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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5.

POST OFFICE."

1918,

WEATHER REPORT,

W. D.

& H. O.

WILLS'

HIGH GRADE

"Embassy""

NO. 77

CIGARETTES:

THE CIGARETTE.

DE LUXE

Embassy's

VIRGINIA CIGARETTES,

Are made by scientific piecesses Fram, scrupulously selected and perfectly_manured Tobacco of the Hichest Grade 9 T for that scavon preferred and demanded by Sonia men of all kirrite

Their World Wide Popularity is based

upon their unquestioned exerience, a

CAN BE STAINED OF ALL NIGH CLASS TOBACCONATA IN 1 OF

13 AND AND B0283 OF-16,

W. DO. WILLS, BRISTOL D LONDON

OBTAINABLE

AT ALL TOBACCONISTS.

THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS ISSUED BY BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO CO., LTD.

COTTON PIECE-GOODS.

• The Trade in Hongkong.

Hakong import housse have been able to stand firm daring the past year in the no credit vatema of dealing with Chinese jabbers, which was established soon after the elimination of German heures from the Hongkong field by the

war.

The ercheage value of silver, caled high daring the whole of the year, however, nad as cotton went up in price, the unusually high valus nt silver reached it August and September, cried, Chiness buying power along with it, for the increased price of cotton goode way more than counterbalanced by the icorPB8ed baying power of silver: Never theless, the volume of trade s all times during the year has been small. Political disturbances Daring the earlier part of 1917, in South Chins, particularly in reports the U. S. Consul General

August and September, prevented Mr. George E. Anderson, thera any expansion in trade, and then in a general way the baying was some trouble with Chinese buyers over new terms of clear- power of the Chinese people beg been very low, because of their apos of goods catablished by the importers through the Hongkonginsbility to export their seal General Chamber of Commerce, products in the usual way. Trade but then buyers found that the in the cosat ports, like Swato, terms and conditions were meant Amoy, and Fonchow, for these to be permanent, they were finally reasons has been all. Daring accepted. The reaalt has been the year the general effect of the war on the trade also became that while the volume of

more and more apparent. business in cotton-goods importe has been only a fraction of the normal imports, because of general war and Gnancial con. ditions, the year's trading has been reasonably profitable, and the piece-goods business as a whole is in a good condition to handle a large volume of trade as soon as pormal conditions have been re-established.

NOTICES.

NOTICE:

THE business hitherto carried on by us in Hongkong and; elsewhere under the name of B. MONTEITH WEBB & CO. has been acquired by Messrs. Arnhold Brothers & Co., Ltd.

and will henceforth be carried on in their name.

Dated the 1st June."1918.

As a matter of faot, the piece goods trade of the Hongkong field, and more or less in China generally daring the past year Eas been saved only by the high exohanga value of silver. Prices of all goods in Great Britain and the United States have adveno-

Buch ed to

that A degree at ordinary rates of exchange the price of goods in silver woul have been entirely out of the reach of Chinare consumers, and, with the facility the Chinese THE business of Messrs. B.

B. MONTEITH WEBB & CO.

NOTICE.

Monteith Webb & Co.. in

people always show in dealing Hongkong and elsewhere has with a situation of this sort, they been acquired by us and will would have done wilboat foreign benceforth be carried on under fabrics entirely, and would have our name,

Mr. B. Monteith Webb has "taken up more generally with

native cloths woven from native been appointed Managing Direc- yarns made from native as well as tor of our business in Hongkong imported cotton yarns. This use of and will sign for our Company. native cloth has been increased very materially during the pre-

period of high priosa..

Dated the 1st June, 1918;

ABNHOLD BROTHERS

& CO. LTD.

DAI NIPPONE

NOTICE.

ASAHI BEER.

ASAHI BEER

GRAND PRIZE

ASAHI

BEER

SAHI

LAGER BEER

FOR EXPORT.

COMPANY

**BOLE AGMITA Mitsul. Bussan Kaisha:

Telephone .900 8, 196.).

NOTICE.

WE have appointed, as from

1st June, 1918. Messrs. PATELL & CO., our Sole Agents in Canton and the West River Districts for the sale of our ice.

THE DAIRY FARM ICE AND COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. Hongkong, 1st June, 1918,

No oneficial lette addressed to Abadan. Ahwas or Mohammorsh in the Juse 5d. 19h, 15m.-No returns from Farsan Gulf may exceed eight ounces in Japan Projure has decreased slightly weight.

at all reporting stations; it is probably highest in the Pacific to the 8 of Japan. The depression over Tongklog. žai become desper,

The importation by post tato Japan of foreign ios, except auch sa may be imported by the Minister of Agriculture | and Commun.resand thepo-tons designated by him, is prohibited..

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours anding at 10 am to-day, 0,93 Inob.: This prohibition is n't applicable to Total since January 1 14.97 fool es rice imported into Taiwan (Tomos) and") against an average of 25 85 ipohON. Karabuke Japanese Soghalien!

The Farcel Post

Post Fervice

to the Furtu. gure Colonies in West Africa "and to Spanish Office in Marocco (except for Prisres-of-War) is suspended.

FORECAST FOR THE 14 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

Diatrist

Until further not ce parcels" for ciril addromas in the provinces of Udine. 1. Hoogkong to Gay" Rock—) moderate; Vicenza. Trevise. Padna, Venice and Bellano in Italy will not be accepted for transmission uniser posted under the British War Office Permit.

! variable vinds

cloudy.

Irain

On and after. May 1st 1918. Imperial

Postal Ordem will be cashed in India at ↑ Formoss Channe the rate of 1/6 to the rupee.

From the lat May 1918 there will be three Gerersi delivezies daily from the District Post Offices excejít na Sunday and Holidays when there will be one delivery only.

The hours of delivery will be as follows:-Week dayı 9 a.m. 1 p.m. and 5pm

Sutdays and Holiday noon.

Light, NE

or variable winde.

3 South coast of China be-) The_sKIDS tween HAL and Lamooks) K. 1.

* South coast of Chics bo-} The same tween H.K, and Hainan. No, L

China Coast Meteorological Bagister.

Station,

The Director Geceral of Posts and Telegrapha, trdia, advises that: "The Parcel Post Serrice to the Indian Ciril Postal Agercies at Abul Khatib, Amsia, Bagdad, Bostu, Buera City, Fao, Kut, Naseriyah, Qulat Salob. Sub-eah Sheyukh and Zhair is Kesopotamis is suspended and that piece-goede, haberdashery and similar articles, except those intended

Namuro for the personal use of the addresse And got for me, cannot be sent to those Hakodate offices or to Abadan, Abwat or Mohm Takio. merah by the letter post, and that such Kochi articles if received will not be delivered Nagaad and will be liable to confiscation.”

June 3, 2.EL

¿Winde“

Barometer.

Temperatursa

Humidity.

Weather.

D'Hon.

Forde.

'ostock a 29.78 48

E'sgima

Oxhins

abe Tabi'y jimus Bobin La

Whaiwel fa 29.83 60 68

Information has been received from the Director General of Ports and Telegraphs Tokio, that on and after 1st April 1918, the Post Office of Japan will collect a demurrage charge from the Hatow addressces of parcels on which Coatoms duties or inlsed taxes are imposed in Kluking Japsu, not withdrawn from the Post Changsha Office writhin 30 days from the date of Shanghai the notice of their arrival to be sent to Gutslag the addresseer.

.00

1

w

29:91 80

સમય

on y

The amount of the charge per parcel in fixed at 5 sen paz day after she expiration of the period stipulated.

Sharp Amey

P.

29.87 62 94 #8 29.84 67 94 ow 29.77 70

Talhoku

Sa 29.75

96

Taichu

29.75

Registered and Parcel Ma's clone 15 Kushun minutes earlier than the time given below Fores unless otherwise stated.

Tainan

29.75

20

29.74

9 h

29.75

6*· 29.70

91 so

10

The importation into the Common- wealth of Australia" of tea, other than that grows of produced in British Posses Wachows sions in probibied, unless the content in writing of the Commonwealth Minister for Trade and Customs has been first obtained.

'kong

Gap

Boot

29.7778-97 ne #9.72

10

4*

0 op

MACAO

20

taknet

Hollow

Phuilon Courant 0. BŁ. J. The Parcel Post Services to British Eant

Apart Africa and Egypt (except for members Dagupan of the Expeditionary Forces), and to Dis Abyssinia, Bagdad, Erithres, Franch

Legapl Somali Cosar, Italian Somaliland, Portu-Tacloban gume East Africa, Zanzibar and Bussia folle have been suspended.

Bazigao Guam Correspondence addressed to snemy ban ambjent in China. Biam. Siberia and Portuguese East Africa, Perviz sad Mor- occo cannot be transmitted

The Services to Bermany, Austria, Bul- garia-and the Ottoman Empire, are suspended.

Uninsured parcela for the United Kingdom will in future be forwarded from Hongkong in bags and the Public are therefore advised to pack such parcels. very carefully.

Letters franked at the 4 cents rate addressed to Yunanfu and Mengise zúd other places in the Provines of Yannaa ahould be superscribed with the words "For delivery by the Chinese Post Office."

OUTWARD MAILS.

TO-MORROW...“

Swatow, Amoy and Formosa via Takao-

6th June, 8 am,

Fort Bayard, Holhow and Haiphong--

6th June, 9 am.

Dairen-th June, 11 a.m.

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11

49.6 77 92 гw.

29.55

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73. se

60

29.68

ຢູ່ :

29.76 79

29.75

29.74

19.75 29.74

8 19.78 78 95 aw 40

C. W. JEFFRIES-Chief Axxistant. Hongkong Observatory, June 5, 1918. 2 Bartunster, reduced to 32. degress Fahrenheit on the level of the wes in la- ahem, tenths and hundredtha.

* Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.

~ Humidity, in percentage of saturation the Hamidity of air saturated with mola-. ture being 100.

4 Direction of Wind, to two poinse

5 Foros of Wind, according to Beaufort Seals.

State of Weather, b hina aky, o de tached aloud, d driskling rain, ffog, a gloomy, h hail, I lightning, o overcast, y passing showers, a squally, e zain, I know, | ↑ thunder, ▼ visibility, w dew Wet,

METEOROLOGICAL:

Shanghai, H. China, Japan via Nagasaki, Humidity

Canada, United States, Central | Wind Direction

and South America and Europe

Via Victoria-5th June, Regis

Piarious

Day On dats On date.

Dm à sanj, në's pink)

Barometer

29.77 29,72

23.70

Tumpérature

74

26

81

04

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5th 70

tration 12.45 p.m. Lotten ) p.m. | Wanther” sem min Sbangbei and North Chios-6th Jure.

2 p.m.

Philippine Islands, Strafts and Europe

via Suez-6th Jane, 3 p.m. FRIDAY, 7th June,

Swatow, Amoy and Bocchow-7th June,

Noon

!

Haiphong bth Juri Spra

SATURDAY, 8th June. Shanghai and North China-8th May,

2 p.

Tientsin-8th Juns,5 pm.

BUNDAY, 9th June. Formosa ria Feeling, Shanghai, North

ELI. Observatory, June 5, 1918.

1. P. CLAXTON, Dizmotor,

Chins, Japan "via" N-gn+aj, Canada, United States, Central, ! Mon, and Bouth America and Europe. via Beabile 9th June, Regis-

Wed. tions.. Letters 9am. Bwatow, Amoy and Formosa via Koelang Der

--9th June, S a 12:

Id,

Set

MONDAY, 10th June, Shanghai N. Chins; Japen via Faxamaki, Eur.

Hanlalu, United

Stater, Central and 6. America and Europe is San Francisco 10th Jane, Regitration 9,45 Jaam. Lette a 10.30 a.m.

TUESDAY, 11th June. Shanghal via North Chits-11th June

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow~11th June,

Moon

TIDE TABLE.

From 3rd June to 9th June,

0.0

High Water

Hangkong

Low Waler

Hongkong

Ch. m. ft,inf

$ *

10

m morning; › 's afternoon.

Printed and Published for the Proprietor, by George William Cade Burnett at-11, Ice House Street, in the City of Victoris Hongkong

ENTERTAINMENTS.

VICTORIA THEATRE.

June 4, 5, 6.

BELL'S VAUDEVILLE.

from the leading theatres of Australia and America.

FRED KEELEY AND IVY ALDOUS

An artistic study in singing, dancing, and talking. RICHARDO

CON ASTON the ragtime pianisti

in a Comedy laugh.""

AND

COMPLETE CHANGE OF FILMS.

CEO. P. LAMMERT.

"AUCTIONEER," APPRAISER

AND SURVEYOR. PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

MR

PUBLIC AUCTION.

of

A Large Quantity of Machin- ery, Shipchandlery, etc, etc..

I'HE Undersigned, has received instructions to sell by Public Austión on

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY the 12th & 19th June, 1918.

TR. GEO. P LAMMERT has

received instructions to commencing each day at 11 am.

at bis Sales Booms. Duždell

Street,

sell by Public Auction

OX

FRIDAY

the 7th day of June, 19'8, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon at his Sale Room in Duddell Street,

Victoria, Hongkong." THE VERY VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY

19

A Large Quantity of Machin - ery & Shipchandlery etc, etc. as follows:-

17 K. W. Kerosene Lighting Set 110 volts, complete with switchboard and accessories.

7 Worthington Duplex Pumps.

3 Worthing on pumrs.,

Horizontal Centrifugal

2 Worthington Tripler power

pumps.

1 Ransomes. Eime and Jeffer- ies Vertical Engine 10) BHP.

1 Ransomes Sims and Jefferies Horizontal Long Stroke Engine 35/45 I. H. P.

situate at Victoria aforesaid and registered in the Land Office as SECTION H AND THE REMAIN ING PORTION OF MARINE LOT No. 200 and SECTION E AND THE REMAINING PORTION OF THB SOUTHERN PORTION OF 1 Ransomes Sims and Jefferies THE PRAYA RECLAMATION Horizontal Short Stroke Engine TO "MARINE LOT No. 200.18 H. P.. Together with the messuages: 2 Vertical and shops thereon known as

Nos. 118 & 120 DES VEUX ROAD WEST,

";

IN ONE LOT. The area of the property is about 2,300 square feet.

For further particulars and conditions of sals apply to MESSRS. DEACON, LOOKER,

DEACON & HARSTON.. 1. Des Voeux Road Central,

Vendor's Solicitors.

ΟΙ

To MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT,

The Auctioneer. Hongkong, 27th May, 1918.

By Order of the Mortgagees

MR.

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

ON MONDAY

High Speed Air Compressors with Air Receivers.

1 Automatic Aerated

Machine (complete).

Water

1 Single Phase Motr 1 E. P. 1 Motor driven generator.

1 30 E. "P. Aster Kernene Engine (complete).

1 Allen Jaw Riveter having a reach of 55, suitable for opera-. tion by steam of 60 to 70 lbs. pressure and also by compressed air.

1 Drill Grinding Machine. 7 Drills.

Also

Brass and Iron. Angles. Globe - and Chock Valves," Steel Ham- [mers 13 to 12 lbs., Rubber Gloves, Asbestos Powder, Steel Angles, Leclanche Glass Jars, Class bottles, 100 doz. Mattocks, Steel Wheel Barrows, Chubb's Locks and Padlocks, Porcelain Cru- cibles, Mechanical Indicators, Wotan and Carbon Lamp (100- 220 volts) aundry electric gear and fittings.

♫

And

2. Chubb's Bafes.

1 Chatwood Bafe-

1 Exter's Safe (Extra large)

1 French Cabinet Safe

the 10th day of June, 1918, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon at his Sale Room in Duddell Street, Victoris, Hongkong." THE VERY VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY situate in Bonham Road and 24 comprising all that piece or

25 cases Nitric Acid

5 cases Pick Handles

G. E. & Westinghouse 16"

Fans

parcel of ground registered in 25,000 Cartridges. Remington "22

the Land Office 88 SECTION I OF INLAND LOT. No. 605 14. Together with a three storyed European house known as No. 26 BONHAM ROAD,

IN ONE LOT.

The property contains on ares of about 2,752 square feet and is held under a Crown Lease for 995 years...

For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to

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

or

To MR. GEO, P. LAMMERT,

The Auctioneer.. Hongkong, May 27th, 1918-

HE Undersigned has received to sell by Public Auction on

On

short

Sheets Admiralty, Drab and

Red Rubber Sheetings

view from Monday, the [10th June, 1918..

Catalogues will be issued. Terms --Cash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT

Auctioneer...

Hongkong. 29th May, 1918,

"THE HONGKONG ICE

CO, LTD.

NOTICE

MEETING of the creditors of the Company will be held on THURSDAY the 6th day of June. 1918, at the Officos of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Limited, at 12 o'clock NOON pursuant to the provisions of Section 181 of the Companies Ordinance 19117

At this meeting the creditors.

WEDNESDAY. the 12th June, will be asked to determine whe

1918,

at his Sales Booms, Ducdell Street,

ther an application shall be made to the Court for the appointment of any person as Liquidators in the place of or 500 Mild Steel Pipes 2" diame-jointly with Messrs. Jardine, ter 19/20 length (Extra heavy) Matheson & Co., Limited, the 5 lbs, to foot.

Liquidators appointed; by the

84 Coils Tarred Rope 1 to 2 Company or for the appointment On view from Monday the of a Committee of inspection. 10th June, 1918,

JARDINE, MATHESON

& CO LTD.

Terms: Cash on delivery,

GEOP. LAMMERT #Auctioneer.

Art Liquidators,

Ile Hongkong Toe Copath