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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1917.

POST OFFICE.

WEATHER REPORT.

ALWAYS ASK FOR IT.

The Standard

Tobacco.

"CAPSTAN"

For Flavour. NAVY CUT For Quality.

IN MILD, MEDIUM & FULL STRENGTHS.

From All Tobacconists.

THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE

BRITISH-AMERICAN

TOBACCO CO.. LTD.

IMPORT PROHIBITIONS.

On the 2nd at noon-No returna from Vladivostock, Weihaiwei, Japan and The public are informed that the un-Indo-China Pressure changes are slight dermentioned articles are prohibited at all stations reporting, and there is from importation into the United King probably tila change, in distribution dom, sither by letter post or by parcel since yesterday.

port.-

Gold manufactured or unmanufactured, including gold coin and articles consisting partly of or costsinlog gold; All mazu. factures of Silver other than silvez watches and silver watch cases: Jewel. lary of any description.

Letters and Parcels containing mach articles cannot therefore be accrupted for trapumission by the Post Office.

FRENCE PARCEL REGULATIONS.

The Public are informed that the new regulations adopted by the French Customs insist that weaders of parcels addressed to France, Corsica and Algeris must fili in the columns of the regular Customs Declaration particularly and sxavily, omiting none of the beadings. comprned theiti.

It is furthermore absolutely cecessary to show in the aforesaid declaration (1) The full name and address of the addressee (2) A statement as to whether the contents are intended for State supplies or not.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours anding at 10 am. to-day, 0.33 inch. Toll since January lat, 60.85 inches against an average of 52.53 inches.

JORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS INDING AT NOON TOMORROW»

District.

Forssart.

S.W. winds.

1 Yongrong to Gap Rook moderate:

cloudy, abowery.

Į The same

an No. 1

1 formosa Channel

3 Month coast of China de { The same 1 H., and Lamock No. 1.

Bouth coast of China be-) The same tween ELX. Red Esinan.......

Jhina Coast Meteorological Register.

8.m.

Blation.

Particulars of outgoing and incoming Mails will not be advertised in fatare. The Post Office will forward all corran pondence posted by the fastest routes.

Vatock 6 Nimaro Hakodate Telle Kochi

Correspondence addressed to enemy

Kigima subjects in Chica, Siam, Siberia and Odins Portuguese Est Africa, Persia and Mor- Nats

occo.cannot betransmitted..

5a

.

August

33

The Services to Germany, Austria, Bui-

KET Unuman pure are b

Lahijima Besin L Whaiwel 62

Iching

Stanghai Gutela

29.60 77

P.

29.6

ΑΦΟΥ Lainsured parcels for the

Chitud

Smitow Kingdom wil fatte be forwarded Thoku from Hongkong in tags and the Public Ticho are therefore alvised to pack such parcels very carefly,

5m 29.63

+

29.65

23 66

Labua

29.85 79

Fore Canton

63 29.60 5 96

29.62

Usp Rock

996.

Kicso

24. 81

Rechow Paihoi

Winda

ENTERTAINMENTS.

VICTORIA

THEATRE.

Wednesday, 1st August, 1917.

The Thrilling Drama

IN 6 PARTS;

THE END OF THE WORLD."

Pathe's Gazettes

AND

Various Comics.

Booking at ANDERSON'S.

BIJOU THEATRE.

The Cosiest Theatre in Hongkong -

TO-NIGHT!

TO-NIGHT!! The Great Trans-Atlantic Serial:

LIBERTY.

13th Episode in 2 Parts.

"THE FINAL TURN." (drama in 2 parts.)

Comic:

and

"THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE

NEVER RAN SMOOTH.”.

UNION CHURCH.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Organ Recital and Presentations. CEO. P. LAMMERT.

La: rtening, before a large;

AND SURVEYOR.

and appreciative andience, so1 AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER organ recital was given at Union Clarch, by the organist, Hr. E J.; Cospman, on the new organ recently installed. The pro- same was 83 follow-

-"Moraing."

Festive Marchin D.

Heart Smart. E. Grieg. 3-Tenor Salo... Mendelssoho, If with all your hearta” (Ejab.

Mr. C. Excombe. 4-lutermezz^...

... A. Hollie. 5-Hallelujah Chofu... Bondel.

At an iceval in the program- me, the Chairman, the Rev. J. Kirk Maconcchie, spoke, referring to the difficulties which had had to be overcome in the etection of the orgun, and which had been saccesfully negotiated by the combined skill and ingencity of Mr. Blackett, the builder, and Mr. Chapman, the organist,

A large silver rose bowl anit ably inscribed, was then presented on behalf of the congregation to Mr. Chapman for his cotiring! work both on the old organ and in sariating in the erection of the

new one.

A silver mounted blackwood tray, with an engraving of the church in silver upon it, was presented to the builder of the organ Mr. Blackett, as a token of the congregation's appreciation of the good work done by him, and ae a memento of his visit to the Colony.

Tormented By Children. At Gloucester Assikas George Williams charged with the murder of a woman' who was ¦ standing with same neighboɑre opposite his bodee when his window opened and a shot wa fired from agan which killed'; her. Williams, who had been for mented by children throwing stones at his 'door, told the polica that be, fred into the air to frighten them. He was convicted of msnmlaughter and sentenced to

our months' imprizor ment,

THE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by, Public Auction on.

FRIDAY, the 3rd. August, 1917. commencing at 10.30 a.m. at his Sales Rooms, Dudde!! Street.

+

A Quantity of Valuable. Household Furniture Tapestry covered drasing room suite, easy chairs, blackwood tables, flower stands, stools, teak writing tables, bookcase, engrav- ings, ornaments, white lace curr tains, carpet, rugs, electric table fans and lamps etc, etc.

Teak extension dining table and chairs, teak sideboard, dinner waggons, dinner and dessert ser- vices, electro-plated ware, cut- lery, glassware, etc., etc.

Double Cherrywood and iron bedsteads, single and double wardrobes, teak dressing tables. washstands, toilet crockery,bed spreads and sheets, etc., etc.

Aiso...

2 Underwood typewriters in fine cond.tion

2 Cottage pianos. Several steel fire proof safes (Chubb's, Chatwood's, etc., etc.)

On view from Thursday, the 2nd Angust 1917.

Catalogues will be issued... Terms:--Cash on delivery. GEO, P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

:

FOR SALE.

#1

MOTOR CARS, MOTOR CARS 1317. Overland Touring Cars, 6 Cylinder.. 7 Seater.

GEO, P. LAMMERT, Duddeli, Street, Hongkong. 18th February, 1917,

NOTICES.

MASSAGE

MR. HONDA.

Teu

Neute experiege

Formériș of "Toby Manny Hop WILL VISIT PATIENTS RESIDENCES

IF PREFERRED.

·NO. 202, QUEEN'S ROAD EAST.

ASAHI BEER.

ASAHI BEER

GRAND PRIZE

AN-BRITIEM EXNERITIKËS.

ASAR

DAI NIPPON BREWERY

LINTIED TOKYO, JAPAN HEB

ASAH

LAGER-BEER

SPECIALLY BREWED.

Fox

EXPORT."

COMPANY

*BOLE ABENSTE Mitsui Bussen. Kaisha

Tulephone : 589 (a 1955 5

LOCAL A REGULAR MAILS Blow

OUTWARD.

Tab Week daye, 3 p.rs.

Tui Po.-Werk days, 10. Sundays, 9.30 TH

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Cheung Chor-Weeks days. D pan. Shatautor. Statin and Sheuzigabai —

Werk

dava, šp

Aberdeen, Autsu, Ping Stan, Sai Kunz, Saatio and StanleyWeek days. 4.30 p.

Canton. Sambui and Wuchow-Week days. 1.30 am. Registration 5 pm, Lek- tera 6 p.

pm: Sundaya, 5 p.m.

Pruliea Touraze

C. St. J. Apart Dagupan

24.71 75 24

Manil

Laji

Tadio 2

Surigao

Civam

4.20

Laboan

29.75 19 29.737999 29.7 T 24. 29.79 79 92

29.75 75 26 xaw

29.50 $9.95

ID

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C. W. JEFFRIES,—Chief Assistant.

Hongkong Observatory, Aug. 2, 1917.

degro

1 Barometer, reduced to

Macao. Weekdays. 7.15 am 1:30 pm:Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in in- Sundays. 9 a.t

Koneco-Week days. 6 p.m. Except Saturdags: Surdays. Sp.m.

Namtau 24 Sannel.-Week

days.

| 5 pm.: Sundayı, 5 9.m.

Shamchan-Week'deze la.m. 4 p.m.;; Sunday, Ým

FROM SHENGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.C.

Kacao.-Web das 3, 7 30 a.m., 1.30 p ra.. Sonday, 8.30 uz:: Holidays. 1.3% La p

Canton-Week days. 7.20 a.m., 8,39 parat Suadays, 9,30 p.m.; Holidays, 7.39 a.m., 2.30 pm.

Tai Ping Tung.---Week days, 9.30 p.m. : Sundays. 9.30 pm: Holidays, 9.30 p.m.

Stek Kimdeek daya; 9.32 p.zz.; Bus- days, 930 pm: Holidays, 9.30 p.m.

Acogmoon.-Weer days, 6 p.m.; Sun- 2253, 6 p Holidays. 6 p.m,

Kumchek-Week dayı, 6 p.m.; Sun- days. 6 pim.; Holidays, 6 pm.

Kankong-Week days, 5pm.. Except Saturdays; Sendaye, 6 pr.; Holidays,

G21.

Coaling of a Japanese Steamer Stopped.

It will be remembered that a

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cias, tenths and hundredths.

Temperature, in the shade, in degren Fahrenheit.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

By direction of the Government jef Hongkong Messrs. HUGHES & HOUGH have received in- structioss

to sell by Public Auction,

اری

.MONDAY

the 13th day of August. 1917, at 3 pm, at their Sales Room, Ice House Street, Victoria,

"Hongkong.

The Following Valuable Lease- hold Property situate at Victoris Hongkong Viz:-

"

ALL THOSE pieces or parcels of ground situate at Victoria aforesaid and kon and regis- tered in the Land Office as SECTION A OF MARINE LOT NO 101 and SECTION B OF MARINE LOT NO. 101. o- gether with the messuages erec- tions and buildings thereos ¿Force of Wind, according to Beaufort known as No. 7 Queen's Road

3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation the Humidity of air saturated with tare being 105.

4 Direction of Wind. to two poszta,

Stafe.

Central, Victoria aforesaid- State of Weather, b" blue sky, c ce- Term 999 years created by a tatbed zlead, d drizzling ran fog Crown Lease asted tie 8th day' gloomy, h nail, 1 lightning, o overcast, p

pining showers, q aqualiy, z rein, « »now,¡ of April, 1856. tbunder, v vinculity, w des wat..

METEOROLOGICAL.

Previon

Day Op dals On date

At a peta.

29.57 29.62 farameter

26 82 Temperature de Edrafdity Wind Direction.S.W.

Forco.com 1 Weather --

$9.63

85

68 63

73

$.

S.

1

2

C

0

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0.58 0.00

0.33

23 24

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H.K. Observatory, Aug. 2, 1917,

7. F. CLAXTON, Director.

few days ago, says the "Japan Chronicle" of July 17, & Japanese official dispatch predicted that in connection with the American control of exports supplies of coal in American ports to vessels operating on routes hot approved by the US. Government might he forbidden. This apparent'y finds contimation in a San Fran- cisco dispatch to the "Asahi," } which says that as a result of President Wilson proclaiming the prohibition of the export of coal. iron, elc, the coaling of the

vid Nippon Maru was stopped on the 12th instant The dispatch adds. that the Toyo Kisen Kaisha, which owns the steamer, imme- distely took steps to apply for a special licence from the U.S. Government, though with what

TIDE TABLE,

From 30th July 'to 5th Aug.

High Water

Hongkong Mean Time,

Low Water: Hongkong

Area in respect of Section A of Marine. Lot No. 101-445 Sq. ft, Proportion of Annual Crown Rent $81 45.

Area in respect of Section B of Marine Lot No. 101-675 Sq. ft.

Proportion of Annual Crown Beat $6.75.

For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to

JOHNSON STOKES & MASTER,

Prince's Buildings, Ice House Street, Hongkong. Bolicitors for the Liquidators of

THE DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE

BANK,

or to

Messrs. HUGHES & HOUGH.

The Auctioneers. Hongkong, 9th May, 1917.

NOTICES.

SINGON & CO.

Established A.D. 1880.

BON, STAGE, METAL =24 HARD. WARE MERCHANTS, Wholesale and Beta Tronmengers. “Pig- Iron · and · Shin, Foundry Cake Imperiere. General šture.

Koopers and Skipptasdiers. Nou, 25, and 17.kling Coung Birges, cỡnd Btzuek, weet

22 3

6.4

5#.

'2 SER 2.4

4

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ENTERTAINMENT.

I'M MYSELF - ALONE.

TERENCE RAMSDALE.

DRAWING ROOM ENTERTAINER

will give an ENTERTAINMENT

at: the

PALACE HOTEL.

KOWLOON. ON

WEDNESDAY. August 1, 1917. AT 9 P.M. SHARP

PART I. “CARICATURES.”

PART IL

A Mono Comedy –Drama, Eatitled:- *IN DREAD OF THE LAW." ADMISSION FREE..

A collection will be made after the performance for the Artis.e.

NOTICES.

MAN LOONG,

FIRST-CLASS ́PRESERVES, BINDER AND, SOY MANUFACTURERS.

„Factory.it Taumati OFFICE: No. 35, Des Voeux Road, W. Telephone No. 177 & 12. WE are the landing Manufacturers in

this class of Goods. Our Fruit & Gingers are all fresh and 'of the first pick. Our Syrup is prepared from the Ear quality of Sagar. Wa girs our specia Attention to the business and manitary ATTSAKOMODish,

THE HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA WAH SAVINGS ASSOCIATION.

APPLICATION forms

Membership of the abo Association may be obtaine from all the Banks or from the undersigned.

THE, UNION INSURANCE

SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD

Honorary Secretaries & Treasurers. Hongkong, 15th January 1917

Printed and Published for the Propzistor Cada Burnett st 11, Loe House Street,