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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1917.

THREE CASTLES Virginia Cigarettes

BRISTOLO LONDON, ENGLAND.

W.0.5.

grelles

Callies

THE CIGARETTE WITH THE PEDIGREE

Writing to the Duchess of Richmond

Captain John Smithi sald how "in the utmost of many extremities, that blessed Pocahontas the grear king's Laughter of Virginia saved my life and to Princesse Queene Anne of Great Brittanis he explained" how she hazarded the beating out of her owne Braines to save mine." a-s€+22=24 Generous & noble soul whose beauty & kindliness captivated all who knew you! An indifferent simile & yet 'tis true phar what you were to those carly Colonists the Tobacco of your land is to me- its Food if I'm hungry. Cordial if I'm sad. and in any extremity the Three Castles Brand will soothe and enlighten me.

POST OFFICE.

Mails for Burepo via Buerare de patched as opportunity offer, but and correspondence specially marked in For warded by that route and no particulars of such maile can be given..

7

Correspondence addressed - to

China, Siam

in

WEATHER REPORT.

September 14d. 11h, 'S5m/-No_returns fromapan and Vladivostock. Proare has decreased quickly over N. China, sed Increased slightly to moderately miss- where: it is probably highest in the Pasific to the south of Japan and (relatively low over 8. Annam Bod

| the adjacent portion of the China Sex. A depromiso (probably the typhoon which "entered the count yesterday) is sammysituated to the N.W. of Shanghai, subjects

Liberis.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours) Portuguese East Africa, Persia and Morsadlag at 10 am. to-day, 1,00 inok Iocou cannot be tranamitted:

Tatal sinos January let, 72.91 inchse against an avaraga of 70.66 inches.

FORECAST FOR THE 14 HODES ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW

District,

Forecas

'The Barvices to Gurihany, Austria, Bul- raris and the Ottoman Empire are , suspended.

Os and after the let October, 1917, the rate of postage on letters from Hongkong Fatabao, Chan Chuen, and Whampoa will be 4 cents for each ounce or fraction thereof.

OUTWARD MAILS.

Registered and Parcel mais clone 15 ninutes marier than the time giventelow unless the wise klated.

ENTERTAINMENTS.

VICTORIA THEATRE

Ef

"Friday, 14th Sept., 1917. PATHE'S GREAT SERIAL 11th & 12th Episodes of

THE SHIELDING SHADOW."

ANNALS OF THE WAR."

| E ́& SE [winds,

fair.

PATHE'S

1: Hongkong to Gap Rock moderate;

Formosa Chaunei

S" wind, -moderats,

4.

3 douth coast of Chica be-} The same tween CE, and Lamooks j as No. Les 4 Bouth coast of Chinä be-) The sams

wen H.K. and Hainan

a. Na 1,

China Coast Meteorological Registar.

Station.

MAILS DUE:

".

The sa, SUNNING with the Siberian (London 13th August), is due to arrive here to-day.

The SHANTUNG, with the Siberian Nemuro Mail (Londen 26th July) is dae to arrive | Hakodą te | here on the 17th instant..

8 a.m.

B

September 14, 222,

Windr

Hour.

Barometer.

Temperature,

Humidity.

D'Bon.

Borce.

Weather.

Vostock Sa 52

Toldo

Kochi

Nagrad

K'agis Oshima

Naba

him

Bonin Is.

#haiwel 5a 29.90 65 27

Ob

Hankow

Echang

"There's no sweeter Tobacco comes from Virginia and no Better Brand than the THREE CASTLES".

*The Virginians".

WP. Thackeray

kamer by Brad Krunan Bran Su Kok Lautan

MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW.

Saigon-Per MANAPOURI, 15th Sept.

Saigon-per TUNGSHING, 15th Sept. Kiukiang

Strait-Per WOLLOWRA, 15th Sept.am P.

THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE

BRITISH-AMERICAN

TOBACCO CO.,

PRICE OF TITLES.

Peerages for Sale:

The London Morning Post published recently a long list of boonara cerfeited upnu fficers in the W--0ce. Some of the it bolde have been well meritedi indeed, for all we know, they were all wall deserved, Bat it fa noteworthy that no Admiralty est was given, and we understand the lesson to be that the Admir alty decided upon a well-deny. ing ordineres for the duration of the war. This decision was found- ed-apon at least two excellent res acne; the first, that if soy honours were going they bould be givento the sailors who were doing the petual fixiting; and the second, that, as viclory wзaibe real text of the Board of Admiralty, it was fi ting to wait until victory

ta hor

AN

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D

The anticipate its laurels. Morning Post thinks that the! Board of Amitsity was right, the more to a the scramble for the various steps in there ladders of dignity leads sometimes to unpleasant little intrigues and petty discontents. And yet it readily admits that the gift cf} honoura te meritorions officiala is upon quite another and a higher plane than the system by which boncurs are granted to the politi- cal supporters of a Government, "The British people Aro discover that beginning to tbces sacient and noble tiles which were held in so much esteem by our sacestora are now being given, or rather, sold. not to merit bat to opulence

"We are credibly iaf irmed that these exsta, or existe, a reclar toff -20 tuch for a longhathund. so much for a B zonātes, agi no much for a Peerage. Not only baisse de ræféd nemu fing to supply and dead. At the end of an "Administration, winn ihn Pasty Wap was getting ingether laude to fht & geurem electing, Boucure became as hooka»yed a.... the leaves of Valiumbrois, and there

妇 noa-quient

sharp. When on the other asud,

Administration wild weil sealed rú cfice, and there was no Lecessity to sell at a ser:fics, price were fim and heract. A Piege might desk you pertaps five thousad pouale more when Peeragen were, 83 to 8¡y, in ven- 800. There are even, according to a will foiudo! report, brokers in boncure, who studied the political bar meter sa fi bmongst stay the weather, and waid sell a parcel at Baro.etcive forward. sa A speculation, if they seated a isia in the effries of the State."

NOTICES.

DIOCESAN GIRLS SCHOOL," KOWLOON.

PRO

ROFESSOR DANENDERO wil give Piano'orte Lessons at the School once a week during

term,

All enquiries about arrange- ments for pupils of the School or others, to be addressed to the Head Mistress.

"For the Blood is the Life."

and not for public service, DO YOU SUFFER

Fut for pelitical enpport. It is worth noting that those who may fairly be said to have been " in the know' hova refused these honeure, for example, Mr Ballonr, and Mr. A quith, All these gentlemen, bating been Prime Ministers themselves, bad the beat moane of knowing 10 what depths of degradation the synem bed reached, and it may be precbmed that this knowledge restrained them from socepting honours for them-elves, just as no one will est macaroni who has ases is being made.

from any SKIN or BLOOD DISEASE

Buch as Eozamina, Boraluta. Bat Lagu, Z.beokukoku Utors, Glandular Eweilings, Bulla, Pimplan

ChumaLkM, GOMA, RA.7.

How and may un lotion 200 ein Umerk

a juur

Fet to the surfare zit the sun. What jus 'want and what panimo-tha velex needlesson thai, aria Faerotiplay Truse bland at the galvenama alter mulalah alice to the bar ali ) ovir muligging, turke's (and Mistum Data de pudiefna. El li compound of ingredienta when quickly mezed from sne kaloj ali LANDMARTINE Jom whelari esum arist, wat by bouder.

mke palud tam da

stam à facing ou

Út all. Chandais mu

Clarke's Blood

Mixture

LTD.

NOTICES

St. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE.

American

8 Ani

+

Formosa vis Keelung, Shang Kohun

& N. Coms (Japan vie Mej) Victoria & Tacoma--Per MEXICO MARU, 13th Sept. K

Changzha Shanghai

29.65 75 99 ##

t

29.67 78 95 W

Go

-10 a.m.

BDRIP Amey dwntow

29.83 82 93 w

ih

P

Saigon Per HANAMET, 15th Sept. Tathoku

10 a.m.

Taichu Твілля

5% 29.87 73-95

91 75

0 b 06

29 84 75

d b

•

29.85 77

2 b

dorsa

29,84 79

#

26

Canton

6% 29.84 78 91.

ic

Gap Rock

29.79 79 89 29.78

Ob

Macao Wuchow Pathol

29.78 81 89 ne

2 b

91

Phellen Tourans

7 29.78 77 86 n

4 b

29.74 75

29.75 75

I

6 29.84 77 94

29.81 73 96

29.81 75 96

Or

12

1 p.fi.

Philippine Isl.--Por LOONGSANG J15th Hothow

American,"

Canadian

& U.K..

Eept. 2p.mas

Shanghai. N. China, Japan via C.St. J. Nagasaki, Canada

States, Central &

United Aparri

South Dagupan

America and (Europa vis San Manlle Francisco) Per ORANJE. Logaupl

18th rent. Registration 215 Tacloban p.m. Letter 3 pan.

Iloilo

Shangtai & N. China--Per ANHUI, 15th

Sept. 6 p.m.

THE Michaelmas Term begins cn SATURDAY, September 15th.

admission ". Students soeking

should call upon the Warden on FRIDAY. 14th inst., between the Hurleg-Per LOKSANG, 15th Sept. hours of 10 A M. and 1 P.M.

ASAHI BEER.

ASAHI BEER

GRAND PRIZE

PRAKRITIÉN DOREDIL

ASAR!

NIPPON

BREWERY

BEER

JAPAN

LINITED TOKY

ASAHI

LAGER-BEER

SPECIALLY BREWED

EXPORT

COMPANY

FOR

MARKETY MELDI

Mitsul Bussan" Kaisha

5 p.m.

SUNDAY, 16th September.

Suatow Bangkok →→ For "CHANG-

CHOW, 16th Sept. 9 am

Australian

Surigao G.am

4.20 28.99. #5

La Duen

€ 29.76 80 96

ob

b"

C. W. JEFFRIES-Chin! Assistant, Flong Long Observatory, Sept. 14, 1917,

1 Barometer, reduced to 37 degre Fahrenheit on the level of the san în îns | obas, tenths and hundredtha.

2 Temperatura, in the shade, in degres

Fahrenheit.

3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation the Humidity of air saturated with moia-i turs being 100.

4 Direction of Wind, to twa pointa,

5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Soaie.

Btate of Weather, b blue sky, c'do

MONDAY, 17th September. tached cloud & drising rain, fog, gloomy, h ball, lightning, o overcast, passing shower, a squally, z zain, a know,

thunder, v visibility, Wędow wal

Mallai

Philippine Jal., & Timor Australia New Zealand va“

Part Darwin & New Guinea via: Thursday —, 17th Fest. Regintiztion 10.15 a.m. Letic

..il ..

We haiwel & Tientain Per CHIP-

SHENG, 17th Sept. 6 p.m.

TUESDAY, 18th September.

METEOROLOGICAL.

Barometer Temperature Straits. Batavia Gamarang & Surabaya

Per PRINCESS JULIANA, Humidity

Solte

Previous

Day On date on date,

pt 6 100, at a pomy

|

BRITISH, AMERICAN AND FRENCH GAZETTES.

Comics:

COURT HOUSE CROOKS.”

2 parts.

Featuring FORD STERLING.

Booking at ANDERSON'S.

NOTICE.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

URING the temporary ab GEO. P. LAMMERT.

sence of our Mr. S. D.

SETNA we have authorized Mr. P. N, COOPER to Sign the Firm per Procuration.

S. D. SETNA & CO. Hongkong, 5th September, 1917.

THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

(OTICE IS HEREBY given

NOTICE

that Dividend Warrants for the Interim Dividend of $2,50 per share payable to all Share- holders on the Company's Reg. ister at 30th September, 1917, may be obtained at the office of of the Company; 2, Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, on and. alter the 8th October, 1917,

Notice is further given that the Share Register and Transfer Books of the Company wil be CLOSED from the 1st to the 6th October, 1917, both" dags. in- clusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors."

B. M. DYER, -

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 8th September. 1917.

NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA

LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION). (Incorporated in England.) Unredeemed Bank Notes.

NOTICE

IS HEREBY GIVEN that any OUT- STANDING NOTES will be paid оп

the presentation to -undersigned on or before SATÜK- DAY, 29th September, 1917, at

·

noon.

AFTER THAT DATE, holders

will find, it necessary to claim Prepayment in Sterling from the Board of Trade, LUNDON, to whom the necessary funds will be remitted,

THE BOARD OF TRADE make a charge for payment of claims out of monies deposited in the "COMPANIES LIQUID- ATION ACCOUNT" at the Bank of England,

Ä, R. LOWE.

Liquidator.

Chartered Bank Building, Hongkong, 16th August, 1917.

Wind Direction —

61 89 W,

29.74 29,79 - 29.79

9 89

'8G

73

1 Q.

S

G.

:

Baina ove kom

0,00 0,00

0.00

16th 70

Low

-

Bwalow, Amor & Foochow -Per HAI- Weather

TAN, 18th Sept, woon!'

A

44

Shanghai & N. One-PerSUNNING, parncars en cha

18th Sept. 3.

EL.K. Obmorvatory, Bapt. 14, 1917,

T. P. CLAXTON, Director

Siberia

THURSDAY, 20th September,

Mall.

Shanghal & N. China (Poropa vi Siberia) - Pe1SHANTUNG, 2016 Bet Roxi trasian E:15 p. Lators 3 pm.

[Shanghai Chinosol'.Q, Monday, 2ithinat]

}

SUNDAY, 22nd September.

Weihalwol & Tientzia-Par BUIL

CEOW, 2nd Beps. Il a.m.

+

TIDE TABLE,

From 10th Sept. to 16th Sept.

16

11

Ther

7th

14

15

Bhangkal & T. China - Per YINGCHOW.

Stud Sept. 5 p.

+

High Water Hoogkong: MORE ZI,

Low Waikeg

Meas

R.

Any European, Non-Asistio or Indian desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of 9. am, to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. tu 4 p.m. daily. Applicants will be required. to produce Passports or identifica- tion papers.

"AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER AND SURVEYOR.

THE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Pub- lic Auction on TUESDAY, the 18th September 1917,

commencing at I am.

at his Sales Rooms. Duddeli Street,

A Quantity of Valuable House- hold Furniture comprising - Tapestry covered drawing room suite, easy chairs, black- wod tables. teapoys, flower atande, teak writing tables, book- cases, glass cabinet, card table, white lace curtains, carpets, rugs, etc., etc.

Teak extension dining table and chairs, teak sideboards, dinner waggons, ice chest, din- ner service, electro-plated ware, outlery, glass ware, etc, etc.;

Double cherrywood and singis iron bedeteade, single and double' wardrober, dressing tables, wash- stands, toilet crockery, etc., etc. Also

1 Underwood Typewriter in fine condition.

2 Remington Typewriters. On view from Monday the 17th inst.

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

Auctioneer

FOR SALE.

MOTOR CARS, MOTOR CARS' 1917 Overland Touring Cars, 6 Cylinder. 7 Sester,

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Duddell Street. Tongkong, 18th February, 1917.

NOTICES.

HONGKONG GYMKHANA:

CLUB,

THE FOURTH GYMKHANA MEETING of the Season will be he dat HAPPY VALLEY

NAURDAY, the 15th Sep ember, 1917, commencing at 3.45 PM

The Charge of Admission will be $1.00 for others than Members of the Hongkong Jockey Club or Gymkhan Club,

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Fres.

The Committon invite th Ladies of Hongkong to be pre- sent. thesongkong, 19th September, 1917.

All persons with certain excep" tiona

in who remain Colony for more than 7 days are

Hongkong required to Register themselves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forms of Registration giving the For La particulars required may be

น

WAT KEE. FLAG. & SAILMAKER

obtained at the G. P. O. and at No. 129, Dex Vœux Road Central,

all Police Stations.""

·

The Penalty for, non-com-

pliance is a fine not exceeding $50.

Top Floor, HONGKONG.

* Telephone: No. 1833

Printed and Published for the Proprietor,

Barnett at 11, Ins House Streck