1918-04-17 — Page 10

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL

Combassy

ME VIRGINIA HIGH GRADEC

Embassy

Cigarettes

There has been no alteration in size, weight,

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quality or manufacture of “Embassy" since 1914.

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Every Virginia Leaf used in the manufacture of

Embassy Cigarettes is selected and blended by

specialists, skilled in the art of their profession.

Sold in Boxes of 10 & in airtight tins of 25 & 50 Cigarettes.

This advertisement is issued by British-American Tobacco Company Ltd.

POST OFFICE.

The Services to- Goʻmany, {Austria, Balgaria and the Ottoman Empire are vuspended.

1918.

WEATHER REPORT.

April 178. 17h, 15m.—No returns from In- 473- Japanese tations Pressure has

creased alightly over the "Philippines, and "decreased alightly to moderately elsewhere: It is highest over R. Chiny. The depression over 8. Manchuria is moving, eastwards and has become

Registered and Parcel Mala, clous 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwine stated.

The Parcel Post rerrice to places indoeper. Schwan Province is surpeaded ustil further notice.

The London-Post Office advises that all parcels (except those for Prisons of War) and all 1mple packata for Den, mark, Holland, Norway, Spain, Sweden- and Switserland will be stopped by the Military Leprors, unises posted under a War Office permit.

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"Hongkong Bainfall for the 34 hours anding at 10 am, to-day, 9.00 Incb. Total now January 14 3.25 Inch against an average of 3 79. imobes

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

Forecast

Diatriek

Litht variable

that grown or produced to British Pousse-1 Hongkong to Gap Book ) winde,

The importation into the Comman wealth of Australia of ten other than

sions is prohibited, unless the censent In

writing of the "Cibinonwealth Minivier for Trade and Customs has been first, obtained.

The Patcal Post Barricos to British East

Africa and Egypt (except for members 2 Forzadas Channel

of the Expeditionary Forces), and to Abyssinia, Bagdad, Erithre, French Somali Coast, Italian Somaliland. Portu goose East Africa, Zansibar and Rosis have been suspended.

Correspondence addressed to enemy rubjecta in Chica, Siam, Siberia and | Portuguese East Africa, Persia and Mor-

vece cannot be transmi ted

The Services to Germany, Austria, Bel- maria and the Ottoman Empire are suspended..

Uninsured parcels for the United Kingdom will in fature be forwarded from Hongkong in bags and the Publis are therefore advised to pack ruch parcels very carefully.

Lettore franked at the 4 cents rate addromed to Yumanfu and Meugtas and other places in the Province of Yunnan should be superscribed with the words "For delivery by the Chinese Post Of

fine

generally, i fog.

Fortherly

or variable

winda, light to moderate.

douth coast of Chios be- The san's tween H.K, and Lamooks) sa No. 1.

1 South coast of China be-) The_same

tween HLK, sand Hainan... } – sa No. L

China Coast Meteorological Register.

Station.

April 17, a.m.

Hour.

Barometer.

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Tempatatura,

Humidity.

Dition.

Weather.

V'ortock 29.69 41 ere Kamoro Hakodata

Tokio Kochi Nagamki &'agima Dabina

Parcela for Greens cannot be accepted Naba for traumaimion unless accompanied by fahi Ha a special permit issued by the British Bonin Is. Minister at Ath 58.

Hazkow Arrangements have been made for the ne ichang transmission of parcels to the United Elukiang Kingdom via Canads

Changaba

The rates of postage are as follows:-Cutul Parcel not over Sība....... 90 cents. Starp P.,

Do. "Do..

7ibe...$180

11... 270

No insirance can be effected on parcela want by this route,

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ENTERTAINMENTS.

VICTORIA

THEATRE

APRIL 16th, 17th, & 18th, 1919.

THE HEART OF GAVROCHE"

an absorbing Drama In 3 parts, featuring

Madame LEONTINE MASSARD.

Pathe's British Gazette.

"The Two Trunks," "Dynamited Love.

&c.

THE ALEXANDRA CAFE..

First Class Grill Room & Restaurant. EUROPEAN BAKERS. CONFECTIONERS & CATERERS,

Tel 900

18. Des Voeux Road, Denkrat.

2985 73 88 ene 10 29.35 77 84 net 2 b

To suit the convenience of our numerous

Customers we have re-arranged the PRICES of our monthly TIFFIN and DINNER tickets

From APRIL 15th these

Tickets will be issued

at $18. each

The Tickets are available

For 30 Tiffins.

or Dinners

ESTIMATES GIVEN POR PICNICS, TEAS, DINNERS, ETC.

PROMPT & EFFICIENT SERVICE GUARANTEED. Mrs. N. BABBAGE,

29.93 50 90 jaw (29.32 54 635° aw

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29.98 60 71

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Koshon

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P'dores

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OUTWARD MAILS.

Canton

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TO-MORROW.

Jaran via Meji, Canada: United State

CANTON NEWS.

"Our Casten vörrtepondent

An efficial report from Obar King Ming, Commander in Chief of Canton troops in the east, Catatesúbal Troi Chua, Wa, ab^ was appointed by Long Chai Kwong as Commander in Chief of the valley of east river, prrived at Swalow with for others by the

GEO. P. LAMMERT.

AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER

AND SURVEYOR. PUBLIC AUCTION.

By order of the Mortgagees

Mr. Gen. P. Lammert bas received instructions to sell-by Public Auction on Tuesday the 30th day of April, 1918, & 3 p.m. at his Sales Room,

"Duddell 'Street, Victoria,

Hongtone. The following Valuable Lease hold Property situate at Victoria Hongkong, viz:--

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Japanese steamer Kaiyo Mao from Hongkong for the pur ALL THOSE pieces or parcels pose of proceeding to Amoy of ground situate at Victoria afore Isaid and krown and rezistered in to bring the Faikien army the I and Office as Section G of to. Kwangtong. They were Marine Lot No. 200 and Section. ID of the Southern Portion of The arrested as soon as they stepped Prays Reclamation to Marine on to the wharl. To and one o' Lot No. 200 Tether with the the party, Ma Yang Kwa, ere messuage erected thereon known as No. 116 Des Voeux Road West at once shot, and the other three Victoria aforesaid Proport ons are being kept in custody. Teo of An nel Crown Rent $9.70 Chan Wawa Rivez Defore and $4.90 respect vely. Area 6 5 Fqu re Fert and 260 Square Feet Commissioner in Canton during respect vely... General Lung's government For further particulars and

ditions of sale

After the fall of the latter, he aur his fam ly removed to Hongk ng Owing to a series of succes*** baving been made by the Cantor troops in attacking General Lan, Chai. Kwong's arms, Li. L Chean, the Commander-in Onied bas remared his headquarters from San Hai to Tungkoug, and

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Apply to JOHNSON, STUKES AND MASTER,

Prince's Buildings. Ice House

Street, Hongkong.

Solicitors for the Mortgagees, or to

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GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

despatched two battalions to F Hongkong, 15th April, 1918

Cbow and one to Kechow.

The Defence Commissioners in

Bbai Bing have in called thre

battslinus from the west for the

protection of the Ling Yang pars.

De-Inking Paper Practical.

The laland. Printer

ponos

It is reported that the em that there is promise of relief in mander of Lang's troops in Khe paper eitasting in the fact chow oily be shown his incun hat. Dr. Thomas Jaapara p. of tion of snizendering..

Neenah, Wie,† in soon to begin

Li Ku Fun, the captured com mander of General Lung's army, has been permitted by order of Lok Wing Ting to render militare Bervice at the front eo zed em his finita.

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be marafertare of de-inked ver The Irland Printer says: Dr. Jasperson has demonstrstad practicability of his de-inking rocess for making aced paper. rew, which means that of the Tam Ho Ming, Commander i thansand tons of newspaper Obiet in Hansa, Ga-reported that used in the United States every he has retired to Hingehan to lay fifteen bundred pounds o-n defensive purposes and requsst be reclaimed. The saving should" reinforcements to be sent im vo far towards relieving the Mediately.

shortage of print peper.

NOTICES,

WAI KEE.

FLAG & SAILMAKER.

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

DAL VIPPON

ASAHI BEER,

SAH

LAGER BEER

SPECIALTY FREEDMED FOR EXPORT

COMPAN

„BILE MAGENTA Mitsul Bustan Kalsha

Holbow-18th April, 9 a.m. Bangkor-18th April, 11 am, Tientsin-18th April, 11 am. Satow-18 April, Noon. Hai; bong-18th April, 5 p.m.

FRIDAY, 19th April. Bankow-19th April, 11 p.m.

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow 19th April.

Noob."

Sadakan-19th April, 2 p.m.

2

Philippine Island-19th April, 2 p.m. Welhaiwei, Chefoo & Tientsin-19th

April 2pm.

SATURDAY, 20th April. Phlippine Canada, United Sta'e,

Guam Lapuan

6. 29.78 81 96 ww

C. W. JEFFRIES-Chief Amistant. Hongkong Observatory. Apr. 17, 1918

1 Barometer, reduced to 22 deeress Fahrenheit on the level of the ses in ins obe, tenths and hundredths.

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

3 Humidity. In percentage of saturation the Humidity of air isturated with mols- i

- ture belaz 100.

4 Dirnotion of Wind to two vointe,

TOMBOLA

5 Farpe of Wind, socording to Beaufort SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE,

Central Sou'b America & Boale. -Evrope vis Victoria--10th

April, Registration » 2.45′′a.zr., Lotte's 9.30 8.m.

State of Weather. b binə akvis de.. tached aloud, á drimilar min. f for, a | g'or my, à bail, i lightning, o ovarcset, p Shanghai and North China-10th April, naming showers, a squally, train, s know,

1 thunder, v vizibility,Är: dew wet.

5 p.ut.

SUNDAY. 21st: April.

·Swalow, Amey and Formosa via Keelung -21st April, 9 s.m.

MONDAY, 22nd April.

Tientsin--22nd Aprï3, 5 pm.

TUESDAY, 23rd April. Shanghai and North China-33rd April

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METEOROLOGICAL,

Parometer, mama, Temperature u Humidity

WEDNESDAY, 24th April. Shanghai, N. China, Japan via Kobe,

Born, Canada. Walt dWind Direction **Etates, Central and South Amer ca and Europ's Tia ten- Viancisco-tá b· As il, Regis tratio, 945 am, Lesions 10,30-dam ——

THURSDAY, 25th April.

Swatow, Amoy. For any a T-kao and

Asp og -zāta April, 7 am.” Shanghai and North China-24th April,

170.

FRIDAY, 26th April Swatow, Amoy and Foi oh sw--26th AprÜ,

Noon.

SATURDAY, 27th April, Shanghai, W. Thi ́s, Japan v z Magrizk2,

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Day Ou date On disa.

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TIDE TABLE.

From 15th Apr. to 21st Apr.

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MONDAY, 29th April.

Shanghai, N. Orina, Japan in Nagasaki, Furope, Canada, vin Visanja, Driton Blates Central and, 8, Ama lex *via - Bemstle-29th April, B gitration 11,45 s., Leuiters 12:30 ɔän.

Mana. Than

Lee Water Houghou

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Hongkong.

(IN AID OF

WAR CHARITIES.)

THE PRIZES WILL AVERAGE

6 FOR EVERY 100 SPILLS SOLD.

There are in all 2,000 Prizes Yalued at Approximately $20,000.

Purchasers of Spills containing numbers must keep such spills until St. George's Day when the Prizes will be drawn in public view.

SPILLS $1.00 EACH ARE ON SALE AT ALL CLUBS, HOTELS, STORES, Etc.

PRIZES are on SHOW at 13, Queen's Road Central

(next door to Astor House, Hotel)

Among the presents received for the TOMBOLA are the following: -

DIAMOND DRAGON FLY BROOCH...... LARGE DIAMOND BAR BROOCH. TURQUOISE AND PEARL BRACELET, THICK SOLID GOLD BANGLE AMETHYST PENDANT. GOLD CHAIN BAG. GOLD FOUNTAIN PEN. GOLD LINKS.

GOLD WATCHES, WRISTLET WATCHES..

QUANTITIES OF CUT GLASS. INNUM ABLE SILVER ARTICLES. TWO PIANOS:

GRAMOPHONE SEWING MACHINE.

TYPEWRITER

CLOCKS. INCUBATORS.

DOZENS OF PICTURES.

CURIOS AND FANCY GOODS.

Iso Severat War Bonds, elc

Printed and Pablished for the Proprietor, by George William

11 Low House Street,“

Cade Barnet

Aatternbon”

Kang.