THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY,
POST OFFICE.
JANUARY
1918
WEATHER REPORT.
"Embassy
Perfect
In
Tins
QUALITY is the point
which is necessary in an enjoyable
Cigarette'
of
25 & 50
Cigarette
99
In...
The Parcel Pod Sarvloes to British East
Afcon and Egypt (except für mambara January 2′′ 11k, `dim—No retu of the Expeditionary Forcas), and to [from Japan and Visivostock. F BasNTE Abyinla. Bagdad. Eri'bros, Franch has iz areased considerably - ver N. Chica Bmali Coast, Italian S. maliland. Portus and slightly over 5. China, Formosa and time East Airlos, Zanzibar and Nimsia | Anaam; slight decrease. "have occurred bara desa stispended.
over, the Philippines.
Cor e pondence addremed to elemy subjects in China, Siam, Siberia and Portu,tere East Africa, Persis and Mor- "ocaɔ'cannot be transmı ted.
This Services to Germany, Austria, B÷1¬ caria and the Ottoman Empire are auspended..
Uicacred parcels for the United
The...a tinyo'ore her inc ensed, o-p- | siderably in int nasi y, and strong_mon. soon will orail along the Chins Coast (and „renthe N. Chiza Next
Hoogkons Rainfall for the 54 hours ending at 10a.m. today, Rib Lad. Total, sives January 1st: C00 Inebr against an average of 0 16 inches.
FORECAST FOR THE NA BOL RA ANDING AT NOON TO MURKOVI
Kingdom will in future be forwarded 1 say to Gap Brel From Hongkong in bags and the Publi are therefore advised to pack such parcels sery carefully,
Letters franked at the 4 cents rate addressed to Turanfu and Mangise and other places in the Provlace of Ymuan hould be superscribed with the words ("For delivery) y the Chinese Post Offses.”
Farcels for Greecs cacpot by accepted for transpi-xion unless acompanied by a special permit issued by the Briti-b. Minister at Athen
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Foreca
ANE
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fresh: fin*.
N. winds,
douth coast of China be } The faar e sw4on H.E. and Lamogka) xa No. 1. 4 South coast of China be
TO ANCH tween H.K. and Balzan. No. 1.
Chisa Court Meteorological Repatar.
Sistlu
Arraigem-nts have been made for the transmban cí pires's to the United Kingcom via Caçada.
VOITUCK AEBUIT
Boxes
That's why
of
"EMBASSY"
10
The rates of postage are as f law-
Parcel niet over 3 be
LOSAR
50.ehu.
Ach
Do
7 bs
Do.
$1.80 TU
Embass
VIRGINIA CICARETTES
WD&HOWE
BRISTOL & LO
VIRGINIA No. 77°
has been justly
described as
THE CIGARETTE
DE LUXE.
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Janny 7-8m
Winds
Hour,
Bare meter.
Temperature,
Humidity..
D'Hon.
Furoo.
Weather
No asurance can be effected on parcels Nas seat by this route.
Bonin la.
What do 30.43 2) 87 mw
Bankow ichang Kiukiang
IMPORT PROHIBITIONS.
The public are informed that the un- dermenuon.d articles are
6 b
Changsha
Daanghai
Guti
30.57 21 79 · 3.51 288 naw $0.34 41 90 Kim 30.37 44. 63 w 30.33 44 75 a
1 b
6 b
16
16
30.21 48
30 24.45
£1
6 b
дзе
albu
Taiheku
Kostur F'doze
THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS ISSUED BY
BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO CO., LTD.
Sharp P. Amor prohibited watow from importation into the United King- dom, either by letter post or by parcal DUBF
5 89.37 43 9 a
20 17 59 34.25 4 Caston 6 30.37 44 53 n
3130-5: MS De 30.27
· Gold manufactured or unmanufactured meinding gold cols and articles cousing Hong partly of of containing gold; All may Reek factures of Suver other than aires Macao watches and silver watch cases: Jeweluchow lery of any description
esthai Hotho
PRAYER AND THANKS- GIVING.
(Continued from Page 9.) Not without war weariness d> - find ourselves. How can any But but he weary of the loss, the sorrow, the angu'sh of the World at war? We long for peace, watch for it more than thes watch for the morning. But not that we might jist resume the way of life none too worthy, to which the war is a resented interruption. Leisure to live ignobly is far. indeed from the paz Christiana for which devout bearis year. We dare pot ask God just to let us slip back where we were, be not more than we had been, five at no worthier rate though we were too well content to live before this summons came to make us revise our sense of values,
We in this Colony, living in and morally perilous security serenity, must feel that we have small right in one sense to take upon our ips the words of brave and chivalrous determination. To affirm what "we" will do might be open to the reproach of vicar jous beroism, for it is net we in our own proper persors who bear
We are keenly.conec the brunt: jous of all that, yet some must bet here to keep open this distant out post of imperial i fluence and commerce, and as the lot has fallen on us it does not deprive us of our share ia our country's task. We do not know what demands may yet made on us even here, but whatever they may be we are ready to meet them, and partici- pate as we may in the further sacrifices" which have to be made. "How long" it may be until he sword be put up in its citbard it.
useless to forecast. It is always possible that the end may come
the results which we now humbly beg of the Almighty Disposer of events will far outweigh eve a the stupendous cost which we see close at band and out of proper- tion. For if God enlarges our re- He assumes to sponsibilities. Himself the final burden of them. and will in time see to their equalisation, Here, He seems to 597, is your immediate obligation, and whatsoever thou speadest more, I when I came again, will. repy.thee."
The collection taken on. behalf of the "Prisoners of War" Food. amounted to $87188. The Pastor or the Treasurer (Mr. A. S. D. Cousland, will be glad to receive any further contributions..
Parsee Community.
In accordance with the appoint- ment by His Majesty the King of Stoday as a Day of Prayer, a special service was held yesterday at 10 am. by the Parsee com- manity in their place of worship ia Elgin Street. Lidies also at- tended.
The Chinese Soldiers Lot. A parape in the bow book entitled "Chipe-e Modernised Par," allnding to the unenvi- Abis lot of a poldier bas (ays the Peking Leader) caused the military eatboitre 10 investigue and fake sction to bave the publics- tion suppressed.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Public
Auction
ON
FRIDAY,
on the spot.
The Several-Lots Numb red 1
suddenly but would be high the 11th January, 1918, at 3 P Ma unwisdom to be ready for still a longparted of struggle. Not the cessation of strife but the attainment of its obj ctis the goal to keep before us, for it is the fu- ture we have to think of, and bot our col for in the present.
What doe is matter what hap pens to us of this generation ?.
We have had our day. OF most of it, and are building for our children's children. Every high task m kes greater demands than ati's ourses can be apparent, but the greatness
to 19 on Plan to be seen at the Auctioneers' Office, for erection of
Booths and Matsheds,
on the Government Ground ad- joining the Race Course, North of the Grand Stand Enclosure.
Terms: Cash.
Vor Plan and Cor dition of Sale, apply to
HUCHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers to the Government. **Mongkong, 2nd January, 1916.
NOTICES.
WAI KEE.
FLAC & SAILMAKER
Na, 129, Das Vœux Road Central Top Floor, HONGKONG. - Telephone No. 1833
ASAHI BEER.
ASAHI BEEB
DRAND PRIZE
ASAN
BEEN
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LAGER-BEER
• NIPPON BREWERY CO
-SPECIALLY BREMED
FOR
EXPORT.
COMPANY
Mitsul B
Kaisha
30. 32' on 2 b
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2
Letters and Parcais containing such fhulien articles raaust therefore be sccapted for Tourano
C. BL J. traoamission by the Post Otice.
Aparri
7 3/31 54 76 mpa 6ð
30.15 61
DAW 20
29.81 TV
" 20 40
Dagupan
Kantia
The Parcel Pat service to Aden (ex- pect in respect of narcels for military and naval addressers) has benz muspended.
FRENCH PARCEL REGULATIONS.
Legaspi
Tacloban follo
G. an
Lasdan
6 3104 63 90 ne
29.88
'0 87 lo 29.85 73 81 ne 40 99,81 73 96, WDW ZI 29.80 72.94 n
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ENTERTAINMENTS.
VICTORIA Theatre.
Tuesday, 8th January, 1918.
The Great Magnificent Photo Play, IN 5 FARTS,
THE KAISER'S SPY."
Featuring Mr. POUGAUD in the "ROLE OF THE DETECTIVE CHANTECOG."
Comics:
RIDING THE GOAT.”
Note: Owing to so many seats having been Booked for Saturdays' Matinees, and not taken up, the Management has decid- ed not to reserve seats for the 5.15 per- formance. Season ticket holders o
only will be allowed to reserve their seats.
Booking "at ANDERSON'S.
STUDY OF GERMAN,
May be Forbidden in U. S. Schoo's,
RICE HULLS AS FUEL.-
Experiments Indicate Consider. able Heating Power.
Rice cultivation is one of the
principal industries of Italy, and particularly in the Tario con-
In view of the situation in Dropping the study of German Italy as regarde fuel, many in the grammar and high schools
substances heretofore considered for the period of the war is among sa waste products are being made the changes in the courses of the subjot of experiments with stady to be considered by the the idea of securing a com Committee on Studies of the binstion that may be aned a s Board of Education, say the New substitute for coal, York Evening Fost. The Com mittee will also discuss the request made by the National Scarity League that every Board
eplar district, the sanual Italiaa of Education immediately pat rice prodnation being about 660, into the school curriculum the 000 tons." Of this amount, about faote of why we are at war and 100,000 tons is rice hulla. It is the duty of every American to estimated that there is at present support the war.
on hand, about 200,000 tons of· The National S-curity Legge balls from the 1915 and 1916 by this request has begun A campaign to further patriotic pe which, owing to the em
bargo од education in the school. In the kingdon, could not, as in- exportation from
former yeare, 'be eest to Sitz- land and Germany as cattle food, says Joseph Everson Haren coo and at Turin, is a statement to the Department of Commerce,
letters eeat to the Superiutendente of Schaole of every city of the country of over 2.500 inhabitants., and to the Mayers and editors of all the leading newspapers in 20these cities, the League arges their fallest co-operation in put ting this teaching into the schools, and is removing any teachers
Surigao
4.20 29.89 73
se
6 29.73 73 $5 ww
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C. W. JEFFRIES-Chief Amistaat.
Hongtorg Observatory, Jan. 7, 1918
With the object of using these rice balls as a fuel, the laboratory. of applied chemistry of the Un- iversity of Torin, at the request
1 Baronstei; reduced to 3% deyr. en/ who are not supporting the con: of the experimenti! station for
The Pd'ic are informed that the bear regulations adopted by the French Fahrenheit on the loyal of the sax in -duct of the war. Customs insist that senders of parcelaches, tenths and hundredthe
Temperature, in the shade, in der addressed to France, Cornic and Algeria must fill in the eoismar of the regular Fahrenheit, Customs Declaration particulariy and
exactly, emitting nons of the heading the Humidity of siz satursted with it
comprised thereis.
Itis furthermore absolutely necessary to show in the aforesaid declaratios (1) Toe full name,and add ess of the andre-sce (2) A statement as to whether the contents are intended for Suite supplies or not.
LOCAL AND REGULAR 'MAILS OUTWARDI
Tel 0-Week days 5 p.m.
3 Humidity, in percentage of saturato
tare being 100.
-4 Direction of Wins, to two pevate
3 Force of Wind, aceording to Baaz. Scale.
of Weather, b blas aky, cran
tached aloud, & Criuiling rain, I fos. cony, hail, i lightning, o serce. sassing showers, a squally, rrala,
i thunder, vaibility, w dow way
METEOROLOGICAL..
Barolamber
Tai Po.-Week days, 10 am; Sundaya, 9.30 am.
Cheung Chow-Weeks) days, 7.30 am. Temperature
Humidity
and 3 p..
Shatan)ok, Shatia and Sterng-kai.— Week days, 4 p.m.
PATIONE
A text-book for the Qae of teachers is being prepared by the Lague from publications of the Committee on Public Information at Washington and the League'
Own literatare.
Should the Study of German be. eliminated from the soboole, fifty two teachers of that subject would be removed. Sixty-five thousand dollers is Low expended songsily by the Bard of Elocation for
rice culture &: Vercelli, has taken powers of rice halls and now r ap the question of the heating Porte that 5,482 hest calories are given cf daring corabnation, which average is more than sufficient.
The great drawback in the aliliation of rice bulls as a fuel in districts somewhat removed from the centres of production is their balky character and the scarcity of rolling stock to transport them economically.
teaching German in the lower. schools.
Experimente have also bien In a letter sent to the American made with balls in combination Defence Society, which, in co with different binding" Agents, operation with the Federation of bat while the resulting briquete Teachers' Associations, is arrang gave every satisfaction from the ing a "loyalty" meeting. Matandpoint of heating, yet the Day 3 at On dala Henry R. Linville, president of inital cost of the various binding the Teachers' Union, urges that agents made their cost too bigh the Union be allowed
for practical purposes. Tha minutes on
the programme.arperiments, however, are being request continued, sad it is hoped that in. the ground that the point of the fatare a briquet can be view of the Union may otherwise manufactured that will be astis-. factory from an economic stand-
bages
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Aberdeen, Au'an. Pine Shen, Saf-Eung, Bartki and Stanley.--Work days, 4 30 p.m.
Canton, Samsci, and Wachowek : Winthers daye, 7.30 s.m. Registration 5 p.m. Let tore & p.m.; Bundaga, 5 pm.
Macao-
-Week days, 7,152 m. 190pm;
Sunday, 9 .__
Kongmoon.-Week days, e pim. Except Saturdays; Sundays, 5 p.m.
Aamtar and Baumel-Work days, Sperm.: Sundays, 5 p.m.
Shamchun.-Weekdays; 10 x.m. 6 p.4 Zundays; 9 a mA.
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH PO.
Rain
Lowel
„H.K_Onarratory. Jan. 7, 1918
1. P. CLAXTON, Jeretne,
TIDE TABLE.
From 7th Jan. to 13th Jan.
Macao:--Week daya, 7:30a.m. L30p.m. z. SA Sundays, 8.30 am; Hölidays, 7,30 a.m. 1.30 p.
Canina.-Week days, 7.31m 9.30 pm Bandays, 950 p.m; Holidays, 7.30 a
9.3 p.m.
Wick.
20
Tal Pig Tang-Week day's, 8 30 ping Tass Sundara 9-30 pm: Holidays, 9.30 p.m.
Shek EL-Week days, 9.90 'pim; Bun- days, 9,50 p.m; Holidays, 9.30 pm
Kongmoon-Wəşk days; 6pm; Suit- days, 6 pm Holidays 6pm
Kamahook—–Weak days, 6 pan; Bumi | Sak /daya, & plan; díolidays, 6 pm.
Kankong-Week days, & Vans Exces Saturdays; Bundayɛ, 6 pm. Hot
High Water
Hongkong
anggeers that the Federation point.
seema to have repudiated the Union because of its stand in
regard to the nine panished high
...
Bobool tes chers, and replies to the "If I may be permitted to maks. ao-called "aufsir insinuations" by a distinction between our loyalty quoting from a letter sent by him and the loyalty of other organie so Magnus Grows, president of thestions of teachers that ar# DOW Teachers' Coquail, on November implying accusations of disloyalty
against da |24 of this year.ş****
for
our support of the "Prmit me to say that on eine teachers who were dis April 20, 1917, the Teachers' oiplined without a hearing, it is Union voted to go on record to that we are willing to risk our support the Government in the profesional lives in Rghting, the Hongkong present crisis. Farthermore, to first great battle for democracy the best of my knowledge and in education. We respectfully halief, all the offisere of the bait this to the comederation Usion are loyal to the Govern of all 100 per cent. Americana as 14iment, The Union never has, and one of the most hop-fal ways of I trust never will, defend disloy, des roving autocracy all over the
world."! alty in any of its meme.
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