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HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS.

Ocian for Artillery Company by Capt,

J. H. W. Armstrong, Y.D.

PARADES.

Idday, 28th insti

7.30 am-Right Half Company (Gua

numbers se' detailed) a Belchers. B.30 p.m.-Righ: Halt Company (Lay- ers and Sottery! class only) at Belchers Battery.

5.30 p.m.-Left. Half Company (Layers and Setter only) as Belekars Eattery.

Orders for Engineer Company by Captain W. Bull.

1st to 18th September. 1017 :-Nightiy Manning at Lielcher and Lyremun

avit Rosters.

ARADES.

Engine drie pi

6.13 pp.

Electricians

INSTRUATIONAL CLASSES.

Wit be held at Balchers at p.. en Tuesday and Thursday for ställe i üujerri.r rarings under Sergal Bryant, B.E., Staff Sergt. Pars CE, Corporal Day and 2nd Curl orris. FR.P

"

The Chief Ragineer directs that Lieut. Stevenson take over the duties of ide DSL. 1yers and 2nd-lient. Brown, the dates of o B., Stonecuttern, dating Captain Janu"ubseroom on Imavel »

Order for Infantry Battalion by Major H. A Mergan.

TESTS OF ELEMENTARY TRAINING, Former members of "A" and "B" Cont tries, T.K.V., who have not paasesi their Gronping Test (Miniature ammuni tion will attend at Kennedy Rond Ringe between 5 and 330 pm Fri-

8th instant. Mufti may be worn. day W TRETRY CODI RAT

Price

$130,00

'SMITH"

MOTOR WHEELS,

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

4, Des Voeux Read, HONGKONG, TEL. 97.

TO LET

TO LET

THE CHINA MAIL.

$130,00

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

F

The Parcel Post service to Aden (except in respect of parcels for military and naval addresses) has been suspended.

MMEDIATE ENTRY, four very

desirable SHOPS situated in Icej.. House Street, opposite the Grand Hotel, recently reconstructed.

For rent and other particulars apply to the Manager. Hongkong Ice Co, Ltd. 46 Connaght Road Central.

Bongtung, August

1917

TO LET..

2003

FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon: Four roomed houses in Kowloon."

Apply to--- HUMPARETS ESTATE & FINANCE

CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings. Boorkong, August 22, 1917.

་་

TO LET. BASILEA." Lyttleton Road.

tight men (as spasially detailed) endhoomed House with Servants dag will fire on the leak Range us 6.30 Ani on Thursday 7th and Friday 9th Quarters instant Lieut-ilson wih take charge. Dems, Drill Orler with ches

PARADES.

Friday. th fast:-

p.-Maching the Capany" mens bers as detailed King Pack, Borg Annual Mroketry Course. Dyes, Patil qendëy with pouches. 6.30 jum--Beernts of All waits

Murray Parade Kirennd, under C. S. X. Witelrell. Corporals Grimes, Pilgelathe and Meade, Dress. Drill order.

0 p.m.-Sigilling Section A

Class (except Right Talk Section

at Happy Valley. Station work. Dress, clean align

15.80 (-Signalling Section (Right)

Half to on. Murray Parade Ground. Squad Frill and Rite

Ni*Peji,,*s.

MUSKETRY bleme wishing to fire their Antal Coase at the Park Range or King's Park Bauge, on two days & week, at 6.30 6... intend of he Bigg Park.app.m., aro requested to send is their cames to their *Company Connanders,

DETALLA

f duty from the morning of Succy, 3rd to the horning of Shäday, 30th members of the Corps September, Lormerly in."A" Company. H.K.V.R.

Orderly Officer, Lient. A. E. Wright. On duty th September-Monisted" Bection."

On duty 1st (etabar - Maeline Gun

Company.

On duty 2nd Deceber Machine Gun

Company

On duty 3rd teler:-"A" Company" An duty thebober:-"A" Company. On duty Sthetober :-"A" Company. On duty 6th October:-A Company, Orderly Officer from 50th September to 6th October, Fient. J. O. Owen Hagber.

Hongkong 21st September, 1917.

HONGHONG POLICE RESERVE-

Orders Issued by Mr. F. C. Jaakio, D.S.P. "(R.)

SERVICE BOARD.

Alfranks (including Medical and other exempts) to attend in mufti at Head quartors Club at any time between s and 8 p.in. Armlets to be produced.

Friday 28th September, Mounted Police, Buglers and Maximus,

Monday, 1st October, No. 7 Platoon. Tuesday, 2nd: October, No. 8 Piston. Wednesday, 3rd October, Ambulance. Thursday, 4th Uctober, No. Platoon.. Friday, 5th October, No. U Platoon? STRENGTEL

Trooper Sergeant 7-41 Ralph is anted Testa for the duration of the war.

Trooper.795,is granted 8 monthe leave from the Colny. -

oT Amott rejoins, and is attached

By Order,

to No.2 section.

3. F. Höce

A.S.P. (R.).

HONGKONG REGISTER.

Predeter

29.83

99.86

1284

..Apply to-

Mesurs. LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Chartered Bank Building. Hongkong, August 25, 1917,

2007

10FF

TO LET.

FFICES at 2 Connaught Road Central

OFFICES in King's Buildings. HOUSES Wong-nei-chong Road.

"HOUSES on Shamcen, Canton.

Apply to

"On and after the 1st Oct, 1917, the rate of postage on letters from Hongkong to Fatsban, Chan Chuen, sad Whampos will be 4 cents for each ounce or fraction thereof."

Mails for Europe via Sneż are des patched as opportunity offers bat only correspondence specially marked is for warded by that route and no particulars of such mails can be given.

Eczema in Dry Scurf on Little Girl's Head. Also Back. Spreading Rapidly. Burned All the Time. Cuticura Completely Healed in Six Weeks.

Above are extracts from a signed statement recently re- ceived from Mrs. R. Hooper, 70, Mead St., Bath Bridge, Bristol, Eng, July 19, 1916.. Cuticura Soap and Ointment have proved most valuable for the treatment of plusples, blackheads, redness and roughness, dandruff, itching irritated scalpe with dry, thin and falling hair, an well as for irritations and chaings of infancy and for all purposes of the toilet, bath and sursern, ha

Samples Free by Post. (Scap to cleanse, Ointment to heal.) Addream F.Newbery & Sons, 27, Charterhouse Sq., London. Sold everywhere,^«^,

FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.

CHAIRS.

I.-In Victoria with two Bearers..

10 cents, Quarter hour... Half bour, ich One hour.

Six hours

Correspondence addressed to enemy. subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Porta-Three hours, Knese East Africa, Persia and Morocco, cannot be transmitted.

ay (5 a.m. le 6 pm)

.30

$1.00

If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, half fare extra-

Between the hours of 8.30 pm. and 5 area. the above, fares shall be increased

by 50 per centum.

The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire anspended.

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

LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILÒ

OUTWARD.

WEEK DAYS

For

Ini D...

... 5:00P.X. Ti Fo......10.00 AM Cheang Chow... 7.30 .. .& 3P.M.

Morton Terrace and Shatankok, Sho

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCT Co., Lra,

WAI KEE.

FLAG & BAILMAKER

6 tin and

Sheuzgahui... 4.00 2:34 Ferdeen, Auta, Ping Shan,

Sai Kung, Santin, Stapley.. 4.30 PM.

$2.30 LX.

11-Beyond Victoria, with four Beaters. Hour,******

...... 0.80 cents.

..$1.00

Three hours.....

Six hours. tom. 1.30 Day (6 am to 6 pm.),

WEATHER REPORT.

September 11. No returns

from adivostock and Weihaiwel

Pressure has decreased slightly over

Japan, and increased slightly elsewhere;

it is highest overt S. Manchuria. A trough of law pressure still extends fr Annam across

the Philippines, to the Pacific...

Fresh monsoon will continae along the China coast and over the N. China Sea.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am. to-day, 0.0riach. Total

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 37 1917.

SHARE REPORT.

SEPTEMBER 9TH 191

Approximate

Stock and paldi nga Valus

E' tione 11.30 AM.

Welding

*ધ

`year's

div.

BANKI

since January lat, 73.30 inches, against Hongkong hat #191 8547) . 650 sa-Jaterim of £2-3/

An average of 14.77 inches.

Forecast for the $4 hours ending at noon on the 23th September -

1.-Hongkong to Gap Rock: E winds, fresh; fait.

1-Formes Channel: E winds Fresh.

MAKINESINSUR- ANCES

C$ 50 | $320.

3-South song of Chins between North China. 110 Hongkong and Lamocka: The same as

No I.

Calonsuoć #100 | #770

4-South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainen: The same asante #0 | $190

No. 1..

OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN SEPTEMBER. FIRE

1?

The following Table shows the Stan-

SURANUES,

China Fl... $130

ard The st. which Official Night ends Hongkong Fire [#190; b. and begins during the" month of Sept.

זין

SEIFFING.

1917

Dougie Steamshi 3501

Date. Sept. 27th 0.2.

Enda.

Begins

Budd

6.99 p.m.

28th, 6.3

6.27

***

"

29th, 6.2

8.95

ધ

"30th, 4.3

ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

SEPTEMBER 27, 1917———

2.00 - -

III.—In the Hill District.

With Beavers With 4 Bearers.

Station.

Quarter hour$0.15

50.30

Half hour, ..

0,30

0.40

SUNDAYS &

One boúr, kimén

0:30

0.40

HOLIDATS

Two hours.

0.50)

0,80

Three hours, ....... 0.70 -

1.00

Six hours 9.30.X. Day (8 a.m. tom.)1.50

1.00.

1.50

2.00

Canton Saras Regis. 5.7.

Bad WachowLetters6 F.M.,

{7.15 A.M. Hazao .. 1.30 P.M.

[6.00 P.M.

Saturdays Fatau and

Sanmci...... 5.00 ..

F10.00 ..

No. 129, Des Voeux Road Central,ongmoon...Except

Top Floor, HCNGKONG."

Telephone No. 1833.

(2108 Shamchun. 1.4.00 ..

PATELL & CO. "ORIENTAL PRODUCE

EXPORTERS,

SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS.

Agencies in

NEW YORK,

BAN FRANCISCO, U.S.Ä.

Branches:-

CANTON, SHANGHAI,

YOKOHAMA;

BOMBAY.

·HEAD OFFICE: Eno's BUILDINGS' HONGKONG.

EXCHANGE Hongkong, Sept. 26-1917,

On London- Brak Wire

On desrand, 30 days sight.

fontha sight,. Credits, 4 months" sigh Documentary; 4 monitha' Do Faris-

Do demand, Credits, 4 months' right,

| On New York-

Ow demand

Credits, 60 days

Bombs

On demand

On Calcutta

Wire

Ob demand

Da Singapore

On does it sauvind,

.99

Da Manda

On"densit

On Shanghal--

On dutend

230 days! sightīprimitë

On Yekah

训

BICKSHIS.

I.—In the Island of Hongkong engage if

Wrostock. Memoro... Tixkodate.

Tokio

Nagasaki

Hour.

Kagoshima Ostimat

Naba....... Ishijima

Bunin feland

Weihaiwei 6x

in Victoria.

Ten minutes,

5 cents.

Hankow

14

Quarter hour,

10

17

Half hour, me

15

Ichang

500 P.M. One hour.

Siakingg Changsha...

Every Subsequent bour, 20„ Shanghai Note-If the ricksbabe engaged Gutalaff

9.00 . within the City of Victoria, and be dis Sharp Pk...

the Western part of the Amoy

5.00 P.M.

charged

·City of Tren after I p.m.. or be dis- Swatow

Barometer

Wind

at Bea Level

Temperature.

Humidity.

Weather.

Force.

Stancaboat. 158174

Indo-Chinas *

(Preferred). Datorred)... £39.

Shell" Transits £1107/8

**Star Ferry 10 $29

REFINERIES. Oh on Sugars.

Maisbon' Sugars.

Kailans

MINING.

P. 30509

10

30.

Faubar

Tranch Mines

hal Caspian

DOCKS, WHARVES||

90.19 30.03

|29,91)

charged to the East of Bay View Police Taiboku 6 29.80 75 98 Station on the Eastern side of the City Taichu...... of Victoria after 9 p.m., an extra half Tainan fare shall be chargeable.

M

5.00 P.M.

9.00 A.M.

II-In Kowloom.

Quarter hour, m

Half hour,

5 cents 10

Koshun Pescadores Centon Hongkong Gap Rock

(29.8

Hour, M

Маско

FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.O..

“SUNDAYS Æ. FOR. WEEK-DAY HOLADATE

(7.3) A.M. Mach1.39 YOL

(7.30 AM. Canton 10.30 P-M...

8.30 Y.ML

Tai Ping

Tang:30 PM. 8.30, 'B P.X.

....

Every subsequent hour,

III-Taipo Road.

Twenty 'bents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour if the hirer causes the journey to take langer than:-

Wuchow the Pakboi

Bloihow Paulien... Tourane. C.St.James Aparri "` `---.. Dagupan... Manila Legaspi Tacloban Boilu

8.30.M.

(7.30A.M.

To 4th mile- 11.30 2.30

single 17.3 AM 19.3 PM | Beyond 4th to 8th mile-

75 cents.1 hour. return 81.00.

hours.

single 1.20...

hours.

Surizzo Gam Labuan

450

T. F. CLAXTON, Director,

Beyond 6th to 9th mile- Shek Ki......9.30 P.M. B.30 PM. 9.30: P.M. ||:

$1.78.

ainglo

return.200

Kongmoon 6.00 6.00 6.00 r.m: Beyond 8th to 11th mile

Kumchuk...6.00 PM; 6.00 P.M. 6.30 PJK

Kaukorg..6 00 F M. 6.00 F. X. ^6.00 F.3/

1.KE

Except Baturdays.

single.300 ........ return ..............$2.50

th

Farms for journeys beyond the mile to be a matter of previous arrange

ment in each case.

The fares here set out to apply to on

In the care of Maila closing before 9 ricksha with three coolics from Tsim Sha

Registration closes at-5 o'clock in | Tami - the previous evening

HONGKONG TIDES.

The tide tahle Kryen, below has been compiled at the National Alianse. Office in London from the result of the analysis. of observations taken by means of an. automatic tide-recording machine in the Water Police Pasin at Tsim Sha during the years 87-818

The Zero of the table corresponds with. the zero of the wording in the Admiralty Charty which has been found to

to be feet

2 inches below mean sea level.

To obtain the depth of water on the tide gange at the Victoria Naval Yard add a feet 4 inches, and on the gange Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 30 feet 4inebes to the height giren in the table.

De September 28th to October 4th, 1917.

!!

·FIRES FOR PUBLIC CAKRIAGES.

From Slaughter. House to Sailors' Homes poiler From Sailus Home to Government Civil Hos pitalar From. Government Civil, From

"Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Tower to Race

Couse

From Clock Tower to Buy

View Floo From Wanchai Market to

Bay View House wit From Bay View Hounas

Fongkong. Observatory, Sept. 27, 1317.

1. BAROMETLE, reduced to 35 degrees

AND GODOWNS.”

1917...

$7 Bnal making 925 w/ 1973 and Interim of $15 a 1918.

“dèv, of 15°%) -- 15/-

nt, 3/8 5/16, 84.25 per share / 1016...................... Final of 890 and "bonca of $10 / 1915 and Interim of $30 a19/0 $15 making : 391 for 1915 and special of $3 11916) ........'

$7 and boats for

· 1915.

$97 for 1913

Tat. of 85 als 1916-1917.

...

$1.23 for 1918

Final of 3)- âje 1918.. Final of 40-e1916,

Anal making T 1910 free of income tax Coupan 28 $1.65 dividend & 15 ct. Bunne for year ending

$12 for 1916

P. 5 for 1916

Inti div. of U- free of in- come tar, making 10% alc: 1910-1917;coupon No:"9

Tis: 1 r 1915.

1 interim making 4/

1918

for 1913.

18% or 1915 & baza 89

Kowloon Whares #373

HK. & Whampoa

Docksta

#115

Interim of 82a o 1917.

Stanghai Door

AB for your ending 30-4-17

HOTELS LANDE AND BUILDINGS Hongkong Hotel...3 5. 894 s. Central Estaca 1000 Hongkong Lande...$201 | 938 Humphreys Estasi 1030- Kowloon Laudy... 30 888 Vent Points..... 56280 Shanghai Labor T. SCT. D

$3 afc half year ended

30-6-17, 2 57/1916..

Interim of 3 / 1917..

80 cents for 1318

#2 for

Interim of 83 1917.

final map 127

COTTON MILLS,

Fahrheit, on the level of the sea in Shanghai Cotton T. 56) T. 119

inches, tenthe and bundredths

2 TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de

grees Fahrenheit..

BUMDIT, in percentage of Saturd

tion, the humidity of air saturated with Y stoc moisture being 100

The. 9-for, year Pending

311010

Tia. & div, ile year ended

30-6-16.

·B pies

∙11 p.

8

Трос

8 D

1! p.s

.7 p.

Kung Yik...

10 T. 131, 5

T&T b

T.36

Tia 0,90 for: 1418

•61 p.C..

MISCELL EOUS.

DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points. Orientaly 3. Force or War, according to

Best ford Scale

6. STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, detached cloud, d drizzling rain, fog. Born Not exceeding gloomy, hail, I lightning, og roast,

P passing showers, a ajun, y rain 1atow | Leht & For

thunder y visibility dew wet),"

per passenger

of cents

7 Bat in inches, tenths and hun-CE-Providenta dredths.

Hongkong, September 27, 1917. BAROMETER

Dairy Farms"

Green Islanda sinem.

1821-12

$0.00 bi

Hongkong Electrics #10842 Hougkong tou Hongkang Ropes

85 Blangkong Tramways

$26

35.80.

Quarry Baye

Do

11- In the City of Victoria,

D%-(Wat bulb); #/nikki lio: (Wat bulb) 19.ms

H.K. Steel Foundry

eeding

A Quarter, Hour,

“Diz Mishnan (op

might)

Mich

Half Hour-

One hour

T# boarse

Three

extra is to be allowed for the return journey

ple." for year ending.

175) ointa for 1916 1

year wnding

31-7-16 180 centa for 1918

#2 b/c 1916/17 Bonus

32 interim a/6 19172A.

31 interim a/c 1917

Isterim 62% ae 1917

1 year 21-0-17.

13p.c

Four

Five

Mix

One day from

Bronti Laundry

Not exceeding | Unieu par pamonger.

1916

10.0.0.

Quarter hour,

Ou déginal,

· Gold Lesli

0.123

0.00

0:00

REW!

Four