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Limited. ·
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Limited.
LONDON.
COMMANDER" SUPER-SIZE CIGARETTES ARE STOCKED BY ALL HIGH CLASS TOBACCONISTS
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HONGKONG GYMKHANA KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB,"
CLUB.
THE FOURTH GYMKHANA MEETING of the Season Pheld at HAPPY VALLEY ZA SATURDAY. the 28th instant
mencing at 3.30 PM.
The Charge of Admission will $10 for others than Members of the Horgkong Jockey Club, ori Gymkhana Club.
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform) FREE.
The Committ-e
invite the
Ladies of Hongkong to be
present.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
MEMBERS are here
ASAHI BEER,
noti
fied that the Annual Gen- eral Meeting will be held in the Club Houe on MONDAY. Sept- ember 30th 1918 at 5:30 PM.-
BUSINESS :-
Report and acco111s for
1917-1918
Election of Officers for
1918-1919
General.
-L. J. BLACKBURN,
Hon. Secretary.
Hongkong. 9th September, 1918. Kowicon, 19th Sept., 1918.
HONGKONG JOCKLY CLUB.] "THE HALF-YEARLY MEET-
KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB
OPENING OF NEW GROUND,
MEMBERS are hereby not
of Members will be held.on TUESDAY, the rat October. 1918. at 12.31 P.M, at the Offices of the HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,on Bed that the opening of the ground floor of the HONG-the New Ground will take place KONG CLUB ANNEXE, Chater on SATURDAY, September 28th, Road
ät 3.39 FM
47
A Report will be made at this Member, friends and members Meeting as to certain proposals of other Sporting Clubs are cor to substitute spectators stands cia ly invited to attend. There for some of the Matsbeds hither will be Cricket, Bowls to erected on part of the JOCKEY Tennis matches CLUB property and the adjoining Land.
By Order,
"
TF. HOUGH. Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, 16th September,-1918-
HONGKONG CHINESE RECREATION CLUB.
AT HOME"
and
L. J. BLACKBURN, Hon. Secretary
Kowloon, 19th Eept, 1918,
FOR
WEI-HAI-WEI.
OR SALE-Lease of land with the buildings thereon, now known as the Officers' Mess of the Coolie Depot Large
DAI NIPPON
¡ASAHI BEER
SWERTEN EXH
„GRAND PRIZE.
ASAHI
BEER
AJAH
LAGER BEER
SPECIALLY BREWED EXPORT
FOR
COMPANY
REWERY
BOLE AGENTS
LIMITED
JAPAN
Mitsui Bussan - Kaisha
aleckons 1950 194
MEMBERS and Friends are Dining Room Kitchen, Servants hereby notified that the Quarters, eight small bedrooms Club's annual At Home," post-and four large bedrooms in poned from the 21st instant, will Annexe. all with Bathrooms. take place on SUNDAY next. South over best view in Harbour. Verandah whole length. Faces the z9th instant at 4 F.M.
There will be tennis matches Excellent Bathing Beach. Sait- between the Champions and the able for small Summer Hotel. Rest in Division A, B and C of Private Familly or Syndicate,WE have this day removed the Hongkong Tennis League Optional lease to November, Members and Friends are Cor sale of buildings by lessee, 1927, providing for demolition or dially invited to attend.
UN HEW FAN.
Honorary Becrets
HomeLong, 23rd Septembe
Ground Rent $18.00 per annum.
Tender will be received War Office Representative Woosung Road, Tain is
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
our Offices from No. 7, Georges Buildings, 2nd floor Queen's Road, Central, to St.
GOLDRING AND PHILIPS Solicitors & Hoogkong, 25th September 1918
POST OFFICE.
The parcel post servios to Cubs la suspended.
On and aber May ist 1918, Imperial Postal Ordere will be cashed in India at the rate of 1/6 to the rupes.
No an ficial letter addreamed to Abadan. Abwas or Mohammorah in the Persian Cut may exceed eight ounces in weight.
WEATHER RKPORTA
Beptember 274.12h. €5m--No returns "from Japan and Vladivostock. Changes of promote era alight" av all. stNSIONE sporting: a relatively low ares coFETE the Obins Sea". An anticyclone of mode- rate intensity is probab'y central over Japan
Honghong Rainfall for the 24 hours anding at 10 am to-day, 0.15 sinot s Total sinon January 1st 96.14 Inches The Parcel Post Service to the Porta-against an average of 74,77 inches, gusse Coloniex in West Africa and to Spanish Offices in Morocco (except for Prisoners-of-War) is suspended."
Correspondence addressed to, anamy | subjects in China, Siam, Siberia and Partaguses East Africa, Persia and Mor- occo cannot be tranmaisted.
FORECAST FOR THE U HOGES ENDING AT NOON TOMORROW.
District
Parcals for Greece cannot be accepted | Hongkong to Gap Bock. for transmission unless accompanied by * special permit inxund” by the British Minister al Athens.
Uninsured parcels for the Thaited Kingdom will in futurs be forwarded from Hongkong in bags and the Publis are therefore advised to pack such parcels very carefully.
Letters franked at the i cent rate addressed to Tunanfu and Medgise and other places in the Province of Yunnan should be superscribed with the words For delivery by the Chiness Post Office.
Until further notice
parcela
for civi addremos in the provinces of "Udine, Vicenza, Trevisa, Fados, Venice and Belluno in Italy will not be accepted for transmission unless posted under the British War Office Permit
The Parcal Post Services to British Esai Africa and Egypt (except for mambers of the Expeditionary Force), and to Abyminia, Bagdad, Erithras, - French Somali Coast, Italian Somaliland, Portu guese East Africa, Zanzibar and Ruwia have been suspended.
2 Formosa,Channel
Forecast
E. winds, i moderate;
cloudy. Occasional rain
Vari.bla
winds, moderate.
$ South coast of China' be-) The sama
tween H.K. Kad Lamooks )” så Ka. 1. 4 Bouth part of Ching ba-} The same tween EK and Hainan... A No. 1
China Coast Meteorological Register. "
Station
Postock Nemuro
Makodate
"" Tokio
Jakims Naba
The
charge für
customs duty on tipe Saganak samples of unzanufactured tobacco not | exceeding 6 oza, in gross weight, and on samples of spirit" (except pe fumed, spiri's) not exceeding 12 oz. in gros weight imported into the United King. dom by post has now been increased to 25/6d and 15/4d respectively.
The importation by post into Japan of foreign rice. Except such as may be imported by the Minister of Agricature and Commerce and the persons designateť by him, is prohibited.
This prohibition is not applicable to rice imported into Taiwan (Formoss; and Karabuto (Japanese Sagbalien.)
Phi'ma Bonin la
Fept. 27, s.
Winds:
Louis
Baromater.
l'emperature.
Ilumidity.
Weaibar.
D'ilon.
Force.
Whalwa 6a "|39,00 57 89 je Hankow fchang
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VICTORIA
NMENTS.
THEATRE
September 26th, 27th, 28th & 29th.
9.15 PERFORMANCE
THE HIDDEN HAND "*
Episodes 5 and 6.
"BOARDER BUSTERS
ROLIN COMEDY.
British Gazette, No. 467.
Etc., Etc.
HONGKONG THEATRE. From WEDNESDAY, 25th to FRIDAY, 27sh September.
8. SCREENING.
PASQUALE” Paramount Featura. Complete in five parts Featuring the Scre Star: Ceorge Beban with Gaumont GRAPHIC and COMICS,
Matinees at 5.15 p.m.
By Special Request.
On THURSDAY, 26th and FRIDAY, 27th September.
SCREENING.
** THE EMIGRANTTM
BEHIND THE SCREEN"
"EAST STREET "
in" 2 parts.
in 2 parts.
in 2 parts.
Featuring CHARLIE CHAPLIN The World's Laugh Maker
Prices
Catial
SATURDAY, 28th SEPTEMBER.
THE SECRET KINGDOM."
CEO. P. LAMMERT.
AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER AND SURVEYOR.
29.99 64 100 ase.
10
29.98 63 91 se
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scary Pr
29.93 77. 86 +
10
AMOT
29.94 76 86 ne
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599.98 72 92
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29.99 72.
From the 1st May 1918 there will be thres General deliverías daily from the District Post Offices except on Sunday Loshun and Holidays when there will be one delivery only.
P'doras
Janton
The hours of delivery will be as followsWasz, de 9 a.m. 3pm, and 5 pm
d'rong Jap Book
w
alacao
Sundays and Holiday» noed.
The importation into the Common- waxlth of Australia of tea, other than |that grown or produced in British Posses- sions is prohibted, unless' the consent in writing of the Commonwealth Minister In Trade and Customs had been firet pbtained...
the
Information has been received from the Director Geneza of · Ports and Telegraphs Tokio, that on and after int April 1918, the Post Office of Japan will collect a deniarrage charge from addresses of parcela on which Customs duties or inland taxes are imposed in Japan, not withdrawn from the Port Office within 20 days from the date of the notice of their arrival to be sent to the addresseer,
Telegraphic information has been received from London that pickets of Sugar not exceeding one poundiá Weight: may still be sent by parcel post the
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Phulies
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22.86
O.BR. J.
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6 29.89 75 89
29.87 75 95 29.85 77 89 pne
Dagupan Legrap! Tacloban Boilo Surigao Guam 4.20 99.78 Letusa 6 29.84 78 91 sw
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PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
THE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Public Auction on
SATURDAY, the 28 h Septem ber, 1912, commencing at I am.
at his Sales Rooms, Duddell
Street.
A Quantity of Valuable House- hold and Office" Furniture
comprising:-
Teak hatstand with bevelled mirror, tapestry covered drawing
9th and 10th Episodes.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Pub- lic Auction on THURSDAY, 3rd October, 19182
commencing at I am. at his Sales Rooms. Duždell Street,
A Large Quantity of Ship- chandlery and Oilmen's Stores etc.
360 Fega Gentine White Zinc: 290 do Leaded White Zine
9 cwt Biot Topping Paint 42, galls. Iron Protective Paint 18 do Liquid Red 1 ead
40" do Copal Yacht Varnish 170 kegs Mid Chrome & Black
Pain
45 kes Light Red Oxide
Also
A Large Quantity of Rock
room suite, chesterfield couch gloss enamel in a variety of and chaira. desks, overmantel, colours, Floorcote, wood stains carpets, lace curtains, pictures.and Varnol paint...,
etc. etc.
&
C. W. JEFFRIES, -Chief Assistant. - Hongkong Observatory, Sept. 27, 1918. 1 Barometer, reduced to 52 degrees Fahrenbolt on the level of the sea in in thes, tenthy and hundredths.
2 Temperature, in this shade, în degrees Fahrenheit.
3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation
Un ted Kingdom and that anch pack to the Humidity of air saturated with mols- ára admitted to the United Kingdom free | tura being 100. of import licence or customs duty.
4 Direction of Wind, to two points.
$ Force of Wind, according to Beaufort
On 1st September 1918, the rates of Scale." postage chargeable in India on letters for all placos abroad to which the raty of 1
sons per ounce was previously applicable was sued to 1 annas for the first ounce and 1 anna for each additional ovca.
The postage on letters to Naval and Milita y addresses was not raiazd.
Registered and Parcel Mails close IS minutes earlier than the time gives below ̈unless otherwise stated.
In the care of Mulla olering befirə 9 1m. Regis ration elossi at 5 o'clock on. the previous evening.
"OUTWARD" MAILS.
TO-MORROW.
Straits, Bangkot, Cerion, Mauritius. South Africa. Bombay, Adeo, Egypt, and Europe via Suez -* =28th Seph, thàn
State of Weather, b blue sky, a da
tached aloud, a driesling zala, fog, gloomy, h half, I lightning, o overcast, F passing showers, a aqually, r zalm, ■ azow,
thunder, visibility, w daw wet.
METEOROLOGICAL.
Previous
Day On date On date
Barometer
29.91 29.90
29.90
Temperature mi Humidity
79
77
80
76
37
80
Wind Direction
E
E
Saigon-18th Sept. 1pm
3
Saigon -23th Sep'., 2p.z.
Weather
.2p.m. Bataria, Samarang, Bours bava, and Port | Lower
More by a Batavia-28th Sept., 3 p.m.
0:00 stekarz opas akı Tampasuzuen en deu
0.00 0.05
with p
ELK. Observatory; Sept, 27, 1918,
T. F, CLAXTON, Disaster,
Shanghai and North China-28th Sept., Bain name me m
-Fairhong-18th Sept 5pm.-
SUNDAY, 29th September. Swatów, Amoy & Formosa via Keelung
29th Sept, am.
MONDAY, 30th September, Shanghai and North China-30th Sept.,
1
TIDE TABLE,
From 23rd Sept. to 29th Sept.
TUESDAY, 1st October Bateria, Samamış, Bourabaya, # Fort Moraby via Batavia-Ist Oct., 3 p.m. WEDNESDAY, 2nd October. Shanghai, N. Chins, Javan win Nagaraki, Hemo'ulu, United States. Cen- tal 8 America Europe Mons. ris San Franc sco-2nd Oct, T. Rezistration 9.45 a.m. Lekters 10,30
Iwatow, Amoy and Foochon-dad Oet," | Dam:
THURSDAY, 3rd October.
m Shangbal and North China 3rd Ootam
ESMONDAY 7th October
7th Sept., #pm/
·Bigh Water
Hongkong
Men Fland
Hoghous
Teak sideboards, extension
bedsteads,
And
dining table ar a chairs, ice chest. 100 lbs. Magnolia White Metal- dinner servics, cutlery, glass-1000 lbs. Marine Glycotin
1000 Ics. Motor Glyco ware.etc., ett,
iron
500 lengths 14 Mild Steel Pipes. Brass and double and single wardrobes with!
19 to 20 lengths (extra mirrors, dressing tables, wash, heavy) stand, toilet crockery, etc., etc.
Also
I Iron bath.
A few pieces Blackwood-ware.
And
1 Cottage piano.
4 Iron safes. Several typewriters FJ, etc)
(Royal,
1 Oliver typewriter (new) On view from FridayEthe 27th inst.
» Catalogues will be issued.
Terms: Cash on delivery.
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
ΤΗ
HE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Public
Auction
ON
WEDNESDAY,
こだ
the 16th October, 1918 commen- cing at 11 am. et his Sales- Boom Duddell Street, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE,
Cylinders 20* 3216* 53′ Stroke
36*
Two BOILERS, (built about
1911) 13 x 10%:
15 Coils Patent Log. Line: ++, 1
10 Coils Steel Wire Rope 17,
***1}", J^. 33′′
10 cases Sand Paper..
3 do Stew Pans.
5 Bsles Seaming Twine.
On view from Wednesday, the
2nd October, 1918.
Terms
Cash on delivery. GEO. P. LAMMERT,"
Auctioneer,
DOUGLAS" STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.
TH
HE Ordinary General Meet
ing of the above Company' will be held at the Company's Offices at NOON on SATURDAY the 19th of October 1918.
The TRANSFER BOOKS ::of the Company will be CLOSED from the 5th to the 19th of October both days inclusive.
DOUGLAS LAFRATE & CO.
General Managers. Hongkong. 25th September, 1918.
THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA TOCK CO, LTD.
together with shaft and propeller No
Αλτσ
LOTICE IS HEREBY given that the SHARE REGIS- TER and TRANSFER BOOKS
Sundry gear such as steam from the 1st to the 5th pr
of the Company, will be CLOSED winches, cables and anchors etc. both days inclusive,
N.B. The above have been salved from the .. Hongkong Dividend can be obt uned at the Warrants for the Interim
rents for the and will be conveyed to hong-Office of the Company, 2. Q seen's
Low Wat kone at an early date.There Buildinge on and after MONDAY
will be no restrictions as to 7th October, 1918.
export from Hongkong,
For further particulars and
permit to view Apply to
GEO, P. LAMMERT,
: Auctioneer.
Printed and Published for the
Cade Burnett at 11 Los
By Order of the Board,
R.M.DYER Chief Manager, Hongkong, 23rd September, 1918.