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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1918.
"Embassy
The
Perfect
Cigarette
In
Tins
QUALITY is the point
which is necessary in an enjoyable
Cigarette.
of
25.& 50
In
Boxes
of
That's why
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Embassi
VIRGINIA SICARETTES
WD SHOWI
BRISTOL & LEACCK?
"EMBASSY"
VIRGINIA No. 77
has been justly described as
THE CIGARETTE
DE LUXE.
POST OFFICE.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Parcel Pan Bervices to British East January 144. 18h. 05-No returns Africa and Egypt (except for members from Japan and Vladivostook. Fres us of the Expeditionary Forces), and 19 has decreased slightly at Weihaivel and Abyminia, Bagdad, Erithren, French has increased elsewhere; “moderately 9 mali Coast, Italian Somaliland, Portu- | over the China Coast and Formera, and gusse East Africa, Zanzibar and Risain | alightly over the Philippines. Th*antior- have been suspended,
clone appears to bare extended south-
"Correspondence addressed to subjects in China, Siam, Siberia and Portuguese East Africa, Persis and Mor “occo cannot be transmitted
The Services to Germany, Austria, Bul. maria and the, Ottoman Empire are suspended.
Unicanred ̈paresia for the United
wards.
Fresh to strong monacen will prevail along the China Coast, and over the N. China Sea.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours anding at 10 am. to-day, 100 ch Total -sinos January 1st 00.0 incher | against an average of 0 37 inches,............-
FORECAST FOR THE 14 HOUR, ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District.
Forecast.
Kingdom will in future be forwarded Hongkong to Gap Book. from Hongkong in bage and the Publis are therefore advised to pack such parcels very carefully.
Letters franked at the cente rate addressed to Yuszafu and Mengtes and cther places in the Province of Yunnan hould be superscribed with the word "For delivery by the Chinese Foat Office."
Farcels for Greecs cannot be accepted for transmission unless accompanied by a special permit issued by the British Minister at Athens.
1 Formosa Channel
F. & NE
winda,
fins.
fresh;
N. winds,
strong10 a gale.
3 douth coast of China Be-) Tha san a tween H.E. and Lamooks sa No. 1.
Bouth coast of China be? The same tween H.K. and Hainan... } as No. 3
China Const Meteorological Register.
January 14,
Station
Arrangements have been made for the transmission of parcels, to the United Kingdom via Canada,
The rates of postage are as £llows:- Parcel not oror
V'ostock 6s
Nemun MY Hakodata lazio Kochi
Do.
Do.
90 cents.
$180
11ib.
70
M
Nagasaki
Ughama
No insurance can be effected on parcels Naha sent by this route.
IMPORT PROHIBITIONS.
Winds
labijima
Remin
Bonin Is.
Whatwal & 30.26 2 88 wow 4 b
Bankow
ichang
Kokiang
Changsha
Shangha
30.49 25 21 WAW
2 b
GULAR
30.43 26 100 aw
7 b
DP..
" 339 50
и
30.37 46 33 ane
THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS ISSUED BY BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO · CO., LTD.
Sharp The public are informed that the un-
Amoy dermentioned articles" aro prohibited walow frau importationinto the United Kingthoku dom, either by letter post or by parcal Taichu poet.-
Tainan
Gold manufactured or unmsaufactured including gold coin and artic.es consisting Caston partly of or containing gold; All manu- ("B'ksag factures of Suver other than silver Gay Rock watches and silver watch casen: Jewel-MacO lery of any deseri,tion.
NOTICES.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY
CO, LTD.
No
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTIETH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Com- pany will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson- &Co., Ltd, on TUESDAY 29th January, 1918, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1917. The REISTER of. SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED "from" SATURDAY
19th to TUESDAY 29th January, 1918,.. (bath, days inclusive) during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Rezistered,
By Order of the Bosti of Directors.
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary. Hongkong, 11th January, 1918...
THE HONGKONGLAND RECLAMATION CO, LTD,
NOTICE
[OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE SEVEN- TEENTH ORDINARY MEET- ING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company, will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. on TUES- DAY 29th January, 19'8, at 1215 P.M., for the purpose "of receiving the Report of the the Directors together with Statement of Accouts for the year ending 31st December, 1917. The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY 19th to 1 UES. DAY 29th January. 1918, both days inclusiver, during which period no Transfer of Shares tan be Reglerered,
By Order of the Board of Directora.
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,
fecretary.
NOTICES.
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FOURTH ORD- INARY COMPANY MEET- ING OF SHAREHOLDERS
this
be Company will in held at the Offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.. on TUESDAY 29th January, 3918, at 11.45 AM. for the pur- pose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1917.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED FROM SATURDAY 19th to TUESDAY 39th January 1918, (both days inclusive) during which period no Transfer of Shares cante Registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
THE HONGSONG CENTRAL
ESTATE LIMITED... A. SHELTON HOOPER,
→ Secretary to THE GENERAL MANAGERS. Hongkong, 11th January, 1918.
THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HERFBY GIVEN
of
the THIRTIETH
MELTING ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS in this Com- pany will be held at the offices of Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Company Limited, on TUESDAY - 29th. January 1918, at 11,30. A. M. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year end.ng 31st. December
1917.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be LOSED 19th, to from SATURDAY TUESDAY 29th January 198 (hoth days inclusive), during which period no Transfer f thares can be Registered.
By. Oder of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary to the Hongkong Land Investment
& Agency Co. Ltd. General Avents for the West Point Building Co., Ltd.
Hongkong, 11th January, 1918 Hongkong, 11th Januar 1918,
บ
.NOTICES.
WAI KEE.
FLAC & SAILMAKER No. 129, Des Vœux Road Central- Top, Floor, HONGKONG. Telephone No. 1833
ASAHI BEER.
ASAHI BEEB
GRAND PRIZ
ASAH
ASAHI LAGER-BEER
SPECIALLY, BREVED FOR EXPORT.
COMPANY
Mitsul Bussan Kaisha
30.57 43 Ha
43
30.24-48
30 15 59
30.28 45
30.28 50
8
30.4 41 66
30.33 43 30.29
30.39 52 4 nne 4 b 30.21 63
Wunbow
Pakbol
Halto
Letters and Parcels containing uch articles cannot therefore be accepted for Touran transmission by the Post Offer,
Phallen
дре 60
C. Bt. J.
29.91 69
20
6 32.04 68.83
Dagupas Manila Legaspi Tacloban Iloilo
Surigao
The Parcel Post service to Aden (62- pect la respect of parcels for military and carol addressees) has been suspended.
FRENCH PARCEL REGULATIONS.
Gam
Labuan
29.87 7294 De 10 29.85 #5 85 30 99.81 72 56 waw 26- $9.80 73 96 now 4 b
4.20 29.94 75
Oo
# 24.75 77 95 w 40
C. W. JEFFRIES-Chi of Assistant. Hongkong Observatory, Jan. 14, 1918. The Public are informed that the new 1 Barometar, reduced to 39 degzuce regulations adopted by the French Fahrenheit an the level of the sea. In in- Customs insist that senders of parcelnohos, tenths söd hundredths, addressed to France, Corsics and Algeria must fill in the columns the regular Customs Declaration particularly and exactly, omitting zone of the heading comprised therein.
2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.
3 Humidity.in percentage of saturation the Humblity of air saturated with mois- ture being 100,
4 Direction of Wind, to two polata, 5 Force of Wind, soon to Beaufort
It is furthermore absolutely necessary to show in the aforesaid declaration (1) The | Scale. full name and address of the addressee (2) A statement as to whether the contenta are intended for State supplies or not,
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS OUTWARD.
Tai
Week dara 5 p-m2,
Tal Po.-Week days, 10 s.m. Sunday, 9.an B 23.
Cheung Chow.—Weeks' days, 7.30 s.m. and 3 p.m.
Satankok, Shati and Sheungshui Week days, 4 p.m.,
Passing showers, q aqualiz, i ralo, a acow, j tthunder, v malblilty, w dow Weɛ.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
VICTORIA
THEATRE.
TUESDAY, 15th JANUARY, 1918. The Great Metro Serial
1st & 2nd EPISODES of the
"GREAT SECRET."
PATHE'S GAZETTES
and
COMICS.
"WATCH FOR THE SEVEN PEARLS. Featuring MOLLIE KING, CREIGHTON
and LEON BARRY.
HALE
Booking at ANDERSON'S.
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 only will be allowed to reserve their seats.
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THEATRE · ROYAL.
SHORT SEASON
FAREWELL SEASON
Comommencing
SATURDAY, JANUARY 19th EDGAR WARWICK,
THE LAST DEALS OF
THE
COURT CARDS
AND THEIR JOKER
YOUR OLD FAVOURITE EDGAR WARWICK AS THE JOKER
TAKE A HAND. Before they pack 19. New Programme
PLAY Moutrie'sTM PRICES..
..$3, $2 & sl. Book before you sleep.
5 per cent. cf. Grças B-ceipts will be donated to the
RED CROSS FUND.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
By Order of Mortgagess MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT has received instructions to sell by Public Auction
ON
FRIDAY,
the 25th day of January, 1918, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon at his 8a es, Rooms, Duddell Street,
"
THE VERY VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY
situste at Victoria aforesaid and registered in the Land Office. as Section B and The Re maining Portion of Marine Lot No. 188 and. Section C and The Remaining-Portion-of- Marine Lot No. 189 together with the
messunges thereon. known as NOS. 1, 2. 3, 4 and 5, HILL ROAD and NOS, 410, 412, 414, 41 418, 420, 42% and 424 DES VEUX ROAD, WEST,
**
IN FIVE LOTS. Lot 1-Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Hill Road. Area about 7216 square feet.
Lot 2. Nos, 4 and 5 Hill Road. -
Area about 7142 square feet.
By Order of the Mortgages MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT has. Lot rec-ived instructions to sell by Public Auction
ON
THURSDAY,
State of Weather, b bine sky, o de- tached cloud, d drizzling main, í log, E gloomy, h hail, i lightning, o overcast, p the 24th day of January, 1918,
at 3 p.m. at his Sales Room,
Duddell Street, Victoria, Hongkong.
#
METEOROLOGICAL."
The following Valuable Lease- hold Property situste at Victoria Hongkong, viz:-
ALL THAT piece or parcel of ground situate at Victoria afore- said and known and registered -Day Un cate On date in the Land Office as Section C
Pravióne
Bucozies w Temperature Bumidity
30.18 30.35
37
45. 57
3014
36
GL
43
Wind Direction —
Foraş...
E
B. X.X.E.
S
1
•
C
•
BLIE
0.00
0.00
0.00
Macao, Wook days, 7.15 sm, 1.58 p m.
Eight cya air Tomyweather on the
10th s with 55
E..Observatory, Jan. 14, 1913
T. F. CLAXTON, Dizmetar.
Aberdeen, Au'au. Pine Shen, Sai Kung, Santin and Stanley,--Werk days, 4.30 p.m.
*Canton, Samahni, and Wuchow-Wook | Wather ... days, 7.90a.m., Registration 5 p.m., Let- ters 6 pm; Sundays, 3 D m.
Sundaya, 9 a.m.
Kengmoon,Week dara, 6'p.m. Except
Saturdays, Sundays, 5 p.m.
amtan and Saumoi-Wrek daya, p.r.: Bendaya, 5 p.m.
Bhamchan-Wook days, 10 s.m., 4.p.m.) { minut Sundays, 9 a 10.
TIDE TABLE,
- FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN
BRANCH FD,
From 14th Jani to 20th Jan;
Low Wetery
Hoagkas
Time
Macao-Week'days. 7.30 x... 1.30pm. Sundays, 8.30 am: Holidays, 7.30 .m. 1.30 D.IIL.
C-nton-Week days. 750 a 9.30 pag Randays, 930 p.m; Holidays, 7.30°1mg Max.
$.31 pm
Tai Pi « Tung-Week days, 930 pm; Bandays 9.30pm; Holidays, 9,311 p.DL.
Shek KL-Work daya, 9.30 pm; Sue- Jaya. 9,30 pm: Holidays, 930. p.
Konge oon-Week daya, By days, 6 pm
Holidays. 6 p.m./../ Kamchuck--Weet days, 6 pm; San- dava, & pm; Holidays, 6. p.m. tak
San F
* Kankong – Wax days, 6 p.m. Exon Bandage; Bundari. 6, ping Bolidays,
#1
Wed.
16
High Waist
Hongkong
Maan Zuson,
of Northern Portion of the Praya Reclamation to Marine Lot No.
200 Toge her with the messusve erected thereon known as No. 102 Connaught Road West Vic- toria, aforesaid. Proportion of Annual Crow rent $27.12-Area about 1352 square feet. property is subject to a Lenés for 5 Chinese years from 29th Angust, 1916, at a monthly rent of $240.
The
For further particulars and conditions of sale
apply to
JOHNSON, STOKES
& MASTER, "Prince'‹ Buildings, Ice House, Street, Hongkong,
Solicitors for the Mortgagees,
or to
4-3-4
33 0.3
$1
ว 3
MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT, The Auctioneer,
Hongkong, 10th January, 1918,
3.-Nos. 4!0, 412 and 414
Des Voeux Road West Area about 3759 square feet,
Lot 4Nos. 416, 418 and 420 Des
Voeux Road West.
"Area about 3748 square feet.
Lot 5.-Nos. 422 and 424 Des
Vaux Road West
Area about 2815 square, feet.
The property is held under Crown Leases for 999 years,
For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to MESSRS. DEACON, LOOKER
DEACON & HARSTON,
1 Des Voeux Road Central,"
Vendors' Solicitors
or to
MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT,
The Auctioneer, Hongkong. 9th January, 1918.
NOTICE.
NOTICE
HAVING adopted a sub exchange system in this office our telephone numbers Arð entirely changed the new numbers being 2570 2571 and 2572.
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA,
~~Printed and Fublished for the Proprietor,
Onde Burnett at 11 Los House
LTD.