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HONGKONG DEFENCE

CORPS.

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS.

¡Order. for Artillery Company by Capt. J. H. W. Armstrong, Y.D,

SMITH"

MOTOR WHEELS.

THE

Pric

Details of Dution for October are posted on the notice board at Headquarters.

$130,00

Price

$130.00

Latest Models just arrived::

ALEX. ROSS & CO

Omers for Enginner Company by Captain W. Russoft.

9th September to 8th October, 1917 ÷ } Nightly Manning at Belchers, and f Lyecan a

per Bosters posted at Ebad- quarters.

- PARADES.

Engine drivers 5.13 p., Electricians 16.00 y,m, trona lat October.

OFFICERS UN DOTT. A Lyseon, id Lieut. Hill. Stonecût- (teru, Dad Lieut, Marley. Balchers. Cap Lain Essell, b. 170 D.E.L.

INSTRUCTIONAL CLASSES.'

Will be held at Belchers at 8.00 p.m. cy Tuesday and Thursday, under Sorgh- Majur Ovendene. R.E., Staff Sergt. Par- sens, B., Corpl. Day and 2nd Compl. Norris, II.K.D.C.

Orders for Infantry Battalion by Major H. A. Horgan

PARADES.

WEDNESDAY.Zrd Oct. 2.

4 De Voux Road, HONGKONG,

T. 27.

CHINA MAIL.'

Cuticura Better Than Beauty Doctors

Fo-day's Advertisements fo-day's Advertisements Ointment to soothe and heat the first

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG' &.

SINGAPORE.

THE Steamship THE "GREGORY APCAR,"

NOTION TO CONSIGNETS,

OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD.

- באג

CHINA KUUAL STEAM. NAVIGATION CO., LTD. -

"NINGCHOW

having arrived from the above Porty,ONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer Consignees of Cargo by her are mutified that all Goods new being landed at their are hereby notified that the Cargo will risk into the hazardous and/or extra be discharged inte Holt's Wharf, Row- hazardous Codowas of the. Hongkong loon, where it will lie at Consignee's risk. and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, The Cargo will be ready for delivery Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves fruth Godown on and after and October. delivery may be obtained.

Optional carge will be landed, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's Arrival

Goods, not cleared by 9th instant, will be subject to rent.

All broken, chafed and damaged pack- ages are to be left in the Godowna, where they will be examined by Messrs. Goddard and Douglas on 8th instant,

3D Annual Masketry Course at Peak Range. The following will atat 10a.m. tend-Privates S. Gubbay, G. E Claims against the Steamer must be Wetten, E do W. Newal, W. Schofield and presented in writing within 10 days N. E. Kent after arrival of Stemmer, otherwise they

will not be recognized..

Ullicer in Charge, Lieut. Beswick. 4.15 p. A Company, No. 3 Ha- con (N.C.O.'s and nen a detailed by Lieut. Blason), at King's Park Range, Annual Musketry Course. Dress, Dril „Onler with two small poaches.

4.45 p., B Company (Taikoo

Sections 12 men to be detailed later, at Taikoo Range Annual Musketry Course, Dress, Drill Order with two small pouches.

Officer in Charge, 2nd Lieut. R: Suther inod.

THURSDAY 4th October:-

8.30.Annual Musketry. Course at King's Park Range for N.0.0's and men who fired on the morning of 1. 10.17.

4.13 p.m. "A" Company, N No. 1 Pintoon, Nós. 3 and 4 Sections, at King's Fork

No Fire Insurance will be effected by the undersigned in any case whatever.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

DAVID SASSOON & Co.. Liv.

4gents. Bongbong, Oct. 2; 1917

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Clodowas, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 a.m. and noon within the free storage period.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining ardelivered after the 8th October, will be subject to ront.

All Chims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the ad October or they will not be recognised. 2161

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES..

OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. AND CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

13.

MUNSIGNEES per Company's Steamer

Rage. Annual Musketry Course. Dress,ELPENOR

Drill Order with two small pouches,

445 p.m. "B" Company, (Taikoo Sec-are hereby notified that the Cargo wil

tions) 19 men to be detailed hereafter, at

Taikos Range Annual Musketry Course Dres Drill Order with two small pouches...

Omeet in Charge. 2d Lieut. R. Sutherland.

6.30 p. Machine Gun Company. (Hongkong Detachments), at Headquar ters. Dress, Cloan fatigue

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

So Fire Insurance will be effected. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Age Rongkong.. Oct 2, 1917.

'as

⚫ 2138

THE CHINA MÄILLÄ

NOTICE

Communications relating to news should ba'addrowed to Tits EarrOR

Correspondents most forward their

be discharged into Holt's Wharf Kow-names and addressed with any communica

• For cleansing, purifying and beauti- ¦ fying the complexion, hands and hair, Cuticura Soap la supreme, especially when assisted touches of Cuticura

Bigns of skin troubles. For tree sam ple address post-cards. "F. Newbery &Sons, 27, Charterhouse Sq., London." Sold throughout the world.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Letters franked at the 4 cents rate addressed to Tenants and Mengtso and other places in the Province of Yunnan should be superscribed with the words.

"For delivery by the Chiness Post Office.?

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

Mails for Europe via Suez are des- patched as opportacity offers but only correspondence specially marked is for warded by that route and no particularī of such mails can be given."

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

WEATHER REPORT.

به تقوایی

October $124. 02m. — No returns from Japan and Tladivostock. Pressure bus increased lightly along the east coast of China, and decreased slightly elsewhere. The anticyclone has moved elstward anti is now central to the south. of Korea; an area of relatively low pressure covers Annam and the China!

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10km te-day, 0,00-inch. Total

TUESDAY OCTOBER 2, 191

REPORT

OCTOBER 2ND

SHARE

Stock Anst peld

Ctiona 11.30. 1,M.

List leiding

BANKS

sinco January lat, 97.64 inches, against Hongkong & N'hat ¥121 #500 an average of 76.16 inches

Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on the 3rd October -

1.-Hongkong to Cap Rock E. winds, fresh cloudy generally, some main,

MARINEINSUR- ANCES

2-Forces Channel: The mime na | Cantons",

..5 50] $320.

Nor

3-South coast of China, between North Chiuse“. Hongkong and Lamocke: The same as

FT. 110

No. 1.

4-South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan: The same sa NAI

Unions

Yangtzo

80 $490

OFFICIAL NIGHTS FOR OCTOBER. FIRE INSURANCES,

The following table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of Oct.

Date."

2017:

Oct. 2nd, "8.3

" 6th 64

9th, 6.6 10th, 6.6

12th, 9.6

Begins. 5.27 p.m.

China F# 26 #130 Hongkong Yirm a ou $190

SHIPPING.

Douglas Stasmakize 360 $73 x. d. b

Steam bosta... 25 9173 u

Tado-China?

(Preferred) £5 335 (Deferred)...£5931/4 65.

"Shell" Transpo£11076

"Star Ferry 10129

Intaria of 29-31-

1917.

$7 ana making $25

a/- 1915 and' Interim:

of 318 MAR 1916. - *****

• dir. of 18%

75

* 3/0 5/16, 84.25 per share a/c 1916 Final of $90 and

bonna

of $10 s/c 1915 and Tatarim of 30-mət 1916- $15 making" 21" for

1915 and special of $3. *tal accoună- 1918 · vi

#7, and boune 49" for

1915

| 837 for 1913,

Int. of 93 / 1918-1917.

$1.95 for 1916

Final of 3 n/a 1916.. Final of 401-sza1916,

0/- final making të m/s.

1910 free of income tax Coupon 28

| 81.58 dividend it. $5 cra.

· Bonus for year ending

30-4:16

ཎཿསནས་པར་ནཉབཏབ#ནཏི

$12 for 1918 remors

Ends,

3.01.

3rd, 63

6.41

"

4th 8.3.

6.90

6th, da

6.19

H

€13

the 6.5

8.17

8th, 66

8.16

6.16

6.15

11th, 86

6.14

*6.13

13th, 67

G19

14th, 6.7"

1.. 25th 6.5

.

6.10

事

16th, 69-

6.0

17th, 6.9

19th 4.0

19th, 6.9

20th, 69

REFINERIES. Oh Sugars

Malabon Saga

#100 | 580

P. 5 for 1910

191st,

22nd. 6.11

91at 6.10

5.5

sards 611

3.0 813....

MINING.

24th, 6.11

6.2

th, 6.19

6.9

.5.1

€13

20th 6.14

6.1

30th, 8:14

Kailans

Langkaca

Raabe..

dr. 187. 14.

£12.50 5.

6.0

Jigt, 6.15

2.5.50

FOR

5.00 P.M. 10.00 AM.

WEEK-DATS SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS

9.30.

Tronoh Mines

Utal Caspians

132/

DOOKS, WHARVES

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

OUTWARD MAILS.

Begistered and Parcel malls close 15 minutes earlier than the time given below, unless otherwise stated.

LOCAL AND REGULAR, MAILS

OUTWARD.

loon, where it will lie at Consignee's risk-tion addressed to the Editor, not necessarily Isi The Cargo will be ready for delivery for publication bat as evidence of good Tai Po... from Godown on and after 2nd Oetober, Kith.

Optionall cargo will be landed, unless

All matter for publication should be actico Las been given prior to steamer's written on one side of the paper only. arrival

All broken, chafed, and damaged goods. are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45,

period.

3.30 pm Signalling Section "B" and, and noon within the free storage

classes (except Right Half Section, at Headquarters. Drass, Clean fatigue. 5.30 p.in. New members of "D" Com pany joined sined 1. 8. 17), at Head quarters Texture on Care of Arma, Mechanism and Aiming Instruction by Corpl.Edmonds.

FRIDAY 5th Oet. :-

7

4.45 p.m. "A" Company, No. 2 Platoon, N. 0. Os and men as detailed by Lieut. Blason), at King's Park Range. Annual Masketry Course Dress, Drill Urder with pouches

5.30 p.ml

D

+

Traits of all units (except Company on Murray Parade Ground under M. Witebell, Corals Edgcumbe and Meade. Dress, Drill Order.

5.30 p.m. Signalling Section "A" Class (except Right Huld rection) at Happy Valley station work. Dress, Clena faligus.

banpa "B" Company will parade as follows for inspection of Arms, Ammuni

and Ki. tion

Nee. 5, 6 and 7 Platoons (except Tai- Ion Sections) at Headquarters

No. 8 1 stoom, at Kowloon Docks. Taikoo Sections, at Taikoo Dock." All exempted men will attend. Dress Marching Order with 160 rounds ball

Ammunition.

0.30 p.m. Eignalling Section (Right Half Section) on Murray Parade Ground. Squad Drill 'and Rifle Exercises.

MUSKETRY

No claima will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 8th October, will be subject to rentin

All Claims against the Stenner must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 2nd October or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Bongkong, Oct. 9, 1817.

-9150

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.

الوار

8.S. COLOMBIA" --- FROM SAN FRANCISCO.. HONOLULU, JAPAN PORTS,,

SHANGHAI

AND MANILA.

sbove-mentioned vessel haring THE

strived from above porta, Consignees | of Cargo are hereby informed that their Cargo in being landed at their risk into the Hazardous and for extr Hazardous, Gedowns of the Bongkong and Rewloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kowloon, and stored at Consignees' risk,

Oozzignors of Cargo are hereby notified that they must proves an Import permit signed by the Tuperintendent of Imports

Letters relating to business should be addressed to THE MANAGES

Rase of subscription to China Hali” is $30 per annum per quarter and per 10m pro rata..

m00-

The China Mail in delivered fren to absorbers in Hongkong and Kowloon. Postage is Charged in the rate of fifty sents per month.

J

Orders for extra copies of the "Omika a should be sent as soon as possible as the supply is limited. Cash 10 cta., Oredit

20 ct., per copy.

Cheang Chow

$3 F.3.

4.00.

Shatankck, Sha. tin and Sheungshui tercero, Sutau, Ping Shan, ''!.

Sai Kung, Santin, Stanley...4.30 ..

17.30.M

Canton, Samen Regiss 3P.

and Wuchow Letters &R.M.

(7.15 x Macao

***{1.207.M.

Rate of subscription to the "Overland Kongmoon China Mail is $12. per annum: postage | Si par annum gram dingle copies twenty five coals esch.

Alterations and additions to Adverti meats on Faqas 2, 8, 6, and 7abould be went to the Office. No. 5, Wyndham Street, not later timo 11.30 a. ni.

Alterations and additions to Advertise- ments on pages:1, 4, 5 and 8 should be sent us not inter bhau 1 p..

New Advertisement should be sent in before 2p..

"Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered to a fixed period will be -döntinued until counterstanded.

(0.00 P

Except {Saturdays

Namési, & n Saniei

5.00 F.E $10.00 A

4.00 P.

Shamchun.

ROYAL OBSERVATORY “HONGKONG," DAILY - WEATHER

REPORT.

OCTOBER 2, 1917-a.m.

Station.

งถont

5:00 PM.

9.00

Wrostock... Memuro Fogata -Tokio Kochi

6a

க

Barometer

at Sea Lovel.

6.00 P.M. Nagasaki... Kagoshima Cattine Naha 5.00 F.M. Ishijima 9.00. Bonin Island

Weihaiwei 20.00 Hanco Ichang Kiukiang.. Changsha Shanghai SUNDAYS & Gatzaff

HOLIDAY Sharp Pk- 17.30 11.30

FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.O. WIXX-DAY:

Macao.........

17.30 A.5. || 1.30 P.XL 17.30.M

8.30.M.

A003 Bwatow...

Tuboku...

Telegraphia Addromm Max.: Hongkong. } Canton 10:30 PM 8.30 73 Tab

Gode : A.B.C. 5th Edition,

Telephone No. 23.

The Cake Mans, Listenin

THE

CHINA MAIL

N.Os and men will not fire on and Exposts, Hongkong, before Bill of Typhoon Map

Classification Banges until they have completed their Tests of Elementary Training, N.C. Os and men who have not completed these Tents will attend nt Hedduarters on Tuesday, End Uctober, 475.30 P. Dress, Drill Order: With four pouches (or two beff pouches) ** Four N.0.03 froin. “B” Compsoy will attend to assist in testing...

cetylat and 2nd ct, Machine

On duty 3rd 4th, 5th and 6th Oct.

Company

A

FeOrderly Quest from 30th Septi, to 8th Oct, Lieut. J. D. Owen Hughes

Am duty 7th, Eth, 9th and Oktober

Company

Un daty 11th,

Company

13th October

th to 13th

All guseds will paradiest Biske Pis ab 15 p.m. and from 29th reptember, 1917.

Hoogkung, 22th September 19174

Orderly Officer Tober, Liens B. R. Branch

HOKOLONG REGISTER.

40.86

80

ding can be countersigned.

All broken, cheled and damaged Goods are to be left in the GoGowns, where they will be examined on MUNDAY, 8th October at 10 AM

All claims must be presented within a month of the steamer's arrival bars, after which. they cannot be recognized.

No Claims will be admired after the Goods have left the Godowns", and (all

and Guide

(COLOURED)

PRICE

50 cents.

HONGKONG TIDES.

Goods remaining andelivered after Octo 9th 1917, will be subject to rent. Be Fire Lusurance whatever

will be

Consignees are requested to send in their Billa of - Inding fox countersignamre

The tide table given below has been immediately.

compiled at the National Almasso Office BO. MORTON,

in London from the result of the analysis General Apmi, DE observations taken by means of

2166 automatic tide-recording, machine in the Hongbeeg. Oct. 2, 1917

Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui during the years 787-6-2, 7 ore

The perp of the table corresponds with the zero of the sounding in this Admiralty Charts whicks has been found to be 4 Let

NOTICE TO CONSIGNERS,

FROM SHANGHAI, KOBR AND MOJL

SANTHIA,” FINTINIA acived from the above Forts, Consignees of Cargo by her as notified that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hairdous andfor extr hazardous Cudowns of the Hongking Kowloon Wharf and Godown Cap wheface and/or from the wharter delivery may be obtained,

No Laik will be, admitted.

2 goods have left the Godown

goods rergaming audeli

beds

3 inches below mentis levan

Tai Ping

G

Tung9.30 rx. 9.30 PM. 9. - Pr Shek K.30 P. 9.30P. 9.3 PM Kongmoen 18.00 P.M. 6.00 P.M. 6.00 EM Kumchak...6.00 P.M. 8.00PM 6.30.M. Kaukorg 00 6.00 PM 6:00 PM

Except Saturdays

In the corn of Mails closing before a Registration closes at 6 o'clock on the previmma evenida.

B-20

Han konge, October125:1917. In Lamutua

Bank Wire

„On demandyman 2

30 days" siglit

4 months' sight

Credits, 4 months sight,

Documentary, 4 months' sight 31-4 in Paris

On demand, 503 Drediter 4 months sight, Os New Yorkiem

On demand,

* Crodita, 60 days light, On Berbay

To obtain the depth of water on the|--On deman tide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard | Oy Calenti sdd 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gange

On demand

nom,

st Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet

inches to the height given in the table. 01 Singapore

October and to 8th, 1917. E

E

On demand OdMa

Tainan

31

J

12

1.

***

Koshun Peseadores Canton 6.29.89 Hongkong Gap Rock Macao Wschow Pathoi Elotherw Phation

29.83

$29.85

9.

*

'b

78./29.79

22.89,

20.75

Temperature.

Humidity.

CSt Jame Aparri --| Bau 29.85 78 Dagapen... Manila

Tacloban Iloilo

Surigao Guan Labrod

4.30-

2. 50 329

22/40. b. L.

nt. div, of 1/- free of in- come tax, making 10%

c 1916-1917: coupon No.

Tis. I for/1916-

1- intarin making 47-

/1916..

% for

AND GODOWNS. Howloon Wharvest $821/3 sa

Wind

EK, & Whapos

Books income.§.

3115

Direction.

Weather. Forco

T. F. CLAXTON, Director.

Hongkong Cheervatory, Oct. 2, 1917.

Shanghal Docks T., [1.79

HOTÉIS „LANDS AND BUILDINGS

Hongkong Hotels...3 5.1 894 5.

Central Ratacom ...$Ï0. $89 b. Hongkong Lands $10 $88. Humphreya Estem # 10] 46-- Kowloon Land 30 20

Wet Points....

BG 885-b

Shanghai Lands-T. OCT. 22.

COTTON HILLS.

EST. 50 T. 180

Shanghal Cottons T. 53 T. 114. d

Kung Tike Lr 10TH

Y pgespoo

Orientals.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Cin-Borneon

Ight & Powera is k

52.6.18.50

10}#7}.

$27

Green Islanda sam# 73 87%

1. BAROMETTE, reduced to 32 degrees Hongkong istries 10 648 b Fahrenheit, on the level of the cea in Hongkong low

inches, tenths and hundredtha.

2. TEMPERATUER, in the shade, in de Hongkong Roper Krocs Fahrenheit.

- 3 Humtorrt, in percentage of estars tion, the huminity of air saturated with moisture being 100 tag

2:49

10826

Bougkong Trstways ... $8

DIRECTION OF WINE, to two points. Stool Foundry 20

WIND acooling to

Ben Lord Scale,

78

debarber AW KATHLE

•Klue-sky, c

cloud, d drizzling min fog do (now) TO CO

Peak Tramways10182 & gloomy, h bail, 1 lightning, o̟oy resto do

(aquil, s ralı: DOWOLN

passing

Shunda

dow wal

Steam Laudry

1918 & bocas-29

Interim of 88 a 191%

9 for year ending 304-17

#3 afe half year ended

·30-6-17 $10-1916

Interim of 83* */% 1917:

50 cents for 1315

182. for 1916

Interim of 93 a/c 1917..

X final missing 12 % Ne 1918

Tis. 9 for year ending

31:10-18

Tim. 6 div. 10 year

-30-8-16.

Ti 0.90 for 1918

p.o." for your ending

7th.dents for 1916 Ju

13 for your gending

-327-28 d

80 cents for 1918

| 121 6/6-1916/17 @Berita

75 cents......

22 interim s/o 1917

81 interim / 1917.

Interim of 8% s/c 1917

91

$1 a/c.yer 31-8-17.

for-1016

1 p

134 P

p.c