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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1918,

Three Caftles

MAGNUMS

Cigarettes

MADE

ENGLAND

FRESH STOCKS HAVE ARRIVED AND ARE NOW

OBTAINABLE AT ALL TOBACCONISTS

The AdvertAMOA Sesuai by British Amerirao. Tetapco Va, lad

MANILA

GOVERNMENT.

A Scheme of Reform Suggested.

Mr L Fred Patatone, retiring city engineer of Manila, on the eva of bin departure for the

United States after years of service in the Philippines, ex pressed the opinion that a city Government headed by the Mayor as city manager, with an advisory board composed of the chiefs of the different departments, would make a better and a more efficient organisation for Manila than the present arrangement, says the Manila Bulletin...

Hr. Patatone is now a major of the United States Army, and will sail on a transport for the United States to enter the training camp for engineers at Fort Lee, Va. In discussing management he said that an advisory body composed! of heads of departments would be able to solve the problems of the city government more efficiently,

present

NOTICES.

THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED.

N Interim Dividend of Three Dollars per share for the six months ending 30 June 1913, will be payable on FRI- DAY 26th July "on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's Office.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY the 19th to FRIDAY the 26th, July (both days in- clusive) during which period no of shares

be transfer registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

сар

A. SHELTON HOOPER,

.Becretary. THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY CO, LTD.

General Agents for the West Point Building Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 10th July, 1918.

THE

HONGKONG

CO., LTD.

LAND

more intelligently, and more INVESTMENT AND AGENCY

the quickly than Municipal Board some of whose members, he said, have done

more, conscionaly or unconscions AN Interim Dividend of Three

ly to retard the progress of the work of the city than to push it. He was particularly emphatio in his assertion that many things "ensated by the board have not been given due atady and in- vestigation.

"If we had here a city Govern | ment composed of the Mayor as city manager and an advisory board composed of hesda of de partments, said Mr. Patetone, say question arising in regard to its work would be dealt with efficiently and intelligently, with- out any loss of time and aneleas debate, since each is an expert in his own line. The chiefs of de- partments know more than any. body-alas about the work of their respective departments; and if the mayor advises with them in the

- and half Dollars per share

for the six months ending 30th. June, 1918, will be payable on FRIDAY 26th July on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Cómpany's Office.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY the 19th to FRIDAY the 26th Jnly (both days in- clusive) during which period no

transfer of shares can be re- gistered.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

"A SHELTON HOOPER,

Becretary. Hongkong, 10th July, 1918, ...)

CAST IRON

prosecution of any ides et plan, RAINWATER PIPES

instead of leaving it în the hands of a Municipal Board, we would hava hera în Manila a more effi- cient Goreräment.

AND FITTINGS: FRANK SMITH & Co. 6. DEN VOUX ROAD, CENTRAL..

2090.・ HONOKONO.

DAI NIPPON BR

NOTICES.

ASAHI BEER.

ASAHI BEER

GRAND PRIZE

ASAHI

BEER

ASAHI

LAGER-BEER

SPECIALTY BREMED

EXPORT.

COMPANY

BODE AGRSIZION Mitsui Bussan Kalsha

zoslephone. 13 Ar 200.

MASSAGE HALL

4 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

(BUDDELL STREET). MRT. TAKAYE, MES. MORITA CERTIFICATED MASSEURS PATCHES" "TaRATIO DE ZREIR OWN Hoxes

POST OFFICE.

The charge for customs duty on type ramples of vinmanufactured tebapoo not exceeding 6 cm in gross weight, and on samples of spirit" ~ (axcept pe famed spirits) not exceeding in can. in grosh weight imported into the United King- dom by most has now been increased to

#5/68 and 15/4d | respectivaly.

The impe tation by posl'into Japan of foreign is except such as may be Imparted by the Ministar of Agriculture and Comm res and the persons designated by him, is prohibited.

This prohibition is not applicable to rice Imported into Taiwan (Formosa) and Karabato (Japanese Sagbalion.)

WEATHER REPORT.

July 23d 1th. Um-No returns from Japan and Vladivostook. Premurs har increased slightly over Formosa and the sast coast, and decreased slightly aİM- whore. A depression la situated over ike extreme north of the Gulf of Tangking,

Hongkong Bainfall for the $4 hours anding at 10 am, to-day, 0.06 inches. Total sinon · January 1st 4439 Increz scainst an average of 47,95 Inches.

FORECAST FOR TEE 4 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,

Distries

The Parcel Post Service to the Porte... guess Colonise in West Africa and to Spanish Offices in Morocco (except for Frisoners-of-War) is suspended.

Until further notice parcals for civil addromes in the provinces of Udine, Vicenza, Travis, Padus, Venice and Belluno in Italy will not be accepted for transmission unless posted under the British War Office Permit.

The Parcel Post Services to British East Africa and Egypt (except for members of the Expeditionary Forces). sad to Abyssinia, Bagdad. Erithres, French Somali Coast, Italian Somaliland, Porta- gusse East Africa, Zanzibar and Russia hare bees suspended.

On and after Way 1st 1919, Imperial Postal Orders will be crabed in Indis at the rate of 1/6 to the rupes

The amount of the charge per parcel is fired at 5 son per day after the expiration of the period stipulated.

Forecast.

|1. Hongkong to Gay Book_ } fresh ;

1 Formese Channel

winds.

cloudy. | ruin.

--->is seme

as No. 1. South coast af China be-) The Sam tween HK. and Lambolaj sa No. 1. Soeth: court of China be-? The same tween H.K. and Hsinan.) as No. 1.

Calna Coast Meteorologica! Reglater.

Station.

Registered and Parcel Malla close, 15 minutes earlier than the time given below | V'ostook unless otherwise stated.

Nemuro Elrodase

No unofficial letter addressed to ❘ Tokio Abaden. Abwes or Mohammorsh is the Kochl Formian Gulf may exseed eight ounces in | Nagasaki -» weight

Kurims

From the 1st May 1918 there will be Naba

July 23. alm.

Hour.

Barometer.

Temperature,

Humidity.

Winds:

*#931.0

and Holidays when there will be one Whaiwat 6 29.60 75 52 mar delivery only.

The importation into the Common-Sharp P. wealth of Australis of tas, other than

Amox that grown or produced in British Potass Swato sions is prohibted, unless the content in Talhoks writing of the Commonwealth Minister Tahu for Trade and Customs las been first mund

Тліпка obtained:

די

Weather.

Force.

въ

Calim

three General deliveries daily from the Ishi'jima District Post Offices except on Sunday Bonín La.

Bankow

The bours of delivery will be a Lohang follows: Week days 9 a. 1 p.m. and Kinklang

韶

5 par

Sundays and Holidays noon.

Changsha Shanghal Gussler

29.59 77 91′′ use

1.b

•

29.59 78 95 se

29.64.83 87

29.58 B1 92

29.55 79 95 10

5 29.60 77 94

29.60

22.60

2 b

28.59 79

29.59 29

138

6a 29,51 81 91.

29.53 82 81 mw

29.31 29.50 81 90

7 29.47 77 94 w

6 r

29.73 77

2 b

·29.66 73 98

29.69 75 96

4.30

6 29.75 80 95 aw

Information has been received from F'dores the Director General of Posts and Camion Tegraphs Tokio, that on and after 1st Hong | April 1919, the Post Office of Japan will Gap Book

collect a demurrage charge from the

Macao addressee of parcels on which Customs

Wushow duties or inland tazas are imposed in | Pakkot Japan, not withdrawn from the Post Holhow Office within 20 days from the date of Phulian

| the notice of their arrival to be sent to Toenas

the addressees,

OL BL J.

The Director General of Ports and Dagupan Telegraphs, india, advises that: "The Manila Parcel Port Service to the Indian Civil Postal Agencies at Abri Khasib, Amara, Tacloban Eagdad, Buara. Buara City, Fac. Kut, oils Naseriyah. Qalat Saleh, Sat-sch-Sheyukh | Burigao and Zubair in Mesopotamia is suspended Fa and that piece-goods, haberdashery and Labuan simlaz articles, except faces intended for the personal pue of the addresses and not for sale, cannot be seat to those offices or to Abadan, Ahwaz or Mohm- marsh by the letter port, and that such articles if received will not be delivered

and will be liable to confiscation.”

OUTWARD MAILS.

TO-MORROW.

Amoy-24th July, 8 am,

Fort Bayard and Haiphong-24th July,

Swatow, Amoy and Foschow-24th July,

1 pm

Cebu, Straits, Europe via Susz-24th July,

· Registration 4.15 p.m. Letters

3 p.m.

The Parcal Mail will be closed on Wednesday, 24th fast, at 3 p.. "Formosa via Anping-24th 5 p.m.

THURSDAY, 25th July.

Baipbong-25th July, 9am. Swatow-25th July, 11 a.m.

Philippine Telands, Sandakan, Australia,

New Zealand and New Guinea via Port Darwin--25th July, Begistration 1.45 p.m. Letters

C. W. JEFFRES-Chief Assistant. Hongkong Observatory, July 13, 1918.

Fahrenbait on the level of the sea in in- 1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees

sbəɛ, tạnths 'and hundredths.

2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees

Fahrenheit.

S Hamidity, in pecoentage of saturation the Emmidity of air saturated with mois- ture being 100.

4 Direction of Wind, to two poinse 5-Force of Wind, socording to Besafort

Bosia.

Etate of Weather, ♬ bine sky, o de

tached aloud, d drimling rain, fog, doomy, h hall, I lightning, a overouri, p passing showers,q aqually, r rain, E LDOW,

thunder, v vizibilty, w daw wat,

KETEOROLOGICAL,

2.30 am

Berezzetes Ehanghai and North China-25th July, Temperatures

53.

FRIDAY, 26th July. Formosa via Keelung, Shanghai, North..

Day On date On date.

#past 6 mome at a som/

29.53 29,53

29.34

Haldiky

Wind Direction

8.W. 8.a.W. 6.5.

•

0.35 0,00

0.10

sand &g wurd

ELK. Observatory, July 25, 1918,

T. V. ULAXTON, Directez.

China, Japan visa Nagsanki, Weather "Canada, United States, Contral

and S. America and Europe Baia

via Victoria, B.C.--26th July, | Highest open sie Kamporannen en the Registration 11.15am. Letters | komust 12.30 p.m.

| Philippine Islands-20th July, ₺ pan.

Shanghai and North China-26th July,

3 pun.

SUNDAY, 28th July.

Bwatow, Amoy and Formoss via Kselang 28th July, 1a.m.

TUESDAY, 30th July, Tiente'n-20th July, 11'sal

Bwatow, Amoy and Foochow—-30th July,

1 p.m. Shanghai and North China-30th: July,

% p.m.

TIDE TABLE,

From 22nd July to 28th July.

THURSDAY, 1st August. Philipplas Islands, Farmors via Kselang, Japan via Moji, Ohoada, United States, Osofral, and Borth Amerios and Europe.

Is Victoria, B 0.-1st August, West. Registration 1145 am. Letter

Wed. 12.30pm

FRIDAY, 9th August

| 136, Straits, Bangkok, Bombay, Aden, Egypt

and Europe TİK' · Sʊes—91}; } Ent. August; Registration 9.45 am, Letters 1030 KUR

The Parcel Mail will be closed" on Thursday 8th Angust, at 5 p.m2,

High Wate Hongkong

"morning.

ENTERTAINMENTS.

VICTORIAN THEATRE.

TO-NIGHT

RUNAWAY

ROMANY

Booking at ANDERSON'S.

CEO. P. LAMMERT.

AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER AND SURVEYOR.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

HE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Public Auction on

WEDNESDAY, the 24th July 1918.

commencing at II am. at his Sales Rooms, Duddell' Street,

NOTICES.

PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 29th day of July, 1918, at 3 pm, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of Eight Lots of Crown Land at Aberdeen, in the Colony of Hongkong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Ront to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Blsckwood curio cabinets, Majesty the King, forone further folding tables, flower stands, term of 75 years. wall brackets, chairs, teapoys, etc., etc.

A Quantity of Valuable Black- wood and Teak Furniture

Comprising:-

Teak extension dining table and chairs, morocco and tapestry | covered couches, brass mounted iron bedsteads, double wardrobes. porcelain vases. bronze incense

burners, ornaments, white lace curtains, etc., etc.

Also

A Quantity of Silver and

Electro-plated ware..

1Miami

H. P. (Dew).

1 Victrola.

And

Motorcycle 2}

1 Upright Grand Piano by Rosenkrans.

Several Ty ewriters (Oliver, Remington. etc.)

On view from Tuesday the 23rd Inst

Catalogues will be issued. Terms: Cash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

HE Undersigned has received THE

instructions to sell by Public Auction the following

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

PROPERTY'. Situate in TAI YOEN STREET, WANCHAI, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong TO BE SOLD BY THE MORTGAGEE By

PUBLIC AUCTION

OK FRIDAY

the 26th day of July, 1918, at 3 PM.

MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.

At his Sales Room in Duddell Strest, Victoris, Hongkong.

PARTICULARS OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED

PROPERTY.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

**88***o 7 Intan Le

Abandoen

Registry No

↑ No. of sala

Excality

Boundary Maartenente Approximate)

EW.

feet feet Inet feet,

Goody

Annual Hent

•

THE HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA WAR SAVINGS ASSOCIATION..

APPLICATION

forms

for

Membership of the "above Association may be obtained from all the Banks or from the undersigned.

THE UNION INSURANOR

SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.,

Honorary Bearetaries &

Treasurers. Hongkong, 15th January, 1917.

U. S. TOBACCO SUPPLY.

Government Control May

be Necessary,

Washington, July 16.-The

The piece or parcel of ground War Industries Board bas an- situate in Victoria Hongkong!

and rezistered in the Land Office ounced that an investigation as Eub-sections 1, 2 and 3 (or into tobacco requirements in- Remaining Portion) of Section B. dioste

...that

annservation

of Inland Lot 508 with the necessary. Government control The messuages or tenements thereon may be ordered later. known as Nos. 36, 38 and 401917 otop was 1,198,000,000 TAI YUEN STREET.

pounds, of which "850,000,000- The property, is held under a pounds, are available this year for Lease from the Crown for the United States manufacturera, term of 999 years.

while 346,000,000 will be avail- The area of the said plece orable for export to the allisa. parcel of ground is 3,578 square The tobacco issued to its mili-

feet or thereabouts" and the Crown Rent payable in respect tary forses by England amounts thereof is $54.51 per annum. to 175,000,000 pounds yestly, For further particulars of the England and France esch allat 40. property and Conditions of Sale per cent, of their entire consamp. Low Water apply to

tion to the army and unry, while Hongkon

Italy allows the military forces 45 per cent,

Mast

MESSES. DENNYS & BOWLEY, Bolicitors for the Vendor, 6, Des Voeur Road Central, Hongkong, ör to. MR. GEO, P. LAMMERT,

The Auctioneer, Duddell Street, Hongkong.

The total yearly consumption of the entire population of thes Donatries is estimated as 367,000,- |000 pounds, 21,000,000 pounds more than this country is able to transport..

Printed and Published for the Propiciatur, by Gange William Glade Burnett at 11 los Hoam - Street, in the City of Viškris,

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