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The anticyclone has weakened and moved eastward.
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Hongkong Rainfall for the 4 hours ending at 10 am today, 8:00 toch. Total" since January 1st, 1970 inches, | against an average of 483 inches.
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BIG PARIS EXPOSITION.
FINED FOR 1925.
LONDON, March 15. An inter-allied colonial exhibition has been arranged for Paris in 1925. to be organised by the French government in accordance with a law adopted last year. The British government is now officially advised of the proposal, which will follow the lines of the colonial exhibitions at Marseilles and Bordeaux but or a mech more comprehensive scale. The French proposition is ro organise a permanent exhibition covering the widest feld.! No: only will the industries and agriculture of the Alles overseas passes- sions be represented, but also the methods adopted to advance civilisation. For instance, ose feature will be the means of communication utilised in various colonies. Another will be the methode adopted to combat diseases All the French government departments are being co-opted by the organisa tion, which is also supported by the Paris banks, industrials municipality, ec The whole scheme is placed in charge of M. Angoulvint, ex- governor-general of French équatorial Africa.
BOMBAY STRIKE ENDED.
BOMBAY, March 15.
The Simplex strikers referred to a week ago have resumed work.
POLL FOR JAPAN.
WARSAW, March 16
In consequence of a diplomatic reshuffle, Patek now takes the Polish embassy at Tokyo.
MYCOLOGY:
AN IMPERIAL BUREAU."
IMPORTANCE TO AGRICULTURE,
The Hon. Colonial Secretary for- wards for publication copy of a notice received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies regarding the estab bishment of the Imperial Bureau of Mycology.
The Imperial Bureau of Mycology
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1. BAROWIZZ, reduced to 31 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the aes in Incher, fenths and hundredths.
2 TEMPERAICHE, in the shade in de grees Fahrenheit.
3. Emir, in percentage of matura tion the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.
FORTHCOMING CHARGES."
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
BRUNNER, MOND & CO. (CHINA), LIMITED.
Alkali Manufacturers.
Sab-Inspector C. McNab Wilson. Tel. 1630.
M.C., this morning charged the mas
7, Queen's Rd. Coci
ter of a fishing boat, before Magistrate CHINA AGENCY & TRADING CO. Đơ
Ome, with unlawfully having in his possession on board the vessel in. Kowloon Bay, two revolvers grid a long pistol, all fully loaded.
When asked to plead, the accused said: "Yes, they were found in my fishing net. I brought them here For protection."
The Magistrate: You should have taken out a licence as soon as you arrived.
Accused: I did not know that.
HONGKONG.
Iron, Steel & Piece Goods.
Tel. 2143. 10, Queen's Rd. Central
CHINA ÖVEREDIS TRADING OF (1049), LYND Importers and Exporters. 1104. 16, Queen's Rd. Counte
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Replying to the Magistrate, the Inspector said that the arms were found concealed in a fish basket. Tel. He further stated that he would like a week's remand as he had, reason 10 believe that the long pistol was con- nected with the recent piracy on board the s.s. Fonghong when amongst other things some arms were stolen.
The Magistrate enquired as to the amount of bail to be fixed.
CHU KYOKU TRADING CO. Importers and Exporters.
7, Queen's Rd. Centril. 2108 and 2908.
EDWARD MOW FUNG. Import & Export Merchant.
Tel. 1676. 60, Des Vœux Rd. CL
THE KWONG" XWUÏ.
Inspecto: Wilson said that he would | New Films and Cameras just arrived. like the accused to be remanded in Tel. 2170. 60, Queen's Rd. Central,
police custody as there was a pos-
sibility of another charge being pre-
ferred against him.
LAZARUS, M. Opticians.
The Magistrate said that in that case he could not give a week's re- mand, but would adjourn the case for Tel. 2203. 28, Queen's Rd. Cenfor. three days, the accused to be held in
police custody until then
Two other men were then charged with being rogues and vagabonds. They pleaded not guilty." Inspector Wilson said that this case DRISHOY OF War, to two points.was connected with the previous one .6. FORCZ Beadford Sexle
Wist, according to
and he would like a similar remand. 6. STATE OF WEATHER, btine sky,e The C.D.I. and Mr. King, he said, detached clord, drizzling in, fog would conduct the case for the pro-]
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THE WATER SUPPLY,
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Shanghai, North China and Japan
Shanghai and North China Bhanghai and North China - Shanghai, North China, Dairen, Japan, Sestea, Elacolulu. Canada, United "Central & South America, & "EUROFE via SAN FRANCISCO. Registration 61 p.m. Letters 5 PJD. ****** Shanghai and North Chins
started work at the beadquarters of identification of specimens sent in Swatow, Amoy and Keelung the Bureau, No. 17, Kew Green, from all parts of the Empire. It is
Siberia Maru ... Kwongseng SUNDAY, MARCH 20..
MONDAY, MARCH 21.
5 puzzle
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Kew (Telephone-Richmond 603); proposed to issue, as soon as funds Bwatow "Straits and "Bangkok this site has the advantage of pros- permit, a periodical journal through Philippine Islands Sandakan Australia and New Zealand, via THURSDAY
ISLAND.
1145 imity to the fine library and collee which these interested in mycological
Begistration Letters 1.20 p.m. tions of the Royal Botanic Gardens, work in regard to agriculture will be Kew, with the Director and staff of kept informed of progress elsewhere. Swatow and Bangkok which the Bureau will work in co- There are at present over Bity officials
engaged in this work in the overseas Swatow, and Bangkok operation.
The funds of the Bureau are en- parts of the Empire, while the aum Amoy Shangbai and North Chins tirely provided by contributions from ber of agriculturists, planters and the Straits, Bangkok, Calcutta & ADEN ......... the various self-governing Dominions, like practically interested is legion.
The effect of fungus diseases in Hoihow and Haiphong. India, Egypt and the Soudan, and the aon-self-governing Colories and Pro- reducing crop production is great tectorates. It will work broadly on beyond calculation. A Canadian Shanghai and North Chins the lines of the existing Imperial scientist has estimated the loss Bureau of Entomology at South Ken- caused by rust in wheat in the sington, and will aim at doing for the prairie region of Caneda in 1917 at Swabow, Amoy and Foochow other great class of destructive agen- 100,000,000 bushels, representing a straits, Bengkok, Ceylon, Mauritius, L cies in agriculture, namely the dis- value of between £25,000,000, and eases and blights of plants caused by £50,000,000. For the same year fungi, what, the older Bureau has so the loss in the five chief cereals successfully done in regard to injuri in the United States exceeded It will be, a central 400,000,000 bushels. The effect of ous insects. agency for the accranulation and dis, this on the provisioning of the world Tribution of information and for the may be easily imagined,
Shanghai and North China
... Haihoug
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*Correspondence hearing vossal's zame"only"
Sirbet open air Temperature on the -25th-15
Lowest pest air reoperazars on the 16th-81
T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong, Observatory Mar. 16. 1881
HONGKONG TIME SIGNALS.
The Time Ball on Kowloon. Sigual Hitl is dropped daily at 10 am and 4 pama except on Saturdays when it is dropped' at 10 am and 1 p.m., and on Sundays and Holidays when it is dropped at 10 am.
The local office of the Yokohama Specie Bank is in receipt of a cables Byggda
at Yokohama on the 10th instant, it
was resolved to pay a dividend of 12
15
Consumption of water in the City
per cent. p.a: for the half year end and Hill District to lions sal decimals ing December 31, 1920, to add 10 of gallons during the month of February.
the reserve fund Yen 3,000,000 and to carry forward the sum of Yen 4,650,000 to the next account.
KINEMA NOTES.
HONGKONG THEATRE.
Tonight a new paramount picture The Ball is hoisted half mass at the Bath in Rve parts will be screened. The minate and full mast at the 57th minute. Should the ball fail to drop at the correct Clever Mrs. Carfax Features Julian time it will be lowered 196 minutes part Eltinge in the leading role. It is a the hour and the ordinary routine repost- peculiar picture of much interest and
ed at the following hour; if possible, ".
Should the Time Ball be out of order serment and it will run til Friday the above routine will be carried out with night. Another comedy in two parts A Brass Monkey" will be shown in the fing," the Storm Signal wast
Time Signals are als given at night by the interval. At the 7,15 perfor means of three white lamps mounted, var apce the succeeding episodes of the tically on the Observatory wireless mest, From E.66 to 9.00 p.m. the lamp serial film "The Iron Test" will be extinguished momentarily at the even continued. seconds, except at the And. 28th 50th Bind, and 54th of each minute.-
The bouza re'er to Hongkong Standard Time (8 hours East of Greenwich)
1150, 182,0 13561
men population 278,300 Osmenation par bank | 22.5
Constant supply in all districts during February of both 1920 and 1921-
KOWLOON WATIK WORKS LEVEL.
Kealcon
Gravitas | 12 fe
Mom Espavatn... § belew ovador, below avaños, PYRANK ZE MILJOER AND DECIELLE OF BASSINE,
Kowloon Gravitation
Barottatt H
1870.
149.00
121. 21.34
millions and decimals of gallons during the Cooramption of water to Kowloon in mouth of February.
Constrengtos
supertatem option par band
Dat day GENEEMAGINE
206.900
149
27.14 106,700
12.4
The Government Analyst's reports ibaw the the water in of exoetimore quality.
Pubbe Works Departments
T. L. PARKING. Water Authe
Printed and Publiabod for THE CONCERNED the Edime, GEOME WILLIAM CADE BURNETT, No. 8, Wyndham Street, Hongkong,