10
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1918,
W.D. & H.O. WILLS'
HIGH GRADE
"Embassy"
NO. 77
CIGARETTES.
CAN BE
THE CIGARETTE
DE LUXE
Embassy's
N° 77
VIRGINIA CIGARETTES
Are made by serenity processes from strapulende selected and patrctly_muted Tobaco of the Highest Grade enl
for that reason preferred and demandled by Sporting, men of all kinds.
The World Wide Popularity is based apon their unquestioned excellence.
OBTAINED OF ALL THOR LASS TOBACCONISTS IN TIMS OF
25 AND NO ANH 437.5 OF 1.
W. D. & H... WILES, BRISTOL 20 LONDON
RUBBER SHARE REPORT.
PRICES BY MAIL From SINGAPORE Dated
July 23rd, 1918,
Sterling Shares. Nom. Value.
Allagar anglo-Jara
WEATHER REPORT,
August 2d 12h. 06m.-No returns from Japer, Vladivostock and Formosa Pressure bas decreased slightly over Luxor, and increased sightly to mode- rately aliewhere; the trough of relatively low pressure remains stationary.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hour anding at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 ces Total sinos January last 7433 inates againat an average of 6279 inches,
1 Heart to Gap Rock-moderate:
The same aa Nod
ENTERTAINMENTS.
VICTORIA THEATRE.
August 22nd, 23rd & 24th.
AT 9.15 p.m. PERFORMANCE.
Mrs. VERNON CASTLE
"IN
THE MARK
OF
CAIN"
Free List entirely suspended on Saturday night.
Buyers Sellers. 2- Shares.
FORECAST FOR THE HOURS ENDING AT NOON TOMORROW.
Format
2/6 5,0
·
3/0 6/0
}
Anglo-Malay
10/6
13
E wird,
Batang Malaka
316
4/6
fair.
Bekoh
N
319
Bkt Mertajam
8/0
Bkt Sembawang 2/5
*3/0
Chersonesa (F.M.S.)2/2
3/6
2 Formos Chaonsi
Chimpul
1/10
2/11
Consolidated
11/-
1416
Heawood
310
9/9
Karuning Perak
316
4/6
Kota Tinggi
2/2
3/6
tween H.I. and Lamocks }. as No. 1. Bouth soart of China be-] The same tween HK and Hainan az No. 1.
POST OFFICE.
716"
9;-
Liaggi Ord
201
Obina Const Meteorological Register.
25/-
London A. R
7/0
S/6
Merliman
4/6
Winds
Jan lighthouse is interrupted.
Padang Jawa
2/3
316.
Perak
5/2
Station.
Port Dickson
*2/9
Selangor
23/-
S'pore Para
8/0
S'pore United
Labu (F.M.3.)
Str. Settlement (Bertram)
Sumatra Park." Unid. Serdang
Supiatra
Bit. Rajah
انة
4/6
2/8
to wat po un segon
$ Bouth coast of Chios be-) The same
Aug. 23. a.m
flour,
Barometer.
Temperaturs,
Humidity.
Weather.
D'tion.
Force.
Vostock da Xamuro
Hakodate
Toxic
Koebi
S'agima
Nagaiak!
Ushima
Naba
MOITAS
232
Ii-
Untd, Sumatra Unid. Temiang Vallambrosa
-
Lahi'jiza
3,0
3/9
Bodin la.
17/0.
Whalwed fa 29.96 72 93 me
Ib
£1 Shares.
190,-
icham Kjukiang Changaha
Castlefield
110
139-
Shangbai
29.91 77. 93 6
b
Gutzlaf
29.91
I b
Usinangara
901-
Star E.
29.91
1 ct
b
H'lands de Bʻlandı
GO
T" AC
70/-
Amoy
Kuala Lumpur
80/-
100/-
Taiboku
Lanadron
42- 45/-
Taucha
| Langen (Java)
42,6
48/6
Txinan
Ledbury Lumu
95/-
60/-
Koshan
Paores
40
47/6
Canton
6 2925
ilalacca 2. F.
Eirony
29.83
92
Gap Rock
29.81
20
Ord.
801.
100/-
MACKO
29.8
7 Pref.
Zu-
80/-
ON SALE
AT ALL STORES.
* Vefbetent is toned by Praiah, Aftervent Tubach Co. L
Nordanal Fermas Pogoh
221-
251-
Pakhoi
30/- 33- Heibow
Paullen
55/
Hambia Ord.
a
28/6
$£/t.
C. BL.
Rambis Prat
251.
45/-.
Aparri Dagupan
Rubber Pizat
Maskia
Loyo
2216
27/6
Legaspi
Tacloban
Sapong
391-
35/-
Koilo
NOTICES.
Seafield
85/-
105/- Surigao
Gedm
4.20 29.73
Tebrau (Johor)
50%-
75/-
Labuan
5
Und Sus Betong 35|-
70;-
ASAHI BEER.
received instractions to sell by Public Auction
St Shares.
Alor Gajah
WATER RETURN.
Level and Storage of water in Reservoirs on Aug. 1, 1918.
Telegraphio Communication with Wag-
The parcel post service to Cuba is aITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER
saepezded
WORKS LEVEL.
хоти
Level with
wwerthore
real. six, Thi. Below overBow
The charge for customs duty on life
eamples of unmanufactured t-bacco net
exceeding 6 au in gross weight, and ot
Leve! with
1:8ft. gla. Below
samples of spirits (except pe fumed Tyram #piti's) not exceeding 1 oz. in TUA Iythm Intro 6in, Balow alt tin. Below
crestow
Breas
weight imported into the United King dom by post has now been increased lo 35/6d and 15jid respectively.
mediata
Tyth Tak Wosz.
overtow Coder .constructio Level with
Level with
vertice
sveciow
Facft Fla. Helow
sy sin, Halow
overdow
Owlow
DECIMALS OF GALLONS.
1:17.
.. xytt..
854.90
Tram Hywall
369.45
казу
Tytem Islermediate mam
10:01
Titan Tk. Wang-bad-ch
510
713.43
3034
Total
41
roy 1J373
Buy 97 M. gaišai 1
population -
152,19
hand per day.
270,400
#46
Садова
Coustant supply in a districts daring July ot
Dollar Shares.
Ayer Eunina Ayer Molek Balgownia Bkt. Jelutong Bkt. Kail
2.70 2,90 1.03 1.15
91 ose
WDW 40
40
00
71 $$ wow 10.
Vo
29.76 75 98 29,73 29.74, 75 94 29.79 79 84 aw·
епе.. 10
C. W. JEFFRIES,Chlef Axxistant,
Hongkong Obervatory, Aug. 23, 1918.
The importation by post into Japan of foreign rice, except such sa may ba imported by the Minister of Agriculture and Commerce and the persons designated by bit, is prohibited.
This prohibition is ont applicable to rice imported into Taiwan(Formosa) and Karahnts (Japanese Sagbalinn.)
B
Pokfulam
STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND.
The Farcel Past Service to the Portu-Pokal
guese Calonies in West Africa and to Spanish Offices in Morocco (except for Prisoners-of-War) in suspended.
Correspondence addreued to enemy subjects in China, Sian, Siberia and Portuguese East Africa, Persia and Her- occo, cannot be transmiited
$273.09 Coganmption of water in the Licy and Hi-District millions sad dacimais ui galions during the moRIN of July
Comptes ExchangeS
Consumption per
Until further notice pattels for civil both sgay and sq.ă, addresses in the provinces of Udine.
Vicenza, Trefise, Padua, Venice and | KOWLOON WATER WORKS LEVEL, Belluno in Italy will not be accepted for transmission unless posted under theloo One) Level British War Office Fermit.
1013
Level
with
with
DIDOW
saresie )
STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS OF GALLONS.
ATECOM
2.
11.10
The Parcel Post Services to British East; Africa and Egypt (except for member of the Expeditionary Forces), and to | Abyssinia, Bagdad. Eritbres,, French | Kowloon (Gre] Somali Cour, Italian 'Sumxllland, Portu. guese Eart Africa, Zanzibar and Russia have been suspended.
On and after Mav let 1918, Imperial ! Postal Ordere will be cashed in India at
the rate of 1/6 to the ropes.
The amount of the charge per parcel is fired at 5 sen per day after the exnization of the period stipulated.
Registered and Parcel Mails close 15 1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees minutes earlier than the time given below Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in in-agless otherwise stated.
| chea, tenths and hundredtha.
2 Temperatura, in the shade, în dégrees. Fahrenheit.
3 Humidity, in peroentage of saturation the Humidity of air saturated with mois ture being 100,
* Direction of Wind, to two points. 3 Poro of Wind, according to Besafort Sexie.
State of Weather, b blue sky, cdo- tached cloud, d drizzling min. (108, & gloomy, hail, lightning, a overcast, passing showers, q squally, z rain, snow,
thunder, visibility, w daw wat.
4,70 1.85
4,25
.45
0,00 ,55 .75 .85
Jimab
Malaka Pinda Mandai Takong
1,40 1,65 1.15 1.25 1,25 1.40 1,35 2,05 ,55 .60
ASAHI BEER
1.10 10
*GRAND
.50
.60
.76
,95
.55
.65.
Unid. Malacos
.80
,90
Sa Shares.
KETEOROLOGICAL.
7.25 7,00
4,00
4,25
Punggor
Tambalak
Uis Pandan
Kampa
Malako
Noir Serendah Sandycroft B'gei Bagan Trafalgar
8.60 4,00 3,00 9.50
$5 Shares.
Previona
Δια
unficial lette addressed to Abadan Ahwazo: Munamgorah in the
Persian Gulf mayextest eight ounces in weight.
Parcels for Greses cannot be accepted for transmissíoc unless accompanied by a special permit ihraed by the British Minister al Aldeor
STO
vitation
M
Buy
35450
Consumption of water in Kowloon is willions and encimais of galima daring the month of July,
Consumption.
ку
디
19 Meilens 107.650
callo01
Estimated pepkis-
103 130 Cooraction pr ̧hond pur day......
133 The Government Analyst's exporta skov Det the meter is of excellent quality
W. CHATHAM,
Watar Anchority,
Public Works Department.
OUTWARD MAILS.
TO-MORROW..
Haiphong-24th Aug, 9 a.m. Japan via Koji - 24th Aug., 9 a mi
The Services to Germany, Austria, Bol-Banka, Billien, Batavia, Samarang. caria and the Ottoman Empire
upended.
From the 1st May 1915 there will be Strait", three Generał deliverin‹ dally from the District Post Offices except on Sunday and Holiday when there will be oza delivery only.
The bours of delivery 'll be as Japan follows :-- Wank daya 9 a.m. 'I p.m. and; 5 p.m.
Sundays and Holiday noon.
Sourabaya & Port Moresby via Batavia-24th Aug, 11 a.m. Bargłok, and India via Calcutta
-4th Aug. 14 a.m
SUNDAY, 25th August.
vin Nagasaki. Honolušu, Canada, United States, Central and South America and Europe vÍL San Francisco-25th Aug, Re- gitation 9 am, Letters 9 a.m. Amoy and Formosa via Koolang
-25th Aug., B.III. Shanghai and North Chioa-25th Aug,
The importation into the Common-Swatow, wealth Autralia of des, anber thần that grown or producea in British Posses
Day On date On date,sions is prohibited, unless the consent in writing of the Commonwealth Minister for Trade and Customs has been first obtained.
SCA DOR, NELLA SER FAM
29.84 29.83
Information has been received from
and
MONDAY, 26th August, Swatow-26th Aug., 11 x.m.
traits, Bangkok, Ceylon, Bombay, áden. Egypt Europs via Buez- 26th Aug. Registration 1.45 p.m. Lettere 2.30 p.m. “
the Director General of Poste Telegraphs Tokio, that on and after 1st April 1918, the Post Office of Japan will ... collect a demurrage charge from the addresses of parcels on which Customs
2.60 3,00
.90
1,00
Ayer Fanaa
Ch'kat Serdang
Haytor Kolemak
Lasa
Mergai
Nyala
7,50. 8,00 5,40 6,00 7.00 7,60 5,00 5,50 5.95 6.10 5:75 6,25 5,65 6,00
Barometer Temperature -- Breddity Wind Direction Ford
29.81
80
76
£3.
84 92
72
E.
E.
E.
1
4
Wather
C
N
0.15 0,00
0.00
wind 7
Lowest
26 26
9.50 10,25,
the notice of their arrival to be sent to the addresseer.
8,65 9,00
Ehest open air Tempatisera z2 104
HK Observatory, Aug. 13, 1918.
T. F, CLAXTON, Digestar.
The Parcel Mail will be closed on
dusies or inland taxes are imposed in Monday 26th August, at noon. Japan, not withdrawn from the Post Shanghel and North Chins-25th Aug.
Office within 20 days from the date of
A MACAO SENSATION.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
By Order of the Montagee.
Priest Said to have Stain & Girt. R. GEO P LAMMERT has
The following story, for the
or otherwise of which
ON THURSDAY
not vorch, is from the the 5th day of September. 1918,
nghai Gazette:—
Shangbai, August 8-The story
a brotal murder in which a
Portuguren Priest, Lose Magalhae
at 3 PM. at his Sales Room
Duddell Street, Victoria. Hongkong.
The following
Leasehold
hot and killed a young Port Property situate At Victoria agueme girl at a feast in Ponti | Hongkong viz :-
de Barca resebed Shanghai to All those pieces or parcels of isy by mail from Macao.
ground situate at Victoriä afore-
A big feast in bonçur of Santa said and known and registered fita wae held last Monday and in the Land Office as Subsection was attended by cambers of No 2 of Section D of Marine Lot Portugaste, Priests and Conen. No. 6 and Section B of Subsection No. 10 of Section B of Marine hines. Shortly after the ceremony Lot No. 6 together with the girls (one of them a great messuage or buildings erected favourite of the Priest Magalhae) thereon known as No. 9 Jervois got into a fabt. Magalbae bear- Street. Term 982 pears from Ing the noise and seeing his 25th June, 1869 crested by favourite in trouble immediately Crown Lease of the said lot ren to the spot. Be snatched a dated the 1th December 1863, cerolver from moder, bia osaeock Area 606:81 Square Feet. Pro- and fired a shot at the girl who portion of Annual Crown rent
$8.07. was pulling the hair and clawing. the face of his concubine.
It miered bat the girl ran into a corridor seeking to reach sacct sary at the altar, with the priest in bot partait. As he overtook her she knelt before him and ked pardon. Magellie took no zotice of her pitifal pleadinge, bot levelled the revolver at her. and fired 70 ebote into ber kneeling body. One entered the Egert and she died instantly.
The priest escaped from the pirmises immediately, while the favourite left in perfect peace for ber boase.
"American interests in China,
For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to:
MESSRS. JOHNSON STOKES & MASTER, Prince's Building, Ice. House
Street. Hongkong Solicitors for the Mortgagee
or to
MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
KOWLOON-CANTON
RAILWAY.
ther
(British Section ).
DURING suspension of traffic
with Canton, the following New York Aug. 9-To-day the additional local trains will run U. S. Government published the between Euwloon and 830M
following official statement:- Preliminary arrangements for establing the Asiatic Banking Corporation have been completed. The head office at New York will shortly be opened, and a Special Commission will be sent to: Shanghai vie Japan early in "September for the purpose of establishing a branch there.
CHUN.
Lv. Kowloon
3.18 P.M..
Arr, Shum Chun Lv. Shum Chun Arr. Kowloon
4.12 P.M. 3.04. P M.* 4.00 P.M,
By Order, ROBERT BAKEB,
Manager. Kowloon, 22nd August, 1918,
DAI NIPPON
MULERITION PRES
ASAH
BEE
ASAHI
LAGER BEER
SPECIALLY BREWED FOR EXPORT.
COMPANY
BOLE AGENTHA
TOKYO, JAPAN
Mitsui Bussan Kaisha
Welephone 230 & 145.
MASSAGE HALL
4. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
(DUDDELL STREET, MR. TAKAYE, MRS MORITA CERTIFICATED MASSEURS PATIKRISTOLsions or Titem Own Bomber
Glenely
Тогд
Pojam Badalla
Taluk Anson
Bukit Timal
8.25 8.76
$10 Shares,
Prian Babag Tapah
+
5 p.10.
TUESDAY, 27th August...
The Director General of Posts and Swatow, Amoy and Foochow-27th Aug, Telegraphs, india, advises that: "The
i p.m. Parcel Post Service to the Ladian Civil Shanghai and North China-27th Ang.
THURSDAY, 29th August.
4,00
11,00 ..4.15
ut
TIDE TABLE,
simlar articles, except those intended
| Postal Agenciesasi Abul Khasib, Amara,
Bagdad, Busra, Basra City, Fao, Naseriyah, Qalat Saleh, Buk-et-Sheyukh and Zubair in Mesopotamia is suspended and that piece-koods, haberdashery and Swatow, Amoy, Formosa viz Takes-29th
2 p.m.
for the pereosal use of the addresses and
AUS,&&.m.
not for sale, cannot be seat to those offices or to Abadao, Abwas 'or Mohm-
12,00 13,50
School for Fathers Wanted,
From 19th Aug. to 25th Aug.
Max
Cat
10
Essays writen by working- women mothers during "baby week" were read by Mre. H. B.. Irving at a meating recently. One woman wrote: "I think that's school for fathers would be a fine W. institution," and saother saked for better dustbin", "Ismaating "Garme firing about with the lid S of." Half the women complained of the landlords who advertised
no children.
19
Jr
款
**
#4
Blew Water
Hongkong Mass Time
Low Water
Hongkong
Makn
Time.
15
FRIDAY, 30th August.
marah by the letter post, and that much Tientsin--30th Aug., 11 s.m.
articles if received will not be delivered and will be liable to confiscation."
+
Swatow. Amoy and Frocko-30th Aug,
11 pm
Arrangements have been made for the Philippine Islande-30th Aug, 2 p.m. transmission of parcels to the United
"SATURDAY, 31st August.
bi, Kingdom via Canada.
The rates of postage are as follows:- Shanghai, N. Ching, Japan via Nagasaki,
m morning, afternoon,
za 1.3
43.5
303
121, 102,3
Parcel not over 3lbs.... 90 cents.
Do,
Do,
7lbs...$1.80.
lib.2.70
No Insurance cante affected on parcels coat by this route.
Hozolulu, Cana'a, U. States, America, Cant al & B. America Europe Tia San Francisco- 31st Aug, Beristration 945 a.m. Lettera 10,30 a.mi
Printed and Pablished for the Proprietor, by George William Oude Barnett of 11 Los House Strest, in the City of Vittoria, Bond Koe