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HONGKONG DEFENCE

CORPS.

Ondam fer-Ketiltary Company by Capi.

E.'E. W. Armstrong, Y.D.'

PARADES

FRIDAY, Snl instant

7,30 a.m. Right Half 'Vompany, Mas-

ketry Instruction:

6.10 p.m. Left Halt Company. Miqə-.

katry Instruction.

Ondas for Engineer Company by

Captain W. Russell.

15th to 1ml instant-

L. Manning nightly.

Parades is per rosters posted at Headquarters. Engine drivers at

p.m.; electricians at 6.15 pm.

Officers next for duty.

Belchers, 2nd Lieut. Matthewman; Lycemun, Captain James; Stone-

catters, Lieut. Stevenson-

Instruction for members of Infantry

Battalion attached for duty.

Class 1 at Belebers at 8.30 pm, op Mondays and Thursdays.

Class at Belchers at 8.30 p.m. on

Wednesdays and Fridays.

Chas 3 at Lyesmen at 6.30 p.m. en Tuesdays and Fridays.

KUSENTEZ.

Detail of duties at Lyeemen from 17th

7

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The Typewriter af Triple Service --

Letter Making.

Card Typing, Billing.

all in one.

More work with less effort.

ALEX ROSS & Co.,

4. Dos Yeux Road Central.

To-day's Advertisements FRENCH

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PUBLIO AUCTION.

to with instant is posted at Headqune Potting by Public Auctions Bale, to be

LET'S

Order for atantry Battalion by Major H. A. Morgan.'

** A** Company. THURSDAY. 1st instant-

480p Annual Musketry Course, Pact: Practices 16 28 37nd 18, at Sing's Park Bange-for NCOs, and men who have not fired these practices. Note: (as above)

***B" Company.

HURSDAY 1st instant:-

4.37. Annual Musketry Course. Part 3, Presizes 15, 18, 17 and 15, at King's Park Range for N.C.us, and men who have not fired these practices. Note: (sa above.)

FRIDAY, 2nd instanta-

3.15 pm Nos. 3, 6 and

Platoons, on

Cricket Ground Platoon Drill Dress

drill order..

KACHINE RUN COMPANT

Dress for all parades. Clean fatigue. with putties..

THURSDAY, 21st instant:--

5.10 p.m. Drill at Headquarters. Tho following men only need attend :-Pies- Field, Irvine, Labrum. Logan, Blckerns, Pingact and Stapleton.

FRIDAY, 2nd instant

5.13 p. N.C.Os at Headquarters.

SIGNALLING SECTION.

FRIDAY, 32nd instant:--

5.15 pm. Musketry Instruction. All signallers who bare not passeri the tests Elementary Training parade, under C. 5. M. Blair, at Eeadquarters. (Drül -order)

LECRUITS.

FRIDAY, 2nd instants— 5.15 pm. All units, except "D" Com- py, un Murray Parade Ground, ander Sergt. Edmonds and Meade. Dress, drill order.

J

COMPANY. HRIDAY, 22nd instant.- 5.15 p.m. Na. 3 and fections, on Murray Parade Ground. Musketry Instruin Dress drill order with. povelas Serpt Oxberry and Corp). Grimes will attend.

G. 2. STEWART,

Captain,

Conditions of the

held en THURSDAY, the 28th day of February, 1918, ab Bra, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot of CROWN LAND st Causeway Bay, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a teris. of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rant to be fed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years.

Begistry No.

| „Ma of Bala-

Particulars of the 'Lot.

Boundary

+

T.

*

14 北

FUBLIO AUCTION.

Umes Price

(161

BE Undersigned bara received instruc

to sell by Tublic Auction.

(rom ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED)}},

(12.

TUESDAY,

the 5th March, 1918, commenting st 2.30 pm, at their Fales Booms, No. &• Des Voeux Bosil, Corner of

Ice House Street,

THE CHINA MAIL.

LESSONS

G. MOUSSION.

15, Morrison Hill Road.

LESSONS IN CHINESE

FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.

CHÄIRE

WEATHER REPORT.

"יד".

February 201 124 20-No retorns from Japan, Wladivostock, Shangbai and Indo-China. Pressure has inarsssed ... 10 contes considerably at Weihaiwei, and slightly,

In Victoria saith tres Bearers.

Quarter hour,

Hall hour;

One hour,

Three hours,

e

meemanxercitiam. 50

H

Six hours---------- Day (6 s.m. to 6 pm)$1.00

If the trip is extended beyond Victoris, half fare extra.

Between the hours of 8.30 p.m. and am. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum..

1:50

Beyond Victoria, with four Beaters. 0.83 cents. Three hours.....sažen

$1.00

Fay (6 am to 6 pm), .................. 1.00

IIII's the Bill District.

Wick & Bass With 4 Beareri, Quarter hour,........ 80,15 -- Half bour

・ 0.90 One hour, 0.30 Two hours... 0,50 Three hours, ...0.70 ... Bir boara inmembr 1.00

| Dky (0a.m. tosp.m.)1,50

$0.30

0.40

0.00

0,80

3.00

1.10. 1.00

over the Philippines; it has decreased slightly to moderately over S. Chins and Formos The anticyclone appears to have moved eastwards. hut in the absence of talegraphic returns, this lacka confirmation.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 19:8

SHARE REPORT.

FEBRUARY - SOTH, 1918,

Stock, and pal

Qo'time 11.30 .M.

· Last: Dividend,

sed data.

(Approx Austa

Resra berd

your's

BASED

of Era Ex. 3/- a/o) 3017

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours Hongkong & d'hal NEBBIA D. 045 Final of £93- & bonus! ending at 10 am. to-day, 0.60 inch. Totul since January lat, 0.09 inch, against an average of 210 inches. :

Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on the 1st February

1.-Hoaghong to Gap Rock; N.E. winda, moderate; fair; fog er miss.

2-Formoes Channel: The sAME SE No. 1.

1-South coast of China between. Hongkong and Lamocks: The aamus an

1.—In the Flammll of Hongkong engage i7 | No. 1.

iami Victoria.

scepta.

-

Ten minutes...

Quarter hour,

-MB, LI HON FAR,'a thívoro graduate versed in

Utaracoes aber & teaches ar Krop Geletal and Horshaat in colony for ban

He has a good maskot of texining Europener to pars in the Cooler somamination, and is possetmedi. dí a first tala pestilenza na z. Chibana teacher.. Ba bae also a good knowledge of Manduria and Nakka. Those who Intand learning the Chim Inngang sw requested to write gis China, Mail Unies or direct. in 20. 158, Wellington Street, first foot.

(1257

Half hour,...~ One hour.

Every Subsequent bour,

17

#

Note the ricksha be engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis chargod outside the Western part of the City of Victoris after 9. p.m., or be dia. charged to the East of Bay View Police Stations on the Eastern side of thy Çiky. of: Victoria afterp.m, an 'extra half fare shall be chargeable.

-In Kouloon --

ANG YUE-DENTIST, TRO

of

Quarter hour,

the late BIEN TING,

14, D'AGUILAR ŠTERET.

TERMS VERY MODERATE

Consultation free.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

The Parcel Pest Services to British East Africa and Egypt (except for new- bers of the Expeditionary Forces) and to Abyssinia, Bagdad, Erithres, French Somaliland Somali Coast, Italian Portuguese East Africa, Zanzibar and Basis have been suspended.

FOR

Half hour. ......................

་་་་་་མང་ར་བ་་ས་་་ད

Flour, et

Every subsequent hour,

5 cents

10

IL-Taipo Boad

Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part of an hour if the kirer causes the journey to take longer than

To ith mile.

single... 75 cents...I hour. return $1.00 2 hours... Beyond 4th to 6th mile-

3 hours

single $120.. return $1.50. Beyond 6th to 8th mile-

...$1.75.........

Beyond 9th to 11th mile---

gingle2.00 ..........3 return......$2.50′

7

Fares for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous arrange

ment in each case.

The fare here sat out to apply to one ricksha with three coolies from Tsim Sha Trai

SUNDAYS & FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.

HOLIDAYS

I

LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS

- OUTWARD.

WEEK-DAYB

fai ..... ... 5.00 P.X. Tai Po... Cheang Chow ... 7.30 km.

Shatankok Sha

1 and

Sheungshui Aberdeen. Aatau, Ping Shao,

10.00 A

-South coast of China. between Hongkong and Hainan: The samo sa No. 1.

ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

·FEBRUARY 20, '1918--0.

1 Station.

-inón

WPostock u., & Mazuro

Hakodate Tokio Kochi

Naganaki..." Kagoshim Oshima Naba. Ishijiman Kuzin Island Weihaivei

Hankov

Ichang Changahs Kiukiang!..

Shanghai Gutzlaft...... Sharp. Pk...

Level.

Aeromoter

Temperature.

Humidity,

3.19 38 801

Taikoku.... 5.30.20 Taichu.....

(30.21!

#

Wind

Direction.

*9010)

Weether.

MAKING INSUR-

·ANCES,

Cantoor mem☎ 508310 be

North Chinse

ENT. 116 b.

$100jg75ė n

Yangtze 00 $205 (ex. 73) b.

FIRE INSURANCES.

China Tires ---■ * (130 h.

Hongkong Firm .. * * 905

SHIPPING... Douglas Steamere 150 gr.

Steamboats inė 15218 b. z. d.

Indo-Chines. --

(Preferred.£5 #32; b. 1. d. ¡Deterred)...£fi$156) b. den

TM“Shall * Transports · El 119/-

10398-

"Star Ferry

REFITBRIFA.

Ob za Suquet peters#100|889 sa

Malabon 8ngan P. sogra b. d

MIKEND.

Kalians.

Leagkaingdre, 197, 14) b

Rauba........ Tronoh Mines

Ural Carplans

(£1 $2,60 b. 2.63 14.

£129. b. 4. d.

„£1207-

DOCKS, WHARTES

Amoy

9.30 LX

From Slaughter-House to

Sailors' Homa

Not reading Tairan 14 317 per parenger. Koshun

1#

"

·AND GODOWEL

30.14

.- Pescadores

32.12

04 cepts.

Canton 6X120

From Sailorg Home to

*.00P.M.

From Government Ciril

Government Civil Hos pital

2.04

Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Tower to Race

•Cos

04

Sai Kung, Bantin, Stanley.. 430 7.1.

Macio

A Corstogas? OF HOUSEHOLD LINENS, &C. Comprising —

Cantón, Samui (7305.00. Plain Single and Double

and

and Wachow Regis. 6.M. Letters 6 P.M. Hemstitched Sbreta, Pillow Cases, Bed:

(3.16 A.M... Quilts, Table Cloths, Pure Linen Damask

*** 1,30 .. (8.00 P.X, Kongmoon... Except

Saturdays Namtzaion d

Samo

Shamchun

Adjutant, H.. Delence Corps, Serviettes, Bath Sheets, Bath Towels,

Turidisks Towels,

&C.

Text:-Casts

kt.,

HUGHES & BOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, Feb. 20, 1918

143

9.60 4.K.

if

5.00 r.. Quarter bour,..............

E boar,

10

(10,00 LX

4.00 2.3

9.00 4.M. Four

One hour. escudesio duopotaki 8.00 7.30 (Two hours,

Three "

20

60

60

Five

70

Six..

One da from 6 s.m. to 8pm. $1.25

III-Beyond Victoria.

Not acending per valsenger. 25 conta

Hongkong

Gap Rock

Wachow

Pakho Boihor

Fhulien? Toorate....

Aparri 6 a. 30.06 Dagupan...

Legaspi Tacloban Iloilo

Ana! making

B25

/ 1950 and Interim

of 818 ale 1916-74

Final dividend of 15 %

making 30 % for 1916) 6 pc.

Final of 290 and bonus

of $70 / 1918 and Interim of $30 1816 n

Final of $15 asking $21

for 1918. and special off

$3 ve account 1910-13

$7 and bone for

1915

127 for 115,............

•T C.O. 8p.c.

Fipalof $5/1916-1917 19 p

50 cent for 1917 p

Int. of 3/- a/c. 1917 Int. B-a, 1917.

Interim 2-te 19ÏT tree

8.

19 p.

of income tax couponj... 51 pe.

p

11.80 div. and 30 cents

to bonus for year

ending 30-4-17...

$12 for 1916

IP. 6 to 1912.

Tat div, of 1/- free of in-

come tax, making 107 a/c 1918-1917 aspon INS.. 9

Tia, 1 for 1916

- interim making ŝi-

■ 1918

% for 1915

∙15f p

16 p.#

Kowloon Wharres # 10995

HX. & Whampo

se dív, and S4 Bonus

making $10 a/o 1917 10 pe

Docks ---- -- $502031 ). 1314 #4, Loterim of #2) a/c 1917. HpF

|5 anigh si Door@ 100

Tie, (9) foi vous emiti.

90-4*17

THE CALENDAR.

MEMES FOR TO-MORHOW.

Neon-Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf

Godown Co.'s meeting.

GENERAL MEMORANDA. -

FRIDAY, Feb. 22 -

Hongkong Stock Exchange Settlement

Bay,

SATURDAY, Yab, 19:--

19 noon-Hongkong & Shanghai Bandila-

meeting at City Hall.

9.15 p.ui-Dramatic entertainment st Theatre Royal by Mr. A. P. Stokes ......and fembers of the A.D.G..

MONDAY, YOU. 25:

Hongkong Jockey Club Races. 9.15-Harmston's Cirens open

** Causeway Bay,

TUESDAY, Feb. 9-

Becond day of Races

-Third day of Races.

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 97 1-m

THURDAY, Feb. 28

PUBLIC AUCTION.

FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN

BRANCH.P.O.

Fos

THE Undersigned have received ia-Macso....

Truction & cell by Public Auction,

(70% 10000N? esˆTRÁ CONCERNED),

on

TUESDAY,

the 6th March, 1918, commencing at. 2.30 p.m., 42 their Sales Booms, No. 8,'

Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ich HovaR STREET, TEAKWOOD AND BLACK WOOD

From Clock Tower to Bay

View Hease

From Wanchai Market to

Bay View Housa From Bay View House to

Quarry Bay EMIRAT

In the Cry of Victoria

SUNDAYS & Dur bour, WEEK-DAY

HOLIDAYE Two-dours,

8.30 A.L

5.30.M

Three $7.30 Four 11.30 F.. Five (7.304.M.Bix

"

27

0. St. James

Not exceeding ter passenger. Surigao.......

10 cents. Gu ***** 4.90 £9.99 6. 29,83 Labusa

JJ

17.30 11.30-FM 17.30 A

·Canton,

19.30 ..

́19.30 P.M. | One day frota &am, to 6 pirs: $1.50° Tai Ping

His velhicle is discharged beyond the Tung9.30 .. 9.30 PM. 9.20... limits of the City of Victoris half fere Shek EL....9.30 r. 9.30K 9.30 PM, extra is to be allowed for the return Kungmoon .8.00 5.1. 8.00 TX. 6.00.x, journey IV In Kowloon Kumchuk...6.00 Y.M. 6.00P.M. 8.00 Kaukorg 6.00.2.x.-6.00 г.. 8.002..

Except Saturdays

In the of Mails closing before sm. Registration, gloss at 6 o'clock on

at FURNITURE” TWIN BEDSTEADS,

CURTAINS, CARPETS, PICTURES, the previous evonde

11.30am-Meeting of China Provi- Chesterfield Sofas, Card Tables, &c., Bed-On

dent Loan & Mortgage Co.

FDAY, March 18-

J2.15 p..-Hooxkong Hotel Cos

half-yearly meeting of shareholders Smeday, March 29:-

Good Friday. SUNDAY, March 31

Haster unday.

LONG REGIS

day

Baronister":" Famperature

53

20.2) 2017 20.12

54

eu

2

Jib... 0,00

0.00 0.00

"P"Temperature, on time : 20th-11

LAZE Director. tory Feb. 20, 1918

&c., and Laxon ASORTMENT OF

·USEFUL HOUSEHOLD GOOD, As follows:- Upholstered Buites, Arm-chairs and

room Furniture, som sing Double and Single Brass and Brass mounted. Bed; steads; and Twins Bedstendat, Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Tes and Occasional Tables, &c, Dianer Bervices, Crockery

inco Ware, Cooking Stores, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, &c., Bath Boom Utensils, Bell-top Desks and Writing Tables, Sundry Electro-fisted Ware/prod

EXCHANGE.

Hongkong, February 20, 1918. Lonton Kink, Wire

Un demand,... 3days sight,

outre sight. Credits, 4 months wight Documentary, 4 months' nigh

Paris

On demand, Credits, months' sight, On New York On demannl Credits,

·80 days" sight,

„* Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood | (In Bombay---- And Teakwood Berten, Blackwood: Wire, br Furniture, including large 4-Fold Black On demand, wood Serven with Cukurent Paner On Calcutta Bide Tables, aus Engravinas, Pictures, da, &c, Teltis roles and New. Iron Eafe,

a demand Ja Bingspore On domani,

On Manila

On demand,

Carpets, Brass. Tenders, wow, lots Fire Brassed: do: MAOn

Two PLANOS, And

On Shanghai--

and

-20 days' aight(private pape On Yokohama---

One Small BILLARD TABLE with On demand, ...

Falls

(Full Particulare from Catalogue),

2

BUGBES & BOUGE,

Hongkong Tebu 12-1818.

Gold Lest, 100 fire (pair tavel) Bovereigns Bank's buyingrite) Silver (per or )

Bar Silver in Hongkong Chinese Capper Cash: Chinese Copper Center Rate of Native Internet Chine Sub Comm $16 Hongkong Sale, Loin

.2011)

(400)

62. ma

At du

Quarter hour,

Half bour

One hour.

Two hours,

Throe

Four

Fire

Not exceeding per passenger.

2:40:

9.80

3.00

One day from 6 to 8 per 5,00 Hau Between the word of song and e amitha shokz tarch (shell bd increased by 50 per centura: m

HONGKONG TIDES.

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The tide tälle given below has been grupiled at the National Abinino Ullice in London From the result of the analysis of observations taken by means of an intomatio tide-recording machine in the Water Police Basin, at Tsim Sha Tsui during the years 19-9-0.22 BINAAN

The core of the table corresponds with the zero of the puzajing in the Admirsity: Chart, winch bus been found to be 4 fook 3 incheu beli mrrus sea level, AERO

To obtain the depth of water on the tide gauge. At the Victoria Naval Yard | add 2 „lent, since and on the gasge ́st Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add, 10 feet Eneben to the height giyen 'in the table.

February Slat, to 97th, 1915,

CATAN: ATOM

T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 10, 1919. 1. BAROMETER, reduced to at degrees Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.

TINYERATURE, in the abada, in de grees Fahrenheit.

3. HUMIDITY, in percentage of satura too, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.

DEUUTION OF WISD, to two ports. 6. FOR * "WAD, "cording to Boadford Seals.

HOTELS LANDS AND BUILDINGS

Hongkong Botals. 5800 5

Central Estado ($10! #ph Hongkong Lands... $200 88% Humphreys Exams 103.60 b.. Kowloon Lands

West Points Ebanghel Landst

6078

COTTON - MILLE

50T-183

6. STATE OF WEATHER, b blan sky, c detached cloud, d drizzling rap, log Exca. Egloomy, h hail, lightning, o overcast,

p passing showers a aqual, rain, 3800w, thanghai Cottune T. 56 T. 125) b."

thunder, viability, ➡dow, weki

7. BAT ir ncus teaths and bun dredths:

HALF-TONE AND

#3 n/c half year ende

30-6 17.

97 19

Final of making $7

6 191

130 1915

$2 for 1917

Final of 3 making 36

/c:1917

•halt

year

30-6-17

a. 20 for year ending

·31-10-17

ths. 6 div, ate year endedį

-20-6-17.

Kung ik

Tia: 2 for 1917

Tingimate To OT. 7 bride

Orientals,

$1.35 a 182T

LINE BLOCKS. MISCELLANEOUS

FOR ADVERTISEMENTS,

ILLUSTRATIONS, ETC

CAREFULLY AND ACCURATELY

PRODUCED

Orders may be placed with-the- CHICA Offion

BRIDGE SCORERS

In Blocks of 80 SHEETS.

30 nenta puolipi

Four for One. Dollar.

The CHINA MAH, Leo

Wyndham Street,

Minimum (over

Chin-Bernec

15 #9)

(60) etm», #o¢ 1918..

1 $€3.90

1077.81.b.

Light & Powers

Ihna-Providenta

Deity Fam

Green Islands 71 $73/46.8 Bergkong Elretake,# 30 €38 be fogkong lor L 20 2180 b.

Bongkeng Beper 1,2-3( $25), a

Bengkong Trawaye bj-#6.40′s.

E.E. Steel Foundry $10$10

6. p.c.. for your ending!

·28-200rries

70 cents for 1916......

$2 for year ending

$1-7-17

460 penta for 1018

27 16/17 Bonus,

42 interim a/u 1917;6.

#2 interim a/o 1977,

Fisal of 14 %/o 1917.

-$1 4/0 Jeux 22-8-17...

Prak Tramways 10 $8.50 enderidos com tauw), 80-190 cents a

[** I«r 1918/1917 JUN

35 cents for your 31-5-17.

1124 % w/o 1917 im

-10 pe

Debtor 1916

*1918/191

Steam Laundry

Chion Waterheat

30.10

William Powalt

Tele

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