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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Me and Mrs C. Klinck returned to the Colony yesterday per sis. Tonyo Marn.
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 24 1909.
ORETAN TROUBLE
ENDED.
GREEK REPLY SATIS-
·FACTORY.
(Reuter's Service to the China. Mail.) LONDON, August 93.
er, the T.A. K. liners and the principal Common argues Collaboration between shipa of the NT1 (not to mention meteorological and wireless stations, the P. and O in the best fature) are all ashore and afont, would benet pari fitted with wireless apparatus, the way cation as well as meteorology, for the
Mr B Brotherton Harker returned to is fully prepared for immediate utile captain of a ship at an has a profound the Colony to-day par sa. Esimun from ation by the Colony of one of the most interest in forthcoming weather chan-Swatow
Among the passengers per the się Zafro wonderful inventions of the present age.ges. The receipt of various, meteorolo- But "our poverty not our will consents" gical data from a fer stations would was Mr G. Mott who returned to the to Hongkong lagging behind in the not always suffice, but the void would Colony yesterday after a holiday in the
Philippines. march of civilization, to the detriment be filled if the wireless stations on the
General Sir Ian Hamilton has the die of our meteorological service aux the cast should send out daily, at a tinguished honour of being the saly foreign great loss of the shipping. Hongkong determined bour, weather forecasts general invited to witness the grand PER MONTH. Observators is fairly well served no-oblarned from neighbouring meteorallitary maneuvres at Kramer Sulo next
LONDON, August 24. adars with telegraphic observations ologies, stations, for the benefit of all September. He will be the spreis) guost
of the Tsar.
Reiter's Constantinople correspondent from many points but there are still ships within the zones of influence of the
Mr Donnan: Fuller, organist of St.wires that the Turkish Cabinet, while gaps which should be filled if the wireless stations. In particular, effec Staff by to dis all that the maritime tive warnings of approaching storms John's Cathedral, Hongkong, opens the approving of the principle of the Greek population expect of it. These gaps might be given in this way. An atment new organ of the Cathedral of reply yesterday decided to further St. Mary and St. John, Manila, this week,appeal to the Powera with a view? to a to great extent could be bridged if empt in this direction has already with two recitals. During his stay there definite settlement of the Cretan regime, it were possible to receive from ships been made in Holland. The police he is the guest of Bishop Brent.
AT
Tuning and Regular
Attention Inclusive.
A Constantinople message states that ollowing the Council of Ministers on Saturday the Froes was officially in formed that the Greek reply to the Forte's Note was satisfactory.
IF
BALLOON.
Mr Winston Churchill has been invited TO THE NORTH POLE BY coming down the Formosa channel schooner of the North Sea fisheries crossing over from Formosa or Manila receives daily, while within the zone of by the German Esperes to attend the or coming up from the south, wireless the wireless station of Schevennigen, the military manoeuvres in Bavaria. He will messages 1 to 2 bongs ahead of weather forecasts of the meteorological have for a fullow guest Marshal Mahmoud
part in the deposition of the Saitan.
S. MOUTRIE & Co. their reaching Hongkong. Scientists in institute at Bilt. Whenever it is possi. Chefkes Pasha, who took nicht a leading
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Hongkong. April 16, 1907.
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BAD-START.
(Reater's Service, to the China Mail.). Lostos, August 23. Paris telegrams of July 29 state that
The Wellumn balloon started for the Captain Perthuis, who was wounded in the course of mi engagement, with pirates in North Pole and rapidly covered 39 Indo-China, has died of his wounds. The miles when, however, the machinery
losses were inflicted has been mined and steekado from behind which the French broke down... blown up by the French troops. Touty CONQUEST OF THE AIR. ave dead rebels were found in the rains, -
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UNIVERSITY COURAIN OF
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Tokio, August 23. The Science Department of the North Eastern Imperial University, at. Sendai, in contemplating a lecture, coursa `an airships next year.
«KOREAN CENTRAL
BANK.
(Independent News Agency's Service to the China Mail.)
Tow, August 23.
The first meeting of the inaugural committee of the Ecroon Central Bank was held this morning when a discm--
sion. upon the regulations was held.
ANGLO-JAPANESE
EXHIBITION.
(“Hodependent News Agency's" Service
to the China Ma2).
TOKYO, August 23, Korea will exhibit chiefly agricultural productions at the Angh-Japanese ex- Bibition.
NEW VICEROY OF CANTON.
Wah TY" Fo's "Service;)
EMANGHAT. August 28.
H. E. Yuan Shu-fan, the new Viceroy of Canton, who has almost recovered from his recent ülness, has reached Shanghai.
In the rather "bolated June issue of Secial Shanghai, the Hon. Mr E. A. reHoweth, of Hongkong, occupies the pince
(Beuter's Service to the China M-50.)
Tonds, August 20., some appreciative remarks are inade con-
The opening day of the great Aviation ceraing his services to Shanghai, and it is said that the Hongkow Park will ever be a week at Rheims was marred by wind monument of his foresight. His labours Hungra conservancy work are also not combling specaturs to witness the S. S. KUNG SAN NOT BURNT,
**Europe have not been slow to grasp theble, special storm warnings are also sent great potentialties of a service such as to the schooner, which transmits the we describe above. In a recent sue messages to the fishing boats by flag of Cases we rend that Dr. Puits, the signals. It may be expected that, as THE CITY OF PARIS, director of the meteorological observa the number and frequency of weather tory at Aix la Chapelle, visited the reports sent by vessels to meteorological United States in 1907 and, having bestations increase, the forecasts will be come convinced in Washington of the come more accurate and more valuable reliability of regular wireless communi- to the vessels which receive them.“ cation between vessels, instituted, in the Perhaps when Hongkong has course of his return voyage, experiments adjusted its licensing scherge, and every CHEAP SALE which demonstrated the feasibility of drop of spirituous liquor that enters transmitting weather indications from the colony pays its due toll to the local ship to ship in this way. The cost Treasury we shall find ourselves wirelegs stations which are most import-blessed with means that Sir FREDERICK ant for communication with vessels LOGARD will be able to set aside an forgotten." navigating the Atlantic Ocenu are those appropriation for a wireless installation of the English Channel, the west coast station. The s sooner that time comes the of Ireland and the castern shores of the better. United States and Canada. Several of these stations can make themselves un- derstood to a distance of 2,000 miles, so that vessels can receive intelligence from land during the entire, voyage across the Atlantic. The wireless transmitters on sbiphard, however, are much less powerful. Their raus of action sel
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NEWS OF THE DAY.
in connexion with the initiation of the
A DIVER'S DEATH.
A Chinese foreman diver met his death yesterday while engaged in operations at Taikoo Dockyard, Quarry Bay. He had descended into the water and was under fot. The Banduanas are playing to crowd- some time when by some means the ap- paratus went wrong, with the result that el homes in Manila:
Ingram street, Glasgow, has been devastated by fire, the damage amounting
to £250,000. N
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There are now one hundred Äunamites
the diver became suffocated.
ANOTHER NEW TERRITORY ROBBERY.
Au unemployed cook has reported to the
Fand rain.
Towards evening the wind dropped,
unprecedented sight of nine aeroplanes. racing simultanecusly.
The honours went to M. Le Febre, who on à Wright biplane, created the best achievement in speed, stability and dirigibility.
A FALSE RUMOUR.
(Wak Tas Fot Pola Service.)
SHANGHAI," August 26. The rumour that the. C. M. S. N. Co's steamer Kurg Saa had been barat to the water's edge near Wahu is DOW reported to be untrue. It appears that NAVAL EXPLOSION AT some hotises caught fire near to where
WEIHAIWEI.
TER KING'S SYMPATHY.
(Reiter's Sevice in the China Mbuy Leps August 24. His Majesty the King, wiring from Taipo road, about seven miles out, he was pounced upon by three robbers who bound Marienbad, bas gotified the Admiralty him up and demanded money from him, that be greatly regrets the boiler.
lom exceeds 500 mil, and they cannot serving as polica contables in the French police that while he was walking on the
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concession
nt Shanghai.
New Press. regalationis, giving greater Giberty of action, are expected to be issued
i Peking shortly,
send messages directly to land from greater distance than this
During the summer of 1908 Dr. Pou made an 'experimental voyage across the Atlantip and back, on the Hamburg steamer Kaiserin August Victoria. Hehalarmnged with several steamship companies to take part in the
The Waiwopo na telegraphed to the experiments, and from their vessels be different provincial governments instructing received 20 wireless messages on the them strictly to forbid any foreign mer
Cannot the Government do something towards reducing the luxuriant crop of herbage nor impeding traffic is so many of the thoroughfares of Kowloon?
the steamer was poored, and their des truction gave rise to the rumour that the sleamer was barat.
A NEW APPOINTMENT.
(Wah Te Tai Po's Service).
Pezisc, August 23.
It is said that Lu Kaiwan, Director.
He told them he only possessed a dollar disaster which occurred on H. M. S. General of the Tientsin-Pukau Railway,
and his story is that the man then took
this from him and tied him to a tree wheretter at Welbaiwei on the 18th inst. will be appointed Vice-President of the he remained for over two hours, eventually causing two deaths and injuries to two Board of Communications. attracting the attention of passer by pho other wenmen. The accident was canseri released him.
SPORTING,
Polo.
—
hy the bursting of a boiler tube.
outward and 19 on the return passage./chant establishing navigation outside the last week by seven goals to two. Shanghai Nagatoni Tsogoro, at. Sakabe, Sakuma )
In addition, the Aix la Chapelle obser-
limits of Treaty ports.
Shanghai beat a polo team from Tsingtau were of course playing on their own ground. County Cricket.
MANCHURIAN COAL,
MINES.
It is reported from Shidzucks that a great fire broke out at about one o'clock
(Wah To: Yat Po's Service.} on Saturday afternoon, August 7 in a
·PERING, August 23: chimney of the house belonging to Mr
The Board of Foreign Affairs has Prefecture. Fanned by a wind, the fire depated Chan Rok-ki, a son of Chan soen had a strong bold, and, despite the
Fu, a former Viceroy of Canton, to valory went him, ria, the wireless station
efforts of firemen and villagers, about 130| Eight people were killed and forty
In the matches played on August 16. 17 houses were destroyed before the fire was proceed to Manchuria to inspect, and Clifden, Ireland, daily reports of injured by a railway collision at Colerade
Springs in the first week of August. Fournud 18, says the .. Dudy Neos, Wargot under control at about 4 o'clock. The report upon the coalmines of the meteorological observations made on the hundred passengers who were panic-strickenwickshire beat Northampton by 58 rums: English and French coasts. The trans-stampeded through clouds of steam. mission was perfectly successful up to
.
Chinese in Kiukiang and their agents
Kent defeated Surreynt the Oval by nine wickets and Lancashire beat Derbyshire at Chesterfield by 150 runs. The matches between Gloucestershire and the Austra linn at Cheltenham, Somersetshire, and
rasch factory of the Maji Paper Mill province. Company was'nt cae time threatened by the fire, but escaped with the loss of a
great pile of fire-wood. As there were only.
Three Chinanien attired in long rhes,
the end of the fourth day of the outward in Shanghai are talking of boycotiuga Chunon. Leicestershire and four hundred houses in the village, one third and described as bookers, were, at the Voyago, when thej ship was about 2.000 British steamers trading between these Sussex at Teicester, and Yorkshire and of it was destroyed. Among the buildings Magistracy to-day, formally charged with
parts in consequence of the recent man- Middlesex at Leeds, were drawn, owing to slaughter proceedings terminating in the wet weather. acquittal of the foreign police officer.
miles from the Irish coast. The mes anges, which were in cipher, were trans
9.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni-mitted without a single error. When
tare, at No. 3, Blae Baildings (5rst floor).
5 p.m.-Military Gun Practice." " Goods per Prins Waldemar undelivered
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SATURDAY, 'August 28:-
2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Barni iure at No. S, Gomes Villas, Kowloon 8 p.m.-Bozing at City Ball Goods per Mongolia undelivered at noon
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DONT IGNORE SLIGHT INJURIES.
The Batavik Electric Tramway Co. has issued its report for 1908, during which
of the American stations, it received mittee in Londos propose a tablet in the Kent (2).......
ON'T negles: giving every cut, wound period there was a great increase of traffic 57.14 pumpt attention. Blood owing to the laying if side lines tapping daily reports from the Weather Bureau crypt of it. Pan's Cathedral and the in Yorkshire (1).....
vestment of the remainder of the funds on Lancashire (7)
33.33 poison may appear and an ugly scar or even populous sections of the city. The takings 20.00 the loss of a limb rosult. Chamberlain a exceeded the outlay by 43,000 guilders. Bas at Washington. These reports were behalf of the Asiatic strangers' home in Sex (
Surrey (3) ... 95 19-
216.60 Pain Balm is an antisepon, heals the wound and fast and second class senis, there is a transmitted more rapidly than those which Sir W. Curzon Wyllie was greatly Worcestershire(6) 178
Northampton(15) 1788 1.000.000r sale by all chemists and storekeepera, apecial class for natives only
rapidly and all dancer la avoided by ita sine. Hampshire (9)... 19 6.0 76 from Aix la Chapelle, but they were
Middlesex (4) 18 491-11.11 Somersetshire(16, 134 54-1-11.11
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Leicestershire(13) 17 Derbyshire (14) 19 2134-11-73,33 Gloucestershire(10)19 1.12 6-11-84,01 Figures in brackets denota positions held ab the close of last season: S
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Goods per Slesio andelivered after this orological observations made on the ahi
were sent out daily by wireless, for transmission to Aix la Chupele. Dur ing the first two days of the westward voyage these mesanges were received HONGKONG, TUENDAT, AUGUST 26, 1909, cirectly by the wireless stations on the English Channel. Afterward, the
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WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY AND messages were transmitted indirectly
METEOROLOGY,
through vessels nearer shore. This sys- tem was employed until the ship was in mid-ocean, and the transmission of the mesinges to Aix occupied two full days a place as Hongkong, with its co- The messages sent directly on the return
13 hours ormous shipping interests, it is a trip reached Aix in lbs than
Consign the paramount jumportance of scurte weather forecasting in such
The former doclares a dividend of 15 per ont aud carries forward austantial suis to various reserves besides Y112,637.681 to next secount; the latter distributes a divi- dend of 20 per cunt and increases its re-
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The silk shipped per the R.M.8. Em- Prass of India hiob left Hongkong on the 24th July and Yokoham on the 2nd August, arrived in New Task on Sunday the 22nd August, the making a transit of 29 days from Hongkong and 90 days imm. Tokoh ma
We are requested to state that the Superintendent of the Botanical and Fore try Department is prepared to undertake the clearing of superfluous brushwood from Crown land in the close vicinity of dwelling houses with the object of rotuning the harbourage for mosquitoes, which, such
end is Ictiowa to afford. This rate beng and his nephew Ng Kow, arising out charred will be 60 cents per 1,000 square of social squabble, twenty Chines belonging to the Gee Hock Tong and
foot paid in advases by the applicant.
As a result of a fight between Ng Si-
the Ban Shang Toog were summarily de
departed men declare they had nothing to
7.15 to 9 and 8.15 to 11.15 p. thousand pities that the Government is one of them in one hour and forty The Self Government Society of Cported from Manila without trial. The son is again on the warpathThe member do with the fight. Many of them hay!. hot in a position to establish a wireless minutes. Daily weather charts were hire expressing, indignation hornse they been umiciled in the Philippines for thirty telegraph station in the Colony. The drawn from the reports received from bave heard that the British and Portuguese Tamar is litted up to receive and land in combination with observations Ministers in Paking have made repza
tatión concerning their wanton inter traxemit wireless messages, but culy for. made on hoard, A German commune in matters which do int concern the use and in the service of the Royal sion has since been
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