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Aug. 174. 11. Lie-No returns from Japanese stations.
Pressure has increased slightly at Shanghai and Weihaiway and decreased slightly elsewhere. A trough of rels- tively low pressure covers 5. China and the north part of the China Sea, and ax tenda across Formoss and the Philip pines into the Pacific.
Hongkong Kainfall for the 14 hours. eading at 10 am today, 12 Inch. Total since January 1st, 756 Inchoe, KRAÍNAŤ SU KÝRILgn of 60-95 Izabos.
to
Forecast for the sa bours suding at: noon on the 18th 1.—Hongkong
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T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong Observatory, Aug. 17, 182). 1. BAROK, reduced to 31 degrees Fahrenheit, on the level of the pen is
achen, tenths and hundredtha
1. TPRAKURK, in the shadë inde ras Fahrenheit.
1. Humper, in percentage of satura- don, the humidity of air saturated with molstom being 100,
4. Dixsonox of Wam, to two points. 6. FOR OF WID, according to Beadford Scale
6. STAIN OF WEATHER, b blue sky, c detached cload, d drizzling min, í fög. 5 gloomy, bail, 1 lightning, o overcast
passing showere, qaquail, r min, 1 mow thunder ▾ visibilty w daw, wat 7. Bat is inches, "tenths, andƐ ban dredths.
HONGKONG TIDES,
The tide-babis adven below has been sompiled at the National Almanac Office : in London from the result of the anatvair if observations taken by means of an automatic tide-recording machine in the Water Police Basin at Trim Sha „Trai furing the years 1909-8.
The zero of the table corresposada with the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Obart. which has been found to be foot
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Mania-Fer LAKE FARMINGDALE.
WEDNESDAY, August 13.
Japan-Per TAKADA, - Shanghai-Per CHENAN, Japan-Per A54 MARU.
THURSDAY, August 19. Manila and Australia
MARU.
Straits-Fer KHIVA.
Per TANGO
SATURDAY, August 200 —--X- Abanghai and Japan-Per KANAGAWA
"MARU.
Straits-Por NAGATO MAEU.
Europe (via Negaratam)--Pe: CAR-
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TUESDAY, August 17. Tourane Per GAIWAI ST Shanghai North Chins, and Japan via Kobe-Per PAUL LECAT, 3 p.m.
Formosa vi Keelung-Par SHINNO
BARU, 5 p.m.
| Swatow, Shanghai, and Narth China-
Per HANGSANG, 5 p.m..
Holhar and Esiphong-Per LOK
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TCO MANY RANKERS!
MATSHED ABLAZE,
4
HOW ONE FAS BILI GOT RID OF.
FIRE NEAR MING YUEN GARDENS.
A fire broke out ar noon yesterday. A few months ago the following story was told in Truth, with some in a matshed at Tsatszemci, near the appropriate remarks which there is Ming Yuen Gardens. The famed £ no occasion to repeat at the mo-spread rapidly, and within Ave.
minutes. the structure was complete-
net
Hoihow and Haiphong-Per JADE,
It appears that the Adjutant-Genely gutted. The cause of the outbreak *Straits, *Bangkok. Ceylon, Mauritius.
41. Marquis, Sorth Africa, ral ordered the General (the General is attributed to sparks from a cooking
India via Dhanushkodi. Aden being the G.O.C., RA, at Plymouth stove setting alight the amap. and "EGYPT-Per HUNT- to nominate an officer for transfer to
Damage to clothing, and other pro- SEND, 5 pm.
Ceylon, and he nominated Lieutenant perty amounted to $60. All the Straits, Bangkok, Ceylon, Mauritius, Williams, a married man, whose occupants of the matshed escaped
Marquis, South Africa, Jadia via wife was aboat to become a mother, without injury. "Dhanushkodi, Egypt and
EUROPE Tia MARSEILLES although he could have selected one Per LAHORE Registration 6 of three young officers who had p. Letters's p
never been abroad and would have WEDNESDAY, August 18. bean glad of a turn in Ceylon. When Baigen-Per DERWENT, 9.
Lieutenant Williams explained matters Straits, Bangkok, Calcutta and ADEN- and said he would have to go without
Per LAISANG. 2pm.
his wife, the General refused to Fort Bayard, Hofhow and Haiphong-reconsider his decision and told him
Per HANOL, 5 p.m.
*
INTERPORT MATCHES.
** VERY MUCH IN ORDER.”-
Amoy *Swatow and Straits-Per VAR he must either go or retire. This
The Settlement's best wishes go WAERWIJCK, 5 p.m.
Lieutenant Williams had to do, THURSDAY, August 19.
although he wanted to serve another with the Interport team for success Philippine Islands, Sandakas, Australis five years to qualify for a higher in their competitions at Kobe, writes “Janix” in the Shanghai Mercury, and New Zealand via THURS pension. DAY ISLAND - Per AKI Finding he could get no help from They are embarking on rather a MARU. Registration 6.45 am the officer whose business it was to risky undertaking, for they will know Letters 9.30. 1
give it him, he went to the War nothing of actual conditions until Office, where he saw a plain-clothes they arrive in Japan. However, several
Japea
via Kazaki - Per TANGO MARU, 10.m. Shanghai and North
China- Per underling in A. G. 6, who told him of them anyway are "ged" in the SINKTANG, 11 am.
he could do nothing for him, adding interport game and will take a lot of Straits, Bangtok, Faypt and "EUROPE at the same time that there were too much in order just now, for we are upsetting. Interparts" are very vis Liverpool-Per ALLIN US, many rankers in the Army... Registration L45 p.m. Letters 2,50 p.m.
Lieutenant Williams is a canker of promised tennis and, possibly, cricket "Japan vs Yokoham-FerTJILEBOFT, the best Contemptible" type. He men from Hongkong soon, while a
8 p.
went to France in 1914, and was Shanghai Polo four is likely to be go
Shang- Philippine Islands, Formera vis Keepromoted for service in the field in ing north to meet Tientsin.
lang. *Shanghai, *North China, 1916, getting a mention and the hai had a bard fight to hold the Japan vis Nacasaki, Canada MC. for his gallantry. He put in 3 Keswick Cup and there are those *United States, Central and
South America, and EUROPE years' service in France and Iraly, who say Tientsin are very "hot stat
VICTORIA B.C. Fer and has a total service of 26 years just now. AFRICA MARU Registration His record is of the very best, yet sp.. Friday 20th, Letters 8.30 for the reasons which I have stated
via
FRIDAY, August 19.
they
he has been turned into the streets | reizstate Liect. Williams, at the age of 40 with £2-17s. 8 to simply mean that they will not. Hothow, Fakbol and Haiphong-Fer live on, when he was only too They endorse and ratify the oppres
KALTUNG, 8 a.m.
TIA
2um.
I have made careful inquiry into people of this country. As one of whom you wrote to me on May 7, We not only employ Mr. Churchill' te the case of Mr. Williams, concerning | thein, I ask is this case to end here?
and regret to inform you that the manage our Army, but we send Mitary Authorities are not able to (leaving Ireland out of account) near- reinstate Lieutenant Williams in the ly 600 representatives to Westminster Army.
to look after Mr. Churchill and his
anxious to continue serving. I hope sive action of the commanding officer Shanghai, North Chine and Japan that some member will take the put the man in a position where
via Moji--Per KHIVA, 10 A.62.
Dhanushkodi,
matter up with Mr. Churchill, for it he was forced to resign his commis- Bombay, Aden. Egypt and EUFOPE via is of no use going to anyone else, sion. I wonder if they also endorse MARSEILLES-Per KALYAN. and get this officer re-instated-but the view of their spokesman, who, Rexistration 9.45 am. Letters not at Plymouth.
when the Lieutenant appealed to 10.30am.
I learned the other day that Sir Whitehall fox relief from the decision: Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Per Clement Kinloch Cooke, MP, com of his CO. told him to his face that
HALLOONG, 1 Philippine Islands-Fer LOONGEANG,municated with the War Office there were "too many rankers in the respecting this case. The net result Army." It looks as if they did... Java via Kobe, Canada, United States, was the following letter from the These things are done, if not in
Central and South Americs and Financial Secretary.
EUROPE vix VANCOUVER
the name, on the authority of the B.C.-Per IXION. Rexistra tion 1.45 pm. Letters 1.350 p.m. |Baigoz-Per PHEUMPENA, 3 p.m.
SATURDAY, August 31. Shanghai and North China-Per
OHENAN, 3 p.m... TUESDAY, Angust 24.
The feelings with which most colleagues and assistants.” Have they Amoy, Shanghai and North China
-P SUIYANG,0 1.2.
people will regard this official decision nothing to say about a case like this? Shanghai, North China and Tapan vis will probably be much stronger than Sir Clement Kinloch-Cool but of his Kobe-Per TAMBA MARU, the Financial Secretary's regret. special duty to a constituent, bas bad 10 sm.
Can anybody look at the case without | his say, but only privately, behind the Swatow, Amoy and Foothow-Por HAI-indignation? Here is a soldier who scenes, and having got his answer
HONG, I p.m. Philippine Islands-Fer TAMING, 8pm has given the country twenty-six he seems to consider himself functur years' irreproachable service, who has offició.; But others remain." „Arrong THURSDAY, August 28.
been in nearly all the hottest fighting them is "Lady. Astor, who also Straite, Bangkok, Cayion Mauritius
South Africa,
of the great war, and has gained a specially represents Lieutenant Wil- India vis Dhanushkodi, Egypt, commission by his devotion and liams at Westminster. Has she noth- & EUROPE «i« MARSEILLES gallantry. A commanding officer, ing to say about his case?' There -Par SHIDZUOKA MARU, who ought to be his friend and pro- are a few hundreds in the House Registration 9.45 am. Letters tector, selects him for a peace billet besides her, representing millions of 10.30 am.
which he cannot undertake, simply people who will feel just as strongly FRIDAY, September 3.
because he is a poor man and about the case as I do. Have they Straits, Bangkok, Corico, Mauritius Eas a wife whom he can neither leave nothing to say about it? might Marques. South Africa, India at the moment nor take with him. specially mention the members of the via Dhanushkodi, Ervot, and EUROPE vis MARSEILLE When he begs to be excused, he is Labour Party. The peculiarly stal.- Fær KAGA MAKU.. Registra: told that he must take this job or re-wart democrats, when they see one tion 3,458.m. Lettere 10.50 4. m. sign bis comm'alog; and, when he of their own class who has specially has lost his commission in this way distinguished himself in war singleri rospondonos bearing vessel's naine and appeals are made to the War out for specially unjust treatment in Office to restore it, the only answer peace, when they - hear the War is man possumus. ; In form the answer Office opinion that "there are too is false. - The Army Council can re many rasker officer in the Army,” Lastate the man (in the King's name) and see this opinion acted upon by TEETHING CHILDREN.
If they choose. The "thing has manoeuvring a ranker officer-out of The Chinese explanation is an lae genious noe. There should be, they TEETHING children have more or less crea been done recently in the his commission have they nothing diarhos, which can he controlled case of an officer who, after be to say about it? Are we definitely say, 20 days, of really hot weather by giving Chamberlain's Colic and Diaring court-martialed and cashier to write down Parliament as an Writing on August 6, the NCDN generally called "Furien," although rias Hemedy, that is necessary red,, had enlisted in the ranks and obsolete fraud? There is apparently Weihaiwel correspondent said. ---- · some years there are so many as 24 to give the prescribed down after rach made good.". When the Military nothing for it hat to wait and
The heat bere during the past and 28-daya of great heat; but this sporation of the bowel_more than week has been terrific and the ther year there are only 18 days, hence, natural and then castor oil to cleme Authorities say that they cannce...===Truth.. mometer, as in Shanghai, registers when you here to crowd 20 or 24
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Highest open sizi temperature on the 2008--1 Lovey, open all Temperature on the 175le~73
-3-CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong. Phservatory, Aus
any rate those who have been here more than 20 odd years never remem- ber it being so hot and trying as this summer, and the rights are worne than the days mak
In different parts of the Settlement days beat Inte 18 days it means from 68 up to 96. is the shader :átel considerable vise in the temperature.
Marquis,
the system.. It is safe and mures: Even the most severe and duos prous CRACK. EZY quickly cared by it.:: For me, by all Chemilate and Sioepkeepers.
Pricted and Published for THE CONCEDED by ChowOR WILLIAM CADE BURNETT," Editor, No. 6, Wyndham “Street, Hongkong.