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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1919.
WEEKLY SHARE REPORT. CAPTAINS! HELP THE
Messrs. W. Logan & Co, report on Sept. 26:
OBSERVATORY AND HELP YOURSELVES.
Royal Observatory, H'kong.
NOTICE TO MARINERS,
Since car het report of the 19th inat,, our market has shown rather, kens autivity but a "fair amount of have issued the attached circular to 1. The Marconl'International Co. business has been put through both their operators, and shipmasters are in speculative and Investment Stocks earnestly requested to co-operate in and notwithstanding the approaching work of the Royal Observatory. the forecasting and storm warning settlement prices are well maintain-Hongkong, by arranging for meteo edi. The Shanghai market is still rological observations to be made firm particularly in Cotton Shares in accordance with the programme which show a further advance is given in the circular, and transmitted prices.
by the wireless operator without Banks-Hongkong and Shanghai | delay. Banks, no business has been reported 2. The accuracy and utility of the in this stock, but shares could be Observatory forecasts will increase placed nd $670.
in proportion to the number of ships Marine Tourances-No change co-operating, the accuracy of the has taken place in prices which re-observations, and the promptness main as follows:Cantons $440, with which they are despatched. In North Chinas Th. 200, Far Easterns the interest of shipping, therefore, Th. 23 a buyers, Unions $220 and Yangtazes 3270 nominal.
Fire Insurances--Hongkong Fires have buyers at $345 and China: Fires Peffern at $180.
Shipping.-Deferred Indies are wunted at $187 and Shell Transports at 175/4 Steamboata can be obtain- ed at $244 and Star Ferries at $341, Doughs are a little quieter, saares being on offer at $92.
Refineries-China Sugans have been a quiet, market with shares Available at $177. niso on offer at Síð.
every master possessing a radio telegraphic installation should send observations at the hours stated; viz., 6 am, and 2 p.m. of the 120th Meridian Time, and endeavour to make the service as efficient me possible.
A REGULAR LAG.
FRISONER AT 10.
THE CHINA MAIL.
A Chinese aged 35 was charged before Mr Lindsell this morning with unlawfully entering a house in Wan- chai, with intent to commit a felony.
STOLE HIS OWN WAGES. ANSWER TO
CORRESPONDENTS.
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A man was before Mr. Smith this morning charged with the larceny of served by publishing your letter, we B. P-No good purpose will be 25 cattles of rice, the property of his know that the sand had been washed employer living at Wong-nel-chong.four timest this morning, the defendant climbed owed him $3.50 and refused to pay,
Inspector Kent sald that at 6, Defendant said that his employer over the wall of the house, landed on and he obtained the rice to make up Hoor verandah, and was going down for the stairs, when be was met by an inmate who arrested him.
■ table below, climbed on the first
His Worship Three months'. he had twenty previous convictions, Inspector Kent-Your Worship, and this is his twenty first. He came out of jail on the 5th of this month He has been in and out of prison since he was ten years of age. for the purpose of getting some water Defendant entered the house to drink.
His Worship But why did you enter in such a way? Six months.
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF OPIUM.
LONG SENTENCES FOR
LITTLE BOYS...
The employer in Court, admitted that he owed him the money, but said he was willing to pay.
His Worship-I discharge you but, the rice is to be given back to your employer.
Inspector Kent-But he has con- sumed it..
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE
STUBES, KC.M.G., will arrive in the B. E SIR EDWARD REGINALD
Colony is the morning of TUESDAY, the 30th September and will land at Blake Fier at about 10 belook when he will precord to the CITY HALL where His Worship (to defendant)the Addrees of Welcome will be raadi Have you finished up all the rice? sad presented to him..
Defendant (boldly) yes.
His Worship $5 or 10 days. Complainant-But, when he comes out of jail he is to take his revenge,} I think.
SALE OF STEAMERS.
The Public (including ladies) are invited to attend at the. City Hall not EXCELLENCY. later than 10 AM to welcome His
·
HJ. GEDGE
Hoo. Secretary, Reception Committee.
Hongkong, September 17, 1919
PUBLIC AUCTION. -
www.
HE Undersigned has received In-
3. It is requested that mercurial barometers should be used whenever possible, and that owners should co-coperate by supplying their ships with at last one good mercurial barometer, of the Board of Trade
Very few aneroid bare Malabors are pattern,
meters are satisfactory. Generally Docks and Tharves.--Kowloon speaking, the index error varies con Docks remaiz firm with buyer ataiderably from time to time, and is Defendant said that he was looking steamers to foreigners is now much
Moreover their readings are usually seldom constant throughout the scale. affected by changes of temperature though they are supposed to be comfined him $500 or five months. Regulations, which were pronu
A boy was charged before Mr. Lindsell this morning with the unlaw-
It seems that there are pretty ful possession of 5 taels of prepared legs deanands from Europe for structions to sell by Public auction oplum outside the Wing On Company. Japanese steamers.
$181, Kowloon Wurves also are wanted at $110 cash and $1124 October. Shanghai Docks have buy- ers at The. 123 cash and T. 126
October.
pensated in this respect.
be followed by the word "Mercury" In every case the readings should if a mercurial barometer is read, or Aneroid" if an aneriod is read.
Coutons-Evos bave risen from our last quotation of Tis. 380 to buying rate of Th. 875. Kung Yike Tufter sales ut Ths. 343 are still en-
4. It is very important that a few quired for at that rate. Shanghai readings (at least four) of the ship's Costons have risen Tls, 10 during the barometer (the barometer used for week and hove now buyers at Tw the wireless messages) should be 240. Yangtszepoon after sales at Tataken in Hongkong and forwarded 18 have buyers at The 174 Kung to the Observatory, in order that
ks are wanted at T. 344.
the correction to the Observatory Miscellaneous-Cements are quiet. Standard
may be obtained: business aving been done at $7.50 otherwise the barometer readings ut which make more shares are availare useless. It is also very, othe The following stocks have important that the readings should Buyers-China Lights (old) $74.be exactly as read off, without any (new) $31 Popes at $80, Stearn correction whatever, except in the Laundries $31. Steel Foundrive case of ships which have not sent $50, Watoes $5. Powells $12 and Wienas $20.
OUR LOCAL POETS.
MEMORY.
The meineries of the past they ever
haunt us,
Memories of deeds best left unnið; Iel over through our bruin there
corner to faunt us
The knowledge of the things that
should be dead.
Can we forget? How many of us
often wish we could! What Tearful hours of agony are our
because of memory! Would the Gods grust our desire if
we wished what we would
We would forget we can't house
of memory.
What we now we reup the wise have
toki us.
And thousands of us compound in
terest gain: He who invented my buddy sold We would forget-we can'we try
in vodn
Timaugh the long watches of the
night, upon our bed
We conjure up grin visions of the
pust; Meniories of the things we often did.
the life we led. And from the soul ery, out kay, ye Gods, shal tasty
The sale of
when a stranger went up to him facilitated on account of the modi at the show window of the Company, and gave him a parcel. His Worship fication of the Shipping Control Another boy charged with the gated during the war. According to he was on the Praya when a man possession of 30 taels of opium, said the latest information the Toyo handed hurriedly to him a parcel, and he was arrested by a constable. He was £ned $2,000 or eight months"
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
Order sened by Mr. J. W. Frais, D.S.F. (R.).
BAND.
will
parade on the 30th inst. at 930 a.m. at Blake Fier to meet His Excel lency the Governor on arrival...
Note-Statue Pler was given in error in yesterday's orders..
At the request of His Excellency comparison observations to the the Officer Administering the Observatory. Such ships should Government, the Band correct the readings for index error, and reduce them to 32° Fahrenheit, sea level, and gravity ar 45° latitude using the best index error available and adding the word "corrected."
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director: September 26, 1919.
THE MARCONI INTERNATIONAL MARINE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
AMMUNITION.
the
A coolie was charged before Mr Smith with the unlawful possession of 499 rounds of rifle ammunition and 1,000 Caps on the Kowloon CIRCULAR NO. 364.
Godowns. Operators employed on board ships.
Inspector Cashman said trading to the Far East will note that defendant Was going towards arrangements have been made to the godowns carrying a bag. transmit from the Cape d'Aguilar He was stopped by a revenue officer, (Hongkong) Radiotelegraph Station and his bag was searched. Defend to ships at sea a summary of ant said that a Chinese passenger on meteorological conditions and the "Empress of Russia" called him weather forecasts. In return, ships up, and asked him to carry the bag. will forward meteorological observa- He could not find the man."
tions through the Cape d'Aguilar
station to the Royal Observatory, Hongkong.
Details of the arrangements are given hereunder —
1. A summary of meteorological conditions and weather forecasts will be broadcasted by Cape d'Aguilar daily at 1 p.m. Hongkong standard time (5 a.m. G.M.T.) and repeated at 5. p.m. Hongkong standard time (9 a.m. G.M.T.).
2. Storm warnings are broadcasted
wish to press the charge. Mr Smith
Inspector Cashman said he did not
fined the man $25 or one month. The ammunition was confiscated.
7. Reports handed in for transmis- sien written on any form other than on the message form numbered ST, shall be affixed to a message form SI in such a manner as not to cover the space reserved for service instruc
at about noon and repeated everytions and other data.
two hours until midnight. If a 8. The Hongkong Observatory also second warning is issued during the sends wireless Time Signals via Cape day the later warning will be sub d'Aguilar at the even seconds between stituted.
11.56 am, and noon, and between how 3: When within range of Cape 8.56 p.m. and 9 p.m. Hongkong time: memory d'Aguilar the Captain will arrange (3.56 am. to 4 a.m. and 12.56 p.m. for observations to be made at 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. G. M. T) The 2nd, 28th, and 2 p.m. Hongkong time (10 p.m.. 50th, 52nd, and 54th second of each 6 am. G.-M. T.), and a message, of the above minutes are omitted for prepared by the observer, will be the purpose of identifying the signals. handed to the operator for transmis- sion containing the following in formation:
WILLIAM "HILL. Hougkong, Sept. 28, 1910.
ROT.
They haven't got no uses
The men who fight diseases: Just Sanitary Inspectors, The Littles Smell detectors, Castro Ext: suspectors, Smallpox disinfectors, FR und diry ejectors,
Puer the unustard, if you please-", They haven't got no consciences The niling compradore: With words he wondrous spices, With thost cunning devices, They stick up all their prices, Two cents a pound their ice is "Don't know what price their vices These profiteers through war, --
They haven't got no life now,
I
(a) Ship's name, position, and the time of observation (G. M. T.).
(6.) Barometer reading (with no
correction whatever).
(c) Thermometer reading (if the barometer is of the mercurial type).
(d.) Wind direction and force. (e.) State of weather (in plain
language). Under no circumstance will the operator write these messages.
4. Reports for transmission from
The Time Signals are preceded by the following warning signals from Cape d'Aguilar 11.54 aim, and 11.55 am, and between 8.54 p.m. and 8.55 p.m., Hongkong time (3.54 a.m.) and 3.55 a.m., and 12.54 p.m. and 12.55 p.m. G. M. T.) -
CQ DE VPS HK TIME WAIT Both warning and Time Signals are sent out on a wave length of 1,000 metres from a 5 kw spark set: The Time Signals are dots of about 0.2 second duration. Radio-telegra phic land and ship stations within range of Cape d'Aguller are required and noon, and 8.54 p.m. and 9.00p.m. to keep silent between 11.54 am.
the ship will be addressed to "Royal Hongkong time (3.53, a.m. and 4 Observatory, Hongkong" and in- mediately on the acceptance of these am and 1254 pm, and 1 p.m. messages the operator will enter (a) 45, paragraph 3 of the Service G.M.T.), in accordance with Article Prefix "S"; (8) Date, (c) Times handed Regulations appended to the Interna in (GM/T)). ^S
5. All messages handed is under tional Radio-telegraph Convention of the above conditions shall be dealt 1912. Operators are also required with as follows":"
to keep themselves provided with
order to know when to shut down. They shall be communicated to the most accurate time available in Some Imre modal-say they won it,tunity, and shall receive priority as present the G. M. T. equivalent of 9. The times given in brackets re- Say what awful beastly fun it Government messages d Was to wear brown boote." But
The greatest care shall be observed Hongkong standard time. The latter Burn.it
to have them correctly, transmitted time is 8 hours in advance of
The Special Police Reserve. They've been and gone and done it
Just because they couldn't run it, the coast atation at the first oppor.
"
G.M. T.
Up--they've got what they do wherever possible, each memago The Marconi International Marine
serve.
shall be repeated.
WILLIAM HILL-
6. All messages shall be treated free of coast, tax, ship tax, and land charges.
Hongkong, Supt. 28, 1919.
sen Kaisha has been sold to the (8,200 tons) of the Hokkaido Norwegian Government, at 1220 per ton, which is about 100 lower than the prevailing market price. It is, however, believed in shipping circles that the price is more than satisfac tory considering the fact that the skip sold is 24 years old. We also note that the Tamashita Kisen Kai- ha has sold ita steaner the " Otaru- many No. 2" (4,500) for Y800,000 -aboo Y177.57 per ton-to the Sugatani firm.
The following are further particu·↓ built in 1888) at X1I80 per ton to fa: Izan-mary" (3,600 tons, Tovo Shoven Kaisha (to be delivered Uraga Dockyaad (5,500 tons) at Y330 in November). New steamer at the to Noguchi (to be delivered in March next now steamer at Yokokame Dockyard (6,100 tons), to Kishimoto..
The s.o. Suiyang," (Captain Gibbs) sailed for Canton at B p... yesterday with general cargo,
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Apeticneer.
Hongkong, September 27, 1918.
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Queenie Lloyd will sing " The Girls Know,” La Pette will sing "Palo Mine" & "Halt; who
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A Musical Melange, introducing The Rosary" & "The Bells of St. Malo" by the three sisters Weatherly.
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A few twiddleqssities Queenie Lloyd.
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