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THE HONGKONG: TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 29. 1918,

Three Caftles

MAGNUMS

Cigarettes

MADE

JIM ENGLAND

FRESH STOCKS HAVE ARRIVED AND ARE NOW

OBTAINABLE AT ALL TOBACCONISTS

The Adverti +

bal British Acarios Tobacco Co, LM

· PUBLIC AUCTION.

! NOTICES.

ASAHI BEER.

ASAHI BEER GRAND PRIZE

SAHI

BEER

POST OFFICE.

The charge for customs duty on" type samples of unmanufactured tobacco not exceeding & om, in grom weight, and on samples of spirits (except pe famed _spiri's) not exceeding 18 ozs. in STORE Teight imported into the United Kings dem by post has now beau increased to 15/60 and 15/4d respectivaly.

The importation by post into Japan of foreign iz menent anch sa may be Imported by the Minister of Agriculture and Cemm ree and the persone designated by him, is prohibited.

This prohibition is not applicable to rics imported into Taiwan (Formosa) and Karabuty (Japonce Baghalien)

The Parcel Post Service to the Portu- guese Coloniem in West Africa and to Spanish Offoms in Morocco (except for Prisonem-of-War) is suspended.

Tatil farther notice parcels for airil addromen, in the provinces of Udine, Vicens, Treviso, Padoa, Venice and Belluno in Italy will not be accepted for Iranemission unless pasted under the British War Office Farmit.

The Pared Post Services to British Eart Africa and Egypt (rest for members of the Expeditionary Forces), and to Abyminis, Bagdad, Eritrea, French Small Coast, Italian Somaliland. Porta gusas Exat Afrion, Zanzibar and Roois bave been suspended.

WEATHER REPORT.

July 28d. Sh.05m--Warning to Phulian and Coast Ports, #Typhoon in Lat. 21 N. Lang. 111 E, direction of motion and velocity unknown.

JEN

July 29, 11h 25m--Warning to sed Coast Ports, &e-Typhoon in Lat 28 N, Long. 118 E. direction N.W. valocity unknown.

| Juir 29d 12h. 10m-No returns from Japan and Vladivostock, Pressure bas increased slightly over N. Chisa and the Visayas, and has decreased slightly to moderately elsewhere. A typhoon ders- loped resterday to the west of the Baling- tang Channel, and is now sitosted about 100 miles to the NE of Pratus Shant, tzwvelling worth-west ward.

Hongkong Bainfall for the 34 hours anding at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 inches Total since January lat 45,42 inches: against an average of 50,55 Inches,

FORECAST FOR THE 2 HOURS INDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

District,

Foreca.EL

W.8.W.

winds. fresh to

Blangkong to Gap Rock-strong;

Oa and after May 1st 1918, Imperial 1 Formosa Channel Pastal Order will be eashed in India at the rate of 1/6 to the ruges.

The amount of the charge per varoel Bred at 5 sen per day after the expiration of the period stipulated.

Registered and Parsal Mail close 15 minutes earlier than the time given below, unless otherwise stated.

No unofficial lette: addressed' to Abadan. Abwag or Mohammorah ia the Persian Gulf may exceed eight ounces in weight...

From the fat May 1918 there will be three General deliveries daly from the District Post Offices except on Sunday and Holidays when there will be one delivery only.

cloudy, qually

and rainy

jlater,

Cyclonic

J Gales.

$ South osi of China be-? The same & South aosas of China be-) The same twan H.K. and Lamcot sa No. 1. tween H.K. and Hainan...] as No. L

China Court Meteorological Register.

Beaut

Vostook Nemuro

The hours of delivery will be as Hakodate follows:--Week days 9 a.m. 1 p.m. and Tokio 5p.m.

Information has been received from Oshima

Sundaya and Holiday noon.

Benin

July 29, am

Winds

Barometer.

Tamperature.

Humidity.

Weather.

'tion.

Force.

the Director General of Pora and Naha Telegraphs Tokdo, that on and after let | Ishi jimna April 1918, the Post Office of Japan wili

Bonia La. collect a demurrage charge from the Whaiwel 6a 29.33′′*6 93 × addresses of parcels on which Customs Hankow dudes or inland taxas are imposed in Ichang Japan, not withdrawn from the Post Kipriang Office within 20 days from the date of Changsha the notice of their arrival to be sent to

Shanghai the addresseen.

29.78 79 96 **

23.78 70 7 kế

Sharp Amy

29.69 82 95 nne

2 b 10 60

Wasow

29.51 84 78 nue 29.32 8U 91 nw

Taiboku

29.5381 73 se 29.50 77

ib Gr

29.53 79

2.52 79 ESA

29.49 79

響

ན་

29.56 79 91 w

29.53

29.52

80 91 w

2 c 40

Kombun

The Director General of Posts and Telegraphs, ir dia, advisos that: The Parcel Port Service to the Indian Civil Postal Agencies at Abul Khasib, Amara, Tacho Bagdad, Bus. Basta City. Fao. Kut,

Fainam Naseriyah Quia Saleh Sax-cab-Shaykh and Zubair in Mesopotamia is suspended F'dore and that piece-goods, haberdashery and Canton similar articles, except those intended. 'kong for the personal use of the addresses and got for sale, cannot be sent to thos offices or to Abadan, Ahwaz or Mobm- Wachow merah by the letter post, and that wach Pathol articles if received will not be delivered Halhow and will be liable to confucation. **

OUTWARD MAILS,

TO-MORROW.

B.bt

Amoy-30th July,

Straits, Bangkok, Barmaa and India via

Calcutta-30th July, 9 am

| Balgon-S0th July, 10 asu.

Shenghai, N. Chira, Japan via Woji, Canada, United States, "ent al,

& South America & Europe

Gap Book Macao

* ་་་"

29.52 81 67 nw, 2 b

Phulen Tourans

7 29.36 81 92 saw Ib

2460 81

0 b

4.90

C. Bt. J. Aparri Dagupan Manila Legapi Tacloban follo Burigao Guzm Labuan 6 29.78 78 95 ***

29.72 75

29.65 75 96 sa..

che

29.79 75 92

0, W. JEFFRIES, -Chief Assistant,

Hongkong Observatory, July 29, 1918.

1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrada

ENTERTAINMENTS.

VICTORIA

THEATRE.

July 30th and 31st. EDWIN ARDEN

in the 5-part

Gold Rooster

Drama:

THE IRON HEART."

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Puge 9.)

GERMANY'S DOMINATION OF RUMANIA.

London, July 26.

Beater interviewed an officer who has just reached London from Roumania. This cfficer indicates the terrible conditions of Boumania under te beel of the German conquerore, who are daily exceeding even the barbarous exactions of the peace treaty. Already Roumanis has lost, owing to the war, 800,000 or elöven per cent. of her population. Roumanian prisoners are cruelly treated. The cfficers are compelled to break stones and mend roads. Those in the bands of the Bulgariane are subjected to treatment often ending in death. The food position is appalling. The country is faced with famine. Nevertheless the Germans - mandeered 120,000 tons of grain for themselves. and 120,000 tons for Bulgaria. Industrial enterprise is being stifled. All machinery, except oil plant, has been taken away, At the present time 97 per cent. of normal exports are German handa.

GERMAN BANKS WOUND UP.

London, July 26,

In the House of Commons the Trading with the Ecemy Bill. has passed its third reading. The Bill finally winds up the German banks in London and prevents their re-opening for five years after the war and thereafter until Parliament otherwise determine."

EMPIRE'S MINERAL RESOURCES.

London, Jaly 26;

The Press Bureau announces that the Imperial Conference has ratified the echema for an Imperial Miners! Resources Bares, which will be incorporated by Royal Charter. Tao Governing Body will consist of Sir Richard. Redmayn, the chairman, and the following who have been nominated by the Governments and departments named-Dr. W. G. Miller (Canada); W. S. Robinson, (Australis); T. H. Hamer, (New Zealand); W. P. Bchreiner, (South Africa); Load Morris, (Newfonadland); B. D. Oldham, (India); J. M. Evans, (Colonial Office); Sir Lionel Phillips and others (Ministry of Reconstruction).

SUCCESSFUL ITALIANS AIRRAIDS.

London, July 28.

The Naval Chief-of-Staff snagundes that Italian aeroplanes twice visited Darazzo on July 22nd, and dropped over a ton of bambe on steamere and depots, damaging a steamer and causing fires.

FOOLISH GERMAN JUBILATIONS.

London, July 26.

According to a masage from the Hague the Faderland, Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in in-referring to the sassing blander whereby the German Press is

vis Canda-S0th July, Regis- tration 9.45 am, Lettera 10,3uches, tenths and hundredths.

Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Babrambelt.

1.0.

| Swatow, Anoy and Fosshow-30th July,,

I p.m. Baigo-30th July, 2 pm." Baiphong-30th July, 5 pm.

WEDNESDAY, 31st July, Saigon—31st July, 8 Strálts, Baarkok, Ceylon, India, South Africa Lourenco Marques, Cape Town and Europe via Caps-31st July, 10 azn, Wotbalwei, Chefoo & Tientsin-31st July,

2 p.m.

THURSDAY, 1st August.. Swatow, Amoy. Formosa via Takao-1st

Aug, 8, a.m.

jnbilating over the destruction of the Vaterland instead of the Justitia, says this proves the antrustworthiness of Germas siste- 5 Humidity, in parcentage of saturation manta regarding cabmsriniam. "It, after twenty hours fight, a the Humidity of air saturated with mola: sabmarine osanot tall the difference between a 30,000 and a 50,000 ture being 100.

Itɔa boat what likelihood is there that the figures of other sinkingi | being even approximately correct.”

4 Direction of Wind, to two polata.

3 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Boala

State of Weather, b blus sky, a de- tached eload, d drixxling rain, ffog, g gloomy, b hail, 1 lightning, o overcast, p passing showers, q aqually, r rain, ■ KHOW, 1 thundar, v vizibility, w dew WAS,

METEOROLOGICAL.

GEO. P. LAMMERT.

AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER THE Undersigned has received |

AND SURVEYOR.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Pub lic Auction en

WEDNESDAY, the 31st July, 1918,

commencing at 2.30 p.m. at "Abertholwyn No. 14

Peak Road, A Quantity of Valuable House- hold Furniture Comprising:-- Tapestry covered room suite, teak folding tables, teak overmentels, lady's writing desks, brass and copper fenders,

drawing

instructions from the Liquid- ator of Messrs. Blackbead & Company, F. H. Hohnke. F. J. Schwarzkopf, E. H. Thiel and J. E. Danielson in pursuance of an Order of the Hongkong Govern-

meat to sell by Public Auction at 3 o'clock in the AFTERNOON

TUESDAY

the 13th day of August 1918,

at his Auction Rooms, in Duddell Street, THE VALUABLE LEASE-

HOLD PROPERTY situate and being Shauriwan Marine Lot No. 1 and known. as Blackbead's Soap Works. IN ONE LOT. The Property has an area of teak flower stands. white lace 95,800 square feet or thereabouts curtains, pictures and porcelain, and consists of level ground with marble mantel clock, brass clock a sea wall in good condition.on in case (360 dars), draught and the water front. On the property fire screens, etc., etc.

standa a Soap Factory and and buildings in connection therewith Extension dining table

teak sideboard with comprising two. Godowns, one chairs. mirror, dianer and dessert ser- with coolie quarters over, a vices, cut glass and silver ware, Manager's House, & Boiler and silver cabinets, table glass-ware, Machine house an Iron Shed,

and a Tank. etc., etc.

The property is held for the Double and aingle brass

"residue of a term of 999"years mounted bedsteads, double ward: from August 1890. The Crown robes with mirrors, marble top Rent is $440 per annum, teak washefands and dressing Particulars and Conditions of

tables, rattan chairs and tables, toilet erockery, etc, etc,

"Bathroom, pantry and kitchen utensils.

Also

A Fine assortment of Can- ton Blackwoodware.

comprising:

Curio cabinet, coaches, arm- chairs and chairs, lady's desk, tea table, wall brackets, flower- stands, teapoys, square tables, overmantel, etc, etc.

And

Plants in pots, Electric ceiling fan and light fittings, etc, ëto.

N. B.-All the tesk furniture

in light stained.

On view from Tuesday, the 30th July 1918.

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

GEO.F. LAMMERT.

Auctioneer.

sale may be had from:-

MESÕRS. DEACON, LOOKER,

DEACON & HARSTON.

1. Des Voeux Road Central, Solicitors for the Liquidator, or from MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT,

The Auctioneer. Hongkong 10th June, 1918.

HIMROD'S

Rivas, Instant R■"of

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MASSAGE HALL

4. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRA

(DUDDELL STREET). MR. T. TAKAYE, MRS MORITA CERTIFICATED · · MASSEURS PASTRIES" VERRATED IN ́ ́TEX Own How

Swatow, Amay and Facchɔw-żad Aug+ | Higant com si Tminnan så de

1 p.m.

Philippine Islands—2nd Aug, 11 ́a.m.

SATURDAY, 3rd August.

Sandakan-Sid Aug. Ïts.m.

BUNDAY, 4th August.." Swatów, Amoy & Forms via Koolung

MONDAY. 5th August.

Sbangbal and North Chias-2th Aug-

9&.

TUESDAY, 6th August. Shanghai and North China-6th Aug, Tasi

11.8.12.

FRIDAY, 9th Aurust.

Straits, Bangkok, Bombay, Aden, Egypt and Harops vis Son-th Aurost, Registration 9.45 am. Letters 10.30 a.m

The Parcal Mall will be closed Thursday 8th August, ak & jim,

DAI NIPPON

LIMITED, TOKYO, JAPAN

SAH

LAGER-BEER

SPECIALLY BREWID

FOR

EXPORT

COMPANY

REWERY

Previons

FAILURE OF GERMAN SUBMARINISM.

London, Jaly 26..

Mr. Lloyd George, proposing the health of the Allied Food Controllers, at s dianer in their honour, said that Germany's dependence on the success of submarinism was the greatest gamble in bistory, She pitted her whole destiny upon a gamble, He contrasted the bid food conditions and it bad failed... in enemy constries with those in the countries of the Allies, but Day Qa date on date, uttered a warning as to necessary economy, as the supplies of the huge American Army would absorb more tonnage than the transport of men. Every shipload we can save here and in France and Italy mesus the adding not merely to the numbers but to the efficiency of the Amerion Army. Mr. Hoover said that food supplies were secured for the period of the war. He did not think it necessary to estimats for more than two years, Mr. J. R. Olyses announced that the ration- ing of bacon would be abolished. Bupplies were so astisfactory that the consumer was able to purchase soy quantity.

Philippine Islande, Formosa via Keelung, Зарда vis Majĩ, Canada, United States, Central, and South America and Europe vin Victoris, B 0-1-4 August Registration 11.45 a.m. Leitere 11.30 p. Bhanghai and North Chins-Itt Aug, | Wind Direction ..... W. W.

š par

sapi, ti nam, des pil Bacomistar"—— 29.56 29.53 29.46 Temperature ——

89 80

71 Humidity alma mera

FRIDAY, 2nd August,

Weather Balo

: 0

0.00 0.00

91"

0.00

with 14

Lowtar

wikke

ELI Observatory, July 29, 1318.

T. 7. CLAXTON, Directer.

High Wich

TIDE TABLE,

From 29th July to 4th Aug.

Low Water Hongkong

Hongkong

Mann Time

M, 1 C, IN;

MOIL+

m morning, a afternoon,

COTTON PRICES IN AMERICA.

London, July 27.

Beater's correspondent at New York states that cotton exchange prices broke from 142 to-173 pointe under incrassed offerings for the.... new crop, rumours of prices being fixed and an expectation that the War Industries Board will in fatura parahses all Allied cotton and eliminate competition. The marketrailled partially and closed steady.

REDUCTION IN TELEGRAPHIC rates suggeSTED. London, July 27. The Imperial Conference has presed a resolution emphasising the need for a farther material reduction of telegraphic rates.

Printed and Pablished for the Proprietor, by George Williso Onde Barnett at 11 Ies House Street,

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