1918-06-28 — Page 10

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1918.

POST OFFICE.

WEATHER REPORT.

Solofina

sold

in

Two sizes

AMERICAN

Perfectos

&

Bouquets

CIGARS

are always fresh

because an ever

We

constant demand

created by their quality insures

*PERFECTO"

Actual Size..

a quick turnover

of

stock

STOCKED BY ALL

LEADING TOBACCONISTS

This Advertisement is led by Bridh-American Tobacco Co, L

TELEGRAMS. troops have been shipped across the e23. He said that the United

The following telegrame are 8stes was five monthe shead of ken from the Manila Navy it: programme in placing en

army in France..

Bulletin :--

Training Camp for Foreign Troops.

Washington, Jane 20.-News- WAT atts that the Dapers Department will sak sa appro- priation for training facilities in

New Offensive in France Expected. Washington, June 23-The present lall on the western front taken to mesa that the Gornis combat divisions are reforming: this country for forces other than for another drive. On all fronts United States troops.

the Central Powers are being 32nd U. S. Division in Alsace. Washington, Jans 20.-The bold, socording to Geuerst March. War Department has authorised German raids at Belloy, southwest the announcement that the thirty of Montdidier, and in upper mesand division of the National Alesce bave been repulsed. Guard is now fighting in Alasco,

America's Harvest.

of

Germany. The announcement Topeka, Kansas, Jane" 23.- has been permitted, because the The Kansas State Board Germans have identified the Agriculture has forecasted that the State's winter crop will yield division.

97.554,378 boshela from 6,854,- U. S. Troops in Italy. Washington, June 20.-The 686 aorea. It would be the third Italian Ambassador has conferred largest vield in the history of the with the Secretary of War who state. I is estimated that the

· previously stated that there would spring whest crop will be 368,089 be no announcement of when bushels from 32 766 acres, four American troops going to Faly times the prodaotion of 1917. An will actually arrive.

| cat crop ať 71,499,880 is forecuated New American_Training Camp. from the largest acreage ever

Washington, June 20-A new planted.

training camp has teen snncan Begin Wheat Harvest.). cad. It will be located in an Af Washington, Jane 23.-The lantic opset Buste were about 20-firat of the new wheat crop is now 000 engineer replacement troops teing harvested in Texas. The and first lientenanta will train, barvest will continue from now until October. Nearly 150,000,000 starting August 1

bushels of winter wheat have American Holds 38 Milos. Washington, June 23.-Mr. been sent to the Allies this year, Biker announces that the the Food Administration (en-i Americane alone are now bolding bounces. It is also stated that] 38 miles of the western front. The the elooks of batter, egge Bad" Americane are also participaretesse in cold storage are now ing in other sectors with the far above those held at the same French and British unita. General dste last year, Parebing has cabled that there

:,

California's Record. has been improvement in the San Francisco, Jane 23- American pagitione north-west of Californis is now eending 72 per Chateau Thierry. There is brisk cent, of the total outpat of the artillery action in the Woevre, far mills of the State to France, the Vorges and Chatean Thierry California sent 20,000 tons of region. American artillery pour dried frail to France last year. ed an avalanche of shelle east of The placing of 40,000 sows on Chater Thierry, Twelve thon farms of the Brace has greatly sand shelle of all calibres were increased the wodnotion of pork fired in a ten minute period. Oh Bevers report that the American gunnara were extremely accurate,

Big Farming Enterprise, New York, Juno 23.---Fire of the nation's richest bankers bave organised smillion dollar farming e rporation mod hive, acquired Washington, June 23-Grz 200 000 eres of aand in MontaOR eral March, Ohief of Buff, fsel where they propose

Army of 900,000 Already

in France.

• nomnosd that 200.000 Amerion

RAI NIPPON

ASAHI BEER.

{ASAHI BEER

GRAND PRIZE

ASAHI

BEER

ASAH LAGER-BEER

SPECIALLY BREWED

BREWERY

FOR EXPORT.

COMPAN

BOLE AGENTS

Mitsui Bussan - Kalsha

"Bisleyboos, 100 & IN.

MARTIN'S

APIOL & STEEL MacPILLS

"Granly down zany ka edasististatud. Tiaan be QUS MIESTA PROztgroazal thera.panos ihasraman

Monday, the Irt July, being a General Holiday, the Post Office will be open from 8 to noon. - Thare will be 90 delivery of ordinary Correspondence and one crllection of lostern from the Piliar Eki

Jme 374. 19h hukm Warning to Horigi kong, Coast Porta, and Manila 26, Typhoon to lat 155 3Long, 135% mering W. 4 to 5 m.pl,

June 132, 19h; 47m-Owing to the The Money Order Office will be enti ́s-absence of telegraphic return from kapje

closed.

portant stations, no summary of preseSTO changes and distribution can be Inmied. The typhoon will probably cras Luzun on a westerly track to-day. The weather map will be pablished when "suficient retains are available...........?

Found in the Public Hall of the G.F.O.. one pair of Damascene tangles and are lady's umbrella. Ownew should apply for return of rame to inquiry office G.P.Ó.

No unofficial latter addressed to Abadan, Abwss or fohatmorsh in the Ferian Gulf may exceed eight cansos in weight.

The importation by post into Japan of foreign rice, except such as may be Imported by the Minister of Agriculture and Commerce and thepe sans designated by him, la prohibited This prohibition

is not applicable to rice imported into Taiwan (Formosas) and Karabeto (Japanese Foghalien)

The Parcel Post Service to the Portu gusse Colonies In West Africs and to Spanish Offices in Morocco (except for Prisoners-of-War) is suspended.

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ENTERTAINMENTS:

VICTORIA THEATRE

Week Ending Monday, July 1st,

MONDAY

JUNE 2

TUBSLY

Hongkong Rainfall for the $4 hours: ending at 10 am. to-day, 0.00 Inotes. Total since January 14 57.02 inches WEDNEDAY against an average of 37.95 inches,

iz

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS INDING AT KOON, TO-MORROW..

Forgeri.

THURSIA FRIDAY & SATURDAY

| Light

Variable

probably freshening from N.E: fine.

SUNDAY

&

MONDAY

teng to Gap Rock......... þwinds,

Tatil farther notice parcels for oiriz Formosa Channel addresses in the provinces of Udine, Vicenza, Trevise, Padus, Vanloe and Balluno in Italy will not be accepted for transmission unless posted under the British War Office Permit.

On and after Mar 1st 1918, Imperial Postal Ordem will be cashed in India at the rate of 1/6 to the rupes.

The amount of the charge per paral is fixed at 5 sen per day after the excitation of the period stipulated

Begistered and Farvei Mas close. 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise

plated.

south coast of Chias twoan H. and Zamoska 4 Bouth coast of Chins be-

tween H.K. and Hainan...

> None.

? None.

None.

Chins Coast Meteorological Register.

Pratica

June 28, a.m.

Winda;

Hoar,

Barontoler.

Temperature.

Humidity.

Weather.

D'Lion.

Force.

ook és

Sa

From the las May 1918 there will be three General deliveries dally from the District Post Ofoss except on Sunday Nemuro and Holidays when there will be one Hakodate delivery only.

Tam: hours of delivery will be abl Tokio follows:→Wook days 9am. 1pm, and

تھا

5p.mi

Sunday and Holidays noon.

Oshima Information has been received from filma

Naba the Director General of Posts and Basin Is

Bankow

Telegraphs Tokio, that on and after the 63 29.66 70 45 x April 1918, the Post Office of Japan wi collect a demurrage charge from the addressees of parcels.on which Customs Kinklang duties or inland taxes are imposed in Changaba Japan, not withdrawn from the Pasti Office within 20 days from the date of Shanghai the notice of their arrival to be sent to Gutalaff the addresseer.

Sharp P. Amer

Tathoku

The importation into the Common- Swatow wealth of Australia of tas, other than that grown or produced in British Posses-a- sions is prohibied, unless the consent in wing of the Commonwealth. Mizister

29.65 77

29.70 73 89 se 99.71 95 # 29.77 81 95 aw * 29.69 81 87.

z 28.56 79 80

6 b

20 въ

29.65 75

29.65 81

29.66 77

Дене

1.

29.71 78 95 BO

Rock

29.69 77 95 aw

1 b % of

for Trade and Customs has been firet Fdores obtained.

Canton

Fakbol

+

Long Gap The Director General of Posts and

Мисво Telegraphs, ir dia, advlees that: "Th Parcel Port Service to the Indian Civil

Wachow Portal Agencies at Abul Khasib, Amara, Bagdad, Basra, Burra City. Fao, Kat, Baihow Nasaris sb. Qalat Saleh, Sareesh-Shaykh hen and Zubair in Mesopotamis is suspended

C. St. J. and that piece-goods, haberdashery and articles, except those intended

Apatzi ximlar for the personal ass of the addresses and Dagupan not for sale, cannot be sent to those offices or to Abadan, Ahwat or Mohm- merah by the letter post, and that such follo articles if received will not be delivered and will be liable to confiscation,“

The Parcel Post Services to British East Africa and Egypt (except for members of the Expeditionary Forces), and to | Abyminia, Eagled, Erithrea, French Somali Coast, Italian Somaliland, Portu gue East Africa, Zanzibar and Russia have been suspended.

OUTWARD MAILS.

'TO-MORROW.

Straits, Bangkok, "Ceylon, indavi

Dhanushkodi, Lourenc, Mar- ques, Cape Town and Europe vla Cape-29th June, 10 a.m. -

Maulia

Sarieso Gram LLED

29.68 77 97 29.67

72 29.67 81

་

92 80

4 b

D

29.67 79

2b

20.68 73

6 f

£00 29.71 26 $5 ww

2 b

Q. W. JEFFRIES-Chief Assistant.. Hongkong Observatory, June 28, 1918.

JUDEX?"

"&" EMPIRE DAY

IN SHANGHAI,”

GLADYS "THE LAST OF HULETTE THE CARNABYS."

THE SEVEN PEARLS "

Episodes 5 & 6.

JUDEX?"

CEO. P. LAMMERT.

Episodes

PUBLIC AUCTION.

AUCTIONER. APPRAISER THE Undersigned has received

AND SURVEYOR.

PUBLE AUCTIONS.

"HE Undisigned has received instructions to sell by Public Auction on

SATURDAY, the 29th Juxe, 1918,

commenting at 11 am. at bis Sale Rooms, Duddell Street,

5 Cases) Gold and Silver Watches.

9 Cases Metal Watches.

15 Gold Thread.

7 Silver Thead -

all more or less damaged by Bea water.

On view from Friday the 28th i*at..

Catalogues will be issued. Terma-Cash on delivery.

GEO P. LAMMERT Auctioneer.

MB GEO.PLAMMERT has receive instructions to sell by Public Auction

:

ON

WEDNESDAY

the 3rd day of July, 1918, at 3 o'clock, in the afternoon

at his Sales Hooms, Duddell Street

Victoria, Hongkong. THE VALUABLE LEASE- HOLD PROPERTY situate South of Victoria Road near Mount Davis Hongkong

| and comprising all that the right

-1 Barometer, redwood to 37 degrees! to a Crown Lease of the piece or Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in in- parcel of ground registered in the ches, tenths and hundredthe.

Land Office as RURAL BUILD-

instructions from the Liquid- ator of Messrs. Blackhead & Company, F. H. Hohnke, F. J. Schwarzkopf, E. H. Thiel and J, E. Danielson in pursuance of an Order of the Hongkong Govern" ment to sell by. Public Auction 1st 3 o'clock in the AFTERNOON

ON W

TUESDAY

the 13th day of August 1918, at his Anction Rooms, in.

Duddell Street, THE VALUABLE LEASE- HOLD PROPERTY situate and being, Shaukiwan Marine Lot No. 1 and known as Blackbead's Soap Works.

IN ONE LOT. The Property has an area of 95,800 square feet or thereabouts and consists of level ground with

sea wall in good condition on the water front. On the property stands a Soap Factory and baldings in connection therewith comprising two Godowns, one with coolis quarters over, a Manszer's House, a Boller and Machine house an Iron Shed, and a Tank."

The property is held for the residue of a term of 999 years from August 1890. The Crown Rent is $440 per annum, “YE Particulars and Conditions of Bale may be had from

MESSES: DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON & HARSTON. 1, Des Voeux Road Central, Solicitors for the Liquidator, or from MR. GEO.P. LAMMERT,

The Auctioneer. Hongkong. 10th Jane, 1918.

NOTICES.

2 Temperature; in the shade, in degrees¦ING LOT No. 131 together with Fahrenheit.

the house erected thereon known, PEAK TRAMWAYS CO, LTD.

3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation the Humidity of air saturated with mola- turê baing 100,

4 Direction of Wind, to two palata. $ Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Böala

as "THE BLARNEY STONE"

Term 75 years. Estimated area 4,900 square feet Crown Rent $12 per annum.

For further particulars and pom conditions of sale apply to

A

State of Weather, ò blue sky, o de Batavia. Samarang, Surabays and Fortfached aloud, d drissling rain, tog,MESSES, DENNYS & BOWLEY

gloomy,h hall, 1 lightning, o overcast, p 6 Des Voeux Road Central, passing showers, q squaliy, r'rain, s know, ↑ thander, v visibility, w daw we%

Moresby-29th June, 10 am.

| Philippine Islandı-29th June, 11'sm

Shanghai and North China—19th Jane,

% p.m.

Shanghai and Nerth China-29th June,

Philippine Islands-tška Jans 5 pm.

SUNDAY, 3th June."

Swatow, Amoy and Formos via Keelung

-30th June, 9

MONDAY, 1st July,

METEOROLOGICAL.

Shanghai and North Chiny, Jaren via Barometer

Nagara, Honolulu, Canada,

United States, Central and Temperature "ima South America and Europe Hundity

--

"Hongkong,........... Vendor'solicitors,

or to GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

NOTICES.

Previous

Day On data Ozi data.

G.

R.

29.72 23.68

29.61

85 77

87

68

97

62"

via San Francisco-Lat July. Wind Direction E. CALM W. Registration 9.45 am. Letters

10.30 a. Haiphong-1st July. Nocar

0

Chalco and Tien'sin—iet July, Noon.

Weather Bain

-

0.01 0.00 Eslighest open 'oir Temporaines de the

ELL. Observatory, June 25, 1918.

T. F. ULAZION, Dirastar.

0.00 syth 37 alik y

TUESDAY, Zid July, Swatow, Amoy and Formosa via Keelung fnd July, 8 a.m.

Amey- 2nd July, § n.m. Sazdaka--Ed July, 11 am.

Swatow, Amry and Fonchow-2nd July,

1p.m.

THURSDAY, 4th July. Changhai and North Chinath July,

11.00

-FRIDAY, 5th June, Japan vis Kobe-5th July, 11 x.x,

SATURDAY, 6th June.

TIDE TABLE,

From 24th June to 30th June.

Japan via Koba: Caoz la.. United States, ]Mom"

ental an: South America and Europe "via", foxttle-6-b

· Poziar-stion 9.55 am. Lettera 10.30 am

Tiantan-6th July,'5 pm.

WEDNESDAY, 10th July,

10th 20

High-Water

Low Waterw Hongkong

IMPORTS & EXFORTS OFFICE, Hongkong. 25th June, 1918.

PUBLIC BOLIDAY. THIS OFFICE will be open for all purposes from 9 A M. to 12 NOON, on MONDAY the 1st July, 1918.

NOMOE

WING to REPAIRS

MACHINERY the TRAM SERVICE will be SUSPENDED Jon SUNDAY-30th June sfter the

8. PM. car until 7 A.M. "on, MONDAY 1st July. But

In the event of pawengers by the 6.54 PM. train from Sheung Shui arriving too late to catch the 8 FM Dar an extra car will run at 8.10 P.M.

JÓHN D. HUMPHREYS & BON,

2 General Managers, Hanakanz, 26th June, 1918,

'THE HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDRY COMPANY

LIMITED.

THE EIGHTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF Licensed Warehouse cannot RHARE HOLDERS in the above

be opened on that day.

(84) D. W.TRATMAN,

Beperintendent..

IMPORTS & EXPORTS.

Company ill be held at the Company's a HL-George'T

Building Hongkong on WED. NESDAY the 3rd July 1918 at 11.30 AM. for the purpose of presenting the port of the General Managers, and State- CENERAL HOLIDAY.ment of accounts to 31st May

1918

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of

UNDER Ordinance No. 5 of the Company will be CLOSED

A 1912, MONDAY, “ 1st

July, has been proclaimed a from 24th June to 3rd July 1918 GENERAL HOLIDAY and the

—both days'Inclusive.

Exchange Banks will be CLOSED GORDON & 00 2.2 for Business on that day.

General Managers.

Hongkong, 26th June, 1918.

Hongkong. 24th June, 1918

Printed

blished for the from

Barnets at 11 for House