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THE HONGKONG

ATH FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1918.

POST OFFICE.

WEATHER REPORT.

ENTERTAINMENTS.

Combassy

ME VIRGINIA HIGH GRADE

Embassy Cigarettes

There has been no alteration in size, weight, quality or manufacture of "Embassy" since 1914.

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.

CEO. P. LAMMERT.

AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER AND SURVEYOR.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Undersigned has received THE

instructions to sell by Public Auction on

I

THURSDAY, the 25th April 1918,

commencing at 2:30 p.m. at his Sales Rooms, Duddell *Street,

PUBLIC AUCTION,

By order of the Mortgagees

Mr. Gen. P. Lammert has received instructions to sell by' Public Auction on

Tuesday the 30th day of April, [1918, at 3 p.m. at his Sales Room, Duddell Street, Victoria, Hongkong.

The following Valuable Lease- hold Property situate at Victoria Hongkong, viz→→

ALL THOSE pieces or parcels of around situate at Victoria afors- said and known and razistërod in the Land Office as Section Gof Marine Lot. No. 200 and Section D of the Southern Portion of The Praye Reclamation to Marine iLot No. 200 Together with the

as No. 116 Des Voeux Road West Victoria-aforesaid Proportions of Anual Crown Rent $9.70 and $4.90 respectively. Area 65 Square Feet and 260 Square Feet respectively.

A Large Quantity of Valu-messuage erected thereon known

able Household Furniture

comprising:

Tapestry covered drawing room suite, easy chairs, teak desks and bookcases, card table. ebgravings, brass incense burners and figures, vases, carpets, rugs,ditions of sale etc., etc..

Teak extension dining table and chairs teak sideboards, dinner argon ice chest, dinrer and dessert services, glassware, cutlery, electro-plated ware, etc.,

etc.

Fine double brass and braes mounted iron bedsteads. teak single and double wardrobes dressing tables, washstands, toilet crockery, etc.....etc.

Also

A Quantity of Blackwood ware comprising:-Curio or binet lay's desk, tables, flower stands, souls, etc., eis.

And

For further particulars and con-

Apply to

JOHNSON, STOKES AND MASTER. Prince's Buildings. Ice House

Street, Hongkong.... Solicitors for the Mortgagees, or to

GEO. P.LAMMERT, Auctioneer..... Hongkong, 15th April, 1918

HONGKONG TRAMWAY -COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTI EIS HEREBY GIVEN

that the Ordinary General.....

I Indian Motor Cycle with Meeting of the Hongkong Tram Side Car (in first clase condi-way Company, Limited will be tion)

held at the Offices of M+Bars. Jardine, Matheson &

Co,

| Antoplano"by Kastner & Limited, Pedder Strat, Bo g•

Co., Ltd.

:

kong, on WEDNESDAY, the

I Fall Size English Billiard 4th day of April, 198, at 12

Table by Hennic Bros.

Jo'clock NOON, to transect the

On ylew from Wednesday ordinary business of the Com-

·the 24th-Instant p

Catalogue ill be issued. TermsCash on delivery,

GEO. P. LAMMERT

Auctioneer.

-By-Order of the Board,

NOTICES.

WAI KEE.

FLAC & SAILMAKER

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

ASAHI BEER.

ASAHI BEER

AND PRIZE

49AHL

LAGER BEER

STERALLY BREIVED

FOR

EXPORT-

FOMPAN

WE ROBERTS, Becre ary Hongkong, 5th February, 1918...../

Mitsul Bussan Kaliba

“Tufomation has been rece'ved from ƒ“y

the Dirwater Ganaval of "Posts" and

T'agraphe Tokio, that on and arser Iet April 19, 11h 05m-No returns from "April 1913, the Post Chics of Japan will: Japanese mlations, Promen's Basin- collect a demurrage sharps Liem: the steamed very considerably over i. Mang- addrámeer of parosim on which Customs - ahuria, the depression having moved duties or inland fatsa are imposed in sariwarda; alight thermayes are ganaral Japan, not vwlähdrawn from Post | elsewhere, except orer Totgking, where Chice with'n, 24 days from the date of = slight decrease has cocuzzond, te Etho notice of their wezival to-be cant-to

the addresseer.”

·Hongkong Rainfall for the 4 hours, 2 ending at 10. a.m. to-day, 1.00 inch. Total since January 1st: 313 Inch Resinat an average of 8.18 inches. -

The amount of the charge per parcel in fixed at 5 sex per day after the stalration of the period stipulated.

The parcel peal sarvien to Széchnen province has been resumed for ordinary parce's only.

The Service to Germany, Austria, Bulgaris and the O'toman Empire ara suspended

Registered and Faros! Mails olom 13 minutes earlier than the sims given below unless otherwise stated.

- FORECAST-FOR THE #HOURS. WUDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

Dirkriek

Farsons

|| Elwinds.

moderate;

Hongkong to Gap Book...air, for

The Parcel Fort rerrice to places in Baechean Perrinos is suspended until | Farmoss Chanas! further notic

The London Post Office adviese that

· all parcela (hoept those for Prisoners of War) and all mmple packets for Den, mark, Holland, Norway, Spain, Swedan- and Seltzerland will be stopped by the Military Cansors. nalas posted under a War Office permit.

The importation into the Common- wealth of Australia of tex, other than that grown or produced in British Posses- alona is prohiosed, unlem the consent in. writing of the Commonwealth Minister for Trade and Customs has been frit obtained.

*

The same

south coast of China be? The sam

tween HAE, and Lamooks )'s No. 1.

& Bouth coast of China be? The same tween HE, and Hainan...as No. 1.

China Coast Metsorological Bagizlar.

station.

*April 12, x.m.

Winds

Hour.

Barometer.

d'emperature.

Humidity.

D'ilon.

Weather.

Barne.

The Parcal Post Services to British East Africa and Egypt (except for member stock 6s 12.95. 39 of the Expeditionsty Fores), and to Abyminis Bagdad. Eritrea, Franch Hemaro Somali Coast, Fulian Somaliland. - Porta- guose East Africa, Zanzibar and Rowia har bear suspended.

Hakodate

Tokio

Kochi Žagainki K'agima Correrpondence addromed to enemy | Oshima. sobjects In China Slam, Siberia and

Naha Portagome East Africa, Parsia and Mor- | Ishi'jima doce cannot be transzzísted:

Benin Is.

of

Whalwad 6s – 30.01 #6 69 nae 46

The Services to Germany, Austria, Bul-Hantow garis and the Ottoman Empire gare chang suspended.

Kintang Changes

Kingdom will in future be forwarded From Hongkong in bags and the Public

Uninsured parcals for the MA

are therefore advised to pack such parsels | Amoy : [very carefully,"

Systow Taiboka

Letters franked at the é conta rajo Taichu addressed to Yunanfs and Mengtse and Ikinso other places in the Province of Yunnan Koshan ab'ould be superscribed with the words | F'dares "For delivery by the Chinese Port Ofion." | CansOn

29.96 · 57 93 me Ib 29,95 56 100 ass ·. 4 o 20,9 66.87

-30.03 65 66

'0

to

590,02 61 98 #

1b

30.01. 59

30.01 63

еда

3 b

30.00 70

301-64

-6a- 29,99 69 95.

***

14

29.99 67 95 e 29.96

10

·

*

29.97 70 96 se

% of

Parcels for Greeds cannot be accepted Gay Book for, transmission unless accompanied by Macao a special permit issued by the British Wachow

Pakholm Minister ni Athens.

Holbow

Arrangements have been made for the transmission of "parcals to the United Kingdom via Canada.

Tourade

The rates of postage ars as follows:- Parcel not oraz Sibe... 90 cents.

Aparri Dagupan Manlia

Do.

11lbs....2.70

Tacloban Bollo Surigao Guara LADOLD

Do... 71b...$180

No Intrance can be effected on parcels sent by this route,

OUTWARD MAILS.

TO-MORROW.

29.28 72

29.85 77

29.83

ene

b

6 29.93 75 91

75 83 10 29.91 70 91

29.91 77 $3 ne

* 29.83 77 84 nw

29.87 75 89 a

€ 29.88 77 95

CW. JEFFRIES-Chief Assistant, Hongkong Observatory, Apr. 19, 1918

1 Barometer, "reduced to $2 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the xes în in- ches, tenths and hundredths.

1-2 Temperature, in the sheds, in degrees |.

Philippine L, Canada, United States, | Fahrenhalt.

Central Bouth America & 5 Humidity, in percentage of asturation Europe is Victoria--20th the Humidity of mir saturated with mots- April, Begistration: 8,45 8.m. ture boing 100, - Lette: 9,30 a.12. Bourabaya Samarang, Batavia and Port Moresby via Batavia-20th April, 3 pm Shanghal and North China-20th April,

5 p.m.

SUNDAY, 21st April. Swatow, Amony and Formen via Kelang

Zlat April, 9 a.m... Straits, Ceylon, Lourenco Marques, Capa Town and Europe-flat April, 9.8.UL.

Shanghat and N. China-21st Apríl, 9 a.m. | Japan via Fagerski-21st Aptī', 9 a.m.

MONDAY, 22nd April.

Tientsin-12ad April, 5 p.m.

TUESDAY, 23rd April. Shanghal and North China-23rd April.

29.

́· WEDNESDAY, 24th April:

& Direction of Wlad, to two painta. 5 Foros of Wind, soourding to Beaufort. Beals.

State of Weather, à bida ský, o do- tached cloud, d drissling rain, ffog, 8 gloomy,'h ball, lightning, o OvOZOLEŃ, p passing showers, q aquaily, z zain, a snow, i thunder, vəvisibility, w daw wet.

METEOROLOGICAL.

Previous.

Barometer Tamperature Buddity

Day On date On date. sto pom, at kalak, BE's pumi

29.95 -29.99

29.98

..69

76.

12

$

73

Shanghai 2. Chia, Japan vix-Zube,

„Tind Diisation

E. E

Honela, Causis, Unit d

41

3

Francisco-24b Ap 1L; Regis. - Ra‡, meninasmana 0,00 4,00 tration 945 am. Letters 19.30 | Michest sevi, ale. Tampormasy,on the

4,60

am.

1th (2

Swatow, Amoy, Formoes via Tako and

Anping-25th April, 7 a.m.-

-HI. Observatory, Apr. 19, 1918

T. F. CLAXTON, Director.

Fiatre, Central and South Wather ---- Amerion and. Furope via San

THURSDAY, 25th April

-Shangbai and North China -25th April,

2 pm.

FRIDAY, 26th April.......... Swatow, Amoy and Focehow-26th April,

Boon

Philippine Islands-25th April, 2 p.m.

SATURDAY, 27th April Shanghai, K. Chi e, Jamn r'a Nog*gaki, Honolulu Canada, United Brat, Castralja * 6 uth Americs & Earope Ti Bau Francisco-27th (fri), Reg D tration 9.45 am. Letters 10.30.

דכי

MONDAY, 29th April

• N. China, Japan-via-Nagarski, Furope, Cande, vis Viosenia, Unitel Steles. Central and E. "America vinge Beattle-295 Apri;£ gistration 11,65 g..

VICTORIA

THEATRE

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

THE FATAL RING."

Episode II

"THE

SHORT »CIRCUIT.".

British Gazette. No. 440

Episode 12

DESPERATE

CHANCE."

Annals of the War No. 20.

“FINDING A HUSBAND.

&c.,

&C..

TOMBOLA

| SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE; Hongkong.

ATEN AID OF

CHARITIES.)

THE PRIZES WILL AVERAGE 6 FOR EVERY 100 SPILLS SOLD.

There are in all 2,000 Prizes Valued at Approximately 520,000..

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

SPILLS $100 EACH ARE ON SALE AT- ALL CLUBS, HOTELS, STORES, Eiz.

PRIZES are on SHOW at 15, 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 YOUNTAIN 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.

ALSO SEVERAL HUNDRED WAR BONDS, ETC.

NOTICES

NOTICES.

Low Water- Hongkong

ST. GEORGE'S DAY FUND. THIRD LIBERTY LOAN.

-“THE WITNESS

FOR THE

DEFENCE."

REPEATE

PERFORMANCES.

THURSDAY. 25th inst

SATURDAY, 27th inst..

AT 9.15PM.

ORDINARY THEATRE PRICE

Brking at WOUTRIE'S from FRIDAY 19th inst. 9 AM..-

Soldiers and Sailors in umform Half Price to Fit and Gallery.

TH

"HE Subscription List for the THIRD LIBERTY LOAN of UE. $3,000,000,000 carrying intereat at 4 1/4 per cent. per annum closes in Americs on th May, 1918 De

THE INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION is prepared to receive applications up to 25th April, on the following terms)-

5% on application. 20% on 2 st May. 35% on 11th July. 40% on 8th August. and will also grant loans against this security,

LUCKY NUMBERS.

KOMOR'S

E have so méh confidence

BERR that we GUARANTEE A PRIZE in every 6 "SPILLS"

u buy at our Store. If no prize if und in 6 BITLLS", pur chased at our Store, we will give youca príze. It mïur stock worth AT LEAST $1,000

KOMOR & KOMOB Alexandra Building,

Printed sad Pablished for the Proprietor, by George William Onde Burnett at 11 los House Street, in the City of Virkris

TIDE TABLE.

From 15th Apr. to 21st Apr.

Bigh Wher

Blangkong

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