1918-01-07 — Page 8

HONGKONG DEFENCE

CORPS

Administrative Orders by Major H. X Marjan, Administrativa · Commandant,

MEDICAL CERTIFICATES. Medical certificates for exemption from darides, etc. must be obtained from one of the Melical Officers of the Corps.

DIENS.

Wermint Officers will not wear belts and dearms in walking out dresa. All Warmas officers' Jackets will have side pockets in future-

XAMINATION FOR PROMOTIOŃ, An examination will be held early in April cext

* COMMUNICATION DRILL,"

A Corsication drill will take place at Headquarters on Tuesday, 8th instant at 60 p.m. Uthcurs and N. 0. Os. off"A" and Companies will attend. Other Officers and S. C. Or, may attend if they so desire. Infantry Training 1984, See- Lions to 33, will be practised.

LECTURE.

The Administrative Commardant will give a lecture at E adquarters on Thursday, 10th instant, at 5. 60 p.m. on Maple ting and Field Sketching. All Officers and N.COs of the Corps are invite to attend.

OFFICERS' REVOLVER COURSE Practices 1 and 2 will be Ered ät. Ker- medy Head Bange on caturday, 18th instant, at 9 pn Medical Officers will atled to fire these practices.

Birdies for Artillery Company by Captain J. H. W. Armstrong, Y.D.

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"At Bolabers Battery.

PARADZ.

Bueaky, 8th instant",

-7.& c.m.—Biglu Hall Company. Full

parade:

$.18 p.m.—Left Half Company. Fun

panade-

hursday, 10th instant:—

7.30a.m.-Right Halt Company Layers"

and Setters Claws otly. 5.1! pz-Kefs Half Compaay Layers"

psi Seters Class only.

Friday, 11th st

Right Half Company. Full prada. Saká pan-Left Half Company. Fall

Sunday, 18th instant —

Right Leit Hall Corapanic. Sub-

caliber practice at Stonecutters. Full particulars will be isene Inter.".

Orders for Engineer Company, by Captain W. Russell.

Mth to 11th instink

E... Menzing nightly at Belchers and

Iyeemin Parades as per Bosters. posted at Headquarters.

Faging drivers at 5.30 p.m. Rectričiaus at 5.45 p.m.

OFFICERS NEXT FOR DUTY. Belchers. 2nd Lieut. Matthewman. Lyeman.-L'aproin Jam. Stoureuster.-Lieut. Hall

PARADES FOR INSTRUCTION, Clases for higher ratings at Belchers 46.p.. on Tuesday and Thursday, poder Staff Sergis. "Ovendene and Parsons, R... Corporal Day and 2nd Corporal Norris, H.K.D.C. Petsil of duties at Lyeemm from ad

to 10th July, 1918, is posted atf Badquarters.

Orders for Infantry Battalion by Major HL. "A. Morgan.

ZAZADES.

Wednesday, th instant

4,30 p.m.-Annus Musketry Course. Pars I. Practices. 3 and 4, at King's, Park Rang for, alt who have not | Ared these practices. Dress, drill

perdor,

5.15 p.m.-No. 3 Platoon, at Scandal

Point Musketry instruction. Prens. driff order with pnąchaw, Thursday, 10th instant-

4.30 pm--ánnal Mušketry Courses

· Part 4. Practices 3, §. 7 dad 1Xkt King's Park Tange, for all who have not fired these practices. Dress, drill order with pouches.

Friday, 11th instaat.c

4.30 pm-Annum Muskotry Course, Part 1. Practices 8 and 9, at King's Park Range, for all who have not fired these practices. Drums, drill order,

5.15 pm.Now, 6 and 7 Platoons, at

Scandal Point. Musketry instruc tlop. Dress, drill order with pouches. Sunday, 13th instand :—

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Large variety of artistic shades in stook.. Stock kept by:-

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MACHINERY OFFICE.

4. Des Voeux Road,

INTIMATIONS

METALS

9 am-No. 8 Platoon (Kowloon Dock Sections), as detailed by GIS.M. Kattey, King's Park Range. Annual Musketry Cousie, Part 3, | mp3 Practices 13, 14 and 19. drill order with pouches.

MACHINE GUN COMPANY.

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

Dress tar all Purades, clean fatigue, Tesday, 8th instant

7.10 Am Kennedy Road Bauge.

No. 1 Gun. Men detailed by Sergt.:/ Petley only, for completion of Part 1 as above.

3. pm. At Kowloon Docks. Nos. 1. and Guns. men detailed by C.SI. Durean only, for completion of Part 1 of Table of the Machine Gun Course.

Wednesday, 9th, instant and Thursday,

10th instant p

5p.mAt Kennedy Rond Range. Nos. and Guns, Men: detailed berg, Bannerasan and other men detailed by Ore M.G. Company for completion of Part 1 as above. On: these dates firing will commence at, 4,30 p.. and as many, man possible should be present at that tiam:

MOCSTED MECTROS. Inesday, 8th instant-

TEN

430 p.m.-Anneal Muskatry Course, Part 1. Practices 1 and 2. at King's Park Range, Be all who have one Ered these practices. Dress, drill

order.

Wednesday, 9th instant:-

4.30 pmAmarul Musketry Course, Part 1. Practices 3 and 4. at King's Park Hange, for all who have not "Bred these practices. Dress,drill

order.

Thursday, 10th instant-

4.30 p.m.-Aiznal, Musketry Course,.

Part 2, "Practices 6, 6, 7 and 12, at King's Park Hange, for alt who have not fred these practices. Dress, drill order with pouches...

6.10 p.m.-Ab Tockey Club Stables.

Driss, drill order without rifles,

Friday, 11th instant :—”

4:30 p.m.--Annual Musketry Course,

SINGON & CO.

(ESTABLISHED A.D. 1980).".

BING LUNG BT..

"Thane 2**.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

The Panel Post Services to Britis East Africa and Egypt (except for mem-

WEATHER REPORT.

January 7 11 45m--No returns [ from Japan and Wladivostock. Pressure bas increased considerably orse N. China, and slightly over S. China, Formosa and Annam ; slight decreases have occurred over the Philippines. →

The anticyclone has increased consider- ably in intensity, and strong, monsoon will prevail along the Chias Coast, and over the N. China Sea

MONDAY JAN

SHARE REPORT.

JANUARY 7TH, 1918.

Sbook and paid up.

·11.50A.M.

BANKS.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hour Hongkong & s'ha i853590" d

anding at 10am, to-day, 0.00 inch. Total since. January 1st, 0.00 inches, against

an average of 0.16 inches.

Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on the 8th January :-'

1.--Hongkong to Gap Rock N.E. winds, fresh; Ene

Fario Channel: N. winds,

strong.

3-Fouth coast of Chios between

KARINS, INSUR ANOES.

Chatodan§ 508200 «.

North China.

EST. 115

*800)87-40° ma%

ber of the Expeditionary Forces) and Hongking and Lamocks: The same sa Yangtzom -to Abyssinia, - Bagdad, Erithres, French No I. Som Coast, Italian.

Somaliland, -South coast of Chins between Portuguese East Africa, Zanzibar and Hongkong and Hainan : The game 25 Busia have been suspended.

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Steamers calling at BEBATTIK m ANDAKAN exclourely for BILIMPO PUN COAL (either cargo or Bankam charge.

exempt from payment of all. Puriļ

At Sebattik Stöamers are certhed along- side the Company's wharf kechers there is "a"); minimum depth of 27 to 28 feet at low water Spring idas.

Chaita of Sibuka Baj (Sobitnik Har bour Prices and other information concerning the Port can be had on application to the Agents

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Park Range, for all who have not fired these practices, Dress, drill order with pouches.

· SIGNALLING SECTION.

Note-Dummy cartridges will be taken to'all Musketry instruction parades. Tuesday, 8th instant, and Friday, 11th

instant

5.15 p.m.-As Headquarters. Muskotry instriction. Dress, drill order with. pouches.

"BTLETCHEZ DEARER SECTION,

**A** Company, Note-Dummy cartridges will be taken to all Musketry instruction parades? NC(0%.' and men who have com-' pleted their bluaketry Course need Friday, 11th instant: not attend these paraden

Tuesday, 8th instact:-

5.15 p.m.-Drill at Handquarters.

Tychy, 8th instant

· 4.30 “Exm¬Annual Musketry Course, Pars 1. Practices 1 'and 2, ut King's Park Eauge, for all who love cut fred these practices. Dress, dil order.

5.1 p... 1 Platoon, st Scandal

... Epint. Bruketry instruction. Press,

drill order with porches.

6. p.m.-No. 4 Platoon, at Head- -quarters Section Dil.

Wednesday, this instant

4.Annual Musketry Courne,

RACEUTER.

13:50 p.m.-All unite except "D" Com- pany ab Kennedy Road Bange. (Gosping with Min. immunition). Drew, drill order without rifles, Officer in alinege, Lieut. Erin-Jones, Bergs Edmonds and Meade will atterd

* D”! COMPENI.. Friday, 11th instant:-

3

5.15 pm No. 3and Sections, on Murray Parade Ground Musketry instruction.t Dress, dift order with pouches. Sergt. Oxberry and Corpl

DETAIL

Part 1, l'amětices 2 and 4, at Kine will'attend. Park Bauge, for all who have not fred these pragtigés, Dress, drill

ga-X, T Palute, a Bead- quarter. Musketry instruction. Drest, drill onder with pouches. Thursday 10tli instant

420

On duty, to 10th instant inclusive. B* Company

On "duty; to 11th instant. Kounted"| Section.

Anda laketry Course, Part 2, Practices 5. §. 7 and 13, a King's Park Eange, for all who Inve not fired thieve petctices. Dress, drill order, with pouches,

Waday, 11th instant

450 por Annual Musketry Courie, Fort 2, Fractices 8 and 9, st. King's Park Hange, for all who have not fired these posctices. Dress, dril order with pouches

Company Dummy cartridges will be taken il fisketry instruction paradows The sad when who have com

City: Course) need

On dirty to 12th and 13th instant. Machine Gun Company.

Do duly 14th to 21st instant" izola- sive,--"1* Company-

Urdery Officer from 6th to 12th instant inclmivLasut. Kermett

the late SIEN TING,

14 D'AGUILAR STŻNE

„TARME VERY MODERAT

Conesitation e

OFFICIAL NIGHTS.

The following Table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Official Night ende

tin and

Sheungahui... 6.00 ̊r.3. Aberdeen, Autau,

Ping Shan,

Sai Kung,

Santin, Stanley.. 4.30′′r.x.

Canton, Sams Regis. 5.P.X.

(7:30 ! and Wuchow Letters 6 r..

مسلول

Kongmoon

Namtaa' and

Sanmei

Shamchun......

No. 1.

EXCHANGE.

Hongkong, January 7, 1918.

On Londen-

Bank Wire

Un demand,

... 30 days sight.

4 months sight

Credits, 4 months' aight

Documentary, 4 months'sight 3/17.

5:00 PAL 9.00 AM,

On Calcatta

Wire,.... On derisod -On Singapore Or: Jemand,

FIRH INSURANUES.

China Fire

X012} &.

Hongkong Firms' a 'to $910 s.

SELFFING. Douglas StompAIDE 150873 KL.

Stenbontània), 13|3177 8.

(Preferred) £5SSI), M. (Deterred)...£531808

19.18

Approximate

Dividendi

on bek

Interim of 2-3}-

$7 Ans making $20 4/1915 and Interim

of 318 e 1916 71 pe Ini. div. of 35% = 156|

3/8 5/16, $4.25 per

sbare a/c 1916 a pe Final of San and bonder

of $10 /a:1915 and

Interimi of $30 a 1918)

$15 ming $121: fort 1915-and special of $3

ua con 1910 II pe

ST od borts 49 for

1915.

27 for 1918

41.30 for 1916

Finalof /c 1916-1917

192 pa

4.

Find of 3/+ a/c 1915.. Pinal of 40-aja1918, ;

19.4

bf final making 7/- ate

to bonus for your

lint. div, of 1/- fres of in-

some tax, inakring 10% Jo 1916-1917 coupon No.

Shell"

1918 free of income)

Ja Paris...

tax Usapon 18

I p..

)

On demand,

*.417.

**Four Ferry

$1.80 div. and 30 cents)

Credits, 4 months sight.432

5.00 P.X.

ending 30-4-1

On New York-

REFINERIES

On demand,

..720

17.15 ... {1.30 P.M. ·

10:00 PM. Except [Saturdays

9.00 4.3.

Crodita, 60 days' sigh

Oa Bombay-

"O1 pa' Bagsen ---$100 $995. 6. Malabon Sugam P. 31336.

#13 for 1916

P. 3 for 1918.

•1 pr

With

On demand

nom

5.00 R.M.

MININO.

5.00 P.M. $1000..

4.00 P.M...

nom.

On Manila-

On demand,

W

Kall

Langka

Kubo.......

EI[40/-

14. h.

7.p.c. &p

On Shanghai-

On dessad

Treno Miries

£31/3

intorin making 6/1

On Yokohama

Tral Campions

129.

% for 1915

SUNDAYB

HOLIDAY

140)

*** 42.20

8.30A.M.

$7.30A.M.

Sovereigns(Bank's buyingtate) 80.30 o.

DOSES, WELARVES

11.30 PM.

Silver (per oz.)

7.30.4.M.

Bar Eilver in Hungkong

24% p. nom.

AND GODOWE28

8.201

~$.50 P.M.

Chinese Upper Cash

1.

4 pm. 2 pa 6IX dia par.

Kowloon Wharves $70533.

pa

HE, & WhamPOS 2-

Interim of $91017.

P

T 9 la 1gs unding

*°30′4*17

FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P..

WSER-DAYS

tor Mac17:30. 11:30 FC

17.30. Cantoso

***19:30P.M Tab Fig

Tung 0:00 F. M. 3.30P.M. 9.30 P. Shek Ki.....9.30 PM: 9.30 F.. 9.30 r.m. Kongmoon 8.00-г.M. 6.00-P.M2 6.00 PM. Kumchak...6.00 P.M. 6.00 F. 9.00 F.. Kaukorg -6.00 PM: 6.00.00.

Except Saturdays.

In the case of Mails closing before B. Registration closes at 5 o'clock; on the previous evening.

HONGKONG TIDES.

The tide table given below has been sospiled at the National Almanse Office

30 days sight(privata papel)--

On demant

Gold Leaf, 100 tine (per taal)

Chinese Cipper Cents... Bate of Native Interest. Chinese Sub Coin Fongkong Sub. Coin

ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY YEATHER

REPORT.

JANUARY 7, 1918-

Station

Hour.:

5a

in London from the result of the analysis | WPostock. Ga of observations taken by mesas of an Mercuro sutomatie tide-recording machine in the Hakodate Water Foline Basin at Tsim Sha Tani Tokio Bochi

and begins during the month of Jan during the years 196-9-9--AKINLAN

1918

Date Jan. 7th, 0.53 ath, 8.53 ath 6.53 10th. 6.53 11th 6.53 12th 6.00 13th, 6.63. 14th 6.57 15th 6.33.

16th, 6.53 17th, 8.53 18th, 6.5

6.37

21st 6.53 gand, 6.53

34th 4.53

Enda

Béginat

6. F *6.09

th: 6.53 261 6.52

7th, 859, T 28th, 8.51 29th 51 20th, 6.01

... 31st

6.51%

28.08

HONGKONG | REGISTER”“”

Orderly Officer from 1 to 12th inst. Barometer inclusive Lieut. Hee

Temperature GE. STEWART, A

Hamidity Direction of t Captain,

Vind Force Weather

L

Adjutant, Hongkong Defence Corps,

STRAIGHT AS IT.

THERE is no use of our

Bin Bryands, the lush.2 well on with is first Mama you to try, bamberlin. clothe next time you hává

bere

Previces

-at ex

30.21

30.30

59

0.00

0.00

0.00

19

Barometer

a Level..

Temperaturas

Humidity,

*** The zero of the table corresponde

asaro of the e sunding in the Admiralty Chart, which has been found to be feat Chain 3 inches below mean sea level Naba

"To obtain the" depth, of water on the Tahijima tide gange at the Victoria Dara Tard Bonin Taland

dki foet 4 inches, and on the gangs Weibsiwa 683043 at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet Hankow kitchen to the height given in the table. Ichang

January 8th to 14th, 1915.

Elack

Low Wain Hongrong

Kompanga

النور

0,4

•

130,5

Sharp Pk0

Amoy 30 Swatow. Taiboku... & au

Tainan

Cantona

Hongkong

Gap Rock

Macao

Wachow94.

Wind

Direction,

Force.

Weather

Shanghal Dooku

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Hongkong Hotels... 800

1918 علم

133⋅ ast half your endod

80-6-17.

[97 a/c 1916%

Interim of 234 s/c 1917. 7 pa

canta for 1218.

Hongkong Lands .....10 200

Humphreys Estamw# 101483

Kowloon Lands

Work Painte

30 380

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for 1918

Shanghai Landa “T.: 661-

a thie

COTTON MILIS,

Shanghal Cott

Kung Tim

Tingtasandos

Orientals

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Hotho

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Honghoun Trimways.

HK. Steel Foundry ...810.

C.

Aparri Dagupan Manila... „Legnepi, 14 Tacloban Iloilo

Surigao

et pa

Interim of $3 / 1917.7

final making 12

Ils. 20 for year, anding!

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30-5-18

Tia 2 for 1417T

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