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RECESS
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
NO. 44.
VIRGINIAN CIGARETTES
A
Large Size
Cigarette.
TRADE
MARN
the Label round
Virginia
Recess Cigaretes
Manufactured
NOTICES,
NOTICE.
by
Packed in
Air-tight
Tins of 50
Cigarettes.
Westminster
The Atletisesti la Lled in Westminster Tois my Co., Lt
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned has received instructions from the Liquid-
A MEETING of the General!
Committee of the Warator of Messrs. Blackbead &
Charities will be held in the Company, F. H. Hohnke, F. J. Board Room of Messrs. Jardine, Schwarzkopf, E-H. Thiel and J. Matheson "& Co. on FRIDAY E. Dacielson in pursuance of sn Order of the Hongkong Govem- Ausust 9th at 5.30 PM.
ment to sell by Public Auction at 3 o'clock in the AFTERNOON
Business
Consideration of arrangements für OUR DAY 1918." THURS- DAY October 24th.
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of
ONE DOLLAR (3)-) per share for account 1918, will be payable on THURSDAY. the 15th August, 1918. Shareholders are requested to apply for Divid end Warrants at the Company' Office St. George's Buildings, Hong Kong.
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ON TUESDAY
1:
the 13th day of August 1918, at bis Auction Rooms. ir Duddell Street. THE VALUABLE LEASE- HOLD PROPERTY situate and being Shaukiwan Marine Lot No. 1 and knowa as Blackbead's Soap Works.
IN ONE LOT.
The Property has an area of 95,800 square feet or thereabouts The TRANSFER BOOKS of and consists of level ground with the Company will be CLOSED sea wall in good condition on from SATURDAY, the 10th Aug-the water front. On the property gust, 1918, to THURSDAY, 15th August, 1918, both days. in- clusive..
CHEWAN TOMES & CO.
General Managers. Hongkong 30th July, 1918.
School Children and Potato
Growlog,
standa a Soap Factory and buildings in connection therewith comprising two Godowe, oze! with coolie quarters
over, a Manazer's House. a Boiler and. Machine house an Iron Shed, and a Tank.
The property is held for the residue of a term of 999 years from August 159). The Crown
Rent is $440 per annum,
Particulars and Conditions of resale may be had from:- of
MESSRS, DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON & HARSTON.
Abergavenny schoolchilden cently finished the planting twenty-four acres in connection with their potato growing scheme.. On one day 250 girls established a record by planting eight acres in 24 hours.
Fighting Rice Pest in Manila, Reports from an agent of the
1. Des Voeux Road Central, Solicitors for the Liquidator..
or from
MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT.
The Auctioneer.
i Hongkong, 10th June, 1918.
KEROSENE OIL. guarantee all kerosene oil sold by us to be pure and unadulterated. Present price
pest control section of the Baresuan me of Agriculture, tell of serious dam-, age by a zion cent in the rica- bed. seedlings of 86 Ross. Cabanatuan We and other municipalities of Nosva Ecija. To bring the pest ander ontrol, it was recommended that the rice paddies should be spray. ed, swept or submerged. These methods have been obrved to be very effective where the people co-operate in the work of the] Bureau of Agrionltare. In nearly all the #ffered regions, it is re parted, that the pest is now YOKY well under control.
"WHITE ROSE." $6.05 per case er store. "COMET."
$5.85 per case ex store:
CHING CHEONG
168 Des Voeux Road Central,
2 blocks West of Cent. Market,
KWONG YUEN.
19 Den Vorut Road, West,
Tobacco Co. Ltd LONDON
NOTICES.
ASAHI BEER.
ASAHI BEER GRAND PRIZE
ASAMBLER
ASAHI
LAGER-BEER
SPECIALLY, BREWED EXPORT.
FOR
COMPANY
BOTAR
LG HISTO
OKYO.
LIMITED
Mitsui Bussan Kaisha
Telephons 20TA LAL
MASSAGE HALL
4, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL.
(BUDDELL STREET).
MR. T. TAKAYE, MES MORITA. CERTIFICATED MASSEURS
PATIENTE TREATED IN THEn," Own Hous *IF DEERED,
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1918.
POST OFFICE.
The charge for customs duty on type samples of unmanufactured tobacco not exceeding 6 ( x, in gross weight, and on samples of spirite (except pa fumed spiri's) not exceeding 19, are, in gros welght imparted into the United Ning dom by post has now besu increased to £5/6d and 15,1d respectively.
The importation by post into Japan of foreign except such as may be Imported by the Minister of Agriculture and Cemm reeand the perona designated | by him, in rohibited.
This prohibition is at applicable to rice imported into Taiwan (Formosa) and Karobuto (Japanese Faghalien.)
The Farcel Post Service to the Portu* gasse Colonies in West Africa and to Spanish Offices in Morocco (except for Prisoners-of-War) is suspended.
Correspondence addremed to enemy subjecta" in China. Slam, Siberia and Portuguese East Africa, Persia and Mor ocoo cannot be transmited
Until further notice parcels for civil addresses in the province of Udias, Vicens, Trerise, Padus, Venice and Belluno in Italy will not be accepted for transmission uvises posted under the British War Office Peralt
The Parcel Post Services to British East Africa and Egypt (excest for members of the Expeditionary Forces), and to Abyminia, Bagdad, Erithres, Froach Somali Coast, Italian Somaliland, Portu- |guese East Africa, Zanzibar and Busia
have been suspended.
Da and after May 1st 1918, Imperial Pustal Orders will be cashed in India st the rate of 1/6 to the rupee.
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WEATHER REPORT,
August 7 12h: 07-No returns frem Japan and Vladivostock and Branchsi. Promurs has decreased slightly at the. majority of stations reporting: the de P'ession appears to have merged into the general low pressure sien oovering 8,W, Chira.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours anding at 10 a.m. today, 0.07 instea Total since January lat 67,98 inotes
against an average of 35.01 inches,
FORECAST FOR THE 14 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
Dirly
Toredary
is.w.
į winda. 1 Hartour to Gap Rook moderate;
cloudy generally.
2 Formoss Channel
1
>The same
* No. 1
3 South coast of Usina be-) The same
tween H.X. and Lamocks) as No. 1. 4 Bouth court of Chins be-) The same tween HX, ́and Halman_}' Sr No. L
China Coast Meteorological Registar.
Station.
"The amount of the charge per parcsi is fixed at 5 sen per day after the expiration of the period tipulated.
Registared and Parcel Mails close 15 Hakodate minutes earlier than the time gives below Tokio unless otherwise stated.
V'ostock Nemuro
Lochi
No unofficial fette: addressed to Abadan, Ahwaz er Mohammorsh in the Persian Gulf may exseed eight ounces in weight.
Xagai
K'ima ORAC Nah
Parcela for Greece cannot be accepted for trammnission unless accompanied by a special permit istued by the Britleh Minister at Athens.
The importation into the Common- wealth of Australia of tea, other than
Aug. 7, L
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that grown or produced in British Foss Sharp F sions is prohibited, unless the consent in Whiting of the Commonwealth Minister for Trade and Customs bas been first obtained.
Amoy
dwatow
Taiheko Taichu From the 1st May 1918 there will be Tainan three General deliveries dally from the
Koshca District Post Offices except on Sunday F'dores and Holidays when there will be one Canton delivery only.
H'kong
The hours of delivery w be as Gap Hos follows:-Week daya 9 a.m. 1 p.m. and | Macao 5 pm.
Sundaya and Holidays nocs.
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Kakool
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Pantian
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Information, has been received from the Director General of Posts and Telegraphs Tokio, that on and after st April 1918, the Post Office of Japan will collect a demarrage charge from the addresses of parcels on which Customs Legazi duties or inland taxes are imposed in Tacloban Japan, not withdrawn from the Post | Heils Office within 20 days from the date of Surigao
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the notice of their arrival to be sent to
Gea the addrema08.
Lapusa
The Director General of Posts and Telegrapha, india, ́advies that: "The Parcel Post Service to the Indian Civil | Postal Agencies at Abul Khasib, Amata, Bagdad, Busra, Busta City, Fao. Kut, Qalat Baleh. Sak-esh-Shaykh Nazariyah and Zubair in Mesopotamia is
is suspended'; and that and piece-goods,
oods, haberdashery and similar articles, except those intended for the personal use of the addressse and not for sale, cannot be sent to those
pices or to Abadau, Ahwaz or Moba mocah by the letter post, and that soch | articles if received will not be delivend
and will be liable to confiscation.”
C. W. JEFFRİES,-Chief Assistant. Hengzong Observatory, Aug. 7, 1818. 1 Barometer, reduced to 31 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the sos in chas, tenths and hundredtha,
2 Temperature, ko tas shade, in degrens
Fahrenheit.
3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation the Humidity of air saturated with mols- turn being 100,
4 Direction of Wind, to two polisa....
3 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort
ENTERTAINMENTS.
VICTORIA
"[
THEATRE.*
August 6th, 7th and 8th.
OF
THE SONG THE FIRE."
10:
AMERICAN GAZETTE No. 69.
"A BAG OF TROUBLES"
Etc., Etc.
THE SOLDIERS WARD-
ROBE.-
(By Capt. H. 8. C. Pollard).
SHANGHAI STEAMER
SUNK.
Three of Chinese Crew Drowned,
News by cable has been re- ceived by the ownera. that the well known Shanghai-owned Bri is etesmer Gemini, has been nok by submarine.
The versel was of the large coating class, carrying about 3,300 tons deadweight, and went Home in the early part of 1917.
The name conjures up pant * the ehip WAS
When late Spring turne warm and the first few etray days of ammer weather threaten, the civilian leaves off his overcost, dona lighter and more at propriate clother, and searches out last year'a straw hat. He is able to ex- ercise his individas! fancy, grado. ating his choice of clothing to racing memories, his personal taste in temperatore called after the well-known racing Bat the soldier has no choice in pony of that name, which won two consecutive Champions on these matters,
the Shanghai Racecourse, with Spring in Flanders is the aama the present owner of the steamer as spring in Britain, bat the in the saddle, and beld the record conditions of campaigning are for the one and quarter miler, in Euch that coldiers are seldom 2.33.4/5, until it was broken last ideally dressed. The changes of meeting by the temperature that Western Europe Castlewood:
redoubtable
can experience in forty-eight)
We understand that all those hours completely bafile anyone on board were saved except three- who possesses a restricted ward of the unfortunate Chinese drew,
robe and wba is obliged to live who are presumed to be firemen in theopen. The town-dweller in the stokehold at the time of go to his work dressed loosely and the disaster.-N. O., Daily News.
lightly for a fine day; by aan.
down he is back in a snag home-
and elrepe in' a warm bed
spportioning the blankets and hottest diya the men stripped coverlets to meet the chilly even even farther than this, and ing.
The eolaier, on the other worked bare to the waist-wan their hand, must osrry his heavy over forbeara served the gune in Nel- cost despite the blazing san, or son'a days.
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eles evening when the cold mist Wool and flannel seem heavy dreeps up from the waterlogged sto for summer wear, but the "Jevels of Flanders will find him British Army is old in experience insufficiently olad, erd doomed to and knowe the best all round
materials. a cold and miserable night.
Cotton, though ex- In the Army the seasons are cellent for comfort, swells the regulated by routine rather than sick lists rapidly; for once eoaked be any slavish adherence to the through with perepiration it dries olimate, Tor firet signs of Spring in such a way as to chill the are Army orders commanding wearer, while the heavier wool, that all heavy winter clothing, though lese pleasant to wear, waterproof trench coats, fars, and dries without leaving the similer isees, should be handed slightest ill eftot.
in by April the first. Handed in; The ssma standard uniform or these comforte duly are, and just service dress serves for all seasone out of spite the clerk of the weath though troops serving in hot er invariably arranges that the climates are issued with special middle of April shall be marked) khaki Arill adiforms and appro- by a three days, blizzard and the priate ean helmete or State of Weather, b blue sky, o de-
rimmed hate. Another article of tached cloud, 4 dzisśling rain, flog.abarpest frosts of the yrar. The rates of postage are as follows:-gloomy, ball, I lightning, o overcast, Parcel not over 3ibe... 90 cents.
passing showaru, q aqually, r rain, u know, I taunder, ▼ VIRBLUTY, W dow wat..
Arrangements have been made for the transmision of parcels to the United Kingdom via Canada.
Do.
Do.
Tibe.... $1,80 11ibe... 270%
No insurance can be offected on parcèle cant by this route.
OUTWARD MAILS.
TO-MORROW,
Scale.
METEOROLOGICAL.
Previous
Day on date On dais
prot A MER, DE 4 DIE
20.60 --- 29.52 29.57
Shanghai and North China-2th Aug. Baromatar
3 Di
Taoperat Shanghai and North China-8th Aug Humidity
5 p.m.
Wind Direction ...
FRIDAY. 9th August." Bwatow, Amoy and Fosshow-9th Aug. Weather
1 p.m.
83 79 : "85 29 84 3.7. 8.8.W: 8.W.
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Welhaiwei, Chefog & Tientsir-9th Aug.,
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0.12 0,00 0.06
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Philippine Islands-9th Aug, 2 pm
HK. Observatory, Arg. 7, 1918,
T. F.-OLAAION, Directar.
Straits, Bangkok, Bombay, Aden. Egypt and Europa vis Suez-th Aagost, Registration 1.45 p.m.
2
Latters 2.30 pm.
The Parcel Mail will be closed on Thursday 8th August, at 5 p.m.
SATURDAY, 10th August.
Shanghai and North (bina-10th Aug,
5 pi
SUNDAY, 11th August. Shanghai and North Chlas-11th Asg..
9 &. Me Bwatow-11th Aug., 9 a.m. Shanghai N. Chira, Japan vis Yokohama, Honolulu, Canada, United State, Amerion, Cent al & Book America & Europe via San Franco-11th Aug. Regia- tration 9 am. Letters 9 a.m.
.."
TUESDAY, 13th August, Shanghai and North China 13th - Aig»,
2 pun
THURSDAY, 15th August. Bwatow, Amoy and Foochow–15th Aug,
1pm.
TIDE TABLE.
every
wide
Garment by garment the winter olothing that is the same in all clothing jasne disappears into parts of the world and in all etore; oirdigans, winter veste, climate is the regulation Army trench gloves, leather boots, all in-sock. Experience has proved that exorably retara to the Ordnance thin standard pattern of woollen Department. Daring the summer sock is the beat for all conditions his clothing is cleaned, repaired, of marching, and the men are sterilised and repacked in bales most osrefolly looked after in ready for the eucceeding autumn order to ensure that they always or winter issue. Sme of it that have spare olean socks in their haa etood the wear and tear of kit. Foot sorenees and all the the trenebes bully is condemned kindted evils that may appear on ae being no longer fit for wear; a long march are traceable to two no it is handed over to vast work. ocess: ill-kept fest or badly.
fining boots and shops fall of French women.
:dirty There it is capicked and taken cooks. The light coloured before a board of experts, who Books of the civilian chafe the piros that is fent more quickly than the heavy useful, using it to repair army type, and in addition the other coste, or combining old dyes tend to poison any blister or Aleeves with Dew bodies, so that scratch that may be there. The there is no waste. Even the scraps standard "grey or natural wool and rage are a fal, for, like all army.eock is free from dye, it Army staff, they are made of the does not shrink or get hard from best possible materials. These repeated washing, and it is scrapa are all baled up in extraordinarily durable,
Army clothing may not be bydraulic pressea and coat back to England, where they are handsome or even well cat, but it remscofactored into shoddy or is most carefully designed in serve in some strange way to order to furnish the maximum of mske munitione.
pratical use combined with the The clothes collrated are re Bret hygienio qualities. The beat. Low War placed by issues of lighter stall, possible testimony to ite excellent Bongkok more suitable for warm weather quality and design is the very wear; for in the summer fighting low percentage of sickness among a. in literally hot work, and gunners the campaigning troops and the prefer to serve their guns in fact that the soldier bimself khaki kuse shorts (such as are acknowledges that what he calls worn for football) and a shirt,"ration clothes" are the best that Daring the Somme batilas in the own be adopted for warfare,
From 5th Aug. to 11th Aug.
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