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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1918.

THE "GARRICK"

Tobacco and Cigarettes.

ABSOLUTELY

UNEXCELLED

GARR

MORING TOBACCO

LAMBERT & BUTLER,

ENGLAND.

MANUFACTURED

BY

LAMBERT & BUTLER

ENGLAND.

ALWAYS RELIABLE

THE GARRIC

SOLD BY ALL · TOBACCONISTS.

THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS ISSUED BY

BRITISK-AMERICAN

TOBACCO

LTD.

MAJOR ROBERT GREGORY.

A Note of Appreciation.

something that be does not fad

in the great modern mastere, and itba: be Cares

for deeply.

Le is merely that these

mén

abare certain moode with great Hyric postre, with, let on 887, the "Lesch Garberer" of Words- I have known në man sobom.worth ; or that their moode, nolike plished in so many ways as Mejor those of men with were objective Bobert Gregory, abo was killed curiosity, are a part of the tradi in action a couple of weeks ago opal expression of the soul? and buried by his fallow airmen Doe always enderstood by some. in the beatiful cemetery at Padus,thing in his election of line and writes W.B. Yeak in the Observer of colour that he had read bis His very accomplishment hid Homer and bis Virgil and his from maoy bia genius. He had Daute; that they, while giving so many eider; painter, classical something of themselves, had ochelar, scholar in painting and freed him from easy tragedy and in modern literstore, boxer, trivial comedy.

Though he often seemed led horsemen, sirman-he bad the Military Cross and the Legion way from his work by some other d'Honneur that some among his gift, his attitude to life and art frienda were not sure what his never lost intensity-he was never work would be. To mo in he wil the amateur. I have noticed that siwaya remain a great painter in men whose livee are to be an ever- the immaturity of his youth, he growing absorption in subjative himself the personification of beauty and I am not mainly handsome youth. I first came to remembering Osivert's philo understand his genius whap, still be of myth and his musical almost a boy, be designed theory, or Verlai c'e sensuality, Shelley's politics - Beek costuma and toevery for the r

through some lesser gift, or Abbey Theatre. Working for a

brough mere excitement, ta theatre that could only ifford a

that self which few pounds for the staging of strengthen

them to ordinary play, be dreigand for Lady anites

as though they It is nen. Gregory's "Kinkors" and te "Image" and for my "Shadows hesitated before they planred Waters and for Synge's into the abyss. Major Gregory "Deirdre of the Sorrows" decor. told Mr. Bernard Shaw, who ations which, obtaining their visited him in France, that the Fact from the fewest possible months since he joined the Army lines and coloure, had alwaye thead been the happiest of his life. I think they brought him pesce grare distinction of his own im agination. When he began of mind, an escape from that paint, sccustomed to an older shrinking, which I sometimes school of painti: g, I wan loop upon his face, before be perplexed by that seemed to me growing absorption of his dream, neglect of detail. Bat io & fer from his constant straggle to other gifts that years I came to care for his reaist those paintings of the Care cosal brought him ease and friendship. with its cload shadows upor Leading his quadron in France blue grey stony hil, and for in Italy, mind and hand were

of one will end desire, One painting of a not very "diff rent scenery by bis friend,

Officer Killed on the Line. Innes, more than for any contem

The body of Osptsin E ward perary landscape painting. A

of letters may perhaps find sylon Paxten, Boys! D fanca in work auch as this, or in old Corps, who had been stationed at: Chiness painting, in the woodents)« Midland osmp was found by a and etchings of Calvert and gnalman Iring in the four-foot Palmory in Blake's woodouts to fof the up-line at Trent Valley Thornton's Virgil, in the land Station, Lict field. He had been background of Mr. Ricketts own walking on the platform sn

and Foolish Virgins," hour previonely,

NOTICES.

WAI KEE.

*FLAG & SAILMAKER

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

ASAHI BEER.

ASAKI BEER

CRAND PRIZE

MPANY

Mitsul Busszu Kalsha

POST OFFICE.

On and after May 1st 1918, Imperial Postal Orders will de osshed in India at theists of 1/6 to the rupea

From the lat hay 1913 there will be thres Gereral deliverie, dzily from the District Post Ofisa rastept on Sunday |sed Holidays when there will be one

delivery only.

WEATHER REPORT.

May 2d. 19h.: 08m.-No reticum frem Japar, Indo-China, and the Perippinas. Changes of pressure are alight at all; reporting stations; the antiorolone bas probably moved eastward to the Yellow Sex.

Hongkong Bainfall for the 24 hours The hours of delivery will be asending at 10 am to-day, 0.09 inch, since January 1st 357 inch follows: Waak diye 9 a.m. 1 p.m. and Total

against an average of 12,08 inches,

Bundafa und-Holidays BOOK. ---

"FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS-

·ENDING AT NOON TOMORROW,

Distrist

Fosecart.

E. wiede moderate;

The Director General of Posts and Telegraphe, India, advises that: "Th Parcel Post Service to the Indian Civil Postal Agencies at Abul Khasib, Amara, Bagdad, Busra, Bagra City, Fao, Eut, Nase iyah. Qulat Saish. Sak-ath-Sheykh and Zabair in Mesopotamia is sustended and that piece-seeds, haberdashery and 1 Hongkong to Gap Bock cloudy, similar: autinien, except those intended for the personal um of the addresses and not for sale, cannot be sent to those offices or to Abadan, Ahwas or Mohu merah by the letter post, and that such articles if received wi'l rot be delivered

to cofacation and will be inhia

Information has been received from the Dircetox Geveral of Pours and Telegraphs Tokio, that on and after 1st April 1918, the Post Office of Japau will colect a demurrage charge from the addressees of rarcels on which Customs duies or inland taxes are imposed in Japan, not withdrawn from the Post Office within 20 days from the date of the notice ⚫f their arrival to be sent to tha add-usen".

The amount of the charge par parcel is fird at 5 een per day-after the ex-iration of the period stipulated.

Registered and Parcel Malls close 15 minutes es lier than the time given below ulous otherwise statı d.

|1 Fermosa Chanosi

probably Botas Talk.

N.E winds.

moderate.

5 South coast of China be-} The_s "tween HL, and Lamook. I, as No. 1.

Bouth coast of China ba-? The_came

ENTERTAINMENTS.

VICTORIA

THEATRE

MAY, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th, 1918.

"THE FATAL RING."

Episode 15:

THE DAGGER DUEL"

FRAGMENTS

CAPTAIN BRUGE

Episode 16.

THE DOUBLE DISGUISE.

FROM FRANCE."

BAIRNSFATHER'S CARTOONS.

ETC., ETC.,

tween E.K, and Esinan..as GEO. P. LAMMERT.

China Cosas Meteorological Register.

Station.

May 2.2.1.

Winda

Hour.

Barometer.

Temperaturs,

Humidity,

Force.

Weather.

The importation into the Common-Fostock 6 29.62 46.

52 wealth of Australia ef tes, other than

Neuro

гроу

that group or produced in British Posies sions is probibted, unless the consent in Tokio writing of the Commonwealth Minister Koch for Trade and Customs has been first Magazi obtained.

Oshima

Hakodate

£'ngima

The Parcel Port Services to British East - Naba Africa and Egypt (except for membersj

of the Expeditionary Forcea), and to Bonin Is.

Abymisia Bagdad, Edibres, French Whaiwel 6 20.00 54 49 = Somali Cosi, Italian Somaliland, Portu Haukow

zuese East Africe, Zanzibar and Eussia ichang have been suspended.

Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in China. Biam. Siberia and talaff Portuguere East Africa. Persia and Mor-Sharp P, occo cannot be transmited.

Amoy

The Services to Germany, Austria, Bul-Ti Karia and the Ottoman Empire areTaichu suspended.

15

30.06 33 96

34,03 54 100 na 99.98 67 82

2 a 2 b

1 b

29.96 70 91 ne

10

5

19.91

72 91

» 29 39 72

00

Taizam

- 29 89 73

nae

20

- 29.59 73

00

29.99 73

40

6%

29.88 74 95 10

.10

29.87 74 93.*

40

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2987

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£9.84 75 93 ese

% of

Uninsured parcels for the United K P'dores

Kingdom will a future be forwarded

Canton

from Hongkong in baga and the Public Ekons are therefore advised to pack such parcela Gap Book very carefully."

MICRO Letters franked at the 4 cents rate Wachow addressed to Yunants and Mongise and fakhof

Baibow other places in the Province of Yunnsa Paulien should be superscribed with the Words "For delivery by the Chiness Port Office."

Toorane C. St. J. Parcels for Gréace cannot be accepted Aparri { for transmission unless accompanieć by

Dagupan a special permit issued by the British ani Minister at Athers.

Lognapl

Tacloban

Arrangements have been made for the Hollo tracambion of parcels to the United Surigao

Guam Kingdom via Canada.

The rates of postage are as follows:- Parcel not over Sibs... 90 cent

Do. Do.

Tibe...$1.80 1b... 2.70

No insurance can be affected on paresis sent by this roosa.

OUTWARD MAILS.

TO-MORROW.

Philippine Islands 3rd May, 2 pm. Shanghai and North Chins 3rd May

5p.

SATURDAY, 4th May. Swatow-4th May, 11 am. Shanghai and North China 4th Mar,

2 pm

Straits. Cerlos, India, Arlen, Egyot and Eumpe-4th May,* Registra. tion. 5p.m.etiors 5th, 9 a.me Sharghal and North China-th May,

5 p.m.

SUNDAY, 5th May.

Bwatow, Amoy and Fortross via Koeltung

-5th day, 9 a.m.

Saigon-5th May, 9 s.m.

MONDAY, 6th May. Sandıkan, Aurralis, New Zeland via

Sydns-6th May, Rexistra tion 9.45 am. Letters 10.30a.m.

Bwalow-6th May, 10 am.

Сокал

מתת

6 19,74 80 9.17

C. W. JEFFRIES, -Chief Assistant. Hongkong Observatory, May 2, 1918...

1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the wes in in- ches, tenths and hundredths,

AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER AND SURVEYOR.

·PUBLIC AUCTIONS

THE Undersizard has received instructions from D. W. Steaverson Erg to sell by Public THURSDAY, the 9th May. 1918.

Auction on

Commencing at 2.45, p.m. at his residence Stanton Lodze" Mount Parish (Kennedy Rad)

The Whole of his Valuable Household Furniture Comprising:- Tapestry covered couches & armchairs, blackwood armchairs & topors, teak writing tables & bookcases, tea & cccasional tables, tapestry & cretonne cure taina. carpets. ornaments, etc. etc. Teak dining table & chairs. "fine teak sideboard with bevelled mirror, card tables, flower stands ice chest, brass fender, dinner!

WATO, service, cutlery, glassware electric table fans, etc.. e'c.

electro-plated

Teak twin bedsteads, single & double tesk wardrobes, dressing tables t led washstands toilets,

etc., eta.

And

A Large Quantity of plants in

pots

And

ETC.

NOTICES.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY. LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the TWENTY-NINTH ORDINARYGENERAL MEET- ING will be held at the Company's Offices. St. George's Buildings on SATURDAY, the 11th May at 12 o'clock NOOK for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to 18th February, 19:8 and electing Iirectors and Auditor.

The TRANSTER BOOKS "of the Company will be CLOSED from 12 o'clock Noon April 27th. to the 12 o'clock Noon, May 11th.

By Order of the "Board of. Directors,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON 1 & CO. Agents.

Hongkong, 26th April, 1918..

A S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the THIRTY THIRD ANNUAL ORDINARY GESS ERAL MEETING of the Com pany (since its registration) wille be held at the Hongkong Hotel Hongkong, CA SATURDAY, the

A fer picture by LawRon Wood N. B. most of the above furni4th May, 1918, at NOON, for

Messrs Lane. purpose of receiving the Report ture made by Crawford & Co, & Wm. Powell of the General Managers together with a Statement of Accounts to Lti

the 31st December, 1917

On view from Wednesday, the 8th Inst.

tatalogus on application TermsCash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

* Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Hongkong, 1st May, 1918.

Fahrenheit.

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

4 Direction of Wind, to two points. 6 Force of Wind, according to Besafort Scale.

State of Weather, b blue sky, o de-. tached-clond, d drizzling vain, ffog, g gloomy, h hali, 1 lightning, o overcast, p pazzing showera, 9 equally, z zalu, a unɗw, ŝ thunder, v visibility, w dew wet.

METEOROLOGICAL.

Barometer Temperature Humidity

Prstions

Day On data On date.

ME

E. GEO. P. LAMMERT has received instructions to sell by Public Auction.

OK

TUESDAY.

the 14th day of May, 1918, at 3 o'clock in the AFTERNOON, AË his Sales Room,in Duddell Street Victoria, Hongkong.

The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 29th day of April, to MONDAY, the 6th day of May, 1918, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS

& SON, General Managers. Hongkong, 24th April.719187

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LIMITED.

THE THIRTY-SEVENTA

ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the ffices of the undersigned on FIDAY the 17th May, 191, at NOON.

THE VERY VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY, situate in Barker Road at The Peak and comprising those pieces

The TRANSFER BOOKS of or parcels of ground registered in the Land Offsea RURAL the Company will be CLOSED BUILDING LOT NUMBER 70 from the 3rd May to the 17th and GARDEN LOT NUMB-R | May, both days inclusive.

2 together with the attractive

residential house thereon known

AT J 19%.

22.35 20 87

29.85

78

76

13 93

85

28

Wind Direction

E

E

E.

Forc

蠶

4

3

Westher de naa saa tatu 0 0.16

•

010 0,00

Patlippine Island, apan tia Meji gen

zat 39 and a plot siz-Zawyvinense-ca-the

and 24

Canada, Bod Ftates, Central and South America Ep-cpe riz Victoria B.O-Etz ba

H.X. May, Registration 8.15 am Letters 9 8.m.

Observatory, May 2, 1918.

T. %. CLAXTON, Director,

TUESDAY, 7th May.

Bwator, Amoy and Focchow-7th May.

Noon,

Sharghal and North China-7th May,

2 pm. WEDNESDAY, 8th May, Philippine Islanda, Sandakan, Australia, New Zealand in Port Dawn and New Guinea via Thursday Intend 8th May Rex'stration 3 9.45 am. Letter 10.30 asa.

THURSDAY, 9th May.

Swatow, Amins, Formen via Takao and

Aspng-9th May, 7 a.m. Tientelat Way, 11 am t

Shangdal and North China-9th May,

-Ilam:

FRIDAY, 10th May,

Swalow, Amoy and Pocahow--10th May, h

lippine Islanda--10th May, 2 pm.

TIDE TABLE.

From 29th Apr. to 5th May..

High Water

Hongkong

24

[Low Water

Hoogloog

Sa

ki, la,

3.2. A

មិននឹង

"TUSCULUM “!"

and garden tennis court thereto attached

IN ONE LOT

Bural Building Lot No. 70 contains an area of 29 93 square feet and is held under a Crown Lease for 75 vaara,

Garden Lot No. 74 contains in area of 7800 square feet and is held under a Crown Lease for 21 years.

For further particulers and conditions of sale apply to

MESSES. DEACON LOOKER, DEACON & HARSTON, 1, Des Voeux Road, Central, Vendors' Solicitors.»

or

to MR. GEO, P. LAMMEET,

The Auctioneer. Hongkong 2ind a příl, 1918.

JARDINE, MATHESON

& CO., LTD.

General Agents." Hongkong, 29th April, 19:8..

NOTICE.

OHN BELL IRVING jaalok, JDALLAS GERALD MEE CER BERNARD, THOMAS SHAW FORREST and ALFRED BROCKE SMITH have this day been admitted members of and authorised to sign the name of our Company,

We have authorised WIL LIAM SHERLOCK DUPREE and CARLES WILLIAMSON BESWICK to sign for the Com any per procuration

JARDINE, MATHESON &

CO., LTD

Hongkong. 1st May,

Printed and Published for the Proprietor, Cade Barnett

11 Low Hour Etreet, the Off

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