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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY JULY 24, 1917
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
HALAKITE "A FRAUD."
Attitude of the War Office
Justified.
*A frand was, in fact, per- petrized by the proprietors of Balakite, and the clomey nature s of the fraud was chrious to the British and French ŝuthorities concerned in the negolistions,”
J
In these terms Professor W. J. ; Pope, the expert assessor, who existed Mr. Justice Shearman, to Lovestigate the claims of Balakite, Schader bie tëobafeal descrip- tion of the new explosive, which appente to have consisted of
TOBACCO CO.,
LTD.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
THE Undersigned has received
instructions, to sell by Pub
lic Auction on
SATURDAY, the 28th July.
1917,
commencing at () am.
at No. 15 Cameron Terrace, Kowloon
A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture Also
1 American Ice Chest. On view from Friday, the 28th inst
Catalogues will be issued. Terms: Cash on delivery. GEO. P. LAMMERT.
Auctioneer.
oordite "contaminated with &THE Undersigned has received
small percentage of lead chro male" or "with a large portion of metallic nitrates:"
En view of the fuels, says Pro fessor Pope, it is inconceivable that any responsible authority could have recommended the adoption of any of the various forme of Halskite for war per- DOBEB.
Mr Justice Shearman, expræce ing entire concurrence with these conclusions, decides that the War Office was justified in the attitude it adopted, and that there is no foundation for any of the
instructions from the Liqui- dators of Messrs. Jebsen & Co., in pursuance of an order of the Hongkong Government, to sell by public auction at 12 o'clock (NOON) on TUESDAY the 31st day of July, 1917, at his sales rooms, Duddell Street,
THE VALUABLE LEASE- HOLD PROPERTY, situate at The Pear, Hongkong and being Rural Building Lot No. 19.
In One Lot.
The property consists of:-
The piece or parcel of ground and
known premises "Lysholt," 104 The Pek, situate
25
grievances or complaints present-near Mount Gough in the Colony
ed against any official.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
area of
of Hongkong with an 124,032 square feet and registered in the Land Offices as Rural Building Lot No. 19.
The lot is held for the un-,
CEO, P. LAMMERT. expired residue of a term of 75
AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER AND SURVEYOR. THE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by. Public Auction on
FRIDAY, the 27th, July,' 1917, commencing at II a.m.
at No. 1 Aehley Road (ground floor), Kowloon
́ ́Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture Also
American Ice Chest
On view from Thursday, the 26th. in'st:fen ka
Catalogues will be issued. Terms Cash on delivery.
GEO, P, LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
years created therein by indenture of Crown Lease dated the 23rd day of April, 1896.
The Annual Crown Rent is $85.00..
The further particulars and conditions of sale apply to Messrs. Wilkinson & Griet,
Solicitors for the Liquidatora or"
to the undersigned.
1
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
FOR SALE.
MOTOR CARS, MOTOR CARS 1917 Overland Touring Cars, 6 Cylinder. 7 Bester.
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Duddell Street, sa Hongkong, 18th February, 1917,
NOTICES.
MASSAGE.
MR. HONDA. Trained male Masseur, Ten years experience.. Formerly of Tokyo Military
Hospital.
WILL VISIT PATIENTS' RESIDENCES IF
PREFERRED.
NO, 202, QUEEN'S ROAD EAST.
ASAHI BEER.
ASAHI BEE
GRAND PRIZS MORTISH EXHERITAG
SAH
DAI NIPPON BREWERY
BEER
ASAHI
LAGER-BEER
SPECIALLY BREWED
EXPORT.
FOR
COMPANY
COKYO, JAPAN
SOLE:LGENDS Mitsui Bussan Kasha
NOTICE,
STEEL-SCREW: STEAMER
KAIHO MARU.”
4158 tons gross, Built 1894.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 24th at 12:57----No returns. frum Japan and Indo-China. Prostoru kar decreased slightly at all stations report- ing; it is probably highest in the Pacific to the south of Japan. An area of re- Sale of the Steamer-Heratively low pressure covars Chion and Hull, Tackle, Apparel, Furniture, Annam generally, Machinery, Boilers and every
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours
thing connected therewith, as anding at 10 am to-day. 3.35 inch. they may lie at Pratas Reef off Total sincs: Jannary let, (8.41 inches
against-an average of 68.40 Inches, Hongkong.
CONDITIONS OF TENDER (1) Tenders are invited for the
wreck. The wreck is sold as it:
FORECAST FOR THE $4 HODES" ENDING AT NOON" TO-MORBOW D
Distrio
Furacinai.
SW.
lies, and no responsibility is
winds
age or defect whatsoever that
taken by vendors for any dam-1 Hongtong to Gap Rock cloudy
moderate:
generally,
mayTM Dow or may hereafter
some rain.
exist.
(2) Intending tenderers must
deposit at Shanghai or Hongz Formosa Chanuel
· The same #1 No. 1
kong the sum of Mex. $5,000
with Messrs. Mitsui Bussan 3 doutà casat of China be-The sam Kaisha. Ltd. agents of the tween N.L. and Lamoch. 2 No. 1 Tokio Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. Tokio, who will issue deposit receipts.
(3) All tenders should reach, the
office of Messrs. the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Ltd., Shanghai: or Hongkong, not later than the 24th July, 1917, or the Tokio Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., Tokio, not later than the 95th July, 1917.
(4) Tenders will be opened at the office of the Tokio Marine
South coast of China be-The_sams tween H.E. and Hainan...as No. 1.
China Coari Meteorological Register.
Station.
July 24.3.
›Winzelar
Hour.
Barometer.
Temperature,
Humidity.
D'ilon.
Weather.
Force.
Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.rtook 6a 29.77 78 Tokio, at 3 P.M. 25th July. Neurare
will not be Bakodate
1917. Buyers
admitted.
Takio Kochi
(5) The vendors are not bound to a
accept the highest or any K'agis tender, but have the liberty to Oshima. call for eptirely fresh tenders, Naba or to sell the wreck in any Bonin Is Paljima cther way they may think fit. Sa 29.70 72 93. In the event of identical tan-Hankow ders, vendors reserve their chang rights of acceptance or re- jection.
Changsha Shanghai (6) Should the compary notify Gutzlaff
the acceptance of any tender, the sale is thereby concluded Amoy
Swacow on the conditions set forth here- Taiboku in and such buyers' deposit is
Taichs appropriated as bargain money and in part
of Koshun payment
P'dores purchase. (7) The balance of the purchase
Canton money shall be paid to vendors Gap Boer not later than 28th July 1917; Macao in default of which the contrast | Wachow
Pakkol is considered cancelled and othaw the bargain money is forfeited. Paulien (8). On a tender being accepted Tourans St. J. the delivery of the wreck is C.St. Aparri effected and, thereupon, it is Demo
Dagupan at the risk and experse of the buyers.
منامة
(9) No interest will be allowed Tacloban
on tenderers' deposits, which
Surigao will be refunded to unsuccess-Gam ful tenderers on or before the Labuan 28th July 1917 and only in ex- change for the original deposit receipt.
| Hongkong. 21st July, 1917.
THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA. LIMITED,
Agents, The Tokio Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.
A FIGHTING COMMODORE.
Tyrwhitt's Great Work on the
Arethusa.
Commodore Tyrwhitt (who bas just been givan] the K.C.B decoration) has done conepico- ona service in the North Sea doring the war. In the Batile of the Bight (of Heligoland) in August, 1914, he flew his pen- non on the light craiser Arethus, which led the destroyer fotills.
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C. W. JEFFRIES, -Chief Assistant. Hongkong Observatory, July 24, 1917.
1 Barometer, reduced to 31 Fahrenheit on the level of the nas in in-
tenths and hundewithe.
2 Tamparators, in the shade, in degreis Fahrenheit.
I
& Humidity, in percentage of maturation tha Humidity of air maturated with male- ture being 100,
4 Direction of Wind, to two points.
Scale
5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort
State of Weather, b. blus sky, ode tached cloud, d drizzling rain, flog, # gloomy, h hati, I Kightning, o overcast, di panding showaru, q aqualty, r raÍN, 8 KŁÓW, | < thunder, v visibility, w dew wet.
METEOROLOGICAL.
In that action, the Arethusa attacked both the Ariadne and Barometer Strassbarg, crippling the former Temperatura and routing the falter. Then she Humidity was engaged with the cruisers Wind Direction Mainz and Kola, the Maitz being Torca destroyed.
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In 1915, the Arethuss with her Blo fighting commodore was in the Bigest open air Tompensate on in aged By battle of Cathavan, when wes-
planes attacked the German port, and in Admirel Beatty's great
dash after the German battle- craieere. Commodor Thyrwhitt and the Arethues were in ection for seven hoore, Eaving the dis- tinction of giving the coup de grace to the German battleship Blucher...
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HK. Observatory, July 24, 1917
T. F. CLAXTON, Director.
TIDE TABLE,
ENTERTAINMENTS.
VICTORIA THEATRE
CONTINUED SUCCESS
OF
"THE CAMEOS:
TO-NIGHT!
TO-NIGHT!!
(Tuesday, 24th July.) ENTIRE CHANGE OF
PROGRAMME
NOTE:-As the Curtain rises in total darkness, the
audience is requested to be seated by 9.15 prompt
DO NOT MISS THE OPENING NUMBER.
Booking at MOUTRIE'S. PRICES: $3.00, $2.00 & $1.00. (Soldiers and Sailors admitted to Pit at half price.)
BIJOU THEATRE.
The Comiat Theatre in Hongkong.
TO-NIGHT!
TO-NIGHT!!
LIBERTY
tith, and fath Episodes, entitled:--
"THE DAUGHTER OF MARS."
FOR THE FLAG."
COMICS :-" AN ELECTRIC LAUNDRY."
"GET OUT AND CET UNDER."*
COLONEL HEEZA LIAR SIGNS A PLEDCE.
HONGKONG THEATRE
(OLD LAND OFFIDE BUILDING).
Commencing SATURDAY, 21st July. Showing-Two Powerful Dramas:
THE BROKEN FAITH. (4 parts.)
and
THE PASSING OF DIANA. . (2 parts.)
also--COMICS.
EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT IS BAND NIGHT.
NOTICES.
THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY LIMITED.
NOTICES
HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in the United (Kingdom.)
A Dollars per share for the sizNOTICE 13 HEREBY GIVEN
N Interim Dividend of Three
months ending 30th. June: 1917 will be payable on THURSDAY 26th July on which date Divid end Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's Office.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY the 18th to THURSDAY the 26th July (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
By order of the Board of Direc tors.
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary. Hongkong, 10th July, 1917,
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY CO. LTD.
N Interim Dividend of Three
A of there
From 23rd July to 29th July.
In May last, Commodore Tyrwhitt was in command of the craisers and destroyers which sighted a force of eleven Garman # destroyere in the Channel, bunted Ihem into Z ebrugge after a fall. speed chase of an hour and 20 Tees midates, and firing at long range, We our ship being unable to overtake the enemy.
The Ocmmodore, who gained bis C. B. over the Beligoland fight, received the D. S. 0. last]
Than
3
High Water
Hongkong
Low Water
Hongkong
Mesa
Time.
for the six months ending 30th. June 1917 will be payable on " THURSDAY 26th. July on which.. date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's office
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED. from WEDNESDAY the 18th to THURSDAY the 26th July (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
A SHELTON HOOPER.
Secretary.
Hongkong, 10th July, 1917,
that an INTERIM DIVI DEND at the rate of 9 per cent. for the year ending 31st Decem ber, 1917, has been declared The dividend will be payable of and after WEDNESDAY the 15t day of August, 1917, to Share holders on
the Register on SATURDAY the 4th day of August, 1917, and will be paid toss shareholders on
the Colonial (Hongkong) Register at exchanges of 9/64 per dollar.
By Order of the Board,
W. E ROBERTS, Secretary. "Hongkong, 23rd July, 1917. /
U.S. R. C.
WEATHER percoltting the
*first American Tennis Tournament will be held 'on SATURDAY, August 11, 1917, 862 U.S R. C.
Circulars are being send rourd.
THE HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA WAR SAVINGS ASSOCIATION.
APPLICATION forms...
A
Membership of the above Association may be obtaine from all the Banks or from 125 undersigned.
THE UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD., Honorary Secretaries & Treasurers.
Hongkong, 15th January,
Printed and Published for the Propri Cado. Barnett st 11, Ips House Street, ? in the