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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1917.
COMMANDER
ORDINARY SIZE (MOST ANY CIGARETTÉ)
Conveniently
packed:
20 large
Cigarettes in aflat packet and 50 large Cigarettes in
a round tin
Commander is not only superior in size but in also
quality
SUPER-SIZE ("COMMANDER")
IV
Westminster Tobacco Co.Ltd.
THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO CO., LTD.
OFFICIAL WASTE.
Good Army. Boots Sold For 74., A Pair.
Surprising allegations of the taste of public money were made. at Stratford Police Court, when s dealer named Samael Schneider- man, of Broadway, Barking, was named for being in possession of lurteen paira of Canadian military boola.
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On Jane 5, Bergeant Mitchell, of the Canadian military police, want to defendant's premises and Raw a number of boots bearing the amp of the Canadian military Bathorities, but not the condom- nation stemp. The police were "called in, and defendant said he bought them with others from & Mr Jacoba, Sandy Row, Londor.
Mr. Jacobs was seen. He said he had sold boots to defendant, and they "were part of large qua'ities bought from Govern. ment auctioneers.
For the defence, J coba said be bought thousands of paira of boots through Bacon'e, actioneers to the Gorerament. Those produced were part of consignments obtain. ed in this way. He paid sometimes as little as 74, a pair for hoote, sometimes as much as 21. Those produced he bought at le, 41.
The Chairman: No wonder the expenditure of the country goes up!
The Bench dismissed the caer, bat" stated that, in view of the evidence, it was a msiter that the sathorities abould go into.
NOTICE.
ITALIAN
CONVENT
Caine Road. PITMAN'S SHORTHAND
CLASSES.
NEW term for Elementary (Beginners), Intermediate (Theory) and Advanced (Speed) Pupile begins on MONDAY, 3rd- September, 1917.
Private classes held in the morning.
Examinations for Certificates will be held as usual by the Local Committee at the end of the term,
For further particulars apply at the Convert.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
CEO. P. LAMMERT.
AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER
ΤΗ
AND SURVEYOR.
HE Undersigned has received instructions from Mr. Lah. Public Van Kee to sell by Auction on
THURSDAY & FRIDAY
the 30th & 31st August, 1917. .commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at his Sales Rooms: Duddelt Street,
A Valuable Collection of An- tique China and Curios from Sung to Ming Dynasties and Kunghi to Towkwong Periode.
Comprising: Sanx-de-bocuf vases. White "Goddess of Mercy" (Ming.)
Fine crystal vases & snuff bottles."
Green & red jade ornaments. Five coloured, three coloured & blue & white vases, plates, bowls, figures etc.
Soochow redwood ALTOONS inlaid with famille rose placques, Five coloured lacquer screens, porcelain pictures.
Also
A few pieces of Finely Carved Soochow Redwood,
Catalogues will be issued,
On view from Wednesday.
the 29th, inst.
Terms -Cash on del very. GEO. P. LAMMERT.
Auctioneer.
FOR SALE.·
MOTOR CARS, MOTOR CARS 1917 Overland Touring Cars,
6 Cylinder. 7 Bester.
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Duddell Street. Hongkong, 18th February, 1917,
NOTICES.
MASSAGE.
MR. HONDA. Train male Mamzar Ten year experience. Formerly of Tokyo Military Hospital. WILL VISIT PATIENTS' RESIDENCES
IT PREFERRED. NO. 202, QUEEN'S ROAD EAST.
ASAHI BEER.
ASAHI BEER
GRAND PRIZE
ASAN
NIPPON BREWER
BEER
ASAH
LAGER-BEER
SPECIALLY BREWED FOR EXPGHT.
COMPANY
TOKYO
LIMSTED
"BOGH ACHIETS Mitsui Bussan: Kalsba
› Metaphone + 30 &
POST OFFICE,
IMPORT PROHIBITIONS. The public are. informed that the un- dermentioned articles are problasted from importation into the United Klag dom, either by istter post, or by paroal post
Imanufactured or namanufactured, including gold cols and articles consisting partly of or containing guid; All maun- facture of Silver other than silver watches and silver watch cases: Jawal lery of Kay asscription.
Letters and Parons containing such articles cannot therefore be accepted for transmission by the Post Office.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 18th at 1210-Noʻreturns from Japan and Weihaiwel. Pressure bas is-1 orased alightly to moderately at all; stations; it is probably highest over Japan and lowest over 8.W. China. Gradients are very alight.
Hongkong Bainfall for the 24 hours, ending at 10a.m. to-day, 100 inch. Total since January 18 71.90 inches against an åverage of 64.81 inches.
FORECAST FOR TELS 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW
Diatries
Forssari.
S.W.or
variable
FRENCH PARCEL REGULATIONS.
· The Public are informed that the new regulations adopted by the French Customs insist that senders of parcela addressed to Frasse, Corsics and Algeria met fll in the columns of the regular 1 Bongkang to Gap Back winds, Customs Declaration particularly and emcily, omitting nous of the headings comprised therein.
It is furthermore absolutely necessa? Y
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to show in the aforesaid declaration (1)
The full name and address of the addressee
(2) A statement as to whether the contents Formosa Channel Ars intended for State sappiles or act.
Particulars of outgoing and lacoming Mails will not be advertised in future, The Post Office will forward all corres pondrace posted by the fastest routes.
Correspo & the sodressed to exery subjects in China, Stam. Siberia and Portuguese East Africa, Perum and Mor occo-exanol-b⚫ transmitted.
The Services to Germany, Austria, Bule caria and the Ottoman Empire are susiended.
Ualasured parcels for the United Kingdom will in future be forwarded from Hongkong la bags and the Public are therefore advised to pack auch parcels very carefully.
THEATRE
ENTERTAINMENTS.
ROYAL
TO-NIGHT! AUGUST 28th TO-NIGHT!!
J. R. WILLADSEN
Presents the
FRAWLEY CO.
and caste of New York and London dramatic stars
in
"THE OUTCAST.”
T. DANIEL FRAWLEY:
moderate
to light;:
fixe.
JOHN HALLIDAY -
HOMER BARTON
RENOLDS DENNISTON!
EDWARD MASON
The same
aa No. 1,
douth coast of China be-} The name tween thE and Lamocks us No.1. Bouth coast of Calna be-) The aime
No. 1. Ten B.K. and Hainen.....
Chins Court Mateorological Register.
Blation.
August 28. a.m.
Winds
Hour.
Barometer.
Temperature.
Humidity.
D'Hon.
Weather.
Force.
Vostok Ga 30.06 71
LOCAL AND Regular MAILS Nero Sa
OUTWARD. "
Tal 0.-Week days, 5 p.m.
Hakodate
Tokio
Lochi
Tai Pa-Week daya, 10 a.m.; Sundays, Kagima
9.30 ADL
Oshima
Cheung Chow-- Weeks days, 7.30 .. Naha
and 3 p.ra.
Shatautok. Shatin and Sheungahui Week days, p.m.
Aberdeen, Antau, Fing Boan, Sai Kung Hankow Santin and Stacey-Week days. 4.30pm
Canton, Samahal and Wuchow-Week
days, 7.30 am, Registration 5 pm, Leta
Bundays, 5 pm. Leca 6 p.m.;
Shanghai Macao-Weekdays, 7.15 am, 1.30 p.m. wedd
*
壱番
GEO. AUSTIN MOORE.
- EVA LANG
CORDELIA HAAGER ANNET CE TYLER VALENTINE SIDNEY GLORIA FONDA
REPERTOIRE OF SUCCESSES *The Outcast" Wednesday 29th. "Twin Beds"
Thursday & Fr day 30th and 31st..
· Bought & Pald For." Saturday & Monday ist & 3rd Sept.
2
Jerry''.
* Paid in Full'
Under Cover "
Tuesday 4th September, .....
Wednesday 5th Sept
Thursday 6th Sept
Booking at Moutrie's.
VICTORIA
THEATRE.
Tuesday, 28th August, 1917.
PATHE'S GREAT GOLD ROOSTER FILM.
"AT BAY."
(5 paris.)
Featuring FLORENCE REED. Supported by
FRANK SHERIDAN & OTHERS.
PATHE'S BRITISH & AMERican GazettES
Bonin 1s
Whale Ba
chang
|Changaha
29.83 73.98 a
1 b
29.79 76 95 zne
Sundays. 9 a
Kongmoon-Week days, 6 p. Except Saterdays; Bundays, 5 p.m.
Sharp
29.81 81 78-w
10
Amog
- 23,89 84 75 ne
10
Swatow Namtan and Saumel.-Wosk days, rathoku 5p.m.; Sundaya, 5p.m.
5 29.30 75 94 =aw
Shamchun.-Week days, 10 a.m. 4 p.m.? TRIDAD Sundays. 9 a.m.
Taichu
29.31 77
00
29 81 79
00
Koshun
29.81 29
Dow to
F'dores
29.80 79
20
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN
BRANCH PO... Kacao.Weak days, 7.30a.m., 1.30 p.m.; Sundays, 6.0 am; Holidays, 7:30 am. 1.30 p.m.
b'kong
29,81 $1.94 w
11
.
Gay
Ecok
2981
KIT SC
帆
Macao
-
Wuchow
Canton-Week daya, 7.30 a.m. 9.30 p.m. Pathol Sundays, 9.30 pm.; Holidays, 7.30 a.m. Helbow 9.30 p.m.
Tat Ping Tung-Week days, 9.30 p.m.: Tourans C. St. J. Sundays, 9.30 pa.; Holidays, 9.30 p.in.
Ebok Ki-Wank days, 9.3 pm; Sun-Aparri
Dagupan days, 9 30 pr.; Holidays, 9.30 pm.
Koogmoon.-Week daya, 6 pm: Sen Menila
Legaspi days, 6 p.m.; Holidays. 6 p.m.
Kamchuk-Wook days, & p.m.; Bua-Tacloban
Éloilo daya 6 p.m.; Holidays 6 p.m.
Phuller
40
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29 80 79
40
29.84
73
20
29.81 77 94 29.31 77 9. &W 29.80 77 94 waw la
00
29.80 77 DE
04
29.90 75 96. w 4.20 29.86
15
0 b
Kaukong-Week days, 6 p.m. Except Surigao Saturdays: Sundays, & p.m.; Holidays, Guam G p.m
TAXING WAR PROFITS.
Lacuas
29.80 29 92 wwb
6 29,85 75 100 w tr
C. W. JEFFRIES,-Chief Assistant. Hongkong Observatory, Aug. 28, 1917.
1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degree ches, tenths and hundredthe...
How the U.S. Measure Compares Fahrenheit on the level of the sau in 15-
with Some European Taxes.
2 Temperature, in tha zbada, în degrees Fahresheft,
The "excess profits" tax in the bill submitted by the Finance
3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation Committee to the Seoats is light, the ammidity of air saturated with mola- eaye a New York paper, if com-Į ture being 100. * pared with the taxes adopted by 4 Direction of Wind, to two pointe other countries at war. The bill an it stands taxon
* Foros of Wind, according to Beaufort profits Beals.
and
VARIOUS COMICS.
Friday, 31st August.
7th & 8th Episodes.
THE SHIELDING SHADOW."
Booking at ANDERSON'S.
NOTICES.
HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE
THE ORDINARY HALF-
YEARLY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Company's Hotel on SATURDAY, 1st September,
ppose of receiving a statement of Accounts of the Company, to 30th June, 1917, with the report of the Directors and to discus any matter that may be com- petently brought before the Meeting
above the average earnings of State of Weather, b blue sky, o de- |1911, 1912, and 1913 Os pro-tached cloud, didrissing rain, flog, 1917, at 12.15 PM.fr the pur- fits 15 per cent, or less above gloomy, h hall, I lightning, a overcast, that average, the tax is 12 Passing shower, a aquaily, rain, snow,
i thundar, v vizibility, w dew WAL per eent; on profits between 15 and 25 per cent. abote, 18 per cent; between 25 nad 50 per cent. 20 per cent; between 50) and 75 per cent., 25 per cent.; between 75 and 100 per cent., 30 per cent., between 100 and 150 per cent,, 35 per cent; between 150 and 200 per cent., 40 per cent.; between 200 and 250 per cent., 45 per cent., and over 250 Baromater
Temperature per cent., 50 per cent.
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METEOROLOGICAL,
The proposed taxes are levied Humidity
Previous
Day Un date Qn datɛ.
W.
10.79 29.81 29.81
88 8)
67
63
94
69
พ.
as in the individual income tax.)
1
1
· 1
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C Weather man van van
b
b
0.09 0.00
by incremente on the same plan Wind Direction W.
A concern Gearaing "excess pro
fits" of 20 per cent, for example, Bin
west
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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 25th August, 1917, to is Septem ber, 1917, bath days isclusive.
By order of the Board,
,
J. H. TAGGART,
Hongkong. 20th August, 1917.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Undersigned has receiv
THE
ed instructions from the fiquidator of Messrs. BLACK- HEAD & COMPANY; F. H. HOHNKE, F. J. SCHWARZ- KOPF, E. . THIEL and J. E. DANIELSON, in pursusnes of an Order of the Hong Kong Government, "to sell by Public Auction t 3 o'clock in the AFTERNOON.
on
FRIDAY
the 7th day of September 1917.
at his Auction Rooms, in Duddell, Street,
A QUANTITY OF PLANT AND MACHINEKY formerly installed. or about to in Blackhead's be installed, Soap Works, Shaukiwan,
In Coe Lot The Plant and Machinery comprises: Steam Engine, Soap and Soda Steel Vate, com-
Manager and Secretary.plete with mixing equipment, Soap Cooling and other Tanks, A Papercu ting Machine, A Nailing Machine, A Hand drill- ing Machine, A Soep cutting Machine, A Boap Conveying Machine, A Hand Power Goods Lift, A Multitubular Marine, Type Boller, A. Quantity of Line Shafting, Belting and Wrought Iron Piping, and a Quantity of Cylinders, Vam ned, Pittings, never yet used,
THE HONGKONG & SOUTH 0.00 CHINA WAR SAVINGS
ASSOCIATIÓN."
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does not pay 16 per cent, on this: Algsit oose uk Tampremace on the excess. It pays 12 per cent, on
ÉK. Obaarvatory, Aug. 18, 1917. the firat 15 per cent, of eICONS
T.P.CLAXTON, Inreater. and 16 per cant, only on the re- maining 5 per cent. The tax for a concern, turning 250 per osat "ezcens" thas fizares out at only about 33 per cent.
TIDE TABLE..
From 27th Aug, to 2nd Sept.
In the excond British badges, adopted in September, 1915, flat 50 per cent, tex was laid on excess profits, whether large or small, in their percentage incresse, The "base" used was the pvorage | 4a 22 profits daring any two years of ths three years preceding 1914. Mon. If no pre-par stenderd possible, 7 per cent, of the capital | wage 99 | employed was takon sa ilo baan | The. ́in the case of individuals and 6 per cent. in the osse of corpora tions. The rate in a later budget was increased to 60 per cent. It is now 80 per cent.
WAS I
High Watu Stangkong Mise Time,
Low Water
forms for APPLICATION
Membership of the shove Association muy be obtained from all the Banks or from the undersigned.
THE UNION: INSURANCE Hours BOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.,
Tima
..fin.
Highboy Low w.
2
No taferlor
De Interior
M
High For Law.*.
43-
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7.7. 1
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Honorary Secretaries & Trearers. Hongkong, 15th January, 1917 '
The Factory itself and the buildings in connection with it will be sold at the same placa: and time.
Particulars and Conditions of Bale may be had from :--
Mrs. DEACON. LOOKER.
DEACON & HARSTON/" 1, Des Voeux Road. Centrálja.
Solicitors for the Liquidator,
or from.
Mr. GEORGE P, LAMMERT.
The Auctioneer.i Hongkong, 7th August, 1917
Printed and Fublished for the Proprietor, by George Willy Cade Barnett at 11, Loe House Street, in the Oity of