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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1918.
POST OFFICE.
WEATHER REPORT.
THE CIGARETTE OF DISTINCTION
ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE CON. NOISSEUR TO STAND ALONE FOR PURITY AND CHARM OF FLAVOUR
CAPSTAN
NAVY CUT CIGARETTES
Sold by
ALL LEADING TOBACCONISTS
PACKETS
" OF
10's
TINS
Navy Cigarettes
OF
Cut
50's
WD HO WILLS
The Parcel Post Services to British East
January 164. 123. 05-No returns. Africa and Egypt (except for members from Japan and Vladivostock,- The of the Expeditionary Forcas), and to anticyclons continues to waaken, and § - Aby Lola Bagdad, Eritrea, French pressure has decreased slightly over the S sali Coast, Iralian Semaliland, Porta Chins Coast and Formosa; It bas in- guess East Africa, Zamitar and Russia | crezaod slightly over the Philippines. have been suspended.
Corte pandice addressed to nemy subjects in China, Biam. Biberis and Portuguese East Africa, Perda and Mor- occo cannot be transmitted.
The Services to Garmany, Austria, Bul- raria and the Ottoman Empire are, surpended.
Uninsured parcels. for the United Kingdom will in future be forwarded From Hongkong in bags and the Publis. are therefore advised to pack such parcels very carefully,
Laiters franked at the 4 cents rata addressed to Turanfu and Margian and cther places in the Province of Yunnan hould be superscribed with the words "For delivery by the Chinese Post Office."
Parcels for Greece cannot be accepted for transmission unless accompanied by a special permit issued by the British Micister at Athena.
Fresh monsoon will continue along the China Coast, and over the N. Chins" Sea
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 inch. | Total" since January 1st 00.0 incher
against an average of 0.45 inches.
FORECAST FOR THE 2 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORBOW:
Distriak
Forecas
Hongkong to Gay Rock
8 Formosa Channel
N.E.
winda.. fresh: fine.
N. wirda, fresh to strong,
✔ douth coast of China be-} The_san •
tween H.K, and Lamooks as No. 1. South coast of China be? The same tween H.K. and Hainan.jas No. 1.
China Coast Meteorologioa! Registar,
8tation.
January 15, s.17.
20011
-Winde
Barometer.
Temperature.
Humidity.
Weather,
D'iloo.
Force.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
VICTORIA
THEATRE.
TWO GRAND FARLWELL
CONCERTS
BEFORE LEAVING FOR AMERIGA
净
BY THE WO
GREAT RUSSIAN ARTISTES
ALFRED MIROVITCH
AND MICHEL PIASTRO
Booking at ANDERSON'S.
Prices: $3, $2 and $1.
Manager: A STROK.
fistola London
NavyCut
Arrangemente bave been made for the tranamica of parcels to the United Kingdom via Canada.
The rates of postage are as flowagam
Parcel not over be... 50 cents.
Do
Do.
7.bs...$1 30
lllba... 2.70
V'ostock da Nemaro Hakodate Lozio
Sa
K'sgima
Saba L'im
Whaiwel 6 2
18 16 now 8 b
30.37 28 71
HAVE YOU TRIED
CAPSTAN "MAGNUMS"
THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS ISSUED BY BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO. CO., LTD.
No insurance can be effected on parcela Bonin is. set by this route,
IMPORT PROHIBITIONS.
Hankow
ichang
Kiuriang
Guap Chary ATMOY
The public are informed that the un-ashoku dermenuoned articles are prohibited Taichu from importation into the Dalted King-Talnan dom, either by letter post or by parcel Kosturin
port. -
Gold manufactured or unmanufactured including gold cuio and arte es consisting partly of or contining gold: All manu- factures of Bulver other than silver watches and silver watch cases: Jewel- lery of any descrition.
39.34 34 82 waw 20 30.19 78 w 90.26 47 87 wow`1) 30.31 45 84 =
5 3023 46 87 w
Pidores Canton 6# 30.74 41 4
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
THE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Public Auction on
SATURDAY, the 9th January. 1918,
at Godowns Now 10 and 51 of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf &
Godown Co. Ltd:
For account of the concerned
75 Steel Plates
5' x 10' x 3/16" 30 plates
= 25 do
5' x 10'x i'
5' 12' x
=20. do
36 Steel Plates
5' x 10 x 5/16" = 30 do 5'x10' x !'
6 do
Terms: Cash on delivery. GEO. P. LAMMERT.
Auctioneer
THE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by: Public
Auction
THURSDAY the 17th January, 1918,
'commencing at li a.m.
at his Sales Rooms, Duddelt
Street,
25 Balea Waste.
8 Pales Paper.
6 Bales Seaming Twine.
2 Barrels Oit
28 Kegs Wire Nails.
800
Condenser
(16' lengths).
Tubes
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
"Auctioneer.
NOTICE
NOTICE:
the St. MEETING of
A George's Society #will be held on MONDAY 26th January,» at 5.30 P.M. in the Board Room of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., (kindly lent for the occasion).
"
BUSINÉES.
(1) To pass the accounts for
1917,
(2) To the arrange for the cele
bration of St. George's Day 1918-
13). To slect a Committee and
CEO: P. LAMMERT.
AUCTIONEER. APPRAISER
TÄND SURVEYOR.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
A Valuable Collection of Anti- que China and Curios (Just arrived from the North) THE Undersigned has received
instructions to sell by Pub-
lic Auction on
THURSDAY & FRIDAY, the 17th and 18th January, 1918,
commencing each day at 2.30 p.m.
at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Screet,
A Valuable Collection of Antique China and Curios from Sung to Ming Dynasties. and Kanghi to Towkwong periods.
Comprising:- 5-coloured. 3coloured. blue and white vases, plates, bowls, figures, flower pots, etc., etc.
Fine famille rose wine cups Kieblunz (Inserial ware.)
Fine famille rose screens and placques, Kienlung...
Fino jade ornaments, Hon (Imperial ware.)
Fine Sang-de-boeuf panholder; White Goddess of Mercy,
Ming.
Fine crystal vases and green jade ornaments,
Fine bronze vase. Sung.
Also
A Few Pieces of Soochow Red Wond.
On View from Wednesday,
the 16th, inst
Catalogue will be issued. Terma-Cash on delivery,
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
KEROSENE OIL,
We guarantee all kerosena oil sold by us to be pure and unadulterated.
Present price.—»?
"WHITE ROSE." $5.55 per case ex store. "COMET."
15.35 per case ex store: CHING CHEONG
168 Das Vœux Road Central,
2 blocks West of Cent. Market.
KWONG YUENCY
NOTICES.
**
WAI KEE.
FLAC & SAILMAKER No. 129, Des Vœux Road Central Top, Floor, HONGKONG. Telephone No. 1833
DAI NIPPON BRE
ASAHI REER.
ASAHI BEES
GRAND PRIZE
ASAHI
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LAGER BEER
SPECIALLY. BREWED
VERY
FOR -EXPORT.
COMPANY
ΖΑΝΙΣΕΙ
ossia PARTS, Milsal Bussen: Krisha
THEATRE ROYAL.
A GRAND SLAM
SHORT SEASON FIRST DEAL SATURDAY, JANUARY 19th EDGAR WARWICK.
SEO GIL COM
JAREWELL OF
FAVOURITES
THE
OLD
THE
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COURT CARDS
AND THEIR JOKER
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Bock Dap Macas Wachow Paxbol
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Boibow Phulson Touran
7M 30.21 50 74 n
2 bf
Letters and Parcels containing nach | C. 84, -- articles cannot ti erefore be accepted for Apart Irautmission by the Post Office.
29.92 68
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HAND JULL
3104 84 90
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Dagupan
Manila
29.94 66 93 -
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29.91 .73 91 nne
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29.84 72 92 new 40
G. 81
4.20.19.99 75
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6 29.79 77 95
2 b 40
The Parcel Pt service to Aden (ez pact in respect of parcels for military act naval addressees) has been suspended.”
FRENCH PARCEL REGULATIONS.
The Public are informed that the new regulations adepted by the French Customs insist that senders of parcels addressed to França, Corsics and Algeria must fill in the columes of the regular Custom Declaration particularly and exactly, omitting none of the beadings comprised therein.
It is furthermoreabsolutely necessary to abow in the aforesaid declaration (1) Tas full name and add-es of the andreasse (2) Astatements to whether the cuntents are intended for State supplies.or sot.
LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS OUTWARD.
Tai
-Week dava. 3 p.m.
Surigao
C. W. JEFFRIES-Chlef åmİstant. Hongkong Observatory, Jan. 15, 1918
1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the sos"in in- ohes, tautas and hundredtha,
Z Temperature, in the shade, in degreca Fahrenheit.
3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation the Humidity of air asturated with mols- ture being 100.
4 Direction of Wirid, to two'gcania."
5 Force of Wind, according to Bonafort Bcale.
OF
TRUXPS
ALL GOOD TRICKS. EDGAR WARWICK AS THE JOKER
- New Programme «
AT
BOOKING Moutrie's PRICES..........#3, #2} & $1. per cont i Greas Receipts will be dorated to the
RED CROSS FUND.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
By Order of Mortgagees
MR. GEO. P. L'AMMERT 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 Sa es Rooms, Duddell Street, VERY VALUABLE
"LEASEHOLD PROPERTY
THE
situste at Victoria aforesaid and registered in the Land Office as Section B and The Ré- maining Portion of Marine Lot No. 188 and Section, C and The Remaining Portion of “ Marine Lot No. 189 together. with the messuages thereon Įknowa в8 NOS. 1, 2. 3, 4 and 5, HILL ROAD and NOS, 410, 412, 414, 415, 418, 420, 422 and 424 DES VIEUX 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 Boad. Ares ab ut 7142 square feet.
By Order of the Mortgagee MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT has Lot 3.-Nos. 410, 412 and 414 received instructions to sell by
State of Weather, b blue sky, a de-Fublic Auction tached chud, d drising rain, flog, E pambag showers, q aqually, r PBÓN, B'anow, gloomy, bail, I lightning, o overcast, s * tanador. vizibility, w dow wat.
METEUROLOGICAL.
Tai Po-Week days, 10 a.m. Sundays. Tomperstars 9,30 am.
Cherng Chow-Weeks, days, 7.30 am. Hamidity'
Wind Diration and 3 D.D.
Shatok, Shatin and Sheungahul.--- Weak days, 4 7.02.
Previous
"30 19 $0.19 30 14
ON
THURSDAY,
the 24th day of January, 1918. at 3 p.m. at his Sales Room, Duddell Street, Victoria,
Hongkong.
The following Valuable Lease- bold Property situate at Victoria. Hongkong, viz ;—"
ALL THAT piece or parcel of Day Os late On date. ground situate at Victoria afore- said and known and registered in the Land Office as Section C of Northern Portion of the Praye Reclamation to Marine Lot No. 200. Toze her with the messuage erected thereon known as 'No. 102 Connaught Road West-Vic- toria aforesaid. Proportion‹ of Annual Crow rent $27.12.-Area 10th 53about 1352 square feet.
57 53
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26 71
54
W.N.W. ES.E.
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Foro
1
3
3
Aberden, Au'au Pinz 6b, Sai Kung.atbat Sattia and Stanley.--Wesk days, 4.30pm. Rain
Canton. Samehui, and Wechow-Week | Bijken opsa 25 Zingmakin ca la days, 7.30a.m. Registration 5 pm, Lat-- Sumate
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0.10
H.K. Observatory. Jan. 15, 1918.
T. F. CLAXTON, Lirector,
tera 6 pm: Sunday, 5o.
Macs Weekdays, 7,15 a m., 130p.m.:
Sundays. a.m.
Kongaroo-Week days, 6 p.m. Except Saturday, Sunday», 5 p.m.
atau and Saumel-Week days, Ap.m.: Sundays, 5 p.m.
Shamehua.-Wear days, 10 am, 4 pja; Bundara, & a 21.
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH PO.
Macao-Week days, 7.30 am, 1.30 p.m. Sundays, 3.30 am; Holidays, 7.30 am,
3.30 p
Cantra-Weekdaya 7.30a.m.9.30 pm. Bundays, 930 pm:
9.3" D.J.
Holidays, 7.30 a
Tal Pi-z Toog-Wesk days, 930 pm Tam Sanders 9.30 pm: Holidays, 9,30 p.m. a. Weekdays 9.20 pm; Sun-
Sher
Faya, 3.50 piin.; Holidays, $.50 pimist Be Tha
Longwoon-Week days, 6 pm, Sa
days, 6 prs.; Hoildayi, & p.m.
days, 6p.nl Bolidays, & pim.
Saturdaye-Sendam ; Bom. Hot
29th 57
TIDE TABLE
From 14th Jan, to 20th Jan.
High Water Haataas
Mona Lis
Mhath
Low Water-
Hongkong
Mean
The
property is subject to a Lease for 5 Chinese years from 29th Angust, 1916, at a monthly rent of $240.
For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to
JOHNSON, STOKES
& MASTER," Prince's Buildings, Ice House Street, Hongkong,
Solicitors for the Mortgagees,
or to
MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT, The Auctioneer. Hongkong, 10th January, 1918,
Des Voeux Road West
Ares about 3759 square feet.
Let 4-Nos. 416, 418 and 420 Des
Vaux Road West.
Area about $748 square feet.
Lot 5.-Nos. 42% and 424,” Des
Væur Road West,
Area about 2835 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.
FAVING --adipted a sub. HA
exobange system iny this office our telephone numbers áre entirely changed the new numbers being 2570 2571 and 2572.
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA,
OLTD.
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