1917-10-09 — Page 8

HONGKONG DEFENCE

CORPS.

Administrative Orders by Major H. A. Morgan, Administrative Commandans.

TRAINING.

The following courses of training have | been approved by the 0.0.0.

Price

Men over 40 years of age-

(in the cold

$130.00

Alusketry Conese ne

for "Transport

18 drills per unnin

weather).

Workers Battalions

* Company-

12 drüls per annum (in the cold weulled)..

Musketry Course as for Transport Workers Battalions..

Orden for Artillery Company by Čapt.

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

Tuties for feminister of this month. an, per last week's ortiers, are currelled.

PA片ADEY,

THURSDAY, 11th instunt:-

5.10 p.m. "Halt Company (Gun numbers other

Palchers Battery.

than specialists)

`FRIDAY, 12h instant :-

At

7 m, Right Hall Company (Range

Takers Clips and Gun. Numbers l'ides'

#ailed at Belcher Battery.

m. Night Hal Company (Layers" hid Setters Class only), at Relehers Battery.

130 p.m. Toft Hat Company (layerk" and Setters Class only), at Eelelers Lattery.

Orders for Engineer Company by

Captain W. Russolt:

6TH TO 12) INSTANT,

Nightly F. L. Manning at Belchers and 1yemun as per Roster, posted at Brad- quarters.

OFFICERS DN. DUTY.

Lyremum, ut Stevenson, Dife D.EL.

-Stoaccutters, Vic-Rieut.-Frown,--Di/¢

D.M.

Belchers, 2nd Lieut. Matthewmna.

PARARAS FOR INSTRUCTION,

CLEANSING AND PURIFYING

“SMITH"

MOTOR WHEELS.

Latest Models just arrived: ALEX. ROSS & Co., "Des Vœux Road, HONGKONG,

TEL: 47.

Price

$130.00

AWAY IN THE LEAD AND STILL GAINING.

BORATED LAVENDER:

"BATH AMMONIA

ANTISEPTIC

EXPRESSLY PREPARED

FOR TOILET USE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

CLEANSING

This new preparation will be found to combine the aromatic properties of the French Toilet Waters with the cleansing power of

·Ammonia.

DELICATELY PERFUMED with the sweet odor of MITOMAM LAVENDER the bath has a now" charm.

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

50 cents and $1.00 per bottle.

Queen's Dispensary

Tel. 482.

KECRUITS. WEDNESDAY 10th instant.

31, Queen's Road Central,

5.30 p.m. All units, except "D" Coro pany, at Headquarters ander Sergt. Dress. Drill order..

At Belchers at 860 p.m. en Tuesday and Thursday under Staff Serts. Ovenberry, Corpla Edgcumbe and Grimes, dere und Persons, R.E. Corp. Day and 2nd Corp. Norris, H.K.D.C.

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

PARADES.

"A" COMPANY, WEDNESDAY, 10th instant.

fam. at Peak Range. Annual Musketry. Course, Part 1, Practices 3 and 4. The following will attend :----

Private E. E. de V. Abney, S. 0. Newall, EA. M. Williama, W. Schofield and S. E. Kent.

530 in No. 1 Platoon, Now. 1 and 2 Sections at Headquarters Musketry Instrueign. Dross, Drill Order with two sinal ponobes.

5.30 p.m. No. 3 Platoon at Headquaṛ. te Musketry Instruction. Dres Prid "rder. "Corpis. Edmonds and Meade will attend to instruct THURSDAY, 1th instant

4. No. Platoon (N.C.Os and men na detailed by Lieut. Blason) at King's Park Range. Annual Musketry Coupe, Part 1, Practices 3 and 4. Dress Drill order with two saull pouches. FRIDAY, 12th instanti

630pm. No. 1 Plutoon, Nos. 3 and 4 Seccions, at Headquarters. Musketry Instinction Dress, Drill Order with

woll zu hes

tur.

drun. So, a Platoon at Headquar. Mkiiry Austrnetion. Dress, Drill Order Corp. Mence will attend to instruct.

"B" COMPANY. „WEDNESDAY“ 10th instant ;--

13. am at Peak Range. Annual Musketry Courie, Part 1, Practices and The following vill attend:-Corple. H. T. Jackman, H. B. L. Dowbiggin and W. B. Bell Le Corpl. A. O Lang, Privates 3. H. Dodwell, G.W.C. Burneet, WL. Puttenden, G.F. Nightingale, J.H.C. Good ben, D. J. He and F. Graham Uthcer in Charge, Lieut. Beswick.

1.45. Men over 50 years of age at Wings Pack Hange. Annual Muaketry Coarse. Drill order with pouches... THURSDAY-11th instant ---

9.

FRIDAY 12th instant :-

15.30 p.m. All units, except "B" Com pany, on Murray Furade Ground under Bergt Oxberry, Corpls. Edgcumbe and Grimes Dress, Drill Order.

"D" COMPANY. FRIDAY 19th instant:-

4.30 p.m. New members (pinel since

1.9.17) at Headquerters. Lecture, od Masketry Instruction, by Corpi Ed-

monds.

DETAIL

t

REFRESHING, EXHILARATING

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

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

For delivery by the Chinese Post Office."

The Parcel Post scrvice to Aden (except in respect of parcels for military

IT'S VERY EASY TO GET RID OF

SKIN TROUBLES

WEATHER REPORT

October 21. 116. 40mWarning toi Hongkong, Coast Ports, Manila, ota- Typhoon in Lat 18" V. Long. 198 E, moving N.NE ata to 12 mph.

* October od 124:176–No returns from Japan and Vladivostock Pressure hea

With CUTICURA increased moderately over the Filip

Bathe with Cuticura Soap, dry and.. apply the Ointment

Stops Itching instantly, clears away pimples, redness and roughness, re- moves dandruff and scalp irritation, heals red, rough and sore hands as well as most baby humors. You need not buy them until you try them. Sample Each Free by Fost

With 3-p. Skets Book, (Soap to clean. and Olamone to hoa Yoe samples ad clea port-card: Newbery & Sape, 27, Chare Sold everywhere. serhonen St., Loados.

FARES FOR PUBLIC

VEHICLES.

CHAIRS

I-In Victoria with two Bearera..

Quarter hour.

... 10 cents.

Fall hour, per ཨཱར ཏཙ ཙཱིཊྛ#

One hour,

Three hours.

een en

Six bours

50

15

ay (6 am to 6 pm.),

1.00

If the trip is extended beyond Victoria," balf fare extra.

Between the huurs of 8.30pm, and ẹ am. the above, fares shall be increased. by 50 per centum.

II-Beyond Victoria, with four Bearers..

Hour,

.... 0.60 cents.

pince, and slightly elsewhere; except in the vicinity of Shanghai; where a slight decrease bas occurred. An anticyclona

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1917.

SHARE REPORT.

OCTOBER 9TH, 1917.

Approximate

Stook and paid up

Q'on £1.50 A.M.

Laat Dividend and data.

dir.

BARKS

covers N. China, S. Mancharis and N. Japan. The typhoon is probably situated about 300 miles SE. of Formosa, moving' N.N.E., bat in the absence of returns. Hengrong à 8hal #12 #630 6. from the Loochoos, this lacks confirms-

[tion

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

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m.to-day, 3.00- lich. Total since January 1st, 17.4 inches, against North Chinas an average of 79,08 inches:

Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noot on the 10th October :-

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

3-Formos Channel: NE winds, strong.

South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as No. I

4-South coast of Chins between Hongkong and Hairan : The same as

No. 1.

OFFICIAL NIGHTS FOR "OCTOBER. The following tabla shows the Stan dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of Oct. 1017-

Begins.

€13

6.10

ין

MAKINS/INSUR, ANUBA,

toda

508320

110 b..

Unions

#100 #763

Yangtson

60 2000 x 73 b

FIRE INSURANÜSS. China Etre

203150 Hongkong Ftem a ou 3590 b. & in

SHIFTING. Douglas Steamships 150 873 b

Steamboats 153175 Indo-Chin

Taterim of ES-3/- */<

1917.

p.c.

(97° 26na), making

wa 1918 and Yatarin

f938/. 1918

div. of 15% = [SF

at 3/8 5/16, 1.25 per sbara / 1816100 Final of 39 and bonus

of $10 a/c 1918 and

Interim of $30

1916

$15 m king $91 for P

1915 and special of 83) waxons 191S

$7 and bonus ** for

1915. 1227 for 1915

- final making 7 te

1918, free of incomeh tax Coupon 29. $Les dividend & 45 grad Bonus for year ending

-30-4+18.

$12 for 1918

(Preferred...£5 $35

Deterred)...25$ 93).

int. of 5 s/c 1916-1917.

$1.95 for 1816

Final of 3/aje 1918.. Final of 40/-8/0.1918,

16 p

7.

31 pict

Date

Ends

·Oct. 9th, 8.8.

6.16 p.

10th, 66

號

6.1.

+ A.

11th, d.B

6.14

**Shell" Transporta. £1107/6

21

10th, 9.6.

ม

17

13th,

***Star Ferry®

10529

14th, B.

15th, 6.8

10th, 6.9

REFINERISA

17th: 6.9

18th, 9.9

10th, ~8.0

" 20th, 6.9

Sist, 0.10

611

$0.30

5.11

A3

0,40

4th,

HUWING.

nt div, oft freactin

0.60

"exth 6.13

A

0,30

asth A19

Kailazza

b.

*1.00

€10-0

No-

1.50

4.13

2.50

29th 6.34

6.1

30%

6.14

31st

6.0- 5.50

Lagi.....ndan, #10)

Robe...........

Tronoh Mine.

Ural Cadplace

come tax, making 10%) a/c 1916-1917 coupone

Tin. 1 for 1915

$2.50

interim making AF no 1918,

15 p

5130/-

% Jor 1913

♫

Three hour................................................☎1.00 Six hours...................Rue dui. 1.50 Day (6 am to 6pm.) 2.00.

III.—In the Hill. District.

With Bearers With 4 Bearers... Quarter hour.......$0.15 0.20 Half boa", Two hours........... 0.50 One bour,..... 0.30.

Three hours,........... O.TO `* Six hours. Day (6 am tospm.)1.40

1,00

RICKSHAS.

and naval addresses) has been suspended. In the Island of Hongkong engage if

Mails for Europe via Suez are dee patched as opportunity offers but only correspondence specially marked is for

On daty "10th instant. "A" Company.warded by that route and no particulars

"B" Company of such mails can be given.

77

lith

+

do

18th 13th

· do Orderly Officer from 7th to 11th Oct- Fober. Lieut. R. Branch.

On duty 14th instant. "B" Company.

12th

10th.

17th 18 18th

19th

1

Signalling Sec 20th

Mounted Sec. Urderly Officer from 14th to 20th instant. Lieut. E. Evan Junes.

Commencing on Monday, 8th October, men will carry unly 20 rounds of am- munition, instead of 50, 43, heretofore

#

Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Forta guend East Africa, Persia and Morocco, cannot be transmitted.

...

"The Services to Germany, Austrin, Eulgaria and the Ottoman Empire' are suspended.

OUTWARD MAILS.

Men equipped with the wch equipment Registered and Parcel mails close 13 Deed wear only the belt. The uuuunt minutes earlier than the time given below, tion will be carried na follows:--18 | unless otherwise stated..

in the right breast pocket, 10 rounds in. the left breast pocket.

The Commander of the guard will order baversacks and waterbottles to removed before sentries are posted. NOTICE.

+4

4་

Copies of the photographs of former members of the H.K.V.B., taken on the Cricket Ground and Pola Ground en 21st September, may be obtained from Mee Cheung-

Hongkong, 5th October, 191.

G. E. STEWART, Captain Adjutant, Hongkong Defence

Corps.

HONGKONG. TIDES,

EXCHANGE.

in Victor Ten minutes, 5 Conta Quarter hour, One hour........ Half hour, Every Subsequent hour,

3336533

ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER

1

REPORT.

OCTOBER 8, 1917.-8.

Station.

Hour.

Barometer

Wird

At Sea Lavel,

Temperature.

Humidity.

Direction.

Weather. Force.

Note the rickaha be engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dia- charged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria iter 9 p.m., or be dis charged to the East of Bay View Police

on the Eastern side of the City Wostock 6- of Victoria after 9 p.m. an extra half Memuro fare shall be chargeable..

IL-In Kovison. Quarter hour, ...........

Half hour,... Four,

Hakodate-35"

Tokio

-

5 cents

orbi

16

50 10

Oshima Naba

Jabijima

Every subsequent hour, 10

III-Taipo Road

Twenty cents shall be added Weihaiwei 8 30.15 for each extra hour or part Hankow

of an hour if the hirer caused Tchang the journey to take longer Kinking

Changaba

then

To 4th mile-

single 75 cents....1 hour returi...... 8100

Beyond 4th to 6th mile

single $1.20

return $1.50..

hours.

Sharp P.

Hongkong, October 9, 1917. London-

Ainoy

hours.

Swatow

2,91

Beyond 6th to 9th mile

single $1.75

...20

Beyond 9th to 11th mile

Bank Wire

On demand,

1

50 days' sight.

16*****

3 morths' sight, ............2/10)

Credits, 4 mor the sight,

..-2/11

* Documentary, 4 months"sight 2/11

Un Paris-

On demand,...

Credits, 4 months" sight,

4061

On New York

On demand,

Credica, 60 days sight,

On, Bombay

Wire, ... Ou death,

The tide tahle viven below has been compiled at the National Almanac Office of observations taken by means of an On Calcutta- in London from the result of the analysis atomatic tide-recordmg g machine in the Water Foline Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui faring the yours) - 87-B-E

alm. at Peak Range." Annual Masketry Course, Fart 1, Practices 3 and The following will attend Privates Winclair, Ritchie, C. Severn, J. F. Miller, W. H. Smith, Labb, A 0.1 Wetton, U. H. P. Bay, A. G 31 Flet her, E. Hallifax, A. G. Coppin, Leask, W. Hoberts and R Mdiregor Office

churge, Lieut. in Beswick

4.45 pm. Men over 60 years of age, at King's Park Range, Annual Masketry

To obtain the depth of water on Course. Dress, Drill order with pouches.

Men of Taikoo Sections will complete tide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard thair Tests of elementary Training at add 3 foet 4 inches, and on the gange. Taikoo Dock, under arrangements to best Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 foot ensule, by their Platoon Con mander.,

Hen of the Kowloon Locks Sections will tixmplete their Tests of Elementa:7 Training at Kowloon Docks, under ar- rangements to be made by their Platoon Commander.

Men of "B" Company, other than Taikoo and Kowloon Docka Sections. ho bate not pasand the Grouping Test will/nttend at Kennedy Road

Fangenehm on Tuesday 9th instant. Officer in Charge Lient. E. Evan Jones

The serp of the table corresponds with the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Chart, which has been found to be 4 feet 3 inches below mean sea level. ----

the

4 inches to the height given in the table.

Rock

October 10th to 16th, 1937,

Men other than those in Kowloon Touar Docks and Taikoo Section, who hase

not completed their Tests of Elementary

Trailing will

5.30 pon

at Beadquarter

ELLON "WAYEN

uesday 9th October, •

Dress, Drill, order with four pouches (or

two of poncbest Two N.LO

La) wil attend to assist.

(15 T

MACHINE GUN COMPANY.OR THURSDAY, 11th instant

5.30 p.m. Hongkong Detachments at

Headquarters Dress, Clean Fatigue

MOUNTED SECTION;

Ylith instant

o

coker Club Stables":

LAR WARREN

|* Hongkong

Mann, Meight

Wire, me pe On demand a Singapore- On demani, On Ban

On démani,

On Shanghai-

On demand

20 days sight (privat

On Ickenhama-

On demand,

1301

Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per foel).... 47.50 Sovereigns(Bank's buyingrate) Silver (por oz)

Bar Silver in Hongkong m Chinese Upper Cash 14 d Chinese Capper Cents........ Rate of Native Interest: Chinees Sub. Coin Hongkong Bob Coun***

HONGKONG REGISTER

Barometer

Temperatur

ture

Hongkong, October BAROMETER:

single $2.00

return $250.

Fares for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous arrange ment in each case.

The fares bore set out to apply to on rickahs with three coolles from Tsim Sha Tsui.

Triboka

Tricht

Koshun

TJ

H

| Obinė Suqarı.......#100|882 Malabon Sugar. P. $0 $23

DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS. Kowloon Whayes # 641982 b.

HK & Whampoa

Dockers 1 3117 b. 1...

Shanghai Docks : 72'

HOTELS LANDS

·AND BUILDINGS

Hongkong Hotel. 5. 804 »

Central Estate #10890 b.

Hongkong Landa.....$101 $88 Hamphreys Estacos = 1036 .

Kowloon Lands 30830

West Points

Shanghai Lands T.. 52,T. 74 1.

fari

COTTON SMULE,

50T, 180 b...

Тре

18-c

[P. 6 for 1918,.

13.5

or 1918 & borus 329

Interim of 3 se1917

Tin. 9 for year ending]

30-117

83 a/c half year ended

30-8-17 187 m/c 19181.

8pc

Interim of B xƒe 1917.

B.

30 cents for 1216; $2 for 1916

Interim of 85 a/c 1917...

Z final making 12

1916

Shanghai Cotton T. 50T. 114 b.

Ela 9 for your "ending

31.10-16...

11. 6 divaa yaar, anded

30-6-16.

Kung YikiT 10T. 14.75, b, 15. Tia, 0.90 for 1916,

Yngtansoos Oriental

29.87

23.87

5 B 199.81)

· 29.74)

#1

#

Pescadores

Canton BA Hongkong Gap Rock Macao

Wochow...90.

Pakbci Boihow Phalien

Tourans

C.St. James Aparn

23.89 99.79

Dagupan

Manila... " Legaspi

73

*

From Slaughter Horse to

Sailors Hom

Tacloban Not exceding Iloilo per passenger. Surigao

Guam Os cents.. Labuan”....... { @ x; 29.79

.*

29.76

1

4.20

Light & Powers

China-Provident 8 10 Dairy Farms

28-2:0

70 canta Joy 1916-

13.

́year-ending

4717.10.21

PARES FOR PUBLIC ‘CARRIAGES.

From Baile Home to

Government Civil Hos pital

From Government, il Hospital to Clock Tow From Clock Tower to i

From Clock Tower to Bay

View House and From Wunchaj:Market'to-

Bay View House From Bay View House L

Quarry Bay

In the City of

Quarter hour.

Half bour Ohe bourg Two hours, Thres

Four

Five

date at On dit One day from

111--Beyond

ST. F. CLÁTTON, Director:

$7.10

BISCELLANEOUS.

Hongkong Observatory, Oct. 9, 1917. Green Telands

1 BAROMITEE reduced to 32 degrees

Fahnzheit, on the level of the sea in Hongkong Electric 10 $45 inches, ten the and hundredths.

3 EUMIDITY, in percentage of saturs tion, the humidity of air saturated with | Honghou Taumwaya

230 cents for 1916 ........

12/1916/17-Bons

75 cents.

$1.0.0

REDDO

1. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de

Fahrenbert

Hongkong loss......

$140

#2 Interim a/c 1917)Mo

Hongkong Ropes... 10:25

91 interim a/c 1917.

Interim of 9 % 3/E-1917)

#10 ́p.c

cot pa

81 a/c year 21-6-17..

10 p

moisture being 100

dding Bes lord Sani

YOBOE OF WIND according

Daneries or WIND, to two points

cording to K: Steel Foundry

conta

$1.25

6 STATE OF WxATHER, b blue sky, a

detached cloud, d dealing rain, tog

gglowny, bail, 1 lightning, doy penet, Pak Tramways P PRESIDE

showers, equal, rrsin 1 mOW

Ethunder, visibility: ♥ dew wet

97 Bars in Inches santhe and hun

Four

90,

7% for 1918/1917

Etoum Laundry.... 3. B ..

IV. In Kouloon.

Union Waterbeste ....8 79.5

95 cents for year, 31-5-17.]

2% 1916

cong