax, making 10% a/c 1916-1917 coupon No. 9

| Tie | for 1018.

1 interim making /1916mm

9% for 1915

7 Die

pic.

Troach Mines

Ural Caspiana

DOCKS, WHARVES,

AND GODOWNS.

Kowloon Wharves # 61 $75

H.K. & Whampoa

Docks maiāt 112 b. 113

Shanghai Docks T.:10.78"

8% fhe 1916 & borum. 22.

Io pa

Interim of 823 e

Hp.

Tin. 9 tol year ending.

30-4'27

HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS

Hongkong Eotein...§ 5. | 894

Central Estaco .410. | $90

Hongkong-Lants ...$10L | $89 Humphreys Eats.com& 10J6 Kowloon Landy.........$ 90) BES

West Paints .........3 BC | $75.b.

Shanghai Lande 'T. .50 T. 99

43 a/c "half year-onded

30-6-17 $7 ja 1916...ARA, IMAN

Taterin of a/% 1917).

30 cents for 1428 $2 for 1916

Interim of $3 je 1917).

£ual making 12 % a/o 1915

7 p.

tos

17.30 .. 11.30 P.. BaB. M (7.30 M 18.30 P..

[7.30 A.M 11:30 PM. $7.3 A.M. 19.3. F.M.

6.80

T. F. CLAXTON, Diruter, Hongkong Observatory, Sept. 10, 1917.

F.M.

COTTON MILLS,

Ewos...

T.50 T. 150

Shanghai: Cottons T.: 50 T. 123.

Tix 9 for year ending

31-10-16

51 p.

| Tls. 6'dív, ale year ended

30-6-16,

ma

10 T. 14

T: 090 for 1916

6 p.c

Macao......

Canton

Tai Ping

Tung8.30 PM. 9.30.M. 9.

1. Barometa, reduced to 37 degrees Ebek Ki......9.30 P.M. 1.30P.M. 8.3 P.M.Fabrenheit, on the level of the sea in

inches, tenther and hundredths. Kongmoon 6:00 PM 8.00P.M. 8.00.P.M Kamchuk...6.00 P... 8.00P.M. 6.30 PM. Kaukorg 600 6.00P... 6.00 PM.

Except Saturdays.

In the case of Mails closing before am. BeFitration closes its colock on the previous evening.

EXCHANGE, « Rongkong, Sept. My 1817.1-

For passenger

10

10 centa..

Ja, Luiden-

One day from a.m. to 5 pm. 31.25

"III.---Beyond Victoria. 1

Not exceeding per vassenger,

One hour...

$729,00

Two uours.

29.8

Three. Four

85 Si

Tive

29.85

I

In Kolon

25 cents.

帅

Bank Wire

On dead,

Gachaya kicht

Aaths sight,

3/2

3/3

Credits, 4 months night, 3/4) Documentary, 4 months' right 3/4‡ On Paris

On demand, ¿Credits, 4 months" sight,

On Now York

On demand,

Crodita, 80 days sigh

On Borabay

Wire

1017.

Jake Wm pain) 4 F.K.

De Minisum forer night):

CHRONIC DIARRHOLA

Ondatrons 6 a.m. to 0. p.m. 51,50

If a volíele is discharged beyond the

· limits of the City of Victoria half fene extra is to be allowed for the return journey.

Quarter hour, Half hous... Yne hour. RE you abject to attacks of diar Two hours, rhoes Krep absolutely quiet for Three in

-rest-in-best if possible, be Four careful of your diet and take Chamber lwin's Colic, Culture and Diarhoea Bemely This medicine has eared cases of chrome diaren that physicians have failed do, and it will: cure you For sale by

Chemists and Btotakeovers,

2.00

2200. 100%

On demand,

On Calcutta

Wire

On demand Un Singapore

On douri,

Our Mala

On deman

In Shangnal-

wilaya Alicht

In Yokolini --

Ondeanuel

Sorgenigna(Bank's buying

Silver (par

Bear Silver

hines

ween the hours of 8.du pan, and! Rate of the above, fares shall be merested Chinese Ops

[open]

ms Director

LAKI.

485

DORL

2. TEMPERATUEL, in the shade, in de rees Fahrenheit.

3 HUIDITY, in percentage of stara-] Kung Yik.. tior, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.

ngterapoos

Y

4. DIRECTION OF Win, to two points. 5. FORCE OF WIND, according to Oricatals, Ben ford Besle

is blue aks, e

:6, STATE OF Wing min, f fog, i

detached cloud, d

MISCELLANEOUS.

ggloomy, h hall; 1 lightning, o ovrcaat, Chins Borneosis.

p passing showers, q squal, r rain': 1 snow:

thunder. v visibility w daw web); Luht & PowGIN 7. Rams in inches, teathe and': hun-t dredths

HONGKONG TIDES.

The tide table Kiven below has been compiled at the National Almanse Office in London from the result of the analysia of observations taken by means of sa automatic tide-recording mashine in the Water Folice Basin at

Sha Tsui during the year 87-8-9

The fero of the table corresponds with shes

In the Admiralty zero of the sounding

30 cl for 1918

p.e. for your Zen/ 23-9-06

·8 þa

10 $7

70 cents for 1916

123

$3 for (year ending

∙13 p.

a17-16

il po

80 cents for 1918

LẠI BỨC 1910/17 Bonus

75 cents

$149

#2 interim w/o 1917.

81 interim a/c 1917.

Interim or 8% a/c 1917

China Providenter

Dairy Barns

Green Xalanda " TBB). Hongkong Kectrica 8-10 | 848 Hongkong loos

Hongkong Ropes...) 10. 125)

Dongkong Tramways

Chart, which has been found to be feet HK Steel Foundry 10

2 inches below mean sea level

To obtain the depth of water on

tido gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard

add a feet 4 inches, and on the gang Foak Tramways # 1039

st Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet.

4 inches to the height given in the table.

September 21st to 27th, 1917,

Dongkong

Haighs

你

Steam Laundry

Calon Waterbosta

(6:5]#3 b

Willines Powell | 7148)

$1 a/c year 31-31710 pic

7% for 1916/3937.

93 cents for year 31-5-177

2 for 1916

0 combs tur 1918

50 entire for:101än