THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 4,
THE "GARRICK"
Tobacco and Cigarettes.
ABSOLUTELY
UNEXCELLED
THE GARRIG
GARRI
LAMBERT
SOLD
MOKING TOBACCO
LAMBERT
BUTLER,
ENGLANI
MANUFACTURED
BY
LAMBERT & BUTLER
ENGLAND.
ALWAYS RELIABLE
THE
GARR
ALL TOBACCONISTS.
BY ALL
THIS ADVERTISEMENT 15. ISSUED BY BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO CO., LTD.
AMERICAN TANKER SHELLED.
Whiteside, the third officer, and the thirty-Raven men of the craw raehed on dept. Binoculara bowed the the bacy" was the giant zubmarine, waiting for the ahip.
Big U-Boat Driven off.
At a range of 8,000 yards the An Atlantic Port, March 17.-Jeabmarine npenes fire, while the "The super type ni submarine tanker, zigzagged to escared which has been reported ander torpedase. The tanker returned it, constraction Germany is but as she was ostranged, her
ip operating in the AUsatio, accord-shells all fell short. The sub- ing to Carl Eckman of No. 216 marine ed seventy abots with- Souib Tonth Street, Philadelphis, out effect. Then she decided to abief oliver of an Ameriosa tänker come closer..
With ebrspoel bursting .abore which arrived bare to-day. This apparently sank a 300 foot U them, the American gunners fired bost, armed with three 6-inch ainety shots. As the U-boat gone, after a forty five minute slowly one within range, the last twenty shorts fell very close battle on March J.
The crew reported Europeen to her. The submarine fired two waters infested with submarines. Jahote to the ship's one, despite. They fired upon submarines on the efforts of the American officers two other occasion, in one ose and crew to bring smmunition Darrowly escaping & torpedo from the bold st top speed. A The vessel arrived riddled with shrapnel shell which burst fifteen abrapnel. S. W. Mastino of Noyarde from the bridge wounded 25, South Street, New York, & etiano. wiper in the crew, was removed to a marine Lospital with a wound in his leg.
"To obmarine that attacked us on Merah 1, was twice as.lsige 8 Any other I have seen," said Eikman. "It had an approximate tonnege of 2,000, which means craising redian of three months
Suddenly a shell from the Am- rican-tanker-appeared to isad qasrely on the submarine ec ourding to Eckman. The U bost mediately censed firing and dis- appeared bow first. "I am not absolutely certain that we got her, said Eckman. "It is very hard to determine this at such Ber guae completely oatranged listences. She might have sab. Our Bay CADDoo-We.eculd not merged.because it was too hot for sse any one on the decks wher her on the surface, but it looked she was ebelling as; but of course se if she wse hit." the submarine wse far away."
That night three sets of signal The tanker is of 6 945 tons and lights close to the water were is owned by the Venam Olighted near the ebip, which was "Company. She left a British.poriravelling with all lights out. It three weeks ago in bellst and is thought that these were the campcflaged in bright colours to ignals of a fiscilla of submarines imitate waves and sky. The which were stempting to relocato 'second day out a submarine firer the taker. The navy officer was a torpedo which raced past the unable to decode theas signals, as Tessals atera: A volley of shots would have been possible had from a gun manned by an Ameri they been the lights of friendly Can Navy crew forced the Ubca vessele." to dive quickly. The next night,
No more submarines, wiIÓ it was learned later, this same sighted until March 4. On that enburarine sank a hospital ship da é a dripping periscope poked at about the same spot.
juself jauntily out of the waves off
At 630 on the evening of the port hem. The ship zig." March 1, the chief cfficer reported (gged while the gun crew fired a"baby" directly in the course car shots. This submarine im- of the vessel. As the tanke mediately enbmerged. The tank. was then 245 miles west-bip was strook in two places by of Queenstown, where buoye belle from the large U bat bat are infrequent Captain James nas not serionely damaged.
NOTICES.“
WAI KEE.
FLAC & SAILMAKER
No. 129, Des Vœux Road Central Top Floor, HONGKONG. Telephone No. 1833
ASAHI BEER.
¿SAHI BE
ER-BEER
SPECIALLY BEND
FOR
EXPORT-
COMPANT
WERY!
EURIT
Milaul Bussan, Kaisha
POST OFFICE.
On and after Vay 1st 1918, Impa:iał
Postal Order fll be cashed in lodia at she rate of 1/6 to the rates........
1918.
WEATHER REPORT.
Japan and Vladivostock Prature has
May Sà 11h 10m-No returns - from
decreased considerably in the vicinity of Shanghal, and moderately to alightly: 'sewhere: a depression In indicated over Tongking.
Fronti a lat May 1913 there will be three Gereral del varies daily from the District at Oses Pavept on Sunday: and Boll' when there will be one
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours delivery unl**
The tour of delivery be Total since January 1st 558 Inch wading at 10 sun. to-day," 0.01 inch. followsWeak days 9am. 1pm, and against an average of 1232 Inches. 3 p.m.
Sundays and Holidays poon.
Information has been received from the Director Geveral of Posts and | Telegraphs Tokio, that en sad after 1st April 1913, the Port Ofics of Japan will collect a demurare charge from the addremaes of parcels on which Customs
du ies or inland taxes are imposed in
FORECAST FOR THE 2 HOËRS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,
Distrion
Japsa, not withdrawn from the Postkong to Gap Book
Office with a 20 days from the data of! the notice of their arrival to be rent to the addressoi
The amount of the charge par parcel is fixed at 5 sen per day after the excitation of the period tipulated.
Registered and Parool Malls close 15 minutes earlier than the time given below naler otherwise I stated.
The importation into the Common- wealth of Australis of tea, other than that grown or produced in British Poss sions is prohibied, unless the consent in writing of the Commonwealth Minister for Trade and Customs has been first obtained
The Parcel Port Services to British East Africa and Egypt (except for members of the Expeditionary Forces), and to Abyminia, Bagdad, Erithram, French Somali Coast, Italian Somaliland, Portu- guess East Africa, Zanzibar and Russia have been suspended. “
¤ Formosa Channel
Forecast
S.E. winds.
moderate;
cloudy,
some rain.
The tame
As No. 1...
9 douth coast of China be-1 The BRIDE tween H.K. and Lamooks No. 1.
& South court of Coins be-? The same
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ENTERTAINMENTS.
VICTORIA
THEATRE.
MAY, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th, 1918. (f.
THE FATAL RING."
Episode 15.
"THE DAGGER DUEL"
菌落
Episode 16,
THE DOUBLE DISGUISE."
FROM FRANCE-
FRAGMENTS FROM
CAPTAIN BRUGE BAIRNSFATHE'S CARTOONS. ETC. ETC., ETC.
swese H.K, and Heinsa a GEO. P. LAMMERT.
Milan Court Mateorological Eagister."
Btation.
Correspondence addressed to enemy Tostook subjects in China, Siam, Siberia and
Hamaro Portuguese East Africa, Persia and Mor occo cannot be transmitted
Makodata
Take
Kochi
The Services to Germany, Austria, Bul- Nagkaki garia and the Ottoman Empire are 'zima uzapended.
→
May 3, a.m.
Winds
Hour.
Barometer.
Temperatura,
Humidity.
D'len
Uninsured parcels for the United Ishi Kingdom will in future be forwarded Bonin Ia from Hongkong in bags and the Public Whalwet is are therefore advised to pack such parcels Hankow very carefully.
Ichang
Kinking
Letters franked at the 4 centa rate Changais addressed to Yucaufa and Mengise and that other places in the Prolace of Yunnan
should be superscribed with the word / Ghai
For delivery
by the Calaese Post Office."
AMON Swatow Parcals for Greece cannot be accepted Taihoka for transmission unless accompanied by Taichu a special permit issued by the British Taman Minister at Athens.
Koshun
No fnsurance can be effected on parcela
seat by this routei
29.95 $6
35
Fotoe.
Weather.
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AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER AND SURVEYOR.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
Tap
NOTICES
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY. LIMITED.
"that the TWENTY-NINTH HE Undersigned has received NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
instructions from D. V.
ORDINARYGENERAL MEET Steavenson Eeq to sell by Public ING will be held at the Auction on
Company's Offices. St. George's Buildings on SATURDAY, the 11th May at 12 o'clock NOON for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to 28th February; 19.8' and electing Iirectors and Auditors.
at
THURSDAY, the 9th May. 1918.
L
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 12 o'clock Noon April 27th. to the 12 o'clock Noon. May tith
By Order of the Board of
commencing at 2.45 p.m.
his residence Stanton Lodge Mount Parish (Kennedy Rad).
The Whole of his Valuable - Household Furniture · Comprising:- Tapestry covered couches & armchairs, blackwood armchairs & tropoys, teak writing tables & bookcases.
& occasional Directors, tes tables, tapestry & cretonne cur-; tains, carpets ornaments, etc. etc. Teak dining table & hairs, fine teak sideboard with bevelled mirror, card tables, flower stands ice chest, brass fender, dinner service, electro-plated ware, cutlery, glassware electric table fade, etc., elc.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. Agenta.
Hongkong, 26th April, 1918.
29.85 61 91 sse
40
29.31 58 104 se
P.
29.94 69 80
40 00
29.88
70 80 exe
29.24 20 95 se
10
5
24.87 72 92
00
29.87
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00
u b
29.83 75 .4
40
29.87 73
20
29.83 73 90
29.84
12 ese
#981
40
29.80 73
94 €
40
Teak twin bedsteads, single & double teak wardrobes, dressing
THE
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PE a 1.
tables. tled washstands toilet. Bels etc., ato.
Also
CANTON INSURANCE
OFFICE LIMITED.
THIRTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY MEETING of
A Large Quantity of plants in SHAREHOLDERS will be held
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Arrangements have been made for the Canton transmission of parcels to the United Hong Kingdom via Cacada.
P'dores
Gap Rock
The rates of postage are as follows:-Macao Parcel not over Jibs... 90 cents. W
Insbc
Do Do.
Tibe $1.80. 11fbe... 2.70
Pathol Hollow
Рацет
7 29.73-77
94 50
6 Q
Touran
29.7873
2
Lo
Apar
C. St. J.
Dagupan
29.75 75
20
pote
6 29.84 75 83 =
2 b
29.81 72 88 ne
1 b
29.79 79 87 nne
26
Tacloban
M
29.75 77 89 z
針
Barigzo
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OUTWARD MAILS.
TO-MORROW.
Swatow, Amoy and Formosa via Kasinag 5th May, 98.12. Saigon 5th May, 9 a.m. Bangkok-5th May, 9 km.
MONDAY, 6th May. Bandakaz. Australia, New Zealand vis
Syd-6th May, Registra tion 2.45 p. Letters 2.30p.m.
منفصلة
-
Crum 4.20
* 38 8
Latus.n 6 29.75 80 85
Q. W. JEFFRIES-Chlef Assistant. Hongkong Observatory, May 3, 1918.
1 Barometer, reduced to St degr DON Fabreiheit on the level of the ses lo in. ohes, tenths and hundredths,
Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.
3 Humidity, in percentage of sastration the Humidity of aiz saturated with wais». turs being 100,
Bwatow-6th May, 10 a.m.
4 Direction of Wind, to-two-points, Philippine Island, Japan via Moji Canada, United States, Central
5 Füzes of Wind, according to Besafort and South America
and Scala. „Europa via Victoria B.C.-6th
State of Weather, b bhie zky, o de- Hay. Registration 8.15-amiched cloud, d érinting rain, 110g, Letters 9 a.m.
gloomy, h hall, I lightning, e orSICERŹ, P Straits. Ceylon and Fadia via Fombay-passing showers, a squally, r rain, # anÓW,
thunder, y visibility, w dew VIL
Pine
6th Rázistration 1,15 Letters 2 p.m. Philippine Islanda Jajan via Mejt Cisada, Dulted States, Cen- tral aid South Ameri a nadi Errpe a Victorin B.C.-6th Racistration 145 p.m. Lette.s 2.30 p..
TUESDAY, 7th May.
Shanghai and North Chins-7th May,
1: am
Swatiw, Amoy and Foochow--7th May.)
Noog.
METEOROLOGICAL.
| Barometer -
PROTETOR
Day On date on date.
naa piling ni C 2005, 10 3 94354
29.85 29.84 29.81
78
Saadekar, Australia and New Zealand | Temperatura miam
ria S›d-ey→7th May. Regis-
Humidity
t atiso 12.45 p.m. Letters 130 p.za.
Fhanghai and North China-7th May,
2 p.in...
... WEDNESDAY, 8th May, Strait, Ceyim, India, Aden, Erypt and
Eu'op-8th War, Registra tina.m. Letters 9 a.m.
THURSDAY, 9th M
Swatow, Apney, Formosa via Takao and
Angng-9th May, 7 am.
Shanghai and North China-9th May,
18:1.
Shanghai and North China 9th May,
p.m.
FRIDAY, 10th May. Swator, Amoy and Focehow-10th May
Philippine Islands, Handikan, Australia,
76 73
Wind Direction.
$5 91
E 7.8.R Forsey mig 3
4
Weather --ah atan anda!!
83
E.
3
0.00 0,00 Elgavai agan nie Tamamansaʻon sha Lawak
0.11
and 15
and vá
He Observatory, May 5, 1918.
T. F, CLAXTÓN, Director,"
New Zealand via Port Da win" Man, and Now Gaines via Thursday Jaland 10 h Way, Regstration 945 am. Letters 10,30 2 ̧ra Philippine Island-1th May, 2 pm
SATURDAY, 11th May Tints11th May, 11 ma Shanghai and North Chips-11th May,"
p.m.
TIDE TABLE
From 29th Apr. to 5th May.--
#
.20
High Water
Hongkook
Meen Lima,
Halgia,
Low Waist
Мовл
ft.in
7.3
And
A few pictures by Lawson
Wood..
Messrs
at the Offices of the undersigned on FRIDAY the 17th May, 1918, at NOON.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of
N. B. most of the above furnithe Company will be CLOSED Lane.from the 3rd May to the 17th May, both days inclusive.
ture made by
Crawford & Co., & Wm. Powell Ltd.
On view from Wednesday, the 8th inst
Catalogue on application TermaCash on delivery.
GEO: P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer. Hongkong, 1st May, 1918,
MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT his
received instructions to -sell by Public Auction
ON
TUESDAY
the 14th day of May, 1918, at 3 o'clock in the AFTERNOON, at his Sales Room in Duddell Street
JARDINE, MATHESON
& CO., LTD..
General Agents.
Hongkong, 29th April, 19:8.
THE CHINA BORNEO. COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. .
TH
HE FIFTEENTH YEARLY MEETING of Shareholders ot the above Company will be held at the Company's Office. St. George's Buildings, at 11′′A.M. on FRIDAY the 17th May, 1918, to receive a Statement of Accounts the Report of the General Mana to the 3'st December, 1917, and
zer and Consulting Committee. and to elect a Consulting Com- mittes ann Auditor.
Victoria, Hongkong. THE VERY VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of situate in Barker Road at The the Company will be CLOSED, Peak and comprising those pieces from the 4th May to the 17th or parcels of ground registered in May, 1918, both dya inclusive, THE CHINA-BORNEO the Land-Off: 24 RURAL
CO., LTD. BUILDING LOT NUMBE×70 and CARDEN "LOT NUMBER 2 together with the att active resi zential house thereon known
" TUSCULUM.“
W. G. DARBY, General Manager.
and garden tennis court thereto 100 LUCKY NUMBERS.
attached
IN ONE LOT. Rural Building Lot No. 70 contains an area of 2993 square feet and is held under a Crown Lease for 75 Tears.
Garden Lot No-24 contains an area of 7809 square feat and is held under a Crown Lease for -21 years
For further particulare and conditions of sale apply to
MESSRS, DEACUN LOOKER, DEACON & HARSTON, 1, Des Year Road, Central, Vendors' Solicitors,
of
to ME. GEO. P. LAMMERT,
The Auctioneer. Hongkong 2nd April, 1918.
AT KOMOR & KOMOR'S
ALL COMMENCING WITH
SEVEN
ACLING upon the advice of the
grest Chinese Bäge, 10 QUA, me bare secured 100 | (1 pcky Numbs.s) tickets for the War Bonds: Drawing beginning with the figure 8EVEN. "Wewill vive YOU the opportunity of obtaining a Lucky War Bond Ticket if you contribute ton cents to the Tobacco and Cigarette "Fund. Get one as soon as you can
af
KOMOR & KOMOR'S,
Des Voeux Road,
Printed and Published for the Proprietor, by George Willia,
Cade Burdett at 11 Ice House Street,