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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 6. 1918, s
POST OFFICE.
WEATHER REPORT.
W. D. &
H. O. WILLS'
HIGH GRADE
"Embassy
NO. 77
CIGARETTES.
THE CIGARETTE DELS
Embassy's
NAXX
VIRGINIA CIGARETTES Are made by the
senipately seeds par fin Todes of the 4 Grade od
for that than preferred and demanded “ay benea men of all kinds.
Their World Wide Păpularity is d
upon the unquestioned expedienen.
CAN KE OBTAINED OF ALL HIGH CLASS TOBACCENTS IN TING OF
13 AND HAND BUXES OF 19.
W. D. DH O. WILLS "BRISTOL' D LONGON
OBTAINABLE AT ALL TOBACCONISTS.
1S ADVERTISEMENT IS ISSUED BY BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO co. LTD
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War Bond Tickets
ROLL UP! ROLL UP!!
LAST
DAYS
7 DA
OF
SALE
BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW
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PRICE $5.00 EACH.
ON SALE AT ALL STORES, CLUBS, HOTEL, BANKS, Etc.
SHIPBUILDING IN ·
AMERICA.
Speed Costests.
week.
Their rival showed a every two days. The workers all telegram from Mr. Charles Sohwab wager $20,000 on this proposi- Many rivetting yarda Director-Generel of the Emer- tion; gency Fleet Corporation, congre- throughout the country are at inlating them on the double tempting to excel the American San Francisco, May 21-Two laasching of two 9.400 ton ships and world's records. The whole Pacific coast shipyarda are engag. on Saturday night, and sleo industry is producing results ed in a desperate contert to deter Announce that they will advance earlier than was expected largely mine which can launch the moet the triple Isanching from Jaly owing to the realisation of the vessels by July 4th. One yard 4th to June 15th, besides hasten vast tonnage necessary to maintain has announced the launching of ing unmerons other ships, of two million or more United States three big steel veselson that day, which ten are 10,000 ton tark re, soldiers overseas besides feeding A rival promises to launch nine The officials of the rival the Allies, an
Το Join Up. vessels of 9,400 tons esch. This plants have wagered big sums on
¿∙D. J. Doone, of Messre. yard reosived telegrame from the their relative speed and also thar Me United States Shipping Board they will surpass the speed of Andersen, Meyer and Co., has left
join up e agratulating them on the work Atlantic count yards. They ara Shanghai to of driving 830 000 rivate this past preparing to complete a destroyer the American forces.
with
No, unofficial latter addressed to Abadan, Abwo or Mohammorab in the Farsian Gulf may resed el ht ounces to weight.
Juns 6d. 12h 06m-No ratums from Japan and Vladivostock, Proware bas decreased lightly at the majority of | reporting stations; it probably remains The imptation by post into Japan of ghost in the Pacific to the B.E. of foreign rice, except such as may be Japan. The southern depression now imported by the Minirter of Agriculture corers Indo-China and the N. Chica Bol and Comin reard the peroux designated
· by him, is prohibited,
This prohibition is at applicable to rice inportril into Taiwan (Fo-mos) and Karabats (Japanese Faghalien.)
The Paroel Post Servise to the Portu „sume Colonies in West Africa and to Spanish Office in Merorzo (except for Pinners-of-Wär) i suspended.
Hongkong Rainfall for the hours ending at 10 am to-day, 1.99 inab. Total since January 1st 15.98 et os against an average of 26 37 Inches.
FORECAST FOR THE 14 HOURS INDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,
Dairist
Forecast
S, or variable winds,
Until further notre parcele for civil addresses in the provinces of Udine. Vicenza, Trevise, Padua, Venice and 1 Hongkong to Gap Rock... įmoderate;
Belluno in Italy will not be accepted for transmission unless posted, wader, the British War Office Permit.
On and after Way 1 1918, Imperial Postal Orders will be cashed in India at the rate of 16 to the rupes.
From the lat Mar 1918 there will be three General deliveries daily from the District Pest Offices except on Sunday and Holidays when there will be one delivery only.
and
The hours of delivery will be as Follow Week days 9 a.m. 1 p. | 5p.m.
Sundays and Holidays moon.
The Director General of Posts and Telegraphs, Irdia, advises that: "The Parcel Post Service to the Indian Civil Postal Agercios at Abul Khalb, Amara, Pagdad.
Busra, Basta City. Fao. Kat Nase yah. Quit Saleh, 5-k-ash-Shayath and Zubair in Mesopotamia is suspended and that piece-co.. haberdashery and similar articles, except those intended for the personal use of the addresses and Dot for sale, cannes be sent to those offices e to Abadas, Ahwaz, or Motm- merah by the letter rost, and that such
3 Formosa Chanasi
cloudy,
rain
NE
Norrariable
winds. zoderate.
3 South coast of China de- ? The unto «tween HE and Lamooks No L
south court of China be-) The_same taan EX. and Hainan...) as No. 1.
China Court Meteorological Register.
Stadion.
June 6, sì
Winda:
Hoor.
Barometer.
Temperature,
Humidity,
D'tion.
Y'ortook 63 Nemuro
Hakodate Tokio
articles if received with not be delivered saki
and will be able to confiscation.
Oste
aba
lah'jima Bonin It.
Information has been received from the Director Genera ef Posts and Telegraphs Tokio, that on and after 1st April 1918, the Post Offics of Japan will collect a a demurrage charge from the
Whaiwel 63 29.33 .60 .82 addressee of parcels on which Customs
Hankow daries or inland taxes are imposed in
ichang Japan, not withdrawn from the Past Riskiang Office within 20 days from the data of Changaha
Susasha the notice of their arrival to be seat to the addresono".
The amount of the charge per parcel is fixed at 5 sen per day after the expiration of the period stipulated
Taiboka Registered and Parce
eMail close 15 minates estlier than the time given below uchu unless otherwise stated.
Force.
Waxiber.
20.93 57 98 15
24.88 6 94
Ib 10
sharp Amer SW&LOW.
F.
29.81 67 94 aw
1 r
29.171 69° 95/me
Sa 29.74 #3 90 e
29.73 73
Tainan
49.75 73
nce 2
bozmun
29 69 7
29.73 73
pac
Han
Gap Rock
14
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23.65 77 90 110 29.66 49.65 77 91 aw o
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40 4 op
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'corca Lanton
The importation into the Common- wealth of Australia of tea, other them that grown or produced in British Posses sions is prohibted, unless the consert in writing of the Commonwealth Minister for Trade and Customs has teen first Wuchow
cblaiced.
t'akoo
The Parcel Post Services to British East Hothow Africa and Egypt (except for members hulien of the Expeditionary Forces) and to TourANS Abyssinia, Bagdad, Erithres, French, St, J. Somali Coast, Italian Somaliland. Portu- Aparri guess East Africa, Zanzibar and Russia Dagupan have been suspended.
Correspondence addressed to enemy Legaspi subjects in Chica, Siam, Siberia and Portuguese East Africa, Persia and Mor-Holla Doce cannot be transmitted
2
Manita
7% 29.66 75 91 ene
25.00 82
29.63 70
5 29.69 77 81 aw
29.69
29.73
Tacloban
Surigao
Gusm The Services to Germany, Austria, Bəl- | Lapua zaria and the Ottoman Empire are j'ruspended.
Uniowored parcel 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,
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O. W. JEFFRIES-Chief Assistant.
Hongkong Observatory, June 6, 1918.
1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Fabronhalt on the level of the sea in in- Letters franked at the 4 cents rateches, tenths and hundredths. addressed to Yunanfa and Mengisa and other places in the Province of Yunnan should be superscribed with the words "For delivery by the Chinese Post Office."
OUTWARD MAILS.
TO-MORROW.
Batavia, Samarang, Sourabaya and Port
Moresby,
Bataviz-7th
June. 11a.m.
Swatov, Amoy and Focchew-7th June, !
KOOL
Haiphong-5th Jare, 5 p.m.
SATURDAY, 8th June..
Shanghai and North China-8th May,
2 pat Tientzia--8th June 5 pm.
".
SUNDAY, 9th June. Swatow, Amey and Formos via Keelung
-9th June, 9 a 1.
Straits and Bangkok-9th June, 9-a m. Egypt and Europe viz. Suez-Sik, June.
9 a...
MONDAY, 10th June. Stangbai, N. China, Japan vin Nakasaki,
United Honolulu,
Stater, Central and 8. Amezi-a apd Europe via San Francisco- 10th Jure, Registration 9.45 a.m. Lettez 10.30 a.m. TUESDAY, 11th June. Formosa via Keelung, Stanghal, North
China, Japan is Nega avi, Canada. United StatTM, Central, and Suth America and Europe vis Vistoria, B.-1th June, Registration 8.45 a. Lettere 9.30a.m.*
Shanghai and North China-11th June,
ENTERTAINMENTS.
VICTORIA
THEATRE.
TO-NIGHT
COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME ALL COMEDY NIGHT
BELL'S VAUDEVILLE
IN NEW SONGS AND DANCES.
MAX LINDER
LONESOME LUKE.
WIFFLES
Booking" at ANDERSON'S.
CEO. P. LAMMERT. AUCTIONEER. APPRAISER AND SURVEYOR.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
"ME
PUBLIC AUCTION.
of..
A Large Quantity of Machin- éry, Shipch.ndlery, etc., etc. THE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Public Auction on
|WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
the 12th & 13th June. 1918.
R. GEO. P LAMMERT has
received instructions to commencing each day at li a.m.
at his Sales Rooms. Duddell
Street,
sell by Fublic Auction
ON
FRIDAY
"
the ith day of June, 19 8, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon st his Sale Room in Duddell Street, Victoria, Hongkong. THE VERY VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY
A Large Quantity of Machin ery & Shipchandlery ele, etc.
as follows:--
17 K. W. Kerosene Lighting Set 110 volts, complete with switchboard and accessories.
7 Worthington Duplex Pumps...
3 Worthing on pumps
Horizontal
Centrifug
2 Worthington Triplex power
pumps.
situate at Victoria aforesaid and registered in the Land Office as
1 Ransomes Sime and Jeffer- SECTION H AND THE REMAINice Vertical Engine 10-B.H.P.
ING PORTION OF MARINE LOT 1 Banromes Sims and Jefferies, No. zoo and SECTION E AND Horizontal Long Stroke Engine THE REMAINING PORTION OF 35/45 I. H. P.
THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF
1 Ransomes Sims and Jefferies · THE PRAYA RECLAMATION Horizontal Sheet Stroke Engine
ΤΟ
RS
MARINE LOT No. 200 13 H. P. Together with the messuages] and shops thereon known Nos. 118 & 120 DES VŒUX ROAD WEST.
IN ONE LOT.
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The area of the property is about 2,300 square feet
For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to
2 Vertical High Speed Air" Compressors with Air Receivers. 1 Automatic Aerated Water Machine (con plete).
I Single Phase Mot^r J† H. P. 1 Motor driven generator.
1 30 H. P. Aster Kercsens
Engine (complete).
1-Allen Jaw Riveter having a reach of 55", suitable for opera-
MESSRS, DEACON. LOOKER,tion by steam of 60 to 7 lbs..
DEACON & HARSTON.
"1. Des Voeux Road Central,
Vendor's Solicitors;
or
To MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT,
The Auctioneer.
Hongkong, 27th May, 1918.
By Order of the Mortgagees
2 Temperature, in the shade, in degress MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT has received instructions to Fahrenheit.
sell by Public Auction
3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation the Humidity of air saturated with mole- ture being 100.
* Direction of Wind, to two pointa
5 Boros of Wind, according to Beaufort Scala.
State of Weather, b blue sky, ods. tached cload, d drissling min, ffog, 8 gloomy, h hadi, 1 ightning, a overot, p passing shower, q equally, z rain, « snow,
thunder, v visibility, w daw WIL.
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METEOROLOGICAL.
Barometer Temperatura m Humidity
Previous
Day. On dato On dzia.
SEDONA At 4 səh. 45 & mi
29.70 29,65
29.68
8177
76
78 90
97
Wind Direction
Foro Weather
W.N.W, 8.£.£. N.W.
1
2
0
0
Bala
051 0,00
1.18
Higit pa uk Tampocnenin on the Lowast
·
5th da 6th J
HAK. Observatory, June 5, 1918.-
T. F, CLAXTON, Dirastar.
TIDE TABLE,
Mon,
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow - 11th June, s
Hoon.
WEL
Farmors via Keelung, Bhangbai, North
Obin, Jana Tia Nagasaki, TaNE, Canada, United States, Central Yd. and 8. America and Europe" via Victoria, BC-11th Jana, Sa Registration 11.15 p.m. Lettera 12.30 p.m THURSDAY, 13th June. Bhanghai, and North China 13th June,
FRIDAY, 14th June, Philippins Talande-14th June, 2p.m.
SATURDAY, 15th June. Intelis 15th 7mm 11
M
-
From 3rd June to 9th June.
1
13
Бел
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High Wo Hongkong
Low Water Binogkong
פ ם
· 37 | 3-4
...m morning. "afternoon.
Printed and Published for the Proprietor, by George Willian Cade Burnett at 11, Ice House Street in the City of Victoria Hongkong.
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ON MONDAY
the 10th day of June, 1918, at 3.o'elcok in the afternoon at his Sale Room in Duddell Street, Victoria. Hongkong.
pressure and also by compressed air-
1 Drill Grinding Machine. 7 Drills.
Also
Brass and Iron Angles. Globe and Check Valves, Steel Ham-. mers 1 to 12 lbs., Rubber Gloves, Asbestos Powder, Bteel Angles, Leclanche Glass Jars. Glass battles, 100 doz. Mattoors, Steel
Wheel Barrows, Chubb's Locks and Padlocks. Porcelain Cru- cibles Mechanical Indicators, Wotan and Carbon Lamp (100- 220 volts) sundry electric gear and fitings.
And
2 Chubb's Eafes 1 Chatwood Safe
1 Eger's Safe (Extra large)
1 French Cabinet Safe
25 ca es Nitric Acid
5 cases Pick Handles
G. E & Westinghouse 16"
FADE
25,000 Cartridges Remington "22
THE VERY VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY situate in Bonbam Road and 24 comprising all that piece or parcel of ground registered in the Land Office as SECTION I OF INLAND LOT No. 603 Together with a three storyed European house known as No. 26 BONHAM ROAD,
IN ONE LOT.
The property contains on area! of about 2,752 square feet and is hold under a Crown Lease for 995 years.
For further particulara and conditions of sale apply to
MESSRS, DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON & HARSTON, 1, Dés Vœur Road, Central, Vendors': Solicitors.
Or
To MR. GEO.P. LAMMERT,
The Auctioneer. Hongkong, May 27th, 1915-
THE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Public Auction on
WEDNESDAY the 12th June, 1918.
at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street,
50 Mild Steel Pipes 2 diame- ter 9/20 length (Extra heavy) 5 lbs, to foot.
84 Colls Tarred Rope 111to 27 On view from Monday the 10th June, 1918.
¿Terms-Cash on delivery.
GEO. P. LAMMERT Auctioneer.
14
short
Sheets Admiralty, Drab.and Red. Rubber Sheetings 1.4
On view from Monday, the t th June, 1918.".
Catalogues will be issued.. Terms: Cash on delivery,
GEO. P. LAMMERT
Auctioneer. Hongkong, 29th May, 1918,
ΤΗ
NOTICE.
*HE business hitherto carried on by us in Hongkong "and elsewhereunder, the name of B. MONTEITHĮWEBB & Co. has been acquired by Messrs. Amhold Brothers & Co, Ltd. and will henceforth be carried on in their name.
Dated the 1st June 1918.
B. MONTEITH WEBB & 00,
THE
NOTICE.
"HE: business of Messrs. B. Monteith Webb & Co. in Hongkong and elsewhere has been acquired by us and will enceforth be carried on under our name,
Mr. B. Monteith - Wobh, has been appointed Managing Direc?: tor of our business in. Hongkong ind will sign for our Company. Dated the 1st June, 19.8./
ARNHOLD BROTHERS "&CO., LTD:
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