BILLIARDS.
The Military Amateur
Championship.
There was a large gathering at the V. B. Q. last evening, when the final in the Military Amateur Billiard Championship of the Colony was played off. The finalists were Bergt,
Major Anderson (Roys! Engineers) and Lance Corporal Ellarby (B. G. A.) The former won fairly easily, scoring his 500 when his oppon- ent's total was 359. Sirgt. Major Anderson's biggest break was 45.
During the evening Sergeant) Gill announced that a Challenge Cup had been given by Sir Paul Chater for the Amster Champion- ship and he was to have been present to have made the presenta tion to the winner, but ill health had prevented him from coming. It was Sir Paul's intention to present the 'Cup in fatare years.
In making the presentations, the Hon. Mr. Claud Severn com- plimented the winner on his fine break, and said the table was a difficult one to score on, being Blow. The play he had seen, how ever, was extremely good. Mr. Severn specially referred to the presence of Esv, C. L. Cooper Bant at the match, His departare was deeply regretted by everyone who had made his acquaintance.
Oups to the winner and runner- up were then presented, as were also the following:-
A prize for the biggest break in the Championship, presented by Lane Crawford and Co., won by Sergt. Sherratt A. 8. C. (39), Bergeant Major Anderson already having a prize.
Third Prize, Gupner Gregory 83rd Coy, R.G.A
Fourth Prize. Bergt. Barker, 87th. Ooy B.GIA.
Votes of thanks were accorded to the Hon. Mr Claud Bevera, O.M.G., Bergs. Gill and Rev. 0. L Cooper Hant. Bousing cheers were given the fatter as B farewell and all wished him good- luck.
HONGKONG TRADE.
Chamber of Commerce Report.
The fortnightly Price Current and Market Report, published by the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, aistes:-
Ootion Piece Goods and Fancy Cotton Goods-The depression continues and there is nothing of interest to report. Oar latest quotation for cotton is 22/23rd.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1918.
TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENT.
DO YOU FIND IT HARD IN THESE TIMES TO GET ALONG?
How much harder would it be for your WIFE and CHILDREN to get along should you die?
A suitable Policy will set things right
APPLY TO
SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA, 12. DFS YEUX ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG.
F. M. WELLER, Manager.
FAIRALL & CO.
ARE SHOWING.
NEW VOILE FROCKS
BLOUSES GOLFERS
THE DAIRY FARM COMPANY LIMITED.
The business of the manufacture and sale of ice and the business of cold storage hitherto, carried on by the Hongkong Ice Company Limited bas been acquired and will in future be carried on by the Dairy Farm Company Limited. Consequent upon such acquisition the name of the Dairy Farm Company Limited has been duly changed to "THE DAIRY FARM ICE AND COLD STORAGE · COMPANY LIMITED" "and its business will in future be carried on under the new name.
C H
A
Children's &
Ladies'
Millinery of
Description.
every
P
A
C
: 0:
'PHONE 644.
UNIVERSITY SCHOLAR-
SHIPS.
The Overseas Soldiers and Sailors Scheme,
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.
FAR EAST OXYGEN AND ACETYLENE CO., LTD.
The Secretary of State for the WE beg to inform out colonies has forwarded to the
Customers that our Kennedy Hongkong Government & Mem. Town Factory is now in full orazuum containing particulars of working order and we are able to. ascheme under whion nohoinrebips kinds of Ships Repairs and undertake, as before the War, all enable at Britian Universities Welding also to furnish Oxygen and higher technological instito and Acetylene Gas in sons are offered by the Exesative quantity Committee of the Lord Kitchener National Memorial Fand so Bait- sole disabled officers and men of the forces of the Volonies and Protectorates.
F
한
sny
FAR EAST OXYGEN & ACETYLENE W., LTD, FLOQUET & KNOTH
Agents.
1 Prince Building, Hongkong, 14th May, 1918.
About six of these scholarshipa Cotton Yarn.-A slightly better in all are likely to be available as feeling prevails but sales continue present for candidates from the to be made on a small scale at Colonies and Protectorates, in ecratio prices. Quotations are:inding any who may be recom-PACIFIC MAIL 8.S. CO., LTD. No. 108 at $178/208. No. 12 at mended by the Tarious
War $187/210. "No. 16 at 8212/225. Committees in England which
No. 20s at $215/240. Arrivals are looking after the contingent NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. 500 balss, Sales 2,000 bales. from the vacions Colonice" and Shipments 500 baled. Unsold Pressotoraten.
stack. 8,000 bales. Bargains The Memorandum can be seen at the Colonial discretary's Office." 13,000 balee
•
Baw Cotton-With the excep tion of a few small lots of cheap Tonkin cotton done recently at about $45 per pical, no basiness has transpired for some time past. Quotations are entirely nominal as #48/68 for Indian and $50/80
for Chins qualities.
Canton mik.-Maasra. Herbert
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.
TOYO KISEN ́ KAISHA.
Dent and Co. report ander date 8.8. KOREA MARU,”
of April 30 na follows :-Stock:→→
8.5. "ECUADOR"
From SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU, JAPAN PORIS, SHANGHAI & MANILA.
The above mentioned vesse having arrived from the souve щеднодва purts, Cunsignees
ut cargo are hereby intermed
N E
M. MANUK,
Secretary,
THE DAIRY FARM IOE & COLD- "STORAGE COMPANY, LIMITED.
J
DAOODESSO —
As originally supplied to NAPOLEON The Great.
The Nat quality of the wine will at once commead Il lo the most critical.
SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA:
H. RUTTONJEE & SON, is QUEEN'S
ROAD.
TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN ENGLAND.
The Work of the Women's Land Army."
"Woolwich Arsenal and its Workers."
United States Troops in London."
British Official Films of live and recent"
pictures of intense interest to children
as well as adults will be shown at the VICTORIA THEATRE, AT 9.15 P.M. WEDNESDAY, 22nd MAY, 1918.
Under the distinguished patronage of :-
their cargo Will His Excellency the Governor, Sir Henry May, K.C.M.G.,Ï‚L.D.
DU
landed 呑む Lueur risk—into
2,000 bales (old oropa). From SAN FRANCISCO VIA te bazardous and/or extra His Excellency Major General F. Ventris. Market :-Silk. Our last circular (HONOLULU, JAPAN PORTS, Dazardous Lodowas of the tong, was dated 6th Instant and since
Booking at MOUTRIE'S opens on Saturday, the 18th May,
DRESS CIRCLE
& Kong AND MANILA.
Kowloon W nart
His Honour the Chief Justice, Sir William Rees Davies.. then our market has been quiet
couown Co., Ltd, and stored at The above named steamer Consignees" risk. for Lyons. A better tone was having arrived, consignees of Consignees or Cargo are hereby noticeable for America and a fair cargs are hereby nontied to notified that they must produce simount of purchases were made.senann their Bills of Lading for an import permit siguen of the It is reported that the first crop counter-signature, and to take ouponintendent of Imports and will visid about 6,000 bales and immediate delivery from along- kixports, Mongkong, before, BIR the ailk is clean and of good side.
42-id3aig-Cair¬te-countersigned, quality. Exchange was weaker at Cargo remaining undelivered Au broken, chated and dam- the beginning of the period ander on Zist May, 1918, at 3 F.ML, will aged goous are to be lent in the review but gradually advanced ; be landed as consignees' risk and todowns, where косу Will and Fra, 4,43 and etg. 8/3 for 4*xpense, and delivery must then examined on Thursday, May m/s, Doo. were quoted on 23rd taken from the Company's zord 1918, at 10 am. Instant, at the close it is weaker
All claims must be presented Storage charges will be assess-winia & month or the steamer's
todown
as per quotations given below.ed on all cargo remaining un-arrival_nere, after which they Waste is quite neglected and delivered on 25th May, 1918, a cannot be recognized." apparently there is no market, 3 PAL. * therefore quotations are only nominal.
Woollens. Nothing to report. Flour Market Report-Stook: About 170,000 ancks. Quotations:
No claims will be admitted
STALLS
PIT
$2.00 RESERVED SEATS
$1.00 UNRESERVED 32
$0.50., (Soldiers & Sailors
in uniform Half Prics.)
Children Half Price to all Seats,
B. V. D.
loose-fitting UNDERWEAR
SHIRTS
with or without sleeves
$1.25 per garment
UNION:
Knee length.
DRAWERS Knee length, longe fitting.
6 for $6.75
SUITS
Quarter sleeves.
$2.50 per suit-6 for $13 50
:
MACKINTOSH
a co
MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS,
16, «DES' YEUX ROAD.
TELEPHONE NO. 29
Powell
Wm.
GENTLEMEN'S
TELEPHONE 346
OUTFITTERS.'
Lid
COMPLETE
The house for the best selection of
SUN HATS.
PITH,
RUBBER,
Smart
and
useful shapes stocked
FELT.
enly
IN
لوگو
SUPERIOR QUALITIES.
SOLE AGEN18 FOR --
0:
GLYN & CO's.
THE
SUN HELMETS, STRAW & FELT. HATS.
COLUMBIA GRAMOPHONE
A perfect and complete instrument of Music at an exceptionally MODERATE PRICE
The instrument that never breaks down.
THE ANDERSON MUSIC CO., LTD.
16, DES VEUX ROAD
JUST
TELL 1322.
ARRIVED.
A Fresh Consignment
of
BURGOYNE'S SPECIALLY
SELECTED BURGUNDY RESERVE
RECOMMENDED BY THE MEDICAL FRATERNITY.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN NO
ASSO-MARINE INSURANCE ASSO-
CIATION OF HONGKONG.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all MARINE. IN-
Claret Reserve
cts; Burgundy Reserve per case. 12 qts, duty paid 24.00.
24 pts.
26.00
12 gis,
24.00
24 pts.
26.00
SOLE AGENTS:
No Fire Insurance whatever atter the goods have left the will be effected.
Godowns and ali goods remaining FIRE INSURANCE
adenverea atter 24th May CIATION OF HONGKONG.
io, wud de subject to rent. No Fire insurance whatever ́All chated and damaged cargo, will be exacted.
Consignees are requested to
No Cision will be, recognised after the goods have let the Steamer or rodowIL
all FIRE IN-
Japanese 2nd Patent, 3,68 per will be landed into the Company s - asok - Japanese 3rd Palans, 3.00odowns, where it will be ex- send in cùeur Bulls at Lading forSURANCE OFFICES ́· will be/SURANCE' OFFICES will be
(mok; Japanese Straight, 3.00 amuned on 2ötn -Mạy, 1918," at countersignature immediatmy. ·. (OLOSED for the Transaction; of CLOSED for the Transaction of!
Shanghai Flour, 3.500 Australian No. 1, 3.78
PUBLIC BUSINESS on No Claim will be recognised if PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP MONDAY, the 20th instant.
Australian No. 2, 3,66 fled Australian. No, 8, 8,60
wald--Market very
the 3rd June, ¿vič.
T. DAIGO,
Manager.
• 19th May, 1918;
COMPANY.
J. ORAM SHEPPARD,
- Acting Agent, a
17th May, 1918,
זיי . :
By Order,A
AE LOWE, Secretary. 18th May, 1918-
PUBLIC "A BUSINESS. од MONDAY, the 20th instant.
By Order,
AR. LOWE
Secretary, 18th May 1918.
GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.
TEL, NO. 188.
Wine Merchanta
Page 5Page 6