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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY
∙1917.
ENTERTAINMENT.
Wer Specials
7:59
THEATRE
HONGKONG.
ROYAL
THREE NIGHTS ONLY
Commencing Friday May 4th.
ENORMOUS ATTRACTION!
What Makes
WESTMINSTER SPECIALS "
SO GOOD
A trial reveals a refined flavour and delicate arema such as none other can boast of.
Westminster
TURKISH SPECIALS.
From all Leading Tobacconists,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
GEO. P. LAMMERT.
AUCTIONEER & GENERAL
BROKER,
Westminster
Tobacco Co. Ltd London
THE ATRE
TOTALI
TO-NIGHT
MAY 2nd, also THURSDAY, 3rd MAY.
Frederic Shipman
PRESENTS
THE FRENCH-DANADIAN TENOR,
PAUL
DUFAULT
ASSISTED BY
PAULINE BINDLEY, ERNEST EMPSON,
SOPRANO,
PIANIST.
TO-MORROWS PROGRAMME.
Piano Solo POLONAISE sharp Minor
ERNEST EMPSON.
QUI LA VOCE (I Puritani)__
K PAULINE BINDLEY.
Aria
A la
Song(a) A MEMORY
SEE NEER BELIEVED IT TRUE (Mignon)...
PAUL DUFAULT.
(b) YESTERDAY AND TO-DAY-
M PAULINE BINDLEY.
Dust.........I PARDON THEI (Reviso and Jak)
Miss BINDLEY and Mr. DUFAULT.
#
INTERVAL.
Piano Solo (a) POEM EXOTIQUE
(b) WITCHES DANCE
ERNEST EMPSON.
{«) O LITTLE MOTHER O'MINE
(b) TRABISON
tel COME TO THE GARDEN, LOVE.
(b) Eeigh-ho the SUNSHINE
... Chopin
Bellini
Thomas
Park Epross
Gounod
ENTERTAINMENTS
VICTORIA THEATRE.
Wednesday, 2nd May, 1917, THE MARVELLOUS DRAMA IN 5 PARTS
THE BROKEN OATH."
WONDERFUL ACTING & SCENERY.
3rd Series (Comedy)
"RUFUS WALLINGFORD."
Every Inch a Hero."
PATHE'S GAZETTES. (Cancelled).—The Concert for the Overseas Club Aeroplane will not take place on THURSDAY,
"SOLD" will be Screened at The BIJOU for Two Nights.
Booking at ANDERSON'S.
BIJOU THEATRE.
The Caront Theatre in Hongkong.
Grieg
MacDowell
Nevin Chaminade Saltez
Jeferson
TO-NIGHT!
... Phillips
(c) POOR WANDERING ONE (Pirates of Penzance) Bullivan
Miss PAULINE BINDLEY.
NOTICES.
PAUL DUFAULT.
Songs
62) MOTHER, DEAR
KOWLOON, CANTON -
RAILWAY:
Bones...
) REQUIEM
T
"HE Public is hereby notified that on and from TUES- DAY, May 1st. 1917, the fares
(b) LE SAIS-TU
THE SECRET..
PRICES
THE Undersigned has received between the Stations on the instructions from the Liqui-British Section and certain Stat- dators of Messrs. Jebsen & Co., lions on the Chinese Section will in pursuance of an order of the be increased.
MAURICE E. BANDMAN Hongkong Government, to sell Full particulars of these alter-
PRESENTS
THE WORLD-FAMOUS
CHINESE ILLUSIONIST
CHUNG
LING
CHUNG
SOO
LING
SOO
FROM THE
LONDON HIPPODROME
SUPPORTED BY
VAUDEVILLE DIRECT FROM LONDON VARIETY THEATRE,
"ALL 500” MATINEE SATURDAY NEXT, AT 50 cts.
CHILDREN HALF PRICE
PRICES AS USUAL.
Plan open at MOUTRIE'S
THE NEW FREMOM REMEDY NA MAC, H«J
by public auction at 12 o'clock (ations will be posted at the (NOON) on TUESDAY the 31st Railway Stations. No increase day of July, 1917, at his sales has been made to the present rooms, Duddell Street,
special fares between Canton and THE VALUABLE LEASE-Hongkong and vice versa. HOLD PROPERTY situate at The Peak, Hongkong and being Rural Building Lot No. 12.
In One Lot.
The property consists of:-
By Order, H. P. WINSLOW, Manager.
ů!
Hongkong, 30th April, 1917.
NOTICE.
The piece or parcel of ground and
known premises *Lysholt," 104 The Peak, situate near Mount Gough in the Colony HAVE this day removed my OFFICE from Queen's of Hongkong with an area of 124,032 square feet and registered in the Land Offices 23 Rural building Lot No. 19.
Building to 2nd floor of Messrs. 4 Tack & Co.'s Building, Des Vœux Road, Central.
WEI A YUK, The lot is held for the un- expired residue of a term of 75 Hongkong, 30th April, 1917. years created therein by indenture of Crowa Lease dated the 23rd day of April, 1896.
an
The Annual Crown Reat is! $85.00.
The further particulars and conditions of sale apply to Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist, Solicitors for the Liquidators or to the undersigned."
T
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
THE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Public Auction on
WEDNESDAY, · THURSDAY. and FRIDAY, the 9th, 10th and th. May, 1917, commencing each day at li a m. at his Sales Rooms, Duddell
Street,
•
A. Large Quantity of Burrsuzhe
&
& Wellcome's Tabloids (varied assortment). Kelper's Malt Oil, Allen and Hanbury's Byno Preparations, Patent Medicines, Hair Oil, Dyes, etc, etc.
Also
A Large Quantity of French and. American Perfumes and
Soap
N.S. The above sale offers an unique opportunity to hospitals and private dispensaries, as the goods are in fine condition and are only being sold owing to the labels being slightly stained by
water.
On view from Monday, the 7th May, 1917,
Catalogue will be issued Terme Cash on delivery. GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer. "a
FOR SALE.
THERAPIONE MOTOR CARS, MOTOR CAES,
MORD
#DISON, KIDWET, BLADDER VATNARY BILLIERS. SEND #TAKS AFFORZIA
M.Co. HaverstoËR 25. HANDETEZAMAND. BARIS DEPOT, IZ RUR CASTIGLIONE, FAVOURIT DEKITAVA SZEXKAN ST.”TOKYOU! ACE CZASTAVEND PORK O JANT
THERAPION
BARK AND LAPTING CURL
•BAS THAT SHADS MARKKO WORD "YMERAPSON* * * *
1917 Overland Touring Cars, 6 Cylinder. 7 Seater.
GEO. P. LAMMEET,
Daddell Street,
Hongkong, 18th February, 1917,
ASAHI BEER,
JASAHI BEER I GRAND PRIZË
ASAHI
NIPPON BREWERY
BEER
4SAHI
LAGER-BEER
SPECIALLY BREWED
FOR
EXPORT.
COMPANY
SOLE ́AGEMEN
TOKYO, JAPAN,
LINITED
Mitsul Bussan Kalsha Zalayhone" 209,14 156,,
PAUL DUFAULT.
Homer Kamenet Scott
$3, $2 & $1.
BOOKING AT MOUTRIE'S.
TO-MORROW'S PROGRAMME WILL BE A
REQUEST PROGRAMME.
Requests for special songs may be mailed or let at the Hongkonz Hotel addressed to Mr. Paul Dufault.
THE DECIMAL SYSTEM,
“SOLD
TO-NIGHT!!
A very sensational drama in 5 parts.
WAR
GRAPHIC
and COMICS.
HONGKONG THEATRE.
Showing:
SHIPPING NEWS.
"
Its Use in the Textile Trade.
ARRIVED. Colonel F. H. McConnell spoke- on the decimal system in the Chiyoda M. No. 2, Jap., 1. 1,065, Kawada, lut May-Hongay, 27th Apr., Co-1- textile industry at a recent meet- Os & Co. ing of the Lancashire section of Mans pouri, Bt., s. 1,292. Wibon, lat the British Asociation pi Maraizoo, 16th Apr, Rea
Chicose. Managers of Textile Works held Nagasaki M., Jan.. ... 249, Tokayamı, at Marchester.
1st May-Takao, 29th Apr, Sugar- Suzuki & Co.
ahirna, 1st May.—Wakamatsu, 25th
Coal-M. B.-K. Haibear, Br, s. 127, Evans, 2nd May. -Swatow, lat May, GD, L& Co.
-Bangkok, 24th Apr. Rice-B. & 5.
Phoumenb. Br. -1,66, Saia, 2nd May.
—Saigon, 26th Apr, Rice-Chinese,
In his address Colonel McM. No. 3. Jap, z 1,129. Kur Connell said be agreed with those who said that it was high time we decimalised weights and mess sree and the coinsge, but he differ- entiated between the merie and Buichow. Br. 3, 1980, Dilion, 2nd Mag. -Weihaiwel, 27th Apr.Gen-BAS. decimal eyalems.
Already the Kanchow, Br., s. 1,220, Lewis, 2nd May, textile industry had adopted the decimal system to a great extent. They did ont. hear of toos, hundredweights, and quarters in their trade, bat bad dropped to the simple unit of the peund. The penny, top, was now largely used as the unit in the price of colton, As.one result of a move ment ten years ago. Practically all raw colton was priced i pence, though they had not yer gene fer in regard to yarn.
Colonel McConnell sbowed tables illustrating in the taking of stocke & avstem which had beer. in regular use for many years in one place of basiness he had been connected with in which the unit: was the penog. It had resulted in a great saving of labour and mental ffort.. โป rending cut atatements of accounts there saving of one-third
WŁA
of the typewriting power. The Decimal Association recommend. ed the decimalisation of the Bovereign. The system which sppealed to him as being better for the country as a whole snd especially the textile trade, was the decimalisation of the penny, A hundred pence was what
WEATHER REPOR1.
(OLD LAND OFFICE BUILDING).
2nd, 3rd & 4th MAY:
A Powerful Drama
SENTENCED FOR
FOR LIFE."
IN 4 PARTS.
and
COMICS.
NOTICES.
گردد
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC BRITISH TRADERS' INSUR-
CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
.that the
TWENTY-
ANCE COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE.
the absence of the Under-
EIGHTH ORDINARY GEN-FR M this date and during ERAL MEETING will be held signed from the Colony, Mr. at the Company's Offices, et.
C.B. P. HAY will perform the George's Buildius, on SAUH duties of the General Manager DAY, the 5th May, 1917, at 12
of the Company. o'clock NOON, for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a State- ment of Accounts to 28th Febru-Hongkong, 30th April, 1917.
1917, and elicting Directors and Auditors.
On the 2nd at 11.59–No returns from creased slightly over Annam and has ressure ́ ba¶ do- Japanese a:atrons. increased slightly to moderately cleary where: it is bichest over China to the pression over South Manchu is appears south of the Yangise Valley. The de- to be mariag slowly westward
Hongkong Hainfall for the 24 hour eading at 10 a.m. to-day, 4.00 loch. Total since January 1st. 8.65 inches, against an average of 12.08 inches.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW
Dietrios
Forecast E. wiods, mederate; fine.
Hongkong to Gap Book-
Formosa Channel
4:
i Bouth coast of China be-) twaan H.K. and Lamonks
ره
Bouth court of China be- tween' H.K. and Hainan.
The same
* No. 3. The same as No. L
The same
No. 1.
C. W. JEFFRIES,-Chief Assistant. Hongkong Observatory. May 2, 1917,
„METEOROLOGICAL.
FOR
Previous
Day On dass On date.
29.93
29.91
29.92
72 -63
75
83
43
—
E-CALM
4
0
..3
b
b
b
0.00
1st 73 and
was called an empire" Barometer -- other name might be used. Temperature If $5 a textile trade, he Humidity said, they were to bave the metric wind Direction
decimalised system and the sovereign with its extra cost of Weather - labour forced upon them, they Bato :
0.00 0.00 ought to move at once and insist Higson upon atë Tomyamines on can that a proper inquiry should bowt made into the respective methods of that system and of the decimalised English system before anything definite was done. If THE ALEXANDRA "CAFE Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled they had to swallow the metric for Bread, Cakes, Contectionery system the metre ought to be one and meals with Wines & Liquers, of 40 inoline.
12.
H.K:Observatory, May 2, 1917.
-T. F. CLAXTON, DIYsótor.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 21st April, to the th
May, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., Hongkong, 17th April, 1917.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVI.
TÍON CO., LTD. -
THE THIRTY-SIXTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will. be held at the Offices of the Gen- eral Managers, Messrs. Jardins, Matheson & Co., Des Vœux Road, Hongkong. on WEDNE DAY; the 9th of May, at NOON for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, passing the Accounts, and electing Direc tore and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 2nd May to the 23rd May, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board, JARDINE, MATHESON
& CO. LTD. General Managers,
Hongkong, 25th April. 1917.
By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF. CANTON, LTD.
NOTICE.
FRM this date and during the
absence of the Undersigned from the Colony, Mr. C. H. P. HA? will perform the duties of the General Manager, of the Society.
By order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager, Hongkong, 30th April, 1917.
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
NOTICE.
FROM this date and curing
the "absence of the Under- signed from the Colony, Mr. C HP. HAY will perform the duties of the General Manager-of- the Company.
By Order of the Board, C. MONTAGUE EDE.
a General Manager,
Hongkong 30th April, 19-7.
Printed and Fablished for the Proprietor, by George Willars Cade Bansit at 11, Ice House Street, in the City of Victoria
Hong Kong
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