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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1918,

Combassy

MEVIRGINIA HIGH GRADEC

Embassy Cigarettes

There has been no alteration in size, weight,

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.

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POST OFFICE.

- Information, bai, bean reon Tad from the Director Gaveral of Posts and Te serapas Tokio, that on and after Ist April 1918, the Fort Oftios of Japan will ---col'act^a- damurrage, charge from the Baddascon al

ad parcals, on which Customs dusim ne fsland taxas are imposed in Japan, not withdrawn from the Pous Ofies within 20 days from the date of nolice if their arrival to be rent to the addrwesene.

the

The amount of the charge per parcel is

· fird at 5 sen per day after the ex-iration of the period stipulated."

The parcel post service to Szechuan province has been resumed for ordinary parce's only.

•The Services to, Ge many, Austria, Balgaria and the O'toman Empire ara suspended.

-Registered and Pernel Maila close 15 minutes earlier than the time gives below unless otherwise stated.

The Parool Post rerrice to places in Szechwan Province · is ....mapended until further notice

WEATHER REPORT.

~ April 18d. 12h 14m.-No returns” from * Japanese stations Pressure hang đa- creed omsiderably at: Vladivostock and Walkaiwel, slightly at Shanghai and : Haiphong, and has increased slightly at other reporting stations; It is highest in the vloialty of Form.

The depression over 8. Manoharts con- |tionse to deepen, and apparently remains

s'ationary.

Hongkong Rainfall: for the $4 hours ending at 10 am to-day, 0.90 inch. Total since January, lat. 4.28 inch Sgainst an average of 8 98 inchat, g

- FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS

ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

Forsouri Easterly

or variable winds,

Hongkong to Gap Bootlight to

The Tonton Post Office advises thats Formosa Chandi

all parcels (except these for Prisoners of Waz) and all sample packets for Den -mark, Holland, Norway, Spain, Sweden- and Switzerland will be stopped by the

· Military Ceniors unless posted under; a War Office permit.

1.

The importation Into the Common. .wealth of Australia of ton,' other, than that grown or produced in British Posse sions is prohibied, unless the consent in writing of the Commonwealth Minister for Trade and· Cüistema „has been first obtained.

E

The Parcel Post Services to British East Africa and Egypt (except for members of the Expeditionary Forces), and to Abymiais, · Bagdad," Erithroa, French Small Coast, Italian Somaliland, Portu-

moderate: ine generally,

aoms for or mist.

The same

No. 1.

$ douth coast of China be-} The same tween H.K. and Lamockej as No. 1..

4 Bouth court of China be-7_The__same tween ELX, and Hälnan...........) No. 1.

China Conat Matsurological Register,

Btation.

April 18, ..

Windr

Hour.

Barometer.

Temperature.

Humidity.

D'tion.

Weather.

Forde,

guess East Africa, Zanzibar and Ruania | y'cstock 6= 29.52 43 have been suspended.

Kompro

Hakodate

Correspondance-addromed to enemy Tokio subjects In China, Siam, Siberia and Kosil Portagusa East Africa, Parda and Mur- - Sagam d dono cannot be transmistad.

Regima

Oshima Naba

The Services to Germany, Austria, Buk garia and the Ottoman Empire are Bonin I suspended.

Lotang

50

Whalwał 6a 29.53 63 44 saw . 8 bf Uninsured parcels for the United Hanow Kingdom will in future be forwarded Kitang from Blangkong in bags and the Public Changsha are therefore advised to pack such parvels Shanghai very carefully,

Guts A Letters franked at the 4 cents rais diary P. addressed to Yunenfa and Mengise and | amor other places in the Province of Yunnan dwatow should be superscribed with the words Talboks For delivery by the Chinese Post Office." Taichu laman "ན

Kostion

Parcels for Grosss cannot be accepted pores for transmission unless accompanied by | Canton a special permit issued by the British Minister at Athena. --

58 29.98 57 79 €

29.89 54 89 ho

29.89 58 69 = - 29.98 65 85.

2 b

05

-" 29.97 75 60

0 of

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.

-

29.96 59

05

- 29.97 59

20.95 70

29.95 5€ puw zb

6* 21:56 66 95 mo

10

29.96 67.93 ess

1 cf

Beck

» 29.94

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2 b

Macao

29.92 66 95

2 of

91

Holbow

Pauhen

Do Da

The rates of postage are as follows:- Parcel not over Sibe... 90 centa

7b... $1.80

Tourada

.

C. 8t. J.

29.94 66 90 eae 1b5 29.99 70 дя 20 29.84. 75. EO

1lb... 2:70

29.84 75 83 80

40

10

4 b

Arrangements have been made for the Woche transmission of parcels to the United | tamol Kingdom via Canada.

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RTAINMENTS.

VICTORIA

THEATRE.

APRIL 19th, 20th, 21st, & 22nd 1918.

"

'THE FATAL RING.”

Episode II

THE

SHORT CIRCUIT

British Gazette. No. 440

Episode 12

DESPERATE

F;!་་སོ་བ

CHANCE.

Annals of the War No. 20

“FINDING A HUSBAND.

&c.. &c.,

THE ALEXANDRA CAFE.

First Class Crill Room & Restaurant.

EUROPEAN BAKERS. - CONFECTIONERS. & GATERERS.

Tel. 906

18, Des Voeux Road, Central.

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. beach.

The Tickets are available

For 30 Tiffins.

or Dinners

ESTIMATES GIVEN FOR PICNICS, TEAS, DINÑERS, ETC.

PROMPT & EFFICIENT SERVICE GUARANTEED,

Mrs. N. BABBAGE,

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 an

Tuesday the 30th day of April, 1918, at 3p.m:at his Sales Room,

Duddell Street, Victoria,

Hongkong.

NOTICES.

PUBLIC WORKS

DEPARTMENT.

MACAO..

Notification---

IT is hereby notified that during

two months, counting from

the date of publication of this "Boletin The following Valuable Lease-notification in the hold Property situste at Victoria Oficial," tenders for "Study of Hongkong, víz:-

Water Supply" in this Colony The tenders ALL THOSE pieces or parcels will be received. of ground situate at Victoria afore addressed to the Council of said and known and registered in Administration of Public Works the Land Office as Section G of must be received in this Depart- Marine Lot No. 200 and Section ment within the above specified D of the Southern Portion of The time.

Praya Reclamation to Marine

- Lot No. 200 Trgether with the!

The conditions of the work are for inspection in the

messuage erected thereon known open

as No. 16 Des Voeux Road West Portuguese Consulate on all week

Victoria-aforesaid Proportions days.

of Annual Crown Rent $9.70 and $4.90 respectively. Area 6 5 Square Feet and 260 Fquare Feet respectively.

For further particulars and con- ditions of sale

Apply to

JOHNSON, STOKES AND

MASTER,

Prince's Buildings. Ice House Street, Hongkong, Solicitors for the Mortgagees,

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer,

Hongkong; 15th April, 1918.

NOTICE

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY LIMITED,"

Public Works Department, Macao, 5th. April, 1918.

The Engineer Director,

Faria e Maia.

HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTI E18 HEREBY GIVEN

that the Ordinary GeneralTM Meeting of the Horgkéne Tem way Company, Limited will he held, at the Offices of Messrs. Jardine, Ma'hearn & Co. Limited, Pedder Strast. Hong. kong, on WFDNESDAY, the '4th day of April, 19'8,-at-12 'slock Noor, to transact the ordinary business of the Com-

AN Interim Dividend of 8% ($4.00) per bhare has been declared payable on the 8th pany. instantTransfer Books will be closed from the 15th to the 18th izistent both days inclusive,

DOUGLAS, LAPRAIK & CO.

General Managers," Douglas Steamship Co. Ld. Honglony, 9th April, 1918."

By Order of the Board,

W. E. ROBERTS,

Becretary.

Hongkong, 5th February, 1918-

NOTICES.

WAI KEE.

FLAG & SAILMAKER

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

ASAHI BEER:

SAHI BE

4SAHI LAGER-BEER

SPECIALLY BREWED

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FOR EXPORT-

COMPANY

Mitsui Bussan" Kalska

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No insurance can be effected on parcela | Mania sent by this route.

OUTWARD MAILS.

TO-MORROW;

Baukow-19th April, 9 am- Swatow, Awcy and Foochow 19th April.

Noon.

Bandskan-19th April 2 p.m. Philippine Islands- 19th April, 2 p..

SATURDAY, 20th April. Philippine I, Canada, United Sta'e»,

Tacloban

ملاملا

Surigao Geam

Labuan

6 29.89 22 91 exe

29 88 7 91 en 49.88 77.79-ne 29,88

29.88 75 91 wow 20

19.85 45 89 - ne

29 BG 73 96 4.20

45

10

6 29.78 83 96 sw 16

C. W. JEFFRIES,-Chief Assistant.

Hongkong Observatory, Apr. 18, 1918

1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degre Fabreniselt on the level of the sea in in- ches, tenths and hundredths, g

2 Temperature, in the shade, in degreta Fahrenheit.

:

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

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♦ Dirsation of Wind, to two potate.. 5 Foros of Wind, according to Beaufort

Central & South America & Earepe viVictoria-20th Seals. 31 April, Registration 2.45 $15. Letra e 9.30 am. Shanghai ard. Werth China-20th April,

5 patte

SUNDAY, 21st April. Swatow, Amay and Formosa via Kesiang

21st April, 9am. Straits, Ceylon, Lourenço Marque, Cape

· Toten and Europe--Zlat, April, '94,m

MONDAY, 22nd April.

Tientsin-12ad April, 5 p..

TUESDAY, 23rd April.

Stake of Weather, blue sky, o de- tschad cloud, d defaling rain, ffog, g gloomy, hall, I fightning, o orezcast, p pratt: a showers, q squally, r ralp; ■ ADOW,

thur der, v. visibility; w dow WIL,

METEOROLOGICAL.

Shanghai and North. China-23rd April, Baromatar

pi

Previous

Temperatura WEDNESDAY, 24th April. " | Hamidity in Bhangkat, W. China, Japan vis Kobe, Wind Direction.

Valt d Honolulu, Canada,

Fotos Etatea, Central and South

-Day On date On date.

29.99 29.96 29.95

73

67

74

69

-

93

72

K FSE E.

1

ct.

Amercs and Furope-via Rand Weather ----- Francisco24k Ab II Regie Britt 0,00 0,00 Colo --tration 9 45 km. Letter 10.30, wighnot sonn air Zamamunain as the ་་་ཏ་

THURSDAY, 25th April. Swatow, Amor, For oss vis Takao: and

Anping-15th April, 7. u.m.

Shangbai and North Ching-25th April,

2 pm.

FRIDAY, 26th April. Bwatow, Amoy and Foc chow-26th Apríl,

Hood.

Philippine Idazda-28th April, 2 p.m.

BATURDAY, 27th April. Shanghai, Telkka, dasi va l'ent, i

H-selalu,« Canada; Uffi Stal. Ce tral": 8 uth America & Europe ri Ban Fian ido-27th Arri' “Bag Y trudin 985 pm Letters 10.30

MONDAY, 29th Apríl.. “BEREGOR, A, Dented apan via Nagasak. Furope, Canada, via Viesonia, United States Central and B. America/vis Bestil 29th April, 'B gitimticks 11.45 am, Letters 11:30 am

alt 67

ELK. Obwrvatory, Apr, 13, 1918.

T. 5. CLAXTON, Dizmalar,

TIDE TABLE.

From 15th Apr. to 21st Apr.

High - Watu

Blangkong

Low Wat Hoogboa

TOMBOLA

SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE, Hongkong

(IN AID OF

WAR CHARITIES.)

THE PRIZES WILL AVERAGE 6 FOR EVERY 100 SPILLS SOLD.

There are in all 2,000 Prizes Valued at Approximately $20,000, *

Purchasers of Spills containing numbers must keep such spills until St. George's Day when the Prizes will be drawn în 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 BRODCEL": TURQUOISEANDPEARL BRACELET THICK SOLID GOLD BANGLE AKETHYST PENDANT. GOLD CHAIN BAG. GOLD FOUNTAIN FEN. GOLD LINKS.30tra "GOLD WATCHES. ́WRISTLET WATCHES.

QUANTITIES OF CUT GLASS. INKUM ABLE SILVER ARTICLES. TWO PIANOS GRAMOPHONE.

SEWING MACHINE. TYPEWRITER.

CLOCKS.

INCUBATORS.

DOZENS OF PICTURES.

CURIOS AND FANCY GOODS.

Also several War Bonds, etc.

High Yor Low; W.-

Printed and Pablished for the Cads Barnett at 11' Los Hot