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"SOLIGNUM"
THE ONLY REMEDY AGAINST DESTRUCTION OF WOODWORK BY WHITE ANTS AND DRY-BOT, SOLIGNUM"
DOES NOT EVAPORATE, CRACK OR PEEL, BUT SEARCHES RIGHT INTO THE WOOD.
Sola Agente:
ARNHOLD BROTHERS & Co., Ltd.
14. Chater Road.
Phone 1500..
This keeps them fresh
Open & package of
Chesterfields. Notice how fresh they are. Firm too-no loose tobacco in sight. It's the extra, moisture-proof wrapper that does it.
Chesterfield
They Satisfy
TO-DAY'S CABLES.
CRenter's Sarice to the China Mail)
INDIAN TRADE FIGURES.
AMIFORTS FROM JAPAN INCREASE EXPORTS DECREASE.
CALCUTTA, May 18. Indian trade figures for the year 1920 21 show a decrease of four erores in the imports from Java, an increase of 74 crores from Japan, and a decrease of 22 crores in the exports to Japan.
NEWSPAPER PULP.
AMERICAN SECURES BIG RUSSIAN CONCESSION.
Los Angeles, May 18.
The financier Vanderlip has telegraphed from Russia that he has obtained a 50 years lease of 10,000,000 acres of spruce, land at Archangel for the production of newspaper pulp.
LABOUR'S COAL EMBARGO,
DECISION AGAIN AFFIRMED.
1
LONDON, May 18.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE
REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND-
PASSENGER SERVICES.
LONDON SERVICE
" AGAPENOR"-
'* MACHAON * *ANCHISES " * LAURIED ON *MENTOR
(Direct)
23rd May 13th June *21st June. 11th stuly 19th July
LIVERPOOL
London, Amsterdam & Hamburg London, Rotterdam & Hamburg London, Amsterdam & Antwerp London, Rotterdam & Hamburg London, Amsterdam & Antwerp
SERVICE
(Direct or via Continental Ports)
* HECTOR.” ***EURYADES"
"OANFATM "EURYDAMAS"
PACIFIC
Ist Jane Liverpool & Ghurgów. 9th Jane Genos, Men, Lpool & Glasgow 17th June Hareilles, Harre & Liverpool 10th July Genoa & Liverpool.
SERVICE
(via Kobo and Yokohama) |
25th May
嘤
* TEUCER. "
TALTHYBIUS * 13:h Jans “TYNDAREUS."
WEATHER REPORT.
May 194: 11h. 45.- Premure is highest at Shanghai and lowest at Touran Changes since yesterday at zivali až all reporting stations.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 3 boars ending at 10 am today,: 002 Irak Total since January lat. 25-35 inches, against an average of 17-90 inches:
Forecast for the 24 hours ending a noon on May 2N1.
1.-Hanging
Gar
E. winds, light to moderate; cloudy, raios.
1. 1-Formosa Chaňne). The same Na 1.
-3--South work of Chlum between fongkong and Lamocks. The same as No. 1.
4-South cosas of China betwem Hongkong and Hainan. The mine as No 1.-
ROYAL OBSERVATORY, номагона.
-
6th July J
Victoria Seattle and
Vancouver.
DAILY WEATHER REPOR
J
YORK
NEW
"ET. COMPANION ~
SERVICE
(via Szex or Panama)
Ist Jaze.
HOMEWARD PASSENGER SERVICE
"ANCHISES ”
21st June 19th Joly
** MENTOR”
For Freight and all Information Apply to
for London
for London
«MAY 19, 199].-I."
via Panama
Station.
BUTTERFÆLD & SWIRE,
AGENTS.
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
Telegraphic Communication with Gap Rock Lighthouse is interrupted.
ERGISTERED and PARCEL MAILS are closed 15 minutes carlier than the tims given below muless otherwise stated, and whre mails are advertised to close Liar belgre 9 a.m. registered and parcel mails are closed at 5 pm. on the previous day.
INWARD MAILS.
Vidivostock 6 Yemaro Hakodate Tokio m Kochi Jagasaki Kagoshima. Ishims.
*abi Time
Bemba Islands
Welbakwel » 61
abang w Kfo Hang Jhangsha Shanghai
|
Sharp Pk..!
may8: SeaLOW 100 Talboka
Taicha! Koshta Pescadores
Inator - Songkong Fap Rook. Baca Wachow Pulbor
Solow
Phalien 74
Doban Hallo Jazīgso Эм
FROM
THURSDAY, MAY 19.
Calcatta sed Straits
Muroruır Ma
́SATURDAY, MAY 21:
Shanghai Australia and Manils
Finkling
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Dagupan Manis
SUNDAY, MAY 22.
Strata
Et sits t 2traïta...
Alipore Heinen Marn Tanda
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25.
Eaga Hara Nagata Haru
THURSDAY, MAY
Japan and Shanghai Japan and Manila
Ivo Mara
Straits.: Japan
Wind.
Temperatare,
Humidity.
Direction
00107
THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1921,
ENTERTAINMENTS.
RICK OF THE PICTURES
TO-NIGHT
HAROLD LLOYD
IN
AN EASTERN WESTERNER”
2 Teel
TOM MOORE
SIN
"TOBY'S BOW"
5. Feels
CORONET REVIEW
2 reels
at 280, 15, 7.15 and 9.15
THE CORONET
THE
KOWLOON
THEATRE MATHAN ROAD
WATCH
THIS SPACE
FOR OPENING DATE
2511.
HONGKONG THEATRE.
2511.
'ushimi Maru
4.20 p.m.
5 p.
5pm..
3 pm
C. W. JEFTRIES, Director, Hongkong Observatory, May 19, 1921. 1. BAROKIE, redared to 31 degrés Fahrenheit, on the Jerel of the ses in Encher, tenths and hundredths.
2 TEMPERATURE, in the shade in de grees Fahrenheit
3. Hazrary, in percentage of satura- tion the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.
4. DIRECTION OF WEED, to two points. 5. FORCE OF WI, according to Beadford Sole.
6, STATE OF Wrasser, b’blue sky,' e da icbed clood. & dzieling rain,
fag,
g gloomy, h hail, 1 lightning, o overrask
P passing showers, q aqual?, r'rain, a môÓR Ethunder visibility w daw, wet.
7. Rax in Inches 'tantha'and nua- dradtbe.
HONGKONG REGISTER-
TO-NIGHT, at 5.15, & 9.15 p.m..
Complete Change of Programme
CREIGHTON, CARLOS and WARREN
"A Happy Mixture of Varieties
•WILLIAM S. HART
IN
WOLF LOWRY”
THEATRE
ROYAL.
TWO GRAND CONCERTS
by
MISCHA ELMAN
The World's Greatest Violinist.
SATURDAY, May 21st, TUESDAY, May 24th
Prices Reserved $6.00; Unreserved $4.00 and $3:00
Booking now open at MOUTRIE'S. ---
8am. 118.5. 2 Phalli
3 p.m.
Previous on data at Om date st
day
SATURDAY, MAY AL.
Cheasa
3 p.m.
Kaitong
5 p.m.
Suisseg
Kwongrang Alchibs
6.p.m.
Barometer.. 29.31 Temperaturej ..77 Humidity 93 96 Direction of
23.72 F&
29 71 84
34
Пород
5 pain.
Force
...:ཟླ་1
Weather
SALE of
0.07
0.05
The executives of the railwaymen's "and transport workers", unions have again affirmed the coal embargo.
SLOW PROGRESS.
LONDON, May 19.
Slowly the ground is clearing for a resumption of the coal negotia- Mons. There is a general feeling that a round-table conference will be called shortly. Meanwhile the transport workers' threats to hang up the ports have been effectively countered by thousands of volunteers who will work with police and military protection..
!)
FURTHER REPARATION DEMANDE,
OILFIELDS, MINES, AND STONE QUARRIES,
BERLIN, May 18.
It is semi-officially announced that the Reparations Commissien 'is demanding that the German Government surrender its rights and interests in the concessions mentioned in article 260 of the Treaty. Germany contests the contention that this includes oilfields, mines, and stone quarries. The commission also demands shares in undertakings of the character specified in article 260,"
WHY
IS" TWENTY.” CALLED A' * SCORE 1"
The days of our age are three- score years and ten" says the Psal- mist, showing that our forefathers reckoned by scores, a system of
BUSINESS-DIRECTORY, BRUNNER, MOND & CO. (CHINA)
LIMITED.
· Alkali: Manufacturers.
Tel. 1630. 7, Queen's, Rd. Cook
CHINA AGENCY & TRADING CO.
HONGKONG.
Iron, Steel & Piece Gooda.
OUTWARD MAILS,
For
Pzz
THURSDAY, MAY 19.
Taiming
Ramshaland Wuchow Philippine Islands, "Stexits, Benztok,
*Egypt & EUROPE via LIVERPOOL Titus jäin Fatzon Weihaiwei, Cheloo and Tentaina Chun. Eueichow .............
-FRIDAY, MAX N0.
Hanoi
Fort Bayard, Haibow and Haiphong
Elaiching Swatow. Amoy and Foochow your Pallippine Islands Straits, “Bangkok, Calcatta & ADEN......... Kunting Ynen ang
Fbanghai and North Chins..... Hohor, Pathol and Haiphong Fagor *3watow, #Shanghai and North Chins Shanghai and North Crisa
secara
"Shanghai sad "North China.
Swabor, Amoy and Keelung Holkow and Bangkok.
BUNDAY, MAY 22-
Amatusa Maria.m.
Fakhri
·MONDAY, MAY 23,--
Wingbing?
Swatow, 3traits and Bangkok Straits and Pangkok..
keeping track of figures probably Tel. 2143. 10, Queen's Rd. Cendetatow.and Bangkok
51
!!!
CHINI OVERSEAS TRADING OF (1919), LTD.
base in its original form upon the practice of counting upon the fingers and toes. But the word " score itself comes from the Anglo-Saxon. being nothing more than the word Tel. scoren, which is the past participle of meran, to cut, and indicated s notch or incision made upon a tally- stick for the purpose of keeping a record of financial transactions and Tel.
the like.
The "score-mark" was the twen tieth notek upon these primitive account books-a cut which was Tel. longer and deeper than the others.
Importers and Exporters 1104. 16, Queen's Rd. Contr
CHU KYOKU TRADING CO. Importers and Exporters.
2108 and 2008.
7, Queen's Rd. Contrat
EDWARD MOM FUNG, Import & Export Merchant 1676, 60; Des Veux Rd. Cr
Hence the expression" to pay off THE KRONG KHUL
old scores means, not only the re New Films and Cameras just arrived payrdens of old debts, but the reveng Tel. 2170, 60, Queen's Rd. Centraa ing of grievances which have cut pentr
deep and left a lasting impression:
It is for the same reason, that of
"Opticians
reckoning, that we speak of the Tel: 2203 12, Queen's Rd. Central
of a
game meaning the
record of the points made and the
core" ex musical record of an
MUNETA & SAMOS Japanese Photographers,
Queen's Rd, Central-
TUESDAY, MAY 24.
Shanghai and North China "Swatów and Bangkok - w Swstow, Amoy and Foochow zaman- Philippins, Islands, Fendakão AUSI
and New Zealand vis Thursday Tandl. Registration &-p in, on Wedsunday, 15th. Letters 8.30-8.12.
Hwah Ping
* WEDNESDA Y, MAY Amoy. *3hanghai "North China and Japan, Tanda
Taking Hainow and Haiphong........
*Shanghai, ' *North China; Dairen, Japan
Canada, United States,
Bouth America, & *EUROPE vis ViD- TORIA, BO~ Registration 2.15 am Tetters 10 001-13. decantara Shanghai, North: China, Japan, Canada
United States, Central and- South Ameries and EUROFE VICTORIA, BC. Registration 9:45am. Letters 12.30 am
Amay
North
Clidago Ham
9
a.m
Highest open air Tampersture on the 18- Lowast: ppm Alr Demberators' as the 19th-75
A. F, Ozaxton, Director, Hongkong, Observatory May 18, 1921.
HONGKONG TIME SIGNALS.
The Time Bell on Ensloon Signal Hil 7.30 amis dropped daily at 10 am and 4 pm
except on Saturdays when it is dropped at 10 am and 1 pm and on Sundays and Holidays when it is dropped at 10 am
The Ball is listed hal mast at the 65 - minute and full masat at the 27th minute Should the ball fail to drop-at the aurrect time it will be lowered-x55minutes.g the hour and the ordinary routine repeat ed at the following hour, if possiblekpark Should the Time Ball be out of order the above routine will be carried out, with the fag Zag on the Storm Signál maiti," ZaTime Signals are alti giran air night by means af låren blié lamps mounted-wra tically on the Oberratory wireless-mast,
-miconda, syndigand, $425
the sten
ELECTRICAL
FIXTURES
-30% REDUCTION.
THE UNION ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
TRIALS
13, Chater Road.
ICITED BY
JAMES STEER
THE CHRONOMETER: AND WATCHMAKER
(Denfracter