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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1918,
POST OFFICE.
WEATHER REPORT:
W. D. &
H. O.
WILLS'
HIGH GRADE
"Embassy"
NO. 77
CIGARETTES,
THE CIGARETTE
DE LUXE
Embassy
VÍRCINIA CIGARETTED,
Are made by scientific processes from scrupulously selected and pedrede mature Tobacco of the Hyhet Grade ONE. THE WE for that reason préferred and deviandes oy home tes of maca of all kind;
Their World Wide Popularity is based spos cheir' unquestioned expežence..
CAR SE OBTAINED OF ALL HIGH CLASS TORACComists in 72-2 ÖR
W.D.
AND AND 2018S OF 14.
HO. WILLS, BRISTOL LONDON
OBTAINABLE AT ALL TOBACCONISTS.
THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS ISSUED BY BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO GO., LTD.
NOTICES.
NOTICE.
MR.AA.NOWSARIWALLA
takes over charge of our Firms' business hore from this date, upon Mr. E. A. SOOLE- MANJEE leaving the Colony shortly.
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ABDOULALLY EBRAHIM
& CO.
79. Wyndham Street, Hongkong, 1st June, 1918.
WM. POWELL, LTD. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the SEVENTEENTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEET- ING of SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Company's Offices on TUESDAY, the 4th of June, 1918, at 12 o'clock NOON. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and Statement of Accounts to the 28th February, 1918.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 25th of May to the 4th Juce, both days inclusive.
H. O. HOLT, Secretary.
Hongkong. 16th May, 1918:
Red Cross Effort.
At Klang on May 18 s special performance was given by the Malays Opera Co. with some Basistance, under the patronage of H. B. the Sultan of Selangor, and Mr. V Hill,"D. O. Klang; in aid of the British Red Cros Fund, which resulted in $1,010 being raised.
Tia Factory Burned. Wilkes-Barre, Pa.. April 25 ~ Fire declared to be of enemy origin destroyed early to day the tin factory of Testhaway Broe, & Parsons, Pa., near here. The oan barn was engaged on war oon. tracte. The loes exceeds $500,000. The flames started in the ship- ping-room, and owners and employees aerert their belief that German agents were responsible.
NOTICES.
NOTICE.
on by us in Hongkong and elsewhere under the name of B. MONTEITH WEBB & CO... has been acquired by Messrs. Arnhold Brothers & Co., Ltd, and will benceforth be carried on in their name.
THE business hitherto carried
Dated the 1st June. 1918.
B. MONTEITH WEBB & CO;
NOTICE.
THE business of Messrs. B.
Monteith Webb & Co. in Hongkong and elsewhere has been acquired by us and will benceforth be carried on under our name,
Mr. B. Monteith Webb has been appointed Managing Direc- tog of our business in Hongkong and will sign for our Company.
Dated the lat June, 1918.
ARNHOLD BROTHERS
& CO., LTD.
THE HONGKONG ICE CO., LTD.
NOTICE.
MEETING of the creditors of the Company will be held on THURSDAY the 6th day of June, 1918, at the Offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson &Co., Limited at 12 o'clock NOON pursuant to the provisions of Section 181 of the Companies Ordinance 1911.
NOTICE.
ASAHI BEER.
ASAHI BEER
UGRAND PRIZ SENTIER EXIST
ASAHI
BEER
ASAHI LAGER-BEER
SPECIALLY BREWED FOX EXPORT.
COMPANY
KYO
MR, BOLU -AGBET!" Mitsui Bussan. Kalsha
- talephone" "odila 108.
-NOTICE,
At this meeting the creditors will be asked to determine whe ther an application shall bel made to the Court for the appointment of any person, as Liquidators in the place of or jointly with Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Limited, the Liquidators appointed by the WE have appointed, as from 1st June, 1918. Mesars. Company or for the appointment PA TELL & CO., our Fole Agents of a Committee of inspection.
in Canton and the West, River JARDINE, MATHESON, Districts for the sale of our ice,
&.00, LTD. THE DAIRY FARM ICE AND
COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. Liquidators, The Hongkong Toe Co., Ltd, Hongkong, 1st June, 1918.
The importation Ly post into Japan of foreign zion, axoert such sa may be Imported by the Minister of Agriculture and Commerce and the persona designated by him, is prohibited.
This prohibitios is not applicable to rise Imparted into Talwan (Formosa) and Tarabut: (Japanese Baghalien.)
The Farcel Post Service to the Partus quase Colies in West Africa and to Spanish Ouffs in Morocco (except fax Prisoners--War) is suspended.
Until further not oe parcels for civil addremes in the presinner of Udino, Vicems. Trerise. Padas, Venice and Bellune in Italy will not be accepted for transmission unless posted under the British War Office Permit.
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On and after May Ist) 1918, Imperial Postal Orders will be cashed in India' at the rate of 1/6 to the rupes.
From the 1st May 1918" there will be
June 3d. 11h 30m-No returns from Japan. Pressure has increased slightly from Foochow to Wshaiwel and de- arnased slightly elsewhere ; there is little change in general distribution since
sterday.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours to-day, 14 inch sading at 10 am. Total since January 1nt 13.68 molem against an average of 24.48 inches.
· FORECAST FOR THE 4 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,
Dietrich
Forscan.
19.9.
wioda
1 Hongkong to Qar Rock.moderate;
three General deliveries daily from the Fermoan whanne! District Post Offices except on Sunday
and Holidays when there will be one delivery only....
The bours of delivery will be a follows:--Week daye 9 a.m. 1 p.m. and 5 ph
Sundays and Holidays nowa.
The Director General of Posts and Telegrapha, Irdia, advises that: "The Parcel Port Service to the Indian Civil Postal Agencies at Abul Khazib, Amara, Bagdad, Busra. Besta City, Fas, Kat, Nase-iyah, Qulat Saleh Suk-ab-Shoyukh and Zubair in Mesopotamia is suspended and that plece goods, haberdashery and similar articles, except those intended for te Parozal use of
of the addresses and
not for sale, cannot be sent to those offices or to Abadan, Ahwaz or Kohm-
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cloudy,
rain
The sams NG. 1.
south coast of China be-) Tha saama Iween HL and Lamooks No. L
4 Bouth coast of China be-? The same tween E. and Kainan...} no No. 1.
Obina Coast Meteorological Baglater.
Station.
merah by the letter past, and that such yostock articles if received will not be delivered Nemary and will be liable to confiscation,'
June 3, a..
Winds
Hoar.
Barometer.
Temperature,
Humidity.
D'tion.
Wasther.
699.32 47
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5a
Hakodate
Tokio Kochi
Information has been received from the Direct General of Posts and Telegraphs Tokio, that on and after Lt K'sgima April 1918, the Post Office of Japan will Oshima collect a demurrage charge from the Naha addresses of parcels on which Customs djima. dusies or inland taxes are imposed in Benin is.
*
Japan, not withdrawn from the Post Wawa 6a 29.81 80 71' waw Office within 30 days from the date of Bankow the notice of their arrival to be sent to chang the addressees.
Kickings
The amount of the charge per parcel is fixed at 5 sen par day after the expiration
29.92 63 190 #
f the period stipulated."
Gutxiaft
Boarp P.
Registered and Parcel is is close 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated.
Amoy
24.89 65.95 = 99.93 71 94 ene 2.91 77 92
1 b
40
Swatow
Tathoku Taichu
5a 29.84 73 96 se
29.84 75
The importation into the Common- wealth of Australia of tea, other than that grows or produced in British Pomes-15 Gorn Canton sions is prohibied, unless the consent in writing of the Commonwealth Minister Gap Bock for Trade and Customs has been first sp
Macao obtained.
Taican
- 29.84 77
630
10 00 2b
Kochun
99.84.15
0b
g'dores
29.82
心
29.78
29.74 3 100 se
30 2
Wacho The Fartel Pont Services to British East Pako! Africa and Egypt (except for members Holbow Paullen of the Expeditionary Forces), and to
Touran Abyssióla, Bagdad, Eritrea, French Bmali Coast, Italian Somaliland. Portu- Cat. guese East Africa, Zanzibar and Romis have been suspended.
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ENTERTAINMENTS.
THEATRE
VICTORIA
June 4, 5,
BELL'S VAUDEVILLE
from the leading theatres of Australia and América.
FRED KEELEY AND IVY ALDOUS
An artistic study in singing, dancing, and talking. RICHARDO
CON ASTON
in-a Comedy laugh."
AND
the ragtime pianist.
COMPLETE CHANGE OF FILMS.
GEO. P. LAMMERT.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
of
| AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER A Large Quantify of Machia-
AND SURVEYOR. 11
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
ME
sell by Public Auction
ery, Shipch-ndlery, etc., etc.
HE Undersigned has received - instructions to sell by Public Auction on
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY: -the 12th & 13th June, 1918.
ARGEO.P LAMMERT has
received instructions to commencing each day at II a.m.
at his Sales Rooms. Duddell
Street,
ON
FRIDAY
A Large Quantity of Machin {ery & Shipchandlery etc, etc.
as follows:-
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the ith day of June, 19'8, at 17 E..W. Kerosene Lighting
3 o'clock in the afternoon at Set 110 volts, complete with
his Sale Room in Daddell Street, Victoria, Hongkong.
THE VERY VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY
situate at Victoria aforesaid and registered in the Land Office as SECTION H AND THE REMAIN- ING PORTION OF MARINE LOT No. 200 and SECTION E AND THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE PRAYA RECLAMATION ITO MARINE, LOT No. 200
Together with the messuages
29.78 79 83 i 4 odg and shops thereon known as
*
7 29.75 73 91 ose
A 29.76 81
Ob
at..
99.80 77
na
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Арат!
29.80 $5 68
1 a
29.81 .73 29.80
10
79 se
パ
Dagupan Maxia Legarpi Correspondence addressed to enemy Tacloban subjects in China. Siam, Siberia sad follo Portuguese East Africa, Persia and Mor Barco oooo cannot be transmitted,
The Services to Germany, Austria, Bol-Laouan karia and the Ottoman Empire are
uspended.
Uninsured parcels for the United Kingdom will ia fature be forwarded from Hongkong in bags and the Public are therefore advised to pack such parcels very carefully.
Letters franked at the
4 cents rate addressed to Yunanfa and Mengise and other places in the Province of Yunnan should be superscribed with the words *For delivery by the Chinese Post Office."
OUTWARD. MAILS.
TO-MORROW.
Btraite, Bangkok, Ceylon, India via Dhanushkodi, Lourenco Mar ques, Cape Town and Earoge - via Cape-4th June, 10 s.. Switow, Amey and Portosa via Keelung 4th June, 10 a.. Weihaiwel and Tientsin-4th June, 10a.m. Japan via Meji, Canada, United States,
Central and S.'America and Europe via Vancouver-th
Gunza
6 9.31 C 96 36
Q. W. JEFFRIES,—Chlef Assistant.
Hengkong Observatory, June 3, 1918. 1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the set in in- ches, tenths and anndredths,
Temperature, in the shade, in degrees
Fahrenbelt.
Kamidity, in percentage of saturation the Humidity of air tatusind with mola- buru baking 100,
4 Direction of Wind, to twa points. $ Force of Wind, socording to Beaufort Beale,
State of Weather, is bine sky, a do tached cloud, à drizzling rain, fing, z gloomy, h hall, 1 lightning, © OVAZCLES, P pazzing showaża, q squally, z zain, k snow, |i thander, v visibility, w dew wat.
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METEOROLOGICAL.
June, Registration 9.45 am Barometer Letter 11:30 am.
WEDNESDAY, 5th June,
Muntok, Batavia, and Port Moresby vis Wind Direction
Batavia-5th June, 1 p.m.
M
Nos. 118 & 120 DES VEUX ROAD WEST.
"
IN ONE LOT. The area of the property is about 2.300 square feet.
For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to MESSRS. DEACON. LOOKER, DEACON & HARSTON. 1, Des Voeux Road Central,
Vendor'e Solicitors,
or
To MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT,
The Auctioneer.
Hongkong, 27th May, 1918.
By Order of the Mortgagees
received instructions
switchboard and accessories
7 Worthington Horizontal Duplex Pumps.
3 Worthing on pumes.
Centrifugal
2 Worthington Triplex power ритра
1 Ransomes Eims and Jeffer- ice Vertical Engine 10 B.H.P.
1 Ransomes Sims and Jefferies Horizontal Long Etroke Engine 35/45 I. H. P.
1 Ransomes Sims and Jefferies Horizontal Short Stroke Engine 18 H. P.
2 Vertical High Speed Air Compressors with Air Receivers.
1 Automatic Aerated Water Machine (complete).
Slagle Phase Motor 1† E. P. 1 Motor driven generator. 1 30 . P Aster Kerosene- Engine (complete).
1 Allen Jaw Riveter having a reach of 55, suitable for opera- tion by steam of 60 to 7 lbs. pressure and also by compressed air
1 Drill Grinding Machine. 7 Drills.
Also
Brass and Iron Angles. Globe and Check Valves, Steel Ham- mers to 12 lbs., Rubber Gloves, Asbestos Powder, Steel Angles, Leclanche Glass Jars, Glass battles, 100 doz. Mattooks, Steel
MR GEO. P. LAMMERT has Wheel Barrows, Chubb's Locks tojand Padlocks, Porcelain Cru- cibles, Mechanical Indicators, Wotan and Carbon Lamp (100 (220 volts) sundry electric gear
and fitings.
sell by Public Auction
ON MONDAY
the 10th day of June, 1918, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon at his Sale Room in Duddell Street,
Victoria, Hongkong. THE VERY VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY situate in Bonham Road and comprising all that piece of parcel of ground registered in The Land Office as SECTION {} OF INLAND LOT NO. 605 Day On date Ou date. Together with a three storyed European house known as "No. 26 BONHAM ROAD,
Previous
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29.71 29,73
29.71
Tamperstars Humidity
86 81
86
74
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8.W, S.6.W. B.W.
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3
4
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Jase, Ergistration 1145 am. 'ghost ones al Tomgatniase on tha Letters 12.30 am.
uth 14
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Shanghai and North China-Sth June,
12.30
H.K. Observatory, May 31, 1918:
Jaran vis Kobe, Canada, United States. Weath
Central and S. America and Rain ————— Europe via Vitoria-5th
THURSDAY, 6th June. Swatow, Amy and Formosa via Takao-
6th June, 7 am
Fort Bayard, Hoibe and Haiphong-
6th June, 9 a.m. Shanghal and-North China 6th June.
2 p.m
Philippine Islands, Strate and Europe
vía Su-z-6 1 June, 3 pm /
FRIDAY, 7th June.
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow 7th June, Fun.
Nops. Philippine Islands-7th June, 2 pm.
SATURDAY, 8th June. Shanghai and North Calas-8th May,
SUNDAY, 9th June:
China, Japan via •Haga+zvi, Formoss via Keelung, Shanghal, Noth Canada, United State, Central, and Bouth America and Europe vís Seattle~~9th June, Regis 1ish 9 mm Lotter 9 am TUESDAY, 11th June.
Amey and Foochow1th fuss,
Kocm
Wad
char
T. V. CLAXTOR, Directas,
TIDE TABLE,
From 3rd June to 9th June,
MGA WALK
Hongkong
m morning.
Low Water Hongkong
afternoon.
Printed and Published for the j
Proprietor, by George William Cade Burnett at 11 Ice House Street, in the City of Victoria How A Hongkong..
IN ONE LOT.
The property contains on aren of about 2,752 square feet and is held mder a Crown Lease for 995 years.
For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to
MESSES. DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON & HARSTON. 1.Des Voeux Road, Central, Vendors Solicitors.
of "
To MR GEO. P. LAMMERT,
The Auctioneer. Hongkong, May 27th, 1918.
THE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Public Auction on
2
And
Chubb's Safes
1 Chatwood Safe
1 Egzer's Safe (Extra large)
1 French Cabinet Safe
25 ca es Nitric Acid
5 cases Pick Handles,
24 G. E. & Westinghouse. 16′′
Fang
25,000 Cartridges Remington '22
14
short
-Sheets Admiralty, Drab and Red Rubber Sheetings H
On view from Monday," the |18th June, 1918.
Catalogues will be issued. Terms :-Cash on delivery.
"GEO. P. LAMMERT
Auctioneer.
Hongkong, 29th May, 1918.
Si...
THE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Public Auction on WEDNESDAY the 5th June,
*** 1918,⠀⠀ commencing at I am.
|A
at his Sales Rooms, Duddeli Street,
Quantity of Valuable Black- wood & Teak- Furnitureby
* Comprising in my fa
Blackwood curio cabinets, round tables, folding chairs, marble top stools, teapoys, arm- chairs, lady's desk, etc., etc.
Teak extension dising table," teak sideboard, morocso & tapes-
WEDNESDAY the 12th June, try covered couches, roll top
1918,
at his Sales Rooms. Cu dell Street.
500 Mild Steel Pipes 2" diame-l ter 19/26" length (Extra heavy) | 54 lbs, to foot.
84 Coils Tarred Rope 1 to 2 On view from Monday the 10th June, 1918.
Terpia ---Cash on delivery,
GEO. P. LAMMERT, "Auctioneer.
dest, teat wardrobes, double brass & brass mounted iron bed- steads, vases, ornaments, pictures. carpets eto, eto,
Also
Beveral, typewriters: (Reming- ton, Oliver etu)
Two hand sewing machines good condition.)
Terms --Cash on delivery On view from Tuesday, the 4th June, 1918, 2014r. Jan: GEO. P. LAMMEET,22
Auctioneer, as