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THE HONGKONG" TELEGRAPH; FRIDAY, JULY 19. 1918, ·
POST OFFICE..."
WEATHER REPORT.
The Three Castles Cigarettes
FOR
EVERYDAY
SMOKING.
The
"Three Castles
Cigarettes
WD&HOWills Bristol & London
Registered Trade Mark.
BALKAN TOMMY.
A Perplexing Person.
Mr. Trevor Allen writes in the Daily Chronicle as follows:-
The Three
The Cigarette with the
WDSHO
WILLS
type? The
ancients and mediaevils are always depicted sa gallant and lion-hearted fighters, men of brag and brawn, who exalted in the clash of arme, fearing neither God, man or devil. Papoplied cap-a-pie in shining. armour, they went out with braggart courage in their bearte to face arrows and battle-ares
Bat Tommy, our ̈comrade-in arms of to-day ?. It is just a grim to him. necessitous business
Tommy-talk is always expres- five, and after a rum-iezue positively eloquent; but there are times when you wish him dumb
A terrific fear in the soul-s when out wiring or changing over behind the trenches, for fear not of death, but of dying- exemple. Johnnie Balgar's ad- he goes out with tin hat and identity disc to face high exploaïve vance saps are eavesdropping, you way depend, and andas noise barrages and machine gun fire. may being a shower of H. E. on Beosure of that fear, wrought your witless head. And yet, to "pon him not by men bat by quote an outraged B. E.; "There monstrous mechanisms of dee they were, over the top, cassin' traction, bis ordeal is infinitely sa arguin' the toss right under greater; his achievements mira- Johnnie's nose. They haven't calcua. It is easier to fight with
blind courage than blinding fear;" the sense of a screw picket, the and there is no doubt about that blightere ! "
righteous fear. He will an aoon confers that barragea and trench-
On certain relieving nights, too, when the male convoy comes up,
it is "Whoa!" bere, and "Whos!" mortars put the wind up him,
there and "Hi, Bill!" and "Hi, as that he gets fed up with
George!" somewhere else, so that
you begin to wonder if a travelling
"bally" and biscuits, and quinine.
They were all out to win their
circus has strolled up in mistake, spure, too, those knightly forbeara
and the sergeant-major is provok who made a profession of szme.
ed into making a worne zow then: everybody else. boy,"
Tommy can win spars as well
without necessarily thinking the jab more than a difficult duty. But the nondescript attitude ie, I think, more after this style: Let's get the job aver and done with, ear. I, and I shan't complain
"All right, old says a subdued out-goer to a particularly boisteroue in-comer "you'll be wanting to creep about in carpet slippere when you're been in this abop a day or two. no decorations come my way, You'll be afraid Johnnie can bear you maying your prayers." And, It isn't our real job, anyway, and somehow, we come through the we're not in the firm for life, so ordeal all right.
carry on, old man, and have done
It all arises from Tommy's with it!"
knack of combining work with. That, more than a zest for honours, is the spirit which bears pleasure, I suppose. That only
at least can account for the tunes him through endlece days and be sometimes plays on his nights of monotony and hardship ol denger and horror. It is the machine-gun when sweeping
Johnnie's trenches at night. I principle of “carrying on.”
bave "even heard him eypospata thus: "Ds, de-de. Da, Da Da, D!" while chockies of approval rippled along the fire-bays and Johnnie respond ed, sa a good foreman should A prodigy, an doubtedly. A grim jester with death who on, make a machine- gum langh.
Pedigree"
NOTICES.
ASAHI BEER.
ASAHI BEER GRAND PRIZE MERITISA E-SERI
ASAH
*DAI NIPPON BREWERY
BEER
ASAH
LAGER-BEER
SPECIALLY BREWED
EXPORT.
гол
COMPANY
SOLD 401028
JAPAN
TOKY
LIMITED
Mitsui Bussan Kalsha
pop '158.
A Lady Medical Officer. Bethnal Green Borough Council is to be recommended to appoint Mise Jeannie Rose Murray, M.B.. sa assistant Medical Officer of Health, primarily for the purposes of the council's maternity, and where Im history or obild welfare schemes, at a salary||Fizzmem will you find his proto-i af 2400 per sunums.
MASSAGE HALL
4. DUFEN'S ROAD GENTRAL.
(DUDDELL STREET). MRT TAKAYE," MBB MORITASKS. CERTIFICATED, MASSEURS
TRAZED TO TAKE-OFF: “BƏRK
"The importation by post into Japan of foreign rios, ergert stoh sa, may be imported by the Minister of Agriculture sad Commerce and the personsdesignated by him, is prohibited.
This prohibition is not applicable to rice imported Into Taiwan (Formosa) and Barabuto (Japanese Snghalien.)
[
July 19d. 1th. Sam-No returns from Japan and Vladivostock Pressure das decreased moderately of Weihaiwel and alightly over Indo-China; It has in- creased slightly elsawbem. The depress ion has probably moved into the Yellow Ser.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am. to-day, 0.00 inobes.
The Parcel Post Service to the Portu-Total since January 1st 43.55 inches „guese `Colonies in West Africa and to Spanish Offices in Morocco (except for Prisoners-of-Wat) is suspended.
Until further not'ce parcels für cirül addresses fa the provinces of Udine. Vicenza, "Trevis, Padua, Venice and Baliano in Italy will not be accepted for trasamlasion unisse posted under the British War Office Permit
On and after Mar 1st 1918. Imperial Postal Orders will be casted in India at the rate of 1/6 to the rupes.
The amount of the charge per parcel in fixed at 5 sen parday after the sxpiration of the period stipulated.
Registered and Parcel Malls class 15 minutes earlier than the time givea below unless otherwise stated.
No unofficial letter addremed to Abadan. Abwag o; Mohammorab in the Persian Gulf mayez seed eight ounces in weight
From the 1st May 1918 there will be three General deliveries daily from the District Post Offices except on Sunday and Holidays when there will be one delivery only.
The hours of delivery w be a fallows:-Week daya,9 a.m. 1 p.m. asd 5 pm
Sundays and Holidays néon
"The importation into the Common- wealth of Australia of tea, other than that grown or produced in British Posses sions is prohibied, unless the consent in writing of the Commonwealth Minister for Trade and Castors has been first obtained
against an average of 65.16 inghes.
FORECAST FOR THE 14 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
Dirkelate
Forecaxi.
B.W.
1 Heartong in Gap Booty winds,
moderate; fair.
Formosa Uhanal
--->The same
1 No. L
3 South coast of Chlas be-) The same
ENTERTAINMENTS.
VICTORIA
THEATRE.
JULY 18th, 19th & 20th
"THE SEVEN PEARLS"
EPISODE II
"THE GEMS OF JEOPARDY."
EPISODE 12
BURIED ALIVE."
'FROM LONDON TO LARAMIE " Two-part LONESOME LUKE Comedy.
BRITISH GAZETTE No. 452,
Sween HE, and Lamooks GEO. P. LAMMERT.
• South coast of China be-? The sime tween EX. and Hainan...) sa No. L.. China Coast Meteorological Regiatura
July 19,
Station.
Fontock
Nemuro
Eskodate
Kochl Nagimd K'agina Oshima Naba
71
Bonin Is. Whalwol 6a 29.52 69 21 me
10"
Hanko
|
Ichang Kinking". . Changsha Shanghai
29.52 73.96 w
1 b
29.51 77 -95 waw 1b
I
29.65 84 29
Information har besa received "from the Director General of Ports and Telegraphs Tokio, that on and after Int April 1918, the Port Offics of Japan will collect a demurage charge from the
Sharp addressees of parcels on which Customs
Amor dudies or inland tazes are imposed in
SKATOW Japan, not withdrawn from the Fort TARGET Office within 20 days from the date of the notice of their arrival to be sent to the addresseeS.
The Parcel Post Bervices to British East Africa and Egypt (except for members
29.55 Bt. 87 - 29.54 81 91 www 1 b 5# 29.55 77 98
א
Taichu
29.60 75
2 x
29.60 81
29.61 81
F'dores Canton Hung
29.62 81
WIH 4+
ให
79
da 29.50 80, 91 new ib
29.60 82 87.
of the Expeditionary Forces), and to Abyssinia, Bagdad. Erlibroa, French Somali Coast, Italian Somaliland. Fortu Washow gusse East Africa, Zanzibar and Rumia - Pakbol hays been suspended.
Gap Book Macao
#
29.60
www 29.58 81 90 ww
5 c 4 D
Da
.
Hothow
•
Phallen
7 29-59 81 84 338
Tanzabe 0.86. J.
29.63 86
29:75 75
The Director General of Posts and Telegraphs, india, advises that: "The Apard Parcel Post Service to the Indian Civil Dagupan Postal Agencies at Abul Khash, Amara, Madila Bagdad, Bora, Burra City. Fao, Kut, Legar
Legaspi Naseriyaa. Qulat Salok. Suk-ub-Bboyork Tacloban and Zubair in Mesopotamia is suspended follo and that piece-goods, haberdashery and
Surigao similar articias, except those intended
Guam for the personal use of the addresce and not for sale, cannot be sent to those officer or to Abadon, Ahwaz or Hohm- merah by the letter port, and that such articles If received will not be delivered and will be able to confiscation."
OUTWARD MAILS.
TO-MORROW.
Japan via Nagasaki-20th July, 10a.m. Batavia, Samarang, Bourabaya and Port 'Batavia-20th Moresby ris
July. Noos
Baigon-29th July, 5 pm.
SUNDAY, 21st July.
Swatow, Amy and Formors via Keelung
-21st July, 9 am.
4
Straits, Bangkok, Rangoon and India via
Calcutta-21at July, 9 a.m.
MONDAY, 22nd July,
LEDULA
4.20 6
20 *W 2 b www b
*9.72 79-99 a 40
29.79 75 04
00
C. W. JEFFRIES,--Chief Assistant, Hongkong Observatory, July 19,"1918.
AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER
AND SURVEYOR,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
PUBLIC AUCTION. THE Undersigned has received
instructions from the Liquid. stor of Messre: Blackhead &
Company, F. H. Hohake. F. J. Schwarzkopf, E. H. Thiel and J. E. Danielson in pursuance of an Order of the Hongkong Govern❤ mant to sell by Pablic. Auction at 3 o'clock in the AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY
THE Undersigned has received the 13th day of August 1918,
instructions to sell by Public Auction the following "
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
PROPERTY
Situate in TAL YUEN STREET, WANCHAI, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong
TO BE SOLD BY THE MORTGAGEE By
PUBLIC AUCTION
ON
FRIDAY
the 26th” day of July, 1918,
at 3.P.M. by
MR, GEO. P. LAMMERT,
2. Auctioneer...
At his Sales Room in Duddell Strest, Victoria, Hongkong-
PARTICULARS OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED
PROPERTY. :
The piece or parcel of ground situate in Victoria Hongkong and registered in the Land Office as Sub-sections 1, 2 and 3 (or Remaining Portion) of Section B. of Inland Lot 508 with the messuages or tenements thereon
1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degress known as Nos. 35. 38 and 40 Fahrenheit on the leral of the sea in in= | TAI YUEN STREET, shes, tenths and hundredths, --
2 Temperatura, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.
* Humidity, in peròentage of saturation
the Humidity of air saturated with mola- | ters being 100.
*4 Direction of Wind, to two points.
The property is held under a Lease from the Crowa for the term of 999 years.
The area of the ssid piece or parcel of ground is 3,573 square feet or thereabouts' and the
st his Auction Rooms, in Duddell Street, THE VALUABLE LEASE- HOLD PROPERTY
situste and being Shaukiwan Marine Lot No. 1 and known as Blackbead's Soap Works.
IN ONE LOT. The Property has an area of 95,800 square feet or thereabouts and consists of level ground with a sea wall in good condition on the water front. On the property standa & Soap Factory and buildings in connection therewith comprising two Godowns, one with coolie. quarters over, a Manager's House, a Boiler and Machine' house an Iron Shed, and a Tank.
The property is held for the residue of a term of 999 years from August 1890. The Crown Bent is $440 per annum,
Particulars and Conditions of Sale may be had from
MESSRS. DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON & HARSTON."
1, Des Voeux Road Central, Solicitors for the Liquidator, or from
MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT,
The Auctioneer. Hongkong, 10th June, 1918.
NOTICES.
THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED.
Föccs of Wind, according to Beaufort Crown Rent payable in respect AN Interim Dividend of Three
Scala
State of Weather, b" bine sky, side-
thereof is $54 51 per annum.
For further particulars of the tached cloud, d drissing rain, fog, sproperty and Conditions of Sale gloomy, b hall, I lightning, o oterat, p pazzing showers, q aqually, z PRỀN, « KLOW,
apply to + thunder, vizibility, w dew wet.
METEOROLOGICAL,
Shanghai, N. China and Japio via Kobe Temperaturo
22nd July, 10 m
| Biralty, Bangkok, and India vla Calcutta -12ad Jay, 2p.m
ma Jen "
Previons
Day On date On data,
MESSRS, DENNYS & BOWLEY, Solicitors for the Vendor,
♫
6, Das Your Road Central, Hongkong,
or to MR. GEO, P. LAMMERT,
The Auctioneer, Duddell Street, Hongkong.
NOTICES.
THE HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA WÄR SAVINGS
ASSOCIATION,
Swatɔw, Amoy & Formosa via Keelung
-22nd July, 8
Barometer. 29.55 29.61
89 82
19.58
89
Humidity.
68 87
68
Wind Direction. W&W, &W.
Foro Weather WDS AND
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0.00 0,00
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light open the Tanger as the APPLICATION
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Teth Is
HAK. Observatory, July 19, 1918.
T. F. CLAXTON, Director,
"
Philippine Idaude. Straits and Europe via Suez-Has Joly, Rughtra- tion 4.15 pm Letter 5 pm. Shanghai and North China-2ład July,
S.p.in.
TUESDAY, 23rd July. Shanghai and North China-23rd July,
10 Bum.
WEDNESDAY, 24th July.
Ewatow, Amoy and Fɔochow--24th July,
I put
THURSDAY, 25th July.
| Philippine Islands, Sandaken, Australia, Now Zasian and Ka Galgen via Port Darwin--25th July, Begistration 145 pm. Letters 2.50 D
*
TIDE TABLE.
From 15th July to 21st July.
0.4
High Wate
Moss Time,
J
FRIDAY, 16th July..
Wach
Formon vis Koaluar, Skroghai, North
China Japan via Ragaukci | 14 Osunda, Tiits à States, Central
#
• and B. Americs) and Europe Wii Victoria, B.0-lith July, Registration 1£45km, Letter 11.50 p
Low Faites Boughoog
Dollars per share for the
six months ending 30th June. 1918, will be payable on FRI- DAY 26th July on which date Dividend Warrants
may be obtained on application at the Company's Office.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY the 19th to FRIDAY the 26th, July (both days in- clusive) during which period no transfer of shares
can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT &-AGENCY CO., LTD. General Agents for the "West Point Building Co., Ltd. Hongkong. 10th July, 1918.
forma
THE for
HONGKONG LAND Membership of the above
INVESTMENT AND AGENCY Association may be obtained
CO., LTD. Z from all the Banks or from the undersigned.
THE UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.,"
Honorary Secretaries & Treasurers.
|Hongkong, 15th January, 1917.
CAST IRON
RAINWATER PIPES
AND FITTINGS/A FRANK SMITH" & CO.
• DES YEUX ROAD, CENTRALI --TKIM✨, 209O, DI HONGKONG,
A
N Interim Dividend of Thres and half Dollars per share for the six months ending 30th. June, 1918, will be payable on |FRIDAY 26th July on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's Office.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED. from FRIDAY the 19th to FRIDAY the 26th July (both days in- elusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be re- gistered.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
A SHELTON HOOPER, 12 Caper Beeretary,
Hongkong, 10th July, 1918.
Frinted and Fablished for the Propriet
Cade Burnett st 11 Loe House Street, in the City