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THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1918,

POST OFFICE.

WEATHER REPORT.

SMOKED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

COLLINS STREET at SWANSTON STREET

MELBOURNE,

The Three Castles

Cigarettes

The Parcel Port Services to British East

Africa and Egypt (exosok for members February 13 19h. 12m-No returns If the Expeditionary Forces), and to from Japão, Vladivostook, Shanghai, and Abyssinia, Bardad, Eritrea, French Indo-China. With few exceptions, pres Small Cosal, Italian Somaliland. Portu sure has increased, slightly to moderately kruese East Africa, Zanzibar and Russia at all stations reporting. The autioyolone have been suspended.

has probably regained intensity, and freak monsoon will pravall along the China Coast and over the N. China Sea. ........

Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in China. Siam. Bibéria and Forfugupee East Aftiva, Parma and Mor oooc cannot be transmuted

The Services to Germany, Austria, Bul- waris and the Ottoman 2mpire ate suspended.

Unluured parcels for the

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am to-day, 0.00 toel. Total since. January 1st 00.2 Inch against an average of 2.24 inchos.

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

District

Forecas

Hongkong to Gap Rock.

N.E winda. fread;

United

Kingdom will in future be forwarded from Hongkong in bags and the Publis

Are therefore Bevised to pack such parcels Formosa Channel very carefully.

Letters franked at the ceate rate addressed to Yuranfu and Mengtse and other places in the Province of Yunnan hould be superscribed with the words For delivery by the Chinese Post Office.""

Parcels for Greecs cannot be accepted for transmission unless accompanied by a special permit issued by the British. Minister at Athens.

"Three Castles"

Cigaretles

Arrangements have been hade for the transmbaion of pincel to the United Kingdora via Canada. "

NOTICES.

A

N. winda, streng.

3 douth coast of China be-7-The_sam.e tween H., and Lamooks as No. 1. 4 South boast of China be? The same. tween ELL. and Heinanax No. 1.

China Coast Meteorological Register.

Siation.

Februry 15. a.m.

Hour,

Batomator.

Temperaturs,

Humidity.

Windr

D'tion.

Foroe.

Weather.

Panda 6 30.35 33 88 ne b

V'onock

6a

Nemuro

Hatodate

hochi

Samaki

Kagima

VSLIDE

Do. Da

The rates of postage are as follows:-

So cents. Parcel not over 3lbe...

7ibe...$1.80 11tbs...

2.70

Aas Inha')

Bonin Is. Was

Bankow

lobang

Klukiang

Changaha

Shanghai

Gutsad

Sharp P.

30.17 45 91 a

Amoy

Bestow

Talkoku

Taichu

5 30.18 54 89 5

31.08. 54

10

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Tainan +1 Kolhun F'dores

30.05 54

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4 I

30.01 54

3010 55

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Sr

$ 30.19 52 86

20

30.11 58 59 nne 4 30.10 30.08 35. 66 nue to

40

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ENTERTAINMENTS.

VICTORIA

THEATRE.

PROGRAMME FOR FEB. 15, 16, 17, & 15. 9.15 P.M. Performance.

A Thrilling Pathe Drama

in 3 parts.

"THE TRAMP."

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Those who saw Henry Krauss in the "Miserables" will remember his brilliant acting, and appreciate him still more in this new role.

Pathe's

American

AND

Various Comics.

Gazette.

Watch for the Romantic and Thrilling

"

Serial.

'THE FATAL RING."

with the favourite artist PEARL WHITE.

Booking at ANDERSON'S.

THE SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE, HONGKONG.

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

PROSPECTUS

Tickets $5. each. HONGKONG CURRENCY. 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 85 equivalent amount of the prizes will be reinvested by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in new British War Loan Stock.

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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 as follows:

50 per cent.

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Just Pure Rich MellowTM Virginia Tobacco

WOCHOWS,

Bristol &

THE CIGARETTE WITH\THE PEDIGREE

IF YOU SMOKE, A PIPE OF COURSE YOU SMOKE "CAPSTAN; NAVY CUT

THEATRE

ROYAL

Saturday, 23rd Feb., 9.15 P.M. (punctually).

Mr. A. P. Stokes, assisted by members of the

Hongkong A.D.C.,, will present

"

ACID DROPS

"

FIVE BIRDS IN A CAGE

"THE REST CURE "

(by Special request), ' Moulries-Tickets $3,

Proceeds go (without any deduction) to the funds of The Mercantile Marine in England and Naval Prisoners of War.'

Booking

16th

$2 and SI.

VICTORIA REGATTA

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FEBRUARY, 1918.

AT VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.

Commencing at 1 p.m.

ROWING EVENTS.

THE SCULLS, INTER-CLUB PAIRS & FOURS, POLICE RACE, NAVAL CIGS & WHALERS, NATHAN CHALLENGE CUP, CHAIRMAN'S CHALLENGE CUP. DINGHY RACE, SAMPAN RACE & CHINESE CUP.

SAILING EVENTS.

HANDICAP CLASS, ONE DESIGN CLASS, EYWARD HAYES' & CAEL CLASS, RACE OPEN TO ALL CLASSES & CHINESE OWNED SAMPANS.

Admission

LADIES FREE.

$2.00 & $100,

WAI KEE.

FLAG & SAILMAKER

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

ASAHI BEER.

No insurance can be effected on pajebis seat by this route.

IMPORT PROHIBITIONS.

The public are-informed that thẻ ün- dermenticord articles are prohibited from importation into the United King dom, either by letter post or by parcel

Canton Hong Gap Book Macao Wushow Goldmanufactured or unmanufactured including gold coin and articles cocxisting Pakhol partly of or conisining gold: All manu-Holbow facturea of Silver other than silver. Fhulion watches and silver watch casez: Jewel-Tourne St. J. lery of any description..

Letters and Parcels containing such Dagupan articles caño: therefore be accepted for Manila

Legupl transmission by the Post Office.

Tacloban Ilallo Surigao

Gas

The Parcel Post service to Aden (· Lapuan pact in respect of parcels for military and Baval addresses) has doen surpended.

5 29.86 70 96

29.82 73 98 29.84 70

29.84 75 33 ne

First Prize Second * Third

15

10

29.80 75 94 n.

4.30

29.78 73 96 e

5 29.80 76 95 FT

1

to

100 smaller prizes rang-

ing in amount from

25

C.W. JEFFRIES -Chief Amistant. Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 15, 1918. 1 Barometer, reduced to 5 degrees FRENCH PARCEL REGULATIONS, Fahrenheit on the level of the ass in in

shee, tenths and hundredtha,

2 Temperature, in the shade, in'degrees Fahrenheit.

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The Public are informed that the new regulations adopted by the French Custom insist that senders of parents addressed to France, Corsics and Algeria mast Ell in the columns of the regular Customs Declaration particularly and exactly, omitting none of the beadings" comprised therein.

Itisfurthermoreabsolutely necessary to show in the aforesaid declaration (1) The full name and address of the addressee (2) Aatatement as to whether the content are intended for State supplies or not.

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-3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation the Humidity of air maturated with mole- ture being 100,

Direction of Wind, so two points. 5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Scala

State of Westber, b blue sky, a de tached cloud, d drimling rain, 1 fog, s gloomy, bl, 1 lightning, a overcast, passing showers, o squally, I TRÍN, 8 anos, i thunder, v visibility, w dew 'wet,

GRAND PRIZE 4

LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS OUTWARD.

METEOROLOGICAL.

ASAHI BEEB

-Week days. 5p.cz.

Tai

Tai Po-Week days, 10 s.m. Sundays, 9.30 am.

Cheung Chow-Wooks days, 7.30 s.m.

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H.K. 8,000 to H.E. #59) Winding Tickets must be presented at the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Hongkong during business hours.

Should say winning ticket not be presented before noon on the 23rd October, 198, 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- kung War Charities Fund Committee.

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

The sale of ticke's will close IN HONGKONG ON FRIDAY, THE 12TH APRIL,

18.

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:-

Hon. Mr. P. H. HOLYOAK,

(President).

N. J. ETABB, Esq; (Fice

"President),

His Honour Mr. H. H. J.

GOMPERTZ.

G. S. ARCHBUTT, Esq.

HW BIRD, Esq.

C. MONTAGUE EDE, E+9.

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W. J. ELDRIDGE, Esq. H. R. B. BANCOCK, Esq.

L. N. LEEFE. Esq.

Hon. Mr. É. E. FOLLOGE, K. C.

J. H. RAMSAY, Esq.," (Hon,

Treasurer).

JOHN BENTLEY, Esq. (Hon.

Secretary).

Tickets and Boots of Tickets can be had on application at

the Hongkong and Shangbai Banking Corporation on and after

the 8TH FEBRUARY, 1918.

Stolen Coal.

A Distrios Watchmen arrested) a Chinese yesterday so he west coming rat of a coslyard on the Prays East, for be was carrying a quantity of ocal that he bac stolen from the yard. Mr. J. B. Wood sent the man to prison for wenty-eight days ibie morning.

NOTICE.

MASSAGE.

MR. HONDA

Trained : male : Mamone;" Zaras YAKIN experiezion Formary of Tokyo Mi Hary-Hospital. WILL VISIY PATIENTS' RESIDENCES WANAOTA PREPERREDPASSE

X6, 218 QUEEN'S ROAD, KAST.

ASAHI

DAI NIPPON BREWERY

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LAGER-BEER

SPECIALLY BREWED

FOR EXPORT.

COMPANY

Milsul Bussan Kalska

and 3 D.EX.

BATOM WEAT Bhatasior, Shatin and Sheungabui- Temperatore Week days, 4 p.m.

Humidity

Aberdeen, Autan. Ping Shen, Sai Kung, Sartin and Stanley-Wesk days. 4.30 p.m. Canton, Samshai, and Wuchow--Weet day,

7.30 am.. Registration 5 p.m., Let. tere 6 pm: Sundays, 5 p.m.

Macao.-West days, 715 a za 1.50 p.za Sunday, 9,12.

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Kongmoon-Weak days; 6 pm. Except Saturdays; Sundays, 5 pań.

Mamtau and Sanmal-Week' dayk pm; Sundays, 5 pm,

Bhamet an. Week days, 10 a‚m., 4 p.m. Sundays, 9 a.m.

FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN. BRANCH PO

Macao-West days. 7.30a.m. 1.30pm. Sunday, 8.30 am; Holidays, 730 am, 1.30 p.m.

Cinton-Week days. 7.39 km 9.30 pm; Bandays, 930 pm "Holidays, 7.30a.m.; 9. pan

Highest open the Towamazure on the... rith Cy

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B.I. Observatory, Fab. 15, 1978.

T. F. CLAXTON, Director,

TIDE TABLE.

From 13th Feb, to 19th Feb.

Tal Pirg Tung-Week days, 3.30 p.m. Thar. Sundays. 9.30 pm; Holidays, 930 p.m. -

Shek KL-Weric days, 9,30 pm; Saa. Joh

fays, 9.40 pm: Holidays, 9.30 p.m.

Kong.com.-Week days, 6 pm; Sa Cave, pm; Holidays.

Kuponack-Week daya, 6. p.m.; Ban- cava 6 pm, coliday», 6 p

Kautong-Week daya, 6 pm; Except La Saturday: Sundays § p.m.; 291days,

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Hongkong

· Mera, “Lupe

H. C. SANDFORD, Hon Treasurer),

CHAS. BESWICK, (Hon Secretary)..

"St. George's War Bond" Drawing.

JANCE CIRCLE,-Spend a NATIONAL LOAN OF THIRD DA

p'essant evening. Monday YEAR OF REPUBLIC (1914). and Thursday, 9 P.M. 31. Queen's Road Central, grund floor next SUBSCRIBERS to the above. door Hongkong Cinema. Gertle man $l Ladies free.

Low War DANCE TUITION LEARNERS' Hongkong

CLASSES.

WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY 6 pm Ladies 46. Gents. $10 per month. Music Store, 47, Nathan Road, Kowloon, Private Lessons, 7; Durbar Villas

loan are hereby notified that the first annual drawing of Bonds. which should have taken pisce on 15th December last, will be held at Peking on 20th February.

A list of drawn bonds with date- and place of payment will be notified in due course in the newspapere.

FLAGLEN Inspector General of Customs. Inspectorate General of Customs Feking, 2nd February, 1918

Printed and Fablished for the Proprist Cade Bamets at 11 low House Street

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