THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1918.-
Golofina
A MILD
CIGAR
that has fully met the Local Smokers' demand for delightful quality and mild character.
BEST QUALITY JAMAICA
LEAF,
EXPERT WORKMANSHIP,
PERFEC
FINEST AROMA,
LICHTEST COLOURS.
POST OFFICE.
From the lat May-1518 there will be
WEATHER REPORT.
thres General deliveries daily from the April 198, 11h. 45m.--No returns from District Post Offices except on Sunday Japanese stations. Pressure has 26- ard Holidays when there will be ons creed alightly along the east coast of delivery only.
--| China and increased
The hours of de'ivery will be fall swa :-Wonk days 9.0. 1 p.m. 5px.
Sundays and Holidays noon.
a
-where it haa groept at Viadivostok elsewhere, and increased considerably. The depression remains over Torgking; and another depression is indicated in: the Bartern. Bea
Hongkong Rainfall for the 34 hours ending at 10 am. to-day, 0.01 inch. Total - sincs January 18h329 inch against an average of 13. 37 loohm.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,
Distriak
Forecast
The Director General of Posts and Telegraphzardia, advison that: "T2: Parcel Post Service to the-Indian Civil Postal Agencies at Abol hasib, Amara, Bagdad, Bags, Bosa City. Fan, Kut Nasriyah, Quiat Saleh Sak-ab-Shaykh and 2
Zatmir in Mesopotamla is suspended and that
piece-goods, haberdashery and similar articles, except those intended for the personal use of the addressee and cot for sale, cannot be sent to those offices or to Abadan, Ahwat Mohm- morah by the letter post, and that such articles if received will not be delivered! 1 Hongkong to Gap Book moderate; and will be liable to por fecation."
Information has been rece'ved from!
the Director Gevers of Posts and Telegraphs Tokio, that on and after 1st
April 1918, the Post Oos of Japan willz Fermoes Channel collect a demurrage charge form the addressons of parcels on which Customs duties or inland taxes are imposed in „Japan, not withdraws from the Pos: Office within 20 days from the date of the notice if their arrival to be rent to the addresseer,
WA
The amount of the charge per parcel is fixed at 5 sen per day after the expiration of the period stipulated.
The purest post service to Szechuan prcvicon tas been rerumed for ordinary parce's only.
The Services to Germany, Austria, Balgaria and the Ottoman Empire ari suspended.
S. winds,
cloudy.
The mame as No. I.
3 South coast of China be-7 The same
tween ́H.K. and Lamocks} as No. 1.
4. Bouth coast of China be-) The same
tween ELL, and Hainan...) as No. 1-
-China Const Mateorological Begister.
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Station.
April 29, a.m.
Winde
Hour.
Barometer.
Temperature.
Humidity.
Weather.
J'sion.
Fords.
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ENTERTAINMENTS.
VICTORIA THEATRE. «
ONE NIGHT ONLY.
IN AID OF ITALIAN ~.
WAR CHARITIES.
MAGNIFICIENT WAR FILM:
OF THE
ITALIAN FRONT
(TAKEN UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE ITALIAN ARMY).
ENTITLED:
"FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE SEA,”-
IN 5 PARTS,
WILL BE SCREENE
SCREENED.
ON
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1ST, 1918.
DRESS
AT
*
9.45 P.M. £HARP.
CIRCLE $3. · STALLS $2.
SOLDIERS & SAILORS
PIT $I..
HALF PRICE,
*PERFECTO** Actual Size
STOCKED BY ALL
LEADING TOBACCONISTS.
THE
HOL
THIS ADVERTISEMENT 15 ISSUED BY
BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO CO., LTD.
TOMBOLA.
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OLDERS OF SPILL NUMBERS are requested to claim their prizes at the TOMBOLA STOPE, Queen's Road (next door "to the Astor House Hotel) between the bours of 10 A.. to 1 PM. and 2 FM. to 5 PM to the 30th April, at NOON, after which all unclaired prizes will be disposed of by Public Auction for the benent of WAR CHARITIES.
THE DAIRY FARM CO., LTD.
NOTICE is hereby given that
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY. LIMITED.
an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Dairy Farm NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TWENTY-NINTH Company Limited will be held at the Company's office. No.2 Lower ORDINARYGENERAL MEET- Albert Road Victors in the colony ING will be held at the af Hongkong on TUESDAY the Company's, Offices, St. George's 7th day of May 1918 at 12 o'clock Buildings on SATURDAY, the noon when the following. re j1th May at 12 o'clock Noon for solution will be proposed as an the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together extraordinary resolution
That the capital of the with a Statement of Accounts "Company be increased to to 28th February, 19 8 "and $855.000 by the creation of electing Lirectors and Auditors, "54,000 new shares of $7 50 The TRANSFER BOOKS of "each and that the directors be the Company will be CLOSED "authorised to issue and allot from 12 o'clock Noon April 27th. "such new shares in ac-to the 12 o'clock Noon, May 11th: "cordance with the terms of By Order of the Board of "the Agreement dated the 26th Directors, "day of March 1918 made be- "tween the Hongkong Icel *Company Limited of the one- "part and this Company of the "other part."
And the following resolutions which were passed at the Ex- traordinary General Meeting of the Company held on the 15th
GIBE, LIVINGSTON
& Co./. Agents.
Hongkong, 26th April, 1918.
day of April 918 will be submitt AS. WATSON & CO., LTD.
ed for confirmation as special resolutions:-
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the THIRTY THIRD 1. "That the new Articles con-
"tained in the printed docu-ANNUAL ORDINARY GEN-3 "ment submitted to the meet ERAL MEETING of the Com- Ming and for the purpose of pany (since its registration) will identification signed by the be held at the Hongkong Hotel. "Chairman thereof be and Hongkong, en SATURDAY. the "the garne are hereby 4th May, 1918, at NOON, for the "approved and that such purpose of receiving the Report Articles be and they are of the General Managers together "hereby adopted as the with a Statement of Accounts to "Artic es of the Company the 31st December, 9172 "In sub-itution for and theThe Register of Shares of the "exclusion of all the existing Company will be CLOSED from "Articles thereof." MONDAY, the 29th day of April, That the name of the Cometo MONDAY, the 6th day of pany be changed to "The May. 1918, both days, inclusive, Dairy Farm, Ice and Gold during which period no transfer Shortage Company Limited." of shares can be registered.-- Dated the 16th day of April. JOHN D. HUMPHREYS 1918,*-*||
By Order of the Board,
M. MANUE,
Secretary.
&SON, General Managers.. Hongkong, 24th April, 1918.
PERFECTO "Actual Size
NOTICES.
WAI KEE.
FLAC & SAILMAKER
No. 129, Des Vœux Road Central Top Floor, HONGKONG. Telephone No. 1833.
ASAHI BEER:
ABAHL LAGER BEER
S
EXPORTA
Registered and Parcal Mails close 15 Nemuro minutes earlier than the time giro 1 below Eskodste uniers otherwise stated.
·Fokio
Kochi Nagam The Parcel Post service to places in Kegima Szechwan Province is suspended until Oshima further notice.
Ishijims
20 5 29.91 50 14 m
The London Fort Office advises that all parcels (except those for Prisoners of W* War) and all sample packets for Den, Hankow mark, Holland, Norway, Spain, Sweden: Ichang and Switzerland will be stopped by the Kluklang Military Censors unless posted under "a | Changaba War Office permit.
Shanghai Gutza Sharp P. The Importation into the Common Amoy wealth of Australia of tes, other than swasow that grown or produced in British Posassaihoku 54 sions is probibted, unless the consent in Taichu writing of the Commonwealth Minister Tainan for Trade and Customs has been first Foshan obtained
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The Parcel Port Services to British East Frog Africa and Egypt (except for member Gap Book of the Expeditionary Forces). and to Maca Abyssinia, Balad, Erithres, Erench chew Pa Somal Count, Italian Somaliland, Portu-Pachol Garese East Africa, Zamitar and Russia Holkow have been suspended. "
Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in China, Siam, Siberia and Portugusen East Africa, Perda and Mor- occo cannot be transmitted,
Phalias
7 29.72 75 98
• 29.43
Booking at MOUTRIE'S.
VICTORIA
THEATRE.
TO-NIGHT!
FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY!
"Pro Patria”
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THE HEROES OF BELGIUM."
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The Services to Germany, Austria, Bul-Hollo varia and the Ottoman Empire are Burigao suspended.
Uninsured parcels for the United Kingdom will in future be forwarded from Hougtong in bags and the Public are therefore advised to pack such parcela very carefully.
Letters franked at the canta rate addressed to manfu and Mengise and other places in the "Province of Yunnan should be superscribed with the words. For delivery by the Chinese Post Office."
Parcels for Greeoë cannot be accepted for transmission woles accompanied by ́a special permit issed by the British Minister at Albers.
Arrangements have been made for the transmission of parcels to the United" Kingdom via Canadai veszEMUS
The rates of postage are as follows:- -Parcel not over: Sība kuu 90 cânta.
Do,
5
Do.
ibe $1.80 11lbs. 2.70
No insurance can be effected on parcels
sent by this route.
OUTWARD MAILS.
TO-MORROW.
Guam 42 19.26 78.95 x
Labuan
G.W. JETRIES,--Chief Assistant. Hongkong Chervatory, Apr. 29, 1918,
Fahreaded on the level of the sew in in- 1 Barometer, reduced to 53 degrees ches, tenths and hundredka."
Booking at ANDERSON'S.
Temperature, in the shade, in degrees CEO. P. LAMMERT.
Fahrenheit.
..
* Hunkifty, la percentage of maturation the Humidity of air saturated with moin- | AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER ture being 100.
Direction of Whad, so two pointa.
5 Force of Wind, soourding to Beaufort
'tached aloud, à distling rain, fíos, s State of Weather," b biza ský, o da.
my, pl, I lightning, a overchal,. D [aming showies, o squally traIE, U KNOW, t £aulder, v vizlidity, w cow wat.
AND SURVEYOR.”
PUBLIC AUCTION.
به یک
By order of the Mortgagees Mr. Gen. P. Lammert has received instructions to sell byl Public Auction, on Tuesday the 30th day of April, 1918, at 3 p.m. at his Sales Room, Duddell Street, Victoria, Hongtone. The following Valuable Legs2- Day On data on data. hold Property situate at Victoria
Honzkonz, viz-
METEOROLOGICAL.
Ewatow, Amoy and Tormom via Keelung Barometer
--3 th April, 8 san./
A
Birita Egypt and Euroce vis Hamselfies *—S-th-April, 9 2.1.
Presiona
29.73.29.76............ 29.78 -
18
$4.
78. 8.W.
4
Temperature Humidity — 76- Wind Direction
30204 Shanghai, N. Coins, Japan vis Nazzaski; Westher --
Furope, Canada, vis Victoring
Balgo-30th April, 19 am
3
Driter Bistes. Central and 6. Hata kameraman 0.00 0,00 0.01 America -via-Sesttis-8th – Migkast spot-ale-Tangpracomo-cn-the--alth. fg: April, Registration 11:45 am. Letters 11.30 20.
Bwatow, "Amos and Foochow—30th April,
Noon
Shanghai and North China-30th Aprữ,
WEDNESDAY, 1st May, Weibalwal & Tientsin-1st May 11 - năm,
THURSDAY, 2nd May, Shanghai and Werth China-nd. May,
114.m
FRIDAY, 3rd May, Philppine Islandymard May, 2 p.m.
SATURDAY, 4th May. Shanghal and North China -4th May,
[Birall, Cavion, India,
Lowest
1977
EL. Obervatory, Apt. 29, 1918
T. 8., CLAXTON,-Dizuotas,"
TIDE TABLE,
From 29th Apr. to 5th May.
High Water
Xow
ALL THOSE pieces or parcels of ground situsteat Victoria afore
PUBLIC AUCTION.
MB. GEO. P. LAMMERT 118
received instructions" to' sell by Public Auction
אס .
TUESDAY
the 14th day of May, 1918, at 3.o'clock in the AFTERNOON, AL - his Sales Room in Daddell Street Victoris, Hongkong. THE VERY VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY. situate in Barker Bond at The Peat and comprising those přecen for parcels of ground registered in the Land Office as RURAL BUILDING LOT NUMBER70 and GARDEN LOT NUMBER 24together with the attractiveTM residential house thereon known
said and krown and registered in "
* TUSCULUM-“
the Land Office as Section G of and garden tennis court thereto
Marine Lot No. 200 and Section attached
D of the Souther Portion of The Praya Reclamation to Marine Lot No. 200 Together with the messuage erected thereon known
IN ONE LOT
Rural Building Lot No. 70 contains an ares of 29 90 square
Es No. 116 Des Voeux Road West feet and is held under a Crown Victoris aforesaid-Proportions Lease for 75 years.
of Anual Crown Rent $9.70 and 54.90 respectively. Area 6 5 Equare Feet and 260 Square Feet respectively,
For further particulare and c^n- ditions of sale
Apply to JOHNSON, STOKES AND MASTER, Prince's Buildings. Ice House Street, Hongkong,
Solleitors for the Mortgagees or to
GEO. P. LAMMERT;
Auctioneer Hongkong, 15th April, 1918
and Funimbed for the kurnett at 11- Iow
Garden Lot No 74 contains
an area of 7800 square feet and is held under a Crown Lease for 21 years.
For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to
MESSES DEACON LOOKER
DEACON & HARST
1, Des Vor Road, Central, Vendors Bolicitors.
to MB GEO, P, LAMMERT,
The Auctioneer,
2nd April, 1918