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HONGKONG "DEFENCE-

CORPS.

Kamilakratiya Öriors by Major H. A Merdan, Administrative Commandant.

SILENOTU.

Pte. W. Greig was enrolled on 25,37,17 asik postod to "a Coy. No. Tistoon. Po J, O. Wiseman was enrolled on 28.9.17 and posted to "A". Coy. No. 2 Platoon.

Pte. C# A. Grimps was unrolled out

6.30 pan. No. 1 Platoon, Nos. I and 9 Sectionis, at Hendquarters. 2. Musketry Instruction. Dress Drill Order with two small pouches.

3.30 pm. No. 3 Platoon at Readquar tors. Musketry lustruction. Dress Drill Under · Corph.. Edmonds and

·Mende will attend to instruct. tak THURSDAY, 11th instant

443 pm. No, 1 Plation (N.COs and men. as detailed by Liu blason) at King's Park Range Anam Musketry Course, Part 1, Fructiers 3 and 4. Dress, Drill order with two small poueber FRIDAY, 12th instant

330 pm. No. 1 Flaton, Nos. 3 and 4 Section at Headquarters. Musketry

7.9.17 and posted 25 **X** Coy, No. 4Instruction. Dress, Drill Order with "Tinto:

"*་

Tte. TF. Ford was enrolled on 27.9.37 ste posted, to "E" Coy.

P. J. E. Wallace was, eavòlick on. 28817 and posted to "B" Coy.

Pie James Macdonald was enrolled, Linit anal posted by ** D** Copy

Ph. F. H. Taylor was enrolled on 3.10.17 and posti, tornam pay. No. 4

Eston

two small pouches

tera.

8.30 p.m. No. 3 Platoon at Headqua

Musketry Instruction: Dress Drill Order. Corp Mende will attend,

"B" CÓMPANY. SUNDAY, 7th instant ;-

to instruct.

7.30m. N.0.0s and men of Taikoo Sections at Taikoo lange. Annual Mus- ketry Course. Officer in Charge, to be. detailed later.

Pt. 6. 3. Tindall as carolled on TEESDAY 9th, instant 2.10.17 (and posted to "R" Coy.

PP. Julgam was enrolled on 2.10.17 sen? posteď to Day.

P., T. Tendall was enrolled on 22.10.17 and posted, to * P." Cor.

Kh-W. Bende is permitted tetrosign ...aying the Colony or 3.10.17.

IJEVE.

PA, 13. Raymond, "B" Cay..

med two, menfe leave from 5,107. P., 1. P. Maviedli, "A"" "Lexie » and three with extension of love, En 1910.1.

Ppr. A. Kinross is granted two inonths" Je from 5.10.17.

A B. Lowe, B. Coy.. grant 2 days leave from 4.10.17.

P. F. E. Joseland. ** A***Cay.. granted one month's leave from: 2.10.17.

PT. M. Austin, "A" Cos... is gated three weeks leave from 12:10:17.

TEVERSION.

Le Corp. E Grimdar, B" Co- pany, reverte to the ranks at his civ

request.

PROMOTION.....

|

Anuval

6.30 a.m. at Peak Ranys. Musketry Course Fart 1, Practices I and

The following will attend-Privates J. Walker, H. J. Knight and G. T. Edkins.. Office in Charge, Lient. Beswick. WEDNESDAY 10th instant:

430 am at Peak Range, Annoal Musketry Course, Part 1, Practices 3 and 4. The following will attend-Corpla

EL.

Jackman, H. B. L. Dowbiggin and

W. H. Hell, Lee. Corp. AO. Lang, Privates. II. Dodwell, G.WC. Burneet, W. L. Pattenden, G.F. Nightingale, f.H.C.

food ban, D. Jalicand F. Grabara. Officer

in Charge, Lieut. Beswick.

מן

4.15 pan. Sion over GU years of age at King's Pack Range. Annual Munketry Course. Drill order with pouches. THURSDAY 11th instant :-"

6.3m at Peak Range." Annual Masketry Course. Part 1, Practices and 4 The following will attem:-Privates W. Sinclair & Hogg, J. F. Miller, W. H Smith, S. stabb, A Ritchie, U. Sovern

G. Wetton, U. E. P. Hay, A. GA. Fletcher E R. Ballifax, A. G. Coppin, H. L. Leask W. E. Roberts and R. Lieat, Gregor Officer in charge.

4.45 p.m. Men over 50 yours of wreat King's Park Range, Anna Musketry "Two C. As Crimes is protect for Course. Dresa Drillorder with pouches. prind, dated 1,30,17.

TRANSFER.

Pie Thorans Thompsoe is transferred from Conquiry to DC pany, dated 4th Metober, 1917.

7425 KG.

Men of Taikoo Sections will complete their Tests of Elementary Training at Taikoo Dock, under arrangements to be made by their Platoon. Con munder.

Men of the Kowloon Locks Sections will complete their Teate of Elementary Training at Kowloon Docks under ar Tsage aunts to be made by their Plation

The following courses of training have Commander been approved By the G.0.0.

Aleg over fül years of age:-

1 drille per annans (in the cold wrative ba

Miestory Course as for Trunsport Works Battalions.

Company

12 drills per annum (in. the cold

weather,

Musketry Course day for Transport

Worktes Bathilinis

Men "of "B" Company, other than

Taikoo and Kowloon Docks Sections, who have not passed the Grouping Test (T.E. T.) will attend at Kennedy Road Range at 5 pm on Tuesday. 9th instant. Officer in Charge, Lieut. E Evan Jones.

Mer, other than those in Kowloon Docks and Taikoo Sections, who have not completed their Tests of Elementary Training will attend at Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday 9th October. Dress Drill, order with Your pouches (or Co.) will attend to assist. two but ponches). Two NU.O.'s ("B"

MACHINE GUN COMPANY.

Order for Artillery Company by Capt. TUESDAY, 9th instant

„J. FL. W. Armstrong, Y.D.

Dities for remainder of this month. a per las vick's orders, are cancelled..

14. PANADER.

TUESDAY. tant

7.30 1.31. Light Bait Company at Telchers Battery.

5.30pm. Left al Company at -Bolcher Enttery.

THURSDAY, 13 h instant-

3.30 pin. Telt Hulf Company (un umbers other than specialists) "Belchers Battery

FRIDAY, 12th intant

#

7.10 .m. Hongkong Detachments at Headquarters Dress, Clean Fatigue.

50 p.m. Kowloon Detachments at Hongkong residents Kowloon Dock. proceed by launch from Statue Wharf at 4.30 p.m. Dress, Clean Fatigue. THURSDAY, 11th instant

5.30 p.m. Hongkong Detachments at Headquarters. Dress Clean Fatigue. MOUNTED' SECTION.

TUESDAY, 0th instant

5 p.m. Men who have not passed their Grouping, Test (TET), at Kennedy Road Range. Dress, Drill order without rifles. Uficer in Charge, Lieut. E. Evan Jones.

THURSDAY, 11th instant :-

5.30p.m. at Jockey Club Stables.

#

7.30 m. Right Halt Cocopany (Range Dress Drill order.

Takers" Class mat Ghum Numbers as de failed" at Belebers Battery,

5.30 pts. Hight fiulf Company (Loyers' and Setters Class only) at Belchers Tattery

4.30 p.. Left Half Company (Leyers and Sottery Clay only), at Eelchers Jattery.

Orders for Engineer Company by Captain W. Rosell.

Les ro 12m IYSTANT. Nightly E. L Manning at Belebers and Lyermut as per Rosters posted at Head guarters.

OFFICERS ON DETY,

Lyesmun, Lient. Stevenson, Dife

DEL

A

19. Stenécutters, 2nd Lieut. Brown, Qiƒe

DE...

Belehurs, 2nd qub, Matthewman.

PARADES TOR, INŠTRUCTION: A:Belchers at 8.60 p., on Tuesday and Thursday, unde Staff Forgth, Oven- dena, and Parsons; H... Corp Lay and Send Corp. Norris, BK:D.C

TRANSFER, S

The following are transferred from Teemun to Pulchers for duty on and from 5th instanton and Happer

Sapper A. H. 0. Jackson s

M: M.Many

Ordes for Infantry Battalion by Major H. A. Morgan,

FARADER.

EA COMPANY.

TUESDAY, Stli fratura bejingumas

SIGNALLING SECTION. TUESDAY 9th instant

OLEANSING AND PURIFTING

".

Price

$130.00

THE CHINA MAIL

“SMITH"

TOR WHEELS.

Iatest Medals just arrived: ALEX. HOSS & Co.,

Des Vers Boad, HONGKONG,

TEL. 17

Price

$130.00

AWAY IN THE LEAD AND STILL GAINING.

BORATED LAVENDER

BATH AMMONIA

ANTISEPTIC

EXPRESSLY PREPARED

FOR TOILET USE,

CLEANSING

This now preparation will be found to combing the aromatic propertice of the French Toilet Waters with the clearlying power of DELICATELY PERFUMED with the sweet odour of MITCHAM LAVENDER the bath has a new charm.

Ammonia

The addition of antiseptics EMOVES SKIN IMPURITIES, and frees the bather from the distressing skin troubles so prevalent in tropical climates.

50 cents and $1.00 per bottle.

Queen's Dispensary

Tel. 492.

TO LET

TO LET

HEPREADING, EXHILARATING

WEATHER REPORT.

October 5, 193, 194, Warning Hongkong Coast Porta, Manila, stan - Typhoon in Lar 15 V. Long: E moving, W.N.W. velocity anknown

October 5d. 154, 30m-No returns from Japan and Vladivostock. Pressure has decreased slightly to moderately at all stations reporting. The anticyclona hus weakened and the depression over S. Annan bas Alled up. Atyphoon formed to the east of Luzon yesterday at 6 a.m. this morning it was situated in Lat. 15. Long- 125°E approximately, moving W.N.W.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 houre snding at 10's.m to-day, 0.00 inch. Tota sincs January 1st, 77.6 inches, against an average of 77.08 inches.

Stock and paid ap

BANKS

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1917.

SHARE REPORT

OCTOBER 6TH, 1917.

-Q'sions. $11.50 A.M.

Last Dividend and Baza.

Approximate Pecara baad

· POKE'S

div.

Hongkonghal #193 | 8630

MARINĖJINBUR- ANUES.

Forecast for the 24 hours, ending at Cantons noon on the 6th October

..$ 50 $320

1Hongkong to Osp Rock: NE North CEST 110

winds, fresh fair.

2.-Formosa Channel The sme as

$100 $780 b.

No. 1

3-South coat of China, between Hongkong and Lamecka: The same as Yangteren ******* No.. 1

80 $190

4-South coast of Chins between Hongkong and Hainan: The same as No. 1.

OFFICIAL NIGHTS FOR OCTOBER,

The following table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of Det 10174

Date Oct., 8th 0.3

E-da

Begink 6.10 pm. "

eth, 8.1

4.18

7th, 6.3.

6.17

8th, 8:6

& 16"

9th, 6.6

6.18

10th 0.6

615,

11th-K6

6.14

19th, 9.5

6.11.

13th

6:7

14th, 8.7

6.11

15th

18th

17th

18th, 20

19th, 6.0.

20th, 0.9

Hongkong, October a, 1917.

97st 6.10

Ou London-

22nd 6.11

6.II

Bank Wire

3,10

31, Queen's Road Central

Roomed House with Sorvats

N

TO. 4 ** BASILEA," Lyttleton. Rend, Carters.

Apply to

Messrs. LOWE BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,.

Chartered Bank Building. 2057

Hongkong, August £5, 1917.

TO LET.

IMMEDIATE ENTRY, four very desirable SHOPS situated in Ice House Street, opposite the Grand Hotel, recently reconstructed.

For rent and other particulars apply to the Manager, Hongkong Ice Co.,Ltd. 48 Connaught Road Central,

Hongkong, August 2, 1917.

TO LET.

EXCHANGE.

Un demand

30 days' sight...

Credits, 4 months sight,

24th. 611 24th 6.11

25th 018:

26th 6.13

4 months' sight,

97th 0.12

28th. 6.13

Documentary, & menthe sight p/117

29th, 8.14

On Paris-

30th, 0.14

31st, 15

On demand,

Credits, 4 months' sight, 415

On New York'

On demand, ver ·

to, 584

Credits, 60 days sight, On Bombay.

Wire. ... On demand, On Caloutta

Wire*** On demand

Da Singapore-

On demand,"

2003 On Manila- «".

FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon.

Four roomed houses in Kowloon.

Apply to- HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

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

TO LET.

Station Work Dress, Clean Fatigue.

6.30p.m. "A" Class at Happy Valley.FFICES at 2 Connaught Road Central. THURSDAY 11th-

instant. Headquarters Dress, Clexa

3.30 p.m. "B" and "Classes at FRIDAY 19th instant

Fatigue. 5.30 p.m. A Class at Happy Valley. Station Work Dress, Clean Fatigue.

RECRUITS.

WEDNESDAY 10th instant.

5.30 p.m. All waits, except "D" Com- pany, at Headquarters ander Sergt. Uxberry, Corpla Edgcumbe and Grimes Dress. Drill ortler:

FRIDAY 19th instant ;----

8.10 p.m. All units, except "B" Com- pany, on Murray Parade Ground under Grimes. Uresa, Drill Order." Bergt Oxberry Corps. Edgcarobe and

"D" COMPANY.

FRIDAY 12th instant-

5.30 p.m. New members (joinel aince 1.9.17) at Headquarters. Lecture on Musietry Instruction by Corp Ed- monds.

DELASE

On daty 7th instant

8th

Sith

10th

Company.

On duty 11th instant. B" Company.

12th

Orderly Officer from 7th to 13th Oct- ober. Lient. R..Branch. A.

On dinty 14th instant, Company

10th

15th

••17th 18th: 10th. 20th

Signalling Bec -Mounted Sec. Urderly tilicer from 14th to 20th

6.20 m. Misketry Course, Part 1 instant. Lieut. Evan Jones

Cramoneing un Monday 8th October,

Practices 1 and 2, at Peak Range, for men will carry only 20 rounds of am- Othe following: Lee Corp. F. A. Berty, muntur, atendit 60, as heretofore.. Privates B.P Thrsfield, H. E Hay Men equipped with the web equipment

OFFICES in King's Buildings. HOUSES in Moreton Terrace and Wong-nci-chong Road,

HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY Co., LȚ...

PATELL & CO.

ORIENTAL PRODUCE-

EXPORTERS.

SILK MERCHANTS. 'COMMISSION AGENTS.

Agencies in

- NEW YORK,

SAN-FRANCISCO; US.AZ":

Branches-

CANTON,"

BHANGHAL,

YOKOHAMA,

BOMBAY,

BEAD OFFICE: Ruso's BonLDINGS

HONGKONG

ard and W. W. Martensie.C. Os and net wear only the belt. The samunt OVERLAND CHINA MAIL

4.45 p.m. No. 4

10

tion will be carried follows detailed by Lieut. Elacon in the right breast pocket, 10 rounds in

Kings Park Hange Annual Musketry the bat brenot pocket card wine

Course. Part Practices 3 and 4. Dress, Commander of the Drill order with two small porcher grder faversacks and waterbottles to

Is pum. 1 Platoon, sh Law Courts be removed before sentries are posto sami procverl by far to Happy Valley, 108 antalet be

Lebling Muning". Da Orunr. EVERES

THE WEEKLY EPTTIGS OF THE

On demand,

On Shanghai

ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER

FIRE INSURANCES. Chins FM $130. Hongkong Firm ... öuj#200. 5.

» SKIFFING. Douglas Steamer 130 #73 x. da bi

Steamboata....... 15. 1273-b. & ù.

Indo-Chinag

(Preferred) 235 (Deferred).£5| 3921 b. 99)

*Shell" "Transports £1107/0

Star Ferry 10629

BEFINERIES.

Ca na Sugars

Interim of 23-J

-1017..

final making #25

/ 1915 and Tabarim

316 191

divg of 15-10- at 3/8 3/16, 84.25 per share/1918 ma Final of $99 and bonus

of $10 a 1915 and Interim of $30 is 1916- $15 making $21 for 1916 and special of 93 wa account 1910......

37 and bonus for

1915. #97 for 15

Int. of 85./1916-1917.

$1.25 for 1916

Final of 3/ale 1916.... Final of 40-ase 1916,

10/- final making 7-e 1936 free of income tax Compon 28-

$1.66 dividend & 15 tim, Bonus for your ancing 30 4:18

10 P

У піё

$12 för 1916

Malabon Sugars... 2. 30| 300

[“P. 5 for 1912,

13) p.4.

nt. div, of 1/- frenofin come tax, minkring 10% a/c 1916-1917- coupon Na 9

1 interior and th

/ 1915.

loi 1815

MUNEIN GL

Kalays

10/

Langka

Bouba

rám. 10 T. 14 bz.

Tis. 1.for 3×18.

5:50

Arrech Mince

Ural Caspiana

₤$2.00 B

20

32/

REPORT

OCTOBER 3, 1917.m

DOOKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNR.

Kowloon Whieves 4,6o: 281.b.

8% 1916 & boue

B.K. & Wasmpos

Docks

| 8110 b.

Interim of 82% as 1917

Shanghal Dock

Station

137

On demand

30 days' sight(private paper

Wiestock

On Yokohama

Memuro

R-kodate

On demand,

1338

Eochi

Gold Lest, 100 fine (per taal)

Sovereigns (Bank's baying rate) $6.85 m.

Silver (per oz.).

Bar

Silver in

in Hongkong

401 2

25% p. nom.

Chinese Copper Chab ...

Chinese Capper Centa.

Z poz

I

Rate of Native Interest

Chinese Suh. Coín 1. Hongkong Sub. Com 1: 3.

2 dia

Tokio

Nagasaki.

Kagoshima Sistima ....!!

Naha! Ighi'jima Banin Island

-Honra

Barometer

at Bea Lovel

Temperature

Humidity

Direction.

We

Veibaïweï. 6 a. 30.04| Hankow

Getalaf

HONGKONG TIDES.

Sharp Pk Amoy Swałow Taiboku.. Taicha

Pesesdores Canton Hongkong Gap Rock

ca

B&

9

The tide-table ven below has been compiled at the National Almanise Office in London from the result of the analysis of observations taken by means of an automatic tide-recording machine in Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha during the years 67-80.

The zero of the table corresponds with the zero the sounding in the Admiralty Wuchow Chart, which has been found to be 4 feet Hoihow

Bakhoi 3 inched below mean sea level.

Phulien To obtain the depth of water on the Tourane tide gauge at the Victoria Raval Yard add a feet 4 inches, and on the gage Apsiri

St. James C. it Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet Dagupan..G

inches to the height given in the table.

Manila

145

October 6th to 12th 11917

HONGKONG REGISTER

#

Legaspi Tacloban

4.20

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Force.

Weather.

OTHE

T. T. CLAXTON,Director. Hongkong Observatory, Oct. 3, 1917. EBAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees Fairvabeit on the level of the son in inches, tenths and hundredths of th *L TEMPERATUZ, in the shade, in de ETES Fahrenheit

Hey, in percentage of sucurs tior; the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100 **DIRECTION OF Wins, to two

points. FORON OF WIND, according to Bon iford Beale

on 6 STATE OF WA blow y detached cloud, drizzling rain, I fog, ggidomy, h hail, I lightning, o ov rast, Prassing showers, gequal train ZOW

täunder v vilibility dew well

Ram in inches feathe and hum fredthe

HOTELS LANDE AND BUILDINGS

Hongkong Retellus 5.894 al

· Central Estacao (#10 † $89 by

Hongkong Lands.....$10 || $88 Humphreys Estacım # 101 36

Kowloon Lands

West Pointe

30) $50

BC 385

Shanghai Lands, T. 60) T. Tri

Ewon

T14, 9 for yenz ending

$3 a/c half year ended

38-17.

£7 m 19IB.

Interim of #64 je 1917.

50 cunts for 1916. .....

82 for 1918

Iatering of $x/ 1917 6% finslag -12

:W i816

COTTON MILLS,

1.50 T: 153

Shangbal Cottons T.: 50] T. 113 b.

Tis. 8 for yearunding

31-2-16

Tio, & div.

Thi. 0,50 for 1936

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Orientals,

MISCELLANEQUE.

[Chin-Boravce

1584

Powe

$21 b.

Green Lolands # 71 | #7.10 Hongkong Electric 8 10 $49

Hongkong lom.

Hongkong Ropes

· 126.

Hongrong. Tramwaya Cin

HK. Steel Found

30-6-18

29:2-06-

cents for 1916

13 for your wading

80 cents for 1918

12.1916/17 Bonus

42 interim afe 1937

91 interim ae 1917

Lutorim of $2 / 1917

01 kƒo year 31-6-31790)

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