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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONILAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1918

POST OFFICE.

WEATHER RKPORT.

BARRIBAL

ER

OIL

COMMANDER Finest Virginia Cigarettes

Westminster

Tober

Co.

London.

GIRL PAINTINGS

FREE.

Telegraphic? Commun'cation--with Wagisa Lighthouse in faterrupted.

September 16d. 12h. 22m-No returns from Japan and Vladivostock. Prewire The parcel post service to Cuba is bas incrested slightly at Bhanghai, suspended.

Maria and Guam, and decreased slightly elsewhere; a shallow depression covera the Gulf of Tongking.

On and after May lat 1818, Imperial" Postal Order will be cashed in India at the rat of 1/6 to the ropes.

The Services to Germany, Austria, Bul- gazia and the · Ottoman Empire are suspended.

No auiffcial lotio addressed to Abadan. Abwax or Mohammorsh in the "Persian Gulf may exceed sight ounces in {weight.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours anding at 10 am, to-day, 4.80 lates Total since January Is 81.16 inc m against an average of 71.35 inches.

FORECAST FOR THE 14 HOURSTM ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,

Torasası. “

The Farvel Post Service to the Fortu- guute Colonies in West Africa and to Spanish Office in Morocco (except for Raging to Gap Book}moderate; Prismem-of-War) is suspended.

E & SE iwio du,

cloudy,

rain.

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Correspondance addressed to enemy subjects in China. Sizm, Siberia and | Portugums Bäst Africa, Persia and Mor-

ošću canuet le transmitted

Formosa Channel'

¿The. Jami

as No.1

For a limited time only anyone

Commander returning 5 empty cigarette tins to the WESTMINS TER TOBACCO CO., LTD., 18, Bank Buildings, Hongkong, will receive free of all cost one of the famous Barribal Girl paintings re- produced in Oils, Stretched on. Canvas and Mounted on a Wooden frame.

British-American Tobacco Co.,

Limited.

AGENTS FOR"

Westminster Tobacco Co.,

Limited.

LONDON.

"COMMANDER SUPER-SIZE CIGARETTES ARE

STOCKED BY ALL HIGH CLASS TOBACCONISTS

Tai Advertisement I

NO DANGER OF SUGAR FAMINE..

bec

by Westminster Tobacco Co. Ltd.

THE CHINA BORNEO COMPANY LIMITED.

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NOTICE is hereby given that 8 Extraordinary General Meeting of The China Borneo

S. Food Administration Gives Company Limited. will be beld

'eližite Assurances.

at the office of Messrs Gibb, Livington and Company, St. George's Building, Victoria, Horgang, the registered office Washington, July 8-Definite of the above named Company on hearancea that there is no dan-TUESDAY the 1st day of Octo

ber 1918, at 11.30 o'clock in the

ger of a ezgür famine were given forenoon, when the subjoined by the Food Administration Resolution which was passed at to day, and the food situation the Extraordinary General Gen- ers Meeting of the 'Company generally was declared to be held on the 13th day of Septem- better than st any time sincaber, 1918, will be submitted for Americana, undertook the feeding solution:

confirmation as a Special Re-

of the Allied world.

The American pablio, however, will be expected to observe olosely the new regulatione limiting the household per- capita consumption of sugar, to three pounds monthly, and to continue, all other conservation mesaures, at least in part. What ever saving other than is provided for in the regulations may become necessary to remove all danger of famine, will be done by manufacturers,

That the new, Articles already approved by this Meeting and for the purpose of identification thereof sub- "scribed by the Chairman thereof be and the same "are hereby approved and that such Articles be and they are hereby adopted as "the Articles of the Com- pany to the exclusion of "and in substitution for sil the existing, Articles there.

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" of." A copy of the new Articles referred to may be inspected by any Ehareholder" of the said at the Company's

It was pointed oat to-day Company regarding the wheat situation Offices in Hongkong, or at the that, even with the prospect of a Offices of Messrs. Johnson, 990,000,000 bushel wheat crop, Stokes & Master, (the Company's there can be little, if any, Solicitors) at Prince's Building, lessening of present conservation Victoria, aforesaid, on any week- mentares. A researing wheat day between the hours of 10 A.M. reserva must be bailt ap

Dated this 13th day of Septem bere Bad: abroad, cfficials ber. 1618. declare, and maintained against GIEB, LIVINGSTÓN & CÓ..

Agents.

a possible short crop next year. The new wheat barveat now com. ingin, it was asid, finds the available supply of last year'sj crop very low. That wheatleen and meatless restrictions will be removed entirely was declared at the Food Administration as high. ly improbable while the war lasts, Now that the short market in meat buying bes come to an end, and reserva stocks of

pork have been thers may

isted

and 4 P.M.

MARTIN'S

APIOL &STEEL

PILLS

B & French Magnetz taratitPOMPKINSĒTIES,

••. Starba'a 15km in the honas setiskon de Erst STOS HÍ My Lemesingly of 128 ETAMEN

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MARTIN'S

NIPPON BRE

NOTICES.

ASAH! BEER,

ASAHI BEER

GRAND PRIZE

ASAH!

BEER

SAHI

LAGER-BEER

SPECIALLY BREWED

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EXPORT

COMPANY

BOLA

TOKYO, JAPAN

Milsúl Bussan ́Käisha-

Eslog homa 200, A ZAL

MASSAGE HALL

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

(DUBDELL:STELLT.

AKAYE

MES MORITA

MASSEURS

Parcals for Greece cannot be accepted, for transmisian uniem accompanied by a special permit issued by the British Minister at Athens...

Cinsured parcels for the United Kingdom will in future be forwarded from Hongkong in bags and the Public are therefore advised to pack such parcels very carefully.

Letters franked at the 4 cents rate addressed to Yunaafu and Menges and other places in the Province of Yunnan should be superscribed with the words "For delivary by the Chinese Post Office."

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Until further notice parcels for civil addremes in the provincas of Udine, Vicenza. - Trevise, Padua, Venice and Belluno in italy will not be accepted for transmission unless posted under the British War Office Permit:

|3 South coast of China de-Į The sare

tween H.K. and Lainooka) as No. 3.

4 Bonth coast of Laina her? The mua

tween FL, and Hainan as No. 1.

ENTERTAINMENTS

VICTORIA THEATRE.

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September 16th, 17th & 18th. 9.15 [p.m. PERFORMANCE

MORANGO "

Quick change Artist & Speciality Dancer.

"AMBITION"

Featuring Ruth Roland

of RED CIRCLE" Fame.

Selected Comics.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

China Coast Meteorological Registe GEO. P. LAMMERT.

Bration.

Voatosk Nemuro Hakodate

K'agiza

Tokio Kochi The Parcel Post Services to British Eastch 'Africa and Egypt (except for momden zoal

Nagamak! of the Expeditionary Forces), and to Abyminis, Bagdad, Erithrea, French Somali Coast, Italian Somaliland, Porto-shi'iims ganas East Africa, Zanzibar and Russia have been suspended.

Borin Is.

المقالة

Saba

"Sept. 16, a.m.

·Wia da

Hour..

Barometer,

Temparature.

Humidity,

D'ilob.

Ford®.

Weather.

Waalwal 61 29.33 65 63 w1w (b

Ishang

The charge for

customs duty on type samples of un manufactured tobacco not exceeding 6 oz. in gross weight, and ong samples of spirits (except pe fumed spirits) not exceeding 13 oza, in arosa

increased to

Fundr

weight imported into the United King Sharp P. dom by post has now | 25/6d and 15/14 rousseffect.

The importation ky pork into Japan of foreign rice, ezcert such as may be imported by the Ministar of Agriculture and Commerce and the persoas designated by him, is prohibited.

This prohibitios_js at Spplicable to rice imported into Taiwan (Formosa) and Karabito (Japanese Saghalion.)

From the 1st May 1918 there will be three General defeweries daily from the District Post Offices except on Sunday and Holiday when there will bevoná delivery only.

The tours of delivery will be as follows:Wear daya 9am. 1 p.m. and

Sp

Sundays and Holidays nood

The importation into the Common- wealth of Austrália of tea, other than that grown or produced in British Postes- sions is prohibted, nalazs the consent in writing of the Commonwealth Minister for Trade and Customs had been first obtained.

Information has been received from the Director General of Posts and Telegraphs Tekio, that on and after In April 1918, the Post Office of Japan will collect a demurraga charge from, the addresses of parceli on which Customs duties or inland saxas are imposed in Japan, not withdrawn from the Fort Office within 20 days from the date of the notice of their arrival to be sent to the addressees.

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Registered and Parcel Mail closs 15. minutos earlier thadthe time given below, sinless otherwise stated.

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In the care of Mails elesing befare 9 Regis ration closes at 5 o'c ock on the previona evening

OUTWARD MAILS.

TO-MORROW.

Saigon -17th Sep 9.m Batow-17th Sept, 11 am.

Straits & Bangkok-17th Sept.,,11 a.m. |Balgoa-17th Sept., 10 am

WEDNESDAY.. 18th September, -Sándakav,--Australia-&-New-Zialand— 18th Sept., Bevistration 845 a.m. Letters 10,30 a.m.

Amoy Swatow Caihoku

29.90 66 98 *** 29.89 74 76 m -

29.81 78 78 =

29.85 73 100 a

I b 10 20 10

5 29.87 64 96

29.37

29.36

Loshun

29.85

29.86

Canton

6

29.78

kong

*9.78

Jay Rook

29.77

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29.74 81 75

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29.71 79 98 De 29.16 81 saw 2 b 29.87 72 www b

29.8477 94 sw

fourana

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Apart

6 29.80 73.94

Dagupan

Manila

Legapl

Lacloban ilotio

Surigao Guam

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29.82 27 91 wow 2 o 29.82 77 82 Do 29.5 19 39 ww Zof

£20 29.85

6 99.53 TS 91

10 2 b

C. W. JEFFRIES,-Chief Assistant. Hongkong Observatory, Sept. 16, 1918. -1 Baromater, reduced to 32 degrana Fahrenheit on the level of the awx in in- ches, tenths, and hundredths.

Fahrenheit.

? Temperature, in the shade, in degrees

3 Humidity, to percentage of saturation the Humidity of air saturated with mois ture being 100.

& Direction of Wind, to two points "5 Force of Wind,'assording to Botafort

- Soulu. ·

State of Weather, b bite sky, o da- tached 'aload, d drizzling, zxia, ffog, E gloomy, hi hati, 1 iightning, o overcast, passing showera, q aqually, z rain, s Know, s thunder, visiblity, w daw WEL

METEOROLOGICAL.

Temperature.

Swatow, Amoy & Formosa via Keelung

-18th opt, 11 am..

Humidity THURSDAY, 19th September. Wind Direction

Philippine In'and & Ferrows via Keelung -19th Sept. Registration 8.45 a. Letters 9.30 s.us. Biralls, Bangkok, Ceylon, B /mbay, Aden,

ExTpt » Ea'ops via Suez- 19th Sept. Registration 9.15 sm. I etters 10a.m.

The Parcel Mat!" will be, cloud co Wednesday 18th Ɛépt., at 5 p.m. Japin via Nagasaki. Honolulu, Canada. United Stater,- Central and Boath America and Exrops via

·San Francisc-19th Set Bo glamation P.45 a.m. Letteri 10.58 sim

Shanghai and North China-19th Sept.

13 pun, s FRIDAY, 20th September. Bwatow, Amoy and Formoss via Keelung -10th set li a.m.

Philippine Islanda-2 th Sept. 2 p.m. | SATURDAY, 21st September.

Shanghai and North China-21st Sept.

Previous

Day Ou čase On date.

21.74 72

Barometer 29.81 29.78 82 77 70

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Weather Bafa

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0,10 0.00

Highest open sär Tempotashin au thự

137 25th $5 16th 75

EL Observatory, Sept. 17, 1918,

T. F. CLAXTON, Director,

TIDE TABLE,

From 16th Sept to 22nd Sept.

Mon.

TEIL

MONDAY. 23rd Beptember. Philippine Island, Japan via Mol', Canada, wal

Waited States, Central & South

· America ♣ Eumps vis Victoria, zauzi B.0-23rd Bapt, Best pilon A 11345 s.m: Ležtara 12,59 pm.

TUESDAY, 24th September.

High Wai

Hongkong Mana Tige

Hongkong

AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER AND SURVEYOR.

PUBLIC AUCTION

of

SPORTING GUNS." The Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Public Auction,

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THURSDAY,

the 19th Sept., 1918. commencing at 11 am. at bis Sales Rooms,

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Duddell Street,

2 12-bora Midland Gun Co's Double Barrel Hammerless

HOARDERS OF GOLD.

Prejudices of a Remote Fisher-Folk.

St. John's, Newfoundland, July 15.-Newfoundland is a country with a carious record in the matter of its money. Until about twenty-five years ago it had s profound faith in the banka and acob like institutions, but then | Came a commercial disaster which destroyed the two local banka that enjoyed, between them; the control of the whole commeros and finance of the country, and this brought disaster to virtually Yery home around the shores of the island, Bince then it has besa extremely difficult to induce the mass of the fähermen to retsin banknotes any longer than is sufficient for converting the paper isto gold.

"After the collapse of the local banks, certein Osundian banking

Gurs (with leather case.) institutions eetablished them

2 16-bore Midland Gun Co's aelves in the island and took over Double Barrel Hammerless the work of meeting its financial Guns (with leather case) reqirements, and since then these... 220-bere Midland Gun Co's buke bave paid out some Double Barrel Hammerless $2,000,000 in world over their Guns (with leather case.). countera which bas never

12 12-Bore. Stevens Double come back. This is hoarded

in Barrel Hammerless Guns, the fishing hamlets all

Parkers

9 16-bore Stevens Doubla (over the country. In the same Barrel Hammerless Guss.sy the Government has imported 1 12-bore

Double daring sbat period, about Barrel Hammerless Gun. $3,000,000 in silver for the 1 Greener 310 Rifle suitable ordinary currency requirements for game or target, fitted of the colony's trade; which has with geep and vernier eights. been absorbed, in the same way. N.B.-With two exceptions the above are brand new.

On view now. Terms

Cash on delivery." GEO: P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

THE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Public Auction]

ON

WEDNESDAY,

the 6th October, 1918, commen- cing at 11 am. at his Seles Room. Duddell Street, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE.

Cylinders 20 3214 53′′ Stroke 36

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The most surprising stories are - told with referenos to these. boards. In some osses gold is packed in lobster time; « tes caddies, baking-powder tine, and similar receptacles, and then soldered up and baried or secre ted in places known to no pus but the owner, with the result that not infira gently the latter, through sudden death or some other such case, is unable to transmit the information as to its whereabouts to his heirs, and the money is lost entirely. It is only in cases where the owners of these boards engage in the purchase of fishing vessels or other property. that the possession of this wealth is revealed, then the party making the sale is overwhelmed by Ajods: of coin..

Ia. other casse the owners. Two BOILERS (built "about

of these boards. of gold and 1911) 13 10

silver

have by no meana together with shaft and propeller each good fortune. Osses have

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been known where homes have Sundry gear such as steam hɛea: harned and the poin winches, cables and anchors etc. melted in such a way that little, N.B. The above bave been if any, has been recovered. In the salved from the ss. Hongkong same way men have carried large and will be conveyed to ong sums of money on board their kone at an early date. There fahing vessels, and have lost the will be no restrictions as to érport from Hongkong..

esme by the sinking of these.

For further particulars and crafts or by their running aground permait to view.-Apply to along the rooky seaboard. Cari- ously enough, little, if any, has „been stolen. A

GEO. P. LAMMERT.

Auctioneer,

HIMROD'S

Divos Instant Re$71:2 "No" méter" "what your zegt zinay DEZANA MAY DA BI dag kan abatier ASTEMKYKINFLUENZA, MASAL GATARUM, OP "ORDINARY SDURE: sayos will Lad în tide kissin'S

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CURE FOR ASTHMA

Estimates vary ssto the suonat of money, that is hoarded in Newfoundland, but those who have studied the question" are confident that probably not lose than $5,000,000 is lying like the baried talent of the Boripture, earning nothing for anybody.

Former

cresting Appointment. Mr. William- Brown Caban Minister to Ohi been appointed special envoy Japan mythe Japan AdverELLOF: He is a consin of the presse President of Caba