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THE CHINA MAIL.
The displacement and the height ta rises after striking vertical face, would indicate that the record given by the dynamometer is
S NEWS OF THE DAY.
A man, was stablied yesterday at Hung Hom by an equaintance and was removed
to the Government Civil Hospital.
HONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.
The Annual Meeting.
presiding over a gathering of about ninety members.
To Drewber alus irolas stations,The annual meeting of the Hongkong less than the actual force exerted. towering the while coast of Chile, will be St. Andrew's Society was held land evening The displacement of beary bodiespeed for the ass of the public and war the City Hall, the Hour Mr G. B. Ros by a wave in well illustrated during | gution. every severe storm by the washing away of a portion of a sea-wall and promenade on some part of our coast, or by other damage done. During the construction of the Parade Extension Works at Bridling-hich left here on the 24th August, arson, magar of the Chartered Bank,
ton, for example, 'a number of blocks of stone, each weighing from 3 to tons, were washed out of position and carried several yards away. This pocurred during a severe north-wester- ly gale. During a-storm at Wick huge blocks of concrete, weighing 1550 and 4500 tons respectively, were displaced. This seems scarcely credible, and doubt has been raised as to whether this movement was due entirely to wave action; it would seem to be within the bounds of possibility, however, when we con-
Mr and Mrs Lambert and family desiresider that in 1894, during a storm,
ito express their deep gratitude for the
The Chairmen gave a brief account. of the schivities and progress of the society during the year, a summary of which has already bear pablished, which had been- mocistul period.
EMS. Prometheus, commander H. Luxmoor, arrived at Singapore front Honkong on the morning of 18th Sept, homeward bound.
The silk en R. M.S. Empress of India.
ved at Now-York on Sunday, the Stad September, at 3 p.m.
The report and accounts were adopted. Proposing the election of Mr W. Disk
president for the year, the Chairman said he bad knows him in both South and | North China, and felt sure that he would
BRID
TYPHOON WARNING:
The following bolagenen wan ZOCULTOd'a the "Ameiloso. QuuendatesGrecserah at 9.45 Bo-slay a
Hania, September 27, 1912 Cyclone or Typhoca Ext of Enige this 300 las distant moving WN.
for N.W
A friendly match will take pisco. "to- morrow between the Stat and Depart menfe and Civil Service on the Civil Service Ground. The following teamtre present Civil ServiceMeri Witchell, Car, Spurge, Tarrant, Bacon, McLeod. Sara, Hekay, Lindsell, Wood and Dam
Kowloon: CO
In this issue Messrs Wing Fat be a worthy suocemar to thom who had Cheong are advertising the opening of preceded him in the offoe. Mr Sinclair a new business sa. Tallory, Outition, Se, seconded, and, having boen, zuanimonsly at No. 94 Des Voeux Rold,
elastad, Mr Dickson briefly thanked the
The anomal meeting of the membera members.
The Hon. Mr. J. W. C. Bonusrah the Club Parilion. There wat
Kowloon Cricket Club man köld, list night alected vice-president. Offer appointments attendance, and De Forsyth, the Presidious, were Mr. A. B Pollock, of the Chartered occupied the Chair
Adrst instalment of the Board of Trade Inquiry into the circumstances garding the loss of E.M.S. Waterwitch will be found on pages and S.
G
Telegraphic communication with Tukio and Yokohama is again, normal, but some welay in transmission may still be expected owing to congestion of the traffic.
Baak, to the ndom ul sacretary, and Mr G. M. Dalgety as treasures,
It was decided to celebrate St. Andrew's Day by the bolding of the customary ball, Mr Sutherland brought forward the question of the subscription to this function. The object of the society, he said, should
The Chairman, in proposing the adop ¦tion of the report and accounta, datoril
the report is satisfactory on the whole, and commented in the progres made, in the golf section, announcing that he woul offer a price for the handicap championship of the alub. He also alluded to the
The total output of the Kailan Min-be to range the ball on lines which would children's sports held on New Year's Day,
wympathy shown on the lows of their young-a large portion of the break-watering Administration's mines for the week make it posible tơ éx, such a subscription and suggested that the sporta should be est daughter, for the numerous tokens of at the Bilbao harbour, estimated to ending September 14 amounted to 27,851 that all the members would be able to nada a public erint and not undertakan 1
tons and the sales during the period to attend, and it seemed to him that the the Kewicon Cricket Club alone. He had 97,318 tona.
e-teem and affection received. They also
Vlako
MEMOS, FOR TO-MORKOW. Noou-China Light and Power Co.
Meeting..
Garrison Children's Concert.
9.15 p.m.-Performance at Theatre Royal
in aid of Cathedral Organ Fund,
General Memoranda.
1)
SUNDAT, Sept. 29:-
9 &.m.-Excursion to Macao.
this opportunity of thanking the wave action. The old Beaconsfield 1 octurs, Sisters, Nurses and officials of the sea-wall at Bridlington was entirely Government Civil Hospital, for the untir- ⚫ing attention and loving kindness shown to demolished by a storm, or series of
the doccased.
storms, which occurred about eighteen years ago, and huge pieces of the wall of concrete and brick, weighing 20 tons, or more, are now to be seen upon the foreshora. Daring the storm which occurred in November, 1911, nach damage was done by the sea at Heysham, large pieces of the sea-wall being washed away. Other examples might be given, but these will doubt- less soffice to show that the force inflicated by dynamometers is really 3 p.m.-Sale of rown Land at P.W.D. 5.15 p.m.-Hongkong Cricket Club An-less than the force actually exerted.
nual Meeting
It should also be noted that ware strikta u body, its action is co- timus as long as the wave lasts, and not momentary, as when à solid strikes a solid. It is this continuity of impact that causes the damage air Thomas Stevenson puts it in a simple way when be likens it to "a continuous succession of cannonballs falling on the body."
MONDAY, September 30:-
Entries close for China Mail' Harbour-
Race
TUESDAY, October 1-
5.30 p.m.Hongkong Hockey Club An
nual Meeting.
WEDNESDAY, October 2;-
3 p.m. Baxter Schools Annual Salo of
Work in City Hall Swimming Race across the Hatboice for Prizes presented by the China Mail. 5.30 p.m. Hongkong Football Club An
nual Meeting.
SATURDAY, October 5!--
Fifth Gymkhana Mesting. 12.30p.m.-Hongkong Jockey Club Half
Jearly Meeting.
Op.r.--Banking Concert at Manonic
Ulah, Kowloon.
FEDAT, "October 7:-
NEWS OF THE DAY.
h
A
by
sant high subscription would sooner or lator have to be considered?- Ee mentioned poticed that is previous years two-thirds Amongst anticipated movements of that according to the socounts at the last of the children came from Bongtong, and military ofwars we note that Captain. I B. ballar amount of about $350 was spent on he did not think that Kowloon should bears F. Currie, R.GA has been transferred champagne out of a total expenditure of the whole of the burden,
It was state Mr Jaffries seconded, and the report laiter had been from No. 39, (8) Co. R.G.A., to No. 832,000. He thought there wars, many
members of the society who were not parti- was adopted.... Co., Hongkong.
pazla of, the four above the enlarly desirous of having champagne-at the Dr. Forsyth was re-elected president, Mrtaining a complai bail, and suggested that it might be well P. R. Wolft, vice-president; Me A able to got water. to have champagne cup, or some other less Brawn, secretary: Mr G., W. Jeffrier, magistrate that bo expense abatitate, By this means atronsurae; Mr W. L. Wmmer, caplain **A**- the tenants stating
ling of about $450 might be affected, team; Mr K. Melaku, rice-captain- Hr been short at jenter. and by reducing the items on the menu at D. J. Mckenzie, captain second eleven: joured, the upper a further economy of about and committee Mears Corwen, Head 8200 could be made. This ha considered
The vital statistics of England and Wales for the year 1911 show a birth rate of paly 24.4 por 1,000, which is 2.8 below the average for the last ten years. The death-rate is 14.5 per 1,000.
:
A telegram from the Hague, dated the 8th instant, to the Dell Courant, states that the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company have begun to compete with the Standardation. Oil Company in the sale of lamp oil in
America.
Bunday is to be kept in Hongkong as won as in Canton and other places as a holiday în celebration of the rising led on September 29 last year by General Li Yuan Hung at Hupeh. Many of the Chinese besiness houses will be closed.
and Blackburn.
would enable a reduction of 85 to be made. Neilson, Green, McKenzie, Duncan coloured wome
ago were bound over inwendig $100 in the subscription. The nutgoing commit-
tech were charged with being diorderly, on wight take those matters into consider
and were each fined $25.
MOBIUM LOKEN GES, Mr. Living fined a man
found _afa"dümber: In possesale opium pills and lozenges which, tld not come from the plum farm in default sor
The question of the children's sports was discussed. Mr Jeffries proposed that The Chairman pointed out that the ball the sporta be handed over to a public com was rightly regarded as "the ball of the mittes. Subsequently it was decided that yess," and expressed the opinion that the special sub-committee should be appoint expenditure could not very well be furthered to consider the matter in view of the cut down. It was a mattor which the augestions made, and report to the com- committee might take into consideration,mittee. however.
Civil Service Championships,
The Assistant Begetier (entada- boarding housekeep Melbourne's Court for: aidin ting two Chinelo in an Singapore by means of ticke
bottles
T P. and O. steamer Nare and the Belgian atoarer Anversaiso have collided in Antwerp reads. Abending to advice re ceived by tha P. and O. Company the only » Mr Sinclair, in order to test the opinion and R. Phellipa, and Q. Bond and E. B. (owner of one ticket being
Mr Hough suggested that it might be well to take the opinion of the meeting as to the elimination of champagne.
Last evening the final games are play. Mir-Dickson expressed the view that and in the tennis Championship of the Ciril
Berrics Cricket club,
been taken out in the the ball was the premier event of this nature in the Colony it must be done wall, and B.E.O. Bin 7-5, 6-3, 2-6 7-6 offence was hard to detect, but
In the singles R. Bezlow defeated-kmen; The prosector-stated champagne was almost pecessary
The doubles final, betwson H. A Nobs for the fraud was discoy Reed, resulted in a win for the former pair li as one 30, whereas the man
damage received by their vorsel was a bont pists. The Nore recently arrived at Sath of the meeting, proposed that the most
There have been numerous cases of ptoo from Yokohama, and after landing ing ecosidara tho present subscription of by 6-2; 6-2: The A. class handicap.fin.) to zaff with it was caly 19. cholers at Ningp, but no epidemic, such hier passengers proceeded on der voyage te 15, and $10 for the first guest, antistad was won by Barlow, and the B. clana by. I dont was fined $100.
12.30 pm Dairy Fard Co. Ordinarz na sometimes is found at this time of "year,
Early Meeting.
has occurred
TUESDAY, October 8 :-
4 p.m.-Chamber of Commerça. Meeting
of Exporters and Dealers.
The Chin Jail.
Hopaxong, Friday, September 27, 1912.
THE POWER OF WAVES.
Antwerp. x.
The report of the Statistical Depart In the majority of cases tim solicitant of the Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen, tors appearing in the Summary Court on the consumption of coal and prositions this morning to have dates fixed for the on board the steamers of the company shows that the consumption of coal amounted to houring of actions announced that the cases had either been settled, or were in just under 1 millions of tone, costing nearly 14 million sterling, and that provisions represented a cost of just under one million sterling. The actual expenditure undar the two, heads works out at la. Ed. per second.
course of settlement.
+
A rich merchant, Mr Tung Santo, and several others propose to build a rail- way between Mukden and Kirin and have obtained permission from the Provisional Assembly to construct a branch' line from Mukden to Hailung and itungehow, Shuang Ho and Chargehun-"Poking Daily News."
Chinese woman has reported to the police that yesterday afternoon four men CARRIAGES SOME of the forces of Nature, says
obtained entrance to her house in Welling ton Street under the,, protest that they Engineering, can be measured, auch,
wished to engage rooms. Immediately they for example, as the velocity of the The latest news, says the N, C. Daily were admitted they gagged the amah and wind, the pressure of water due to a News of Sapt. 23, received from Hankow Attempted to deal with the other wamsu given head, and the rate of erosion with regard to the condition of Mr H. d. in the ame manner, hut she ran on to the on a coast. line; but Smeaton was is suffering from cholera, is that he is man decamped.
Nairn, of Mesars Bateterfold & Swire, who verandah and called Save life" and the
correct when, inferring to certain progressing as well na can be expected and other power of Nature, he said: the doctors hope that be will recover from "They are subject to no calculation." what has been a sharp attack.”
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His Majesty has offered to King Mandria suite of apartments in Kensing ton Palace. King Manuel at present occupies Kaid Sir Harry Maclean's house
tory."
An amendment, to reduce the subscrip tion to $10, and raise the amount for the guest to 15 was not seconded, and Mr Sinclair's proposition was carried.
A ballot for the election of a committee
resulted in the return of Meurs A. G. Gordon, D. McDonald, G. M. Young, J. Reid, and D. Templeton.
MILITARY-NOTES,
GUN FRACKICE, Practico will be carried out as follows: 3rd Oct-From Mount Davis, ina_N_W_ direction, from Ba.m. to p.m.
EITLI BANGE.
..
Bond.
At the invitation of the Police, the
EXPERIENCY
The U.N.6. Anbul,
Champions of the Lawn Bowls League, the from Hongkong, rest of the League will meet them in a yesterday. She encour match to-morrow afternoon on the police club green. The Kowloon, Taikoo and Civil Service Clube will each send one rink The games will start at 3.30 sharps
UNPAID ́GROCER'S BILL.
Two Hen Claim To Owe It
When an action-in which a Yazmažl If the weather is unfavourable, on the groot med a man named Lá Fuk'was called following day.
on at the Sammary Court last Friday two TELEPHONIC COMANNICATION, XIND'S FALx men, a tall one and a short e, answered. | One admitted the debt sted for, but Me Ec
In order to facilitate communication on
D'Almada, who represented; the plaintiffs, the above Rifs Range, arrangements as the Kwong Wing Cheong firm, said andre have been made with the Comman, this was not the
the goods were sold a Hi daat Hongkong Volunteer Corps **
Plug boxes have been fitted at the varijotuned the ease. till today.
marning the plaintiff's managing partu Thus it is that the marine engineer's Many in Hongkong who knew him.
ring points. The keys of these may stated that the tall defendant task is often a difficult one. The regret to learn of the death in Tokohama la Bichmond, says the Daily Mail. The Officer, L... E.L and T. has placed leleher sounded went to con
be obtained from the Range Wardon. The the groceries, worth $121, an force with which a wave strikes ao! Captain J. W. Ekstrand, at the advanc₫ Republican Goverment of Portugal re-
age of 80. Captain Ekstrand came epy noently agreed to allow King Mangol to phones with suitalila plugs at the Kowloon on his behalf fat took vie plane surface, while it may be gauged the early sixties, and entered the servios resume possession of the furniture of the Telephone Sub-Exchange, where Unite to approximately, cannot be accurately of the Mitau Bishi company. Later he Royal palacer, which is his private, pro- which the Bange is alloted can draw thema's pane book. He knew the tall measured; for while a murine dynamo-juned the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, and re- Sote of this furniture, which is of After firing, the boxes will be locked and fandent ze La Fok, a Goremment fursman meter will record a certain blow, this std about six yours aan, when ho estives the Portuguese Royal Family for Genera. It will be to the mutual interest of 'men were brothers, and the goods were ment
mained in the service of that company grea walow and has been in passion of the key handed to the Range Warden. Bring in Shanghai Street, Yeu really does not represent the force of the N.Y.K. making him a very handsome tians, is being brought to England.
Officers on Bange duty and the Hongkong to the family house of the taller one. Volunteer Corps, if offcars will personally His Lordship, gave fulginent for the impact of the wave. against, say, the Present
inspect the plog Boze before locking plaistif against. them.
LEAVE. Louvo in ostan«ion is granted to Staff
9b October to 13th October, 1912, im
FROVEMENTS,
The new crews which have been seinat upright face of the sea-wall to which
The Tientalia Harbour Master based for the sloops Cadmus, and/Clio, which the instrument is fixed, for the walled a cat o ice, regarding the rivers to recommpion at Bonkong, for a is non-clastic, while the dynamometer Puho, that farther raking on the Ferguson further term of services on the China Nuts E A Harry, GAI,M.N.8, trom is usually fitted with springs or Channel has been suspended, and the Station, left the Naval Depot, Chatham, raking rugs have begun, work in the New | on August 27, for Devonport, to embark plungers, and is therefore an elastic
hannel. At present the Ferguson Channel on the cruiser Talior, which is also to taka body. The force of impact of a wave las 4 feet moen water than the Now nut to the Far East are men for the Channel and in ther fors the better of the Tamat. Comm/dores ship at Hongkong, ten. Dus notion will be given en soms as Captain B. Ryde and command of the better water has been obtained in the New Talbot for the voyage to Hongkong and Channel. Until further notice the signale homes. The cruiser was to sail on August, exhibited will refer to a depth of water in the Fergo-on Channel, --Ar night, the Pilot Murks giring the-lasd through the Fergiem Channel will exhibit lighta in lich of the Steamer Starka
31.
Bijou Scenic Theatre,will depend upon five things-1. The nature of the wave (whether a tidal or a wind wave). 2. Its length and TONIGHT! height 3. Its velocity. 4. The onture of the body against which the
The nidaß man in the world," who, wave strikes—whether elnatic or rigil,
mooned ng to the **New York Triliane, 5. The shape and position of such n
win 288 yeará til --majal om" tika dy-whether it has a vertical or
op-zta toʻkare sloping face. The greatest recorded
CAlden died force of impact of waye was
¿Tarpan.. was 185 yum obtained at Danbar, Enst Lothian,
the Fribona, and Scotland, when a fores of 31 tona perheit The quick aures whiirit
if not the praise, of thoúp that it was fully, en
PROGRAMME The Chat Drands of Cirons Life *THAT YOUNG IMP.:
THE SHEPHERD'S SWEZHART.
PRINCE & NICK: WINTER,
CHAMBERLAIN'S COLIC, CHOLERA
AND DIARRHEA REMEDYANA THIS remedy always wins the good
oplo
sq. ft. on the surface was registered, effec s oven in the more came than
PADA
FLEY CHÁ
SPENCER
September 19, 1912.
IN
Aprce of 3 tons per aq. ft. has been easily valuable for children, registere} frequently. There can be reduced with reckoned water
kaw. For mig by. no doubt thist higher results than these - Stoes
where
in the world, Hond
(L) Captain H. O Cuffer, Lieut.
4.
RUBBER BOOMING IN SCOTLANDE
Tas Scotland.co
Spencer, Indians. Offer, 148 sank and took p'aos on this. Glangor
le, and 18 Hallower Bib Bajpots | Stock Exchangen. telurned to Kowloon from the New exceeding anything Territory on the 24th inpant..
montha The sativity ábia, dereldping,
be curry.ONT.
Isay. That
(2.) Optain G. D. Tarabull, Lisut, Tairie, Indian Offcsts, 180 N. CO and men, and 7 flower, 26th Punjabis,
needed to the New Territory, on the all thrungh 24th instant
With reference to Article 1177, Royst
the 0, 0, Trumps approves of the
“for the purchase of sesing.
esch schild attewing the
1919, to 20th September,
Kawin Bongkan Stano:
The
of the recent typhoner shelter to Amoy On
lot of wrecked vinuity of T vorge the weather
The Japanese, sir, left. Hongkong Hankow:
to