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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 31. 1918,
Three Caftles
MAGNUMS
Cigarettes
MADE
ENGLAND
FRESH STOCKS HAVE ARRIVED AND ARE NOW
OBTAINABLE AT ALL TOBACCONISTS
Th
Ansartemene a mai k. Kritik Aaseniewn Tulates Cel lag
£13,000 GIFT TO R.A.F.
Sir. Wm. Weir sa aur Airmen's Achievements.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned has received
instructions from the Liquid ator of Messre. Blackhead & Company. F. H. Hobake. F. J. Schwarzkopf, E. H. Thiel and J. E. Danielson in pursuance of an Order of the Hongkong Govern- Anknowledging & cheque for meat to sell by Public Auction $13,000, representing the gift of at 3 o'clock in the AFTERNOON
eight aeroplanes to the Royal Air
Force by the members of the
ON TUESDAY
Oversess Club, Sir William the 13th day of August 1918.
Weir, the Air Minister, eaid
recently that the Empire bad- every reason to be proud of the personnel of the Force. Even with the fineet machines and equip ment, the moefficient adminis tration and organization, the final ise te was entirely in the sir, sad 88 very largely a matter of the individualism of pilot sad obeerver. To them no tribute could be too great.
at his Auction Rooms, in Duddell Street,
THE VALUABLE LEASE-
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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 equare feet or thereabouts and consists of level ground with a sea wall in good condition on the water front. On the property Soap Factory and stande buildings inconnection therewith comprising two Godowns, one with coolie quarters over, B said the development of the aerial Manager's House, a Boiler and sim could best be realised by Machine house an Iron Shed. canting our thoughts back to the and a Tank.
Having referred to the splendid work done by the Australian and Canadian airmer, Sir Wm. Wair
early days of the war to the
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The property is held for the
pioneer force of four squadrone residue of a term of $99 years which then left these shores, from August 1899. The Crown Where in those days they were Rent is $440 por annum, numbered in tenr, bow hundreds Long-distance coanted. bombing operations were carried- on by the force in the blackness of the night and the full eplendour of the day.
Particulars and Conditions of] Sale may be had from :-
MESSRS. DEACON, LOOKER,
were
"It is not my intention," he continued, "to advertise the sobievements of our Air Force or bost of ita progress. This would not be in accord with the spirit
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DEACON & HARSTON.
1, Des Voeux Road Central, Solicitors for the Liquidator. or from MR. GEO. P.LAMMERT,
The Auctioneer, Hongkong. 10th June, 1918.
of the Force as I understand it, THE HONGKONG & BOUTE
for, young though it is, the Air Force has already created al
noble tradition and spirit of
ita "OWD. I am
CHINA WAR SAVINGS ASSOCIATION.
content to APPLICATION
forms for Membership of the above
lave the public to judge of Association may be obtained the sobievements of the B A. F. from all the Banks or from the from the offioisi reports and undersigned.
recorda pablished day by day.
The enemy's judgments will be THE UNION INSURANCE will more accurate, begin based; BOCIETY OF CÁNTON, LTD., Honorary Secretaries á Treasurers, H-mgkong, 1th January, 1917,
Every effort and every ounes of mosty will" ka duvated to ite.
NOTICES.
ASAHI BEER.
ASAHI BEER
(GRAND PRIZE
ASAHI
DAI NIPPON BREWERY S
BEER
ASAHI
LAGER-BEER
SPECIALLY BREWED
EXPORT.
FOR
COMPANY
BOLA AG MITTE
LIMITED
Mitsui Bussan Kaisha
Telephone: 190) Ár 186.
MASSAGE HALL
4. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
(DUDDELL STREET) MR. T. TAKAYE, -MES MORITA CERTIFICATED
MASSEURS
PARENTS TREATO M. Tuan Bo
POST OFFICE..
The charge for customs duty on type samples of unwanufactured thatoo not exceeding 5 ast, in gross weight, and on; samples of spirits (except pe famed spiri'a) not exceeding 13 om. in grosa weight imported into the United King-" dom by post has now been increased to 15/6d and 15/4d respectively.
The impo tation by post into Japan of foreign rien except moh se may be imported by the Minister of Aeringsture and Ceminarcend the persons designated by him, is prohibited.
This prohibition is not applicable to dice imported into Taiwan (Formosa) and Karabulo (Japanese Bagħalien.) '
The Parcel Port Service to the Portu gusse Coloniae in West Afeisa and to Spanish Offices in Morocco (except for Prisoners-of-War) is suspended.
Until further notice parcels for "Civil addresses in the provinces of Udine. Vicenza, Trevise, Padua, Vetics and Bellano in Italy will not be accepted for transmission unless posted under the British War Office Permal
WEATHER REPORT.
with
July 30, 16h 10m.-Orders given to lower-local typhoon signal No. 5.
July Sid. 11h. 50m-No returns from Japan and Vladivostock. Pressure bas increased considerably over the Philip pines and Formosa, and in the vicinity ef Hongkong; it has incrmand slightly elsewhere. The typhoon has filled up: a shallow, depression is situated over Tongking.
Hongkong Rabfall for the 34 hours anding at 10 am to-day, 1.27 inches Total sincs January let 48.09: inolve against an average of 31.36 inches.
FORECAST FOR THE 1 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MURROW,
DISTTHEN
Forecas
E. & S.W. winda.
↓ Hengkang to Gap Book... moderate;
The Parcel Poat Services to British East Africa and Egypt (except for members of the Expeditionary Forces), and to Abyssinia, Bagdad, Srithras, French 1 Formosa Chaandi Small Coast, Italian Somaliland, Portu guess East Africa, Zanzibar and Russia have been suspended.
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Oa and after May 1st 1918, Imperial Postal Orders will be cashed in India at the rate of 1/6 to the ropee.
The amount of the charge par parcel in fired at 5 sen per day after the expiration of the patiod stipulated.
Registered and Parcel Mails olode 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated.
No uncial latte addressed to † Abadar. Ahwaz or Mohammorah in the Fordan Gulf may exceed sight ounces la weight.
cloudy, showery.
The same sa No. 1.
$ douth coast of China be-) Tha sare
tween H.E. and Lamooks) as No. 1.
• South coast of China bei) The same tween FK. and Hainan.. sa No. 1.
China Coast Meteorological Register.
Statios.
*ostock
From the lat May 1918 there will be | Nemuzo three Geceral deliverins daily from the Hakodate District Post Offices except on Sunday Tokio and Holidays when there will be one Koc
Kochi delivery only.
The hours of delivery 'l be as Fagime follows:Week days 9 m. 1 p.m. and Oshima 5 p.m.
Naha Ishî'jima Banin
Sundays and Holidays noon.
July 31, ami
Hour.
Barometar.
Temperature.
Humidity.
D'tion,
Whalwa 6a 19.83 77 318 Hankow
Ichang
Information has been received from the Director General of Posts and Telegraphs Tokio, that na sad after Ist April 1919. the Post Offics of Japan will collect a demurrage charge from the addresses of parcels on which Customs duties or inland taxes are imposed in Gutzlaff Japan, not withdrawn from the Post Sharp F. Ofice within 20 days from the date of Amoy the notice rf their arrival to be sent to
Bwato the zċdress001.
Taibaku
Forge.
Kistians Changaba Shanghai
29.83 79 29,85
29.91 81 29.75 78 92 saw,
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* 29.54 75 94
Wanther.
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ENTERTAINMENTS.
VICTORIA
"
THEATRE.
July 30th and 31st. EDWIN ARDEN
in the 5-part
Gold Rooster' Drama:
THE IRON HEART."
CEO. P. LAMMERT.
AUCTIONEER. APPRAISER AND SURVEYOR.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Public
Auction on
FRIDAY, the 2nd. August
1918, .. commencing at Il am,
at his Sales Rooms. Duddell Street,
"
(For account of the concerned)
1-4 cylinder 7 passenger "Marathon" Motor Car (2nd hand).
And
1-5 HF. Pope Motor Cycle ard Side-car
On view from Thursday the 1st August, 1918.
Terms Cash on delivery.
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
Taicht
N
$9,79 75
Tainan
29.78 75.
Koahun
29.84 75
40
"
Forem Canton
29.79 79
60
$9.50 78 91 ase
40
G.
Н
29.62 79 91 a
ww 5 19.58 77 9% zw
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7 29.54 77 94 #ne
The Director General of Posts and Telegraphs, india, advises that "The Parcel Post Service to the Indian Civil Postal Agencies at Abul Khasib. Amara, Bagdad, Busro, Basra City, Fao. Kut, kong Naseriyah, Quit Saleh. Suk-ash-Shaykh Gap Back
» 29.60 and Zubair in Mesopotamia is suspended Macap and that piece
Wschow piece-goods haberdashery and Wi simlar articles, except those intended | Pathal for the personal use of the addresses and Holhow Bot for sale, cannot be sent to those hollen offices or to Abadan, Ahwaz or Mohu Tourans merah by the letter post, and that such | C. Bt. J. articles if received will not be delivered Aparri Aparzi and will be liable to confiscation."
Dagupan Manila Arrangements have been made for the Legaapt transmission of parcels to the United Tacloban Kingdom via Canada.
lolls The rates of postage are as follows: Surigao Parcel not over Sibs... 90 cents, Guam
Do. Tibe... $2.80
Labuan lllbe... 2.70 No insurance can be effected on parcels ceat by this route.
OUTWARD MAILS.
TO-MORROW.
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*9.59 8.
20.73 75
2931 77 84 se
29.34 73 96
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29.86 75 $4
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29.31 80 96 a
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C. W. JEFFRIES,-Chief Assistant. Boogkong Observatory, July 31, 1918,
1. Barometar, ¿zadused to 39 degress Fahrenheit on the level of the usa in ing chen, kantha and hundredths,
2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrons. Fahrenheit.
3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation the Humidity of air saturated with moia-- ture being 100.
◄ Direction of Wind, to two points.
3 Force of Wind, according to Bassfors
ti
State of Weather, b.bine aky, o de- tached aloud, d drizzling rain, I fog, gloomy, h hail, I lightning, o overcast, p passing showarn, q squally, v ruín, a nazw, † thunder, v visiblifty, w dów wet.
Swatow, Amoy, Formons via Takao-lat
Acg, 8 am Hollow & Faiphong-Ist Aug., 9 am. Weihalwei, Chefoo & Tiestain-1rt Aug..Ɛcale.
9 s.m Balgon-lat Aug., 9am. Straits. Berkek, Australia, New Zea- land, Celas. India, Mauritius, South Africa, Lourenco Mar- ques, Cape Town and Europe viaCape-1st buz. Registra tion 9.15 a.m. Letters 10 alm. Shanghai and North Chira-1st Aug“
11.m. Straits and Bangkok-1st Aug. 11a.m Philippine Islanda, Formosa via Keelung, Japan via Moj Canada, United Blat, Central, and South America and Europe}" vis Victoria, B 0—1st August, Registration 11:45 am. Letter 14,30 p.m.
Szigon-1st Aug. 3 pm.
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FRIDAY, 2nd August. Shanghai and North, Chine-izd July.
11 a.m Philippine Islands-2nd Aug., 11 am. Philippine Islands-2nd Aug, 2 p.m. Saigon -2cd Ang, 3 p.m.
SATURDAY, 3rd August. Sandakan-3rd Aug, 11 a.m.
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow-3rd Aug..
..
noon.
Shanghai and North China-3rd Aug,
ip.m.
SUNDAY, 4th August. Swatow, Amoy & Formons via Keelung 4th Aug. a m.
MONDAY, 5th August.
METEOROLOGICAL.'
Baz0-4501 Temperature Kamidity
H
Previous
Day On dats On dats.. at pemasa m 29.51 28.62 29.67
80 19 78
80
91
31
8.W.
E.
S.W.
4
4
$
orq
L?1 0,00 135
Wind Direction
Fotot. Weather - odą Rainer ama oleh Highest cyas air Tanguntars on tha goth #x Lowest
jrat ya HL. Observatory, July 31, 1918.
T. P. CLAXTON, Directer.
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TIDE TABLE.
From 29th July to 4th Aug.
Low Water
High Water
Βασίλισσας
HOQLADI
Mota Ziena
HALE
L
Mor
39
I
Shanghai and North China-th Aug. D
9
I th
TUESDAY, 6th August,
Shanghai and North China-6th Aug,
ι
11 $.tx
FRIDAY, 9th August.
Wed.
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Biraita, Bangkok, Bombay, Ade», Egret
and Europe Tis
Suez 9th Sel August, Begistration 9:45 am. Sun, Lettera 10.30 a
The Parcel Mail will be" closed on Thursday 8th August, at 5 p.m.
m morning.
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NOTICES.
FAR EAST OXYGEN AND ACETYLENE COMPANY.
THE AGENCY agreement between our Company and M.M. Flequet et Knoth will expire on the 31 of July 1918, we her to inform cur Customers that from the 1st of August next we eball open our own Office at 18 Post Office Building and that Mr. Cayrou will act as our Manager in Hongkong and sign p.p. on behalf of the Company,
J. DE LA POMMERAYE, General Manager. Hongkong. 29th July, 1918.
FLOQUET AND KNOTE.
THE AGENCY agreement Far East Oxygen and Acetylene between our Firm and the
Company expiring on the 31 of July 1918, we beg to inform Customers that from the lat August next al inquires etc.. regarding the Far East Oxygen and Acetylene Company should be addressed to the Office of the above Company 18, Post Office Building Hongkong.
FLOQUET & KNOTH, Agents of the Far East Oxygen & Acetylene Company.
HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY LIMITED.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the letting by Public, Auction Sale, to be held on Tuesday, the 5th day of August, 1918, at 3 p.m.. at the Offices. of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot of Crown NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Land at Battery Street, in the that an INTERIM DIVI- Colony of Hongkong for a term DEND of SEVEN PENCE per of 75 years, with the option of share for the year ending 31st renewal at a Crown Rent to be December 1918. has been de- fixed by the Surveyor of His clared. Majesty the King, for one further: term of 75 years.
The dividend will be payable '... on and after WEDNESDAY the
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. 21st day of AUGUST 1918, to
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LOCALITY.
No. 1350.
howtoon Inland
Saiters Street.
G.
Batuary Mesurements (Approxidate)
feet fees fees feet
Contents in
R.
square feat.
Upset Price...”.
Abhuai Kent.
Shareholders on the Register on WEDNESDAY the 7th day of AUGUST 1918, and will be paid to shareholders on the Colonial (Hongkong) Register at the exchange rate of 3/31 per dollar. " By Order of the Board,
W. E. ROBERTS, Secretary, Hongkong. 29th July, 1918.
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
ΑΝ
N INTERIM DIVIDEND of ONE DOLLAR ($1,-) per share for account 1918, will be payable on THURSDAY. the 15th August: 1918. Shareholders PARTICULARS and COND are requested to apply for Divid ITIONS of the letting by Public end Warrants at the Company's Auction Sale, to be held on Office St. George's Buildings, Tuesday, the 6th day of August, Hong Kong. 1918, at 3 p.m., at the Offices
The TRANSFER BOOKS of of the Public Works Department, the Company will be CLOSED by Order of His Excellency the, from SATURDAY. the 10th Aug- Governor of One Lot of Crown gust, 1918, to THURSDAY, 15th Land at Babington Path, in August, 1918. both the Colony of Hongkong, for a clusive. term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at & Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Pa, of Sale
Registry
LOCALITY.
MAu03 hits
Boasisty
Masancements.
(approximate)
feet fefeet fest)
Coldita in
Square
fast.
Annual Rent
Upset Price.
Aspersale pinn | 7,591 51
days in-
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.
General Managers. Hongkong. 30th July, 1918.
KEROSE OIL.
We guarantee all keroserie oil sold by us to be pure and
unadulterated. »" Present price/
WHITE ROSE”
$6:05 per case ex store.
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'COMET," Ma
-$5.85 per case ex store:`
CHING CHEONG
168 Des Voeux Road Centrale
2 blocks. West of Cent, Market.
KWONG YUEN,
19 Der Vort Road,
Printed and Published for the Proprietor, by George William
Cade Burnett at 11 Ice House Street, in the City of Vin
Hong Kongi