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China Coast Meteorological Bagistars

December 13, B..

¿Winda:

Interesting:

Book.

Pathe's Gazette "John Bull's Sketch American Gazette "Episode of a Laplander."

Comic:

"Chivalrous Wiffles."

(in 2. part.)

Booking at ANDERSON'S,

H. K. & S. Banks $8..

600

Cantons

North Chinas b.

ilaiona

Yangtszen

THE

SMOKE

of

CONNOISSEURS.

HIGHEST

GRADE

JAMAICA

LEAF.

H. K. Fires

Shells

SHIPPING.

China Fires

·₤305- 115 $730 n, ex 79 $25 FIRE INSURANCES.

b

b.

Er

$121 $310

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1917.

HONGKONG SHARE REPORT.

K-~BELIARS; BA.—BALES;

B-BUYERS;-X.--NOMINAL.

OFFICIAL PRICES.

BANKS.

MARINE INSURANCES..

WEATHER REPORT.

December 138, 19h. 10m. No returns from Japan and Indo-Chisa. Pressure decreased slightly around the Formosa Channel, and moreused slightly: || to moderately, slsewhere; it apparently

remair a highest over Kurve,

Hoogkong Rainfall for the 34 hours sading at 10 am. "to-day, 5:03 inch. Total abuse January 1st 98037 Inches | against an average of 82 43 Inches

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ̈ENDING AT BOON TO-MOERGW,

Distries.

Forsensi

ENTERTAINMENTS.

VICTORIA

THEATRE.

Friday, 14th Dec., 1917.

Pathe's Great Serial Featuring MOLLY KING, -in-the

MYSTERIES OF THE DOUBLE CROSS."

3rd & 4th Epis des

" An

Hour to Live." "Kidnapped."

$

E. winde, 11. Hongkong to Gap Rock...moderate;

cloudy. | rain.

Douglases

S.

Steamboats

3.

$70 $18

Indos (Def.) - b.

$1471

3 Formoss Channel

Indos (Pref.)

$99

N. winda, moderate.

b.

112/-

Ferries

n.

281

REFINERIES.

3 doulà court of China be-} The_sar a tween H.K. and Lamooks í as No. 1.

Sugars Malabona

b. & sa. 1891

58. *MINING

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4 Bouth coast of China be-) The same tween H.K. and Hainan.......... No L

C

Kailans Langkats Raubs Tronohis Urals Oriental Cons.

5.

401-

F.

£ 15

$2.50

I.

26/-

a.

30)-

A.

981-

Station.

DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, &C.

Hour,

Barometer.

Temperature.

Buildity.

Weather.

Foros.

TRY

PERFECTOS

"PERFECTO" Actual Size

TRY

H. K Wharves b Kowloon Docks n. S'hai Docks b.

$91.

Vostock

$12

Nemuro

t. 78

Hakodate

BOUQUETS.

LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS. Centrals

Toko Kochi

Nagaasi

b

000

zhim

H. K. Hotels b.

$90

Land. Invest.

Bith

19J

| Kabi'jima

H'phreys Est. - n.

$5

Bonin la

K'loon Lands

1.

$30

S'hai Lands

b.

t.:70

Tabang

**

West Points

$61

Klakiang

Reclamations

До

$115

Changsha

19

Shanghai

COTTON MILLS.

Gutslan

20 6z

EVERYWHERE.

Ewos

b.

1784

Kung Yiks

b.

t. 15,80

Sharp P. Amby

Bwatow

S'hai Cottons

120

Talhoka 5 99.92 64, 88 w

Yangtszepoo5 b.

£. 6.80

Orientals

1

t.40

Taichn Tainan

29.98 64

2 b

Kosbun

29.89 72

MISCELLANEOUS.

P'dore

29.94 65

다

40

THIS · ADVERTISEMENT IS ISSUED BY

BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO CO., Ltd.

Borneos

b.

$6

Canton

60 2940 64 103

% or

H'kong

China Light & P‚b.-

$31

Gap Rock -

29.88 66 89 @ 2986

3 od

5 od

Providents

b.

Macao

26 63 98 one of

Dairy Farms

b.

$25

Wachow

9%

Green Islands

53.

$7.50

Pathol

H. K. Electrics

b.

$18

Hoihow

Phulion

H. K. Ice Co.,

力。

#160

Toursme

Ropes

2.

$29;

Q. St. J.

Steel Foundries n.

$10

Aparri

NOTICES.

Trams, Low Level s.

#64

Dagupan

Trams, Peak, old s Trams, Peak, new s Laundries

$81

Manila

Legaspi

00 € 29.85 73 84

29.80 70 $8 00 29.79 79 87 ine 16

cts. 90

b.

$8

Tacloban Dolla

29.75 75 92

4b

U. Waterboats b. Watsons

#13.

Surigao

Gam

4.20 29.89 75

0.0

1.

$ 5,60

Labuan

6 29.74 78 95

2 b

a

$6,50

+229

SOLD

POST OFFICE.

Saturday the 13th December being a General Heliday, the Post Office will be spen from 8 to 9 am. There will be Le delivery of ordinary correrpoldegos And ore collection of letters from the Pilar Boxes.

The Moury Order Office will be satire 7 closed.

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-The Parcel Post Services to British East Africa and Fgypt excest for members the Expeditionay Forces), and bywinia, Bagdad. Eithres, French mali Corat. Italian Smaliland, Pertu use East Africa, Zenzar and Russia have been suspended.

On and after the 1st October, 1917, the Tutes frostage on letters from Hot kong to Fatahso. Chan Chuen, and Whampoa will be 4 cents for each ource or fraction thereof.

Correspondence addressed to eremy subjecte la China. Siam, Siberia and Portugun East Africa, Pers'a and Mer occo cannot be transmited.

The Services to Germany, Austria, B. 1- saria ard the Ottoman Empire BIC suspended

Vaited

Uniriired parcels for the Kingdom will in future be forwarded from Hergkong in bags. and the Pubil: ATA therefore advised to pack such parcels very carefully."

Letters franked at tip 4 cents rate addressed to Yunanfu and Merethe and other places in the Province of Yunnan

hould be superscribed with the words "For delivery by the Chinese Post Office."

..

Parcels for Greece cannot be accepted for transmission untem accompanied by a special permit lasued by the British Minister at Athens.

Arrangements have been made for the trasmision of parcels to the United Kingcor via Canada.

The rates of postage are as follows:-

Farcel not over Sibe...

Do. Do.

50 conte.

71b*... $180 1b... 2.70.

No insurance can be affected on pa-cels sent by this route..

-IMPORT PROHIBITIONS.

The public are informed that the un- dermentioned articles are prohibited from Importation Into the United King dom, sither by letter post or by parcel

Gold manufactured or unmanufactured including gold esio and articles consisting partly of or containing geld; Al! msau- factures of Silver other than silver watches and miver watch cases: Jewel- lery of any description.

Letters and Parcels containing such articles cannot therefore be accepted for transmission by the Post Office.

The Parcel Post service to Aden (éz- pect in respect of parcels for military and maral addressesɛ) has been suspended.

FRENCH PARCEL REGULATIONS,

The Public are informed that the new regulations adopted by the "Fienda Cu-tem inviat that senders if parcels addressed to France, Corsica and Algeris must fill in the columns of the regular Custom Declaration, particularly and exactly, emitting none of the headings comprised therein.

It is furthermore absolutely necessary to- show in the aforesaid declaration (1) The full name and address of the addresse (2) A szatement as to whether the contenti are intended för Stute supplies or not.

LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS OUTWARD.

Tai O.-Werk daya, 5 p.m. Tai Po.-Week days, 10 a.m.; Sunday, 9.30 am.

Cheung Chow-Weska dayı, 7.30 am, and 3 p.m.

Shataulok, Shatin and Sheangahui,- Week days, i p.m.,

Aberdeen, Autan, Ping Shen, Sai Kusg, Santia and Stanley,--West days, 4.30 p.m. Canton, Samsbui, and Wuchow,--Wook days, 7.30 am, Registration 5 p.m. Let- tere & pm; Sundays, 5 p.m.

Macao-Week daya, 7.13 a m., 1.30 p.m.; Sundays, 9 ako.

Kongmoop.-Week days, 6 mm. Except Saturday, Sundays, 5 p.m.

atau and Banmei-Week' days,'

5 pm.: Sundays, 5 p..

Shamchun Week days, 10 a.za. 4 p.z;

- Buadays, 9 az

FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN /

BRANCH FO.

Macao.-Week days, 7.30 am. 130p.m. Sunday, 8.30 am; Holidays, 7.30 am. 1.30 p.m.

Caton Week days, 7.30a.m., 9.30 p.m. Sundays, 230 p.m: Holidays, 7.30.00. 9.30 p.m.

Tai Plig Tung-Wook days, 9 30 p.m4 Sundays, 9.30pm; Holidays, 9.30 p.m.

Bhek KL-Week days, 9.30 pm; Sun-: days, 9.20 p.m; Holidays, 8.30 pm.

Kongmoon-Week days, 6 pm; Sun- days, 6 p.m.; Holidays. 6 p.m.

Kamchuck.—Week days, 6 pm; Sun- day, 6 pm: nolidays, 6 pm. A

Kaukong-Week days, 6 pm, Except | Baturdays, Bandays, 6. pim. Holidays,

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CORRECTED TO NOON THURSDAY DECEMBER 13, 1917,

BENJAMIN & POTTS,

Share and General-Brokers,

Princes Building.

Tel. address: Broker...

EXCHANGE.

SELLING.

IT

2/1134

Demand

2/1178

J dis.

3/-

50 d/8......

3-16

+ m/s...

3-4

CIT Shanghai....

Nom.

T/T Singapore

1263%

R/T Japan

13752

Nom.

Nom.

71

f/T India

Demand, India

T/T San Francis-

co & New York

T Java............... 1314

TIT Marke Nomi I/T Fraces.................... 4.11. Demand, Paris ...... 4114

BUYING.

4. L/C....... 31

4 m/s. D/P... 3116

ارد

Whaiwel da 30.32 10 82.se Hankow 惆

GERMAN NAVAL SECRETS What is the present strength of

the German Battle Flest ?~~~One this point there is a wealth of information, mostly confloting.

Will The Fleet Try Again?

Since Jutland the High Sea Fles It may be said at once, however, has only twice left its porte, and that the popular supposition that (on both cecssions it was detected (nothing bat submarines have. and assailed by our watchfall beep built in Germaný zince sit submariner, with the result that the war is quite erroneous.” In

the Westfalsa and two other August, 1914, sa

emergency Dreadnoughts Ware severely hipbuilding programme - w damaged, if not sank, writes Mr. presented to the Reichstag and Hector O. Bywater, in the "pproved without discussion. At Sunday Newa. This warm re- that date the cabmarine was still ception may partly acocnat for a weapon of dubioas value, and the reluctance of the German the bulk of the money voted "was Admiral to venture forth again. for anrface vessels-battleships, Bat there are other ressous, not battlecräisers, and smaller craft, the leser being the formidable Fear armoured ships of the most minefields which form a barrier powerful type were to be laid. between the Bight of Heligoland down immediately, together with and the open Bes.

ten or twelve light cruisers, and a

30.03 52 100 ene 30.06 54 100 = 29.39 63 83 w, 1 cí 29.93. 64 84 www Xo

40

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The British mine in ass at the fills of torpedo-boat-destroyers. beginning of the war was not a The programme also included a very dangerous weapon, bat the arge appropriation för minslayers present pattern leaves nothing to and a smaller one for submarines, by desired in the way of efficien! This is the last authentic in." 07, as the Germans are known to formation we possear in regard to have lasrot to their cost. Thñe, Thai Germany has done in the if Admiral Sobeer should make way of naval constraction since io force, bebe.peace was broken, bat news snother sortie will have to take his Fleet through received from sources believed to a minefield cf uncertain locality | be trustworthy indicates that all and area, run the gentler of the vessels laid down under the" - ewarm of vigilant, British sub emergency programme are now Hongkong Observatory, Dec. 13, 1917. 1 Barometer, redaced to 3 degrees marines, and then riek an en-ic commission, and that confe Fabrennet on the level of the sex in in-water with the massed strength quently the High Sea Fleet Las. of the Grand Fleat; includias been reinforced by at least two

C. W. JEFFRIES---Chlef Assistant.

ches, tenths mod hundredths.

Fahrenheit.

1 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees those mysterious mastodons of super-Dreadnoughts and two Humidity, in parentage of saturation whore fabolous speed and gan battle-cruisers of the most power the Humidity of air saturated with mon-power we have had so many hints fal type, and by a dezsa or so of

from the newspaper men who cew light craisers."

ture being 10, ..

14 Direction of Wind, to two points.

3 Force of Wind, socording to beaufort

Besio.

+1

Biate of Weather, b blue sky, c de tached, cloud, a antzling, rain, fos, gloomy, h hati, i lignsning, o overcast, passing showers; a squally, z rain, a snow !s founder, Y visibility, W cow wel

METEOROLOGICAL.

s

recently viailed Admiral Beatty's One of the new battleships, ssid command in the North. In thes to be named the Wilhelm der circumstances it is not surprising Zweite, was present at the Batile that the High Son Fleet should of Jatland as von Scheer's flag. choose to remain in such strict.hip. Is rise and armament. cha

is almost identical with dor.. seclusion.

It is clear enough, even from the Queen Elizabeth class, but is two carefully edited versions ined or three koota slower. All ite by the German Prese Bureau that German armoured abips bailt questions of nával policy playedinca 1914 are armed with. an important part in the crieis 15 io. gons, with the possible which resulted in the overthrow option of the battle cruiser. of the Bethmann-Hollweg Ad-f0l these the latest uniw are the ministration. When unrestricted Hindenburg, Msokenson, ant submarine piracy was introduced Bismarck vesacia of about the German 30,000 tons, carrying eight 15-in, 1st February, Day. On date On date. Government pledged its word te zane, and steaming at 30 kaote, all the parties in the Reichstag Among the light cruisers there is that by midsummer at latest the new Emden, to commemorate Allies would be compelled to sue the famous raider. It is known for peace.

positively that at least eight. Early in March the Governmen destroyers have been added to nega Norddeutsche Allgemeine the German forces since August, Zeitung stated that "aliboogb 1914.

Previous

Ger pump at a smo si e p.m. 29.90 19.57 2987

Barometer Temperatura Humidity

45

65

63.

63 TO

54

Wind Direction

Force.

E.

E

.E....

3

4

3 136

721⁄4

Weather

0

A

0.00

6 m/s. L/3/13

30 d/s. Sydney &)

Melbourne..! 30 d/s. San Frace-1

isco & New York]

infa. Marks ...... Nom. 4 m/s. France ...... 426

"

6 m/s. France...... 4.31 Demand, Germany.. Demand, New York. 7:54′′ TT Bombay w Demand, Bombay... Non. T/T Calcutta... Demend, Calcutta... Nom.

◊ 00 -0,00 flight spm ale Tempurucusé da żmu Iith 66 Lowest

Jath 4 HK. Observatory, Dec, 12, 1217,

T. F. CLAXTON, Director.

מפקט

the highest naval circles are All naval power is relative, and naturally disinclined to mention the potential strength of the Cher a particular date, they are High Ses Flest even if accurately supremely confident that our D, would convey little to bate will have achieved a Gor those who are ignorant of the ex-- Iman peace before the extent to which ar own battle harvest." It was only on the feet has been reinforced since strength of this categorical assor the outbreak of war, Aming srce that the Reichstag war the insisted, however, it in prevailed

10 approve well known that the Grand been enormously which the least Flest has imaginative member must strengthened during the last three have foreseen would bring seare, and that to-day its rusrain powerful neutrala into the rank of superiority in the most power- of Germany's foes. As early as fal ships is great eucagh so last Jane, however, it was ap ensure the sonihilation of the parent that the U-boat blockade High des Fleet in open cɔmbat, * has failed of its prime purpose, barring a mirsole on the part of and that its failure most inevit|that_Krupp-made Daily-hom ably involve the downfall of the the Hans allude to so familiarly Government.

as “our good old German god.

TIDE TABLE,

A

Demand, Manila'” ..... ‚142

Demand, Singapore. 1263% On Haiphong. 334% prem On Saigon 1% prem On Bangkok ......... 5154 Sovereign

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