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THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1918,
Cimbassy
THE VIRGINIA HIGH GRADE
Embassy Cigarettes
There has been no alteration in size, weight, quality or manufacture of “Embassy" since 1914.
Every Virginia Leaf used in the manufacture of
POST OFFICE.
The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire" - are suspended.
Registered and Parcel Mails lose 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated.
The Parcal Postarrico to places in Bochwan Province is suspended until further notice.
The London Post Office advises that all parcels (eroept those for Prisoners of War) and all sample packets for Den, mark, Holland, Norway, Spain, Swedes- and Switzerland will be stopped by the Militare Consors unless posted under a War Office permit.
The Importation into the Common- wealth of Australis of tes, other than
WEATHER REPORT.
"April 1th, 11h. 45mm-No returns, from Japan stations Premure has de crossed sonskiarably over M. Quins, and increased slightly elsewhere. The anticr clans has moved eastward, and a depres sion is indicated over 8. Mazohuria; an area of relatively high preGRATA GÖTENI & China.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours anding si 10 am, to-day, 0.00 tnah. Total since January 131` 328 innh against an average of 8,60 fuchen. -
TOREJAST JOR THE 24 HOURS 'ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District
Forecari.
that grown or produced in Britina Power Hoogkeng to Gap Book...
slous is prohibted, unless the ocument in
writing of the Commonwealth Minister for Trade and Custome her been frut obtained.
The Farcel Post Barrions to British East
Africa and Egypt (sept for members 8 Formosa Channe!
of the Expeditionary Forces), and to Abywinia," Bagdad," Brithres," French Somali Coast, Italian Somaliland. Parta rese East Africa, Zanzibar and Russla have been suspended. ...
Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in China. Slam Biberia and Portuguese East Africa, Persia and Mor- osco cannot be transmitted
The Services tɔ Germany, Austria, Bul- garia and the Ottoman Empire are spended.
Unicured parcels for the United -Kingdom will in fature be forwarded from Hongkong in"bags and the Publis are therefore advised to pack such parcels very carefully.
XE winds,
Loderate;
N.E.winds, freeh
South coast of China de-) The same tween HE, and Lamocks sa No. 1
à South court of China be-) The same tween EE. and Hairan.....) Bo..
China Cost Meteorological Register
Station.
'April 16, s.
Hour,
Barometer.
Tenperature.
Humidity.
Tostock 6 £9.78 39 - Namuro Ba Hakodate Tatlo Lattes franked at the 4 canta zatę | Kochi addressed to Turanfa and Mangias and
Sagamki ether plads in the Province of Yunnan
Kagima should be superscribed with the words Dahims "Foz delivery by the Chinese Fost Office."
Parools for Gresss cannot be accepted for transmission unless accompanied by a special permit issued by the British | Minister si „Athens.
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Hantow Embassy Cigarettes is selected and blended by
specialists, skilled in the art of their profession.
Sold in Boxes of 10 & in airtight tins of 25 & 50 Cigarettes.
This advertisement is issued by British-American Tobacco Company Ltd.
"Tahang
Klukiang
Arisogements have been made for the transmission... of parcèle to the United Kingdom via Canada.
Changsha
Shanghai
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30.02 54 74
30.03 56 75 316 30.17 35 140 n
Sharp The rates of postage are as follows:--- | Amoy Parcel not over 3lba... 90 cants. BWBLOW
Taiboku Sa 29.99 $5 95 mo Taichu ■ 20.95 59
Do.
7lbs... $1.80
Do.
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No insurance can perfected on parcels sent by this coate.
Tainan
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FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN -BRANCH PIO. Macao-Wook days 7.30 a.m. 130 p.m. Wachow Sundays, 8.30 am; Holidays, 7.30 am.
Pathol 1.30 pm
Bolkow Canton-Weekdays, 7.30 sim 9.30 pau:: Phyllan Sundays, 930 p.m; Holidays, 7.30 Tourens 9.30 p.m.
Hong Gap Rock
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ENTERTAINMENTS.
VICTORIA
THEATRE
APRIL 16th, 17tb, & 18th, 1918.
"THE HEART OF GAVROCHE"
an absorbing Drama in 3 parts, 'featuring
Madame LEONTINË MASSARD.
Pathe's British Gazette.
"The Two Trunks," "Dynamited Love."
&c., dc..
THE ALEXANDRA CAFE.
}:0: ( ----
First Class Grill Room & Restaurant. EUROPEAN BAKERS. CONFECTIONERS &
Tel. 909
CATERERS.
18, Dee Yosur Road, Central
To suit the convenience of our numerous Customers we have re-arranged the PRICES of our monthly TIFFIN and DINNER tickets. From APRIL 15th these Tickets will be issued
at $18, each
The Tickets are available
For 30 Tiffins.
or Dinners
ESTIMATES GIVEN FOR PICNICS, TEAS, DINNERS,
ETC.
PROMPT & EFFICIENT SERVIGE GUARANTEED. Mrs. N. BABBAGE,
ADRIFT ON A
Eighty Hours at Mercy of Sea
and Wind.
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During the morning of the 13: HYDROPLANE.the cable of the Boating, anchor broke, and destruction again threatened. The crew of two man, however, rigged ap second anchor of what heavy Through the fortunes of ship material there happened to be wreck, or rather bydro-aeroplane aboard the machine, and slep wreck, Esign Richer and Mate
repaired both the fatera and "Gueria, cia Freach hydroplane, the wing of the 'pians, which have had the bocour thrust op had been badly damaged during
em of alablishing a world's the night's storm. record of 80 copsecutive hours of
Daring the 13th land was SEA navigation in a hydroplane. sighted, but the bydroplane was During the 80 boars i flat, 887; driven out to wa sgais. Pro- Mr. Henry Wood, the United visions and water were almost Press of America correspondent.hausted on the 14th, but it was with the French armies, their not until the night of the 15th immense French bydroplane, pro 16th that a patrol boat which had pelled only by the ees sad the
been searching since the after- wind, covered over 60 miles of
noon of the 12th picked up the two mer, who were little the
oree for their experience.
Toyage.
The feat gives sorde idea of the development that has taken place
"in the hydro-aviation services of the French Navy.and which is kepi fully sa secret as the development that has taken place in the Navy itself since the begining of the
wer.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
By order of the Mortgagees
On January 12 Easigh Richer, Mr. Gen. P. Lammert bas who commanded hydroplane received instructions to sell by Equadron on the Algerian coast, Public Auction on
4
Duddell Street. Victoria,
Hong'on.
etarted out with two bydroplane. Tuesday the 30th day of April, en a mbmarine boat, When 201918, a 3 p.m. at his Sales Room, miles off the coast the 'plane ir charge of himself and Second, Mate Guerin was forced to tak water owing to sa accident to the motor.
The followisz Valuable Lassé- ho'd Property situate at Victoria Hongkon3, v
ALL THOSE pieces or parcels The second bydroplane was ir ofer und situatest Vidori afor the set of alighting in the sea by gald and k-own and re i-tered in their elde in order to render anithel and Office as Section & of sprintsnor possible, when Ensigt Marine Lot No.. 100 and Section Richer signalled it not to take 1 D of the Southern Portion of The the rss but to go in search of› Praya Reclamation to Marine tog. The recond bydroplaneet No. 200 Tther with the accordingly headed towards the erected thereon known Algerian orant, and this was the No. 16 Der Voeux Road West last seen of it. :
Bicher's machine had beer forced 10 slight in the on the afternoon of January 12 high em on mi hon thei vering any paming ship. Darir, the night, he wave:, owoon shot. were beard, and they stopom wi "ap mokets, but still withou To the messtīm Emprees. the mes became rough, are their bydroplane would hav
had i been wrecked. " been made like any other than the
Vitoria-foresaid Prorort one
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- An -1 Crown Part 39.70 and $4.90 respect velv. Ar a 6 5 qure Fast and 260. quare Feet respect voly.
For further particulars and on-
ns of sale
#pply to JOHNSON, STOKES AND MASTER, Prince's Buildings. Ice House Street, Hongkong. Solicitors for the Mortgagees, or to GEO." P. LAMMEET,
Auctioneer.
new strongly built ones that the Hongkong, 15th April, 1918, French marins has developed.
NOTICES.
WAI KEE.
FLAC & SAILMAKER
No. 129, Des Voeux Road Central Top Floor, HONGKONG. Telephone No. 1833
ASAHI BEER.
ASAKI BEE
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4JAHI LAGER BEER
SPLAALLY BEREMED EXPORT
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COMPANT
Mitsu! Bussan Kaisha
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Tal Fire Tung-Week days, 9.30 pag Sundays, 9.30 pm; Holidays 9.30 pm
Shek KL-Week days, 9.30 pm; Sun- | Vadis ¿sya, 9.30 pm: Bolidays, 9.30 pm.
Kongmoon Week days. 6 p.m. Ex- Tacloban cept Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays Dolle at 5 p.zz.
Surigao
Kamobuck-Week days, 6 pm; Bun Guaza dayı, 6 pm; Holidays, 6 p.m.
Kaakong-Week days, 6 p.m., Exxcept' Saturday Sundays 9 pm; Holidays 6 p.m
OUTWARD MAILS.
TO-MORROW.
Haiphong-17th Apri', 9 a.m. Philippins Is Australia, New Zealand &
New Guines vis Thameday -17th April, Registration 9.15 a.tn. Lattara 10 a.m. Japan via Miji-—17th April, 3 pm,
THURSDAY, 18th April. Tientsin--18th April, 11 a.m. Hankow—18th April, 11 a.m.
FRIDAY, 19th April. Bwatow, Amor ard Foochow—19th April.
Noon.
Philippine Islands-19h April, 2 pm. Weihaiwel, Chefco & Tientsin-19ch
April, 2 p.m.
SATURDAY, 20th April. Philippins in Canada, United Stater:
Central South America &
• Europe vir Victoria-20th April, Registration 1.45 km, Lot 9.50 1.
Shanghai and North China-20th April,
.5 pm.
SUNDAY, 21st April Swatow, Amoy and Formosa ria Koalung;
-21st April, y a.m.
6 29.78 78 95
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C. W. JEFFRIES-Chief Assistant. Hongkong Observatory. Apz. 16, 1918.
1 Barometer, redwood to 52 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the man in in- ches, tenths and hundredths.
2 Temperatura, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.
-1 Humidity, in pervenizge of saturation the Hunddity of air saturated with mots- ture being 100.
<Direction of Wind, to two points. 5 Force of Wind, soseeding to Besafort Scale.
State of Weather, b blue sky, o de- tached cloud. à dixling raiz, ffog. E gloomy, ball, i lightning, o overcast, p passing showers, a aqually, r zain, s show, 3 thunder, v. visibility, w daw wat
METEOROLOGICAL.
Previons
Day On date On data.
A i ja, 38 + B+ BE A yaka
Barometer Tenperatura Humidity · Wind Direction .....
1996 3301
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TUESDAY, 23rd April. Shanghai and Horth China-2ŝed Apzil;| Wouther
2 p.ttle WEDNESDAY, 24th April. Shanghai, K.-China, Japan Tia - Koba, Hol, Canada Unit d Flat Central and South Amerdi and Fu op" wa Han Franco-24h Ap 11. Regis tration 945 am, Lettere 15.30
THURSDAY, 25th April. Bwatow, Amoy. For roma y's T-kao and
Arg og 25th April, 7 a.m. Blogbai and Nath Obini -25th April,
Z pm. SATURDAY, 27th April Bhanghai, F. <'hi +, Jarenta N-guï‚· Belulu, Canada, Fed Bát, Ce fra! Am-rion & Europe via Bag Fan27th Ave, Bega fratija 8.45 am. Lettem 10.30
MONDAY, 29th April. Shanghai, W. C ina, Japan via Kazzdiki, Furopa, Canada, wie Visina Uriton Blaten, Central and 8. Ame for, via Bestilo-2915 April, R gitration 11:45 am. Lottara 15450 p.m. v-
C " 0.00 0.00 - 6.00
Micnost opon, når Tampuware on the 15th 7t
-HAL. Observatory. Apr. 16, 1918.
2. P. CLAXTON, Dirweist
“TIDE TABLE.
From 15th Apr. to 21st Apr.
High Wa
Hongkong
****
te la.
Law Water Hangtong
morning, a afternoon,
TOMBOLA
SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE, Hongkong.
(IN AID OF WAR CHARITIES.)
THE PRIZES WILL AVERAGE 6 FOR EVERY 100 SPILLS SOLD. There are in all 2,000 Prizes Valued at Approximately $20,000.Y
Purchasers of Spills containing numbers must keep such spills until St. George's Day when the Prizes will be drawn in public view.
SPILLS $1.00 EACH ARE ON SALE AT ALL CLUBS, HOTELS, STORES, Etc.
PRIZES are on SHOW at 13, Queen's Road Central (next door to Astor House Hotel)
Among the presents received for the TOMBOLA are the following::
DIAMOND DRAGON FLY BROOCH LARGE DIAMOND BAR BROOCH. „TURQUOISE AND PEARLBRACELET, THICK SOLID GOLD BANGLE AXETHYST PENDANT
GOLD CHAIN BAG.
GOLD FOUNTAIN PEN, GOLD LINKS.
GOLD WATCHES.
WRISTLET WATCHES.
QUANTITIES OF CUT GLASS, INNUMERABLE SILVER ARTICLES.
TWO PIANOS.
GRAMOPHONE,
SEWING MACHINE. TYPEWRITER.
'CLOCKS
INCUBATORR.
DOZENS OF PICTURES,
CURIOS AND FANCY GOODS.
Also several War Bonds, etc.
Printed and Published for the Proprietor, by George William Cads Burnett at 11 los House Street, in the City of Vir
Boar Fone.