1917-12-15 — Page 8

HONGKONG DEFENCE

CORPS.

#alers for Artillery Company by Capt. J. H. W. Armststrong. Y.D.

At Belchers Battery.

VARADIR.

MONDAY, 17th instant.

7.30 Right Half Company D TLF. Class only.

5.15 pm. Left Half Company D.R.F.

Class only.

TUESDAY, 18th instant-

7.30 m. Right Half Company. Fall

parade.

13p. Left Flalf Company: Full parade..

THURSDAY, 2th instant -

58.m. Right Half Conany (Gun numbers other than specialists). 4&15 pm. Left Half Company (Gun

Buders other than specialists FRIDAY, 21st instant-

14

a. Right Half Company Lagors

en Setter chins unly.

p.m. Left Half Company Layers'

Brit zusters' only.

Orders to Engineer Company by Captain W. Russell.

14th to 21st instant: --

E. img nightly at Belchers',

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

Indian

Motorcycles.

21h.p. Featherweight.

Little Twiv 7-9 6.p. Big Twin.

Fresh shipment due in Hongkong this month.

ALEX. ROSS & Co.,

TEL. 97.

4. Des Vaux Road.

METALS

of all kinds, especially for shipbuilding and engineering works. Largest and best assorted stock in the Colony.

and. Largentin Parade as per Rosters SINGON &

Firiduumters,

Engine doors 515 pam. Eletrician330 pm.

OFFICERS SEXY FOR DUTY.

Belchers, ptain W. Russell.

Lyeemin, Captain James.

Stoneentrees, Lieut. Stevenson.,

PARADE FOR INSTRUCTION.

Classes for higher ratings at Belebers at 6p. on Tuesday and Thursday, Ovendene and under Staff Serges Parsons, R.F. Corporal Day and Corporal Norris, H.K.D.C.

st of duties at Lycemun from 17th to. December. 1917 is posted at Headquarters.

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

PARADES.

(For inginbers of the Corps net in Chep anthe datas mentioned). MONDAY, 17th instant :-

3. pm. Machine Gun Company, No. 1 and 2 Detachments, at Kowloon Docks. M. G. drill. Dress, Clean Fatigne TUESDAY, 18th instant-

40p.m. Mounted Section, Annual Basketry Coarse, Part 2, Practices 5, 6, 7and at King's Park Range, Dress Drill order with pouches..

WEDNESDAY," Juth instant :--

130m. Mounted Section, Annual Buketry Course, Part 2, Practices and 9. at King's Park Range, Dress. Dvill order with pouches.

Note.Unly men who have completed | Part 1. may fire Part 2.

RECRUITS.

(These not attending Comp only). TUESDAY, isth instant.

"D-Com-

5.15 p.m. crits, except" pany, at Headquarters, under C. M. Witchell, Sugt. Oxberry and Corporal Crimes. Dress, Drill order.

6.15 p.m. Quarry Bay residents, at Taikuó Dock.

**p* COMPANY, TUESDAY, 18th instant-

Nos. 3 and 2 Sections, at S. p.. Hendarters, under C. 8. M. Cooke and Lance Sergt. Edmunds and Mende. Musketry instruction. Dress, Drilli order with pouches.

THURSDAY, 0th instant.

4. Recruits (joined since 1.3.27) | athennedy lange. Musketry instruc tion. Grouping with miniature ammuni. tin. Dress, Drill order without rifles. Le Sergis Edmonds and Heade will

attend.

FRIDAY, 1st instant

5.15 m. No 4 Section. Headquarters, ler S. M. Cooke and Lance Sergt. Edmonds, Musketry instruction. Dress, Drill orda" with pouches.

Orders for Cadet Company by And Lieut. Bean, J.E.W.

MAPANADER.

BONDAY, 17th instant :--

6.1 p.. Nos 1 and 2 Sections, at Headquarters.".

5.15 p., Buglers, at Headquarters.

WEDNESDAY, 19th instaut

5.16 p.m. Nos. 3 and 4 Bectione, at

Yaunati Football Ground.

5.30 p.m. Buglers at Yaunati Football Ground.

6.30 p.m. Gymnasium, at.St. Andrew's Church Ball

NOTICE. GRANTS MIST, The quarterly meeting of the members of the Sergiants Mess will be held in the Mess Room xt 6.45 pm. on Wednesday, Zud January, 1018. Every member is particularly requested to attend.

KKOHANGE.

Flongkong, December 14, 1917.

On London

Bank Wire

On demand,

30 days' sight...

4 months' sight,

Credits, 4 months sight,

Documentary, 4 montla sight 3/11

Ou Paris-

-5

On demand, an

Credita, months' sight,

Os New York-

On demand, 71

Credite, days wig!

Un Bombay-

Wire, ***

Oo daround,

On Calcutta

On demand

201 Fing pore-..

On demand,

"On Manila

'On debaand.

•On Shanghai

dayis

(ESTABLISHED A.D. 1880).

HING LUNG ST.

THE CHINA MAIE.;

FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.

OHAIRA

I.-In Victoria with two Bearin Quarter bour.

CO. Half hours

PROSE 515.

SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)

COAL

HE Underiqued having been BOGE AGANTS for the COWIN HARBOUR DAL.CO., LTD., ara prepared to coote prices for best quality SILIMPOPON DUAL trimmed into Bankers at SEBAT TIE OP RANDAKAN (British Borneo).

North

SILIMPOPON COAL compares favour. ably with the better grades of Japazess Coal and gives good results on a very moderate..consumption.

Steamers calling at SEBATTIE or SANDAKAN exclusively for SLIMPO PON COAL (either cargo or Bankers are exempt from payment of all Puri charges.

One hour,

Three hours,

Sir bours,

Day (6 am to 6 pm), ----

CHURCH SERVICES.

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL. HONGKONG

3RD SUNDAY IN ADVENT, 18TH. DEMIR, 1912.

Holy Communia (7.30a.m.) Matins (11a.m.)

Responses, Ferial: Vebite, Kempton; Psalms, Weldon, Rimbunit Te

་,

Deum, Lawes Cooke, Hopkins: Jubilata, Crusaley, (23rd morning).

4. God Save the King. Holy Comunion (1 noun). Evensong (6) Palms, Turle, Cooke, Responses,

Heywood, Heywood; Magnificut, Turle, (ard Morning): Nunc Dimit tis, Wicker (93rd evening); Hymns, 265, 537, 50.

St. Peter's Church, West Point. 8am-Holy Communion.

11 Morning Prayer, Baptisms

and: Sermon.

Preacher-Rev, FL, G, H, Griffith

St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon.

Holy Communion at Morning Prayer. Morning Prayer (11)

Kempton; Venite, Responses Ferial:

I

10 cents.

1

If the trip is extended beyond Victoria. ball fare extra.

Between the buurs of 830 pm. and § a.m. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.

11-Beyond Fictoria, with four Beasers 0.60 centar Bout......

.$1.00

Three hours. Six bears....... Day (6 am to 8p.m.),

1.50 2.00

III-In the Hill District..

With 9 Bearers With 4 Bearers Quarter hour,......80.15 Half hour,... 0.20 One hour....... Two hours,... There hours.. Six hours. Day (6am. togpm.)1.30

80.30

0.40

0.30 0.50

0.60

0,30

0.70 1.00

+

1.00

1.50

9.00

RICKSHAS.

Psalmas, 70 Weldon, 20 Himbault, 81, to 11, Crotch, 19 to end, Selway; Te Doum, St. Jada; Jabilate, Bridge WA. 383 Kyrie, Mendelssobu Hymns, 14, 331, 13, 308,

Natique (6 p.)

Anthem. Evening Responses, Farial; Psalms, 82 Turle, 30 Cooke: 84 Heywood Hopkins; Magnificat, Barnby W.A. 533 Nunc Dimitts, Stainer W 390; Hymns,

385, 66, 370, 360,

Vesper

National Antheto.

Union Church, Kennedy Road. Sunday Services, December 16th. Morning Service at 11 am-Subject:

Jerusalem

Evening Service at 6p.m. Preacher Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie.

The Gospel Hall"

10 & 12 PODE STREET. Weekly Services Sunday: Breaking of Bread for Believers only, 11 m., Gospel Meeting, & p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Bible study,

8 p.m.

Friday, Ladies Bible study, 5.30 pm.

At Sebattik Steamerą, are berthod alous-In the Island of Hongkong mgage if Saturday, Prayer Meeting, pap.. side the Company's wharf where there is minimum depth of 27 to 28 feet ab low water Spring Tidea

Ten minutes, Charts of Bibako Bay (Sabattik Har-Quarter hour, bar); Prices and all other information Half bour,..... concerning the Port can Le bad on One hour, application to the Azezta

BRADLEY & CO., LTD.,

Agenta Covis Harbour Des Company, Limited.

MARTIN'S

APIOL 8STEEL

PILLS

1 Pranck Remedy too a23 Irregularities

· a lasina siwaya kap a box, st In the hoe na thai poy. Shai bea Martin's

of the SLD A

HER of any Ingrand. The 420.

Umay do may be a

wwwm recommend them, as B CỮ

moule All Chemia maď.

the hout the Word or post free WAXTIN, CMembi, Kouzhamyian. Bag

*. MARTIN'S

APIOL SSTEEL SPILLS

JAPANESE MAKERS

Elvery kind of Footwear

MADE

TO

ORDER

UBERRY & CO

PEDDER - STREET, Upposite Hongkong Hotel.

Tolephone No. 491.

Hongkong. March 20, 1914

HONGKONG TIDES.

The tide table Kiven below has been compiled at the National Almanac Office

in Fistoria

Wodnesdays, 6.30 pm.

For Pimply Faces Try Cuticura

Soap and Ointment

Samples Free by Post-

A simple, easy, speedy treat- ment. Smear S the pimples with Cuticura Ointment, wash off

in five minutes with Curicura Soap and hot. waterand continue bathing for some minutes. Use night and morning. For pimples, redness, roughness, itching and irritation, candruf, itch- ing scalp and falling hair, red, rough hands and baby rashes, these fra- grant emollients are wonderful as well as ident for the toilet. 4

For tres ple manh add polecard: 27, Charterhouse F. Newbery Veryone. Sq. London, Sold

WEATHER REPORT,

December 15d. 124. 23-No returns from Japan and Indo-China. An anticy- clone of considerable intensity has formed over the Yangtze Valley: presence bas increased considerably over the China Coast and Formosa, and slightly elsewhere..

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1917-

SHARE REPORT.

DECEMBER 14TE, 1917.

Steak and pald

11.30 AM.

Last Bridena MAJCE, CENTRA

Approximate Kutta sed

nts in t

BANKS.

Hongkong & s'haf #LP #800

MARINEINSUR- ANCES

Uantona

50,$900

North Chinas

EST. 115 b

Unions

$100 r20 h.

Yangtzes

603205 ex. 73

FIER INSURANCES. China Fire" ... 20 $121 b Hongkong Firm . DU $910

SHIFFING,

Interim of £3.3/-, s/d

19/7..

37 final making

2/6 1915 and Interim) of $18 m/c 1918. -.. Tat. div. of 35 % =

at 3/8 5/16, 84.95 per share /u 1916

Finals

****

71 pe

1 of 391 and bonus the pic. of 810 a/c 1913 and

Interim of $30 we 1916:

$15 making 331 for 77

1915 and special of $2

Si aspuns 1918

11 po

377 and boons 3 for

1915.

70.0.

81 p..

Fimalof 95/0.1816÷1917.

10

#97 for 1813-

Douglas Stenmani 150979

Steamboate DAF18},

Indo-Chinas -

(Proferred)...£5333)

Final F 3-ajo 1916...... -(Datrized)...£53143 b. 1481 83 Final (40%

Strong monsoon will prevail along the China Coast, and over the N. China Sen

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.71 inch. Total since January 181 81.49 inches, against Star Farry" > 10298)

ap average of 89.30 inches.

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Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on the 18th December –

1-Hongkong to Gap Rock :: S. and Nwinds, fresh fair

2-Formos Channel: X. winds, strong to a gale."

"Shell" Transports £1124 6.

$1.20 for 1916-

i ak

1916,

56.0.

19 p.

of final making 7/+ mic

1918 free of income, tax Coupe S

18180 div. and. 30 cents)

to bonus for year ending 3-4-17...

$12 for 1918

REFINERIES,

Kalabon Sugars. P. 1958 11.

E 3 for 1916.

nt. div, of 1/- free of in-

MINING.

-5 cents.

20

1+

15

First Church of Christ Scientist.

MACDONNELL HOLD Sunday, 11 a.m.

3-South coast of China between Hongkong and Larocks: The same ai No. i.

4-South coast of Chins between Hongkong and Hainau The same, as I No. L

Kailan

Langkaca

Babe,

come tax, making 10%

e 1916-1917 coupozi No. 9

7 F.C

I'm 1 for 1416

81 po

Traneb Mines. £796).

Deal Caspians

i interim making 4/

A 1915.

10 p.r

18% for 1913

15

Every Subsequent bour. .....

Note-If the

f the rickabo be- engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis charged outside the Western part of the Victoria after 3pm. or

be die City of charged to the East of Bay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 9 p.m., an extra half fare shall be chargeable.

II-In Kowloom

Quarter hour... $ cents. Half hour, mangan Hour,

Every subsequent hour, 10.

III-Taspo Road.

To 4th mile

single

"

H

•Twenty cents shall be added

for each extra hour or part of an hour if the hirer causes) the journey to take longer than :-

75 cents...1 bour. return...... $1.00.. ......2 hours.. Beyond 4th to 8th mile- single 81.20 return.....$1.50.. Beyond 6th to 9th mile

single$175.

return $200.... Beyond 9th to 11th mile

single

- return

$2.00

2 bours

=

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

The fares bere set oct to apply to one rickahs with three coolies from Tsim Sha Toul

FARES FOR PUBLIC. CARRIAGES.

From Slaughter House to

Sailors' Home

Wesleyan Methodist Church Wanchal.

ま

Sunday Morning Service, 10.15 m.2. Sunday Evening Servies, 6.15 pan.

· Soldiers' and sailors' Home, Arsonal Street

Sunday Evening, Gospel Meeting, 8 pm,

St. Joseph's.Óhurch....

Garden Rosd..

Mass and Sermon at 10am. followed by the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

11

Roman Catholic Cathedral, Glenealy.

Mass at 67 and 9.30 a.m.

High Mas at 83.10.

5.30 p.m.-Benediction of the Blessed

Sacrament.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

The Farcel Pest Services to British East Africs and Egypt (except for mem- bers of the Expeditionary Forces) and to Abyssinis, Bagdad, Erithres, French Somali

Somaliland, Coast, Italian Portuguese East Africa, Zanzibar and Russia have been suspended.

OFFICIAL NIGHTS, IN HONGKONG.

The following table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the mouth of Dec.

ןי

2101, 6.45

" on 6.48

22nd, 6.46 "23rd. 6.46 3rd, 6.48 "24 8.47

- 24th,

dth

ת

DOCKS, WHARVES. AND GODOWNS.

Kowloon Wharves & 10801) b

K. & Vaca

Docks

or 1918 & bar us #2)

121 b.:

Interim of 824 a 1017.. 9 p

9 for year ending 30-4*17

190

1917-

Date. Dec. 18th, 643 · am.

-Ends.

16th. €43.

Beging

5.53 p.. 5.53

Shanghal Docks

17th, 6.43

5.53

18th, 644

3.54

19th, 644

5.51

20th, 6.45

3.55

5.55

HOTELS LANDE AND BUILDINGS

5.66

Hongkong Hotals... 5 890 h.

4.37

Central Estate *...$10 [890 b.

Hongkong Lands...$10, 800 b.

esta, 8,49

5.59

29th 49

5,00

#

Humphreys Racoon 10 15.75

10.15.76-

ET

30th, 8.50

6.00

31st, 9.55.

6.00

Kowloon Lands

West Points

#3090 50,881

Shanghai Lands T. T

Interim of $3 a/c 1917...

Anal maxing 1.2 Na 1912

72 p.

8.43

"geth, 6.48

27th, 648

Not exceeding per passenger

For

LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS

OUTWARD.

BUNDAYS & Wrix-Dars

HOLIDAYS

5.00 T L'ai O Tai Po... ...10.00 A.M. Cheang Chow... T20 â‚X•

ROYAL OBSERVATORY- HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

COTTON (MULLA

DECEMBER 16, 1917.—.

2502, 1781 6

Shanghai Cottons T. 50T-129

Wind

9.30 4.3.

Station.

From Bailo Rome to

Government Civil Bos" " pital .......... From Government Civil

Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Tower to Hace

COUSE

From Clock Tower to Bay

From Wanchai Market to

Bay View House. From Bay View House to

Quarry Bay

N

04 cemta.

11-Is the Osty of Victoria

Quarter hour

Sai Kang,

3 a/c half year ende

30-6-17.

S7 / 1918.

Interim of 22 s/o 1917..j' 7į pa

150 cents for 1916 ......

182.for 1916

Kung Tikkanen

10T. 15.80

Yanghasapoos TNT. 6.80

Orientals

T.40

MIBOHLLANEOUS.

Tha. 20 for" year ending

SL10'17-

Ts. 6 diy, ac year ended)

20-8-16,

Chida-Bonnees

12/861 b.

107.50 b.

6$25 b

717.50 si

TIL. 0.90 för 1916

23-9-06

817-17

Shatankok, Sha

43 PM

Ein ande Shengshui 4.00 P.M.

Aberdeen, Autau

Ping Shao,

Santin; btanley. 430 7.

„WTostock ........

Memuro

Hakodate Tukio Kochi Nagisaki..... Kagoah:nia. Ostima Nalth 9.00 AM-1) Ishi” ima

Weibaiwei Hanzow

Ichang Kiukiang

Chat gaba 1.00 r.. Shanghai

Gutzlaff Sharp P Amoy Swatow Taikoku Taichi

·Tainan

Light & Powita ar 8. 629] 1.

China-Providenda

Dairy Farmas Groen flacide! Hongkong Boctrine 1048

Hongkong loosi

Hongkong Rep. 1929 Hongkong Tramways ...85) m.

H.K. Steel Foundry

$10

"Peak TramwaYHANH 10 #84 •

{r}3190 cents

Steam Laundry ... 3. b

Union Waterboste,

p.o. for year endiz

cants for 1916 2mp; of po

12 for year ending

80 cents for 1918

11 p

$35 a/c 1910/17 Bonus 64 pe

75 cents....... 47 interim a/c 1917, 75 pik

interim a/c 191710 pa

Interim of. 9. %. / 1017 91 p

# Not excarding

var passenger

10 centa.

13.00 1.M.

Half bouten One hour Two hours,

Canton Bamp Regis. 5.P.

and Wachow

Letters &: 1.32 (7:35 2 1:30

milll}

8-0.

-498

in London from the reen f of the analysis.

Five of observations taken by means of an automatic tide-rending machine in the Six Water Folice Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui One day from 8 am to t during the years

Three Pour

$1.25

TIL-Beyond Victoria.

the sex of thesounding in the Admiralty

Not exciting për makongor. So cents.

Kongwoon

Namtan

Banmei fc6.00 PM

Shamchun

(6,00, 7 M....

Except {15ɑturday="

5.00 F.

((102,00, ÀM. 24:00 1.3

(9,00 ALMA.

2 inches below mena ses leved

FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN - BRANCH FO%

Koshun

Bundays &

HOLIDAYE:) 7,30

espadores

Hongkong

1:30 FC

Gap Rock

Macao

12:3013

-9:30 PM.

ז.

30%

Two mouth.

The seront tire table corresponds with

Chart, which has been found to be afoot Ons hour...

To obtain the depth

water on the Three

tile gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard Futre

add 1 foot 4 inches, and on the gange Tive at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 foot inches to the height given in the table

December 18th to sard, 1817.

valscle is discharutd beyond the. Umits of the City of Victoria half fare extra is to be allowed for the return journey,EVEN

Quarter hour

Canton

8/0 Year 21-5-1722 (10-pie:

17 for 1918/19177 p

135 decus for year 31-5-17.

for 1918

Ball hou