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WEATHER REPORT.
March 17d. 11. Sm-Pressure changes since yesterday, are small at all reporting stations.
The anticyclone appears to be central over 5.W. Japan.
Moderate mensoca may be expected aver the China Sea-
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours erding at 10 am today, 000 sch Total since January Jek 270 inches, agsinst an average of 4-48 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on March 15th.
L-Hongkong
to Gap Rock E, and NE winds, moderate; fine to elendy, fog later.
I-Formosa Channel. NE. winds, freshening.
3-South coast of China between Jongkong and Lampeks. The same se No. 1.
4-South coast of China between Hongkong and Hafaan. The same ki Ka. L
ROYAL OBSERVATORY, HONGKONG. DAILY WEATHER REPORT.
THURSDAY, MARCH 17. 1921.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
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Karmala Sinking
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Inaba Maru
Pescadores. Canton Hocgkong .. Osp Rock.!...
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BATURDAY, MARCH 19.
Kaso
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Philippine Islands
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Philippine Islands....
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A.M.
1.TO.
2 pm.
Pr.m.
Lake Faulkn Utan Maru ..................
4 p.m.
4 pau.
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VETARZO MEDICINE
befort was there anything like it, nor can ha marvelous properties ever be equated in a of poorna, impurity, or other imperfection of the blood from whatever cause riang. No it imbe bed into the systems than it permeates and penetrates to the minutest capafrica cong and expeiling dies, wheresoever and is whatsoever fort met with; removize s
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Costing about 99.9% Meri Zine (99.9% guzzáteed)
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TUESDAY, MARCH 22.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23. ..
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THURSDAY, MARCH 24.
Funaing.. Shanghai, and North China......
FRIDAY, MARCH 25.
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"JUST SO" DRAGON. ·
LANTERN FESTIVAL.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
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Aikali Manufacturers.
BRIEF BUT MERRY LIFE OF WCCHANG'S Tel. 1630. 7, Quesa's Rd. Cenką,
MONSTERS.
the
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Iron, Steel & Piece Goods.. Tel. 2143. 10, Queen's Rd. Central, -
CHINA OYERSEIS TRADING ON. (109), LTD. Importers and Exporters. 1104. 16, Queen's Rd. Contra
Tef.
A correspondent writes to N. C. Daily News from Wuchang on March 1This last week has been a gay and festive time for the villagers outside the walks of Wuchang. Never for many years has there been such glorious weather for the Lantern Festival of New Year; never for many years have there been so many ornate and genial "dragons careering the countryside. Every hamlet had one; and everyone in the hamlet had his share in the manufacture of the For several days local mascot. before
of the first the 15th month, these dragons started each Tel. aight about SEESCt
their round of exciting calls. marched the man who had the
.. First
o. honourable task of bearing aloft the
dragon's head-a ponderous, wicked-Tel. looking head, with a knowing air about it, swallowing a buge pill the size of a big snowball. The head is
Hongkong Observatory, March 17, 1921.
1. BAROMETZE, reduced to 39 degres Fahrenheit, on the level of the res in inches, tenths and hundredths.
2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade in de grees Fahrenheit.
HEITY. in percentage of malura- tion the bamidity of air saturated with moisters being 100..
Dezcos or War, to two pointe.
5. FORCE OF WED, according to Beadford Scale.
CHU KYOKU TRADING CO. Importers and Exporters,
7, Queen's Rd. Central.
2108 and 2908.
EDWARD MOW FUNG. Import & Export Merchant. 1676..
60, Des Vœux-R£ CIL
THE KWONG KWUL
cat sharply off at the neck as if by New Films and Cameras just arrived.
a guillotine, showing a clear cross Tel. 2170. 60, Queen's Rd. Central
section of the monster's backbone and Interior." This is to indicate that the various ordinary lamps that follow are all a real and integral part
of the whole dragon-each lantern,
LAZARUS, N. Opticians.
of course, a section and the whole Tel. 2203. 28, Queen's Rd. Cenical. neatly completed by a frisky flapper of a tail.
A. PICTURESQUE SILT. There is really ample scope for al
new
MUMEYA & SINO..
Japanese Paotographers.
Just So" story in every part Tel 254.
of this, whimsical creature's anatomy. Most of the dragons made it their
6. STATZ OF WEATxa, bibine sky, first duty to act as sponsor for their detached cloud, d drizzling rain,
for
5 gloomy, h hail. 1 lightning, o overrast Ppassing showers, q squall, r rain, s snow i thander v visibility w dew, wet.
dredths,
7. Rars in inches tenths and hun-
8A, Queen's Rd, Central,
THE WATER SUPPLY.
Level and Storage of water in roverroirs
CITY AND IRLA DESERIOZ WASHER WORLDS LIVELL
►
25.
village at the nearest temple, where attended by the auspicious gongs and! cymbals and crackers, they expressed their thanks to the local deity for his generosity in the past and their hopes for kindlier favours, in the future the 1st March, 1921 Then they went on to pay New Year calls in all the various hamlets! round about. It was а picturesque sight to see three ofynam Break 2. four or even five of these inammoth Pred date at On da low-worms, mounting a bill in zynertate0ft. 68 12.5 in Bolore evention
parallel lines to visit a village on the ry TIL S in farther side. Sometimes as many a5 West 54 Ch.34 in. Below oviršlam nine of these sinugus, jovial monsters Potaton, 1 ft 11 in. Sin. Below ever
HONGKONG REGISTA E.
most sea. Below soft. 1 in. Below eveňov.
5 p.m. 5pm.
Earometer...? Temperature
29.94
29.99 29.95
65
70
Hamidity
71
87
78
could be seen, at one moment, in
Direction of
Σ
Wind.....
Force
$
3
Westber
D
b
b
0.00
0,00
0.00
11a.m.
Contaizing about 93% Metallic ac
Zinc Concentrates
Various Grades
Swatow, Amey and Keelung
Swator "Straits and "Bangkok Philippine Islands, Bandakan, Australia and New Zealand, via THURSDAY ISLAND. Hegistration 12.45 p.m. Tetters 120 p.23, compensatezorerne
Kaijo Marn
MONDAY, MARCH 21.
Línan
Taiyuan Ningpoin Kwongeng
5 pm...
OAKEY &
Farstres, Landon
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Marques, Bouth Africa,
India
Dhannakkodi, Egypt & EUROPE is
SONS
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Friday, 25th March at Noon.
| Bandakan
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*2 in. Below ovariow
→ Below overflow
Below overto
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"Below, vendor
6.
Do.
112 Below overdow
12. -
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various parts of the country below 21 MILLIME AND DICTEAZE OF HALL.COM. the Hung Shao. It has been an
Lytas Byth splendid change from the lazy gam- Trem temediate ****** bling and feasting of the daytime Ty Tck and for some of the younger fry Pokalem
-sheer riot of seemed to be Highest open air Temperaine on the merriment. Lowest open air Temperature on the 12-63
T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong, Observatory Mar. 17. 1821.
10am-
2 p.im.
HONGKONG TIME SIGNALS.
8.1.
5 p.zz.
-11 8-10.
21 கூங
SATURDAY, MARCH 26.
Elinsang MONDAY, MARCH' 23.
L'am
Philippine, Zelanda. Australia, and New Zes Land is THURSDAY ISLAND. Re
*Correspondence bearing vessel.
A
Everything, of course, ended
Wo Wef Chung
Total
1.12.
Consumption of water in the City
abruptly on the 15th of the Chinese and Hill District in milions and decimals month, when af the villages sciemnty of gallons during the month of FebruaŁY. burnt their several dragons, now Common
1920.
1*1.25
195.81
B. L
100
22.3
looking rather wan and faded after Etixanted population
Compton yarpa:1 So many successive nights of royster-parvathammara ing. The little lamps appeared, too, Constant supply in all districts during all over the fields, dotting the ground' February of both 1990 and 1991. like so many twinking stars-then, KOWLOOK WATER WORKS LEVEL. after an hour or so fading and dying i
1311.
1920 out. A single night of homely carol Kowlood Gris
tion Beperit........ i below ovedlow, below availow The Time Fallon Kowloon Signal Hill singing or even the glories of Guy
PTOLLAK JE MILLIONS AND DECIMALS OF MAZZONE is dropped daily at 20 m. and p.m. Fawkes grow pale beside the revels except on Saturdays when it is dropped stof our Wuchang dragons.
Kowloon. Bration
A. FAMILY NECESSITY. VERY family should be provided with Chamberlain's Pain Balm st
#mmerce
• 299.00
Consumption of water tu Kowloon in millions and decimals of gallons during tha manch of February, her Conemption. Communion que band | Emated pepalation.
104,900 108,700
14.3 −123
10 am and 1 p and on Sundays and Holidays when it is dropped at 10am.
The Fall is hicisted half mast at the Duch urinate and fuli mast at the 37th minuta. Should the ball fail to drop at the correct time it will he fawared at 6 minutes past the hour and the ordinary routine repeat all times. Sprains may be cared in much less time when promptly treated. ed at the following hour, il possible,
Should the Tims Ball be out of order Lame back, lame shoulder pains in the
routine the above nothing all the gied outside and chest and rheumatic pains are
on the Storm Signal mast. some of the diseases for which it is that the water is of axoellent quality. Time Sigosis are also given at night by cpecially valuable. Try this liniment means of three white lampa momted razsad become acquainted with its qualities tically on the Observatory wireless rest. And you will Lever wish to be without From 8.56 to 9.00 p.m. che mps arsit For sale by all Chemists and Store- extinguished momentarily at the eren keepers seconds, except at the fad, 29th, Loth,
Bod, and bith of each minute.
The botas relee to Hongkong Standard
| Time (8 hours East of Greenwich),
The Government Analyst's repõetiu nhow Public Works Departmenta
T. L. PARKIN
Water Authorit
Printed and Published for THE CONCERNED by the Editor, GEORGE
WILLIAM CADE BURNETT, at No.