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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH – SATURDAY, AUGUST 31,

POST OFFICE.

1918.

WEATHER REPORT.

ENTERTAINMENTS

W.D. & H.O. WILLS'

HIGH GRADE

"Embassy

**CEO.

ON

NO. 77

CIGARETTES.

The CigaretTE DE LUXE

Embassy

VIRGINIA CIGARETTES

Are made by scientific processes from Scrupulously selected and perfectly matured Tobacco of the Highest Grade eniv. They are for that reason preferred and deganded by Sporting men of all kinds.

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·Their World Wide Popularity is based upon their unquestioned excellence,,,

CAN BE OBTAINED OF ALL HIGH CLASS TOBACCONISTS IN TINS OF

25 ASD # AND BOXES OF 182

W. D. 20 H, O. WILLS, BRISTOL LONDON

SALE AT ALL STORES.

Thus Adverte37 MET

P. LAMMERT.

-AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER

AND SURVEYOR..

PUBLIC AUCTION.

By Order of the Mortgagee.

R GEO. P. LAMMERT has MR

received instructions to Bell by Public Auction

ON

THURSDAY

the 5th day of September, 1918, at 3 PM at his Eales Room Duddell Street, Victoris, Bongkong. following Property situate at Victoria Hongkong viz :~.

The

Lessebord

All those pieces or parcels of ground fituste at Victoria afore-

Baid and known and registered

Jarund by 'Kritidis Aterrican Tobacco Co. Ltd.

NOTICE.

THE CHINA-BORNEO COMPANY. LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby gives that

an Extraordinary General Meeting of The China-Borneo

Company, Limited, will be held st the Offices of Messrs. Gibb, Livington and Company, St. George's Building, Victoris, Hongkong, the registered office of the above named Company on Friday, the 13th day of Septem- ber, 1918, at 11.30 o'clock in the forenoon, when the subjoined Resolutions will be proposed as Extraordinary Resolutions. viz

(1) To consider, and if thought fit, approve the draft bew Articles which will be sub- mitted to the Meeting.

in the Land Office as Subsection] And in the event of the approval

No 2 of Section D of Marine Lot thereof with or without modifica

No. 6 and Section B of Subsection tion

No 10 of Fection B of Marine Lot No. 6 together with the messuage or buildings erected! theraon known as No. 9 "Jervois Street. Term 982 years from 25th June, 1860 created by a Crown Lease of the said lot; dated the 1 th December 1863.1 Area 718.06 Square Feet. Pro-| portion of Annual Crown, rent $9.27.

For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to: -

MESSRS. JOHNSON STOKES

& MASTER, Prince's Building, Ice House- Street. Hongkong Solicitors for the Mortgages ..or to.

MR. GIO, P, LAMMERT, Auctioneer.

MARTIN'S · 2

APIOL &STEEL SECEPILLS

'transk Bamaky toy all Lṛangularities. in the house, at that out the fund

mul of say Lovezerty of the trails a

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JESUS, Chemist, Boutant pleil,

MARTIN'S APIOL &STEEL

(2) To consider, and if thought Extra- fit, to pass an ordinary Resolution to the effect:-That the new Articles already approved by this Meeting and for the purpose of identification thereof subscribed by the Chairman thereof, be and the same are hereby ap- proved, and that such Articles, be and they are hereby adopted as the Articles of the Company to the exclusion of and in substitution for all the existing Articles thereof. Should the above Resolutions he passed by the required majority they will be submitted for con- firmation as Special Resolutions to a Fecond Extraordinary Meet ing which will be subsequently" convened.

A copy of the new Articles referred to may be inspected by any Shareholder of the said Company at the Company's Offices in Hongkong, or at the Offices of Messrs. Johnson; Stokes & Master, the (Company's Bolicitors) at Prince's Building, Victoria, aforesaid, on any week- day between the hours of 10 am, and 4 pm-

Dated the 27th day of August, 19.8

PIPILISA GIBB, LIVINGSTON & 00,

Agents.

DAI

NOTICES.

ASAHI BEER.

ASAHI BEER

GRAND PRIZE

ASAHI

BEER

AGER BE

SPECIALLY BREWED TOR EXPORT.

COMPANY

BOEMAGRECE

LOKYO, JAPAN

IZMITEDS

Mitsui Bussan Kalsba

Delegbone 301, ár 258..

MASSAGE HALL

14, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRÁL,

(DUDDELL STREET). MB. T. TAKAYE, MES, MORIT CERTIFICATED MASSEURS

Cermusication with Waglan Light-- boussin restored kihla morning at 10.23 am,

Talog apple Communication with Wa jian ighthiuso ia iniseruntado

The earsal post service to Cuba is Karpend

On and after May 1st 1918, Imperial Postal 0-1-- will be combed in Indin at the rate of 1.6 to the rupes.

The amount of the charge per parcelia fired at 5 sen per day after the expiration of the period stipulated.

Engistared and Parowl Muila clown 15 minutes sarllar than the time girea below unloer otherwise stated.

No anoffoil letter addiomed to Abadan, Ahway, or Modammorah in the | Parsian Gulf máy exmed sight ounces in.

weight.

The Farcel Post Sarvice to the Portu gusss Colonies in West Africa and to

Spanish Offices in Morocco (except for Prisoners-of-War) is suspended. «

Correspondence addressed to snemy subjects In China. Siam, Siberia and Poftuguse, East Africa, Persia and Mor- occo cannot be transmitted

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Parcels

for Greece cannot be socaptad for transmissión unless accompanied by a special permit issued by the British Minister at Athens..

Tatil further notice parcels for civil addromes in the provinces of Udine. Vicenza, Trevise, Padua, Venice and Belleno in Italy will not be accepted for Ihanantiasion unless posted under the Eritish War Office Permit.

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August 30d. 1h 12m-Noriorus from Japan and Vladivostock. Preumre has increased slightly at the majority of stations <reporting the depression, which appears to be shallow, remaini over the Gulf of Tonghing.

Rongkong Rainfall for the 14 hours sading at 10 am to-day, 0,0% inches. Total since January 1st 77.33 mobes agninat an avenge of 65 56 inches.

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW. Toredani

District

1. Hongkong so Gap Rock-

E. winds, moderate; fair.

NE.

Farmora Chánno)

winds, moderate.

3 South coast of China be- The same tween HX and Lämuoka} au No. 1. & South coast of Chiza be-] The_sAION §. tween E.K. and Hainan No. 1.

China Court. Metsorological Bagister.

Station.

Aug. 20. x.m.

-Winda:

Flour,

Harometer.

Temperatura.

Humidity.

Weather.

D'tion.

Tores.

Vostoch ” Nam Hakodate Tokio

The importation into the Common- wealth of Australis of tea, other than Kochi that grown or produced in British Posses sions in probibted, unless the consent in Nagsak writing of the Commonwealth Minister - A szinsa for Trade and Customs has been first Obima obtained.

Lahijima

Naba

The Parcel Port Services to British East Bonin I. Africa and Egypt (except for members What do 19.89. 76 11 uw to of the Expeditionary Forces), and to

Hankow Abyminia, Bagdad, Eritrea, French ioning Somali Cosat, Lalias Somaliland, Portu. Kiukiang guess East Africa, Zanzibar and Russia Changaha have been suspended.

The charge for customs duty on type Bp P samples of uorarufactured tobacco Dot Amoy | exceeding û oza, in gross weight, and on" Swatow samples of spirite (except pe fumed ashoku spirits) not exceeding 12 oz. in gross Taisha weight imported in:o the United King

Tainan

-29.86 70

91 a

1. 29.88 77 73 ans

I b 1 b

29.97 82

Ob

5 29.81

←

1 b

29.81

ob

29.81

ob

F'dorsa Canton

29.79 29.80 77

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Az 29.78

95'se

2 b 1b

*976 78 93 e 29.74

So

| dom by post has now been increased to' Koshan

15/60 and 15/4d respectively.

4.

The importation by post into Japan of 'tong foreign rice, except such as may, ba | Gap Röck imported by the Minister of Agricultors · Macao and Commerce and the personsdesignated #naho by him, is prohibited.

From the 1st May 1918 there will be

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* 29.74 77

29,74 79 29.81 75

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Pathoi

This probibition is not applicable rice imported into Taiwan (Formosa) and In Karabuto (Japonas Sagbalien.j

Haiher

Paulien

7 29 93 77.9% ene

40

waw 20

0.34.

40

APART

Manila

29.78 15. 96

0

1

29.30 37 42 aw.

10

9.8 79 89.

00

29.81 77 89

10°

10

40..

three General def-veries daily from the Дакарка District Post Offices except on Sunday Dep ard Holidays when there will be one delivery only.

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

Sundays and Holidays noon.

Information has been received from the Director General of Posts and

Tacloban

Hallo Surigao

Guam

4.90 29.67

Lapuan 6 29.81 78-

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Q W. JEFFRIES--Chief Assistant. Hongkong Observatory, Aug. 30, 1918.

Telegraphs Tokio, that on and after lethrenheit on the level of the sin

1 Barometer, reduced to 12 degree April 1918, the Post Office of Japan will oba, teuthis and hundredths.

collect a demurrage charge from the addressees

'parcels on which Customs dudes or inland saxes are imposed in Japan, not withdrawn from the Post Ofice within 20 days from the date of the notice of their arrival to be sent to the addresses.

The Director General of Posts and Telographs, Ludia, advises that: "The

and

Parcel Post Service to the Indian Civil Portal Agencies at Abul Khatib, Amara, Bagdad, Boura, Barta City: Fao. Kut, Naseriyah. Qulat Saleh, Suk-eth-Sharukh and Zubair in Mesopotamia is anspended

d that piece goods, haberdashery and similar article. exoept those intended for the personal use of the addresses.and not for sale, cannot be sent to those offices or to Abadan, Ahwaz or Mohm- marah by the letter post, and that such articles if received will not be delivered I and will be liable to confiscation."

Arrangements have been made for the transmission of parcels to the United "Kingdom via Canada. -

The rates of postage are as follows.com Parcel not over Sibs... 90 conte

7lba...$180 1liba... 2.70

Do.

Do.

No insurance can pe effected on parësia cent by this route,

↑ Temperjurs, in the shade, in degrees Fahrasbait.

the Humidity of air saturated with moss- tare being 100.

3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation

4 Diewetion of Wind, to two points. 5 Foros of Wind, socording to Besafurt Scale.

State of Weather, b blue sky, taobed cloud, d demling main, flos. z gloomy, h K, I lightning, o overcast, P. Ping showers, a squally, r rain, s mow, tshandar, ■ Timbility, w daw wat

METEOROLOGICAL.

Day On date On date. at gast á sun, at a gumi

29.77-23.76

Barometer Températurs Humidity

of t

23.77

84 78

$4

TZ 93

55

Wind Direction.

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OUTWARD MAILS:

3

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TO-MORROW.

Swato, Amoy and Formoes via Eselung

mist Sept, 9 Shanghai and Norib" China-1st Sept,

g'am

Salgop -lat Sap„„ 9 s.12.

Weihsiwei & Tiestain-ist Sept., 9am.

MONDAY, 2nd September. Bratow-2nd 'Bept, 5 p.."

TUESDAY, 3rd September. Bandake---3-d Sept, 11 min. Formons in Keelung, Shanghai, N. C., Canada, United States, Central 8. America, Euro- via Via- toria, B. C.--3rd Sept., Regis tration II.45 sm. Letters 12.30

Japan via Magarald-3rd Sept. 3 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, 4th September. Shangbai and North China-4th Sept

2 pan

THURSDAY, 5th September Bwwtow, Amoy and Foochow-5th Sept.

Shanghai and North Chinsmith Beyt

PRIDAY 6th Septembe

·

Force Weather Rain

20.09 0.00 - 0.02 Highest opqu'ile Tumpatanda on LAY pth 16 Joa

geth H.K. Observatory, Aug. 3), 1918.

T. 8. CLAXTON, Director,

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་

+

TIDE TABLE,

From 26th Aug to 1st Sept.

High Walm Rangkas Mass Timk

.

Low Water- Hongkong

VICTORIA

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THEATRE

AUGUST 29th, 30th and 31st, 1918,

THE LABYRINTH."

British Gazette, No. 460.

"LUKE'S HONEYMOON.

SUNDAY, September 1st. 1918,

THE LIGHT THAT FAILED."

ENGLISH FOR CHINESE.

Methods in Teachers' Collège.

Below are given some interest ing tacts called from s paper, entitled "English in the Govern mant Teachers' College at Nan king which was recently read

SUIT AGAINST

MR. BALFOUR.

Naval Officer's Lapse into Literature.

Mr. Balfour was the respondent

by Mr. Tsen Yib-esa before they in an appeal in the House of Lorde brought by Lieutenant English Teachers' Club.

The teaching force for English Commander H. M. Fraser.

The

time when Mr. Balfour was First Lord of the Admiralty.

in the Government Teachers Ppasi arces out of an action för damages for false imprisonment College at Nanking, during the rear 1917-1918, consisted of Mrs. C. D. Giauque, Mr. Francis Price,

In 1812 Mr. Frseer wrote a Mr. Q. G. Baby, Mr. Timothy N. Ling, and

paper on education, which he speaker..

forwarded three years afterwards Gisaqae resigned at the begin ning of 1918. and Mrs. William the Board of Invention and Basearch at the Admiraltya Later, B. Stewart took her place.

he was informed that he must go In the 'matier of entrance re quirements, the Collage calls for insanity," and he learned that to hospital "ander observation for high standard. Candidates for this was on account of his paper. the entrance examination must October 1915, the medical be regalar gradustes of middle board found him "nafit for schools, governmental or private service, owing to mental in They are examined in three subtability," and a month later Mr. jecta dictation, grammar, and Fraser received a letter from the composition. The examination in i dictation is to test the candidate's Admiralty conveying an order for bis retirement. This was ascelled, abilite in bearing. The ex-min-

bation bis refusal of an appoint ation in grammar is a test in thei inflexions! part of English gremment, the Admiralty retired him mar. Bales and their exceptions, again. hair-splitting paraing, and 60,00. Hamilton, the Second Bes Lord. Action was taken against Sir F. are not required. The examin This was unsuccessful, sad on Siz stion in composition is to test his Hamilton's death Mr. Fraser handwriting, panctuation, and began an action against Mr. Bal arrangement of his own thought four, but again the decision went Most of the candidates, though all

against him.

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of them are graduates of middle The appellant explained that in schools, are not well prepared bia paper he tried to show tact bat no one who gets less than 40 invention might be cultivated by into the College. In the leat ex bat apparently this was too mạch marks has any hope of coming suitable methods of education. amination, out of 220 candidates, for the Admiralty. only 35 were selected. Such a concluded his case when the He had not examination is indeed rigid. But bassing was adjourned.

in order to secure better resulte

the Collegs sannot do otherwise.

As to the teaching of English

work in the different departmente, chemistry, agriculture, mechani each teacher is independent cal arts, commerce, and physical within his own sphere of sotivity training. When concerted setion is necess In addition to the foregoing ery as in the master of text there is the English department booka, the decision is made proper, designed to train teachers by the teachers concerned of English for the middle schools subject to the approval of the of this and other province. With Dean of the College and the this object in view, we try to train head of the English department. our students thoroughly in the Different courses are evealy four sepects of the English langs distributed and frequently taken ange: speaking, understanding, in rotation by the teachers. For reading and writing. The abjects exampla, a teacher who takes up taught in this department are: letter writing in the English de phonetics, conversation, letter partment for one term teaches writing, grammar and idiom, literature in the commercial literature of the 19th, 18th, 17th department the next,and a teacher sad earlier centuries, rhetoric and who takes up English literature composition, practical forms of in the English department teaches writing, translation from English Converestion in the first year clase into Ohinese and from Chines of the Mechanical Arte Depart into English, history of Baglah ment. This plan, it is believed, literature, catrent literature, serves to counteract the weariness linguistics, and method of teash- brought upon teachers by con- ing Hours for instruction in the tinual repetition, and the conduct arst year are 21; in the ascond of an elementary course acts se a year, 20; in the third year, 24 tonio upon a teacher habituated As this is one of last year'e dow lo advanced courses departmenta, we have done the The speaker then proceeded to work only for the first year, Sach deal. with the course of studies abjsota as history of literatere, followed. In the Chinese depart linguistice, practical forms of ment English te taught for the writing, method of tesobing bays first two years and for varying not been tried; but the prospeo18 terms, from one year upwards in for this department are bright- the course of physics and N. C. Daily News.

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