Elizabeth Regina 1558-1603
Three Caffles
VIRGINIA CIGARETTES
THE HONGKONG
Three Castles
The Cigarette with the Pedigree
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of Wingandacoa - Virginia. Șo to this Queen “of happie memorie" at least one owes the half of those enticing words Virginia Cigarettes, but if will then prefix the name "They Castles you shall have the choicest Brand than which none els is half enough enticing stro "GHREE CASGLES" Virginia Cigararezis renowned the world over are recognised by the man who knows to be the product of unfailing judgement and virtuous endeavour- unsurpassed and unsurpassable in purity which bringeth honour to the makers, corp
There's no sweeter Tobacco comes
from Virginia and no better Brand
"than the
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THREE CASTLES:
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APH, MONDAY,
POST OFFICE.
The Services to Germany.Austria, Bolgaria and the Ottoman Empire: are)
Registered and Paroaf Malls clove 15 minutes sarlier than the Ume girsa below unlais otherwibe stated.
The Parcel Port service to places în Szechwan Province is suspended until further notice.
The London Past Office advisor, that all parcels faxcept those for Frizers of War) and all ample packets for Den, mark, Holland, Norway, Spain, Sweden- and Bwitserland will be stopped by the Militar Censors unless posted under a War Office permit
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APRIL 1, 1918,
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WEATHER REPORT.
March 236. 12h. Sim-No returns from Japan, Vladivostock and “Malbalwei. Pressure has decreased slightly to mode- rately at the majcity of reporting staticpa: the anticyclone has apparently commised to 200тe ossśwards. F.esi monadon will prevail along the 8. E. coust of China, and over the N. China Sea.
Hoogkong Bainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am today. 0.00 Inch Total since January 1 0.43 Inch against an average of 5.75 inches.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,
Distriot
Föredani
The importation into the Common- wealth of Australla of too, other than thist grown or produced in British Pomos-
sion is prohibied, unless the oculant in
3. winda, fresh :: cloudy,
drimling
rain
NE
writing of the Commonwealth Minister 1 Hosgkong to Gay Rock-mist or fog Trade and. Customs has been first obtained
The Parcel Post Services to Britlah East Afrios and Egypt (ezooot far members of the Expeditionary Forces), and to Abyminia, Bagdad, Erithree, French 8 mali Cosat, Italian Somaliland, Portu Kurse East Africa, Zanzibar and Russia have been suspended.
Correspondence addressed to enemy ubjects in Chins. Star, Siberia and. Portuguesa East Africa, Persis and Mor- occo cannot be transmitted
The Services to Germany, Austria, Bul- caria and the Ottoman Empire are suspended.
tha United Uninsured parcels for Kingdom will in future be forwarded from Hongkong in bags and the Public are therefore advised to pack such parcela very carefully.
1 Formoes Chaznel
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winds, fresh.
south coast of China be-The samt twwa HE, and Lamooks) a No. 1. Boath coast of Chias be-).The same tween H.K. and Hainan...) sa No. 1.
China Coast letscrological Register.
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Lavies franked at the 4 cents" rate · V'ostock addressed to Yunanfa sad Mergise and HemETO other places in the Province of Yunnan Hakodate should be superscribed with the words Tokle *For delivery by the Chinese Port Office."
Parcels for Greece cannot be accepted for transmission unless accompanied by a special permit issued by the British Minister at Athens.
The rates of postage aru na follows:- Parcel not over diba... 90 cen**
71b. $1.80 11lbs... 270
Do. Do.
March 18, a.m.
Winds
Hour,
Bargineler.
Temperature.
Humidity.
D'tion.
Wasiber.
Force::
K'agis Oshima
Naba
Arrangements have been made for the transmission of parcela to the United Kingdom via Canada.
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LOCAL AND REQULAR MAILS OUTWARD.
30,40 63
Takin Koshita
29.9963 29.99
"
Pdares Canton
Tai Po.-Week days, 10 a.m; Sundays,
Gay Book
9.30 a.m.
Macao
29. 61 85 # 40 29.97
ede 60 90. 29.31
Cheung Chow.-Wooks days, 7.30
how g
and-3 p.m.
Fattoi
•W.D. & H.O. WILL'S BRISTOL AND LONDON ENGLAND.
No insurance can be affected on parcels Amy sent by this route.
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ENTERTAINMENTS.
VICTORIA
THEATRE.
April, 2, 3 & 4, 1918.
The Final Chapter of
THE GREAT SECRET.
17th & 18th EPISODES.
American
Gazette
and
Different Comedies.
Booking at ANDERSON'S.
IF YOU SMOKE A PIPE OF COURSE YOU SMOKE - CAPSTAN NAVY CUT"
NOTICE.
THE SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE,
HONGKONG.
WAR BONDS DRAWING
(IN AID OF WAR CHARITIES.)
TICKETS $5 EACH, HONGKONG CURRENCY.
PRIZES::
If $500,000 is available for distribution :--
WAR CHARITIES WILL RECEIVE $125,000
FIRST PRIZES.
SECOND PRIZE.
THIRD PRIZE
$187,500
$ 56,250
$ 37,500
100 PRIZES OF $1,000 TO $50. $ 93,750
NOTICES.
WAI KEE.
FLAC & SAILMAKER
No. 129, Des Vœux Road Central
Top Floor," HONGKONG. Telephone No. 1933-
ASAHI BEER.
ILSAHI BEER GRAND PRZES
TOTAL $500,000
LAGER BEET
YOUR $5 TICKET
SPENALLY BAD
EXPERI
MAY WIN YOU
ANY ONE OF ABOVE PRIZES.
TICKETS OBTAINABLE AT BANKS, CLUBS
Milsal Bus
Tai D.-Week days, 5 p.m.
Shatankok, Shatin and Shengahni-Hollow Week days, 4 p.m.
Prullen 7 29,31 70 Aberdeen, Autan, Fing Shan, Sai Kung, Tourane Santin and Stanley-Week days, 4.30pm. C...
Canton, Samabui, and Wushow-Week
Apar days, 7.30 am, Registration 5 pm. Let Dagupan, ters 6 p.m.; Sunday, 5 pm.
Manlis
00 20 DAL De.4 b
*10
60
40
6 r
29.83 72 29.8075
MO
29.91 73 87 ne
Santa
Macao-Weekdays, 7.15 am, 1.30 p.m.;
Legaspi Sundays, 9 m,
Kongmoon-Week days. 6 p.m. Except nolo Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Surfac
Gua
29.87-72 91 ane 29,36 75 79 ze
Tacloban
99.84 $99.83
29.86
2980
13 p
and Sanmei-Week day". LAMAR $ p.: Sundays, 5 p.m.
Shamchat.-Week daya, 10 am.. 4 p.m Sundays, 9 qu
FRENCH PARCEL REGULATIONS. The Public are informed that the new regulations adopted by the French Cartoms fasist that wonders of parcela addressed to France, Coraics and Algeria raust fill in the goldmas of the regular Declaration particularly and Customs exactly, emitting none of the beading coreprised thereia.
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It is furthermore absolutely necessary to show in the aforesaid declaration (1) The full name and addrem of the addreme (2) A statement as to whether the contents are intended for-State supplies or not.
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN.
BRANCH PO. 4. Macao-Weekdays, 7.30a.m., 1.30 p. Sundays, 8.30 am; Holidışı, 7.30 am... ¡ 1,30 p.m.
Canton-Weekdays, 7.30 am 9.30 pann Sandayz, 930 p.m. Holidays, 1,30 8.m.; 9.30 p.m.
¡TA Pics Trog-Week days, 9.30 pm:
Sundays. 9.30 pm; Holidays, 9.30 p.m.
-Shek KL-Week days. 9.30 pm; Ban days, 9.30 p.; Holidays, 9.30 p.m.
Kongmoon-Week days. 6 p.m.: Ex- cept Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 5 P
Kamcbook-Week days, 6. pm: Sun- daya, 6 pak Holidays, 6 p.m.
Kaukong-Week days, 6 pm, Except Saturday, Sundays, 9 pm Holidays, 6 p.m
OUTWARD MAILS.
TO-MORROW.
Shanghai and North China-2nd April Haiphong-2qd April, 5 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, 3rd April. Swatów, Amoy and Foochow~3rd April,
2 D.ML
THURSDAY, 4th April. Shanghai, North China, -4th April, 9 a.m. Swatow Amoy and Foochow 4th April
Noor
FRIDAY, 5th April.* Philippine Islands-5th Apr, 2 p.m.
SUNDAY, 7th April. Cheloo Tientsin-7th April, 9 s.m.
TUESDAY, 9th April. hapgbal, N. China, Jaran via Negasıld
Honolulu 9th April Registra tion .45 am Letters 10.30
16' 08 9166 9
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10. W. JEFFRIES,-Chief Assistant. Hongkong Observatory, Mar, 28, 1918
Barometer, reduced to "32 dagreei Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in in ches, tenths and hundredths.
3 Temperature, in the aliade, in degrési Fahrenheit.
3 Humidity, in percentage of anturation the Humidity of air saturated with mole- tare being 100.
4 Direction of Wind, to two points. 5 Force of Wind, according to Bonafort Scale.
"
State of Weather, b bize szy, a de' tached aloud, d drizzling rain, f fog, s gicomy, h ball, 1 lightning, o overcast, p pasing showers, q aqually, 'r rain, a mov, i thunder, v vizibility, w dow wor
METEOROLOGICAL.
Barometer femperature Humidity
Previous
Day On date On dats. Ak pa s À RON, SE 1 DAM
29.90 29.95 29.97
NOTICE.
NOTICES.
UNION WATERBOAT CO.,
LIMITED.
ONE Certificate No. 576 for Twenty One Shares Nos. 27,000 to 27,020 inclusive, in this Company, standing in the name of Mr. Li Man Hing has been lost; and if at the expiration of one month from the date hereof the above Certificate be not
forthcoming, another Certificate "for the said shares will be issued by the Company, and thereafter no other will be acknowledged.
UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED, Dodwell & Co., Lia, General Managers, Hongkong. 26th March, 1918.
NOTICE.
HE Commodore and Officers
TH
GEO. P. LAMMERT.
AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER AND SURVEYOR.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
THE Undersigned bas received instructions to sell by Public Auction on
WEDNESDAY, the 3rd April, 1918, commencing at 12 o'clock (NOƠN) !
at bis Sales Rooms Daddell Street,
The s.s." American”-
as she now lies msored aff Cheung Sha Wan Particulars:--
Gross tonnage
795
net
"518"
Iron serew Breat
length
1943
Breadth
Depth::
17:00
Engines Compound 2-cylindery
- 27" sad 50" by Ju" stroke.
Note: The above vessel was
Harbour).
*
of H.M. Navy ad Dockyard abandoned to underwriters and mach regret that owing to the is being sold without flag or continued epidemic of Cerebro-register as she now lies off spinal fever, the At Home on Cheung Sha Wan (Hongkong board H. M. S.TAMAR Terms: 20% purchase money on fall of hammer when ship will be at purchaser's risk and com- pletion within one week of dite of sale."
SATURDAY, 6th April must be cancelled." Hongkong March 28th 1918.
UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG
THE University requires the
services of a part-time. Teacher of Practical Chemistry for four afternoons weekly.com. mencing in September next. Applications to be addressed to THE REGISTRAR. Hongkong, 26th March, 1918..
KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY.
NOTICE.
GEO. P. LAZ
Auctioneer.
THE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Public Auction on
FRIDAY, the 5th April, 1918, commencing at 2.30 p.mL: at bis Sales Rooms. Duddell
Street," A Large Quantity of Valuable
Household Furniture...
Comprising
Teak habstands, tapestry cover- ed couch and easy chairs, teak bookcases: writing tables, fiówer' stands, engravings, ornaments, carpets, rugs, etc., etc..
Teak exten fon dining table and chairs, teak sideboards, THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY
notified that the following dinner wagon, ice chest, disner revised Fares between Hong- and dessert services, electro- kong, Kowloon and Canton will plate, xlass ware, etc. etc: come into force on April let next;-
Hangtong Currency
Fine double and single brans mounted iron bedsteads teak Chinese Fingle and double wardrobes, Currency dressing tables. washstands, $5,35 toilet crockery, Shangbai batbs, $8.55 etc, etc.
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1st Class Single
£5,00
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0.04 0.00
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Return -Single
$8.00
$2.50
$2.70
Ha ale Tetrocaman on the arth by
2nd
14
Return $4.00
8th fa
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HX. Observatory, Mar. 28, 1918,
T. 7. CLAXTON, Director.
3rd
100%
THURSDAY, 11th April. Shanghai, N. China, Japan via Nagasaki,
Cengde. United Sixtes, Central " and 8. America and Europe viE | SAL Canada-1th April, Begintza- ntion 7:45 am. Letters 10.30 a.. MALE will be closed oa
TIDE TABLE.
From 1st Apr. to 7th Apr.
**
High Water Hasplong
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Low Wa Bangko
Tima
Konfer
Now
Also
$£3) · A Quantity of Blackwood Single $1.10 $1.20 ware, Comprising Curio Cabinet, Return $1.80 $1.95 Couches, Teapoys, Tables, Arm
In addition to the above for chairs, etc. the convenience of the travelling
And
public a special first class return 1 Billiard Dining Table ticket at Hongkong Aurrency 1 Grand Piano by Broadwood, $11.00 and Chinese Currency and Sons (in good condition). $11.80 available one by Railway] The above have been removed and the other by the Hongkong, to Sales Rooms for covenience of Canton and Macao Steamboat sale: Company Steamers will also be Friday, the 5th instant. issued,.
By Order,
H.P. WINSLOW: Manager. Kowloon-Canton Railway
British Section.
WEN TEH CHANG,
Managing Director, Canton Kowloon Railway,
Chinese Secti
Also
One Small Wolff Motor Cycle (in splendid condition) On view from Thursday the 4th April. MAY Catalogue will be fasued Terms ---Cash on delivery, 3 COAGEO PALAMMERT
Auctioneer.
Printed and Fublished for the Prop Dade Bumett at 21 Los House treet,