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HEATHER DAY

30th November

Proceeds for wounded Soldiers irrespective of

Nationality in Scottish Hospitals.

HOUSES TO LET

TO LEASE

CUITABLE FIRMS may obtain Office.

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VEGETABLE AND

FLOWER SEEDS.

Rooms in Missions Building. The Band, FRESH CROP of 1917 having

ton. Apply...

JACOB SPEICHER,

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Missions Building, The Band,

Canton.

(1801

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Terraca») and

TOUSES in Moreton

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been just collected orders solicited for Autumn or early Spring sowing,

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THE YOKOHAMA NURSERY

Co., LaD.,

PO. Box 72, YOKOHAMA, JAPAN.

[1108

FOR KOBE DIRECT CARGO ONLY.

S.S. "KAIKO MARU

THE above Vessel will be despatched for KOBE direct on or about the 9th inst. For freight apply to--

GEO. GRIMBLE & Co. Agents, 1 Prince's Building. Hongkong, 5th November, 1917. | [1944

ON SALE!

OUND VOLUMES of 16

HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPE.

ADMINISTRATEVE ORDERS, BY. MAJOR, H.

MORGAN," ADMINISTRATIVE COHMANDANT,

Pie. J. M. McLead was enrolled on th

Nov 1917, and posted to B Co Pte 8 Shirvington was enrolled, on oth Nov, 1917, and posted to A Co., No. 4 Platoon.

Pte. G. R. Field was enrolled on 5th Nov -- 1917, and posted to Machine-gun Co. Pte. d. A. Huwe was enrolled on 6th Nov

1917, and posted to D Cut Ple G. Fowler was enrolled on 7th Nov., ~~ 1917, and posted to "A" Co. No

4 Platoon!"

Pte. O. I. Stapleton joined the Corps

on 8th Nov, 1917, and is parted t Machine gun Con

Pte H. J. Hunt joined the Corps un

8th Nov, 1817, and is posted to "A" Co., No. 4 Platoon,

TRANSFERS,

Wednesday, 14th inst.

6.45 ́ am Annual Musketry Course,.

Fart 3, Practices 10 and 18, at Peak Range The following will attend

Ptes, EE, de W. Abney, W Schofield, N. E. Kent, H. E. Hay. ward W. W Mackenzie, E. A M. Williams and A. H. Hollingsworth. 4.45 p.m. No. 1 Platoon, No 1 ând.

2 Sections at King's Park Range Anoun Musketry Course Part -Practices 10 and 11. Dress Drill

order with pouches,

Friday 16th inst.

pm. No. 1 Platoon Nos, and Sections, at King's Park Range Annual Musketry Course, Part 3 Practices 10 and 11. Dress Drill order with pouches,

WIRELESS TELEPHONY IN JAPAN

EXPERIMENTO, IN TOKYO.IN

Experiments in wireless telephony were made at the Department of Communica tions recently (says tho Japan Gazette), «

The inventors, are Drs. Tone and Torigata,

ata, Mr. Tomaru and Mri Horiye of the Electrical Laboratory of the Com munications Department.

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET-

Mesirs, Vernon & Smyth, in their Weekly share report dated November 1th,

te

Our last report was dated 2nd Novem-...

ber, and in the interval our local market has been quiet and, for the most part, very inactive. A fall in Silver of 18d.

experiments wern conducted under the personal supervision of Mr. Uchida, has been accompanied by a rise in Ex- Vic Minister, in the presence of Press change of id, which has caused a dull. representatives. The wireless room in market in shares, more especially those the department building was supposed to bein

aero ecliibu aboard

of all investment character. Shanghai asteamer and messages were sent to and received has also been rather depressed, with very from the telephone in the room of the Vice Minister, who first tested the gys little business passing. Singapore war- 5.15 pm No, 2 Platoon Nos ZV

and 8 Sections, at Scandal Paint tan It is said by those present that Musketry instruction, Dress Drill there is no difference between the system ket for Rubber shares has been quiet, but order with pouches-

g and the ordinary method of telephoning, prices show a tendency to improve and ! 6.15 p.m. No. 4 Platoon at Head-save that the voice are not quite so din Exchange is again favourable to pur-

tinct quarters Musketry instruction. Dress Drill order with pouches.

Dr. Torigata states that the radius over chases. DARA COMPANY.

which the invention is effective is aboutThe following are our to day's wired sixteen miles izrakt

Tuesday, 13th Last,

Pie J. Brook, and J Mitchell, BS

Co., Sappers & W. Smith, 4. Aitchi- son and J. Hansen, Engineer Co., are transferred to...” D ̧” Co., on re- commendation of Medical Board, dated 2nd Nov, 19

The following are transferred

•Co. to A Co., No. 4 Platoon, dated sili Nov, 1917:-Corp H. T. Jackman, Privates F. Allen, A. Calvert, W. J. J. Gast, A H. Hol lingsworth, D. Jaffe, E. J. Knight, P Lamble, CH. Parkinson . A. Piesse, W. W. "Robertson, C. Sara, and J. W. Waite

6.45 am. Annual Musketry Course, Part 3, Practices 15 und 10, at Peak Range The following will attend t --Pte. E Nightingale, A. G. Coppin, R. Melregor, W. La Lensk, D. McMurray, Findlay Miller, A. A. Gubbny, and N. 3. Stabb

JAPAN'S ARMY TO BE REORGANISED The Jiji learns that as a result of lessons gathered by the European war the Japanese War Office has decided to A division will reorganise the army.. in future consist of three regiments in 6.45 am. No 8 Platoon at Kow-stead of four. An army corpe will bo loon Docks Musketry instruction. composed of two divisions as hitherti

will

Drees Drill order with pouches. The result of the vibe"".

Hongkong residents proceed by that the number of Jaunch from Status Wharf at 4.30

Lieut. H. R. & Hancock «A" Co., is Wednesday, 14th inst. ---------

31st Dec 10179

granted leave from 20th Nov., 1917, to 15 p.m. No. & Platoon, at Scandal

Point. Musketry instruction. Dress Drill order with pouches. Thursday, 16th inst, *-

Pte, G. 1. Haywood, 'A' Co,, is grant---

edmont's leave from 7th Nov., 1917

Pte. B. £. Fielder; " 4" Co., is granted * 1 month's leave from 22nd Nov, 1917. Spr. J. W. Paton, Engineer Co., is grant. ed I'month's leave from 22nd Nov,

Corp. W E. L. Shenton, Engineer Co., is granted leave from 27th Nov., 3917, to 28th Dec 1917

A LECTURES

The Administrative Commandant will

give. lectures on Map Reading on Tuesday 18th, and Thursday, 15th

845 m. Annual Musketry Course, Part 3 Practices 15 and 16, at Peak. Range. The following will attend: tes A Bitchie, C. H. P. Hay, C. H Gale, E. R. Hallifax, T. E. Pearce, and C. G Alabaster. 430 p.m. No. 5 Platoon, at King's Pack Range. Annual Musketry Course, Part 2 Practices 5,07 and 12 Dress Drill order with pouches, kes me sy

3.40 pm. No. Platoon, at Scandal Point, Musketry instruction. Dress: Drill order with pouches.

* ingt, at 6.30 p.m. at Headquarters."" N.C.Us. of the Signalling Section de de-Friday, 10th inst

tailed to attend. All other oneers – 6.45 am. Annual Musketry Course, and N.C.Os are invited to attend.

N.C.Os, and men who have completed the Annual Musketry Course (General Course" "or" thời framport Workers Battalions for this year need not attend Musketry parades ordered fur their units, unul further notice.

ANNUAL MUSEETKY COURSE.RUN The following is the result of Classifica- tion of a number of N.C.Os, and men. of No. 7 Platoon, “B Number exercised

Marksmen

Jet Class shots

* 3rd Class "shotz

The averages were

Practices 13

Part. 3, Practices 17 and 18, at Peak Range The following will attend: Corps W. H. Bell, and H. B. L. Dowbiggin, Lice Cpl A, (0), Long, Ptee S. H. Dodwell, G. WC Burnett, G. F. Nightingale,

by one third.

will he *** divi-

increase in the number sions has no relation whatever to the much-talked of question of increasing the understood that the proposed re-organiza army

tion will be carried out shortly, subject to the approval of the Emperor and Military Council.

to twenty-five divisions. It is

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

ORDERS ISSUED BY MR. F. O. JENKIN

D.S.P (DESERVE).

La

guotations: Alor Gajaha Aver Panas. Gonenlys Kedahs...

مرة

$4.70

12.25

2.60

4.20 cum. div. of 19

9.40.

Pindue

3.10

4.70

4.90

4.75

Mula

Malakoffy New Serendahs Sandyorofte Tapabs

***** 23.50

Plantation Rubber in London quoted: 2/8), Bar Silver is quoted 434. Sterling TT. is 2/101 Singapore T is 123 Shanghai T. T. is nominal at about 601 and the Banks buying rate for 3d. bils is nominal, at about 70.

BANES,Hongkong and Shanghais have further declined to a selling rate of $840,

MARINE INSURANCES-No sales are res ported and niarket, in comana with other investment stocks, is somewhat. heavy. North Chinas are wanted as Tis.. 120, cum. div.," but Unions are offering: at $790 and Cantons at $320 Yungtszca. are nominal at $205, with Exchange

FIRE

EMERGENCY CALLS. The test Emergency Call Referred to in.

orders of November drill are, nominal at 8310, but China Fires

could be placed at $131. be made during week commencing Tuesday November 13th. Those detailed for First and Second shift Patrol Duty will carry out the duty for which they have been warned and will not attend the Emergency Call when made Those answer mufti Emergency

or Call will do so WINTER UNIPÓRY Officers will see that those to Equipment

whom the CS.Pdcided to issit now Winter Uniforing will attend at once at Messrs. Noordin's shop (Beaconsfield Arcade) to be measured for Sarne, and those whose Uniforms were noted for alteration will attend at once to have their Uniforms ro fitted

By Order. ____T. F Hoyaa, 4.S.P. (R.) Hongkong, 9th November, 1017...

JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE

SHIPPING There has been a fait busi-

boss done in Indo-China Deferred, and 4 market, after declining to 8110 cash and. 113 January has steadily improved, on & quotation with olah buyers ns181136

London of

in Preferred have flightly improved

for February at $118., Indo Chine and are wanted, at 33 Steamboats.. have been quiet and are quoted. 193 nominal. Star Ferries are also nominal at $281.

Graham, A G Coppin, R. MeGregor and W. 1, Leask...... 5.10 p.m. No. 5 Flation, at Kowlan Docks. Musketry instruction, Dress Drill order with pouchra Hong- Long residents proceed by launch from Stacie Wharf at 4:30 "pam Saturday, 17th inst. 46.45 m Anoual Musketry Course, ST

Part 3 Practices 17, and 18. at Peak Rango. The following will attend Ptes. W E. Roberts, D. McMurray, W. Sinclair, G. Hogg, JB Miljer, A. S. Gubbay NO Stabb, A. Ritchie, G. T. Edking and U. K. Wetton, we w

MACHINE GUN COMPANY,

9

2nd Class shots.

14.3

10:8

15

0.5

416.5.

11.3

ZA

8.3 Dress for all parades, except Musketry 20 on 13th Nov, 1917. Clean fatigue.

Tuesday, fath inst

Company average.

79.3

DRESS,

Capa will be worn instead of helmets on and after 16th inst., from which date belts will be worn in walking out dress Ufficers, will year Sam Brown belts always from that date.

ALLOTM, T. OF RIFLE BANGE,

King's Park 1 age is allotted to “A” Company, NG, & Platoon, on 13th inst. from 10 am to 1 p.m.

LORDERS FOR ANTILLERY COMPANY: BY CAPTAIN

TEJ, H. WARMSTRONG, V.D. " BEN POLAREPARADES. Tuesday, 13th last. —

7.30 am. Right Half Company at

Belchors Battery

5.30 p.m. Lift Half Company, at

Belchers Battery Thursday, 15th inst.:--

5:30 pm. Left Half Company (Gun numbers other than specialists), at Battery

Friday 16th inst. -----

7.30 am Bight Half Company. (Range Takers Class and Gun numbers as detailed) at Belchera Battery,

5.30 pm. Right Half Company (Lay- ers and Setters Class only), at Belchers Battery

35.30 p.m. Left Half Company (Lay- ers and Setters Class only), at Belchers Battery ORDERA FOR ENGINEER COMPANY BY CAPTAIN W. RUSSELL 9th to 16th inst

Nightly EL Manning at Belchera and Lycemun as per Rosters posted at Headquarters Officers next for duty-

Belchers, Capt. Russell, Oi/c --

DEL Lyeemun, 2nd-Lieur. Hill -- Stoneontiers, 2nd Lieut. Marley. Parades for Instruction Classes for higher ratings at Belchers at 2 pm, on Tuesday and Thursday, under Stad-Sergts, Ovendent and Parsons, RE, Corp Day and 2nd Corpl Norris, KDC

Transfers. The following are trans

ferred for duty as from 9th Nov, 1917

Sapper Jackson, from Balchiers te

Lycemun

Sapper Xavier, from Lycemun to

BelchersAALBEK

GEDAES FOR INFANTRY HATTALION BY RATOR

MORGAN"

CER COMPANY

PARADES.

Tuesday, 13th inst

3.16 p.m. No. Platoon, Nos. 5 and 6 Hections at ScandalPoint

BWEEKLY PRESS MONOKONG Musketry instruction Dress

HUMPHERYS ESTATE & FINANCE

LE

Alexandre Bedera

With Isour, Price $7.50,

Of Sch mức Hozetone DAILY PAS

order with pouches.

Drill

p.m. No. 4 Platoon, at Head- quarters

bection driffs Dr31 orde

The

Out--Shells could be placed in, small declined to a buying rate of Tis. 128-- qpantition at 107/6. Langkats buvo Ural Caspians are unaltered at 207- homi

nomIESA litt

more interest has teen shown in this market and sales of China Sugars have been made at $84 and 8841. At the latter price, there are... further buyers Malabons are wanted Dnt $20ew shares are

but in both there and Chines forthcoming. MINING Market is absolutely stag itant and prices quite unchanged since last week.

HONGKONG ANU UMINA DISTRICT Bugara very Parade ordered for Sunday, the 11th instant, is postpoped until further

YMCA. DIVISION. Tuesday, November 13th:— Thursday, November: J5th ----

8 pm. Squad and Stretcher Drill.

"SAIYINGPUN DIVISION,

8 pm. Squad and Stretcher Drill. 7.18 a.m. No, 3 Gun at Kennedy Wednesday, November 14th :---

Road Range, Table U, Part 1 p.m. Band Pr

4.30 pm Musketry. All inen whs Saturday Praction

have not fired Practices 10 and 11,6 Part II at King's Park Range. Dress. Drill order with pouches. Wednesday, 14th inst.

5.10 p.m. Men detailed below at Head. quarters. Pics Harper Hi Jack, Labrum, Logan, McKerns Pinguet, and Todd, T.C.

Thursday, 15th inst

|| 4.30 p.m. Nos, 4 and 5 Guns at Ken

nedy Road Range, Table C, Part 1. Friday in

30 p.m. Nos 1 and 2 Guns at Kowloon Docks, Table C, Part 1. Hongkong residents may proceed by launch from Statue Wharf at 4.30

SECTION.

AND MOUNTED SECTION. Tuesday, 13th lust.

5.16 p.m. at Jockey Club Stables.

Dress: Drill order without rifles. Wednesday, 14th inte 76.45 am, Annual Musketry Course, Part 3 Practices 15 and 16, at Peak Range. The following will attend

Sergt. L, Morton, Smith, Corp.

Neefe, Ptes. TJ. Fisher and JA Ridgway. Officer in Charge, *** 2nd Lieut. G, C, Moxon, Thursday, 15th inst

5.15 p.m. at Jockey Club Stables.

Dress Drill order,

SIGNALLING SECTION. Tuesday, ith inst

6.15 1. A Class, Right and Left Sections at Happy Valley Station Work Thursday, 15th inst. :——

DOCKS WHALVES, AND GODOWES Hongkong and Whampoa Docks have cOINE to business at $1173 and #117 for cash and at $119 for January. There are further buyers for January, but the cath price remains nomina at 8117 Kow- loon Wharves have changed hands at 386 and more shares could be placed.

anghai Docks

are rather lower at

LANDS, HOTKIS, AN

AND

BUILDINGS.-Mar- ket is very quiet. Lands and West are nominal an $88 and 482, Centrals are wanted at

are in demand at 352 690, as are Hotels at 290. Humphreys

p.m. Band Practice

QUEEN'S COLLEGE DIVISION. Tuesday, November 13th:

4.15 p.m.

Squad

Drill, Recruits only rely Thursday, November 15th

4.15 p.nd. Squad and Stretcher Drill.

VICTORIA DIVISION, November 16th-

Friday

5.15

510 p.m. Squid and Stretcher Drill.

(Sgd.) E RALPAS (District Sup in Charge of District), Hongkong, 10th November, 1917.

DETAIL.

On duty sth instafcunted Section On Guty 10th and 11th inst-Machine-gun

Company

On duty from 12th to 19th fast, inclusive

A Company.

On duty from 20th to 24th inst. inclusive

B Company,

Orderly Officer from 11th to 17th inst

2nd-Lieut. F1H. Thomas ha Orderly Officer from 18th to 24th inst,

2nd Lieut. R. Sutherland.

For Guard duties, the Signalling Section will be attached as follows in future: Bight Half Section to "A" Co

No. 3 Plaxon,

Left Half Section to "B" Company

CABET, COMPANY KIN The Administrative Coinmandant is pleased to make the following pro- inotions

Lee Corpl. Gerrard to be Corp) and 2nd in Command of No a Section... Cadet Duncan to be Corp. and 2nd

in Command of No. 1 hection.

5.15 p.m." and "O" Classes at Cadet Hyde to be Le Corp, all

Headquarters. Friday, 16th inst. —

5.15 pm." A Class at Happy KenValley Station Work

STRETCHER BEARER SECTION. Tuesday, 18th inst,

5.15 p.m. Drill at Headquarters. Wednesday, 14th inst. ----

COTTON MILES. Shanghai, market hus quiet and beyond sales of Kung Yiks at Tls, 15, there is nothing

to re port. There are further buyers at this rate. Yangstzepes are wanted at The 5.69. Shanghai Cottens are on offer at Tls. 114. Ewos are nominal at Tls. 155.

M180BLLANEOUS very small business to have been quite neglected and has been done in this section: Cementa remain at 87.40) nominal. Watsons haver come to business in small quantities at 85, and a few more are obtainable at the rate Chinn Providents have been done at 8711 Dairy Farma are wanted at 121), and Electrics at $48, China Lights are to be bad at 84.00, and have sellers at: $3.75 possibly a shade less Peak Tramwayn

MEMO,Next: Settlement November.

day, 28

THE RECENT TYPHOONS IN JAPAN. OFFICIAL DETAILS OF DAMAGE

AND CASUALTIES.

According to reports received at the Japanese Home Office from various pre features, the total number of people who

dated 2nd Nov, 1917,

(64) GE. STEWART lost their lives in the tyhpoon of Senteu __________ Adjutant, HK. Defence Corpa ber 30th October 1st, and in the floods

Hongkong, 9th November 1917.

which followed it, was 990. The number

NOTICES.

reported missing And probably drowned was 275, and those

number

and other build-

For seri

A meeting of members of #B2 Co. The demoously injured 1.155-

washed

will be held at Headquarters on Tuesday, 108, damaged waus 41,355 and those

13th inst, at 8.30 pm; to select a reprously sentative from each Platoon to serve on undated 208,877, while the number of 5.15 p.m. All units, except "D" Co., the Corps Shoeting Committee and to craft of all sorts lost was 9.231.

at Headquarters, under Bergeant arrange for Company Shooting Compota The casualties in the most seriously Oxberry, Corporals Edmonds and tions, All interested in shooting are re affected profeciures were as follows: Grimes Dress Drill order quested to attend. 5:16 pm. Quarry Bay residents, at

Taikoo Dock Friday, 16th inet

CHONGKONG RIVLE LEAGUE,

A meeting of members of the Machine gun Company will be held at Headquar ture on Wednesday, 14th 1st at Ban 5.15 p.m. All unita, except D "Co, pan, to select a representative to serve on Murray Parade Ground under on the Corps Shooting Committee and to Bergt Oxberry, Corpls. Meade and discuss such other matters as may be Crimes Dress Drill order brought forward, All interested in rifle 5.15 pm. Quarry Bay residents at shooting are requested to strand.

Taikoo Dock

D" COMPANY. Triday, 16th inst

3.15 pm. New members (joined since 1st Sept. 1017), at Headquarters Under DSM Cooke and Corp. Edmonds" Quarry Bay residents at Taikoo Hock (Continued as foot of next column.}

Tokyo Kanagawa Saitama Chibs

KILLED. INJURED. MISSING

64477

tharaki

107

Shid

Fuku 1sbikawa

10th instant fred 2.216-

A Practice for places in the Corps The total number of persons killed in team will take "tro st King's Park the third Bangs at 2-15 p.m. on Sunday, the 11th put at 1169; inst. Ammunition mas be purchased at 132 while the number of Headquarters Members wishing to shoot pletely destroyed are requested to inform the Secretary partially destroyed Private A.Jenkins, c/ Vacuum Oil Co., 8,220 sels King's Building

and

lese than bing craft