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"HONGKONG DEFENCE

CORPS.

Orders for Artillery Company by Capt.

J. H. W. Limstrong, Y.Do »

MARADES."

Theenday, Est November

5.00 pm-Left Half Company" (Chin numbers other than specialists), Belchers Battery.

Friday, 2nd November

7:30

a.m-Right Hulf, 'Company (Bang Ther' Ca TRẺ Gia Hạn beri na detailed at Belchers Battery..

30 p.m.--Right Halt Company (lay-} wens and Setters" Chass "only), ut

Belchers Buttery,

*

5.30 p.m.-Eelt Hull Company (lay- ers and Setters Class paly), at

* Belchers Battery,

Order for Engineer Company by Captain W. Rassail.

26th is, to Red Sovember. Sightly

Manning at Belsh'rs and Lyeenum as per Rosters posted

at Headquarters.

OFFICERS NEXT FOR JUTT.

Telchers-2nd Lieut. Matthew. Lyrem.2d Lieut. Hat Sionontier-23 Lient, Maricy.

PALLADIS, FOR INSTRUCTION.

A Beiches at 8 pm, on Tuesday and Thursday, under Staff Sergs, Ovendeze and Parions. RE., Corp). Day and 2nd Corp. Norris, A.K.D.C.

TRANSFER.

The andermentioned are transfereed s

follows:-

From "Leave to Teemun, Cupt. F. W.

who resumas duty a 0.4, James, D.E.L. Lyerman. 20

"From 1yeemun to Stonecutters, lett. J. Stevenson."who resumes duty as

O. He D.EL. Stonecutters.

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

A "Compray.

PARADES.

husly, 1st November

4.45 pra-No. 2 Plätons (N.CAPS, and men 49 detailed by Lient. Bhawan, at King's Park Range. Annual Muskétry Coune, Part 2, Practices 8 and 9, Dress. Drill order with pouches.

7

COMPARE THE

WORK!

The Royal Typewriter. Prices $230 to $280

LESS EXCHANGE ALLOWANCE,

ALEX, ROSS & CO.,

TEL

4. Das Vœux Road

Fo-day's Advertisements

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned' have received inatras- Ttions to all by Public Auction,

(For Account of the Concerned),

on...

SATURDAY,

the 3rd November, 1917, at 10 45 m. 2010,

at their Sales Rooms, No &

Des Forex Road, Corner

of Ice House Street,→→

SIX CASES

WHITE COTTON REEL THREAD, (slightly damaged).

Terms: Cash

TO LET

TO LEASE

THE CHINA MAIL.

ICUTTABLE FÜIDs may obtain OFFICE ROOMS in Missions Building, The Burd, Canton.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

•Lesters franked at the: 4 cents vato addressed to Tunanfu and Mangisa and other places in the Province of Yunnan should be superscribed with the words

For delivery by the Chinese Foot

Office."

The Farcel Frst service to Adea (accept in respect of parcels for military and naval addresses) has been suspended.

WEATHER REPORT.

October 312, TZA, 05-No returns from Japan and Vladivostock. PressuTO has increased slightly at Waihaiwel, and decreased slightly elsewhere. The anti- cyclone has apparently mared cast warts,

Fresh monsoon will prevail along the China Coast, and over the N. Chinx Sex,

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 inch. Total since January 1st, 80.25 inches, ngalist an average of 90:50 inchoa

BANER,

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1917.

SHARE REPORT.

OCTOBER 31ST 1917.

Qitions 14.90. AM.

Fabera basod

La Divina and date.

Forecast for the 34 boars ending at Hongkong) à 8′hat (12 18650

·Mails for Enrope via Suez are dea- patched as opportunity offers but only correspondence specially marked is for warded by that route and no particularson on the 1st November

1-Hongkong to Gap Rock: E. of such mails can be given.

winds, frosh; fair.

મા

Correspondence addressed to enstry subjects in China, Síam, Liberia, Porta- guess. East Africa, Persin and Marocco, cannot be transmitted.

Interima. of £8-3{+

2-Formoes Channel: N.E. winds, fresh.

MARINEINSUR. ANCES

CANDO

603320

-South. 4oast of China. between Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as No. 1.

$7 A making

293

North Chines

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

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

#100/2800

Yangtzon] 60 3'hat $205 b

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

Apply

· JACOB: SPEICHER,

Secretary-Treasurer; Missions Building,

The Bund

Captux.

FOR Fai...

Fengkong, Oct. 25, 1917.

TO LET.

MMEDIATE ENTRY, four

desimble SHOPS situated in Ice Bouse Street, opposite the Grand Hotel, 2352 recently reconstructed."

HUGHES & HOUGE,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, Oct. 31, 1917.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

FIRE Undersigned have received in- TIRE

structions to sell by Public Auction. (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED).

TUESDAY,

the 8th November, 1917, commencing

2.30 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,

Des Voeux Road, Forner of Ica Hover STRIST,

..

VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND

BLACK WOOD FURNITURE, -- TWIN BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS, CARPETS, PICTURES,

&

Ag. follows:- Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs and Sofas, Card Tables, & quantity of Bed- room Furniture, comprising Doabis and 5 p.m.-No. Platoon (N.C.D. and Single Brass-mounted Bedsteads and men as detailed by Lelt. Kennett).Twin Bedsteads, Sideboarda, Dinner st Keanedy Road Pange. Dress. Clean fatigue.

Waggons, Extension Dining Tablea and Chairs, Tea and Occasional Tables, &c,] Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Ware, 4.45. p.m.-No. Platoon (N.C.0's. Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, &c

Friday, "nd November

and men Q3

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

Bongkong, August 2" 1917.'"

»

TO LET

FEAT in Nathan Road, Kowloom.

Four roomed houses in Kowloon.”“”

"Apply to---

LOCAL. AND REGULAR MAILS.

OUTWARD.

A WEEK-DATI

- 5.00 PM Tal Fo...10.00 AM Cheang Chow ... 7,30 A.M. * 3 P.1. Shatankok, Sha.

tin and Sheungshui

... 4.00 F.M.

Aberdeen, Antau,

Ping Shan, Sai Kung,

Santin, Stanley.. 130 ..

OFFICIAL NIGHTS.

The following Table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Official Night ende and begins during the month of Nov.,

1917-

4.54

←

FIRE INSURANCES. China Fire Hongkong Fire

SELFFING. Douglas Steamahine: 350/873-

/c 1915 and "Interim. of $18 / 1916.

int: div. of 15 X - 15/-| at 3/8 5/16, 8125 per

one. A 1918 Final of 191 and bonu

of $10 a/c 1915 and Interim of $301916 315 making $91 for 1915 and special of 43 ud account 1916

The

7 pe

3131 b. 310 b

87 and bond.. 13 for

1915

Finalof $5a/c 1910-1917-

181 p

1.25 for 1918

T. p.

Stramboats... 15)5191 m.

Preferred)....£$33 b. (Daferred)£316

"Star Ferry 108287 b.

RAFINERIES

Ob na Sugars.100/985 si & à

Malabon Sugar... P. SO $234. 1.

SUNDAYS & HOLFATH

Date Nov. 1sty 6.18

Ends

Begins

5.30 pm.

And 8.16.

5.38.

**

9.30 1.1.

3rd, 617

5.57

4th, 6.17

1,57

6th 6.18

5.56

8th. €10

5.55

Indo-Chinsa

7th 8.19

3.55

3th, 19

5.58

9tb, 8.90

5.34

10th, 6.20

5.54

11th, 8.91

2003

» 13th, 83-

19th, 9.st

5.53

"Shell" Trampart 21107/6

5.52

14th, 0.53

6.62

15th 6.24

5,31

Kongbon

Namtau and

Sanmci. 5,00 P.M. [10.00 M Shamekun

4.00 .

Canton Samsul Regis 3P.

sad Wuchow

Lotters 6 P... 7.15.x. Macao

-*** 11.30 PLAC 18.00 .. Exeppt Saturdays

(7.30 A.X.

5.00 PM

18th, 8.25

51

17th 8.26

5.31

18th 6.25

3,60

9.00 A.M.

19th, 6:27

5.50

31st, 608

5.50

92nd,

sind. 6.29

5,50

–5.00-PMT

23rd, 6.29

5.50

24th, 8.30

4.50

Cath, 6.31

5.49

5.00 P.

9.0045.

26th, 6.31

• 42

KINING.

7th, 631

5,49

29th 8.49

6:49

Kailana

29th, 459

8.49

Roth, 6.33.

3.49

Langka Fanba

zdra. 10 Te 134 b.

FROY

SHEUNGWAN WESTERN "BRANCH P.O.

Tronab Mans

2128/

Apply to→→

Mesara, LOWE. BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Charcored Bank Building. MacaO........

*2057

You

WEEK DAYS

SUNDAYS &

Ural Caspians

非

HOLIDAYS

₤7.30 ... 11.30 F.M 8.30.

REPORT.

17:30 AE

f7.30AM. Canton

9.30 Tai Ping

OCTOBER 31, 1917-05

0.30

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

CO., LTD. Alemadra Buildings, Hongkong, August 12, 1917.

TO LET.

TO. 4 BASILEA, Lyttleton Road, No Room House With Servants Quarters.

Hongkrog, August 26, 1917.

ΤΟ ΣΕΤ

detailed by Lien. Both Boom Utensile, Holl-top Dorks and OFFICES in King's Buildings.

Writing Tables, Sundry Electro-Plated Ware, etc.

Fisson), at King's Park Range Annual Musketry Course, Part 23

Electric Reading Lampe, Blackwood Practices univ. Dress, Drill order and Tesk wood Screens, Blackwood with pouches-

4-Fold Forniture, including Large

with Coloured Blackwood Screen Panels, Side Tables, du.

"

5.15 p.m.-No. 1. Platoon, Nos. 3 and 4 Sections. at Scandal Point. Musketry Instruction. Dress, Drill order with two small pouches,

"R" Company. ·

THURSDAY, 1st November.

6.30 am. Annual: Musketry Course Fart Practices 10 and 11, at Pent Kange. The following will attend: Me PL Knight, H. McGregor, W. L Lensk, W... Koberts, D. MeMurray, W. Sinchir, W. Nicholson, G. Fogg, J. Find lay Miller ond A. S, Gubbay. FRIDAY, 2nd November:-

6.30 am. Annual Musketry Course, Part 2 Practices 10 and 11, at Peak Farge The following will attend

Ptes. Severn, A. Ritchie, G. T. Edkins, G. E. Wetton, C. H. Gale, E.. R. Hallifax, C. HP. Hay, A. G. M. Fletcher and 2.J. Stabb

· MALENT" GUS? COTTANY. MELAS, FOR ALL PARADES.

CLEAN FATIGUE.

(EXCEPT 31. 10. 17% THURSDAY, 1st November

2.15 p.-Men detailed below, - at Headquarters, Privates Fraser, Harper, Jack, Labrum, Logan, MacDonald, A McKerns, Pinguet and Todd. FRIDAY, 2nd November!

5.15 pin-Nos. 4 and 5 Guns, at Hend quarters Any Hongkong residents at tached to Nos. 1 and 2. Guns unable to attend at Kowloon Docks on Monday or Tuesday, will parade at Headquarters Thursday, the 1st November, at 5.15

-MOUNTED "BECTIOS. THURSDAY, 1st November:-

$.18 p.m. at Jockey Club Stables.

Engravings, Pictures, Tennis Poles and Net, Tron Safe, &c.

Turkish Bath Sheets, Towels, Single and Double Bed Sheets, Bed Quilta,

Brass Fenders and Fire Brasses, Old Bronze inlaid Vases, &c. de, and a quantity of Maxic.

PIANO by Collard & Collard.

Shicdmayer & Soehne,

Stuttgart W. Schoplein & Co.,

Berling Popular Songs, &c. (Now), (Fall Particulars from Catalogas.) Tiram :-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

› Auctioneers. Hongkong, Oct. 31, 1917.

کر کیم

PUBLIC AUCTION.

$9.54

1.30 P.

£7.30.M. 19.3 PM

Tong9.30 г.x. 9.30 PM. 9. · F.M. Shek Ki.....0.30 2.2 9.30.M. 9.3 P.M.

HOUSES in Moreton Terrace and Kongmoon 6.00 F.HL 6.00 P.M. 8.00 PM Broadwood Terrace.

HOUSES on Shameen, Canton.

Apply to-

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.

MENT & AGESUY Co., Iso,

SILIMPOPON (REBATTIK)

COAL

AIHE Undersigned having been appointed

As for the COWIE HARBOUR COAL CO., HAD., are prepared to quote prices for best quality, BILIMPOPON CUAL trimmed into Banker at NEBAT

TIK OF BANDAKAN (Britials North

Borneo.

ALLIMPOPON COAL comparen favour ably with the better grades of Japanese Coal and given good. reguita c T moderate copsumption.....

Steamers calling at SEBATIK T BANDAKAN exclusively, for SILIMPC PON COAL (either cargo or Bunten) are exempt from payment of all Port charges.

At Bebaltik Steamers are berthed slang THE Undersigned have received in-side the Company's whard where there is

structions to hell by Public Auction, minimum depth of 27 to 25 feet at low (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCITED), water Spring Tides, da

THURSDAY,

the 8th November, 1917, at 3 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No, 8 Des Voor Road, Corner of Ice House Street, MISCELLANEOUS GOODS,

Comprising

Blankets, Counterpanee, Sheets, toy Dress Materials including Blue and White Borgo (good quality): Printe Holland, White Linen, Long Cloth, Drill, Flannel, Flannelette, dz, Handker 5.10 p.m. "B" and "C" Classes at Head-chiefs, Gent's Bilk Backs, Boys Surts,

Dress Drill onder,

THURSDAY, 1st November

arters.

FRIDAY, 2nd November

$15 p. 4 Class at Happy Valley, Station Work

DE RECLUITS.

FRIDAY, 2nd November.

4.10 p.m. All units, except "D" Com- yany, on Mariny Parade Ground, uuder erg Axberry Corpis. Mende; and Cirumes. Dress, Drill order.

D COMPANY:

FRIDAY 201 November

01730 pm. Now members joined ainee 117) at Headquarters, under 0.5.M Cooke and Corph Edmonds

On daty from 81st Oct, to 7th Bor

Inclusive B Company A

Do duty Ath Nor, Signalling Section

On July 9th Nov, Mounted Sections

On

duty

10th Nov, Machine Gun,

Towels Toilet Soap, Perfumery, White Laod Curtains, &

Charte of Sibuka Bay (Sebattile Hkr. pour), Frices and all other informatio concerning the Port can be had on application to the Agents,

BRADLEY & CO., LTD,, geita Cowla Harbour Cos

Company Limited.

EXCHANGE,

Hongkong, October 31, 1917. Load

ank Wire

On demand,...

3days' sight

Pe mouths sight, Credits, 4 months sight,

*** Documentary, 4 months' night 27

Buit Cases and a faw pairs Gent's On Paris- Boots and Shoen="

The

Canti

HUGHES & HOUGH

by Auctioneers.

Hongkong, Oct. 31, 1917,--

HALF-TONE AND

Company

Urderly Officer from 8th instant to FOR ADVE

November. Lieut. U A. Blason

Orderly Ulicer frem 4th to 10 Novem-

ara Libat. E R., B. Hancoc

On demand, Credits: 4 months sight, On New Yorkin

Kumchak...6.00 г.. 6:00P.M. 6:00 F Kaukorg....6 00P.M. 8.00P.M. 6.00.

Except Saturdays.

ROYAL OBAIRYITORY :

HONGKONG, DAILY LEATHER

Station.

Hour.

Barometer

st Sea Level.

Wrostock.

Memura s Fakodato Tokio Kochi

Nagasaki Kagoshima.

Natia [

Labi'jiras

In the case of Malls closing before 9Ostima...... am. Registration closes at 5 o'clock on the previous evoning.

HONGKONG TIDES.

Bunin Island

Weihaiwel. 8 640.23 Hankow Tchang Kiakiang... Changaba

compiled at the National Almanac Office Gutalaff**** The tide-table even below has been Shanghai

of observations taken by means of an Amoy... in London from the result of the analysis Sharp Pk. sutomatic tide-recorting machine in the Swatow Water Folice Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui Taiboku ba, 29. during the yeLIS 87-8-0.

Taicha

A

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

Cantone €99.95 To obtain the depth of water on the Hongkong tide gangs at the Victoris Naval Yazil Gap Rock at Lambot 4 inches, and on the gange Macao at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet Wachow9 4 inches to the height given in the table. Pakbol

November 1st to 6th, 1937.

Hongkong

Low Wat

HONGKONG REGISTER.

On demand,

Credits) 60 days sight,

Barometer $29.03

~71

On Bombay....

On demand

O Calcutta

On demand.

Oangsp

On demand,

On Mamla

LINE BLOCKS. On demand,,

TIREMENTAI

On Shang)

20 day

Os Ich

LUSTRATIONÐ, ETCHI

149:

ind..

0.17

0.00%

Hoihow! Phulien

C.Bt.James Aparri Hate Dagupan

Manic Legaspi Tangban

#

Final of 3- ale 1915. Final' of 40/-aro1316,

final making wet. 1918 free of incomial tax Coupos 28.......... ....j 31:80 div. and 30 cents ta bonus for year, ending 304-17..

$12 for 1916

§P. & fai 1918..

12 μα

13 p.

nt. div, of 1/- fres of in- ecme tax, making 10%| s/a-1916-1917 coupon No. 9

Tis. 1. for 1915

1 interim making (46)

ala 19183

fox 1015-

Wind

DOJKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS,

Kowloon Whines C0788

HK. & Whampo

Docks men$ 8117 b.

Shanghel Decks It C 784 b.

% or 1916 & bonus $5

Cla. 9, for you, endingi

30-4017

Humidity,

Direction,

Force.

LEFELELA || Weather.

HOTELS LANDH AND BUILDINGS,

Hongkong Hotel.... 5.900 b

Central Estesen...101 699 b.

Hongkong Lande.....$100 889.

Humphreya Hataren % 10,35.75

Kowloon Lands... 30830

Wat Polots #. BC #85.

Bhangbal Lands T. SCE: 73,

COTTON - MILLS:

TI

99.88

Exo

Shanghal Cottons

TOT. 15

M

29.8

સો

7.881

Interim of $24 a c 1917.

aje half year ended 30-6-17. 7p/a 1816.

16 p.

{futerim of 834 a/c. 1917..

80 cents for 19is...

32 for 1916

6 po atorira of 83 afe 1937.7

% fical maring 12 No 1916

$4.10

28-2-05

Chu-Provides bé 1077 b

carta for 191G

8pc

$2 for year)

'817-17

13.p.

T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong Observatory, Cct. 31, 1917. 1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees

inches, tentha and hundredthaving

£TEPERATURE, in the shade, in de grees Fahrenheit,

Fahn nheit, on the level of the sea in

* HUMIDITY, in percentage of satura tion, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100

DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points. FORCE OF WIND, according to Bes ford Ecala'

8-STATE OF WRATHER, b bhe sky, c detached cloud, d drizzling rain, £ dog, hhail lightning, o overcast, ggloomy, ppeasing shirwers squal, Fram, KLOW

thunder: y visibility dow web).

7. Rams in inch-tenths and hun-

Kung Yik....

Yangiazepoos Orientals,

T. 5. 6.88

MISCELLANEOUS.

Chits-BorneoOG

Light & PowerUSA)

Dairy Farms

Green Irlanda, anim

6740 Hongkong Electrics 1048 b. Hongkong Les 22 3147)

Hongkong Ropes... 10 Bongrong Tramways $6.65 b

HK Steel Foundry 10

T. & for year ending

31-10-16 Tix. 6 div. ala year ended

30-6-15,

Tla 0,90 for 1918-

80 cents for

22

/ 1916/17 B

142 interim a/s 1917.

1 interim a/o°1917.

Interim of 9% (afa 1817) p

31 a/o year 21-5-1710

ass

75 cents,

Peak Tramwaysbon 10/16

* for 1918/1991 ZALIK

Steam Launde fast a

135 cents for yoki 31-6-