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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30 1917.
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THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS ISSUED BY
BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO CO., LTD.
POST OFFICE.
The Parcel Post Services to British East Anica and Egypt (excert for members the Expeditionary Forces), and 10 Abyminia, Bagdad. Erisbrea, French Small Conat, I'xlian Somaliland Portu guse East Africa, Zanzitar and Russia Lave been suspended.
Correspondence addramed to enemy sbjcts in China. Siam, Siberis and tuguese Ext Africe, Perma and Mor- ores cannot be transmisled.
The Services to Germany, Austria, Bul- caria and the Ottoman Empire are suspended..
Uninsured parcels for the United Kingdom will la fatore be forwarded from Hongkong in bags and the Publis are therefore advised to pack such parcels very carefully,
Letters franked at the 4 cents rate addressed to Yunanfu and Kengtae and other places in the Prolace of Yunnan should be superscribed with the words "For delivery by the Chinese Post Office."
Farcels for Greece cannot be accepted for trasami-ion unless accompanied by a special permis lasued by the British Minister at Athen
Arrangements bave been made for the transmision of parcela] to the United Kington via Canada.
The rates of postage are as f,Low!im Faree) ant over Sim
Do,
Da.
90 cents.
7:bm
1ube
$180 2.70
No insurance can be seated on paraula
rent by this route.
IMPORT PROHIBITIONS.
The public are informed thank the ans dermension d articles are probibi ed from importation into the United Kin dom, either by Iviter post or by parcel post
Gold manufactured or unmanufactured including gold coin and artie ou nonsisting partly of or wonteining gold;@All” manu-- facturer of Biyer other than)_silver, Watches and silver watch casts :: Jewild Jery if any descri; tion...
Letters and Parcels contaidag such articles cannot therefore be accepted for transmission by the Post Office,
The Parcel Post serviss to Aden (8x- pect in respect of parcela for military and naval address) has been auspröded.
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, omitting nons of the headings comprised therein.
It is furthermore absolutely necessary to show in the aforesaid declaration (1) The full name and address of the addrama (2) Astatement as to whether the contents are intended for State supplies or not.
LOCAL AND' REGULAR MAILS OUTWARD.
Tai O.-Week daya, 5 p.m. Tai Po.-Week days, 10 am; Sundays, 9.30 am
Cheung Chow.-Wooky dayı, 7.30 .m. and 3 p.m.
Sbataukok, Shatin and Bheungsbul- Work days, 4 p.m.
Aberdeen, Autan. Ping Shen, Sai Kung, Bantin and Stanley-Work days, 4.30p.m. Canten. Sambui, and Wuchowsk day, 7.30 am, Registration 5 p., Let ter* 6 6 p.m.; Sunrays, 5pm.
Macao-Weekdaja, 7.15 am.1.30p.m.; *Bendaya 9 B.M.
Kongmoon-Week days, 6pm. Except Saturdays, Sundays, 5 p.m.
bamiau and Sanmel-Wrek daya 3pm.; Sundaya, 5 pm.
Shamchun-Wesɛ days, 10 am., 4·p.m.; Funday, 9 a.20
FROM SHEUNGWAN WETERN BRANCH P.O.
Macao-Wonk daya, 7.10a.m. 1.30 pm. Sundays, 830 am; Holidays, 7.30 8.0. 1.30 n.m.
Cnton-Weak days, 7.30a.m.9.30 pm: Bundaya, 930 p.my' Holidays, 7.30 am;
- Tai Pi g Tong,—Week (dayı, 9.50 p.m. Sundaya 9:30 pm : Holidays, 930p.m.
Shek Ki~ Week days, 9.30 p.; Ban- days. 9.50 pm; Holidays, 9.30 pm.
Konen com --Week daya, 6 ym; Banw days, 6pm Holidays, 6 pan
Kamolnak. --Wear days, 6 pm; Ban dava, 6 p.met olidays, 6. p.m. tule
Kankong - Week days, 6 pa. Em Saturdayu Bundays, &i pas Nok'days,
NOTICES.
WAI- KEE.
FLAC & SAILMAKER.
· Na, 129, Des Vœux Road Central Top Floor," HONGKONG. Telephone No. 1833
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NOTICES.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.
WEATHER REPORT.
January 301. 11h. Ifmi,--Na vreturna from Japan and Vladivostock. An anticy. clone is again centrul over N. China, and, pressure has increased slightly to mode. rately at the majonty of reporting aations...
Frush to strong monsoon may de 12-
the N. China San.
Hongkong Balnină: ke tu Så bour
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Fected on the China Coast, and over
that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Hong kong Hotel Company Limited ending at 10 am to-day, 0.00 insb will be held at the registered against an average of 136 inches.
Total" sincs, Jannary, Ist". 001' inches office of the Company, Fedder Street, Hongkong, on SATUR-
Forster+
TORKAST FOR THE 14 HOURS DAY, the nineth day of | HIDING AT NOON TO-MORROW. February, 1918; at noon, when the subjoined resolution will be proposed as an Extraordinary Resolution:
"That the Articles of Associa tion "be altered in manner following:-
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1 Hongkong to Gay Rookwinda,
(a) By the deletion of the
word "twice" in the se↑ Fornom Channel cond line and the word "Half" in the fourth line of Article No. 5.
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(b) By the deletion of the word "Half" in the first, seventh and last lines; the substitution of the word "meeting" for "meetings" in the eighth line: and the insertion of the word "an " between the words
at
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N. windi strong.
Bouth sonst of China be-? The_MZI tween HIK, and Lamocks) # No. 1. Bouth post of China be-) The same tween H.K. and Hainan......... J's No. 1.,
China Coast Meteorologioni Register.
and ordinary" in the station. seventh line, of Article
No. 61.
(o) By the deletion of the
Word Half" in the third
stock
and fifth lines and the emure substitution of the word Tukio
an
Mazodate
" for "the" in the achi third and fifth lines, and Nagamat the word meeting
*- January 30, am.
"forma Oshima meetings "in the third and Naba sixth lines of Article No.h" 62.
Bonic is. Whalwe 64
(d) By the deletion of the Hakow
word" Half" and the sub-chang stitution of the word Klukiang "meeting" for "meetings" Changba in the first line of Article Bangal
Gutzlaff” No. 90.
(e) By the deletion of the word may
Half" wherever appear-Tahoku ing in Article No.93.
Taichn Tainan That the following clause in
Koengo be inserted in Article 107 POZOS after Sub clause (p) there- Canton of, namely, (p) a. :—
with. Заветте Fund
Book Ling
Holbow
Surigao Geam
Hour.
Barometer.
Temperature.
Humidity.
D'tion.
Weather.
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ENTERTAINMENTS:
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TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!!
AT 9.15 PM.
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:
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DIRECT FROM THE LEADING THEATRES OF THE WORLD, AND HIS COMPANY
HEADED BY
The Beautiful BARBARA BABINGTON,
SEE:-THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK. SEE FROM FILM TO LIFE.
SEE:-CATCHING" BULLETS FROM GUNS. "SEE:-AERO HYPNOTISM.
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Booking at ANDERSON'S.
PRICES
BAGDAD TO-DAY.
Improvement's That Have Followed British Occupatiso,
Some interesting sidelights on the British occupation of Bagdad are given in a letter from Mr. Patrick Kenny, of the G. P. 0. telephone at (R. E.), which is published in the current issua of the Telegraph and Telephons. Journal,
"The town on arrival," he writes, "was in a very dirty and insanitary condition, and the shops very dilapidated, the Tarke baring caused as much destruct. ion to property as they possibly enuld in their hurried retreat. The manner in which the British authorities deal with the situation 4 marvelicus...
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To acai (p). To employ Macao
the reserve fund for wachom - **. the time.being or Paxbol any portion thereof Phulisa in or for all or any Tourane of the fol owing) 0.84 J. purposes, that is to Apar say, in meeting agen
Manila contingencies, în equalising divoban dends. in paying allo special dividends or bonuses, in repair ing improving and maintaining any of the property of the
·Company, and în or¦ « for such other pur poses as the Direc- tors shall in their discretion think conducive to the interests of Company."
*6 29.74 74 95 m
α W. JEFFRIE3.---Chief Andrtant. Hongkong Observatory, Jan. 39 1918. 1 Barometer, reduced to 32 dogruel Fahrenheit on the level of the ass in 10- ches, tenths and hundre line.
# Temperature, in the shade, iD dagrons Fahrschat.
Hamidity, in percentage of saturation the the Humidity of air saturated with
ture being 100,
(g) By the deletion of the word half "in the fourth 'line of Article No. 111 (h) By the deletion of the word "half" in the first first line of Article No. 125., (i) By the substitution of the word" Once" for "twice" in the first line <f Article No. 129.
Should the Resolution be pass- ed by the required majority, it will be submitted for confirmation as a special resolution to a second Extraordinary Meeting which will be subsequently convened.
Dated the 29th day of January, 1918.
By Order of the Board, J. H. TAGGART,
Secretary,
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG
Direction of Wind, to two polas
8cale.
"After a few days considerable. improvement becrime notiosable, native scavengers had the streets thoroughly clean by 7 a.m. rach day, and it is now a pleasure to walk through any part of the towa.
All stray doge (with which the place wag overrun sad which were a source of danger to as when working in the dark)} have been shot and baried.
THEATRE
$2, $1 & 50 Cents:
HONGKONG
NOYAL
TWO GRAND CONCERTS
Saturday, 2nd
and
Thursday, 7th Feb. at 9.15 p.m.
A. MIROVITCH
(PIANO)
M. PIASTRO
(VIOLIN }"
BOOKING AT
MOUTRIE'S.
PRICES:
At first the whole of the popnis- $3.00, $2.00 & $1.00. tion used to appear in rage, but the majority of them (the lowest class Arabe excopred) have donned beautiful
Oriental UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
5 Force of Wind, according to Boulart costumes, and the scenes in the towo, sapecially during Saturdays Btate of Wasther, b bize sky, o de-and Sondays, are very picture- tached cloud, d drizzling zain, fing, s gloomy, hail, i lightning, o overcat, peque, all the colours of the rain
in bowers, a squally, r rais, a saow, bow being need in the clothing,
worn by the ladies.
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METEOROLOGICAL.
Barometer Temperature Hundity and Wind Direction --
Weather
**Orime and disorder have dow practically cessed. The business. houses, hotels, shops, and re- staurants have been redecorated, reopened, and business is in fall swing. The streets are being named. Oil lampe have been fired up for lighting purposes. Dạy Ús dels Du da Electric light is being installed
at various points. -
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AND CHINA.GAS CO., beis to "nctify its consumers and the public that owing to the heavy increases in the cost of obtaining ita necessities, particularly Coal, it has no option but to increase the price of Gas by 50 cents per 1,000 cubic feet, making the price $2,80 per 1,000 cubic feet, dating mon. from the 1st February, 1918: ·
By Order of the Boa d Directors.
GÉORGE CURKY.
Local Secretary.
Hongkong, 28th January,
Bat.
2.15.6.
30th
H.X, Observator Jan. 30, 1918
E. F. CLAXTON, Director.
TIDE TABLE,
From 28th Jan. to 3rd Feb,
Hoogkong
No Time
Zeight
H
Ensters Extension, Australasiv
& China Telegraph Co.)"
Eagle, Hongkong Hotel, from Shanghai.
Fruin Kremlin, from Tientsin. Monaha
Singh, from Sán Francisco.
Vacher, from Mandinh.
J. M. BECK,
Superintendent,
--' | Hongkong, Jan. 25, 1918.
The Great Northern Telegraph. Company, Ltd.
“Pablo gardens have been laid cut on the banks of the river. Concerts are held there once or twies a week, the music being rendered by the bands of Indian regimente.
"The Berlin to Bagdad Bail- way is a fine piece of work and has been put to good use by our forces up to the point, they have rescbed. The engines, carriages, and tracka zza very mansive, á, | splendid permanent telegraph Toute bas niso been built zunning parallel to the railway."
Schools For Maschu (irls, The Dowager Concubine of the Low Water iste. Emperor Kang Ha bas donated fifty thousand dollars for
Hongkong
Mana
Thank -
Yungtailoong, Tangshaniu, from Shangha
Aṣanuma, Dayn Maru," from Mitsunosho..
New Dock Company, from Kobe.
Chunghing
Tsengkwonglan,
Co., 101, Wanhand Street, from Shanghai.
Boniface, from Kobe
T. KHING,T Act. Superintendent. Hongkong, Jan. 25, 1918
an
Affairs in Shemst (22 22 The Tacbur of Sannet has sent "extra" urgent telegram to the Central Government, reqating that a sum of $1,500,000 b
the erration of two primary remitled to him without delay for him to carry on his campaign
techools for Manchu girls. Should
24 this prove acceful she wil make a further donation for the same purpose.
paint the local infer, other. wie "the situation, of his province would be hopeless,
Prinsed and Faolisted for the Proprietor, by Gourr Oade Burnett af 11 Loe Hoses