1917-11-01 — Page 8

HONGKONG DEFENCE

CORPS.

Orders for Artillery Company by Capt. J. H . Armstrong, Y.D.

LA PARADIS,

Friday, 20 November-

7.30 am-Right Half Compuny (Bango Takers' Class And Gua nu- bere as detailed) at Refebers Lattery. B:30 pm-Right Halt Confpany (Lay

ergent Setters Clans only), at Belchers Battery..

$.10 p.m.-Left Hall Company (lay, ers and Settore Class only at Belchers Battery. . .

Onder for. Engineer Company by Captain W. Ruso!).

Eth inet, to 2nd Severaber. Nightly

Mauning at Belchers and Lyernus as per Rosters posteri

at Eleadquarters.

OFFICERS 'WEIT FOR DUTY. Beleben-2nd Lieut: MatthewmaULL, Lysemua.- Lieut. Hill. Stonecutters.nd Lieut. Marley.

PARADES FOR INSTRUCTION.

At Belchers at 8 pm, en Tueday and Charsday, under Stuff Seepta. Ovendene and Parsons, P.K... torpl. (my and 2nd Corp. Norris. H.K.D.C.

TRANSTER.

The undermentioned any transferred as

follows:

From Love to Lyremen, Capt. F. W. James who resnos dity as 0. "fe. D.E.L. geemus.'. •

From Lyeemus to Stonequiters, Lieut. "L. J. Stevenson, who restunes duty as

D. ile D.FL.. Stanecutters,

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

**A** Company,

PATLADES.

Mday, 2nd November :- $45 patio 2 Platoon (8.0.0%. detailed by Lieut.

and men

Blason), at King's Park Bungy, Annual Musketry tourne, Part 2. Practices 8 and 9, Dress, Drill order with pouches.

B.15 p.m.-No. 1 Platour. Nes, 3 nad 4 Svotions, Bt Seandul Point Musketry instruction. Dr. Drill order with two small potrebes, «

...B" Company. FRIDAY, 2nd November -

630 am Annual Musketry Course, Fart 2 Practices 10 and 11, at Peak Range. The following will attend :- Ftes. Severn, A. Ritchie, G. T. Edkins, G. E. Wetton, H. Gale, E. Hallifax, CH. P. Hay. A. G. M. Fletcher and N..J. Stabb.

MACHINE GUN, COMPANY,

TWINS, FOL ALL PARADES. CLEAN - PATUÏTE, FRIDAY, 2nd November:-

5,15 p.m.-Nos. 4 arri Guns at Head- quarters. Any Hongkong residents at tached to Nos. 1 and 2 Guns unable to attend at Kowloon Docks on Monday or Tuesday, wil parade at Headquarters on Thursday, the 1st November, at 3.15 p.m.

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MOUNTED SECTION. FRIDAY, 2nd November (—

6.15 pm: "A" Clusa wt Happy Valley, Station Work.

RECRUITS.

FRIDAY, 2nd November.

6.15 p. All units, except "D" Com pay, on Murray Farade Ground, under eryt Oxberry, Corph. Mesde and Grimes. Dress, Drill offer.

"D" COMPANY.

FRIDAY 2nd November.

5.30 p.m. New members Gjoined since 10. 17, at Headquarters, under C.S.M. Cooke and Corp. Edmonds

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DETAIL.

On duty from Slat Ost, to 7th Nov, inclusive "B" Company.

On duty 8th Nov, Signaling Section. "On duty 9th Nov., Mounted Bection!

On duty 10th Nov., Machine Gun Cempany

Orderly Officer from 28th instant to ard November. Lieut. C. H. Blason,

Orderly Officer from 4th to 10 Novem ber." Lieut. H. R. B. Hancock."

„NÓCEZY ZOTICE.

A meeting of the Hockey team will be bell at Headquarters on Friday, And November, at (130 p.m.

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COMPARE THE

WORK!

The Royal Typewriter. Prices $230 to $280

LESS EXCHANGE ALLOWANCE

ALEX. ROSS & Co.,'

TEL. 37.

4. Des Youx Road

To-day's Advertisements

„KONINKLYKE. PAKETVAART

MAATSCHAPPY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

FROM PENANG AND SINGAPORE, THE Steamship

"VAN WAERWYCK" having arrived from the above ports. consignees of cargo by her are notified chat all goods are being landed at their risk into the buzardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong. and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd.,

whence and/or from the Wharves delivery may be obtained.

TO LET

TO LEASE

THE CHINA MAIL.

QUUTTABLE Firms may obtain OFFICE ROOMS in Missions Building, The Bund, Canton.

Apply

JACOB SPEICHER,

Secretary-Treasurer, Missions Building, The Band,

Canton

Hongkong, Oct. 25, 1917.

All broken, obafed and damaged packages | Quarters.

are to be lek in the Godowny, where they.

TO LET.

Goods not cleared by 7th November. NO. BASILEA, Lyttleton Road, 4 Boomed Houto with Servants will be subject to rent.

Apply to

Mesars, LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS

Chartered Bank Building.

will be examined on the 6th November, 1917, at 10 am.

Chims against the steamer must be presented in writing within ten days after nerival of stenver, otherwise they will not be recogniseri.

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

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LYN,

Agents, Hongkong-Nov-11

9956

SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)

COAL

HE Undersigned baring teen appointed Avants for the DOWIE HARBOUR "COAL.CO., LTD., are prepared to quote prices for best quality SILIMPOPON CUAL trimmed into Bankers at 8EBAT- TIK or SANDAKAN (British North Borneo

SELIMPOPON COAL comparse favour. sbly with the better grades of Japanese Ocal and gives good results on a Tory moderate consumptios.

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Steamers calling at SEBATTIK or SANDAKAN exclusively for BILIMPO PON COIL (either cargo or Bankers, are exempt from payment of all Port charges.

At Sobattil Steamers are berthed along-

Hongkong, August 25, 1917.

TO LET

FFICES in King's Buildings.

OF

2007

Eczema in Dry Scurf on Little Girl's Head.

WEATHER REPORT.

November 1 114, 38m. The anti- eyelone has moved eastgard to north

Also Back. Spreading Japan, and pressure bas increased

Rapidly.

Burned All

the Time. Cuticura

quickly over that ren; slight to moderate decreases are general elsewhere, except in the vicinity of Shangbai, where they are considerable. A depression appears

Completely Healed into have formed in the Eastern Sea Six Weeks.

Above are extracts from a. signed statement recently re ceived from Mrs. R. Hooper, 70, Mead St. Bath Bridge, Bristol, Eng., July 19, 1916. .

Cuticura Soap and Ointment have proved most valuabic for the treatment of pimples, blackheads, redness and roughness, dandraff, itching irritated scalps with dry, thin and falling hair, as well as for irritations and chatings ct infancy and for all purposes of the toilet, bath and nursery.

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Samples Free by Post. (Soap t cleanse, Ointment to heal.) Address F. Newbery & Sons, 27, Charterhousa Sq London. Sold everywhere,

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

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

"For delivery by the Chinese Fost Office."

The Farcel Post service to Ader

(except in respect of parcels for military and naval addresses) has been suspended.

Mails for Europe via Snez are des- patched as opportunity, offers but only correspondence specially marked is for warded by that route and no particulars of such malis can be given.

Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Porta- gueso East Africa, Persia and Morocco, HOUSES i Moroton Terrace and cannot be transmitted... Frondwood Terrace

HOUSES cn Shameen, Canton.

Apply to-

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.

MENT & AGENCY Co., Las,

TO LET.

TMMEDIATE ENTRY, foar very desirable SHOPS situated in Ice Bouse Street, opposite the Grand Hotel, recently reconstructed.

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

Hongkong, August 2, 1917.

TO LET.

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

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

Fo

LUGAL AND REGULAR MAILS

SOUTWARD.

WELK DAYS SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS

2003 Tai 0.

5.00 T.M. Toi Po.... 10.00 Cheung Chow-7:30 AM

$.3 R.M.

8.30 A.AL.

side the company's wharf where there is AFLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon. Shatankok, Sha

minimum depth of 27 to 23 feet at low water Spring Tides.

Charte of Sibuzo Bay (Sebatnik Bar- bou, Prices sad all other information concerning the Pors can be bad on application to the Agents.

BRADLEY & CO."LTD.,

Agente Cowie Harbour Col Company, Limited.

PATELL & CO. ORIENTAL PRODUCE EXPORTERS,

SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS.

Agencies in

NEW YORK," SAN FRANCISCO, V.BA.

Branches :--

CANTON,

SHANGHAI,/

YOKOHAMA, BOMBAT.

HEAD OFFICE: KINO'S BUILDINGS. HONGKONG,

All players are particularly requested JAPANESE MAKERS.

to attend.

a.m.

5.55

"Four rooraed houses in Kowloon.

Apply to- HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

·CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong" August 22, 1917.

tin and

Sheungsbui... 4.00·F‚M« Aberdeen, Antau

Ping Shan,

Sei King, Santin, Stanley... 4.30 r...

Canton, Samui (7.50 A.M.

and Wachowegia. 5P.M

Lotters 6 r.K. $7.15 am..

Communications relating to news should Naman and

Sanmei....... “be miticemed to Thaan Enrron,

Correspondenta must forward their

Shamchun...... names and addresses with any communica tion addressed to the Editer, not necomarily for publication but as evidence of good faith.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 34 hours

| ending at 10 am, to-day, 200 inch. Total since January 1st, 80.34 inches, against an, average of 80.56 inches.

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Forecast, for the 24 hours ending at oop on the 2nd November :- ?

Hongkong to Gap Rock: E. winds, moderate to fresh; fair.

3-Formoss Channel: NE. winds, moderate.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1817.

SHARE REPORT

NOVEMBER 18T, 1917.

Stock and paid up

Q'Hone 11:30 AM

Approximate Putra band

Lazy Dividend

dir.

BANKE

Eongkong] Shai #19 #550 ..

MARINEINBUR- ANUES.

Interim of £2-3-

1917..

Cantons LLANGANAN)

50 $3.20

87 final making

3-South coast of Chins between Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as North Chinas ..... No. 1.

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

w/c 1918 and Interim

EST. 195

$100 $900

Tangistes)

· #08'hai #205 b.

EXCHANGE.

Hongkong, November 1, 1917.

On Locon—

anic Wire

On demand,

30 days' sight

◄ months'

rights

Credits, 4 months" sight,"

Documentary, 4 months' sight 3/4

On Paris.

On demand,

Credita, 4 months' sight,

On New York-

On demand

***

Credits, 60 days sight,

On Bombay-

Wire, On demand, On Calcutta Wire, *** On demand ... On Singapore-

On demandi

On demand,

On Manila-

-On Shanghai-

Ou demand

..40

400

Dom.

пош.

On Yckobama

30 days' right(private paper).—~-

On demand

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434d.

1361 Gold Lent, 100 fine (per taal)... 43.20 Sovereigns (Bank's buyingrate) $6.70_n. Silver (per oz.) Bar Silver in Hongkong Chinees Copper Cents... Chinese Copper Chah.... Rate of Native Interest Chinese Sub. Coin. Hongkong Sub.. Coin ...

FIRE INSURANUES.

Ohins Fire 2L $131 Hongkong Yirwa ou $310 b.

SHIPPING. Douglas Steamshire. 350 $73.

Steamboat. 15819

Indo-Chinas S

بای

(Preferred)ES $33 L. Deferred)....£s 116 s

of $IS 1916...--.

Int. dir. of 15157

at 3/8 3/18, 34.35 per

bare / 1918 Timal of 12th and bonus

of $10 a/c 1915, and Interim of 501916

$15 miking #91 for

7 p 1915 and special of 83 tváraccoont · 1916

37 and bonds 49 fort

13143,-བ་འ་ $7 for 1913

193.25 for 1918:

8 pc.

Final of 30a/c 1916-1917

183 Per

7.p.c

8 vie gt p..

Final 'of 3/- m/s 1916..... Final of 401-n/a 1916,

Shell" Transports £1107/8"

*Star For .. 10/899 5

REFINERIES

Oh n Sugars..................$ 100|585 »,

Malabon Sugar & soset

final making 7/ KO) 1916 free of income! tax Compos 18........ ||91.90 div, snd_30 cents? to bonus for year! ending 30-1-17...

1812 for 1916

P. & As 1916..

19 p

13 Ne

Langkats.........dra, 102, 134

nt div, of 1/ frea of in-

come tax, making 10%|

a/c.1918-1917

No. 9

Fia for 1918

coupon

- interimi makiny 4H

$2.50

/ 1016

%% fox, 1916

MENING.

Kailan

p.com. piz

Razbe.

.41% dia. par

Tronoh Minen

„Ural Carplans

DOOKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNE

Kowloon Wharves 4 10386 1.

H.K. & Whamper

Dooks

3 % og 1918 & bogus 29

117 b.

Vind

Shanghai Docks T. 10 761

Interim of 858 c 1917-)

Tà, 9 for yone ending,

30-4:17

ROYAL OBSERVATORY.-- HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

NOVEMBER 1, 1917...

Station.

Hour.

6.

Lovel,

Barometer

Weather.

308-17

no

15. p.

Wl'ostock Memure Hakodate... Tokio Kochi

Nagasaki..." Kagoshima. Ostima..

Jahijima...

Bonix Latan

Weihaiwei. 8° 6.30.14 5.00 P.M.

Hankow 9.00 AM. Ichang

HOTELS · LANDS

AND BUILDINGS

Hongkong Hotels... 3,690 b

Central'Estacar #10 839 b.

Hongkong Lands...$10 38

Humphreys Estaton 810-40-73. b. Kowloon Tand....4 301430:

West Points .............. 50 385

Shanghai Land T. SOFT 79 1.

$3 a/c half year ended,

87 aặc 1918s.

8p

Interim of ye 1917] Pai

180

cents for 16 mi..

$8 for 1915.

Interim of 23 a/c 1947

X final maling 12

¤ 1916

p.

7 po

5.00 P.M.

9.00 AM

Mauso

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Keahun....[ 29.86 †1.30 P.K Pescadores.

5,87 17.01.X XP.X-9.3-P.M. Hongkong

17.2 4. Canton 89.88 9.30 P.M

Rock. Tai Ping

Gap Macao Tung 8.30 .. 9.30 PM. 9. M

Wuchow Shek Ki8.30 9.30 PM: 9.30 PM. Pakhoi Kongmoon 6.00 6.00 P.M. 0.00 M

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OFFICIAL NIGHTS.

The following Table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Offcial Night ends and begins during the month of Nov., 1917-

Date

Ends Nov. 1st, #15

2nd 6.15 3rd. 6.17 tib, 6.17

5th, .18 Bth. 19 7th 6.9 Bth: 6.16 9th, 6.20 10th 4.20

11th, 8.91

12th

9.21

13th, 2

146b, e.23 15th, 6.54 10th 2 176.25

18th, 626

6.9% 20th 0.223

50.20

6.31.

Begins 5.59 pm

Telephone No. 491.

Homekrog Marob 20, 1914,

LESSONS OF CHINESE.

AN LI HÜM YAN, a lacnese grannade verzet Di Vliterature,; has beran a' taschay to Katropska Dinclude and Keysakata in tile Colony

“pary to the Uituce Kraménktion, sad le pare! of a first vale duriffestoas a Chinese Leaction (17) bas slao s goodi kutuyleday of Jászlaku and197 Pazhan to intend lakeving the Chinese, JaneERAPY.

CHERRY &.00,

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·Codova_1.0.6th ditión..

Telephone No. 22

Barn

THE CHURA MAI, LINED.

HONGKONG" REGISTER.

HONGKONG TIDES.

The tide table viven below has been compiled at the National Almanac Office in London from the result of the analysis of observations taken by means of an automatic tide-recording machine in the Water Folice Esain at Tsim Sha Tani during the years 87-8-9

The art of the table crespole with sho zero of the sounding in the Admiralty, Chart which has been found to be 4 feet #inthes beloy menu een level gala

To obtain the depth of water on the tido ganga at the Victoria Naval Yard add's feet inches, and on the gange st Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet ibes to the height given in the table.

November Add to th, 1817)

HASY FATKI

Leangkast

COTTON MILLS,

ENOS

155

21. ng 83

1

Phulien7a. 29.81

Shanghai Cottons T. 50 14

Kung Tik..

Yangtzappos

Orientals,

T

T15.

T. 5.73

T.38

A partia

Dagupan

Manila Legumi Tacloben

loo

+

C.St.James

Surigao

Labuan 18 a.

T. F. CLATION, Director Hergkong Observatory, Nov. 1, 1917.

MISCELLANEOUS

China. Borneos ...............

Licht & Powe

Chna-Prodenta Dairy Farms Green Islands

Tim. 5 for year ending

·31-10-18 Tie, ő dís, a:o year ended]

-30-8-10 BOOT

Tls. 0.90 for 1916

·· 10/87 6"

82155

12.

7 $7,40 Hongkong Electrics 10848

1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees Hongkonglo... 21 8147 Fahrenheit, on the level of the, ses in inches, tenths and hundredths.

Hongkong Ropes...8 109294

198,65 Hongkong Tramways

TEMPERATUZZ, in the shade, in de grocs Fahrenheit

4.

ion, the humidity of air saturated with ELK. Steel Foundry moisture being 100

HUMIDITY, iz percentage of a turn-

DIRECTION OF WID, to two points. Bar Lord Seals. Cance

3 FORUT OF WIND, according ta.

6 STATE OF WEATHE, b blue sky, e detached cloud d drizzling rain, i fug, g gloomy, hhail, 1 lightning, o overcast, p passing zbowers, aqual, train snow E thunder, vivisibility; w dew wa}},"

TRAI in inches, teaths and hun- dredths

*

Clay for 1918,

pic, for year endin

90-567.

cants for 1816

Jor

:61-7-17!

80 cents for 1918

{#2} a/c 1916/17. Bonus)

75 cents75

182 interim'x/α- [017/.........

91 interim a/0.1917

Interim of 9% a/c 1817

10

(31 8/0 year 31·5-17+AL

90% cente (530

7% for 1918/1917 ........

3 for year 21-5-17.

Union: Waterhosts.

Wabans

10 ounts the 1016

86 Willison Powell

Mrpente lo 1913/1914-

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