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HONGKONG DEFENCE

CORPS.

Orders for Artillery Company by Capt.

J. H. W. Armstrong, F.D.

PARADES.

TESDAY, 18th inst/---

Tam-Bight Halt Company

Belchers Bastery,"

ak

p.Left Hale "Company ok Bolohors Battery,

FRIDAY, 19th just. :—

1.30am-Right Hul! Company (Range Takers' Clara and. Gajn numbers ag detailed) at Nichers Battery.

5.10 p.m.-Hight | Hall Company ((Tayers" and bettery" Class nuly), ab Belchers Battery.

3.30 p.-Int Talf Company ((Tayers' mint Setters Cher only). at Belchers Battery.

Order for Englaser Company by Captain W. Russell.

12 70 10TH "INST.

Nightly B. L. Manning at Belchera mud Lyeemon as per Rosters posted as Food. quarters.

PAILLDEN.

Engine Drivers, 6.30 p.m. and Elleétri- risas, 3.45 p.tn. frota 15th October, 1017,

BEBILIORS NEXT FOR DUTY, "

Lycrnun.-Hed-Light. Hi Stouernitors-2nLieub. Mariey. Belchers-i-lieut. Matthewman,

PARADIS FOR INSTRUCTION.

As Belchers as 'p.. on Tuesday sed Thursday, inder. Staff Sergis, Oven- den und Parsons, R.E., Corpl. Duy and Zud-Corp!. Nortis, FL.X.D.C.

TRANSFERS

:

The following is

tributered Irom Ly-emun to Belchem for anty as from 8th.

That is.. und Lieut. Templeton. "EXAMINATION VOR, NIGGER RATINGS. The zhmes at successful candidates at examination are posted at Bel-

ekers and Igerang,

"

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

FABADES.

TUESDAY. 18th inst, *--

41.30) .20.- Musketry Coarse, Part 1, Practices and 4. at Poul Range, for The tallering -Privates N, F. Rent

W. W. Mackenzie, H. E. Hayward and R. P Thorsfield.

5.15 p.m. No. 1 Platoon, Nos. 1 and -2 Sections, at Headquarters. Muska. Try Instruction. Dress, Drill order with two small pouches. 5.18 pan-No. 4. Platoon. at Fend

guartersa Inspection of Arnis. aumutition, equipment sud cfcthing. All exempted men and all new mem- ber will attend. Dress, Marching onder, with 150 rounds ball animai

tiou.

WEDNESDAY, 17th ins

ם

6.16. 2 Platoos, No. 7 and Sections, at Headquarters. Muska. try extention Dress, Drill order with pouches.

3.15 pm-No. 3 Platoon at Hradığına^- ters. Musketry Instruction... Dress, Dril order. Corporals Edmonds and“ Alvade ili attend to instract. PRIDAY, 19th inst. --

3.17 p.m.-Y. 1 Platoon, Nus. 3 and 4 Sections, on Headquarters. Musketry Ipsiration. Dress, Dril; order with two small pouches.

5.15 p.m.-No. 3 Platoon, at Headquar

ter. Musketry Instruction. Dress, Drill order. "Corporat Meade will stead to instruct

קוד" ו-

"D" - COMPANY. TUESDAY, 18th inst.:-

6.20 .m. At Peak Range. Amal

Musketry Course," Part 1. Practices| and 4. The following will at tead Sergt. C. E. #. Bearis.. Privateta G. T. Elkins, A. S. Gub- bay. P. L. Knight, A. Hitchie, W. Nicholson and D. McMurray: Ofßeer in Charge, Lieut. Beswick... 4.45 pm-No. 5 Platoon, Nos. 3 and

COMPARE

THE

WORK!

The Royal Typewriter. Prices $230 to $280

LESS EXCHANGE ALLOWANCE

ALEX ROSS & Co.,

<

TH. Mu

Des Vaux Road

THE CHINA MAIL.

TO-NIGHT-THEATRE ROYAL-AT 9:15 PM. FREDERIC SHIPMAN'S

FANTASTICS

AN ALL-STAR COMPANY OF ARTISTS

COMPLETE CHANGE OF

PROGRAMME TO-NIGHT.

No. 3 Programme To-night & To-morrow.

Tickets

$3, $2, $1. Booking at MOUTRIE'S.

5.1.-No. 2 finn, Men detailed To-day's Advertisements

by CS.M. Duner at Kowloon

Dorks... Hongkong Residents' pro- eved by lunch from Statice Whart at 4.30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, 17th inst.

6.10 p.m.-ien detailed below, at Headquarters. Privates Fraser, Ilarper, Jack, Labrum. Logan, Mac- donald A., Pingiet, Todd: F. C.

Any Hongkong resideat attached

Guns 1 or 2 unable to attend at

Kowloon Docks will parade at Hvad- quarters on Wednesday, the 17t instant, at 5.15 pm.

FRIDAY, 19th inst,-

3.16, p.ni.—804, 4 and 15. Cuza,. Men detailed by Sert. Bannerman at Headquarters. Hifles and one pouch

kobe vurried.

MOUNTED SECTION.

WEDNESDAY, 17th inst.

6.30 - Peak Range

Annual Musketry Course Part 1. Fractices 3 and 4. The X.C.O and men whe Are on 13.10.17 will attend. Offuer i in Chaege, 2nd Lieut. Moxón, FRIDAY, 19th inst. :—

4

5.15 p.m. At Jockey Club Stables.

Dress. Marching order.

BIGNALLING SPATION.

TUESDAY, 10th last, —

5.15 p.p. A Class, Right and Left Half Sections, at Elappy Valley. Station Work Dress. Cleau fatigue. FRIDAY, 10th, iz..-

5.10 p.-Right Half Section, Blake

Pier for Guardan

5.15 p. A and

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received instruc- tions to sell by Fablis Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

on

SATURDAY

the 20th October, 1917, at 10:45 a at their. Sales Booms, No. 8, Des Vir Road, Corner of

Ice Bonna Street, MISCELLANEOUS GOODS,

Comprising

· POST OFFICE NOTICES,

WEATHER REPORT.

Letters freaked at the 4 cents rate

October 18 14 2m No returne addressed to Yunanfu and Menstso and from Japan and Vladivostock. Pressure ather places in the Province of Fannan decreased moderately along the China should be superscribed with the words..

"For delivery by the Chinese Past Coast, and slightly laywhere. The anticyclone has moved eastwards, and is probably central over S. Japan; the area of relatively low pressure remains is the China Sea.

Office."

Lady's Silk Sweaters, Silk Stockings, variety of Diese Materials including Blue and White Serge(good quality). Frints, Holland, White Linen, Drill, Flannel, Flannelette, dc, etc., Counter- panes, White Blankets, Handkerchiefs, Towels, Toilet Scap, Perfumery, Waits Lace Curtains, &c.,

"And"

፡

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

:

Mails for Europe vía Sucz are des patched as opportunity offers but only correspondenco specially marked is for warded by that route and no particulars of such mails can be given.

Correspondence addressed to anomy subjects in China, Sism, Liberia, Portu- guese East Africa, Persia and Morocco, cannot be transmitted.

The Services to Germany, Austria, Eulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are suspended.

a

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

LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS

Fresh motsoon will continue along the China Coast, and over the N. China See

Hongkong Rainfall for the 94 hours ending at 10 am today, 6.00 inch Total

sinen January 1st, 77.95 inches, against an average of 79.06 inches..

Forecast. for the 94 hours ending at noon on the 18th October :-

1.Hongkong to Gap Rock: E. winds, moderate; fine.

-Formons Channel: N.E. winds,

fresh.

3-South coast of China. between' Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as

No. 1.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1917.

SHARE REPORT.

OCTOBER 15TH, 1917.

Stock wad paid up

'tone 11.30 AM,

Laal Dividend

awad data..

Approximais Porura based

Al

Jane's diw.

BANKL

Hongkong' & B'hat #LP V$600 °b.

MARINEJINSUR-

น

- ANGEL.

Candour .............................$ 50 3915 b.

ENT. 110-5,

North Chinas”.

Unjoni

$100 $800

6C 1200 x 73 d.

FIRE INSURANUSSI,

South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainen: The sama a Tangtais Na 1.

OFFICIAL "NIGHTS FOR OCTOBER. Chios Fire............... $1.1 b

Hongkong Fu - Du$300-

The following table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Official Night ends. and begin during the month of Oct. 9.30. 1917 -

FOR

OUTWARD.

WXXX-DAYB

SUNDATE & HOLIDAYS

Fai D...

.... 5.00 P.M Tai Po... ...10.00 AM. Cheang Chow... 7.30.M. & 3 P.K.

Shatankok, Sha

tin and

Sheungsbui... 4.00 2.M.

Aberdeen. Autan,

Ping Shar

Sai Kung,

Santín, Stanley.. 430 P.M.)

11

Date

Ends

Begira.

Oct. 15th, 6.8 ami

6.10 p.m.

16th, 6.9

17th. 6.0

6.3 8,0

18th: 9.3

19th, 6.0

90th, 6.9

91st, 6.10

004 8.11

23rd fill

(7.30 4.36. Canton,Samsuï

and Wuchow Regis. &.

Lotters 6 P.J

Macao

4:00 P.M.

24th, 6.11

17

25th, 612

28th 6.12.

(7.15 AM.

9:00AM

11.30 P.M.

20th 6.14

$6.00 P.M KongmoonExcept

(Saturdays" Naintan and

Sammet... 5.00 P.M.

Shanchu 4.00 PJ.

10.00

30th 6.14

3.0.

5.00 PM.

31at 6:15

5.00 F.M. 9:00 AM.

Joz

Macao... And

SUNDAYS &

FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN

· BRANCH P.Q.

Werx-Days

BOLIDAYS 17.50 . 8.3 mill

£7.30 AM. 11,30 PM 17,30

$7.31.116. Canton

***19.30 P.3.

9.3 P. Tai Ping

Tang...8.30 P.M. 8.30 P.M. PM] Shek Ki....9.30 PM. 9.30.M. 9.3 FIL

5.30 r.M.

Kongmoon .6.00 F.X: 6.00 P.M. 8:00 PM. Suit Cases, Geat.'s Boots and Shoes, Kamchuk ...6.00 7.3.6.00 P.M. 8.00 P.M. &o, &c.

Kaukong....6.00 PM. 6.00P.M. 400PM TM-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,"

Auctioneers. Hongkong, Oct. 15, 1917.

TO LET

TO LET.

#193

CHINO. 25, Des Voeux Road, Central, 1st Floor (above the Dragon Garage) suitable for Offices, etc.

Classes Left Half Section...at Head- quarters. Dress, Clean fatigue.

RECRUITA.

FRIDAY, 19th izst,--

5.15 p.All unita, except.* D ** Company at Headquarters, 'under Sergt. Oxberry, Garpls. Edgeumbe and Grimes. Dress, Drill order. ** D * COMPANY. FRIDAY, 19th inst.:-

530 New members (joined since 1.9.1). Headquarter. Lecture on Masketry Instruction by Corp. Edmonda,

DETAIL.

On duty 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th instant."""B" Company.."

On duty 19th inst., Signalling Section, Os duty 20th inst., Mounted Section. Orderly Officer (rom 14th to 20th inst.,

4 Sections; at King's Park Range, Antoni Mosketry Course, Part 1.Lieut. E. Evans Jones. Practices 1 and «Dress, Drill order with pouches.

· A45 ̈pm‚--No. 8. Platoos, Kowloon

Annual

Dock Sections sad other Kowloda resides who have not passed, at Kowloon Dock, T.E.T. (Grosping). WEDNESDAY, 1715 inst. -

6.36 am. At Peak Range

Musketry Course, Part 1, Practices 3 and 4. The following will at- zend-Privates C. H. Gale and FT. Kaight. Officer in Charge, and Lieut. Moxon. 445 pm-No. 6 Platoon, Nos. I and 2 Bections, at King's Park Range. Annual Musketry Course, Part 1. Practices 3 und 4. Dress, Drill onder with pouches.

FRIDAY, 19th Inet.c

6.30 am-t Peak Range Annual Musketry Course, Pars-2-Practices D&and 7 The folowing will at: tend: Corpis, H. T. Jackman, H. 1. I Dowbiggin and W. Ball, Tee Col A 0. Lang. Privates B, H. Dowall, W. Burnett, W. LA

Pastenders,

F. Nightingale, J. E]

On duty 21st and 22nd inst., Machine Gun Company.

Except Saturdays.

!!

in the care of Mails closing before 3 a.m. Registration closes at 5 o'clock an the previous evening.

EXCHANGE.

Hongkong. October 15, 1917.

On London

Bank Wire

w

On demand

a

20 days' night...

4 monthe sight,

ALEX ROSS & Co. No. 4, Des Vaux Road, Central. Hongkong, Oct. 11, 1917.

2180

Credits, 4 monthe sight,

Documentary, 4 months'

On Paris"

On demand,"

...3884

Credits, 4 months' sight,

.383

Od New York-

TO LEŤ.

On demand,

Credits, 60 days sight,

No

TO. 4 “ÉASILEA, Lyttleton Road, 4 Boomed House with Servants Quarters.

Apply to

Mesars. LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Chartered Bank Building..

; Hongkong, August 25, 1817.

TO LET.

2057.

MMEDIATE ENTRY, four very desirable SHOPS situated in Iou House Street, opposite the Grand Hotel, recently reconstructed

For rent and other particulars apply to the Manager, Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd. 27th inat, A Company.

On duty 23rd, 24th, 25th, 28th and 16 Connaught Road

Central Hongkong, August

Lieut. C. FL. Blason."

Orderly Officer from 21st to 27th inst..

"

In future, the Orderly. Oficer will not wear a dword. He will wear a Sün Browse belt without frog.–

0. M. STEWART, Captain, -Adjutant, Hongkong Defence Corps. Hongkong, 12th October, 1917.

CHINA MAIL

CVERLAND EDITION.

THE BEST WEEKLY NEWS-

Kur Goodbon, D. Jalle, A. G. Coppia PAPER FOR ALL INTERESTED

and Y. Graham. Officer in Charge, Lieut. Beswick,

IN HONGKONG "AND CHINA

4.15 pm No. 4 Platoor No 3 and pangand

4 Bections, at Kings Park Range, GENERALLY Annual Musketry Course, Part 1, Practices 8 and 4 Dress, Drill order with pouches. O

MACHINE GUN COMPLET

CLEAN

ORDER IT BEF RE: GOING

AND THUSKLEI LOSE TOUCH WITH TER

ROME

No. 8 Gax Men detail

TO LET

Da Bomber-

Wire

On demand,

Da Calcatta

Wire

On demand

On Bingsport On 'demand, Oa Manila→

On demand,

Oa Shanghai--

Ou demand

1 I

30 days' sight (private pap Or Yokohams

On demand,

19.

e7th, 29th 6.13

ROYAL OBSERVATORY

HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER

REPORT.

OCTOBER 15, 1877.-

Station.

Bour.

Barometer

81.

Wl'ostock. Memuroa. Hakodate Tokio ...

Kochi

Nagasaki... Kagoshima. Oshima...

Naha....... Ishijima

Bunin Leland

Weihaiwei Hankow... Ichang

6

Kiukiang

Changsha

Shangbai..

Gutalaf

Sharp PL...

Amoy Svato

તમને જ

Taiboku...a Taichu Tainan Koobun... Peseadores Canton

Gep

Macao

6 v

Wuchow 9.

Pakhoi

11

at Son Level,

Temperature..

Humidity.

Hoihow.. Phulien 749.95 Touranean 9.01

C.St. James Aparri

Dagupan Manils Tegnapi...

Tacloban Iloilo.

Surigao

„ : (29,8)

******* 4.20 99.8

Labusa... 5.99.81

Guam

198

Gold Leaf, 100 Ane (per tel) Sovereigns (Bank's buying rate) #7.46 m. Bilver (per oz), a messa

1917.

2003

Bar Blver in Hongkong in 24% p. nom. Chinese Copper Chab

pr

Chinese Copper Conta

Bate of Native Interest N

Pil

Chinese Sub. Chin,

at

ongkong Suh, Cariga, si par

HONGKONG-TIDES.

FLAT in Nathan Hond, Kowloon, Four roonied houses in Kowloon.

Apply to HUMPHREYS ESTATE A FINANCE

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

TO LET

FEILER at Connaught Road Central OFFICES in King's Buildings. HOUSES in Moreton Terrace and Wong-noi-chong Bond.

HOUSES on Shamoen, Canton.

Apply to

SHOPPING. Douglas. Steamahina $5873 t

Steamboats.........# 16/317) b. 171 s.

Indo-Chinas

(Preferred).£5 $35

Deferred).£595

"Shell" Trader £107,6

**Star Ferry" such ligeg

REFINERIES

Ch. Sg $100 $84-D Malabon. Sugars.- P. Sigga

MININO.

Kailaza

། £140. b..

· Langkat.....

Rabe.

Tronoh Miss

84.00 m.

Vind

Gral Caplans

Direction.

T

Weather.

»DOCKS. WHARVES

Katarimo 93/

1017.

et př

87 Anal making

190

a. 1915 and Tutarim

of $18 0.1918.

dir. of 15%

15/| __7 p.4.

at 3/8 3/16, 25 per

share 10 1913

Final of $9 and bonu pic

of $10 at 1975 and

'Intorim of $30 a 1916

275 making $1 fol: 7 pir

1913 and special of

2000m 1916

37 sad beats 49 for

11 p.

1913.

$47 for 1917

Finalof $5a/c 1916-1917.

10% p

$1.20 for 1916

11

7 p.c

Final of 3/- a/c 1916... [Final of 401-a0 1918,

6 Dai

Sį.

5 final making 7/- akļ 1916 free-of income tax Coupon 28...|. 93.80 div. and. 30 centai to bonus for year) ending 3-4-17......

$12 for 1916

7.p

P. & for 1916...

19. p.

13+

nt. diy, of 17- free of in-

come tax, matring 10%)

c 1910-1917 coupon No. 9

1 for 3918

- interim making 4/-

/ 1918.

% for 1915

7 p..

15 p.

AND GODOWNS.

Kowloon Wharves 5:83.

H.K. & Whampoa

Dooks.

1 % or 1918 & borus $2.

118 b. 118. Interim of $24 1917

p.#

Shangha! Docks -

Me.9 for year codin;!

30-4-17

HOTELS LAND

AND BUILDINGS

Hongkong Hotels... '3 (450′ k.

Central Estacón ($10 (989 b."-

Hongkong Lands $20 $88 Humphreys Hatanm-1030.76 Kowloon Lands...30820

West Points ........ 56|335

Shanghel Land. T. KT. 77 %.

33 a/c. half year ended

2915

30-8-1.7."

Interim of $34 s/c 1917...

50 cents for 1915

$2 for 1915

Interim of a/c 1917.. final making 12

*/0/1918

Tie. 9 for year endin

31-10-18 The div, ac year ended

· 30-6-16;

COTTON MULLS,'

29.81 29.8273-

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tr

29.80

T

29.82

"

(29.81).

30

1.3. 00°F, 100 b

Shaogtal Cottour T. 50 T. 124 b.

Kung FT 17. 102 1,

T. 0.90 for 1918

Orientals,

T.38+

MISUELLANEOUS.

158

064,10 12

@ 10[#7) K

Diry Farms

Green Islands

# 73 $7.15 b

Hongkong Electrica 8 10 84rt ho

T. E. CLAITON, Director

Hongkong Oboratory, Oct. 15, 1917. China-Bornece

1 BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in Licht & Powers inches, tenths and hundredths.

2. TEMPERATUR, in the shade, în de Can Provideam Krees Fahrenheit.se

Hu

LUMIDITY in

percentage of sters tion

the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.

DIRECTION or Warn, to two

points.

6. FOR OF W, according to

The tide table siren below has been Bas iford Scale, compiled at the National Almanac Office

b blue skye

f$192, đ, bi

Hongkong Ices, 3, 22) $149.

is London from the result of the analysis 6 STATE OF TRA ng in, flog: Hengkoug Ropes... 20)£28 b..

of observations taken by means of an sutomatic tide-recording machine in the Water Police Bainst Trim Sha Teni during the years 87-8-0

The zero of the table corresponds with the sero of the sounding in the Admiralty Chart, which has heen found to be 4 fact

inches below mea level

To obtain the depth of water on the add 3, lech 4 inches, and on the grape. tide

gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard it Lamont Dock; Aberdeen add 10. foot inches to the height given in the table.

TBY HONGKONG LAND INVEST. October 16th to 22nd, 1917.

"MENT & AGENCY Co., I.

Temperature.

Hongkong, October 15, 1917.

Do (We bulby

detached cloud, d

8 gloomy, h hail, I lightning, o ov rcbat, P passing showers, a equal, rain 3 mow

shunder visibility w dow well

7. Bans in inches wathe and hun- dredths

HONGKONG REGISTER..

Bonghong Tramways ... 88,10 st.

HK Stool Foundry $10

482-06

120 sencs för

for .91-7-17

30 mts for916

1916/17 Bonus

·75 cents 100, 12010

89 interim a/o 1937...

1 interim a/c 1817.....

Koterim of 9% / 1917

$1′a/o-year 31-6-17

71

T...

.5 p.

Peak Tra

da

1190 cacár

for 1718/18

11 p...

(29.95)

Steam Laundry J2 1 145 b.

Union systerhosi 24 31-7 313

1 center for your

12 for 1916

80.

83

10 aomba tüz 1918

60 Dembs for 191