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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1917.
ALWAYS ASK FOR IT.
The -Standard
Tobacco,
"CAPSTAN"
For Flavour: NAVY CUT For Quality.
IN MILD, MEDIUM & FULL STRENGTHS.
From All Tobacconists.
POST OFFICE.
IMPORT PROHIBITIONS.
The public are informed that the un- dermentioned articles are prohibited from importation into the United King dom, either by letter poes or by parcel post....
Gold manufactured or unmanufactured, including gold coin and articles consisting partly of or containing gold; All manu- factores of Silver other than silver watches and alvet watch cases: Jewel lery, of any description.
Letters and Parcels containing such articies cannot therefore be accepted for transmission by the Post Office
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WEATHER REPORT.
The Weather Report and Forecast
for to-morrow will be found.
on a Second Extra;
On the 10th at 11.47-No returns from Vladivostook or Japan. Pressure has depressed quickly at Welbaiwai and over the east coast of Chics and Formous; it has increased considerably at Haiphong. and slightly elsewhere, sxcaptorer Luzon, where it remaian stationary,
The Pacific anticyclone has spread overs South China and Annam, filling up the depression near Haiphong. A depression covers the Gulf of Pechily, and there are Indications that a depression in forming in the eastern extremity of the trough of relatively low premure ex ending from soutà Annam to the east of the Philip- pines.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am to-day, 0.00 inch. Total since January-lit, 63.18 inobes
FRENCE PARCEL REGULATIONS. | against an average of 56 59 inches.
The Public are informed that the new regulations adopted by the Freach Customs insist that senders of parcels addressed to France, Corsica and Algeria must fill in the columns of the regular Customs Declaration particularly and exactly. paitting none of the headink, comprised therein.
It furthers e abaulutely necessary! to show in the sua declaration b The full name andèrest of the addressee GIÀ latements to whether the contents are intenced for state supplies or trit.
Partier late of over 12 and ac ming Manis wit not be advertised rs future, She Bon Chow will forward all corren pendence pusted by the fastest routes.
Correspondence addressed to eases subjects Caina. Siam, Siberia and Portuguese East Africa, Persis and Mor- occo cannot be transmitted.
The Services to Germany. Austria. Bul- para and the Ottoman Empire, are
ended.
Uninsured Parcels for the United Kingdom will is future be forwarded from Hongkong in tags and the Public are therefore advised to pack such parcels very carefully.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW
Distelos
Forecas
ENAINMENTS.
VICTORIA
THEATRE.
Friday, 10th August, 1917.
An Astounding Week End
PROGRAMME.
hst & and EPISODES OF
Pathe's Greatest Serial
THE SHIELDING SHADOW."
TREASURE TROVE.”
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INTO THE DEPTHS."
PATHE'S AMERICAN GAZETTE.
Comics:
E. winda.
fair.
1`ducknow 10 Gap, Rock moderate:
*A Kormosa Cbannet
3 South coast of China be- tween . and Lancekr
} The same
as No. 1
The ame as No. 1.
4 South coast of Chiza be-) The came
tween HE, and Haiyan...
No. 1.
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China Coast Meteorologicni Begiatet.
Station.
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Vostook 6 Nemuro Sa Hakodate
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS Kigina
9.30 8.
Week
OUTWARD.
هيد الطور
THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE
BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO "CO., LTD.
Tai O-Week days, 3 pm.
Tai PR-Week days, 10 am Sunday", lebang
Cheung bow-Weela daya, p Shawalitos, Shati and Shengshui- Changsha
Vee days, 4pm.
Abercges, Autia, Ping Slan, Sai Kung, Guzaf
| Santap and Stanley.-Week days, 1.39p.m.
Canton. Samasta and Wuebow. Week Amc7 2478. 1.30 32 Registration & pin: Les- tera 67.20.; bandaya, 5 pm
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersized ans, bedrive
ed instructions from
FUBLIC AUCTION.
Liquidator of Messrs. BLACK CEO. P.
HEAD COMPANY, I H.
HOHNKE, F. J. SCHWARZ-
KOPF, E. . THEL and J.E.
DANIELSON, in parsuance of
LAMMERT.
An Order of the Hong Kong AUCTIONEER. APPRAISER
Government, to sell by Public Auction at 3 o'clock in the AFTERNOON;
FRIDAY
the 7th day of September. 1917.
at his Auction Rooms, in Duddell Street.
A QUANTITY OF PLANT AND MACHINERY
formerly installed. or about to in Blackhead's
be installed,
Soap Works, Shaukiwan,
In One Lot.
AND SURVEYOR.
By rier of the Mortgagan MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT has received instructions to sell by Public Aunties
ON WEDNESDAY
the 15th day of August, 1917. at 3 p.m. at his Sales Room.
Daddell Street, Victoria Hongkong,
The following Valuable Leasehold Properties situate at Yaumati in the Dependency of Kowloon and and Colony of Hongkong viz:
The Plant and Machinery comprises Steam Engine. Soap and Soda Steel Vats, com- plete with mixing equipment,
ALL THOSE pieces or parcels. Soap Cooling and other Tanks,
of ground situate at Yaumsti A Paper cutting Machine, A Nailing Machine, A Hand drill. aforesaid and known and regis. tered in the Land Office respec- ing Machine, A Soap cutting tively as Kowloon Inland Lots Machine, A Soap Conveying Nos. 629, 639, 631, and 1111 Machine, A Hand Power Goods together with all buildings erect- Lift, A Multitubular Marine
ed thereon respectively. Terms Type Boiler. A Quantity of Line 75 years, 75 years, 75 years and Shafting, Belting and Wrought 5 years respectively. Anzual Iron Piping, and a Quantity of Crown rents $216.00; $105.00, Cylinders, Vats And Fittings. $106.00 and $30.00 respectively. never yet used.
The Factory itself and the Ares 47,250 square feet, 23,100 buildings in connection with it square feet, 23.100 square feet and will be sold at the same place 2,250 square feet respectively
and time.
Particulars and Conditions of; Sale may be had from :-
Mesars. DEACON, LOOKER,
DEACON & HARSTON,
1. Des Voeux Road, Central,
Solicitors for the Liquidator,
or from.
Mr. GEORGE F, LAMMERT,
The Auctioneer. Hongkong, 7th. August, 1917,
Echo of East London Explosion | A. dock labourer, George: Folkard, sixty-seven, on whom sa
For further Particulars and 'Conditions of sale apply to i
JOHNSON STOKES &
MASTER Prince's Buildings, Ice House Street,
Hongkong,
Solicitors for the Mortgagee,
or to
GEO, P. LAMMERT, The Auctioneer. Hongkong, ist August, 1917.
FOR SALE.
inquest was held in the Est End MOTOR CARS, MOTOR CARS
recently, he died fro concns.! sion of the spine caused by a fall of ceiling in his bedroom when the great explosion occurred on January 13.
1917 Overland Touring Cars, 6 Cylinder. 7. Saater.
GEO. P. LAMMERT, Duddell Street. Hongkong, 18th February, 1917,
NOTICES
MASSAGE.
MR. HONDA Trusted on Narendr
ng Takvo Taliburg Hoog.
WILL VISIT PATIENTS' RESIDENCES
IF PREFERRED
NO. 202, QUEEN'S ROAD EAST.
ASAKI BEER;
ASAHI BEER GRAND PRIZE ALERTER EXHISTOLO
ASAHI
BEER
ASAHI
LAGER-BEER
SPECIALLY BREWED
FOR
EXPORT
COMPANY
留
NIPPON BREWER Merang
SOLE AGENTS
2IMITED
LOKYO
August 10, 3.2.
Barometer.
Tamparature,
Akummidity.
Winds
Farce.
Torio
Rocbl Nagasakci
Oxhima Naba
Boula I
haiwel 6 29.67
30 83 asw
Hankow
Kinking
Spanglai
29.54 61
29.54 15
Sharp P.
29.17
23.26
SWBLOW
Caboku
44.95
Macao-ca
eck daya. 7.15
1.30 pun.
Taichu
Sundays. PAIR.
TAIDED
Kongmoon. — Week days 6 pm. Except Saturdays; Sutodays, 3 påm
Kochus
F'dores
Namita and Senzell-Werk days, Sparte; Sundays, 5 p.m.
L
Stanichu-Werk days, 10 auto, i pari pen Sundays, Valmi
L'artoz H'org Gap
Rock Macao Wuchow
-29
29,
raknoi
Holhow
Phuhes
29.85
PHOM SHEUNOWAN WESTERN
29.81
BRANCH P.Q.
29.78
29.is
91 w
Dagupan
29:16 70 96 29.75
Mand-Weekdays, 7.30a.m., 1.30 p.m.; Sundays, ~39 uza: Holidays, 7.30 a 1.30 p
Lexaipf Tacloban Capto.-Week days: 7.30 a... 9.30 proto Sundays, 9.30 p.m.; Holidays, 7:30 am, Surigao
4.3 p.
Tai Piny Tung.--Week days. 2.30 p.m.; Sundays, 9.30 p.in; Holidays, 9.30 p.m.
Sack Kweek days, 9.30 p.m.; Sun- days, 920 m.; Holidays, 9.30 p.m.
Rongman.-Week daya, 6 jam.; dan.
6 p.m.; Holidays. 5 p.m.
༔
de-Week day, 6 -
San-
days, & p.m.: Holidays, 6 p.m.
Sau-Week days, 6 pm. Except Saturday: Sundays, p.m. Holidays. Gy.
PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
Anderson Capt & Lerin Miss S
Mis RF
Lombard W Arnold Mrs G C "Livingston C N Anomieso D C Leveriza J C Blackbura W Matsui Mr & Mrs K. Birba Miss EC
McMabon O Breaker Mrs FW McMillan G Back Site J
McCombe T C Eorda E
Olson Mr & Mre'3 Butz Mr G A
Ohmachi Miz W Bar Mrs R F Polk Lt W Balagtas D H
Palomar & G Rosario J Calvin E B Calvo J
| Chuck's
Prochen Cooradz C } Draper, WF Dizon
M Diaz JV
Eddo Hi J Bado Est-la F Escuadra B V
Fulton
A Fulton Jar Furukawa B
Fukuda D
Fairback Rev E
Frente JMF Guterres L'E
Hcmura M Humphreys C Herrick Pa
Hill A R
Kill PLO
Ram Mr & MrEA
Roberts OG
Retamero A Riga Mra J P Shee Mra Fonz Sang Mr & Mr
Louis Po
Stow Mra M B
Smith C E
Salle Mr & Mrs Rene Shioji &
Sabara San Wong Sak Sabad T Bpurgeon Mra Ly Spurgeon Min G Shaiman Miss F Schmedding P A Sweeny Mr.S. Sarmenta JE Tai En Chang Thomle Mina K
Hodgson Mis P M Tillotson Miss H. D
Hashimoto, H
Hawk EM
Hughes A
Hivale B'P Ismael> E
Jones Lt L
can Mr GP
Yung Quong Jung Fon Tin
Tayler Mrs H H Tiongson LL Velasco M
Ward J. & Ward
Watson Mrs WL Woo
G.az LaDuas
23.768 365*
4.20 29.82 73
£ 29.78 30 96
I
Weather.
VI
C. W. JEFFRIES,-Chief Assistant, Hongkong Ocanzvatory, Alg. 19, 3917.
baromete, isquced to 37 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of tus aea 10 - ebes, zantha and nundreths.
Fahrechet.
£ Temperature, in the shade, in degrees
"LUKE & THE MERMAIDS,"
THE LEADING LADY,"
AND
NUTTY NEWS." (Cartoon Comic.)
Booking at ANDERSON'S.
BIJOU THEATRE,
The Cosiest Theatre in Hongkong -
TO-NIGHT!
TO-NIGHT!! The Great Trans-Atlantic Serial:
LIBERTY
18th Episode in 2 Parts."
"THE FINAL TURN." (drama in 2 parts.)
Comic:
'
and
"THE COURSE OF. TRUE LOVE
NEVER RAN SMOOTH."
BAND
NOTICES.
NOTICE NIGHT.
At the North Point Hotel (late Belle View) on SATURDAY NIGHT August 11th, from 5.30 P. M. until midnight.
also
At this Hotel on Saturday night. August lith, at 9.15
.P. M., will appear.
AN
TOM KEIG
THE ROPE KING.
EASTERN WIZARD
This marvellous illusionist has baffled and defeated the world with his wonderful and seemingly impossible feats.
He has challenged all comers to compete with or expose him in the following illusions The Coffin, The Trank, The Manacle, and Rope Tricks etc, etc. :--
COME AND SEE THE WORLD'S MARVELS..
All the equipment used in these feats was manufactured by Humidity, in percentage of saturation well-known European and Chinese firms in Hongkong, and is
the Hamidity of air saturased with inois- ture being. 100,
.4 Direction of Wind, so twa points.
5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Scale,
lacard cloud, d driesling rain, i fog, a
open to Public inspection at any time..
"I, Tom-Keig, challenge the World in the several feats, The Coffin, Trunk, Ropes, Manacles, Straits Jackets, Body Belt, etc.
State of Weather, b blue sky, o de- gloomy, h hall, I lightning, overcast, fail to extricate myself. This is a Genuine Challenge and I Bar pasning showers, a squally, rain, snow, Nobody, Especially Sailors, Police, Military Etc.
I defy any Human Being drawing Breath to secure me, that I
t rounder, v rubiuty, w daw wol.
METEOROLOGICAL.
Barometer Temperature Humidity
Previous
Day On date On date
42 р.
29.86 29.85
29.83
93
78
- 67
75 94.
53
Wind Direction
ForC
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J
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2
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Weather -01 1900 1
€
Bela ---
0.38 0.00
Highest ogán sir Temporoace de tai
Lowest
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12 18
HE. Observatory, Aug. 10, 1917.
T. P. CLAXTON, Diractor.
NOTICE.
W. H.
THE HONGKONG STEEL
FOUNDRY CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
ELLERMAN, Manager.
HONGKONG ICE CO., LTD.
NOTICE.
́N ACCORDANCE with the IN
Provisions of No. 111 of the of Association the Articles General Managers have this day. declared an INTERIM DIVI- DEND for the half year ended 30th June, 1917. of TWO DOL LARS PER SHARE.
0.00. THE SEVENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF STAREHOLDERS in the above Company. will be held at the Company's Office, S.GEORGE'S BUILDING, HONGKONG, on
DIVIDEND WARRANTS may WEDNESDAY Au.ust 15th... 1917, at 11.30 AM., for the pur- be obtained on application at the pose of presenting the REPORT
Office of the Company on and of the General Managers, and | after TUESDAY zist instant, Statement of Accounts to May 31st, 1917.
TIDE TABLE.
From 5th Aug. to 12th Aug.
High Water
Hongkong
Mean Tim
M
Mos ů
Tees.
7
Mr & Mra Chew Des
Wed
Woo Louis Wong
Tw
9
Wat
Fil 20
Kat Mr & Mrs Wiser Miss 8
Cheung Kaonwrush J
Trung Shing Waits Mrs Ruth Kaufeldt Mrs WV Yamada Mian M
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Mitsui. Bussan Kaisha
Laing A Long CE
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It a
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SEEBILISKY CB Hold
Low Water
Mean
Hongkong
Tiac.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLUSED
bmfis, from August 6th to 15th, 1917;
both days inclusive.
ICE 1.7
ST1
28
Yulll James
Yuan Hu Yan Yet
Young A G
m morning, a aftemoon.
GORDON & CO., General Managers.
Hongkong. August 6th, 19.7.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 10th to 20th instant, BOTH DAYS inclusive,
JARDINE, MATHESON &
C), LTD,, General Managers.
Printed and Fublished for the Proprietor, by George Willion Cade. Barnett at 11, Ice House Street, in the City of Vickna
Fong Kong.