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THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH.

"Turkish A.A

Westminster Turkish A. A. Cigarettes are made from the finest Turkish To- bacco leaf only, selected for its perfect blending qualities. They contain no other leaf. Connoisseurs will appre- ciate the significance of this fact,

MADE IN ENGLAND

TUESDAY, APRIL 5. 1921.

HOTELS.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

OPERATING:--

THE HONGKONG HOTEL, HOTEL MANSIONS,

THE REPULSE BAY HOTEL,

AND THE

HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE

J. H. TAGGART, Manager.

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE CORONET!

TO-NIGHT TILL THURSDAY:

PATHE'S BIG 1921 SUCCESS

"THE EMPIRE

OF DIAMONDS "

VANITY FAIR COMEDY, ̧

GAZETTE,

arettes

EXCHANGE.

Westminster Cyaralies Türkish Blend AA. Grado

(Opening Rate: closings Rate

Westminster Cigarettes Turkish Blend A.Ã Grade

WEATHER REPORT.

Westminster

Tobacco Co.Ltd. London

POST OFFICE.

Telegraphic communication April 54. 11 24m-Pressure with Gap Rock Lighthouse is has increased considerably at

interrupted. Weihaiwel, Changes since yester, day light at other porting stations.

Registered and Parcel Mails are An anticyclone has formed closed 15 minutes earlier than the over S. E. Mongolia.

time given below unless other. Moderate monsoon may be ex-wise stated, and where mails are pected along the southeast coast advertised to close at or before of China, and over the China 9 a.m. registered and parcel mails Sea.

are closed at 5 pm. on the pre- Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 | vious day. hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day.

INWARD MAILS.

an Page 1.

SELLING.

TIT

2416

Demand

2476

30 d/s

60 d's

4 m/a

2.5

T/T Shanghai

Nom

TT Singapore

1024

T/T Japan

9646

T/T India...

180

Dormand, India

T/T San Francisco)

4654

& New York.

TT Java

135

9.00 inch. Total since January Lst, 5.74 inches, against average of 6.67 inches,

Яп

IT Marks

Nom

FT Francs

G $3

Demand, Paris

Forecast.

1

BUYING.

4 m/s. L/C

4 m/s. D/P

6 m/s. L/C

2,636 2/64% 27

Itork

moderate; fair..

Apr

Melbourne

30 dls. Sydney and 28%

2 Formosa Channel

30d/s. San Francis-1

co & New York J

4 mie. Marks

4 m/s. Franes

4019

Nam. 7.25

N.E.winds, strong.

-OUTWARD MAILS.

To-morrow.

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,

District.

Shanghai--Per CHENAN, 6th

Apr. Shanghai-Per TEAN, 6th April. 7:b 1 Hongkong to Gap N.E.winds, Saigon-Per AMAZONE,

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION,

ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING, TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR,

LAUNCH · MEETS ALL STEAMERS

HOTEL

Tel. 373.

THE

500

Telegraphic Address: "VICTORIA "

J. WITOHELL,

Manager.

PEAK

FEET ABOVE

HOTEL.

SEA

LEVEL

15 VINUTES FROM LANDING STAGE.

UNLER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. BLAIR.

EUROPE HOTEL, SINGAPORE.

THE

UNDER NEW BRITISH MANAGEMENT,

PREMIER HOTEL. FINEST SITUATION.

EXCELLENT CUISINE.

ARTHUR E. ODELL.

Late Grand Hotel, Southcliffe, England aazet Roval Palace Hotel, London, W.)

KINGSCLERE HOTEL

MID-LEVEL

CRAIGIEBURN HOTEL THE PEAK KNUTSFORD HOTEL KOWLOON SACHSE, LENNOX & Co.. General Agents

Are resident Managers,

GRAND HOTEL DE PEKIN

Tel. Address: "GRAND HOTEL"

Peking.

PEKING, CHINA,

CODES:

A.B.C. 5th Edition; Bentleys & Liebers.

THE ONLY HOTEL DE LUXE IN THE FAR EAST.

Afternoon dansant, daily.

Bosutiful new steel and concrete fire proof building with six floors, 3 lifts; 200 rooms, each with private bath and city telephone; and a spacions roof garden overlooking the romantic Imperial Palace. the Legation Quater, the Rockefellor Institute, and the entire city:

Unexcel e cuisine, with French chef. specialty. Wines of the best districts of France.

Banquets a

Large playground for children in the park of the hotel, which is the healthiest location in the city.

THOS. COOK & SON, Headquarters, in the building. Motor has meets all trains.

TRADI

HONGKONG THEATRE

TO-NIGHT at 5.15, 7.15 and 9.15 p.m.

Goldwyn Presents

GERALDINE FABRAR

in

"THE STRONGER VOW"

A woman's way in the Apache haunts of Paris. In 7 parts.

NOTICE.

ISHI SHOJI KAISHA, LTD.

MITSUBISHI TRADING CO, LTD., CUAL, GENERAL IMPORTS AND

EXPORTS,

>OLE PROPRIETORS OF COAL MINES OF IAKASHIMA, OCHT, MUTABE, KISHIDAGE TOSHINOTANI, HOJO, NAMALUTA, SATO. SHINNEW. KAMADA KAMIYAMADA, BIDAI

and OTUBARI.

TO-DAY'S SHARE

QUOTATIONS.

Far Eastern

China Firea H. K. Fires

OFFICIAL PRICES,

Bank.

H.X. S. Bank b. East Asia

840

b.

117

Marine Insurances.

Cantone North China 11 Unions Yangtazes

8

455

t, 153

b. 276 sa. 277/80

1.

2514

b

1.20

Fire

Insurances.

b

120

b.

320

Shipping.

Douglases

15.

63

L. M. MAILLE,

Manager.

Agents for SAKITO COAL

HEAD OFFICE, TUKYO. BRANOHES AND REPRESENTA

KARATJU, TIVES: NAGASAKI, WAKAMATSU, MOJI, KURE, FOBE, NAGOYA, TSURUGA, OSAKA, YOKOHAMA, TOKYO, HAKODATE,

H.K,Steamboats b.

2616

indos (Pret)

b

26

Indo Def. Lon/Reg. b.

285

Indo Def. H.K. Reg, h. Shells.

270

8,

105/-

Ferries

11.

3634

Kefineries.

Sugare

b.

2342

Malabon

b.

55

MURORAN,

OTARU, VLADIVOS-

TOCK, PEZING, TIENTSIN, DAIREN,

Mining..

TSINGTAO, TSINANFU, HANKOW,

Kailans

b.

90-

SHANGHAI, HONGYONG, CANTON, Langkats MANILA, SINGAPORE, SOERABAYA,Shanghai Loans LONDON, PARIS, NEW YORK & S'hal Explorations) SEATTLE.

n

13.

Raubs

b:

75 ots.

Tronoha

B.

241-

Ural Caspians

b.

15/

Docks, Wharves, Godowns, &c

H.K. Wharves

b. 10216.8a.1037

K, Docks

b.

206

S'hai Dpoks

11.

141

N. Engineerings b.

2614

Lands, Hotels & Buildings.

b.

128

b.

*170

H,K. Lands

8.

177.

H'phreys Est.

1014

K'loon Lands

L. Reclamations s

120

West Points

b:

61

2 Cotton Miles,

Kwas

b.

365

Kung Yiks

b.

37

Lau Kung Mows b

Orientala.

146

119

Yangtazepoos

6 m/s. Francs......... 7.45 Demand,

Germany.

Demand, New York 465%

TE Bombay

Noni.

Demand, Bombay... 180

T/T Calcutta

Nom.

Demand, Calcutta

180

On Yokohama.

9614

Demand, Manila

105

Demand, Singapore. 10214

On faiphong

Nom

On Saigon

On Bangkok

Sovereign

8814 Nom. 8.10

Gold leaf por Tani... 51.40

Bank of England rates 7% New York/London ...

Bar Silver, ready... 33%

forward

......... 3214

3.9014

SUBSIDIARY COINS.

Ekong 50 ots. pieces

1/2

"

.5

1/2

15.3%

Canton subcoins Hongkong April 5, 1921.

LAUDER'S

LL

CHECKER."

par.

3 South coast of China between H.K. & Lamocks.

The same as No. 1.

The same as No. I.

4 South coast of)

China between> H.K. & Hainan.!

T. F. CLAXTON,-Director.

H.K..Observatory, April 5, 1921.

TIME SIGNALS,

The time ball on Kowloon Signal Hill is dropped daily at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., except on Satur- days when it is dropped at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., and on Sundays and Holidays when it is dropped at 10a.m. only.

Tourane-Per KWA WAH, 5

p.n). Japan-Per ANTILOCHUS, 11

a.no.

Shanghai & N.

China-Per

DUNERA, 8.30 a.m. Swalow, Shanghai and North China-Per WING SANG, 5 p.m. Hoihow and Haiphong--Fer

LOK SANG, 8 a.m. Shangbai, N. China, Japan,

Canada, U.S.A., C. & South Amorica & *Europe via! Vancouver Per TYNDAR- EUS, Reg. 1.45 p.m. Letters 2.30 p.m.

Thursday, 7th April. Shanghai. N. China & Japan

-Per AMAZONE, 1.30 p.m.

and Bangkok-Per CHUNSANG, 5 p.m. Swatow-Per HYDRANGEA,

The ball is hoisted half mast at the 55th minute and full mast at the 57th minute. Should the ball' fail to drop at the correct time, it will be lowered at five minutes | Swatow past the hour and the ordinary routine repeated at the following bour, if possible.

Should the time ball be out of p.m. order the a ove routine will be dis. carried out with the flag "Z", on dis. the storm signal mast.

Time signals are also given at night by means of threo white lamps mounted vertically on the Observatory wireless mast. From 8h. 56m. OB. to 9h. Oa. Os. p.m. lamps extinguished momentarily at the even seconds, except at the 2nd, 28th,, 50th. 52nd, and 54th of each minute.

Mr. D. Gilmour, an ex-check-the woigh man, who weighed the last piece of coal hewn by Sir Harry Lauder before he up gave colliery

Are

life, was the host at a luncheon The hours refer to Hongkong to Sir Harry at the House of Standard Time (8 hours of east Commons.

Greenwich),

3.30 p.m

Saigon-Per DERWENT, 5 pan.

DAI NIPPON BREWERY COMPANY LIMITED TOKYO, JAPAN. SPECIALLY BREWED FOR EXPORT.

SOLE AGENT,

MUTSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD.,

HANGKONG

Swalow, Straite and Bangkok

-Per HUPEH, 9 a.m. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow-

Por HAICHING, 11 a.m. Philippine Island-Per YUEN !

SANG. 2 p.m.

Saturday, 9th April.

5 p.m

Swatow Amoy & Takao-PerTientsin-Per CHEONGSHING, Shanghai & N. China-Por Amoy-Per TEAN, 9 a.m.

SOSHU M., 9 a.no.

Shanghai & N. China-Por

CHENAN, 11 a.m.

SUNNING, 11 am. Shanghai & North China, Japan.

Canada,

U.S.A. O. & S. America & *Europe via Vancouver-Por MONTEA- GLE. Reg. 9.45 a.m. Letters 10.30 a.m.

Straits

Friday, 8th April.

and Bangkok-Per VAN CLOON, 1 p.m. Fort Bayard, Hollow & Hai-

phong Per HANOI, 9 mm.

Sunday 10th April. 3watow, Amoy & Koolung-Per

·AMAKUSA M., 9 a.m.

Monday 11th April.

China and Shangbai, North

Japan-Por FOOKSANG; 11

{.11.

*Correspondence bearing vessel's

nance only,

METEOROLOGICAL.

Previous

Day

on date.

on date.

Cable Addrean:"IWASAKISAL."

CodeAl, A.B.C. 5TH ED., Western Union and Bentley.

AGENCY FOR THE MITSUBISH1, MARINE AND FIRE INSURANCE.

Co.

Centrala THE OSAKA MARINE & FIRE H.K. Hotels INSURANCE CO.

For Particulars Apply to:--

S. KOMURA, Manager.

No. 14, Pedder Street Hongkong.

TIDE TABLE.

4th to 10th April, 1921.

* High Water!

Hongkong

Mon. 4 m

Low Water Hongkong Mean 4ime

..

S'hai Cottons

Comenta

Miscellaneous.

Ba.

14%%

6. st

Do. Light - old b China Light new b. China Providents &. Dairy Farms Electrics H. K. Electrics Macno Hongkong Ropes 5 Hk. Tramways Peak Trams, old

114

10

1914

b.

n.

2412

244

Mean Time

tt, in. b. m

224 4.5 m 1 18 14 7 Atm B.x 1 to 4

7 50 m 1 5

5.911

147 2.2 54 m 2 18 8 0 61 2 68 7.

5.72 49 16 6.3 to

ta 8 17 1,8 3.398 11 m3 45 21 Water boats

Barometer Temperature... Humility

at 2 p.m. at ba.. at p.m. .29.98 30.00 29.99

70 68

50

57

m 8 Tue, 5 74

741 51 Wed. 6 m 8.2

Wind Direction

E.

Thur. 7 m 8.41

Wind Force Weather. Rain....

5

4

4

0

0.00 0,00

Of Fri. 0.00

Highost

air. open Temperature on the Lowest

Kir open Temperature on the

T. F. CLAXTON, Director.

H.K. Observatory, April 5.

8.58

5.1. 8 9: 6

3 6.0 Sat. 9 to 9 31 8.3 4th 71

Jun. 1m 1518,7 15.11 $4

5th 68

1 27 684 27 1.2

m4 13.

m morning, a afternoon

23

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