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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SALURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1918.
Embassy
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in an enjoyable *
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POST OFFICE.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Farcal Post Services to British Fast The Weather Report and Forecast Afee and Egypt (except for members | of the Kxpeditionary Foros), and to Abygibila,, ~Bagdad, Brithres, French 6_mall Coast, Italian 8ɛmaliland, Porta- gueme East Atrios, Zanzibar and Russia Kapo beste auspended.
Correspondance addressed to szemy subjects in China, Siam, Siberis and Porsugere East Africa, Ferela and Moz-' coco cannot be tranzmi ted
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The Services to Germany, Austria, Bul- raría avd the Ottoman Empire, are suspended.
United
· for to-morrow will be found on an Extra. January 4d 11h 20m-No returns from Japanese stations. Slight decreases of perssare havs oconired at the maj rity ef stations reporting: the antioysloge bas probably moved alightly narthwards.
Fresh monroon will prevail along the China Coast, and over the N. China Sea.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am to-day, 0.00 Inch Total zinos January 1st 000 Inches Against an average of 0.10 inches
* FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ·|
ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District
*
Forvose:
TX
winda.
Uninsured parcels for the Kingdom. will in future be forwarded from Hongkong in bags and the Public 1. Bengkong to Gap Book... moderate are therefore advised to pack such parcels very carefully.
Letters franked at the i conta rate: addressed to Yunanfu and Mentee and other places in the Province of Yunnan should be superscribed with the words "For delivery by the Chinese Part Of56e.”
Parcels for Greece cannot be accepted for transmission unless accompanied by a special permit issed by the British Minister at Athens.
* Formoss Channel
to freak:
fair.
N. winda, strong.
South coast of Chins be? The_8 two H.K. and Lamooks) so No 1. 4 Bouth coast of China be-) 'Tha'tami -tween H.K. and Hainan... J ́sa No. 1.
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FIGHTING MEN'S DAY.
WATER RETURN.
Not Able to Buy Bread on Their Lovel and Storage of water in
Retura.
42
Reservoirs on December 1, 1917.
CITY AND HILL' DISTRICT: WATER WORKS LEVEL.
176
Mr. Ben Tillett, Secretary of thy Dockers' Unido, has writter in the Earl of Derby, the War Mister, and Sir Edward Carson, ormer First Lord and now s member of the War Gshinet, con. eying the demand of the Nationa! Conference for an increase in the Wo... pin. Baior eft bin. Below
ay of soldiers and sailors by 200 per cent,
Urging the claims of the sol diers to Lord Derby, Mr. Tillett Paya that the pay is totally insde goste, and as the cost of living Las inoressed during the wor more than 100 per cent., seriour economic handicap is imposed npon the soldier. "I can assure gon," he adds that many men tha I know of are not able even to buy Lesd on their return from the front. A cup of coffee, or a glans of beer with a bit of bread sed. chrase would exhaust their day's pay. It is unfair to their relatives and is, I can sasure you prom olgating a cones not only of discontent, but disloyalty:"
German Treatment of U. S. Prisoners.
Washington, December 26.- Garmen atrocities, committed against American soldiers at the French front have been officially reported to the War Department ›here and have just been made
public by Mr. B.ker.
The War Department state> ibsone American seatry bas been found with his throat eal. having been thus killed by the Germana after being made PRIBODET.
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STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS OF GALLONS,
Tjaam Byersal_semesterry
Tytan Trukmačiate ....
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Pokfulnes munkagua parangong
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Compton of water in the Chy and ELLE Dierick inikos sad decimals of gallons during the month of November..
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STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND
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In Kowloon in millions and
decimals of galona durag she mount
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General Pershing has aler Kanand popular reported that Lieutenant Jame P.al, of the aviation -vation now in France, has been killed in an
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seroplyns socident. Two privatee weer in of codons queáty,
"the American forosa, were also led in action on November 30 and no more have race died cf
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EAST AND WEST.
Baron Megata's Speech in
New York.
RIOTING IN BERLIN.
Serious Trouble Quelled by Police..
Telegraph Company says that the ghting between the mob and the Police was very fierce, and that there was a heavy casualty list,
A piss' for the alocer co-opera- tion of the East and West in order to insure future peace was rione rioting took place in Berlin Londor, November 20.-88- the dominant note in the speech last Sunday, according to dis of greeting to the Mayor and his patches received by the Wireless reception committee made by Freas and the Exchange Tala Baron Tanetaro Megats, head of 30.15 48 711 the Japanese Government's The message to the Exobange graph Company from Amsterdam. Special Finance Commission, hich arrived in New York
ently from Washington.
ron Megats was introduced the-Mayor by Mr. Philip J.
the police ered their firests, Melcok, vice chairman of the
The Wire Preis says the committee, which arranged the roption to the Commission held military and police ware called upon to oppose the progrees of in the, City Hall,
It is a source of the greatest straters. In the rioting which the Independent Socialist demon- gratification to my fellow com- followed the police were forced to missioners and myself to be fire with their rif ́s and revolvers, cordially received by the chief and the organisere of the meeting executive and so many disting responded with firearms, and nished citizens of this great knives.
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The Farcel Post service to Aden (ex-Legazpi · pact in respect of parcels for military and naval addressson) has been suspended.
FRENCH PARCEL REGULATIONS.
The Public are informed that the new regulations adopted by the French
Customs Insist that, senders of parcels addressed to France, Corsics and Algeria must fill in the columns of the regular Customs Declaration particularly and exactly, emitting none of the headings comprised therein.
It is furthermorealmolutely necessary to show in the aforesaid declaration (1) The fail name and address of the addremse (2) A statement as to whether the contents are intended for State supplima or noti
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS OUTWARD.
Tai O.-Week days, 5 p.m.
Tai Po--Week days, 10 a.m; Sundays, 920212
Chenng Chow-Wookal days, 7.30 am and 3 p.m.
Shataolok. Shatin and Sheungsbui.- Wonk days, 'p
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Q. W. JEFFRIES,—Chief Amisiant. Hongkong Observatory, Jan. 4, 1918
1 Barometers reduced to 32 degress
on the bore of theses in ahes, tenths and hundredths.
·
1 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit
4 Humidity. In percentage of axtaration
ture being 100.
Direction of Wind, to two points,
5 Fares of Wind, sovurding to Bonafort Scale.
$8
metropolis,"erid Buran Mezata.
The Germra prees, the dispatob "It would be supaifions of mees way, have been forbidden to to tell of Japanese admiration pablish details of the affray. No for America's greatest city," be
newspapers have arrived in continued. "Oor mission here Amsterdam from Berlin. ia to study conditione, to tell of
Amsterdam, November 20 conditions in Japan, and to urge The Laderendent Scialists tried the fullest cooperation between
́a hold meetings in Berlin on The whole Sanday despite the Government our two countries. world is in turmoil. We are prohibition agaient them. After-
bat were
dispersed without
entering a new epoch of human wards a small number of the the Homidity of air saturated with mols-life. For the past sixty years our Sialists held demonstrations in rational life has been deeply the streets in Eastern Berlin, inflasgoed by..
your civilisation coming to De Borces the Pacific. Our relations have been close, and difficulty by the police they are constantly becoming closer. We must know each other well and be prepared for full cooperation, far in this lise the hope for the future peace of the East and West,
State of Weather, b blue sky, o de- tached cloud, d drissling main, flog, gloomy, h hail, I lightning, a overcast, peating showere"q squally, z rain, z znów,
thunder, v vizibility, w dew wet.
METEOROLOGICAL.
Barometer Temperature Humidity
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Japan has developed rapidly
The Mayor, in bis sidrees of welcome, referred to the Japanese Commission to this country earlier ia the war to consider cooperation with our Government in the
since ber compact with Occident conduct of the "war"
al nations. The development of Commission comes to study the maobinery for internations! traditioancial and industrial develop-
Day Che data On date, and finance bas oor, however.ment of this country, and, an E kept abreast of progress along understand it, to promote still other lines, and this is a maites loser and more cordial.com- for serious thought and consider mercial relations between the ation..
people of "Japan and the people
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Aberdeen, Antan-Ping Shen, Bai Kung, Santin and Stanley-Wenk days, 4.30 p.m.
Canton. Samshui, and Wachow-Wook | Wather days, 7.30 am, Registration 5 p.m. Let Bats tari 6 p.md Sondaya, 5 pm..
Macs Week daya, 7.15 a m. 1.30 pm: Bundays,
Kongmoon Week daya, 6 pm. Ezonyt Saturdays; Sundays, 5 p.m.
bamian and Banmel-Week
days,
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Shamchad.-Weet dit 10 a...”4 pm; } Bundays, 9 a-m2.
SHEUNGWAN WESTERN
BRANCH PO
Mano-Wook days, 7.30 am: 1.30 pm Sunday, 830; Holidays, 7.30 am. 1,30 p
C din-Wekdays; 7.30 am.. 9.30 pm; Rundays, 930 pm: Holidays, 7.30 am;
v. Tai Pig Tanz-Work days, 9 30 p.m. Bundaya 9.30 pm: Holidays, 930 p.m..
Shal Ki- Work days, 9,30 p.m.; -Ben- raya, 9.30 p.m.; Hollósys, #30 pm.
Longiloon Weekdays 6 pm; Bung daya, 6 pas Holidays
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·EAK. Observatory, Jan. 4, 1918.
T. F. CLAXTON, Director.
TIDE TABLE.
11.
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"While our
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of the United States. We welcome essentially economic, the ties of our Commission with these intimate and considerable com bj-cts. We welcome it sa repre mercial and financial relations wentative of a nation so long our are, after all, tice that bind, and friend, and by the way, Barna," we cannot help but feel that with he added, "permit me to say that such international trade relations we in this city know of your die political questions offer easie tinguished services to your cona- solutions, Personal interobanger try and yourschievemente, we have of views and proposals will tend followed your course in public towards more speedily straining ife with admiration, and it is a the desired end, and it is for this crest pleasure to welcome you, reason that we have come here ir, individually to-day no, the The warm regard and hospitality head of this Commission. evidenced by your receptio Several members of the Mission and greeting give. De sazūrance of have been educated in the un- yur sympathy and support. Wersities of this country.
Bron hope the result of oor*Loris wil Magata is a member of the be freer intercourse, between the Harvard class of 1874. Ho la s two countrier, closer the bindin, member of the House of Porrs * 5 *** 18, Bnd fuller conperation, espe (40d has long been an offici *** cially in the Far East - af be educational and
coaducing to the pesos Bad Lepartrients of the
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