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WEATHER REPORT.
February 10. 11h. 45m-Pressure changes since yesterday are amall at all reporting stations. A very slight de- creased is shown in most district
Moderate mensoon may be expected along the south-east coast of China and over the N. China Sea.
Hagkong Rainfall the 21 hours ending at 10 a.m. today, DOJ inch. 1:23 inches. Total since Jantar
against an average of 24 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on February Lith.
1-Boogkom
to
Gap Rock winds, fresh; to moderato; fine to cloudy.
1-Formons Chaul. XE winds. fresh.
1-South coast of Chins between Hongkong and Lamocks. The same as
No. 1.
-South coast of Chins betweED Hoacksex and Hainan. The mme 25 Na I.
via Satz
POYAL S'ESERVATORY, MOVEICIO, DAILY WEATHER
REPORT.
for London
1st March
for London
11th March
for London
Ith April
for Liverpool
3rd May 21st June
for Lorton
for Liverpool
5th July
for Liverpool
19th July
for Liverpool.
FEBRUARY 10, 1921.
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Barometer
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Force
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1921.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
THE
CORONET
TO-DAY, al 2.30, 5.15 & 9.15
CONSTANCE
- I
TALMADGE
"A TEMPERAMENTAL WIFE”
TO-DAY, at 7.15
Absolutely Last Performance of "DADDY LONG
LEGS"
IL HONGKONG THEATRE.
2511.
TO-NIGHT, at 5.15 & 9.15 p.m.
PAULINE
IN
FREDERICK
"DOUBLE CROSSED
"THE
4 5 PARTS
at 230 7.15 p.m. MARION DAVIES is
OF NEW BELLE
"
YORK"
1511.
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February
Me CW. Andersolir . Marks Mr. Mrs and Mr J. Arcost
Mr and Mrs G. H. McEnan.
M. Bannerman Mr McGree
Mr & Mrs J. Barr Mr T. L. Müller
ARRATOON Y. APGAR & co. Agents for
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Matas Yorkshire Insurance Co., Ltd. Internationa! Patroleum Co., Ltd ke Tel: No. 332.
BRUNNER MOND & CO., LTD.. Alkali Manufacturers.
Mr J. E. de Braxir P. J. v. 2 Melen Tel. 1630. T, Queen's Rd. Central
Mrs F. Mooney and į
Mrs RC Morton
Mr and Mrs C HHR C. Morton
Basson
Mr & Mrs S. Breydis E. Kayler Cap. K. Bottama Mr and Mrs W. F. D. J. Lyon Xenon
Ben
Sties ('. Choic
Mist M. G. Cook
Miss V. k
Jim S. P. Cook Bir J. El. Unte 3ft Thos. Cik
Me & E. Crasnell
MPN. Crougher
Mr D R. Dvies Mr and Mrs C.
Edc
Mr and Mrs S.
Evans
Miss FC. Evans
Mr J. B. Sewing
Mr and Mrs J, N.
Parker
Mrs. J. Paterson
M: S. Perry
Miss E. Proper
Mas G.Rachura
MW. R. Ricketts
Mrs C. Roberts
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CEDINA AGENCY & TRADING. CO.
HONGKONG.
Iros, Steel & Picce Gooda, Tel. 2143. 10. Queen's Rd. Contral
CHINA OVERSEAS TRADING CO.
" (1919), LTD Importers and Exporters.
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14
Tel.
Mr and Mrs GJ.Tel. M.Robinson
S.
Mr G. J. Rodolph,
and Mrs N. M.! Saleeby
Engineer-Captain Schels
P. Fertson
Mr. S. Ferguson
Mr and Mrs W. H.
Gale
1104. 16, Queen's Rd. Central,
CHU KYOKU TRADING CO.
Importers and Exporters.
7, Queen's Rd. Central.
2108 and 2908.
EDWARD MOW FUNG. Import & Export Merchant
60, Des Vœux Rd. Cil
Mr.J. van Buren Tei. 1676. Mr D.: Mr and
Sherwood Aldrich · and mai
Mr J. J. de Gast
Mr and Mrs E P
Shase
Mr C. Hammond
ML. H. Stewart
Mr and Ms W. A.Mr and Mrs J. W:
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Stewart
B.
Mr G. Harpac Mr and Mrs Mr J. Scott Harston Stewart Mr and Mrs T. W.Mr E Tate
Hindmarsk Mrs Brewitt Taylor
Mr F. C. Hosedon Mr E. M. Tyler Mes M. Hussey Sri Eric & Lady i Ble J.T Irvine
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Marriott
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McCann
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Church
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Mr C. F. Cooper
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Dawson
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and Mr G. Morgan
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Groskamp
Mr H. Ruicer
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Gront
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Mr and Mrs B. A.Mr and Mrs B. J.
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Philippine Islands
Sanning Yuensug
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13.
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Jam Ports via Babaria *Baits, "Bangkok and Calcutta Philippine Inleda ...
Biyang Kwsimag Tading
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15.
Ewatow and Bangkok ................. Swatow, &moy, and Takao
2 pun.
2 p.m.
30 p.m.
6 p.m.
p.m
*
C. W. JEFFRIES, "Director". Elougkong Observatory, Feb. 10, 1921. 1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 "degrees Fabrenheit. on the level of the ses in inches, tenths and hoodredths
2 TEMPERATURE, in the shade in de- grees Fahrenheit.
3. HUMIDITY, in percentage of satura. tion the banidity of air maturated with moisture being-100-
4. DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points. 5. FORCE OF WIND, LCCording to Beadford Scale.
& STATE OF Wrazze, b blue sky, c detached cloud, d drizzling in, t fog g gloomy, h hall 1 Eightning, overcast P passing showers, q aquall, i mi, s show tthunder v risibility wčew, wet.
7. RAIN In Inches teaths and hun dredths.
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THEATRE
ROYAL
TO-NIGHT (THURSDAY), February 10th, FRIDAY & SATURDAY, February 11th & 12th. FIRST APPEARANCE IN HONGKONG.
THE
J. C. Williams Variety
Company
opened to a Packed House last night.
The Show went with a smash.
PRETTY GIRLS !
།
PRETTY GOWNS !
·PRETTY SCENERY!
Clean," Snappy and Clever.
A WORLD OF AMUSEMENT IN ONE VARIETY SHOW. FILLED WITH NOVELTY AND PLENTY OF VARIETY,
Matinee for Schools and Families at 5 o'clock on SATURDAY, February 12th. Children half price to Matinees.
Prices: $3, $2 & $1·
""* TOPSIDE"
Fooking at MOUTRIF'S. Book early and avoid the rush.
BARGAINS
'TOO MUCH PROGBES5.
CHIEF CONSTABLE IN SHANGHAI AND LADES' ANKLE DISPLAY.
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When the heathen in his blindness sets out to civilise himself, he is generally in such a hurry that he makes an ingodly mess of things, saya a writer in the London "Star." On Monday we see the King of the Ojiboos clad in a few sharks teeth, bashing his ma-in-law with a club. On Tuesday the missionary calls, and Parlos On date stond before the end of the week the dusky monarch is sitting for his photograph dressed in a top-hat and an assegal, while his son and heir is on the way to Harvard.
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Bado Maru WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23.
on sad sap your vitality when Shanghas, North China and Japan Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will care you. You don't know where a persis- tent pough will land you. You can't Benita, afford to allow your throat and lungs to become diseased when it is such a simple thing to step into a chemist's shop and get a bottle of Chamberlain's For asis by all Cough Remedy, Chemists and Biorekeepers
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Yokohama MsTI Letters 9.30a.m. a)
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Force.
MANCHU INDIGESTION. The latest victim of the march of progress is China Since the fall of the Manchu dynasty the Oriental has been adopting Western ideas in large gulps, with the result that is digestion bas set-in-nam
ald gent of the ancient regime. Only a few years ago bis women folk were wearing long trousers down to their arkles, and had their feet cramped into shoes several sizes too small.
Then at one swoop they leaped out of that archaic costume into peek-a- boo blouses' low-neck jumpers, and cobweb stockings.
And P.C. Wan Lang's pigtail stood right on end at the sight.
He saw the Chinese flappers. Miss Phyllis Ah Sin and Miss Trixie Hi-Hi, waddling along to the pictures, or sitting in the local Corner House eating chop-sney and powdering their noses in public.
PAST MRS. WUN LUNG. He saw the wife of his bosom, Mrs. won Lung, wearing champague stockings and letting all the world know that she wore them, or reading Ethel M. Dell and smoking cigarettes. when she ought to have been cooking the shark fin soup.
**If this goes on," he said, "they" will be getting like those dreadful English people, and then I shall have to wear a wrist watch and learn to jazz" So he decided to nip this But now the Chief of Police in civilisation business in the bud THE ABRUPTNESS OF IT. Shanghai has put his foot down. He can't stand it any longer, and has The trouble is that the ladies were Hongkong Obear story Feb. 10. 188L issued an ediet saying that this in too much of a hurry. Progress is
Fighest open air Temperature an the 9th- Lowens open sir Temperaters on the 100h. 15
1. F. CLAXTON, Director.
HONGKONG. TIME SIGNALS.
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civilisation business must stop.
THE LITTLE MESS,
all right, but one must progress
It is the ladies that are the trouble, slowly, and the Chinese women- When they get a craze they get it ought to have broken the news They should have started as "we badly, and some of them have been gently to the old man. The Time Bail on Bowlcon Signal Hill going too far, or, to be exact pot did, with kirtle and stomacher. moy.
far enough, for the Chief Constable.
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ing by easy stages to the crinoline, The official notice is a warning to the long skirt and train, the leg-of-
p.. in dropped daily at 10 am and 4 except on Saturdays when it is dropped at 10 am. And I p.m., sad on Sundays and Chinese women against apizg foreign mutton sleeve, and so to the bare- Sashions by showing their ankles and back costume that is now the ball- Holidaye when it is dropped at 10a.m.
The Ball is hoisted ball mast at the 55th bare arms.
minute and fali mast at the 37th minute. "Women's wearing apparel," it mark of a higher civilisation.
Rbould the ball fail to drop at the currect
Then in due time we shall see out-
time it will be lowered #6 minutes past says, is mostly too short, permit side the Shanghai Bon Marche:
the hour and the ordinary routine repetting the exposure of arms and ankles, ed at the following hour, if possible, The wearers are devoid of shame, Should the Time Ball be out of order and frequent public streets without the above routine will be carried out with embarrassment. In future all soch the flag "Z" on the Storm Signal mast
Time Signals are alan giyan at night by meanr af tree white lampe mounted voi tically on the Observatory wireless mist. From 8,56 to 9.00 pm, the lamps at extinguished momentally at the even woonde, except at the fod, 18th,, 60th, Bind, and 14th of each minste.:
The hours refer to Bengkung Standard Time (8 hours Fart of Greenwich).
women will be arrested and fined.” OH! FOR RESPECTABLE TROUSERS. One can imagine the dismay of the Chief of Police, a stolid, stop-at-home
Sale Now On.
Topside Bargains. Muches Good, Hat Allen Sames. Regent Stleet, 200 Tack. Knocker Down Flom 250 Taels.. First Chop Pidgin.
Printed and Published for THE CONCERNED by the Editor, GEOKER WILLIAM CADE BUENETT, No.5, Wyndham Street, Hongkang