1918-01-23 — Page 8

HONGKO NG DEFENCE

COBPS

Márainkimštrü Ordam by Major H. A Morgan, Administrative Commandant.

EQUIPMENT BOARD.

The Board will sit at Roadquarters: from 5.30 to 8 pm on the following datos:-

Friday, January 5th. Tuesday, February 6th. Friday.

22nd.

COMMUNICATTON DEILL. "

At Headquarters on Tuesday, 22nd January, st6 p.m. Officers and N.C.US of "A" and "B" Companies will attend. Other officere and 3.0.Os may attend if they so desire. Infantry Training 1914, Bections 1 to 35 will be practised.

LECTURE.

At Beadquarters Friday, 15th Jan- at 6 pm. Subject, Hilitary Law.

@ndam for Artillery Company by Capiain

J. H. W. Armstrong, Y.D), i

WALLD

THURSDAY, 21th instant:-

7.30am. Right Half Company. L gun detachment as datxiled.

5.15 p.m. Left Half Company. Layers' and Setters' class only. FRIDAY, th instant :--

7.3 p.m. light Half Company. Layers and Sutters' class and gati numbers 3 detailed.

5.1. p. Left Half Company, Fall

parade.

SUNDAY, 3d February :----

Right and Left Half Companies. Full charge Practice at Belchers Battery. Full particulars will be issued later.

"Order for Engineer Company by Captain W. Rumeli.

18th to 2tb instant :--

"Compare the

The Typewriter of Triple Service :--

Letter Making, 20

Card Typing. *Billing,

all in one.

More work with loss effort ALEX, ROSS & Co.,'

4 Des Year Road Central,

HONGKONG POLICE REBERYE.

'D.S.P. (R.).

MONEYS WENN ***** YUNIZAL

All ranks (other than those on duty) will be requested to attend the Funeral of the late Detective Inspector Sullivan, Detective Sergeant Clarke and P.C.4 Mala Singh to-morrow afternoon, Thurs day, January 24th. Uniform with bel meta and spikes. Inspectors will wear belts and swords Further details wil be published in the Orders in the Press to-morrow morning, to which the atten- tion of all ranka is called. Fall in at Wanchai Market & p

MESTRINY, PART I. The following will attend on Sunday next. January 27th, leaving Blake Piet At D #1, r,

To fire:-All of No.2 Company ho Pistoon Com have not yet frod.

EL ning pigtly at Relchers and Iceman. Parades as per festers post-manders will advise the Chief Inspector ed at Headquarters Engine drivers at (kusketry) of all men of their command $45 pm; Electricans at 6.00 p.m. who are on leave or M.E. covering the

Oftears next for duty:-Belchers, Captain W. Rossell: Lyeemun, ad Lieut. Templeton: Stonecutters, Lieut. Hall.

Examinations for higher ratings will be held at Belchers at 8 pm on 18th January and at Lyesmun at 6 p.m..on sard and 20th January,

th

As register keepers :-Staff Inspectors potter and Arculli, Crown Sergeant But- terfield, Trooper 704 Hodge, P.Ca. 635 Hooper and Allgood.

· PARADES, 'CENTRAL, 5.30 PM. The following units will parade under Detai of duties at Lyeeman from 17th the D.S.P. at Central Station on the co 31st Janitary, 1918 is posted at Head-dates mentioned. Helmets to be word.

Inspectors will carry swords :- Monday, January 28th-Whole of No. 1

Company Wednesday, January 30th-Whole of No.

* Company.

quarters.

Lecture. A lecture on Masketry will be given by the Adjutant at Headquar ters on 23rd in-tant at 330 p.m. All N.C.Oc. and met not un first relief must attend.

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

PARADE.

"B Company.

THURSDAY, 24th instant.

Annual

4.30 p.m. No. 5 Platoon, Musketry Course, Part & Practices 13, 14 and 10, at King's Fork Range Dress, Drill order with pooshes. VRIDAY, "el instant.

470 pie. No. G Platoon. Annual Musketry Course, Part 3, Practices 13, 14 and 12, at King's Park Range. Dress, Drill order with pouches.

* 6.15 p.m. So," " *Platoon, at· Head- quarter. Musketry instruction. Dress, Drill order withs proches.

MACHINN GUM, COMPANY.

Dress for all parades clean fatigue with patties.

FRIDAY, 25th instant:-

6.10 p.m. Drill at Headquarters Nos. 2,4 and 5 Guns only.

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·NORNTED SECTION.

THURSDAY, 24th instant.

5.15 p.m. At Jockey Club Stables. Dress, drill order without rifles.

BIGNALLING SECTION.

THURSDAY, 24th instant -----

5.15 pm felt Half Section (except those who have not completed TETX at Hendyourtra, "Signaling practice. Dress, clean fatigue.

Wednesday, 23rd and Friday, 25th inst.

6.15 p.m. Right Half Section and those of Left nif who have not completed "Tosts of 3ementary Training, at Head- quarters. Musketry instreetion. Dress, drill'urder with pouches. Sergts. Edį monde and Meade will attend on zard anstaat.

LYCHULES.

FRIDAY, 25th instant --

6.15pm. All units, except "D" Com puy, on Murmy Parade Ground, nader Bergta. Edmunds and Mende. Dress Drill order.

"D" COMPANY. * FRIDAY, 28th inst

́instant: 5.15 p.21. Nos. 3 and 4 Bections, or Moray Parade Groad. Kusketry instruction. Drese, drill order with

• pouchis. Bergts Oxberry and Corpora Grimes will and

DETAIL

On duty 2ind to 20th instant inclusive, "B" Company.

On duty with instans Mounted Sec-

On duty 31st intent

and in Feb. Machine Gun Company.

m daty and to 9th February inclu-

A Company Orderly ficar from 20th to 26th in- stant Lieut. à, E. Might

Orderly tacer from 271b to 2nd Feb. Limt b. A. branch.

BANG, EN STEWART,

Captain, Adjutan, HK. Defance Corps

THONGKONG KEGISTER.

Prevaram

Thursday, January 31st-Whole of No, 3 Company and Ambulance (with stret- 'chers.)

INSPECTORS AND KERGRANTS, ~

The meeting of all inspectors and ser- geants ordered for 5.45 p.m. at Head- Quarters Club on Thursday, January 24th, will take place at 6.15 p.m. on the same date.

PRESENTATION:

This will follow on the conclusion of the above menting.

MOUNTED POLICE By

All patrols for work commencing Mon- day, January 28th, are concelled.

All ranks will report at Stables at 3 pm. starp on Wednesday, January 5th and Friday, February lat. Uniform with helmets, chains down.

1 By Order,

T. F. HocGH, A..P. (B.) sod Adjutant |

PATELL & CO.

ORIENTAL PRODUCE

EXPORTERS. SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS.

Agencies in NEW TOEK,

SAN FRANCISOÒ, U.S.A.

Branches p

CANTON,

SHANGHAI,

YOKOHAMA

BOMBAY,

HEAD OFFICE :: Kid's BuildINGA, HONGKONG.

THE CHINA MAIL.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

The Partol Post Farrions to British East Africa and Egypt (except for mem- |bers of the Expeditionary Forces) and to Abyssinia, Bagdad, Eritrea, French Somali Coast, Italia Somaliland, Portuguese East Africa, Zanzibar sod

Russia have been superded.

För

SONDATE & HOL DAYS

LOCAIS AND REGULAR - MAILS

OUTWARD.

WHE-DATE fai 0 ..... .. 5.00 2.3. Tai Po... ......10.00 AM. Cheung Chow... Skataukok, Sha tin and Shaungabui

... 4.00 2.M. Aberdeen, Autau,

Ping Shan, Sai Kung, Santin, Stanley.. 4.30 PL

7.30 4.M.

Canton Samsui Regio, P.. sad Wachow Lotters 8 F.M. Macao

Kongmoon

Namitan and

Sanmed Shamchvn......

5.00 .M.

8.00 P.M..

Fo-day's Advertisements

PUBLIC AUCTION, AANG

THE Undersigned have received in

structions, to sell by Public Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED

TUESDAY,

the 29th January, 1918, commending at

1.30 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No. 9,

* Dew York Road, Corner of

Los Hooks · STREET, PA „ConsionsENT OF HOUSEHOLD LINENS, &c.,

náló. Comprising Single and Double Flain and Hemstitched Sheet, Pillow Case, Bed Quilts Table Cloths, Pure -- Linen Damask Serviettes Fath Sheets, Bath Tawels, Turkish Towelsyik ezini

"

*Terma]:-Chah," sa -

PAN BUCHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, Jan. 23, 191672ml).

PUBLIC AUCTION.

WEATHER REPORT.

January 23. 14. 11m-No returna from Japan and -Wladivustook. The antioyolopo has regained intensity, and pressure has increased alightly to moderately over the Chius Coser and Formosa; it remains stationary over the Philippines.

Fresh to strong monsoon, will prevail along the China Coast, and over the N1 “China Sea.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1918

SHARE REPORT.

JANUARY 23RD, 1918,

"Approximata.

Stook- and paid.

Qtion

*Lass Dividend

and date:

BANKS

Hongkong Raindl for the 14 hours Hongkong & Shat Hif5 9515 anding at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 lich. Total doce' January: Ist, 0.00, înghes, against- an average of 0.80

Forecast for the S4 hours anding at roon on the 14th January >-----

1.-Hongkong to Gap Rock: N.E. winds, moderate to fresh vind.

MAŠINE INEUS- ANOES.

(09975 ).

North China

175

1-Formord Channel: 3. winds

strong-

68

* Routh coast of Chins between antzeă 80 $205 ex. 77 Hongkong and Lamocks: The same L

No.1.

4-South cost of China between FIRE INSURANCES,

THE Undersigned, have becerdite Hongkong and Hainan: The same as China Fr

to sell by Public Auction.

(TOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCRINED),.

TUESDAY,

the 29th January, 1918, commencing at

9.30 p... at their Sales Rooms, No.

Des Your Road, Corner of

· Ion Rover'STREKT,

Na 1...

OFFICIAL NIGHTS..

Ends

8.33 a.m.

Begins 6.17 pm

24th. 6.53

6.10

25th, 6.53

618

seth 8.82

8th, 6.51

29th. 6.31

97th, 8.59

5 20th, 6.51

., 31st, 6.51

B.01

The following Table shows the Sino- TREWOOD. AND BLACK WOODdard Time at which Official Night ends FURNITURE, TWIN BEDSTEADS, and begins during the month of Jan, | CURTAINS, CARPETS, PICTURES, 1918-

&c., AND

Datei a Lazoz ASSORTMENT ......OF USEFUL HOUSEHOLD GOODS, Jan. 23rd,

As follows- Upholstered Saites, "Arm-chairs and Chesterfield -Sofas, Card Tables, &c.,. 9.00 M. Bedroom Furniture "comprising Double and-Single Brass and Bresa-mounted Bedsteads, and Twin Bedsteads, Side- boards Dinner. Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Tes sni Derasional Tables, &c., Dinner Services, Crockery Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, &c., Bath Boom Utensils, Boll-top Desks and Writing Tables, Sundry Electro-Plated Ware.

Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood | On London- WEEK-DAYS HOLIDAYS and Teakwood Screen, Blackwood Far- Bank, Wire

nitare, including Large 4-Fold Black- wood Screen with Coloured Panels, 7.30 Side Tables&c., Engravings, Pictures, 19.30..., de, Tennis Foles and Net, Iron

Safe, &c.

7.15 M.

11.30 P.M.

18.00 P.M. Except Saturdays

5.00 P.M. £20.00 £

4.00 P.12.

6.00 PM 8.00 4.K.

FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.O.

кок

Macho.....

Canton

8.30 P.M.

SUNDAYS &

(1.30 4.3. 1.30 P.X.

...

11.30 P 17.30 **19.30 P.M. Tai Ping

Tung..............9.30 F.M. 8.30 P.X. 9.30 r.. Shek Ki..............8.20 r.. 9.30 P.M. 9.30 PM Kongmoon .8.00 P. 6,00 g. 8.00 F.M Samchuk...5.00 .. 6.00 PM 5:00 PM Kaukorg 8.00 ra. 3.00F.. 600.

*Bicept

Saturdays.

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

ROYAL OBARNTÁTORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER- REPORT.

JANUARY 21, 1918-m

Station.

Wind

Moar.

Faromater

at Sən Lovel.

Temperature.

Humidity.

Direction.

For oo.

Weather.

B

WTortock.. 61Į Ajamuro Hakodate Tukio Kochi Naguzaki Kagoshima

Kab.

Tabijima. Dunia Izland Weihaiwan.|30,4

Hankow

Ichang

iukung

Changsha

Bute

Sharp Pr Au

Swatow

Taihoku

Taichu

Тейлад

SILIMIPOPOS. (SERATTK),

Kosban

COAL

Pacsyorps CATE

tongkon Gap Roct

TIBE Undenied having been apps lated tacno

As for the OOWIE HARBOL Wachow NAL CO., LTD., are prepared to cookho prices for best quality SILIMPO Holbow trimmed into "Bunkers at ERAT Phulen. TIK or BANDAKAN (British North Tourne Boke

C.St. James SILIMPOPON COAL compares favour-parri, ably with the better grades of Japan. Dagupan Cat and gives good results on a very Manila moderate consumption.

Steamers csillog BEBATTIE Trek-baz &INDAKAN exclusively for BILIMPO PUN DUAL (either cargo or Banker

Aurizao are exempt from payment of all Purt Guita

At Practik Slencers are berthod alony siis the tiompany's what where there la minimga depth of 37 to 20 Lost at low water Spring Tides p

Charts of Sibalón Bay (Sebatik Har bose), Frince sod all other information Đàn nhựa môn đại mà soucerning the Fan can ho thu on

application to the Agente

30.16

BRADLEY00. LTD.,

Aquata Cowie, Harbour Ceat Company Limited.

-15

€9029

TF. CLIFTON, Director Hongkong Obervatory, Jan. 23, 1918. 1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees Fabrenheit, on the level of the sea in the bonus cad toda

TOKIATURE

the shade, trees Fahrenheit on the huddi Dachsture bein

video

Carpets Bras Fenders, a few ints Fire Brasses, dic 2015 PEN

GRADSTROPLANDS. (Full Particularsrom Catalogue). Terma Cash.

Sew?

•HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, Jan. 23, 1918.

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP:00.

5.9. VENEZUELA " FROM SAN FRANCISCO, EONOLULU, JAPAN PORTS, SHANGHAI AND MANILA..

کلی

Hongkong Firmas su $310

SHIPPING, Dodging Stambron 150 877 5.

Steamboat 20317)

Indo-Chinna N

(Preferred. 25333; b. (Deterred)...£5[#158 b. 156/7-ka.

"Shell" Transport £3119/-

*Star Fary”........... I 101228) de

REFINERIES.

Obica Bugser$100/190, 8. Malabon Suga... 2. 2834)

MIMINO.

EXCHANGE.

Kailana

·Hongkong, January 23, 1915.`

Langkaci

Rubr

On demand,

21 92.40 b.

£330/-

30 day sight

4 months' right,

Crodita, 4 months sight,

Documentary, 4 months sight :

Jn Paris

On demand.

DOCKA. VALLARVES

Interias of 29-3/-

1917

87 final making BCN 1/4.1915 and Interim of 838 al 1816 Final dividend of 15 % making 30 for 1916

Final of 89) and bonus,

of $10 / 1910, and

Infacing of $33.3916)

7 ml of 215 m king 2017 p

for 1918 and special off

13 di account 1918.

#7: and boane *7. [ca

1915.....

****** CIOT #01 458)

Finalof $5xic 197

$1.50 for 1916

Final of S/- s/c 1718....... Final of 40/-ala 1916...

of final making 7/-k

1918 free of incomel tax Coupon 28.

31.80 div. and 30 centa, te bonus for year ending 30-4-17.

$12 for 1916

P. & for 1916

Int. div, of 1/ free of in (come tax, making 10% /c 1916-1017 coupon No. 9

Tu, 1 for 1916

17-interim making

tot 1915

. 191⁄2 1

*ad 49:

630

· 19 p.e`

Σε μια

15 pe

Grodita, 4 months' night,

On New York

On demand

AND, GODOWNS,

Kawloon Wharton, # 60306 5. 964.

or 1916 & berus 27. 30 p.a.

Credita, &-days” sigh

H&hampos

On. Bombay...

Dooks

3127 IL:

Wize ...

Interis of 921 e 1917. pe

F

On demand,

M«. # for year ending"

Shanghai Dookg 10, 70 b.

12 p.

67 Da Calcutta-

THE above-mentioned red wing arrived from above pista Consignees,

Wira,

A

On demand

On Singapore

On demandy sa

AN

On Manila

On demand On Shangbai-- N

On demand

'30 days' sight(private paper On Yokohams

Ou demand,

Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per taal)

41.30

437d

of Cargo are hereby informed that Silver (per og ƒ buyingzate) $4.66. a.

•

their Cargo is being landed at their Bar Silver in Hongkong 14% prom. risk into the Hazardons and/or extrs Chinese Copper Chab... Hazardous Gydowna of the Hongkong and ↑ Chinese Copper Centa....... Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd, Rate of Native Interent Ensloon, and stored at Consignoen risk. Chinese Bub. Coin

Consignore of Cargo are bereby notified Hongkong Sub Coin

that they mist produce an Import permit aigued by the buperiawndant of Importe and Experts, Hongkong. before' Bill of Lading can be countersigned.

are to

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods be left in the GoGowns, where thy will be examined TURDAY, January 29, 1918 at 10

at 10

all claims must be presented within a month of the steamer's arrival here, after which they cannot be recognized.

HONGKONG TIDES.

The tide table viven below has been No Claims will be admitted, after the compiled at the National Almanac Office Goods have left the Gotowns and sil in London from the result of the analyse Good reminding nadelivered after Janu") of observations taken by means of an ary 20th, 1918, will be subjver to rent intomatic tide-recording maching in the No Fire Insurance whatever will be Water Folice Bosin at Tsim Sha Tu

g during the years 1809- affected.

Conwyness as requested send in their Bills * F Fading *- fur countersignature immediately.

SZTORAM/SHEPPARD,

dating Agent

Homakong Jan. 23, 1917.

NOTION TOJEÐSSIONÉFITOA.

DOKAN STEAMOSIEDZ

CHINA MUTUAL STEALI NAVIGATION COM LED,

MUNSTGREES per Company's Steamer

C1U88!? -KEEMUN DO

The zero of tha table corresponds with, the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Chart which has been found to be foet 4 inches below mein ses-level-

HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS

Hongkong Hotela. 5; 6BT sa

Central Extace #10 $20 b. &

Hongkong as 15,9100 290. Humphreys Ramon 8 10 15.30 h.

Kowloon Tanda 30530

Wed Potts, 50 381

Shangha Lands 7. 502 93

COTTON MULLS,

Eros

...T. 50T, 170 Shanghal Cottone T. 50 121 1

#3 s/c half year ended

30-6-17..

197 / 1916,

Interim of $31 / 19177p

50 cents for 1916.

$2 for 1916

Interim of 63 a/c 1917.

Zalo half 30-6-17

Tik: 20 for your "endin, |

31.10.2

Tla: & dir, ac foar

·90-6-17.

Bung TikT! 10/T. 1410 B. d. Th. 2 for 197

tasapoos

Orientals

·MISCELLANEOUS.

15467 b

29-9-05

To obtain the depth of water on the | Ob tide-gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard Ba

add 3 feet 4 inches, with on the ganda, Luht & Powern ... # 643

at Lamont Dock: Aberdeen, kök 10 fee trinebes to the height given in the mahi

are hereby rotified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Whert Kow- loon, where it willlie'st Consignee's risk. The Cargn will be ready for delivery from MON," Godown to and after 21st January

Optional Argo.will be landed, unle zlatice has been given prior to steamer's

All broken, chafed, and damaged goods. are to be left in the Godowns where, they will be examined on my Fursdays. and Fridays between the bouts of 10.40 sun and moon within the free storage Period

No alzine will be sumtted after the Globda, had left the steamer's Godown.

after the 28th vauda

January 4th to 20th, 1918

China-Providente.

10$7.50

cong Lees aut @ 21 1163

BSteel Foundry

cents for 1916

Of pa

160 center for 1928

||13) mic_1916/17., Bante

76 cent

42 interim s/d 1917.242 MIN9%

§1' inferiça s/o 1917.3.

nterimm af 9 % a/c 101: 1 pe

#1-5-17...

far 3918/1917

115

BOMETHING TO REMEMI

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