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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1917.
POST OFFICE.
WEATHER REPORT.
ALWAYS ASK FOR IT.
The Standard Tobacco.
“CAPSTAN”
For Flavour. NAVY CUT For Quality.
IN MILD, MEDIUM & FULL STRENGTHS.
From All Tobacconists.
THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE
BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO CO., LTD.
IMPORT PROHIBITIONS,
On the 17th at 11.35—No returns „from Vladivostock, Japan, and Indo-Caina. Pressure has increased slightly on the The public are Informed that the 12-S.E coast of Chins, and decreased slightly “dicmentioned article are prohibited to moderately at other reporting stations. from importation into the United King. At 6 am, this morning, the typhoon wa dom, wither by letter post or by parcel apparently crossing Luzon to the rarth post--
of Manila, on a W.N.W, track. Gold manufactured or unmanufactured,
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours including gold coin, and articles consistinganding at 10 m. today. 2.9% inch, partly of or containing gold: All man Total since January 1st, 44.36 inches factures of.. Silver other than siiver watches and diver watch cases: Jewel- | Against an average of 45.30 inch. lery of any asscription
Letters and Parcela cantaining such articles cannot therefore be accepted for transmission by the Post Office
FRENCH PARCEL REGULATIONS.
The Public are informed that the new French regulations" adopted by the Customs insist that senders of parcela addressed to France, Corsica and Algeria must £ in the columns of the regular Custome-Declaration particularly and exactly, amitting zone of the headings comprised therein.
1. It is furthermore absolutely necessary to show in the aforesaid declaration (1) The full name and address of the addressee (2) A statement as to whether the contents are intended for State supplies or not,
Farticulars of outgoing and incoming Mails will not be advertised in future, The Post Office will forward all corres. pondence posted by the fastest routes.
Correspondence addressed to elemy subjecta in China. Siam, Siberia and Portuguese East Africa, Persia and Mor- occo cannot be transmisted.
The Services to Germany, Austria, Bul- garia and the Ottoman Empire are
■uspended.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS INDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,
District
Forecast.
18.5 to E
| winda,
1. Hongkong to Gap Rock.... Įmoderate;
fait generally.
% Formosa Channel
N.E. winde, moderate to fresh.
3 douth sssst of China be-} The same
sween H. and Lamecka No. 1
4 South coast of Chiam be) The
tween H.K. and Hainan...
No. X.
China Const Metsorological Register..
Station.
July 17, wit
Winds
Hour,
Barometer.
Temperature,
Humidity,
D'tion.
Uninsured parcels for the United Yostock és Kingdom will in future be forwarded Nemuro from Hongkong in baga and the Public Eakodate are therefore advised to pack such parcels Tokio very carefully.
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS OUTWARD.
Tai O.-Week dayı, 5 p..
Tat Po-Week days, 10 am: Sundays,
Oshima
Nabs
Lahijima Bonin
Whaiwel 6% 29.53 75 86 Hankow
Ichang
Forde.
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9.36 ..
Cheung Chow-Week days, 2 p.m. Shatautok. Shatin and Sheangahul-
Kiukiang
Changaba
Beck
dayı, 4 p.. Aberdeen, Autau, Ping Sban, Sai Kung, Gutsla Santin and Stanley-Week daya. 4.50 p.m. Sharp F Canton, Samsaui and Wuchow-Week Amoy days.
7.30
a.m. Registration 5 p.m., Let-Swatow ters 6 p.m.; Sundaya, 3 pm.
Macao-sek days, 15 a.m.; 1.30 p.m.; Taichin Sundays. 9 a.m.
Shanghai
29.77
86 re
4 b
29.79
4
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29,85 80
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29.17 80
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Taiboku
5K
29.79 *3 94
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29.79
Tainab
29.76 73
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Kongmoon-Week days, 6 pm. Except Koshun Saturday: Sundays, 3 p.in.
» 29,76 79
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4 b
Pdoras
29.76 77
DC
2 b
Namtan and Sanmei.→Week days. Canton
64 29.70 78 93 e
5pm; Sundays. 5 p.m.
Еколе
Shamchan.-Week days, 10 a.m. -
Gap Book
Sundays, 9 a.m.
Macao
29.7J 80-87 e 29.68 49.66 79 93 se
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ENTERTAINMENTS.
VICTORIA
THEATRE
FOR 8 NIGHTS ONLY.
COMMENCING SATURDAY, JULY 21st, af 9.15°p.m
M. S. COWAN
PRESENTS
THE CAMEOS
9
STAR ARTISTES 9
Direct from the world's Leading Theatres. Presenting
a performance that has become ·
THE CRAZE OF FOUR CONTINENTS.
In addition to their musical numbers THE CAMEOS
will present the following Burlesques
Saturday July 21st
Sunday July 22nd Monday & Tuesday July 23th & 24th Wed., & Thursday July 25th & 26th
Friday
July 27th
Saturday July 28th
THE
OUR BABY
SELECTED PROGRAMME
WONEDY
"THE" FARÇIÇAL
*ON TRIAL
THE – BUHLISQUE OF
“BUBIGEQUES”“
THE TIGER GOD THE FASCICAL BURLESQUE OUR BABY
SELECTED NUMBERS FROM TEE COMPANYS REPERTOIRE REQUESTS TO BE SENT TO MOUTRIES
CHANGE OF PROGRAMME GUARANTEED NIGHTLY.
"
Justly acknowledged by Press and Public to be in every sense the most Picturesque, Artistic, Natural, Mirthful, and Refined Organisation now touring the World.
BOOKING AT MOUTRIE'S ON TUESDAY,
July 17th, at 9.30 am.
PRICES: $3.00, $2.00 & $100. Soldier and. Sailors admitted to Pit at half price.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
CEO. P. LAMMERT.
AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER
AND SURVEYOR.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE
"HE Undersigned has received: instructions from the Liqui-j dators of Messrs. Jebsen & Co...
in pursuance of an order of the Hongkong Government, to sell
NOTICES.
COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN
BRANCH P.O."
Wachow Parhoi
Holbow
Phulien
Macao.-Werk days, 7.30am, 1.30p.m.; Tourane. Sunday. 8.30 : Holidays, 7.30 am.. C
1.30 p..
Canton Week days.7.30 am. 9.30 p.m. Dagupan Sundays, 9.30 p.m.: Holidays, 7.30am, Manila 9.30 p.m.
Legaspi
6 29.73 73
29.63 75 93 w*w 29.7175 9te
Tai Ping Tung-Werk days, 9.30 p.m.; Tacioban Sundays. 9.30 p.m.; Holidays, 9.30 p.m. Hollo
Shek Ki-Week days, 9.30 p.m.; Sun-Surigao
Gram 4.20 99,82 75 Longmoon-Week darz € p.m.; Sun- | Labúan days. 6 p.m.; Holidays 6 PJE.
by public auction at 12 o'clock ƒ 40M this date until further | days, 9 30 p m.; Holidays, 9.30.
notice MR. GEORGE FRE- (NOON) on TUESDAY the 31st DRICK DUMBARTON has been instructions to sell by, Pub-day of July 1917, at his sales appointed Acting Local Manager
THE Undersigned has received
le Auction.OG
THURSDAY, the 19th July,
· 1917.
at 3 o'clock in the afternoon at his Sales Rooms, Duddell ·
Street,
The following Valuable Leasehold Property, situate at Fanling and known as Lot 1862 in District 51 in New Territories.
The above property is held from the Crown under a 75 years lease from 1898 and is subject to 3. Crown Rent of 74 cents per annum, with the option of a further 24 years,
The property is about 5 minutes walk from Fealing Station and is well stocked with fruit trees."
The area of the lot is about 34 of an acre.
For further particulars apply to
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
NOTICE.
LONDON DIRECTORY.
C (Published Annually) Enables tenders throughout the World to communicate direct with English- MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS in each class of goods. Besides being a complete commercial guide to Landon & fu suburbs, the directory contains lista off
EXPORT MERCHANTS with the Goods they ship, and the Colonial and Foreign Markets they supply; *
STEAMSHIP LINES
stranged under the ports to which they sail and indicating the approximate Mailings,
PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES
of lendior Manufacturers Merchant in the principal provincial towns &
o
industrial centres of the United Kingdom.
A copy of the current edities will be
forwarded, Ersight paid, on receipt of Partal Crders for 20.
Dealers seeking Agwoim mu"advertise their, sesde eseda for 61, or largar aðram] tisements from 1.
THE LONDON PIKEDTORY CO, LTD. 25, Abchurch Lane, London, EC.
rooms. Duddell Street,
THE VALUABLE LEASE- HOLD PROPERTY situste at The Peak, Hongkong and being | Rural Building Lot No. 19.
In One Lot.
.
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The property consists of:→
The piece or parcel of ground' and
known premises "Lysholt," 104 The Peck, situate near Mount Gough in the Colony of Hongkong with an area of 124,032 square feet and registered in the Land Offices
& Rural Building Lot No. 19.
The lot is held for the un- expired residue of a term of 75 years created therein by indenture of Crown Lease dated the 23rd day of April, 1896.
an
The Annual Crown Beit is $85.00.
The further particulars and conditions of sale apply to Messm. Wilkinson & Grist, Solicitors for the Liquidators or to the undersigned.
|
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
FOR SALE.
MOTOR CARS, MOTOR CARS. 1917 Overland Touring Cars, 6 Cylinder. 7 Seater.
GEO. P. LAMMERT, Duddell Street.. Hengkong, 18th February, 1917,
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG &80UTH CHINA WAR SAVINGS ASSOCIATION.
APPLICATION
for
forms Membership of the above Association may be obtained from all the Banks or from the undersigned..
THE UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.. Honorary Secretaries &
Treasurers, Hongtorg, 15th January, 1917,
of the Hongkong Branch of this Company.
W. 8. TRENCHARD DAVIS
Manager for China. Hongkong, 16th July, 1917.
ASAHI BEER.
ASAHI BEER
GRAND PRIZE
ASAH
BEER
ASAHI LAGER-BEER
SPECIALLY BREAD
FOR T EXPORT.
COMPANY
KULINIT
BOLS LORIES Mitsuí Bússan Kaisha Triophona 195, A 100%
Kumchek-Week dayi, 6 p.m.; Sun- day, 6; Holidays & p.m.
Baukong-Week Cays. 6 p.m. Except Saturdays; Sendays, p.m.; Holidays, 6p.m.
NAVAL AND MILITARY:
Lieut -Commander Basil' J. D. Guy, R.N., who won the V.0, in Chios sa a midshipman of the Parfleur for great coolness and bravery during the attack in Tientain in 1900, has now been awarded the D.S.O. for services in the present wars
Wil-
988
6 49.73 77 84 aw
C. W. JEFFRIES-Chief Assistant Hongkong Obervatory, July 17; 1917.
å Barometer, reduced to 33 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in in- ches, tenths and hundredths,
41
2 Temperature, in the shade, în degrées. Fahrenheit,
$Humidity, in percentage of saturation the Humidity of air saturated with mole- ture being 100.
J
& Direction of Wind, to two points
5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Boxle.
State of Weather, b bine, sky, o de- gloomy, h hall, I lightning, o overcast, tached aloud, d drizzling rain, f,jog, g passing showers, q squally, z zaÍN, & SNOW, | € thunder, v vizibility, w daw was.
METEOROLOGICAL.
·Baconeterna conva
N'avions
Day On date On date,
VICTORIA THEATRE.
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WEDNESDAY, 18th JULY, 1917.
GRAND BAND CONCERT NICHT
By Kind Permission of
2
Col. JOHN WARD, M. P. & OFFICERS. 'BAND OF 25th MIDDLESEX.” WEE GEORDIE CRANE, "THE MUSICAL TRAMP," COMEDY FOUR: BOOKING AT ANDERSON'S
THURSDAY, 19th JULY, 1917. BATTLE OF THE "ANCRE AND
ADVANCE OF THE TANKS.
Saturday, THE CAMEOS.
Booking at Moutrie's.
BIJOU THEATRE.
The Cosiest Theatre in Hongkong.
"LIBERTY.
10th Episode entitled. ** THE HUMAN TARGET.”
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29.68
29.70
29,72
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Lieutenant-Commander Kam Wybrow Hellwright, RN., D8.0., who was killed while ia command of his ship on April 21, wee the youngest son of Mr. Matthew Hallwright, M.B.C.8., of Hagley Road. Edgbaston. Ele passed out of the Britannia as | midshipmen in 1899, and was
appointed to the Terrible, and Temperature served in ber ander Captain Hundisy Percy Scott during the South African and China Wars, being Weathernita diet clo awarded the medal on exch occasion. Daling the present war he has been mentioned in der-opt an Toptannia sa 'ins
19th 78 patches, and received the D.S.O.
H.K. Observatory, July 17, 1917. Lieutenant-Colonel B. G.
T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Pringle, DS.O., Royal Artillery, who has been appointed s General Staff Officer of the first class, was 6 atall officer in North Chins Be when the war broke out. participated in the siege and ospture of the German stronghold of Tsingtau and other operations of the campaign of 1914-15 (mentioned in・・ despatches, 5, 94 D.E.O.. brevet lieutenant-
ax coloneley, Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class). His first war ex- sem. perience was in the. Borer com Rebellion of 1900, when he took wedizi part in the reliat of Paking, tha] actions of Peitasng and Tangstun
TALL and other affairs (medal with hi alary), and he mw further service Sat in West Africa în 1901-02, accom+ 3** panying the Aro Expedition as a stall offoer (medal with carp).
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TIDE TABLE,
From 16th July to 22nd July,
39
High Water
Hongkong
· Mean Time
Im morning,
43
Low Waist Hongkong
Tine.
THE CORNER HOUSE BURGLARY. “
A Great Detective Film in 2 "parts.
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HONGKONG THEATRE.
(OLD LAND OFFICE
BUILDING).
Commencing SATURDAY 14th July,” 19;7. Screening:-
A thrilling drama, in 5 parts.
“GULNARA.
OR JEALOUSY INCARNATE
also COMICS.
SUNDAY NIGHT BAND NIGHT.
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