THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1917.
WEATHER REPORT.
A SHIPMENT HAS JUST ARRIVED
$50
CASTLES ARETTES
•Perfectly made from the choicest growths of Old Virginia Tobaccos
Nevamber 228: 11k.: 31m.—No returns from Japan and Vladivostock.. With few exceptions, renatre has decreased slight- ly to moderately stall stations empotting. The saticyclone is moving eastwards, and is probably central over 8. Japan.
The moon will be temporarily inter- ruted to the north of Foechow, but will continue to blow freshly along the count to the south of^thât port, and over the N. China Sos.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 34 hours wading at 10 am today. 0.00 mah, Total since January 2et 60,34 locben agalsit an average of 8165-inches.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURA ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
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November 22, 4.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
VICTORIA
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THEATRE.
FRIDAY, 23rd NOVEMBER, 1917.
LAST TWO NIGHTS OF THE
FAMOUS STAR ARTISTE
MARIE LOUISE STERLICG
Premiere Danseuse.
PATHE'S GREAT PHOTO PLAY
SUNSHINE & GOLD."
Featuring
"
(in 5 parts).
BABY MARIE OSBORNE.
Interesting:
'ANNALS OF THE WAR.
"LION CUBS." Instructive: “HOW JIM WON HIS VALENTINE." (Comic), Booking at ANDERSON'S.
FIGHTING THE U-BOAT.
The Spirit of the Mine-Sweeper,
The spirit in which the efficere
end men employed in mine,
'MADE IN ENGLAND
W. D. & H. O. WILLS
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THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS ISSUED BY BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO "CO., LTD.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS. GEO. P. LAMMERT.
AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER
AND SURVEYOR.
By Order of the Mortgagees.
Auction on
sweeping perform their unending Mr. Geo P 1 ammert has receiv Id beare teek is admiraled instructions to sell by Public demonstrated by a report fan werfer waters of the English Chrons!.
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the 23rd day of November. 1917. at 3 p.m.
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at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street,
A flotills of minesweepers wie. employed in sweeping between two giren point when mines exploded in the sworn the second pair towed by of minesweeping trawlers in the flotille. The wire parted and one of the two trawlers proceeded to
ALL THAT piece or parcel of heave in the "kite" or depth- keeping contrivance employed to ground situate at Victoria afore- keep the sweep at the required said and known and registered in the Land Office as The Remain-
Victoria, Hongkong." The following Valuable Lease- hold Property situate at Victoria Hongkong viz-
depth. When have abort up to ing Portion of Marine Lot No. the rollere it was discovered the 64a Together with the messua A mine was foul of the wire audes erected thereon known as had been hauled up against the Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 Ming Yan Forthermore, "that Lane Victoria aforesaid. Term ship's side. just beneath the surface the cir 1999 years created, by a Crown calar outline of a eecond mine Lease dated 27th August 1874. could be detected entargled in Proportion of Annual Crown rent! the wire and swirling round in 167 85. Area about 842 Square the current beneath the trawler's feet.
counter.
In the circumstances, when any roll of the ship might enffice to strike one of the horns of either mine and detonate the annihilat- ing charge, the cloer in charge of the. trawler chose the best course open to him in bis respon- Bibility for the lives of those nader hie command, and ordered the trawler to be abandoned.
The senior officer of the division.
of minsawespera thereupon called
For further particulars and [conditions of sale apply to
JOHNSON" STOKES.
-& MASTER, Prince's Buildings,
Ice House Street.
Hongkong,
Solicitors for the Mortgagees,
or 10
MR. GEO. P. LAMMERȚ,
The Auctioneer.
Hongkong, 9th November, 1719.
for & volunteer, and, accompanied THE Undersiuned has received
by the engitemsa, boarded
instructions to sell by Publie
the abandoned minesweeping Auction on
trawler and, with heroic dinregsta TUESDAY, the 27th Novem-
of the imminent probability of an
explosion caused by the contact
ber, 1917,
commencing at li am.
of the ship sad the mine, coolly at Siemen's Electric Co.'s Office,
cut the sweep wire and kits wire,
1st Floor, Powell's Building
The mines fall clear without A Quantity of Office Furniture
detonating, and by means of a rops passed to another inwler they were towed gingerly clear of the spot.
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Now the moral of all this is & little obroare. There question of saving life, since the abip had been abandoned. The ship was bota trawler, böse face value was hardly equal to the]. cost of a cruiest broadeids. The action of these two WAL Do! required of them by any higher anibority, because, humanly speaking, it meant almost certain death. They were marsly volun serra; and palt: one anfimiliar with the deathless, tenditions of the mine-sweeping servios might
Also
1 Large Milner's Bafe.
On view on day of salo, Terms: Cash on delivery.
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. The Great Northern Telegraph Company, Ltd. Shohingtiboen, Great Eastern Hotel, from Amoy.
ایجو
Shinyick, from Kobe. Macaulay H.K. Hotel, from Shanghai.
Sengmoh Winglok Street, from moj.
T. KRING, Superintendent.
Nov 18, 1917.
NOTICES.
MASSAGE.
MR. HONDA Trabei vando Magneur, TruxCars experience. Formerly of Tokyo Mitary Hospital. WILL VISIT PATIENTS' RESIDENCES IF PREFERRED.
No. 218,QEEEX'S ROAD, EAST.
WAI KEE.
FLACA SAILMAKER No. 129, Des Voeux Road Central Top Floor, HONGKONG. Telephone No. 1833/
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POST OFFICE.
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The Parcel Pont Services British East Africa and Egypt (except for member of the Expeditioas y Forces), and to Abyarizia, Bagdad. Eibres, French cu Sumali Comar,' I 'allan Simaliland Portu Kurse East Alic, Zanzitas and Kuria hare been suspended. "
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C. SL. J. Aparri Dagupan
On and after the Jat October, 1917, the rato of postave on letter from Hongkong to Fatsbau, Chan Chuen, and Whampoa will be 4 cents for each oznce or fraction thereof.
Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in Chra, Siam, Siberia and Portup come Ear Afties, Persa and Mor- ucco cannot be trigarated.
The Services to Germany, Austria, Bul- garia and the Ottoman Empire are aurpende 1.
Uninsured parrels for the United Kingdom will in future be forwarded from Hoogkong in baga and the Fublic ars therefore acried to pack such parcela very carefully.
Letters franked at the 4 cents este addrezand to Yunanfu and Mooglan and other places in the Province of Yunnan bould be superscribed with the words ["Por delivery by the Chinese Port Ofos."
Parcels for Grence cannot be accepted for vanemisajon unless accompanied by a special permit issued by the British Hinister at Athens,
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Q. W. JEFFRIES.-Chief Amaistant. / Hongkong Observatory, Nov. 12, 1017. ) Barometer, reduced to 32 dagzoca Fahrenhalt on the level of the sus in ind chie, tenths and tundredtha,
1 Temperature, in the shade, in degre Fahrenheit.
Humidity, in percentage of saturation the Humidity of air saturated with mois-, ture being 100,
Direction of Wind, to two paints.
* Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Bale.
State of Weather, b blue ?, e de tacked cloud, d drizzling rain, [fog, z gloomy, h hail,lightning, o overcast; p paring shower, q squally, z rain, a snow,
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NOTICES.
4% FRENCH LOAN. (Rente Perpetuelle 4%)
HE "BANQUE INDUST
RIELLE DE CHINE begs to announce that they are pre- pared to received and forward to Paris, free of commission · and· belegram charges, at the slling rate of T.T. on Paris, applications for the above, Loan, which will shortly be opened to public sub- scription.
The list of applications will be CLOSED IN PARIS ON DE CEMBER 16TH 1917, and those intending to subscribe are invited to apply without delay.
Jaue Price: 68.60%
Full particulars will be supplied, on application to the BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE,
5. Chater Road. :
HONGKONG
LEAGUE
CLUB v NAVY.
Grand Football Match
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CLUB GROUND..
HAPPY VALLEY.
SATURDAY,
Nov. 24th 4.00 p.m.
Proceeds will be given
HEATHER DAY FUND.
G.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned bas received instructions to sell by Pub❤ lic Auction on
יד
FRIDAY
the 30th November, 19.7, at o'clock in the AFTERNOON
at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street,
The fillowing Valuable Less-
hald property situste at Victoria Hongkong and rep istered as The Remaining Portion of Inland Lot No. 1217 together with the messuage thereon known as No. 4Ripon Terrace.
The above property is held for the unexpired residue of s term of 999 yeare created therein by s Crown Lease dated the 20th December 1892.
The annual Crown Rent is $42. For further paiticulars. and conditions
cf sale apply to Mesars. La and La, Solicitors, for the Mortgages or to the under- signed :---
GEO. P.LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
Hongkong. 16th day of Norem- ber, 1917.
FOR SALE.
MOTOR CARS, MOTOR CARS":
1917 Overland Touring Cara, 6 Cylinder. 7 Seater.
GEO. P. LAMMERT, Duddell Street,
Hongkong 18th February, 1917.
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Arrangements have been made for the transmission of parcels to the United Kingdom vis Casada.
The rates of postage are as follows; - Temperakarw
Humidity Parcel not over 3lb... 50 cents,
7.6...$1.80 1lb... 2.30
No Insurance arabe effected on parcals seat by this ronje
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PARTICULARS and COND- ITIONS of the Jetting by Public
Day On das Un date. Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 26th day of Noven- ber. 1917, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of One Lot of Crown Land at Nathan Road, Kowlook. in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to' be fired by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years.
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ILK. Observatory, Nov. 22, 1917.
T. F, CLAXTON, Directar,
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
NOTICES.
NOTICE
THE MOTOR UNION INSUR- ANCE 00, LTD.
(Fire & Marine)
HAVING been appointed Agents to the above Com- pany we are prepared to accept risks at current rates...
UNION TRADING CO., Agents.
Queen's Buildings
Hongcong, 12th November, 1917,
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HEATHER DAY"
ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN
WANTED
LIONS,
ELEPHANTS, TIGERS, "for
the "Zoo" also: GEESE, TURKEYS, - POULTRY, PIGEONS, DUCKS, RAB- BITS, DOGS, CATS, etc, the latter to be sold. Communicate with A. K. TAYLOR, No. 3, Government Quarters, Park Boad
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IMPORT PROHIBITIONS.
The public are Informed that the un- dermentioned articles are probibited fnm importation into the United Elag- dom, either by letter poat or by parcel posl.-
Gold ma qu'aclured or unmanufactured (including gold coin and artic'ee nonsisting partly of or containing gold; All mann. factures of Blver other, than; silvar watches and alreŸ' watch' caser: Jewel- iery of any descriplión,
Letters and Parcels containing much articles cannoli therefore be socopied for transmimion by the Post Office...
TIDE TABLE.
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