1917-10-01 — Page 9

THE KOWLOON CUSTOMS TREATY,

[Con haued frane Saturdayil

(0) Goods transportet by train at the 5betshow railway kration to the different ; stations in the British Territory, Cacept- ing those destined for the Kowloon Krailway station, without having a duty free pass, shall be required to pay export cinty at the branch custom the Chinese territory.

(e). When goods are transported from the British Territory to the Chine ture E ritory by railway, having obtained eriti fente from the custea house at

As

THE CHINA MAIL.

HONGK(MINIME

CORPS.

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS.

Orders for Artillery Company by Capt. 3. H. W. Armstrong, Y.D).

efnis Duties for Catcher are posted

(2) Wlina stèum-launch returns from Donsinually port in Kwärglung to Hough shall be required to call at The Iranch nowhon customs house established in Hongkong territory by agreement with the Hongkong Governloor, showing the inget duty, pobin men gether with goods and passengers such goods, they shall be tage synd on this nation but at Headquarters.** on la pil, for examination. When the ing to the rate of duty ixed in the com lannel is aired to pay customs duty.mercial treaty stipulated in to the same shall be paid at the same ens- tous bote.

that

is in the 27th year of the reign of KuanL Hsu or according to the rate which will (8) Should any stenni launch fail to be fixed after the ravision of the present observe the directions given in the per-rate. These goods shall be exempt froms. Inis regarding the branch customs house farther taxation, un'il they reach, the it shall call for examination, place of destination, where only transit hile running between Hongkong and dues shall be collected Don-treary parts in Kwangtung or "rice versa," the launch and its cargo shall be fiable to secure aud confiscation.

Art. 4 Native sailing boats and cargo boats having been registered at the Customs Eise shall be allowed to be towed by the licensed steam launches for inland service to and from different pop-treaty-ports in Kangtung. The sail ing and towing of such stoun launches native sailing bonts, and cargo-boats shall be subject to the regulations and

of article 5. «restrictions of

Į

Order for Engineer Company by

Captain W. Rntroli.

28th September to 8th October, 1917: Nightly E. I. Manning at Belchers and Byron as per Rosters justed at Head- quarters.

TAHLDES.

Engine drivers 5.dó,p... Electricians 6.00 pm, from Isá October,

(F) Goods transported from the Chinese territory by mufway to the different railway statices in the British Territory and havingobtained triplicate certificate for the export of native goods shall be taxed according to the rate of the duty Axed in the commercial treaty stipulated. in 1858; that is, the 8th pane of the reign

Ireem. 2d Lient, Hull Stonecut of Hsien- feng or according to

the rate Sced after the revision of the presenters End Liont. Marley. Eoteliers, Cap

tain W. 'Bissell, D. 1/6 DEL

rate.

**

OFFICE ON OCT1.)

INSTRUCTIONAL CLASSES.

Will be held, at Belchers at 9.00; p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday under Sergt."

(2) The exhange rate between the dollar and the Rk, tael for the payment of enstomy-duty on goods transported by railway shall be so fixed that it shall not be higher than the exchange rate fixed by the Kuangtang customs horse- | Major Opandene, R.E.. Staf Sergt. Pare

Art. 14. When pods shipped from Ho Hongkong to inland cities in China by sons, R., Corp. Day and 2nd Corp... train native sailing-boots, or steam Norris, IL.R.D.C_ launches are found to have been wrong- ly reported at the Kowlon customs house respecting their number, weight, quantity description or valine with a view of evading duty, the Hongkong Government, at the request of the Kow- loon customis house, shall seine · such goods until the amount of duty asessed together with the amount of fine fised for the intended fraud, are fully

paid. I

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

Art. 7. Cargoboats towed by steam lavaches for non-treaty-ports in Ruang- tung shall be required before leaving Hongkong, to apply to the Kowloon customs house, for examination, wiren the customs house shall allow them to Prosced to the port to which they are destined after their hatchways have -been sented. But under

witch circumstances, the said customs house shall have the power to order the said boats to call at certain customs stations wbile 0124 their

WAT for examination

Art. 8. Foreign imports shipped in native sailing boats or stean launches asiatered under articles 6 and from the Victoria port of Hongkong to non-such trantfalent practice is discovered at treaty ports in Kuangtang shall be per places within the Chinese Territory, there. Corp. A. O. Lang. Privates A. mitted to pass after having paid

half of principal customs dues and ons transit dnes a obtained a

transit certificate for foreign goods inland. But

before sailing such mative sailing hot

or steam launches, shall be required to . apply to brunch customs house established by mutual agreement in the territory of Hongkong for examination And also to observe the custoran real tious by applying to such customs house on their way inland as specially pointed cat in the peroiit for examination.

Certificates or foreign goods moving instined above shall be issued to imports from overseas and prodacts from Hongkong, only. The customs house and in brunch, eastopi house abili luce no power to issue certif- entes fur goats produced in other party of China, se shipped to non-treaty Lorts in Knangtungivia Hongkong.

Are D. Goods shipped from one Chinese treaty port to another by way of Hongkong sad having obtained a pass from the Chinese customis house at the aai! treaty port the customs house of the port to which the mid goods are destined shall accept sucha pass a valid. But uker such circumstances the follow

be observed:-". "regulations skull

It she gautis trying reached Hong

same punishment shall be applied."

Art. 1. The Governments of the two High Contracting parties hereby agree that Handates of orders, shall be issued Idealied regubations shall be drawn upt

pfor

and deep ruulgation and enforcement

of the present treaty.

PARADES,

11

TUESDAY, 2nd Oct.:-

6.30a.m. Annual Musketry Course a Peak Range The following will attend:

R. Lowe, U. F. Nightingale, J. H. C. Goodban, D. Jaffe, A. Mackenzie F Graham and J. Knight Blason.

Officer in Charge. 7.10.1.

(Hongkong Detachments about Machine Gun Company quarters. Dress Drill Order without rities.

4.45 p.m. “A” Company No. 1 Flatcob, Nos. 1 andreetions at King's Park Range, Annual Musketry Fourse. Dress, Drill Urder with two small pouches

3.00 p.m. Maunted Section at Kennedy Bond Range T. ET. (Grouping) Dress Drill Order, without rifles. Le Lieut. Officer in

Evan Jones Charge 5.15° p.m_"VA" Company,, No. 4 Platoon. at Law Courts and proceed by Tram to Happy Valley Fire Discipline Training. Dress Order.

Price

$130.00

SMITH"

MOTOR WHEELS.

Entest. Models just arrived:

ALEX. ROSS & Co., Dea Vaux Road, HONGKONG,

TEL: 07.

On duty 11th, 19th and 13th Ontober.

B." Company. Orderly Officer from th to ath October, Ligat. B. R. Branchen

All geards will parafe at Blade Fier at 4.15 p.m. and from: 90th repteniber, 1917. Hongkong, 29th September 1917. -

WEATHER REPORT.

MONDAY OCTOBER 1 1917.

REPORT

OCTOBER 197, 1917

SHARE

Stock and paid up

FL.30 AM

Last Myldend

́and date.?

Approximate Return Oneed.

Price

$130.00

I.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

BANKI

Hongkong & "hal #12 3|3580

1817

KARINEINSUR- ANDRS,

50 $320 sa..

North China

110

Letters franked at the 4 cents rate addressed to Toranti and Bengtse and Catons

other places in the Province of Yunnan, Į

should be superscribed with the words. Tangtanesi 60 1190 |

"For delivery by the Chinese Post Office."

•

Hongkong to Futshan, Chan Chuen, sut whampea will be 4 cents für each ounce

or action thereof."

FIRE INSURANUES. Chins Fir**

$130.

Hongkong Ft. $290

SHIPPING

oogia: Staamelite 136 $73x. d b..

Steamboats

Indo-Chines

#15[917] && u

The Furcel Post service to Aden October tit. 114. 45m-No returns (except in respect of parcels for military from Japan and Vadivostock. Pressure and naval addresses) has been suspended. has increased moderately at all stations

"On and after the 1st Oct, 1917, reporting. An anticyclone is central

the rate of postage, on letters from over the lower Yangtze Valley and an area of relatively low pressure issituated in the China Sea. The position of the typhoon is uncertain owing to lack of telegraphic returns; it is probably Mails for Europe via Suez are des- Crossing Central Japan on a N.F. track. patched as opportunity offers but only Fresh monsoon will prevail along the correspondence specially market is for- China coast, and over the N. China Seawarded by that route and no particulars

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours of such mails can be given.. "Shell" Transporta £1107/6

subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Fortu ending at 10 am, to-dag, 1.96 inch. Tota

Correspondence addressed to ensiny an average of 7587 inches.

Kuese East Africa Ferain and Morocco, Forecast for the 24 hours ending at cannot be transmitted. noon on the 2nd October

since January 1st, 77.84 inches, against

1-Boogkong to Gap Rock: E winds, fresh to strong; fair.

S-Formors Channel: NE winds, fresh to strong..

3-South coast of Chins between. Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as No. 1.

Art. 13. The present treaty shall be in force for five year. During the period of its enforcement both tontracting parties may consult and agree with each other for the revision of the provisions in the treaty at any time. neither of the parties concerned notify the other for the cancellation of the asic treaty at a time six months prior to the expiry. of this period. it shall continue to be If at the end enforced for another year of the extended period no notification, either of the contracting

-South coat of Chins between. parties to the other regarding the unnuf

3.13 p.m. Company No. 8 Platoon mefit of the said tresty, it shall beowloon Dock Sections; at Kowloon Hoogkung and Hainan. The same s

Dock. Tests of Elenientary Training.

No. 1. enforced for another year and so on until one of the contacting parties

6.39 pm. Stretcher Pearer Section at notify the other of its intention

Headquarters. Of annulling the treaty six months prior to the expiry of the aforesaid period. After at Happy Valley, Station work. Dress, OFFICIAL-NIGHTS FOR OCTOBER this having been done, the parties con-rill Order without riftes earned shall then consider the treste Wednesday 3rd Oct. null and void.

is

is isgned

So long as the present treaty remains.

B

3.305.m. Signalling Section," class,

6:30 am. Annual Musketry Course në

The following table shows the Stan-

Boar waters are nut unloaded or in force, the post of Customs Corimis | Peak Range. The following will at-dard Time at which: Ocial Night ends!

or removed

fsioner and the Doputy Customs Commis Wett. Schofield and N. E. Kent

at Kawloon

circume

to other vessels, the Hongkong Govern- sioner at the customs house ment shall allow the Kowloon customs shall be occupied under any bouse to have control

Over these goods.

of British by subjects (ay When the aforesaid goods after pationality respectively. being unloaded are waiting for ships or! Art 17. The

sta

sDd

(Preferred).£5 $35. (Deferred)25392 6.4

"Star Ferry 10899

REFINERIES. China. Bagam00 | $85 m).

Malabon Segar... P. 50 $22.

The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire" are||-- suspended.

OUTWARD MAILS. Registered and Parcel maila close 10 minutes earlier than the time given below, unless otherwise stated.

------

ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER

REPORT.

OCTOBER 1-1917-m

and begins during the month of Oct.,

Station.

Ends,

Bagins.

6.13 p.m. 6.32

S. Gablay, G. E. Pre de Pabner, 9. G.

E. E

IDIT Officer in Charge, Lient. Beswick.

Date: "A Company, No. Pa 4.40

Oct. 1st 8.3 Lacat Rinson), at King's Park Range Annual Muskotry Course. Dress, Drill Order with two small

train for transportation to other places written in the present treaty shall be toon, (3.CO% and men as detailed by

Art. 18. The present treaty after being

in both Chinese and English Re when the sole are transported by In case of any dispute arising on the

for ships trains and are wur

to carry interpretation of the text of the agrec to other lay, they shall be stored ment by both parties the English text tbesn

lizenself, go dowi x mutually appointed shall be accepted as

as authoritative. by the Hongkong Government and the Kowloon- ensžouns house. The Hong kong Government shall permit the Fow and from theth bay of the thr

enstoms house to have control over month of the year of

of the Republic auch goods anti shuill appoint a certain of China: that is theth day of the definite time for the transportation ofth month of 191. & D.. much guls to her places.

50.

The Hongkong Government hereby agrees with the Kowloon customs home to app certain overland roads on the bounimey of the Uhino British territories For Cile passage of goods and live stock to the thitish berritory go as prevent snuggling. When goods or

sisney and sealed shall be enforced on

Four copies of the treaty in Chinese and four copies in English shall be made out the name of the place), making a total eight copies of the treaty.

vestock are fined crossing the Chino To-day's Advertisements

British Boërskry without a customa psucir gils or live stock shall be fiable to seizure and detention. They shall not be released until the customa duty on them and the amount of time fixed ae puid

Art: 1. (a) The Chinese eastoms house hereby agrees to assist the Hongkong Government to prohibit the importation of spirits, opin, articles which may be adulterated with

morphia, and

·loves in Longkong and also to Print the Hengkung Carernment in dpperessing the trading of these artictes either on laud urat sea.

(b) The Hongkong Government hereby agrees to continue its prohibition of the muuggling oƐarins, munitions and other auilitary weapons from Hongkong to inlar cities in China. It shall also sist the Chinese Government in the suppression of the smuggling and sale of Boch articles »

MASSAGE.

MR. HONDA, Trained male Masseur. Ten years experience! Formerly of Tokyo Military Hospital

WILL VISIT PATIENTS RESIDENCES IF TREFERED No. 218, Queen's Road East.

2154

TOYO KISEN KABBA,

FROM SAN FRANCISCO "VÁ - HONOLULU, JAPAN PORTS AND BHANGHAL

THE Breamship

TER

Art, IL. Notwithstanding the fact that Jungkong in fres trade port, the Hongkong Government hereby agrees

SIBERIA MARU, to lasur trade sentisties recording. the various gooris, quantity and other details

The above named Stamer haring imported into him or exported to arrived. Consigues of Cargo are bersby fortegn countries therefrom by way of potiho and by their bills of Lading Hongkong, with a view o obtaining an ↑ for usuniegsignature and to make immediata necarate knowledge of the real condition delivery from Aizugane,

China's foreign trade and at the same time to help the Chiness Government in imrcasing ith customs revenne

Art. 13. The Hongkong Government uzdertake to provide offices and downs for the examination of goods

Ahall

4.45 pm-Buches. Taikool

Section) 12 men to be detailed later, at Taikoo Range, Annual Maskotry Course. Dress, Drill Order with two sinal pouches.

Officer in Charge, 2nd Lieut. R. Suther land.

Thursday, 4th October

5.30 sm—Anasal Musketry Course at

Kings Park Range for N.C.'s and men who fred on the morning of 1.10.17.

4.45 p.m.

"A" Company, No.1 Platoon, Nos. 3 and 4 Sections, at Kings Park Kange. Annual Musketry Course Dress, Drill Order. with two small pouches.

445 pm. "B" Company, (Taikoo Sec- tions) 12 men to be detailed hereafter, at Taikoo, Range, Annual Musketry Course. Dress Drill. Order with two small pouches.

Officer in Charge (2nd Lieut. Bi Sutherland.

5.30 p.m. Machine Gun Company (Bengkong Detachments, at Headquar tera Dress, lean fatigue.

5.30 p.m. Mounted Section at Jockey Club tables. Dress, Drill Order.

6.30 pm. Signalling Section "Band "C" classes (except Right Haf Section at 1leadquarters. Dress Clean fatigue.

pm, New members of “D° Lom-

39

pany joined since 1. F. 17), st Head- quarters Lecture on Care of Arms,

6.21

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Ilour,

Barometer

at Boa Lovel

Temperature.

Humidity

Wind

Direction,

Weather.

Force.

MINING.

Kailan Tangkaw

10 T. 14

...£$2.50·1

Tronch Mines.

Trai Carplans

DOCKS. WHARVESĮ

AND GODOWNS.

Kowloon Wharves # 60, #81 d.

EE. & Whampoa "

Shanghal Docks 20579

$7 final making / $25.

·ws. 1915 and Intarisi of $18, wie 1916

div. of 15%

15/-

at 3/8 3/16, $55 per shares/ 1916. Final of 3 and bonta

of $10% 1016 m. Interim of $30 1916 $15 making $21. for 1915 and special of $3

5 1916

37 and boons for

1915,

| 827 for 1913. coverbioss

Int. of $5 a/c 1916-1917.

31:25 for 1918:

Final of 3/4 m/s 1416. Final of 40-1916

of-flus making if we 1918. free of income tax Coupon 18 $1.58 dividend ♬ 15 cu. Bonus for year anding 30-4:16

$12 for 1316.

15 p

P. 5 for 1918..

13 RE

nt. div, of 1: free of in- come tax, making 10% *a/c 1016-1917 coupon

No. 9

Ths. 1 for 1916

14 interim making

A/C 1816.

9 to 1913

8 or 1918 & borns 331

Interim of $a e 1917.

Ta 9 for year ending

30:4-17

Włostock... 6 Em 1 Mempro Hakodate..

Sagasaki.... Kagoshima. Ostima Naha

Iskijima

„Weihaiwei 0 99,96

HOTELS BLANDS AND BUILDINGS ·

Hongkong Hotel...3 51 | 824 1. Central Extacon”.....8104.] $89 b.” Hongkong Land...510 388 Humphreys Escacs 108. Kowloon Landa # 30| 208,

West Polúta ....

BG 86 b.

Shanghai Lands T. 50 T., 3o

$3 a/c half year ended

30.8.17.

$7 / 1916.

Interim of Bot je 1917...

60 centa tor 1318

$2 for 1916

Interim of 33 / 1017.

6% dos mas ng 12

-

god, 6.3

1

3rd, 63

4th 6.3 5th 6.3 6:4

J

7th 6.5

6.17

8th, 8

6.10

Eth, 8.6

10th 66

11th, 6.6

0.34

9.8

€.13

13th 8.7

6.19

14th: 6.7

611

Hankow

14th, 6.8

·8.30

Ictang

16th, 8.9

Kinking

Changsha

18th 9.8,

6.8

Shanghai

6.0

6.7

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» 20th, 8.5

21st,

Sharp Pk

6.6.

Amoy

N. 22nd.

Swstow

23rd: 24th

Taiboku

Taichu

26th, 12

Tainan

28th, 1

$20.88 70 149.87.

27th 12

28th, 6.13

29th 614

30th, 14,

31st 6.15....

EXCHANGE,

Hongkong, October 1, 1917.

Mechanism and Aining Instruction by On London Corpl. Edmonds

Friday 5th. Ort. :-)

4.4 p.m." Company, No. Hatoon, (N. C. Os and men as detailed by Lieut Blason), at King's Park Range. Annual Muskety Course Dress, Drill Urder with pouches.

5.30 p.m "Recruits of all units (except *D* Company on Murray Parale Ground. ander CM, Witchell. Carpis Edgentbe, and Meide. Dress, Drill Order.

Koshun Peseadores Canton

Gap

Pakbor

H

Bethow

Phulien

Toorone

C.St. James

Aparri

Dagupan...

Mario i.. Legaspi Tacloban

Bank Wire

On demand,

妒

20 days sight 4 months' aight

Iloilo

Surigao

Crodits, 4 months might

Gusta

Documentary, 4 months

On Paris

Underband,

Credia, 4 monthä” sight, On Sex York- On damand, Crodita, 60 days sight On Fombay

5.00p.m. Signalling Section "A" Class (except Right Halfection) at Happy Cargo remaining undelivered on WED-Valley Station work. Diess Clean Wire, NESUAY, and October at 4.1.1. will be fatigue.

Ob/doniand, andel at Consigue se sust expense 5.30 pm. "E" Company will pande as Da Calcutta and delivery must then be taken from the follows for inspection of A Arme, Ammuni

LeWire, tion end Kit Company's Godowo

Nos.

Pintouns (except

On demand Tai-

da singsp Noi & Fatoon & Kowloon

On devound, Taikoo Fections, taikoo Dock.

Ou-Manila- All exempted men will attend. Dress On' demand, Marching Order, with 150 rounds ball

unition sequestered On Shanghai-- 5.30 pm Signalling Section (Right

On deraand Ja: 30 days', right(privatë Squad Drill and Rifle Exorcises.

Storage charges will be assessed on all

7th October, At PM.

genusported by the Kowloon-Canton raff- Cargo zemaining undelivered on SUNDAY, Foo Sections) at Headquarteks

No

No Fire Insurance whatever will be fle Claims will be recognised after the Goods have left the Bear Godown

All chated and damaged Cargo Wil

way. The rent for these premises shall Loollected by the Hongkong Govern-

moderate buch gouds shall be colected by the Kowloon Custuins house as usual, and the following

ring procedure shalf be followed: Kowloon to inland cities in China by where they wi`

I be examined on, 10th in which does not stop at any of the October at 10 m. railway stations within the British TerNo Claims-will-e recognised if led

kry of the port the import duty en after the 21st October 1917 uch goods must be paid in full before

Meses When gootls are transported from he landed into the Company's GodownHalf Section) on Murray Parade Groene okoham

Abo shipment of such goods.

(b) When

When goods are transported from Chins inland to Kowloon without having obtained a opstems mas export duty in fall shall be collected from such good at The time beface the goods are delivered.

om the railway stationed

(e) When goods are transported either the firstutation in Kowloon or other Catioin the British Territory

das by train which stop at a tail Hen un the Briksh Terriery, the

house shall bara tbroj ion of eith Shting the import duty un kaob

DAIGO

Agent

Hoogkong, Oct. 1, 1917, 77.

Who

-

N. and men will not fire on Gold Leat 100 Éno ( por Classification Hanger until they have Suvereigns (Bank's buying completed their Tests of Elementary-Bar Silver in Hongkong

Chilver (per oz) Training N.C. and manho have not completed these Teals will attend Chinese Cuper Canl Headstarters on Tuesday, 2nd Chinese Copper" Cent

Tet bar ai 5.30 p.m. Drers Drill Order Rate of Native Interest with four pouches (or two boff pouchest Chinese Bub. Coin

Four NCs from Company-will Hongkong Bab. Coin attend to assist im festing

auth

and Oft

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83

COTTON MILLE,

Έτου

Shanghai Cotton T. 50

Kung ik

10 T. ib.

92.81

Yengtspoos Orientals

1.30%

MISCELLANEOUS.

1862

ww.81

129,00

20 29.89.73

Labusu, ... 5 a. 29.82. 78798.)

TF. CLAXTON, Director.

Light & PowOZA

Hongkong Observatory,, Oct. 1; 1917-Cho-Providenta 301, Banomárez, reduced to 32 degices

Fahrenheit, on the level of the son in Dviry Farms --- inches, tenths and hundredths.

TEMPERATURE,

TUB

in the shade, in de Green Lelaudia 71 97) b. &

grees Fahrenbeit. Mr Se

Hurry, in percentage of satura Hongkong Election ior, the humidity of air saturated with Hongkong lon aoisture being 100%|

DIRECTION OF WIND to two points

6. FONCE OF WED, according to Beu ford Scale

- 6. STATE OF WHiTzza, b blas sky, e

-detached cloud, d driccling rain, i fog.

10 $49 b

$149 Hongkong Bops... 10 126.

-Hongkong Tramways

8 gloomy, h hail, I lightning, o overcast, B.X. Steel Foundry... 810- Ping showers, 4 squal, r rain snow

thunder visibility w dowwet),

Bam in inches tentha and hum” dred the

1916

Ts. 9. for year ending

.-31.10.18 Els, & div. ac year ended

20-8-18-

Tis.. 0.90 for

Vi odata for

33 for year

31:7-18

30 cents, for 1918

ending

|$2) a/c 1916/17 Bonus

$75 cents:

#2 interim als 1917.

81 interim e/c/1317 10 DE

Intérim ö1.9245/63917||

$1 8/0 year 31-347

HOBOKONG REGISTRA

On data át.

Steam Faundry@

Union Wat

-32 centă

(20.81

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