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Aug. 184 9h 10.m-Local signal No. 1 lowered.
Aug. 184 12h.17m.-Pressure bas decreased considerably at Oshima, and moderately at Kagoshima and Shang- hai, It has increased slightly at Hongkong and Manila.
The depression er typhoon which formed to the south of Fratas yes.
terday moved westward and filled up. A belt of low pressure extends from N. Aunam to S. W. Japan with a depression at its S. W. extremity and a severe typhoon at it N. E. extremity, between Kagoshima and Oshima, the Bonins and Formosa typhoons having cralesced.
Hongkong Rabofall for the 14 hours ending at 10 am today, 000 inch. Total Enco January 1st. 73:49 inches, against an average of 60,55 inches.
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"KEYS OF THE RIGHTEOUS"
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DIS IR MAMENT CONFERENCE,
SENATOR LODGE HOPE FOR GENERAL REDUCTION.
WASHINGTON, August 17.
*Referring to his appointment as delegate to the disarmament con ference, Senator Lodge declared in the Senate that he would exert his best efforts to secure a general reduction of armaments by all nations.
VIOLENT FRONTIER FIGHT.
GERMANS WITH GRENADES KILL POLES.
BERLIN, August 17.
A violent fight occurred between Germans and Pules at the frontier villages of Sternali'z and Kosterlitz. The former with grenades drove the Poles over the frontier. Twenty-four Poles were killed.
WIRELESS STATION DAMAGED.
FRENCH SERVICE TO THE FAR EAST SUSPENDED,
PARS, August 17:
The wireless station at Doua, near Lyons, was damaged by a storm Two pylons 600 feet high fell Communication with America and the Far East has been suspended.
3,600,010 WORKERS DRAW LESS PAY.
NET REDUCTION OF WEEKLY FULL-TIME WAGES £1,070,000.
LONDON, August 17.
It is officially announced that 3,600,000 workers' wages were reduced
by July. About 5,000 received increase, resulting in a net reduction of weekly full-time wages of £1,070,000,
"SAXON" SAFE IN HARSJUR.
SIERRA LEONE, August 17.
The "Saxon" has anchord here safely. General Smuts and bis suite have landed.
MURDER PLOT.
to him to win his help in the crime. On February 2, 1918, the night of the marder, Bird, with two other natives,
"LOVE POTION" FOR OLD MAN was waiting outside the farm while
DRAMA OF A LONELY FARM.
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Swarts was with Mrs. Kraft in the kitchen Mrs. Kraft called Bird and his companions, who were armed Shanghai and North China
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow with knobkerries, into the house and Philippine Islands ... told them they must "storm into the harshai, North China and Japan bedroom where the old Jew is and Pathoi and Haiphong kill him."
A grim story of the premeditated murder of an old man named Tum- powski on a Jonely South African farm was unfolded at Potchefstroom Circuit Court at the trials of Dine Dorothea van der Merwe, known as 'Mrs. Kraft. a Dutchwoman, who had and he fell across the bed, whereupon
Swarts opened the door and pushed Hoihow and Bangkok....... the assassins fu. Bird struck the old Straits, Bangkok, Ceylon, Mauritius, L
Marques Both Africa India man on the head with his knobkerry
Dhanushkodi, Bombay and ADEN.
a farm called Treurfontein in the the woman seized his feet while Shanghai, Forth. China and Jugan
district, 'Lichtenburg
Dutch farmer named Lambertus Swarts. were also
Hermanus the natives helping.
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1. TEMPERATUez, in the shade in de go Fabrenheit
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“VANISHING TRAILS",
Episodes 1 & 2
1.30 p.m. & 7.15-p.m.
17 & 18 Episodes of
"THE MOON RIDERS."
2 HEATS, in percentage of water WONDERS OF WIRELESS.
tion the humidity of sir Murated with moisture being 100,
1. DIRECTION OF WIND, to two piciate.
5. FORCE OF WIRD, according to Beadford Scale.
STATE OF WEater, b blas sky, n detached cloud, d drizzling nin,
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T. J. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong, Observatory Ang. 18, 1921.
HONGKONG TIME SIGNALS,
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intermediate stations, are the subject Tel. 2143, 10, Queen's Rd. Central” of an interesting article by General Ferris As already announced, the
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A wave of wild dogs, says the received from Sydney Sun, fed constantly from the waves
WILD DOGS' ONRUSH. DINGOS RAVAGING SHEEP OF AUSTRALIA.
HEA The Time Ball on Enricou & gual is dropped dady at 10 am and 4 pw.. except on Batard ya when it is dropped at of the 10 Am. and 1-pura, and oe Bandays and the same distast station ay great dingo 'keservoir" which lies in in proportion of 1 to 100. Though the centre of Australia, is creeping Holders when it is dropped at 10am.
the hour and the ordinary maling-rape.t.
The Ball is hoisted half at the 55 b solar rays seem to render the at steadily over the north-west of New mimate end fut inssi at the 57th minute mosphere less transparent to the South Wales. The sheep farmera Rbould this bull fail sa drug at the exre waves, on the other hand, for some are slowly retiring before the menace time it will be lowered af 5 minutes pas
kunknown reason, it is less easy to The wild dogs, or dingos, which breed el at se following beer, life, send messages at night than by daoin great numbers in the unmapped Bhold the 3ine Ball lie sak of order Arather carious fact is that at the centre of the Australian continent, the #sets roallas, will tried out with Std Tower="togiveone instante y have for the past twenty years been Be on the Storm Binal certam days messages from Honolulu fitering through all wire and other *Time Marila are alor given at night, by were three-white lawy mountad var are easily heard, and then for a fort barriers raised against them and have ruak km the Oe ervatory wireless night the receiving instrument cannot led thousands of sheep. From 8.58 10 HCD0 patre per pick up and General Ferrie egtingut-bel komentarily at the area, shows that many obscure factors, in Pristal and Published for Tau Hexengt, at the 2nd, 1916, sockuding the effects of electricity on Shad, and bich of sich mirg.
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and a Swarts cast a grap about his neck, Swatow
Jave vin Batavia ........ Three natives Bird beld the victim's hands Swarts "Swatow, "Shanghai and "North Chias ..... charged with plicity in the crime. Mrs. Kraft and Swatts, who were tried separately. were found guilty and sentenced to death, Mr. Justice de Waal warning the woman that she must not hope for a reprieve,
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21.
......
com- drew a huge clasp-kolle and cut the Swatow Staite and Bangkok
Shanghai and North Chins old man's throat.
PANIC RUSH INTO THE VELD.
Exochow
Hapeh.... Xingelw MONDAY. AUGUST: 22. Bird spake dramatically of the pippine Islands, Fandakan. AUSTRALIA and New Zealand, vis Thursday Taland. awful fear that overtook him, of a
Beristation 9.45 km. Letters 10.30 am... BU Albins
Loksang feeling that he was being watched, and of his mad rash into the veld to Hotbow and Haiphong
TUESDAY, AUGUST 23. Tumpowski went in 1914 to live at remove the bloodstains without wait- Treurfontein Farm with Mra. Krafting to receive his blood money.
"Swatow, szyi Bangkok
China;
•North "Stangis,
*United Before sentence of death was passed Keelung,
Etates and her 20-years-old daughter Polly
*Tapac, Canada,
& América and ultimately leased the farm from Mrs. Kraft, who was wrapped in an
Central and South the woman for £25 a year. About old sealskin coat, cried out bysterical
EUROPE vis VICTORIA B.C. Ro. February 1918 he disappeared and ly: "I have not been able to say
gistration 8 40's.. Letters 831) 4. nothing more was heard of him until anything, while others have said what Tientsin
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow two years later. when, as the result they liked about me." of reports received, the police visited the farm and found the remains of "Tumpowski buried in an ash-pit.
THE CARIS AND LOVE.
A sinister ägure at the woman's trial was one of the murderers who furned King's evidence, a native called Tim Bird, alias "Whiskers," who described the planning and the execu tion of the crime. He told how Mrs. ↑ Kratt asked him to tell her by the cards whether the man she drved with loved
When in passing sentence of death Staxite, Bangkok, Calcatta, and ADEN
the judge used the customary formula, Philippine Islanda
May the Lord baye mercy on your
Roul, Swarts shouted in Dutch, Shanghai and North Citizsgarage sous
Thank you, mister, my soul can Philippine Tainoda, Fardaken, AUSTRA
Lad Bry Zealand take care of itself.*
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Shanghai and North China Sandakan
FRIDAY, AUGUST
TURDAY
preparation they can compound. It can
TUESDAY, AUGI
The three natives charged as ac complices were acquitted.
SUPPLIED BY ALL CHEMISTS.
her. He "bres the cards" which 180K prescribe Chamberlaint Swalow, Amoy and Frother p
showed that Tampowský did not love ber, wherepon, at the women's request, he gave her a "love potion
ter Tumpowski
Colle Dirchner Remedy", by p
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and intestinal palas, quicker than say. Shanghai and Forth Chine
be boughs from soy themist. A bottle
Bird said, chat, in addition to pro-will, keen for our alan homa & Bhanghai and North Ohim --- mising him £100 to help murder" ereplete wildnat it. For sale by all. Tompowski, the woman made love, Ghemiata and Biwekeeper.