1917-12-07 — Page 8

HONGKONG DEFENCE

CORPS.

„Héministrative. Oslam bỳ Major H. L. Morgan, 'Administrstlyn Commandant.

STRENGTH.

Tte. W. J. W. Johnston was enrolled. on 10.11.17 and posted to " A" Company, No. + Platoon.

Eta J. Kellner wagenrolled on 33317 adjusted to "A Company No. 4 Platoon.

APPOINTMENT MAN

His Excellency the Officer Administer the Government has been pleased appoint Mr. Ewart Benjamin George Souter to the temporary rank of Licht Cepant in the Hongkong Defence Corps, with elect from the 111.1. Lieutenant .. G. Sonter is posted to the Machine Gun Company.

CAMP.

it ranks are reminded that & days (4 day for men between 43 and 50 years of age) training jo Camp is compubory sales exemption has been obtained.

Anyone has fails to attend a required canders himself able to punishment

APPUINTERRİNTS AND PROMOTIONS. The Administrative Commandant ‹is pleased to use the following appoint wents and promotions

***** COMPANY. (No Fintoon.)

Sergt. Burge to

Bergeant Hated 4. 12. 17.-

be Flatoon

Corponik 15. W. firer to "be Lance Bergeant datert 6. 12. 17.

Lee, Leph A. Lunbion to be Corporal dated 19. 17.

Private W. Fincher to be Isace

dated &

First W. Lagu to be Lance Corporal

dated 4. 12.

›rivate T.

dated 3, 19. 17,

to be Lance Corporal

Private. T. Petrie to be Lance Corpora

6. 12. IT

*

TRASNEERS.

Pte. J.J. Harringtori, "R" Company,

is transferred D" Company, dated 6th December 1917.

Pte. F. Travers, "A" Ceropany, is trans- ferred to "D" Company, dated 6.12.17.

LEAVE.

rol Lient. T H. Matthewman, En- gineer Company, is granted 2 weeks' leave, from 18th December, 1917.

Pte. W. Sinclair,

Company, is

7

grant weeks leave from 11. H.

2nd Curple, E. J. Sarman, Engineer I

Before deciding upon your next motorcycle see the three new 1918 model

Indian

Motorcycles.

2 h.p. Featherweight.

6 h.p. Little Twin. 7.9 h.p. Fig Twin.. Fresh shipment due in Hongkong this month..

ALEX. ROSS & Co.,

TEL.: 7.

RATELL & CO.

ORIENTAL PRODUCE

EXPORTERS,

SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS.

Agencies in

NEW YORK,

זי

SAN FRANCISCO, U.S.A.

Branches:—

CANTON,

BHANGHAI,

YOKOHAMA '

BOMBAY.

HEAD OFFICE: Kro's BUILDINGS. HONGKONG.

LESSONS IN CHINESE.

LI HUN FAX, 3 URSUND KOTA TRI

4, Des Van Road

has been a leschar to Exroposa

Commy granted munch's hurens and Merchant in this Colorry for ten years Eroni Sali Degilyn: 1917.

PAUKT OF ENQUIRY.

A Court of Enquiry composed as under will assuruble at such time and place as the president may direct, to enquire into i the circum-buices under which Pte. H. Mariel's equipat suffered damage. President, Captain G. O. Wood.

MRAUBENS.

Licht H. W. B. Keinett

2nd Lieut. R Sutherland.

*

eders for Artillery-Company by Capt.

J., H. W. Armstrong, T.D.

Etchers Battery-

... KARADES.

'។

MONDAY, 33:{s:Ducember:

H om mekhouertKINUT EUROPSKAN"27"

the Chinese stamination, and la paseos of a Best rate certificate na a Chinese teacher. has also a good knowledge of Mandarin and Hakka

mre requested to welia.c/o Chim direct to No. 152, Wallington Street, Bra door.

lantage

Those The Inceps lossning the Co OH ST Í

'THE' 'CHINA MAIL'

NOTICE

THE CHINA MAIL.

FARES FOR PUBLIC

VEHICLES

→ ST. CHAIRS. I.—hu Victoria sitä two Bearera 1 Quarter hour,

10 cents Half bour,

One hour,

Three hours.

Six bours

30

ý (6 s.m. to 6 p.m.js euro If the trip is extended beyond Victoria

half faro extra.tyt

Between the burns of a pm. and

a. the above. Esres shall be increased by 50 per centum: 2 11.Beyond Victoria, with four Baus ers.

WEATHER REPORT.

FRIDAY DECEMBER 7, 1917.

SHARE REPORT.

DECEMBER 7 1917

Stock and paid up

Eltinar JESUM

Lais Duštena.

die.

December Td. 196. 10m-No returns! from Japan or Indo-China. Pressure bas decreased considerably over N. China, moderately over the lawer Yangtze Valley and S. Manchuria, and slightly over the Philippines. It has increased slightly in the neighbourhood of Hong- kong. The anticyclone is central to the south of the Yangtze, and a depression Hongrong & ShM FL2-8600

lies over Manchuria.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours andling as 10 sm, to-day, 0.00-inch. Total since January 1st, 80.34 inches, against

| an"average of 82,20 inchés.

BANK.

0.80, conta Three hours.......$1.00, " Six hours.... 1,00 Day (6 mm, to 6 p.m.)".

MARINRINBUR ANCES

50 $310

III—In the Hill Districts --

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

With Bearers With 4 Bearers.. Quarter hour.$0.18 $0.30

Forecast for the 34 hours ending at

noon on the 8th December:---

North Chiram

CEST 115 b..

*

Balf hour : f......: 050 1 0:40 One hour, 0.50 0.60 wo hours (15050,80

1Hongkong to Up Rock: N. Chiam wind, string ; fine.

0.70- 1,00

·1.00∙∙

7.30

5.00

The Parcel Foat Services to Britishree hours East Africa and Egypt (except for mine- . Six hours bers of the Expeditionary Forbes) and Day (8 am toɛpm)1:50: to Abyssinia, Bagdad, Eritrea, French Somali Coast, Italian Somakland, Portuguess East Africa, Zanzibar and Russia have been enspended.

LOCAL AND REGULARĮ MAILS

..A OUTWARD.

Fox

Tai 0...

WERK-DAYS

*** 5:00P.M.

Ti Fo....10,00 Cheang Chow... 7.30 1.36.

Shitsukok

tin

3 P.M.

Sha.

Sheungshui ....... 4.00 P.M.

Aberdeen, Autau

Fing Shao,

Sai Kung,

Santin, Stanley. 4.309.M.

Kongmoon... Except

[12 Namtau and

Communications relating to news should

their

be addressed to The Entroa.

Correspondents must forward:

7ant Half Company. D.R.F.mon and address with any communice

Class.only,

5.15 pm--Le-Half Company, D.R.F Claas only

TUESDAY, 11th instant :-

7:30 -Right Half Company, Full warsde

35 pm-Left Half Company, Full acade

THUSDAY, ach instant

7.30 am-Right Half Company (Gan numbers other than specialists),

tion addromed to the Editor, net necessarily for publication but sa eridenon of good

1-Formora Channel: The same as | Yangtapos, some 69$190 box: 73 No. 1.

1-South coast of China between FIRE INSURANCES, Hangkung and Lamocks : The same na No. 1.

RICKSHAS.

1-In the Island of Hongkong engage if in Victoria.

Ten minutes. Quarter hour,

6 cents 10

-South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainen: The ame "as No. I.

Che bour, 1200

SUNDAYS&Half hour.......

HOLIDATE

9.30

Every Subsequent hour. A

Note. It the rickabs be engaged

the City of Victoria, and be dis-

chrised outside the Western part of the OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN HONGKONG.

City of Victoris after 9 p... or be cis

Charged to the East of Bay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City fof Victoria after 9 p.m. an extra half | fare shall be chargeable" (

IIIn Kowloom.

Quarter hour, 2

Hal bour, Ä...........................

•Hour, «-****

5.00 r..ery subsequent hour, 10

III-Taipo Road.

Twenty cents shall be added · for each extra hour or par of an hour if the hirer causes the journey to take longer then :-

single. To cents... hour. return..... 1.00

The following table shows the Stan

China Firencias# 20$123 h. Hongkong Firma co $310.

HHIPPING.

Ponglas Staumamos 150980; «.

Steamboats fö$18 b., 134

Indo-Chinas

(Preferred)25#34° #Datarred)....23 2144 b.. 145.

dard Time at which Official Night ends "Shell" Transporte £111 and begins during the month of Dec.

Intarias of 29-j-

$7 fine making #25

wa. 1918 and Interiml of $18 a 1910

Inti div. of 35% - 187- per

share a/s 1916-

Final of 9 and bonus

of $10 m/c 1915 (and) Interim at $30 1910 $15mazing 821

for 7.p.

1913 and special of Ba

сещат 1918

and boom 3 for -1915.

1997 for 1015

ཟ་**སས་་་་ཅ་

Final of $54/c 1916-1917.

19

$1.25 for 1916.

(DC388), b-

P. 20333 b.

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

bi-final making

1918 free of income tax Coupon 289] 191.90 div and 30 cents to bonds for year ending 34-17.

$12 for 1978

P. 5 for 1916.

A

5. cents, 1917

"Star Ferry

10829

Date.

Ends.

Begias

Canton Samsui And Wachow

Macao

(7.30 AM.

Regis. 6 P. Lotters 6 F..

[7.15 :M [1-30 P.M."

Dec. 7th. 6:39 s.m.

8th, 6.40

5.50 p.m.

REFINERIES

5.50

5.60

10th 641

5.51

9:00 AM

Ob na Sugure

Male bon Bugan

[6.00 PM.

Saturdays

13th, 6.49

12th, 9.41

0.57

5.32

5.00 F.M.

14th 6.42

MIHING.

To 4th mile

-15th, "843

5.53

16th, 8.43

553

Kailena

Sanmei......er

Shamchun......"

5.00.P.M.

9.00 AM. $10.00 AM. ** 4.00 **

5:00 1:30.

hours.

17th, 8,43

5.53

Beyond 4th to 8th mile

- 18th, -6.44

3.34

Bingha

single

1.20

bours.

1925, 6.44

0.14"

return ...... L.LU.....

20th, 6.45

8.45

Bab

Beyond 6th to 9th milo

41st 8.45

5.56

2nd, 0.46

6.56

return .....

5.56

Tronoh Mines

Beyond 9th to 11th mile

Satiky T 25th

5.3%

Utal Caspläne

WEXX-DAYS

SUNDAYS &

single2.00

5.58

HOLID4X1

return......€3.50

3·

seto, 8.45

3.38

Miscao.

7.30 8.30AM-1.30 PM. (7.30 AM.. ***** 11.30 P.X.

(7:30 AM 9.20 p.m. (7.30 AM. 19:30 P.M.

Fares for journeys beyond the 11th *#* mile to be a matter of

27th, 6.48

DOCKS, WHARVES

98th, 6,4%

previous arrange-

29th 6.19

5.19

ment in each essa. „we sh

30th 0.50

0.00

aist 6.50

8.00

FROM SHEUNGWAN. WESTERNTM

BRANCH P0.

single $1.75

The fares bereses.ogs to apply to one. 9.30 PM: | rickabe with three cooles from Tsim Sha

TARL

Canton Tai Ping

“Tang ......9.20 P.X. 9.30 F.M. 9.30 F.M. All etter for publication should be Shak Ki......9.30 P.M.. 9.30P.M. 9.30 P.M. written on one side of the paper only.

Letters relating to business should be sddressed to The Maxasın.

Este of subscription to "Chins Mall" is 36 per annum; per quarter and per men--

5.15 p. Left Half Company (unem pro rata".

umbers other than specialista).

FRIDAY. 1 instant-

7:30am-Right Half Company Layers and Retters' Class only,

5.15.p..Left Half Company Layers' and Setters Claas only.

Orlem for Engineer Company by "Captain W. Russell.

7th to 14th instant.

The China Mail is delivered free to subscribers in Hongkong and Kowloon,

Postage Charged at the rate of hity cents per month.

Orders for extra copies of the CRIA › Min' should be sent as soon as possible as the supply is limited. Caak 10 cts. Credit 20 st., pur copy.

Rate of subscription to the "Overland China Mail

la $12 per annum : postage,

$1 per sunum extra. Bingle copias twenty E. 1. Manning nightly at Belchers and | fvo cents each.

and Lycemun. Farndes as per Rosters

posted at Headquarters.

Engine drivers at 5.15 p.m.

··Electricians at 5.30 p.mi.

GYTICLOS NEXT FOR DUTX: Bel-fris, 2nd Lieut. Matthewman,

Templeton Ly, Sigustutters, 2nd Lieut. Brown.

PALLADES FOR INSTRUCTION. Classes Zor highly ratinger at Belchers at up.m. on Tuesday and Thursday,

19

Kongmoon 8.00P.M. 8.00P.M.' 6.00 PM: Kdmehuk...6.00 P.M. `6.00P.M. 8:50 P.M.

Kankorg...00 6,00P.M. 6.00P.M.

Except Exturdays.

In the case of Mails closing" before, s am. Registration closes at 5 o'clock on the previous evening.

HONGKONG TIM

FAREA FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES,

Fram Slaughter House to ..Bailors' Bone Frum Sailor Home to

Government Civil

Hos-

pital From Governmentä Civil

Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Tower to lace

Conse

From Clock Tower to Bay View Houses créa From Wanchai Market to Bay View House an From Bay View House to

Quarry Bay

Not exceeding per passenger.

*04 cents.

*LI-In the City of Victoria

The tide-table given below bir been compiled at the National Almanac Office Alterations and additions to Advertisin London from the resut of the analysis menta un Page 2, 3, 6, and 7 should of observations taken by means of an be sent to the Office, Bo. 5, Wyndham sutomatic tide-recording machine in the Street, not laber than 11 30 s.12.

Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui Quarter hour, Quad.

Half hour 8-3. the table

corresponda with One hour che sera

the sounding in the Admiralty Two hours, Chart, which has been found to be feet Three I inches below mean sea level

Four

The

Alterations and additions to Advertise during the years ments on pages 1, 4, 5 and 8 should be wonk us not later than 1 p.m..

New Advertisements should be sent in before 2pm.

Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not oniared to a fixed period will be ander Staff Sengts. Ovender, and Par-continued until countermanded.

oxa, B.E. Corporal Day and 2nd Corporal Norris, H.K. L.Ç.

Onier for Infan1zy Battalion by Major H. A. Mongan, PARANEN

(For merateza of the Corps not in Camp or the dates mentioned.) TUESDAY, 11th instant-

4.30 p.m. Company, No. 3 Pla toon. Annual Alasketry Course, Part 5,

་

Toner 6, 7 and 8, at King's Park

Drill order with pouches. Dress WEDNESDAY, 12th instant

4.30 p.m. "A" Company, No. 3. Pla toon, Annual Musketry Course, Part 2 Fractices 8 and 8, at King's Park Range Dress, Drill order with pouches.

RECRUITË."

(Those not attending Camp only.) MONDAY, 19th, instant

5.

5.15 pm. All units, except "D" Com pany, at Huidquarters, under Witchell, Fergt. Oxberry, and Corporal || Grives. Dress, Driil order."

5.13 p.m. Quarry

Taikoo Lock

Bey residents

at.

"D" Compary. MONDAY, 10th instant

518n. No 1 Section, at Headquarters. onder UBL Cooke and Lance Burgt, Mendo.

Musketry instruction, Dress Drillorder wish pouches

WEDNE DAY, 12b instant

5.6 p.m. New members Joined since 13.17) at Headquarters unter 0.3M

Cooke and Lee argt bleade,

15

10 pm Quarry Bay residents at

Tolographie Address Mar Hongkong, Code: A.B.O. 5th Edition.

Telephone No. 2.

Tax Cuma Ming-Lrican,

EXCHANGE.

Hongkong, December 1, 1917.

In London

Bank Wire

On deinand,

30 days' sight.

4 months sight,

Dredita, 4 months” sight,

Documentary, 4 months" sight 3-4

In Paris A

On demand,

Credita, 4 months' sight,

'Now Zuck

On demand, (Credits, Bu days, sigh On Bombay-

Wire,

On Calenttana

Wire

** On deman

On Sings

Ou desmar,

On Manila......

On demand,

On domand

Dekam for Clefiat. Company, by 2nd Längt. 25 30 days' night

OnYckobara 12.Oni deciandj pan, Noy 1 & 3 Sections at Head Gold Test, 100-fine

MONDAY, 10th

To obtain the depth of water on the Fire de gauge at the Victoria Naval Yardbir

પ.

8.48

2001, 8.49

at dir, of 1-fres of i

come tax, making 10%i sve 1918-1917 couponf No. 9.

Tis: 1 for 1916

Its- interim. making

ale 1918

% for 1915

interim of Pl's a 2017)

Ma. 9 for, yoz ending!

30:4-17

ROYAL OBSERVATORY

| HONGKONG, DAINT HEATHER

REPORT.

DECEMBER 7, 1917.-8.0

Wind

AND GODOWNE

Kowloon Wharves #10993

HK. & Whampo

Docks me suginik |9124 2

Shanghai Booty TDT 3 b. &

HOTELS LANDN AND BUILDINGS.

Hongkong Hotels...4 5. 800 3.

Central Estace 810

Hongkong Lants...$10 $25

Humphreys "Eaton 8-10 £5.75

Kowloon Lande #5030

Vest Polabs ar■ OG $794. b.

Bħangbal Tanda

8 % ce 1918, & bonna #2||

63 a/c if year ended

30-8-15

$7 a/c 1935..

Interim of 854-1917

50 cents foë 1318 "..

$3 for 1916

Interim of 83 c

Bnal mail

Hoor.

Barometer

emperature.

at Sea Level.

Humidity.

Dirostipa

Weather,

Fores

WTestock 81 29.81 17 Memuro Ba

Not exceeding Hakodate: EST:passenger

10 cents.

add 3 feet. 4 inches, and on the gangs One day from 6 am to 6 pm 81.90

st Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet

4 inches to the height given in the table,

Tokio Kochi Nagasaki Kagoshima. Ostima

Bonin Island

Veibaiwai 6)

Bankow

Ichang

Not exceeding

•per cassenger. Shangbai

Gutzlaff Bharp Pk AZDOY

IT-Beyond Victoria.

December 8th to 14th, 1917.

fram Waran

Hukka E

One hour Two Hours Thrne Four

Pla

કામનું

BRIDGE SCORERS

High Five

SE

If velic

limita extra 1

Quart

(Half

Taiboka

Pescadores

Canton Hongkong Gap Rock

a. 30.18 20.19

11.07 64

COTTON SIZ-1-5.

Tlak for you?

·:31:10-16.

Tla. 6 div. a/c year ended

806-18

Kung The

∙10/T13.60"

The 0.90 for 1916.

Yangissepoo Orientals

MISCELLANEOUS.

0.0268

30.1387

Laht & Powezi

BE3:60

9-19255

Ck

Noi exceeding

30.18 Wuchow 8 D.

Dairy Farma

25 bi

..

Haih

09

EXO

Dagupan

Manila

-3.00

600

Tacloben Iloilo pm and 8 Surigao Am. the above Lares shall be increased Gusm

One day from 6son.

In Blocks of 20 SHEETS.

Between the hou

by 60, per ventan

Four fuer One Dollar.

Obtunable at

CRIKA BIATE. LTD. Wyndhani Street

Labuan

Depts for 101S

Green Islande

Hongkong Electrics'# 10848 %.

Hongkong Ic

Hongkong Roper

Hongkong Tramways:

BK. Steel Foundry...$10

year wading

20 cents for 1918

[32]- #26/1918/17 Römäs

42: interim: £ƒo 1917

*** interizaje 1317:

186.60

mways 10 484- «.

for 1916/1SY

tory, Dec. 7, 1917.

For the sea

the shade, in

19 p.

11 no

10 p.c