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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1918.
POST OFFICE.
WEATHER REPORT.
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GENERAL SARRAIL,-
Put on the Retired List?
Peris, May 12The Frenos Ministry of War hes just retired from active service the General who, by his foresight in the first year of the war, made Verdon the greatest death trap in all military history after he had protected the right wing of the Allire fighting the battle of the Maroe, in September, 1914.
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of the Marne, but prepned that terrain is innumerable way-. by taking large guns from the steal capolas sad placing" them in rantes, devising mines and secret pits, &>, for the Gar map asiiult of February 21, 1916 which in the succeeding ex months ocet the Kaiser hundreds of thousands of men..
On Aug. 6, 1915, he was secret- ly ordered to eaeceed General Gourand as commander of the French forces in the Eastern Mediterraneen, then on Gallipoli. His choice was clothed in dramatic circumstances. At the time hal was under charges, made by General Dábail, then commander. of the armies from the Argonne to the Swiss frontier, and now the Military Governor of Paris.
This Generalis Maurice Sarrail, who is down for important testimony in the Bonnet Rouge and Caillaux cases so the result of recent revelatiors. At the Bonnet Rouge trial on May 3 it Although M. Caillaur was then was alleged that one Adda had in South America, bie “défastiat” obtained for Abbas Hilmi, former propaganda bad begun and exme Khed va of Egypt, General of Caillaux's henchmen in the Sarreil's complete reports on the Chamber
seizǝd apɔa these condition of the 8aloniki army, charges to attempt to overthrow which be commanded for a the Governmet, whose Minister of time. This report
Mme War was then Willerand, and even Lewis, former Etenographer to caat Joffre as Generalissimo, to the sadistant maasger of the patting Sarrail in his place. The Bonnet Booge, identified as bay charges against the latter are said ing copied at ber employer's to have been merely technical. request, Two letters from General Sarreil to the Minister of War, divcoseing the situation and ask ing for reinforcements, were also copied by her.
Jast before the Chamber open et on August 20, a Daputy approached H. Millersad and ficquired "whether he had beard that the Government was to be Bora at Carcassonne, Barrail interpellated in regard to General entered the military school of 81. Sarrail, who had been relieved of Oyr in 1875, specialising in hia ocmmsad and had suffered infantry tsoties. When, in 1902, dismissal, if not woree at the General Andre beosme Minister hande of the Ministry. of War, he had Sarrail, then s Thereupon, M. Millerand is Major, made ordnance officer. seid to have replied.
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The Importation by post into Japan of foreign rice, exert arch as may de Imported by the Minister of Agrica'ture and Commerce and the personsdesignated by him, is prohibited.
This prohibition is not applicable to Fes imported into Taiwan (Formoss) and Karabuto (Japanese Faghalien.)
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The Parcel Post Service to the Portu Ruote Colentes in West Africa and to Spanish Office in Morocco (szcept for Prisoners-of-War) is suspended.
Tatil further notice parcels for civil address in the provinces of Udine, Vicenza, Treviso, Padna, Venice and Belluno in Italy will not be accepted for transmission unless prsted under the British War Office Permit.
On and after May lat 1918, Imperial Postal Orders will be cashed in India st. the rate of 1/6 to the rupee.
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July 5d. 18h. 39m-No telegraphic returns from the majority of stations. A typhoon is situated in the Pacific to the esat of, Lason, probably moving W.N.W.
ending at 10 am to-day, 0.05 inches Hongkong Balmfill for the 24 hours
Total sincs January 1st 41,71 trobes against an average of 41.90 Inches.
'FORECAST FOR TEK 14 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-KORBOW.
Diatrist
• Forecas
18, to Eor
| variable
1 Bongtong wo Gap Book... į winda,
The amount of the charge per-parcel is Formosa. Ühazosi” fixed at 5 sen per day after the expiration of the period stipulated
Registered and Parcel Mails olos 15 minates earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated.
مرکز
No accial letter addressed to Abadan, Abwez or Mohamomorah in the Persian Gulf may reed eight curses in weight.
From the 1st May 1918 there will be three General deliveries daily from the District Post Offices except on Sunday
ard Holidays when there will be one delivery only.
The tours of delivery will be as follows:-Week days 9 3.m. 1 p.. and
5 par
Sundays and Holidays noon.
moderate; fair,
None."
3 Boath soart of Chins be? None.
tween HK. and Lamocka j
4 South coast of China ber}
tween HK, and Hainan...j. NoDe
China Coast Meteorological Register.
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Kemuro Hakodate
Kochi
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Information has been received from
the Director Geners of Ports and Nagamid Telegrapha Takia, that on and after 1st Kagims April 1918, the Post Office of Japan will Oahima collect a Camurrage charge freza the Naha addresses of paresiz on which Customs Ichijima duties or inland taxes are imposed in Bonin L Japan, not withdrawn from the Post Office within 20 days from the date of the notice of their arrival to be rent to the addressees.
July 5,
Winds
Hour.
Barometer.
Temperatura.
Humidity.
Wanther.
D'tion.
Forge.
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Whaferel de 29.55 67 89 1 Hankow chang Kiukiang
The importation into the Common wealth of Australls of tea, other than that grown or produced in British Posses sions is prohibted, unless the consent in Amoy writing of the Commonwealth Hinister | Swatow for Trade and Customs has been first Taichu
Taiboku odtaiced
TRIZRO Koshan
Africa and Egypt (except for member
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Changsha Gutsia Shanghai Sharp
29.59 82 87
5 29.63 75 94 am
29.75 77
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2 b
v b 29.74 79 naw 2 b 29.59 79. saw b
49.59 81 81 ww 3 od 29.587
4 c 29.60 79,93 raw 60
F'kong
The Parcel Port Services in British East Cents of the Expeditionary Forces), and to Abyalinin, Bagdad, Eritrea, French Gap Book Somali Coast, Italian Somaliland. Porta Macao guone East Africa, Zanzibar and Rumia Wachow have been suspended.
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The Director General of Posts and Tourans Telegrapha, India, advises that: The C. St. J Parcel Pest Service to the Indian Civil Aparri Portal Agencies at Abul Khasib, Amara, Dagupan Bagdad, Buera, Burza City, Fao, Eut, Mala Naseriyah, Qulat Saleh, Suk-sab-Shaykh Legazpi and Zubair in Mesopotamia acapanded Tacloban and that piece-goods, haberdashery and nolle simfar articles, accept those intended Burigao for the personal use of the addressee and Guam not for sale, cannot be sent to those Labuan. office or to Abadan, Ahwaz or Mohm. merah by the letter post, and that such articles if received will not be delivered and will be liable to confiscation."
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C. W. JEFFRIES,—Chief Assistant, Hongkong Observatory, July 5, 1918.
1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Fahranhelt on the level of the sex in in-
ches, tenths and hundredths.
2 Tamperture, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.
3 Humidity, in peruentage of saturation the Humidity of air saturated with mois- ture being 100.
A Direction of Wind, to two points.
5 Force of Wind, zsccrding to Beaufort Scale.
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6banghai and North China-6th July,
Brate of Weather, b blue sky, a do- 8 a.m.
tached cloud, d drisaling rain, flog, z Batavia, Sourabaya, Samarang and Port gloomy, h hail, I lightning, a overcast, p Batavia-6th passing showers, c squally, rrain, a snow,
|t thunder, v vizibility, w dew wet.
July. 10 a.m.
Moresby via
Japan via Yckobama-6th July, 3 pm.
Swatow-6th July, 5 p.m.
SUNDAY, 7th July. Swatow. Amoy and Formosa via Keelung i
-7th July, 9 a.m.
MONDAY, 8th July,
| Japan via Kobe, Canada. United Stater,
METEOROLOGICAL.
Central and South America Barometer and Europe via exttle-8th Temparature Registration 8.45 am. Letters Humidity 4.30 a.m.
Weihaiwel, Chefco and Tientsin-8th
July, 11 am... Philippine Islands ani Formosa via
Keelung-8th July, 11 am,
TUESDAY, 9th July. Shanghai and North China-9th July,
il a.m. Swatow, Amoy and Focchow-9th July,
1 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, 10th July, Australia, New Zealand and Now Gulóna via Port Darwin13th July, Regista Ation 9.15/a.m. Letters 10a.m.
Straits, Bangkok, Ceylan, Bombay, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Bucz- 10th July, Registration 945 8.m. Letters 10.30 a.m..
THURSDAY, 11th July, hangbal and North Chics-11th July,
Later be Was auccessively "You may tell the politicians commandant at St. Cyr, Colonel who are trying to make political of the 29th Regiment of Infantry, capital out of General Barrail that Comtesident of the Palais Bour- they are a little late.. General bon, D rector of Infantry Tractios Sarreil is now in commend of the and Strategy. In 1908 he Eastern Mediterranean army. obtained the stars of s Brigadier And to show what we think of General, and in 1911 those of a him we have made him a present General of Division.
of two additional army corpe. He The war found him at the head has been there for over a fort of the 8th Army Corps at night, Bourges. After the battle of When the Chamber convened Charleroi he received command there was no interpellation in of the Third Army, displacing regard to General Barrail. General Ruffey. In this capsoity in the following December he not only defended Verdun General Sarrail was placed in against the attacks of the German command of the allied forces at Clemencean came into power. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow-14th July, Crown Prince during the batile Balonika. He directed the retreat was deemed significant,
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of the Vardar, the victory at Monastir and the which led to the abdication of King Constantine.
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FRIDAY, 12th July.
He was recalled on December 23, 1917, and was succeeded by Philippine Islands--17th Juir 2 pm. General Gaillaamat. This recall, only a few weeks after M.
SUNDAY, 14th July..
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T. F. CLAXTON, Diraator,
TIDE TABLE,
From 1st July to 7th July.
High Wate BockODI Mano zīmes
Low Water
Hongkong
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ENTERTAINMENTS.
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JULY, 7 & 8, 1918.
9.16 P.M.
JUDEX? EPISODES 4 & 5
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NOVELTY, COMEDY, WILD WEST.
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USUAL PRICES:
GEO. P. LAMMERT. PLANNING FOR RUSSIA.
AUCTIONEER," APPRAISER AND SURVEYOR.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
Formation of Definits Entente Policy,
Waebington, May 27.-Confer. Flence on the Russian situation on a broad roale are in progress here as a result of the visit of Prince Artbar of Connaught, of England, who arrived here on route to Jagan on a special mission for
THE Undersigned has received the British Government. Earl instructions from the Liquid- Reading, the British Ambassador, ator of Messre. Blackhead & conferred with President Wilson Company, F. H. Hohnke, F. J. on the subj1ct last week, and s Schwarzkopf, E. H. Thiel and J. definite working policy apon E. Danielson in pursuance of an which all the Eatente Alliss Order of the Hongkong Govern can agree is now in process of ment to sell by Public Auction formation. at 3 o'clock in the AFTERNOON
OF LAE
TUESDAY
The 13th 'day of August 1918. at his Auction 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.
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It has been known here for some time that in the early negotiations concerning the Ruzian situation
misunderstanding arose as the exact purpose of Japan in protect- ing its interests in Sibaris. This misunderstanding did not- originste in Washington, but in Europe, and has since been straightened out by Viscount lebii, who recently arrived hers sa Japanese Ambassador. Up to this time the policy of the United States of "heads £6" of Rassia ∙in 8 military senee has been adhered to, and in meantime powerful infances are
not
The Property has an area of at work to bring about a working 95,800 square feet or thereabouts agreement with Bassis whereby and consists of level ground with help can be extended toward the a sea wall in good condition on rehabilitation of Russia on agreed. the water front. On the property lines. It is manifest that if stands a Soap Factory and economic and financial assistance buildings in connection therewith is, to be given to Russia it comprising two Godowns, one must be given in a way which with coolie quarters over, will assist Russia, and Manager's House, a Boiler and Germany, and barein lies the Machine house an, Iron Shed,
problem for which a solation and a Tank
The property is held for the is being sought. Russia has residue of a term of 999 years inch to sell to Germany, and the from August 1890. "The Crown Eatents are now active competi. Rent is $440 per annum,
tora for the Russian market, with Particulars and Conditions of the latter having the preference Sale may be had from :- [in Bassis provided some practical MESSRS. DEACON, LOOKER, arrangement can be made to see DEACON & HARSTON. to it that the anti-Garman and not the pro-German ́elementa ‘in Ramis benefit. Likewise Bugsia neede unlimited quantities of certain products which can be fatuished from the United States if en arrangement can be mede with some stable authority to sea to it that these products reach the proper persona în Rusia.
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1, Des Voeux Road Central, Solicitors for the Liquidator, or from
MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT,
The Auctioneer. Hongkong. 10th June, 1918.
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NOTICES.
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This subject is receiving the most careful consideration bera at this time, slong with the future policy of the Allies and the United States: toward the aspirations of the various nation- PARTICULARS AND CON.elities involved in Austria and DITIONS of the letting by Public Russia and Asia Minor. Author- Auction Sale, to be held on [ities on these`subjects have been Monday, the 8th day of July, Bonecabling in Washington for 1918, at 3 p.m., at the Offices various countries for some time, of the Public Works Department, and their views ascertained. The by Order of His Excellency the departure of Col.. Raymond Rob Governor, of One Lot of Crown hips, of Chiosgo, who has been in Land at Happy Valley, in the Basis for the Bad Gross for some Colony of Hongkong for a term
of 75 years, with the option of months and who has done excel renewal at a Crown Rent to be lent service in maintaining the fixed by the Surveyor of His position of the United States in Majesty the King, for one furtherRussia, is andoubtedly connected term of 75 years.
with the endeavour of the United
| PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. States to formulate a definite
No. of Sala
"ALITY
Inland Lot
On Ridge, East of
HAPPY. Yulley.
Reglatry No.
Boundary
Measurements
(Approximanto.)
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Contents la
Annual Rest
!(abe) peraale) plan 19,843 | 274;
Upset Prica.
Russian policy of. belpfulness to Kassia.
Rats Destroy Flour,
In a prosecution under the Maximam Prices Order at Derby it was stated by the defending solicitor that there was at present between 20,000 and 30,000 bags of white or stored in Derby warsbonses bying eaten'sway by
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