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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAFU, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1918,

» SMOKED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

THE CITY HALL,

TORONTO.

The "Three Castles

Cigarettes

Just Pure Rich Mellory Virginia Tobacco

Castles Cigarette

WDCHOWills

Brial & S

THE CIGARETTE WITH THE PEDIGREE

IF YOU SMOKE A PIPE OF COURSE" YOU SMOKE "CAPSTAN NAVÝ CUT"

PJST OFFICE.

CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

Hander the 11th ist, being Chiness New Year Day, the Post Office will be antirely closed.

There will be no delivery or collection "af correspondence from 1h Pillar Bores. Non-Berbaldara may, however, obtain their ordinary corespondence on applica- tun at be enquiry Counter at the South- Wart of the building.

O Tussay the 12th inst., the Post! Office will be open from 8 to 9 am, and therewill be one delivery and ans collect- in of ordinary letters as on Bundays.

The Money Order Office will be entirely cl+sed.

The Parcul Post Services to British East Africa and Egypt (except for members of the Expeditionary Forces), and to Abyssinia, Bagdad, Eritrea, Franch. Semali Coast, Italian Somaliland, Portu- Ruese East Africa, Zanzibar and bussia have been suspended.

Correspondence addreaed to enemy subjects in China. Siam, Siberis and Portuguese East Africa, Perals and Mor-j ccco camot be tranamiited.

The Services to Germany, Austria, Bol- garia and the Ottoman Empire' are suspended.

Uniomred parcels for the United Kingdom will in future be forwarded from Hongkong in bags and the Public are therefore advised to pack such parcels very carefully.

Letters franked at the 4"conta zataj addressed to Yunanfu and Mengise 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 waniion unless accompanied by a special permit issued by the British Minister at Athens.

Arrangements have been made for the transmision of parcels to the United: Kingdom via Canada.

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The rates of postage are as follows:-

Parcel not over 3b...

Do. Da.

.90 conta

7/b... $180 llib... 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 +»United King- „dem either by letter post or by percal

ENTERTAINMENT.

THEATRE

HONGKONG

ROYAL.

LAST GRAND CONCERT

THURSDAY,

7th. February,

at 9.15 p.m.

A. MIROVITCH

(PIANO.)

M. PIASTRO

(VIOLIN.)

BOOKING AT

MOUTRIE'S.

PRICES:

$3.00, $2.00 & $1.00.

NOTICE.

NOTICE.

THE UNITED BRITISH IN- SURANCE CO. LTD. (Ir.corporated in the United Kingdom

HAV

AVING been at pointed MARINE AGENTS to the above Company, we are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS and issue Policies at Current Rates.

UNION TRADING CO,

Agents,

Queen's Bulidings,

Hongkong, 1st February, 1918,

NOTICES.

WAI KEE.

FLAG & SAILMAKER

No. 129, Des Voeux Road Central Top Floor, HONGKONG. Telephone No. 1833

NIFTON

ASAHI BEER.

ASAHI BEER

GRAND PRIZE

ASAHI

BEEC

ASAHI

LAGER-BEER

BREWERY

SPECIALLY BREWED,

кой ..

EXPORT.

COMPANY

Mitsui Bus SAN

NOTICES.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

WEATHER REPORT.

→ Fabrumer: 63.:1th, 10hp-Na-returna from Japan, Vladivostock and Welhalwel, The anayafone has probably passed into the Pacific, and another has developed ́OTIORIS HEREBY GIVEN | Grue H, China. – Pressure has increased that the Ordinary Yearly moderately, along the bast coast and Meeting of the Shareholders in alightly elsewhere. The depression re-

mains over Indo-China. tris-Corporation will be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, on Fresh massoon will prevail along the SATURDAY "the 23rd day of China Coast, and over the N. China Ben, February, 1918, at Noon, for the : Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours purpose of receiving the Report ending at 10 am. to-day, 0.00 Inc. of the Court of Directors together Total ainos January 1st 00.3-Inch with a Statement of Accounts for "ainst an average of 1.35 inches. the year ending the 31st Decem- ber, 1917..

FORECAST FOR THE 14 HOURS ENDING AT NOCH TO-MORROW,

Distrion

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Forncari.

NE

winds

freak

The Register of Shares of the Corporation will be CLOSED. from MONDAY, the 11th Febru ary, to SATURDAY the 23rd February, 1918, (both days in Hongkong to Gap Book to strong; clusive), during which period

DO

transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

N. J. STABB.

Chief Manager. Hongrong, 5th January, 1918,

THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

that

I Formoes Channel ———

cloudy,

drizzling Tain

N.winds, strong.

* douth coast of China bë-).The same

tweenTM H., and Lamooks) - us No. L i Bouth coari of China be-) The same

tween HK and Hainan...) as No. L

China Coast Meteorological Bagister. February 6, ..

Station

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Extraordinary. General Meeting of the Hong kong Hotel Company Limited will be held at the registered

Kemero office of the Company, Pedder

Hakodate Street, Hongkong, on SATUR Tokio DAY. the nineth day of Kochi February. 1919, at noon, when Nagan the subjoined resolution will be proposed as an Extraordinary | Kaks Resolution

Ishi'ima Boald Is

"That the Articles of Associa 6 tion be altered in manner akow following:

Ichaps Kinking (a) By the deletion of the gaha word twice in the se. Shanghal cond line and the word Gutslat **HalfTM in the fourth line Sharp of Article No. 53.

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(b) By the deletion of the Taihaku

word "Half" in the first, Taichu

seventh and last lines; the Tainan

Koshan substitution of the word pdores "meeting" for "meetings" Canton

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in the eighth line; and the 'kong insertion of the word" en "Gay Boek

Macao between the words "at" Wochow and ordinary" in the Pathol seventh line, of Article Hollow No. 6 L

Panten 7a

Tourine (c) By the deletion of the

word Half" in the third | Aparri and fifth lines and the Dagupan

Vanill substitution-of-the-word

Legaspi an" for "the" in the Tacloban third and fifth lines and Holle the word" meeting for Barigio meetings "in the third and sixth lines of Article No. 62.

(d) By the deletion of the word "Half" and the sub-.

of the stitution

word "meeting for meetings" in the first line of Article No. 90.

(e) By the deletion of the word

Half wherever appear ing in Article No. 93.

4) That the following clause be inserted in Article 107 after Sub clause (p) there. of, namely, (p) a. :——

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CW. JEFFRIES,—Chief Assistant. Hongkong Observatory, Feb 6, 1918

·2 Baromataz, zednoed to 32 degrees Fahrenbelt on the level of the sea in in- ohes, tenths and hundredths.

2 Temperature, in the shada, in degrees Fahrenheit.

3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation the Humidity of air saturated with mola- ture being 100.

4 Direction of Wind, to two points.

5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Soala

State of Weather, b blue sky, e de- trobed olond. d drizzling min, flor.

To deal (p) a. To employ gloomy, h hall, I lightning, o overcast, p passing showers, a squally, v rała, a szów, the reserve fund for thunder, visiblity, w daw wet. the time being or

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any portion thereof; in or for all or any of the folowing purposes, that is to say, in meeting) contingencies, in divi- equalising dende, in paying

special dividends or

bonuses, in repair-

METEOROLOGICAL:

Wind Direction

asther

Previosi

Day "On date On dute. step. at 6 GJ, BEI DUNG 29.85 22.34 29.95

ENTERTAINMENTS.

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THEATRE.

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ard : THURSDAY:

The 6th and 7th February, 1918.

7th & 8th Episodes

THE GREAT SECRET."

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Pathe's American Gazette

AND

Various Comics.

THE

Look out for the opening date of THE FATAL RING & PEARL WHITE.

Booking at ANDERSON'S.

THE SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE, HONGKONG.

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St. George's Day, 23rd April, 1918.

DRAWING OF WAR BONDS

IN AID OF WAR CHARITIES.

$500,000 (HONGKONG CURRENCY).

or more or less according to subscriptions

PROSPECT

Tickets $500, each.

Prizes to be paid in Bonds of the Hongkong Government 6% War Loan of 1916 (which may be redeemed at the Hongkong and. Shanghai Banking Corporation at par) and, in order to ensure that the scheme is productive of "new" money for war purposes an equivalent amount of the prizes will be reinvested by the Hongkong. and Shanghai Banking Corporation in new British War Loan Stock. Of the net amount subscribed, 75 per cent, will be distributed

in prizes, and the remaining 25 per cent will by given to War Charities.

The amount to be distributed in prizes will be divided se follows:-

#

First Prize Second"

Third

Numerous smaller prizes

ranging in amount from

H.E. $,000 to HK$50)

50 per cent..

15 10

Winning Tickets must be presented at the Hongkong and: Shanghai Banking Corporation, Hongkong during business hours.

Should any winning ticket not be presented before noon on the 23rd October. 1918, the ticket will be cancelled, and the value will be distributed amongst War Charities by the Committee of St. George's Society of Hongkong through the medium of the Hong- Long War Charities Fund Committee.

The Drawing will be in public and the date and hour at which "it will take place will be notified in due course by, advertisement.

The sale of tickets will close in Hongkong on Saturday, the 13th April, 1918.

Any disputes arising will be decided by the Committee of the St. George's Society of Hongkong, whose decision shall be final.

The names of the members of the Committee are:

63 183

61

85 90

70

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Hon. Mr. P. H. HOLYOAK,

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3

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(President).

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N. J. STABB, Esq. (Fice

President).

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su sir Tangaratues on the

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ing-improving and Barometer maintaining any of Tamperature: ---- the property of the

Humidity Company, and 'in ör for such other pur- poses as the Direc tors shall in their discretion think Bain conducive to the

of intereats

the Trovat

H.K. Observatory, Feb 6, 1918. Company.". (g) By the deletion of the word half in the fourth line of Article No. 11L. (h) By the deletion of the word "half" in the first first line of Article No. 126. (i) By the substitution of the word "Once "for" twice" - in the first line of Article

No. 129.

Should the Resolution be pass- ed by the quired majority, it will be submitted for confirmation Mo 6 a special resolution to a second T Extraordinary Meeting which was will be subsequently convened,

Dated the 29th day of January, 1. 1918.

By Order of the Board, JHTAGGART

Secretary

T. P. CLAXTON, Dirseker.

TIDE TABLE.

From 4th Feb; to 10th Feb.

Low Water Hongkong

Hoopsong

Mean Timna,,

ft. h. so, fɛk

Bid

Nor Low W

His Honour Mr. H. H. J.

GOMPERTZ.

G. 8. ARCHHUTT, Esq.

H. W..BIRD, Esq...

C. MONTAGUE EDE, EsqTM

W. J. ELDRIDGE, Esq.

H. R. B. HANCOCK, Esq. LN. LEFFE. Esq.

Hon. Mr. H. E, POLLOCK, K. C.

J. H. RAMSAY, Eeq,, (Hon,

Treasurer),

JOHN BENTLEY, Exq, (Hon.

Becretary).

Tickets and Books of Tickets can be had on application at

the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation on and after

a date to be announced shortly..

H. C. SANDFORD, Hon Treasu CHAS. BESWICK, Hon Secreto

St. George's War Bond Dra

Printed and Fablished for the Propri Cade Burners at 11 Los Bouss Street,

Hong Kong