1917-12-17 — Page 8

HONGKONG DEFENCE"

CORPS.

Buders. For årtillery Company by Capt. J. H. W. Annateng, Y.D.

At Balahar Battery,

MAXADES.

TUESDAY, 18th instant

7:30a.m. Hight Half Company. Full parade.

5.15 p.m. Left Half Company. Foll Parade.

THURSDAY, 20th instant :-

30. Right Half Company (Cun anmbers other than specialista).

-6.15 pm. Left Half Company (Gun aambers other than specialists). FRIDAY, 2 st instant :--

7.30am. Right Hall Company Layers

end Setters' class only.

1.15 p.m. Left Half Company Layers

́ and Setters' only,

Ordain for Engineer Company by Captain W. Russell.

14th toist instant:

E. Manning nightly at Belchers'

and Lycon.. Farade as per Rosters

at Eeadquarters,

Engine drivers 5.15 p.m.

Electrician no30 pm..

OFFICERS NEXT FOR BOTY

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

Indian

Motorcycles.

23 h.p. Featherweight. 5.p Little Twin 79 6.p. Big Twin.

Fresh shipment due in Hongkong this month

ALEX ROSS & ̈ Co.,

PATELL & CO.

ORIENTAL PRODUCE

EXPORTERS,

SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS.

Agencies in

Belcher, Captain W. Russell.

Lyernnun, Capesin James.

NEW YORK,

Stonecutters, Lieut. Stevenson.

+

PARADES FOR INSTRUCTION.

Classes for higher ratings at Belchers at 6 pm Tuesday and Thursday, Ovendene and under Staff Sergt. Farsons. R.E. Corporal Day and 2nd. Corpont Norris H.K.D.C.

Detail of duties at Lycemun from 17th to 31st December, 1917 is posted st Headquarters.

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

PARADES.

(Fortsembers of the Corps not in Camp en the dates mentioned). "TUESDAY, ISta istanz (7

4:30 pm. Mounted Section, Annual Husketry Course, Part, Practices 5, 6, 7 and 15, at King's Park Range, Dress, Drill order with pouches.

WEDNESDAY, 19th instant-

4.30 pin Mounted Section. Annual Musketry Course Part 2, Practices 9 and

SAN FRANCISCO, U.S.A.

Branches:-

CANTON,

SHANGHAI,

TOKOHAMA BOMBAY.

HEAD OFFICE: Kid's BUILDING,

HONGKONG.

4. Des Faux Road.

METALS

THE CHINA MAIL.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

FARES FOR PUBLIC

VEHICLES.

CHAIRS

“I—In Victoria with two Bearers.

Quarter hour,

Half hour,

One hour, Es

Three hours,

Six hours

Day (8am to 6 pm.)

10 cents

"

11.00,

If the trip is extended beyond Victoria,

half fare extra.

Between the haurs of 8:30 pm. and' §

WEATHER REPORT.

„December 179, 19%, 15m.—No returns from Japan and Indo-China. The anticy- alone continues to weaken, and slight to moderata dresses of pressure have occurred at the majority of stations reporting,

Moderate to fresh monsoon will prevail along the Chins Coast, and over the N.

China San.

|-*

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hour

MONDAY, DEOBMBER 17-

SHARE REPORT.

DECEMBER 17rg, 1917.

Stook and paid, up

Qʻtioné 11.58 AM.

Last Dividend

and data.

- BANKE,

a.m. the above fares shall be increased ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0:00 Inch. Total Hongkong à d'hai F1? ($800 by 50 per centum.

i

II-Beyond Victoria, with four Bearers | pince January 1st, 81.48 inches, against

Hour, 60 cents, an average of 82.58 inches.

Three hours.................................**

Elx hours...

Day (8 am to 6 pm),............. $.00

III-In the Hill District. ⠀

Interim of £3-30

1917.

pe

#7 final making $25

ajo 1918 and Jnterim) of.18 / 1916...... Hat dir af152 = 357- st 3/6 16 4.25 por share a/u 1915: *** Final of $2 and bonus

of $10 a/c 1915 fand Interim of 850 e 1918 7 p

1915 and specia? of 43

tuù axonpt 1218.

$1,00

11

Forecast for the 4 hours anding at

-1.50

noon on the 18th December

·MARINENSUE› ANOSS

20:30

Half hour,...s One hour,

www

0.20

0.40

1-Hongkong to Gap Rock: N.E. Untos 30|8200 2. With 2 Bearers With 4 Bearers. | winds, moderate to fresh ; fair.` Quarter hour,......$0.14

--Formosa Channel N. winds, North Olinse",

str. its a

Two booth ADM 0.50 Three hours," 0.70 Six hours.

0.31

0.00

fresh

0,80

1.00

1,00 A

1.50

-2.00

Routh ovest of China between Hongkong and Lamocks: The mƏ, KO No. 1.

Unions

#100(8755-5.

80 $905 ex.

$15 making 991: for

11.p...

FIRE INSURANCES. “China. First # 90/$192) b..

Hongkong Firm $310.

7 and bonus 42 (ori

1915,

7 0.0

81 p.

2/117

The Parcel Fast Services to British East Africa and Egypt (except for mem-Day (8am toep.m.)1.30 bors of the Expeditionary Forces) and to Abyssinia, Bagdad, Erithres. French Somaliland, Somali Coast, Italian Portuguese East Africa, Zambar and Bassin have been suspended.

RICKSHAS

I.—In the Taland or Fonglong engage if in Victoria,

Every Subsequent hour. .....

Ten minutos,

Quarter hour,

LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS

OUTWARD.

For

Wexi-DAYS

Taf0.2 ... 3.00 1.300 Tai Po

10.00. Cheang Chow 7.30 AM. 3.P.M. Shataukok, Sha...

tin and Shengshui 4.00 Y.M, Aberdeen, Autau

Half hour. One hour,

İ

SUNDAYS & HOLA

Ping Shan, Sai Kung, Santin. Stanley.. 430 F..

*30A.M.

Canton Samsu Regis. 5.P.M

and Wuchów

Letters 6 P.Ma

of all kinds, especially for shipbuilding

works. Largest and Macao and engineering best assorted stock in the Colony.

frit 11.30 PM

(5.00 P.X. ...Except

SINGON & CO. Komoon Saturdays

(ESTABLISHED A.D. 1880),

, at King's Park Range, Dress, DrillHING LUNG ST.

order. with pouches.

Sote-uuly men who have completol

"Part 1, may fire Part 2.

RECRUITS.

(Those not attending Camp only),

TUESDAY, 18th instant.

"Com-

5.16 p. All unita, except pany, at Headquarters, under O. M.. Witebell, Sergi Ozberry and Corporal

Grine Dress. Drill order.

415 p.m. Quarry Bay residents, at Taikoo Dock.

"D" COMPANY. -

ESDAY, 18th instant:

3.15 p.m. Nos. 2 and 2 Sections, at Headquarters, under 0. B. M. Cooke and Lance Serata. Edmonds and Meade. Mdaketry instinction. Dress.

Drill

odder with pouches.

THURSDAY, 20th instant.

430 pm. Recruits (joined since 1.9.17) at Kennedy Range. Musketry. instruc tim, Grouping with miniature ammuni tion. Dress, Drill order without rides. Lance Sergts Edmonds and Meade will

attenu.

FRIDAY, 1st instant."

5.15 pm. No 4 Section, Headquarters, under C. B. M.Cooke and Lance Sergt Edmonds Musketry instruction Dress, Prill order with pouches...

Orders for Cadet Company by 2nd Lieut: Beard, J.E.W.

TARADES.

WEDNESDAY, 19th instant :-

5.35 p.m. Nos. 3 and 4 Sections, at Yanmati Football Ground.

5.39 pm. Buglers at Yaumati Football Chound.

6.30 p.m. Gymzaäium, at St. Andrew's Church Hall

'SIEGEANTS' HK54.

The quarterly meeting of the members of the Sergeanta Mess will be held in the Mess Room at 845 pm on Wednesday, 2nd January, 1918. Every member is particularly requested to attend.

PHONE 515.

JAPANESE MAKERS

Every kind of Footwear

MADE

ΤΟ

Namtzu and

Baumei Shamchun.....-

5 cents.

15

Note-If the ricksha be engaged within the City of Victeria, and be dis charged outside the Western part of the City of

of Victoria after 3 w Police

be dis 9.30 charged to the East of Bay

Station on the Eastern ride of the City of Victoria after 9 pm, an extra balf fare shall be chargeable.

5.00 P.M.

$00.

3.00 ..

II.-In Kowloon.

Quarter hour..močnike i centa Half bour................................................... 15 Hoar,

Every subsequent hour, .......................... 10 je

III-Taipo Road.

To 4th mile

Twenty cents shall be added

for each extra hour or part

of an hour if the hires causes

the journey to take longer than

single:75 cents....1 hour. return...... 81.00..

| Beyond 4th to 8th mile

gingle, 1.20..

return $1.50%.

6.00 F. Beyond 6th to 9th mile.

6.00 P.M. ₤10,00 AM. 4.00 P.

9.00 ▲ M..

FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH PO

WEIK-DAYS-

For

17.30.AM. Macabr1.00 F

(7.30 AM. Canton 9.30 PM.

ORDER Ping

CHERRY & 00..

PEDDER STREET, Opposite Hongkong Hotel Telephone No. 491

Bongsong, March 20, 1914

THE CHINA MAIL.

NOTICE

Communications relating to news abould be addressed to Tax EDITOR.

Correspondenta mab forward their names and addrome with any communica tion addressed to the Editor, not recessarily for publication but as evidence of good faith.

All matter for pabilestion should be written on one side of the paper only.

Letters relating to business should be addressed to THE MANAGER.

Rate of subscripčina to “Chias Mall” is -$30 per sonum per quarter and per men-

tem "pro rata".

The China Mall' is delivered few to

To-day's Advertisements babes in Hongkong and Kowloon.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

PHE Undersigned have received instruc

tions to sell by Publio Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

MONDAY,

Postage in Charged at the rate of fifty data per month."

the

Orders for esus copies of the CHIKA Mar should be sent as soon as possible us

supply:

is limited Cash 10 eta., Credit 20 eta, par copy.

Rate of subacription to the "Overland Orion Mail: ls $11 per sanum : postage Ul per annum extra. Single poglad twenty dro cents each. Et h

Alterations and siditions to Advertise monte un Page 3. 2,46, and 7 should

the 31st December, 1917, commencing at be sent to the ffice. No. 5, Wyadham

5.30M

9.30 F.M.

single

TOCURE...30.00

Beyond 9th to 11th mile-

single $2.00

return $2.50

hours.

hours.

小

Farse for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous arrange- SUZDAYS & ment in each casa.

HOLIDAYS

The fares here sat oct to apply to one f7.30A.M. rickshs with three coolies from Isim Sha

Tsui. 11.30-1.1. 17.30 AM. 10.30 P.

Tung......9.30 P.M. 9.30 F.M. 9.30 P.. Shek K... 8.30 PM. 9.30 ṛ.. 9.30 P.M. Kongmoon 6.00 7.3L 6.00P.M. 6,00 PM, Kumchuk...8.00 г.. 6.00p.m. ·8.00 P.M. Kaukong...0.00 .. 600.. 00 P.

Except Saturdays.

FARES FOR PUBLIQ OHRRIAGES.

53

In the case of Mails closing before 9 From Government Civil am. Registration closes at 5 o'clock on the previous evening.

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

EXCHANGE... Hongkong, December 17, 1917.

·Ja London--.

--

Bank, Wire

Un demand,

14

30 days' sight

4 months' right

Credits, 4 months' night,

Documentary, 4 months' sight 3/11

Ja Faris

On demand,

'Credits, 4 months' sight, 424

On New York-

On demand

Credit; 80 days sight,

On Bombay

Wire, -...

On demand,

Of Calcutta.

Wire,

On derrand...

On Singapore-

On demand,

O Mantle

On demand,

On Shanghai--

On demand

30 days' sight(private paper)

Ou Yckobama

On demand,

397 for-1013

6 D.

19'0.4

SHIPPING. Douglas. Steamanide 130377/4,

Steamboata... 25318.

[Indo-Chinas *~~ `

(Preferred...£58331 b. (Deterred)... 258145) & 149 s*,

་ ་* ྣ་

Oh na Sugars.**** $100/891 b.. Malabon Sugar, f. 30/936 89.

Finalof $5x/c1916-1917 191

33.25 for 1916

Final ut 3/- Ale 1915. Final of 40-/1916, .

of final-making 7-

1918 free of income 01 p.. tax Opaper 28

g

$1.80 div. and 30 cents:

to bonus for your pa

onding 30-4-17.

$19 for 1918

144

Shell!

phra 21112A U.

"Star Berry."

103291

nom.

REPINERIES

P. 6 for 191

15 po

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

come tax, making 10%|

a/c. 1918-1917 taupon No. 9

MINING.

Kailas

137

Langkas

£140. 10. 15

¡Tis. 1'far 1916

· Redbu

£81

ના ના ગામ

34% p. nom.

Tranch Mixes

i interim making

1916,

-15 p.a

74

par"

・% for 1915:

Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per tael)... 41.40 Sovereigns (Bank's buying rate) $6.00 . Silver (per oz) *** ***

43d Bar Silver in Hongkong Chinese Copper Cash... Chinese Copper Centa... Rate of Native Interest Chinese Sub. Coin ... Bongkong Suh Coin

71 dia.

par.

ROYAL OBSENYATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER

REPORT.

'DECEMBER 17, 1917.—am.

Hour.

Not exceeding

From Slaughter House to Sailors' Home_......... From Sailors Home to

Government Civil Hos Pital

por pasanger

Os centa

Station.

04

From C

Conse

Hospital to Clock Tower

04

Wl'ostock

Ba. 99.82,

Clock TowertoRace

10

Memuro Hakodate..

6th-

ties House rem

Clock Tower, to Bay

Tokio

Kochi

From Wanchai Market to

Bay View House

08

From Bay View House ta

OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN HONGKONG, Quarry Bay

08

#

Kagoshima Dakima ***} Nah

IL-In the City of Vigoria

Quarter bear. Half hour, an One hour.

Two hours,"

1917:--

Date

F-ds.

Dec. 17th, 643 q.m.

-Begins

5.53 p..

Three

Foar

18th, 8.44

5.34

Five Bit

11

P

19th, 18.44.

5.54

20th, £45

5.55

5.55

5.56

5.57

One bour

5.58

Two 'nours,

6.49

5:58

·Three ***

27th, 8.48

Four

*1

28th. 6,43

5.59

29th 6.49

5.50

8.50

6.00

day troid 6 am. to 8 pm. 815P

31st 8.50

8.00

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

20 21st 0.45

** 22nd, 6:46

» 23rd, 6.48·

93rd. 6.48 24th 8:47 24thy 6.41 25th 6.48

HONGKONG TIDES,

10 cents.

17

Wind

Temperature.

Humidity,

Diroation..

Parfa

Westher.

Fral Caspians yours?

DOORS, WHAEVES

AND GODOWNS.

Kowloon Wharves # £2592; b. 93 ra

H.K. & Whampo

Docks

Shanghal Dooky

Not exceeding

wer passenger

One day from 6.a.m. to 6p.m. $1.2

III-Beyond Victoria

Not exccaling

Bumin Lland Weibaiwei 6.21 23 Bankow

Changehs Shanghai Gutzlaff

Sharp Pk.. Amoy

thoku....30.

per passenger, Koshun...

Precadoras. Canton

90.0% 630.08 Bongkong 30.04

Gap Rock

Wachow 96.

If reticle is discharged beyond the Huilow....

Fhulien limits of the City of Victoris half fare Tourene extra is to be allowed for the retur :St. James

journey.

HOTELS LANDA -

AND BUILDINGS Hongkong Hotals... 5. 690 b. Central Estaces #1090

Hongkong Lands.....$100 $90 b. Humphreys'Ratanm₺ 10 35.75

Kowloon Lands 80 430

Wat Polate | 50 #81

"Shanghai Landa" 1. 601, 17 c

Quarter hour, Half hour,

One hour,

$5 centa

· 15

.: 60

Taichun Tainan ...

Масло

מ

IV-In Houlben

Dagupan Wot exceeding

Manila Legnapi par passenger. 1. Le

Tachotan Iloilo Surigao Guzm Labuan

40

$40

3.00

Two hours, ajak

The tide-table arven below has been Three, compiled at the National Almanac Offes Four

in London from the rest of the analysis Fire of observations taken by means of an Bix

tomate tide-recording machine in the One day from 6 to 8 pm 800 Water Police Basin at Tips, Sha

Tsui

00.02

11月

T. F. CLAXTON, Director, Hongking Observatory Lec 17, 1917 Between the hours of 8.30 pm and 861 BARDHETER, reduced to 32 degrees

inches, tenthi and hundred the

COTTON MULLA,

Ewoo

T. 50 175

Bhanghal Cottons T. 50 T. 120

Küng T

Yangtasspoos

Orientals.

10T. 15.80

7.30

ANEOUS.

8% or 1916 bocas 3.10 p.a

Interim of $91017.8 p.

Ts. 9 for your ending

·30·4·17

12 pe

33 a/c hail year ended

30-6-17, 17 ajo 1916.

p.c

Intarim of 4 s/c 1917. 150 cents for 1215.....

$2 for 1918

7p

at sit,

By pic.

Interim of $3 ja 1917...

% final making 19 B/O 1916

72 pe

Tia 20 for fast ending

*31-10-27

Tia, & div, ato year'

300-16.

Tia: 090 for 1936

China

Light & Powers

China-Providen Dairy Farms

€1087.50:b. €126 b

12 for your ending

13.pa

Green Islands ALLE 715 7.30; Hongkong Klantían # 10948 b. Hongkong loss # 22 $150. Hongkong Rope... 1098)

po, at their Saks Roopa, No. 'B,. «Street, not inter than 11:30 La durag the years ble corresponds with am, the shoro, fazer, shall be inernased | Föhry zheit, on the level of the seb 14 Hongkong Tramways

Des Youx Road, Corner of

I BOUSE STREET,

A Fish ColFRCTION OF

BRITISH COLONIAL STAMPS,

Comparing

Great Britain, Natal, South Australia, Tasmania, Transvaal, Rhodesis, Victoria, Western Australia, Zanzibar, Zalaland, Now, Bouth Wales, Canada, KINCLUDED IN THIS SALE ARE

HARE UOENERED CAFE

OF GOOD HOPEL these are the freat lot ever offered.

in this Cold

Alterations and additions to Advertise ments on page 1, 4, 5 and 6 should be went a not later than 1 p

New Advertisemata should before 8 p.m. HVOR T

9-8.

The sera pl the

the sero of the sounding in the Admiralty by 10 per centum.

Chart, which has been found to be sleet.

in 3 inches below ineen aca level

To obtain the depth of ster on the *Advertisements and Subscriptions which tidegauge, at the Victoria Saval Yard, are not revered for a fixed parad will be | mid å ikost 4 inches, and on the gangs continued until counteranded. Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 fest Talegzable Addr Max* Hongkong.inches to the height given; in the table Code A.3.0. 5th Edition.

December 18th to 26th, 19172

Telephone No. 21,

·TIE÷M

Mazzi ListRD.

2. TEMPERATURE in the shade, in de grees Fahrenheit the fly

3 HuaDiey in percentage of satura tion, the humidity of air maturated with incisture being 100.

UTRITION WE, to two points. FORAN OF WIN, Lording

HONGKONG-REGISTER-

Bes for Scala

6 STATE OF

detached aloud

g'gloomy

passing showerk

ELE. Steel Foundry 810

510 cents for 1918

091 / 1916/17 Bonus: 64 po

775 centa

18% interint =/a

elinterim a/c 1917

Interims of

جم 10

$1/0 year 31-5-17.

10

175% for 1918/1917.

21r 1916