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THE HONGKONG“ TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER
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The following are taken from the Manila Daily Bulletin:-
Senate Passes Tasurance Bill. Washington, October 6-The United 8:ster Spate ban unanim- ously passed the soldiers and Failors insurance mesure, which passed the House of Represent. atives without a dissenting vote last month,
Congress Declares Moratorium for Soldiers. Washington, October 8-Both Houses of Congress have passed Lill declaring a moratoriuʼn op all debta of soldiers and sailors io the American Services during the continuation of the war with Ger- many. The moratorium is to take effect on December 1, and will continue in force until officially raised by executive proclamation of the President of the United States.
Count Luxburg. Montevideo, October 10.-I has just been learned bere that s British craiser has stopped a Spanish vessel reven miles off the coast of Urugury. It is believed that it was the vessel upon which Codat Larburg sailed for Spain on October. 5.
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Baenos Aires, October 10-It- is announced that Count Luxbarg sailed from this port on s Spanish liner,
Huge Naval Programme. Washington, October 10.-M.. Daniela announces that the pleas" of the United States Navy Departe ment include the construction of seven bundred and eighty seven vessels from super-dreadnoughts to submarion chasers. The coat of this constraction work is estimated to exceed $1,150,000,- 000. Some of the vocis ara already completed and the work of constructing the others is being inabed...
Mormons Contribution. But Liske, October 10.-The Mormons bare invented a quarter million dollars in the Liberty Loan. The money for the investe ment was appropriated from the tithes of the church. This sat establishes a precedent in the history of the Mormon, Church, din brought about by a
vulation” made to Bishop" Nibley
TOBACCO
Cubin President Backs United
States. Haran", October 9-President! Menocal has issued a decree pro- bibiting the exportation from. Caba of all of the articles tamed by President Wilson in his latest embargo order..
U. S. and British Navies. Washington, October 9-Kr. Daniels in a statement, says that the American and British navies { are perfectly frank in their deal- another. The inge with one secrete of the navies of each coun- try are available to the other.
Warning to Vessels in the
Pacific.
Washington, October 9 (delayed in transmission).-All vessels in the Pacificgoing south are warned of the presence of a German raider in southern Pacific waters.
The Germans are now making use of the captured Freesh steam schooner Lutece, which is a small boat capable of developing a speed of 12 knots an hour, but it is believed that the men already osptured hy the British in, the Fiji ielande are a part of the raider's crew.
Fears are expressed that the Japiness elesmer Nichigo Mara Anil the British steamer Wairana have been victims of the raider, Be bath of them are now long overdue,
Washington, October 8-The full story of the operations of the German raider in the south Pacific is told in a Totuile dispatch which reports the arrival in en open boat of a captain" of the schooner R. O. Slade. The captain stotes that the German raider Sea Adier was stranded on Moheppa island after sinking three American schoonera,
A Wireless Feat. Warbington, October 8.--Ą diepach from Willemstad, on the jalend of Carecen, in the Dutch West Indies, states that a new wireless station just opened there bas established communication with the German station &t Nauen, near Berlin.
In view of the recent dishlosures with regard to the use of the wireless in Argentina by the" Germans, the Federal authorities sen keeping a close watch on the new radio station,
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POST OFFICE.
On and after the lat October, 1917, the rate of postage on letters from Hongkong to Fatahan, Chan Chnen, and Whampoa will be cents for each ounce or traction thereof.
Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in China. Siam. Siberia and Forsuguses East Africa, Perda and Mor
Docs cannot be transmitted
The Services to Germany, Austria, Bel- caria and the Ottoman Empire, are suspended.
United Valoured parcels for the Kingdom will in future be forwarded from Hongkong in bags and the Publis are therefore advised to pack such parcela very carefully.
Letters franked at the 4 cents ret addressed to Yunanfu and Mengtse and other places in the Province of Yunnan hould be superscribed with the words
20, 1917.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Weather Report and Forecast for to-morrow will be found
'on so Extra, October 1. 11h $5m-No⋅ returns from Japan and Vladivostock. Pressure has increased slightly over the Philip pluse and South Formosa, sed, with few exceptions, has decreased slightly slas: where. The anticyclone "probably con- tinues to move eastwards, and another appears to be forming over N. China ; an area of relatively low prure occupisa the central portion of the China Sea.
Fresh monsoon will continue along the Ch'an Con't, and over the N. China Sou.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hour ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 Loob. Total aines January 1st, 77.65 inches against an average of 79.43 Inches.
FORECAST FOR THE 1⁄4 HODES ENDING AT NOON TO MORROW
Distrish..
Foreca.sk
E. & N.E. winds,
1 Hongkong to Gap Rock Fresh
For delivery by the Chinese Punt Office." Formons Channs!
IMFORT PROHIBITIONS.
The public are icformed that the un- dormentioned articles are prohibited from iraportation lato the United King- dom, either by letter port or by parcel post-
Gold manufactured of unnanufactured Including gold coin and articles consisting partis of or containing gold; All manu- factures of Silver ather than silver watches and silver watch caser: Jeyol- lery of any description,
Letters and Parcels containing such articles cannot therefore be accepted for transmission by the Post Office.
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Guislaa Customs insist that sendera of parcels addressed to France, Corsics and Algeria Sharp F. munt Ett in the columns of the regular Amor Customs Declaration particularly and Swatow exactly, emitting ame of the headings Taichu
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It is furthermore absolutely necessary to show in the aforersid declaration (1) Toe full name and address of the addressee | (2) & arxlement as to whether the contents
are intended for State supplies or not.
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ENTERTAINMENTS.
VICTON
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FRIDAY, 19th OCTOBER, 1917. "CAMEOS"
"OUR DAY "**
In aid of "Your Day" Programme
1st Part
Opening Chorus: (The Cameos).
2 Concerted number; "The Motorists." (The Cameos.)
3 Song: "Every Morn You'd bear him Say." (Gerald Osboras}
4 Sorg, "Sadie" (Rhoda Windrum)
5 Violin Solo; Selected (Malcolm Prentice)
6 Duel; Maderia (Lyle Joffories & Gerald Osborne).
7 Song: "Just a Jack or Tommy" (Peggy Ross.)
8. Ensemble: "Practice Economy" (The Cameos.)
9 Song: "Tommy Atkins" (Lyle Jaffarien)
10 Song; Selected (Miss Lilian Gascoigne) -11 Song, Comedy; "Cuckoo" (Athol Tier) 12 Travesty; Tipperary" (The Cameos.)
(Interval) 2nd Part
1 Ensemble; "Nuts in May." (The Cameos)
2 Song: "Maisie " (Rhoda Windrum)
3 Duet: "Higher in Hairafa" (Athol Tier, &"Peggy Ross.)
4 Musical Interlude: (Lilian. Gascoigne & Malcolm Prentice)
5 Duet; "Loveland" (Lyle Jefferies & Gerald Osborne)
6 Boog, Comedy; Selected. (Athol Tier)
7 Operatio Finale; (The Cameos.
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Booking at ANDERSON'S.
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TO SAVE GRAIN.
School Children to Strip Trees of Horse Chestnuts.
The idon that the horse-obest- ̈ at was created for schoolboya to at the Central Police Station uses "cooker": is now j inad between the hours of 9 a.m. K to the numerous other illasioas
Any European, Non-Asistic cr Indian desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person
1. p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 pm: daily, the war hasewept away. It 200.- Applicants will be required to 000 tone can be harvested this produce Passports or identifica- year, saya the Ministry of Huai-
tion papers.
obtained at the G. P. O. and at all Police Stations.
The Penalty for non-com. pliance is fine not exceeding
alama.
All persons with certain exceptions, it will be possible to release tions who remain in the for human food half that weight need Colony for more than 7 days sie of grain which is now required to Register themselves in industrial processes. The under the REGISTRATION of Board of Education is therefore PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916 aggesting a great mobilisation of Forms of Registration giving the school children for the tsak of particulars required may be gathering the nata in the "Conker" hunting bas lways been a fascinating pastime for boys, and now that there is be added satisfaction of doing omething tangible to fight sub-s marines no difficulty in garnering [the requisite tons of nuts will be. experienced. There will be {tremendous competition among neighbouring villages to produce N Audition will be held on the largest heap of ants for the AN
the stage of the Theatre Director of Propellant Supplies, Royal on WEDNESDAY, 24th the official at the Ministry of inst, at 4 P.M. to which those Monitions who is to arrange for ladies and gentlemen and chil
30.10 $5.98.
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Macao
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Dagupan Maxis
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Chenny Chow-Woske, days, 7.30 a.. and 3 p..
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Tai .-Wook days, 5 p.m.
Tai Po.—Week days, 10 am: Sundays, | TRATORE
Aberdeen, Auu. Ping Shen, Sai Kung. Santic and Stanley.--Werk days, 4.30 p.zz. Canton, Samabut, and Wuchow, WORK 7.30 am Registration 5 p.m., Let. day, tara 6 pm: Sunday 5 pin.
Macao.Week days, 7.15 am 1:30 pm: Sundays, 9 a
Kongmoon-Week days. 6 p.m. Except Saturday Sundays, 5 pm.
Bamtau and Sanmel Wook days, pm.; Sundays, 5 p.m. Shamchon.Wock days, 10a.m., 4 pm.
| Fuɑdays, 9 a.m.
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH PO.
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C. W. JEFFRIES, -Chlef Assistant. Rongkong Observatory, Oct. 19, 1917,
1 Barcanetar, reduced to 32 dagruen Fahrenhalt on the level of the sea in in- cher, tenths and hundredths.
PINKIE AND THE
FAIRIES."
Vocalists are bring their music.
Parents and relations cannot bradmitted.
M. 8. NORTHCOTE Hon. Sec. Hongkong Amateur
Dramatic Club.
dren who have already expressed the collection and transport of the their desira to assist, as well as nuts to the factories,
For the discharge and storage others who wish to join, are
of grain the Port of London- invited.
requested to Authority bara spproved of an importsat scheme of extension; to which effect is to be given after he war. The site selected ia between the South West India ind Millwall Docks, where Already the greater portion of the grain business ie carried on. Here three of the new quay bartik lready sanctioned will be equip ped for the discharge of general: ergo, with the addition of over- PARTICULARS and COND-head bandways running the whole ITIONS of the letting by Public eugth of the quay, in which will Auction Sale, to be held on a placed the bands for conveying Bists of Whether b blue sky, o da- Monday, the 22nd day of October, grain. Water frontage for the tached cloud, & drizzling rain, flor, 1917, at 3 p.m., at the Offices ielivery weigh-bonass will be? gloomy, hail, i lightning, o overcast, p & thunder, v vizibility, w daw wet.
2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fährenheit.
3 Humidity, in peroantage of saturation the Humidity of air saturated with mols- turs being 100,"
4 Direction of Wind, to two pointe
5 Force of Wind, socording to Beaufort
Scala
Sundays, 8.30 am; Holidays, 7.30 am; passing showers, a squally, r rain, snow,
1.30 p.m.
Cinton-Week daya, 7.30am. 9.30 Sundaya, 950 p.m; Holidays, 7.80. 9.30 pa
Tal Pig Tung-Week days, 9.30 p.m Sundays. 9.30 pm; Holidays. 9.30 p.m.
Shek KL-Week days, 9.30 p.m.; Ban- days, 9.30 pm; Holidays, 9.30 p.m.
Kongroon-Week daya, 8 pm; Sun- daya, p.m. Holidays. 6 pan.
Kamchuck-Week days; 6 p.m.; Sun- 'art'pm; bolidaye, 6 p.m
METEOROLOGICAL.
Katorg-Wock days, 6 p.m. Except Saturdaye: Sundays, 6 pm; Holidays, Temperature
Previous
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of the Public Works Department, btained by the construction of by Order of His Excellency the
Governor of One Lot of Crown: "pecial barge dook," with s Land at Nathan Road, Kowloon Jepth of 20 feet of water. The in the Colony of Hongkong, for a most important, sention of the term of a years, with the option work will be the contraction of of renewal at a Crown. Rent to reinforced concrete silo granary, be fixed by the Surveyor of His with a total capacity of 40,000
Day Oz date On date. M-jesty the King, for one further sons, immediately to the west of
term of 7› years.
the cristing central granary. It
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Laws prohibiting the m-iting real one is Tamena or mutilation of G warnment coin
do not affect forego'o in held in other countries, so there is noth- ing to preveold spaus-e holdersof ¦ ** „American gold from selling it for manufactoring parpam. At the end of August the Yokohama: Spoole Bank began the ela of American gold coin at Tukio, "Yokohama, and Oaska, to meet the demand for gold by goldsmithe, dentists and others, whɔse v3CS. tionsrequire themstal, followings panic among them on sooount of a steady advanos in the pries of gold dus in no email measure to missivalssion by, hallion deslers > P
$180
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4 motaal consumers of gold," to any speculative dealers,
Wed
H.K, Obervators, Oct. 19, 1917,
TE. CLAXTON, Myoc
TIDE TABLE.
From 15th Oct. to 2 st Oct.
High Wa
Bangkong Mms Thes
Low Watar
Hongkong
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. will be possible to ingresss the «torage accommodation of the
Kowloon Jaland
Locaisty.
Kewione Inised Let
Nathan
Boundary
Measurement, (Approximate)
-*7
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Costante la
Annual Rent,
600
FLAG & SAILMAKER No. 129, Des Voeux Road Central Top Floor HONGKONG. Telephone No. 1833,
#,700 ·
Printed and Published in the
Barnett at 11 Tes Hos
os by an extension at the outhern end, whilst farther floor
storage esa be provided by an -xuncion of the central graasry. io a similar directiön, At pre-w&T prices the total cost of the oom-
Foheme is estimated st
£509,300. The machinery for Hosting grain at many of the maller existing granaries at the Surrey, Millwall, and Royal Victoria Docks is to be brought horoughly up-to-date at a pre- *ar estimated cost of £72,800,
Congress Adjourned. Washington, October 8 (delays ed in transmission).-Congrem; nas adjurred to meet again on
ember 2, in regular session.g
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