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HONGKONG DEFENCE

*CORPS.

·Bedoes; for Artillery Company by Captain J. H. W. Armstrong, Y.D..

PARADE.

FRIDAY, 25thu iruntuh ke-

30 am. Right Half Company. Full Pamycle.

THURSDAY, Jrd January 1918

3.15 pm. Left Half Company. Full

Parade'.

FRIDAY, 4th January 2013.---

7.30a.m. Right Half Company Full

Farnde."

Orion (or Enginear Company by Captain W. Rull

21st to th instant.

EL Maning nightlyst Belchers and

Iyorman.

Partes

RE

poster at Headquarters.

Rosters

Engine drivers at 3.31 pim... Electricus at 5.45 pm.

OFFICES NEXT, FOR DUTY,

Rechers, 2nd Lieute Brown. Lyeguan, #nd Lieut. Hill. Stocester, Lieut. Hall

THANEYBĖS,

Ident Fall, having returned to the Colors, las resumed duty at atoncent ters.

PAR-BES ros. INSTRUCTION,

No clues will be held during the fortnight bag 5th January, 19.13.,

Orders for Cides Company by 2nd Lieut. J.E. . Board.

CAMP.

SATURDAY, 20th instant.

Nos. 1 um Sections will parade at: Beadquarterent,yola, m.

No. 3 and Sections will arade at Edw.com Statim at 10:30 1.

All bagagente le brought well before the above-mentioned timer so that arrangements can be made to convey it to Low it.

abels may be brought by any boy he like.

embers are reminded that they reder hemselves liable to be struck off the strength should they absent thens ves frout Camp without first obraming exemption froin the command ing Ofir.

Leage will be granted only on a douzor's evrtilieat" or in very exceptional

G. M. STEWART,

学ふじ

Captain,

Adjutant. Hongkong Defence Corps.

» Honkong, 20th, December, 1017.'

NOTICE.

SERGEANTS MESS.

The parterly meeting of the members

of the Sergeants' Mess will be held in

the Mess Kion at 6.4 p.m. on Wednes day, 2nd January, 1018.

Every member not on duty to attend}

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Before deciding on your next motorcycle see, the three rew 1918 mcdel

Indian

Motorcycles.

2 hp. Featherweight 5b.p Little Twin.. 7-9 p. Big Twin

Fresh shipment due in Hongkong

this month.

ALEX ROSS & Co.,

4. Des Vaux Road.

THE CHINA-MAIL,

Today's Advertisements PATELL & CO.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

OCEAN STEAM SHIF CO., LTD.

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM

NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

ONSIGNEES per Company's Steamor

*LYCAOX"

are hereby notified that, the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kow. loba, whers it will lie at Consignee's risk.. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 24th December.

Optional cargo will be landed, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesday's and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 Am. and noon within the free storage period.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered. after the 31st December, will be subject to coat.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 15th January or they will not be recognised.

No FreInsurance will be affected. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, ·

Agentz

"Hongkong. Dec. 37, 1917.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

2424

OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD..

J. AND CHINA MUTUAL STEAM

NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

A

VONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer

MENTOR

The Parcel at Services to British East Africa and Egypt except for mem-are bereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kow-

bors of the Hapeditionary Forces) and too, where it will be at Consignes's to Abyssinia, Bagdad, Erithren, French risk. The Cargo will be ready for Somaliland delivery, from Godown on and after Soma Cast, Itäkinn

December Portuguese East Africa, Zanzibar, and Russia have been suspended..

For"

Optional Cargo will be landed, unlese Bocice by been given prior to steamer's arrival

ORIENTAL PRODUCE

EXPORTERS, SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSIONTM AGENTS.

Agencies in

NEW YORK,"

4 SAN FRANCISCO, USA.

Branches :-

JANTON,

SHANGHAI,

YOKOHAMA: ROMBAT.

HEAD OFFICE: KING'S BUILDING HONGKONG.

SILIMIPOFON (SEBATIK)

COAL

1EE Underigued baving been appointed As for the COWI HARBOUR CUAL CO., LTD., are prepared to quote prices for best quality 8TLIMPOPOR COAL wimmed into Buskers at SERAT MK or SANDAKAN (British North Borneo)..

SILIMPOPON COAL sopores favour ably with the bester "grades of Japroces Joal and given good results on a very understa: consumption (".

Child Suffered With Dry Eczema

On Head. Formed Bare Patch Brake Out in Pimples. Cuticuta Perfectly Healed in a Fortnight.

a

My little girl suffered with dry eczema on the top of her head causing her to scratch notil it bied. This went on for about six months and then it formed a bare patch about the site of a sixpence, and afterward broke out at the back of her head in big pimples.

Seeing Cuticura Soap and Ointment advertised we decided to try them. The effect was: marvelous and my little girl was perfectly healed in about a fort- aigh

(Signed) Ms. S. Seraton, 4, De Silva St., Huyton Quarry, Nr. Liverpool, Eng. Aug. 11, 1916.

Cuticura Soap to cleanse and purify, and Olriment to soothe and heat am not only wonderful bealers but wonderful preventives of skin, and scalp troubles, Samples Free by Post. Address: F. Newbery & Sans, 27, Charterhouse Sq... London. Sold everywhere,

WEATHER REPORT.

December Fid. 11. Om-No returns from Japanese stations. Changes of pressure are alight at all stations reporting; the anticyclone remains Stapiónary over N. China, and fresh nionsoon will continue along the China Coast, and over the N. Chins Seu.

FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES:

CHAIRS

Victoria with two Beers

Quarter boor,

Ealf hour, One hour,

Three bours,*

DUY (

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1817-

SHARE REPORT.

DECEMBER 27TH, 1917.

10 centa

Stock and paid up

11.50 AM)

Last Dividend sud date

1

Six hours szegmentace zmersive

am to 8pm.), .........$1.00p If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, ball faro extra. "E

Between the huurs of 8.30 p.m. and 6 am, the above fares shall be increased by 80 per centum.

He-Beyond, Victoria, with four Beszeri. Hour,..

Three hours... Six hours, pazhagda

0.60 cents.

$1,000

1.50

Day (6 am to 6 pink mandi. $.00-

0.40

BANER.

Hongkong & d'hal #195) $800,

*

MARINSJIKBUK- ANGES.

II-In the Hill District,

With Bearers With A Bearers, | Uantena”.

50 $290

Quarter hour, $0.15.

$0.30

Half hour...... 0.20

North China

(T. 15

One bour,

0,30

·0.60

Two hours,

0.50;

0,50

Three hours.

0.79

1:00

Six hours,

#100 375.

2:00

1.80

Day (6.a.m [email protected].)1,50

9.80

Yangtze

·60)$906 ex- 73

· RICKSHAS,

FIRE INSURANCES,

10

PC

5 cents Chins Free - £$LINĮ V.

Hongkong Free sʊ$310

SHIPPING Dongle Steamanio $50877

16818

In the Island of Hongkong engage„if.

in Fictoria,"

Ten minutes. Half hour;. Quarter hour,... One hour

Man hour. Every Subsequent

Note. If the riekaba be engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis- charged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria after 9 p.m. or be dis- | charged to the East of Eay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 9pm.. an extre half | fars shall be chargeable,

In Kowloon Saarter hour, omnis Ealf hour, Hour,*******

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 mau, to-day, 0.00 inch. Total sinco January lat, 8148 inches, against an average of 88,98 inches.

Forecast for the 94 hours ending at Every subsequent hour, noon on the 28th December

1-Hongkong to Gap Rock: N.E2 | winds; fresh to moderate; fine.

2-Formors. Unsanel: N virids, strong.

3-South coast of China between Hong-og and Lamooks: The same as No. 1..

4--South coast of China between

Hongkong and. Haine's: The same as

No. 1.

Stamerscaling st SEBATTIK SANDAKAN exclusively for BILIMPO- PUN COAL (either cargo or Bankers OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN HONGKONG,

from exempt payment of all Puri charges, "

At Bobastik Stenmors are berthed along-

The following table shows the Stan-

5. certa

44

III-Tips Road.

Twenty cents shall be added. | for each extra hour or part of an hour if she birer causes the journey to take longer

than. *---

To 4th mile—

single 75 cents-hour return $1.00$ hours. Beyond 4th to 8th mila

single$1.20 hours. “return......81.50..

Beyond 6th to 9th mile

single81.75. return......$2.00

BOY NEW to 11th mile

$9.003

return ....$2.50 1.2-7Z

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

Steamboate

Indo-Chinas `-

(Preferred)£BZIJA 1. (Deterred)... £3, 0186 e.

"Shell" Transports 21112-

"Star Ferry * $10 $28

REFINERIES, “ China Sugars Malabon Sugam

Approxhoang.

Fatura based -

・year's

Interim of £9.3)..

1917.

&

$7 final making $26

/ 1915 and Interim

of $18 al 1916. '71 pc.

Int div. of 15

15/

40 3/0 0/16, $228 per

share s/d 1918 J

Final of $20 and bogat

of $10 s/6-1915 and

Interim of $301918 7 p

915 making $21

for

1915 and special of $3

um account: 1914

97 and bonus '99; for

1915.

$27, for 191

Finalof 8Bajc 1916-1917 19

$1.25 for 1916

Final of 3)-ale 1918. Final of 40-e1915,

11 pa

19 D.

of Anal making e

1914 free of income 51 p.c tax Coupon 28

$1.80 div.. and 30 cents to bonus for "year ending 30-4-17pposiòssi

12 for 1915

100|#90| P. 20836 .

P. & for 1912...

154 p.

int, div, of 1/- treo of in come tax, makinis 10% ac 1916-1917 compon No. D

Defer

- iotorim makin

-Me 1318,

Z tot 1915

MINING

Katinas

Langkace

Rub

Tronoh Mines

al Campins

esten, 102, 15

......£1524 d. 2.30 sa.

£31,3

1/30/

o

DOCKS, WHARVES

1917-

!

Dateneri Ends.

Begins.

Dec. 27th, 8.49-

28th, 8,49

Bith

5,59 pm

帽

3.59

29th, 6.0

5.38

"30th, es

2

6.00

31st, 6.50

4.00

FAKES FOR PUBLIO CARRIAGES.

Not exceeding per passenger

AND GODOWNL

Kowloon Whurrez & 10/$98 4.

3% or 1918 1

Whampoa

Dock****

$124

hanghai Doen

10

side the Company's wharf where there is a dard Time at which Oficial Night ends minimum depth of 27 to 29 fost ab low land begins during the month of -Dec: water Spring Tides.

Charts, of Sibak Ray (Sebattik H bour). Prices and all other information concerning the Port can be had ob application to the Agents

BRADLEY & CO., LTD..

Agenta Cowie Harbour Goal Company, Limited..

METALS

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

All broken, chafed, and damaged of all kinds, especially for shipbuilding Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any SUNDAYS & Tuesdays and Friday a between the hours BOLIDAY of 10.45 am and noon within the free

storage

No ..

LOCAL AND REGULAR MALLS

OUTWARD.

WEEK-DAYS

5.00 .M. 10.00. 70 LM.

·Tai Q... Tai Po... T Cheang Chow Shatankok, Sha- tin and Sheungani... Aberdeen, Autou Ping Shan, Sai Kung, Bantin, Stanley.. 4.20 P.M.

4.00 ..

9.30.ML Goods

have

will be admitted after the left the steamer's Gédown. and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 3rd January, will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 17th January, or theg, will not be recognised..

No Fire Insurance will be affected,

·BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,;

Agents

#

5.00 F. Hogkong, Dec. 27, 1917. Begis. 57M-

Canton Samani (4.30 X

d Wacho Letters & Plug

[7.15 A.

*** (1.30 P.X

~(6,00

Except Saturdays

Macao

Tongmoon

Hamtan sind vi

Stuchun

£10.00 AM

4.00 2.3

9.00 A.M.

5.00 P.K.

"HONGKONG-TIDES,

9425

The tide table siven below has been .00-PM copiled at the National Almanse Office 9.00 a 1 in London from the result of the nonlysis of observations taken by means of an sutomatic tide-recording machine in the Water Police Basin it Tsim Sha Tani during the years 190-3-9.

FROM SHZUNGWAN WESTERN

BRANCH P.O.:

10

Chuzators

WREE-DATH

£7:30 AM. (1.307 ƒ/7.34.3

si Ping

HOLIDAYS

SINGON & CO.

(ESTABLISHED A.D. 1880).

HING LUNG 8T.

Pro $15.

LESSONS IN CHINESE,

MB LI HUN FAN, Chinse adusto rezned in Literature, as bead a teacher to Europees Omelala and Karebantà in this Colony for ten years. He has a rood gethod of training Murupesas to pare la tha Chinese examinating, and is possesend" of a first rate perilicate as a Coloma Mencinta ke han RĨNG & COOń knowledge of Mandarin and Hakka

how who intend learning bag Camaro langzage are requested to write của “China MalTM Office or Arect to No, 152, Wellington Street, Kasi foor, ju

ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER

WOW REPORT..

-DECEMBER 27, 1917.-..

Station

Hour.

Vind.

Barometer

Sea Level.

Temperature.

Humidity,

Direction.

WI'cstock... 6 a. 30,01," Memuro ... 5 Su Hakodate

Tokio

Ecchi

Ostims....

J1251

Nata

Bonur Laland

EXCHANGE. Hongkong, December 17, 1917.

On Lendon-

Bank, Wire

***

On demsed,

30 days 'sight

4 months' sight, Credits, 4 months' sight. Documentary, 4 monthses

Ja Paris-

The sero of the table corresponds with. the zero of

of the sounding in the Admiralty SUNDAYS & Char which has been found to be feet

inches below mean sea level rend

·To obtain the depth of vater on tide gange at the Victoris Naval Yard sdd a feet 4 inches, and on the gange On New York at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet. On demand

• Inches to the Feight given in the table Credits, orders

17.30 AM 9.30.1.30 FX

8.30.19.30 2.

Tang 9.30 7.3 9.20P.M. 9:30 PM Shek Ki/.-8.30 PM 0.302.M. 9.30. Pk, Kangoorn (8,00 7.3 1.00 PM. 6.00 F Kumchuk .......ß,00 3936.- 5:00 PM 8.00 FIL Kankorg .-9.00 PM 6.00FM 8.007.#,

Except

Haturdays

In the case of Mails closing before

Begistrazion clouen at 5 o'clock oz.

the previous evening.

HONGYONG (REGISTER.

Ishijima

Weibiwei: 6 K. FLY SI

Bankow

Ichang

Biukiang

Changshis.

[30.41

Gutzlaff Sharp Pk Amoy Swatown

$30.19

thờ

On demand,

Credits, nonths" sich

Khun Pescultores Canton Hongkong: Gap Rock

19.

December 28th to January 3rd, 1978.

A

RION WATER

1

LOW WATE

Kökar Knight

Zims

ON

• Wire, ***

Ou den

O Calest Wire,

On deman Or Singapore 1. On deinend

On Manila

On demand, On Shingal

sm'deinnd

10 days' night()

On Yazobama

On clemazul

| Gold Leaf, 100 fine per

Sovereigna (Bank's boyitsera

Silver (pro

Bar 80ver in Hongkong-

Chinone Cypper". Unahi

Chinose Eapper Canta.

· Bahá'of Nativo Lutarons dans

| Chinoms Baby Quin

Hamstenna Mah. Goin

nowde

Weather

Force.

The fares here set out to apply to one rickshs with thren coalies from Tsim Sha Trai

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

Government Civil Hos

From Gorerament Giril Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Tower to Race From Clock Tower to Bay

View House

From Wanchai Market to

Bay Viow House

From

04 centa.

Not exceeding

10.centa.

Bay View House to Quarry Baysweeten

II-In the City of Fictoria

Quarter hour, Veroni

Half hour,

10

One hour.

Threa

Fire

#1

Four 列

Six

10

Two hours,

THRINELLEETS

One day from 6 am to 6 pm. $1.25

III-Beyond Victoria.

One hour.

Two hours,

Throo

Four

Five

HOTELS LANDA AND. BUILDINGS:

Hongkong Hotelsın? 590 1, Central Natamos 810 190 2.5 Hongkong Lands...$10 90 1. Humphreys Extens 3 10:46.50-b.

Kowloon Landa # 30 830)

West Points 50 28

Shanghal Lands T. 600 790

COTTON (MILLS,

Not exceeding per cassenger. EWOR MESSICOS

25 cents.

Shanghal Cottons T. 50T 120 5.

"Interim of 324 a's 1917.): På p

T 9-fol year ending!

30-4:17

33.a/c hal year ended

30-6-17

37 / 1916.

Interim of a 1917 77 pa

50 cents for 2318.......................

2 for 1916:

Interim of $3 a/c 1917.

% final maxing. 12.

a 1912.

is, 20 for year ending

31-10-17

Tia, 6. div. No year ended

30-6-18,

15

75

90

KUOR TIL

Tla 0,90 for 1918.

Jangtarpo

ET. 7.40 b.

Une day trua 65 m. to.6 p.m. #1,5

If a vehicle is discharged beyond the limita of the City of Victoria "half fars extra is to be allowed for the" return journey, Du tr

Not exceeding China-Bomens Salon 15 97 b. per passenger.

Light & Powe

-In Houlgon

Quarter

2

Half hoo

Une bour,

Two hours

Three

Four

Fie

One day from 6 am to

Between the bour

Wuchow.. Paktoi Baiko Phulier. Ta W-X Tourine.MD H

C.86 Jams

m. the above, fayes shall be increased

hy 30 per centur

Dagapan Munil 2

· Legaspi

ศ

Hollo Surigao

Labuẩn

HongkongOftomy, Dec

Fahri pheit, outthe later of the

ET

T

|the shade, in dek

81-2-17 180 det for 1916.

182}^u/c2 1916/17 Bonus 0.0.

interim fe 1917

$1, interim ale 19171 po

/a 1917 p

p.a. for: your endin

18 $7.50

Dairy Barros

6 $26.6.

2.40

2.00

Green Lelanda

3,00

5.00

Hongkong Mustard

10848 b.

p.m. and 8

Hongkong

Hongkong TramwŁYN

BRIDGE SCORERS

H.X.Steel Foundry

10.

In Blocks of 60 SHEETS.

• 20 venta, esal

Peak Tramwaya 1/7 (10,881

for WXMIYAT

Aps

Tear:31,6-17:

Coupe for your 31-8-17,

Zatler 1916

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