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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1923.
Hughes & Hough
Coal Contractors, Oszeral Auoifaneora and Brokers
UBLIC AUCTIONS-
1 Undersigned havoreceived matene Hons to sell by Publily Ametler, (FOR 4000UNT.OF TAX CONCERNED).
THURSDAY, November 9, 1922, at 5.15 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Dun-Vaux-Road,
Corner of Ice House Street.
1 six-cylinder; seven-passenger large size Reo American touring car in perfect condition.
Terme :-Cash on delivery,
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Auctionsert.
Hongkong, November 7, 1929,
INTIMATIONS.
BRITISH LEGION.
ARMISTICE NIGHT DANCE.
A DANCE will be held by the
BRITISH LEGION on November
INTIMATIONS.
THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER
CO., (1918) LTD. . THE FOURTH ORDINARY
GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the Company, St. George's Building, Chater Road, Vic torla, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, the 9th November, 1922, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounta and the Report of the General
Managers for the year ended 30th September 1922, and electing a Consulting Committee and Auditors THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company, will be closed from TUES DAY, the 31st October, 1922 until THURSDAY, the 9th November 1922, both days inclusive.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers. Boagrong, October 18, 1922.
HONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.
ST. ANDREW'S BALL INVITATIONS.
MEMBERS are reminded that in
order to gain admission to the PRACTICE DANCES on TUESDAY,
WANT ADVERTISEMENTS
23 WORDS 3 INSERTIONS,
$1. PREPAID.. Every additional word i Conta
for 8. insertiosa.
TO LET
SHOPS AND OFFICES.
THE CHINA MAIL.
CHINA COAST,
HONGKONG'S WIRELESS POSI months
TION FINDERS.
OR 20
this doll for the reception of wireless
fou "beacon" signals. Up to
go (and wi think up to the pr. sent) there were two distinct system of wireless, direction. Binding, whlet It has long been an accepted fact may, for convenience, be termed the ! that the China Coast is many years shore" system and the "shipboard" behind in regard to the application of ystem respectively. The shore." system usually consists of two or more the latest methods of navigational aid direction finding Inatollatioza (wireless to Coast and other shipping, and the compass stations) on shore, each time has long since arrived for a leas being connected by wire to a conservative and more enterprising ship withing to know its position controlling transmitting station. A attitude to be adopted, especially in wirelesses the control its for relation to wirelo a telegraphy, pys bearings. If the direction finder.
ATS not busy on Shipping and Engineering. (Sharg stations hai.) The typhoon Beason which other ship, the engniring vessel in terminated only a few warks ago, and asked to transmit a certain eigzal which proved one of the most dis- (M.O., we believe, is commonly used) astrous in the history of shipping in for one minute, doring which time these parts, bas given many people each of the compass stations takes seriously to consider whether the bearings. The bearings are transmitted heavy loss of lives and ships which to the control station, where they are NEW
EW FLATS TO LET. No. 9 occurred between June and Septem- platted, checked and.ro-transmitted Jordan Road, Kowloon. Three ber might not appreciably have been to the abip. Single stations on share rooms, Hall, Servants Quarters, fessened if a comprehensive system of are used to furnish bearings only. The Pantry, Flush Sytem. Apply to dissemination of information regard- [“ shipboard" method makes use of th KOON TAI & CO., 21 Des Voeux ng position and weather by wireless
telegraphy bad bren in vogue.
PERSONS seeking shop or office accommodation in the new build Ing.now being erected on 1. Ls. 2317 and 2318 in Queen's Road, Central and Redder Street (Old Post Office site) are invited to inspect the floor plans, which are now ready, and to discuss terms with the undersigned, at R. H. KOTEWALL & Co., Alex andra Bulldings.
Road Central, Hongkong. **.
HOUSE OR FLAT WANTED.
It is good news, therefore, to learn that the Hongkong Government has definitely decided Es have installed at Hongkong in the irumediato future
direction finder on shipboard sud tranamitting stations on shore. These transmitting stations are placed in operatios during fog and at stated times given in a published schedule. They are automatio when once set in
11th, 1922; (Armistice Night) at the 14th, TUESDAY 21st and MONDAY] WILL anybody, having a small one of the latest Marconi position motion, and operate on specified
City Hall,
furnish d House, or Fin Fo 27th inst., it is necessary that they Let until Feb/March next year, Members and their friends can and their guests should be in please communicate with Box 1405 ubtain tickets ($4 each) from the possession of ADMISSION SLIPS c/o "China Mail." undernamed who have kindly con-detachable from the Invitation Cards, sented to assist.
Mrs. Tinson, 110, The Peak. Commander Watkins, R.N., II.M.S. "Ambrose."
W. E. Alderson, Hongkong Hotel; A. G Lamplugh, Queen's Building; Lieut. C. P. Moore, Murray Barracks,
The surplus proceeds will be handed over to the British Relief Fund.
DRESS. Short Coat.
Those who intend to be present are requested to apply immediately for tickets to assist the Committee in making the necessary arrange-
ments.
Those members who are preparing or have prepared replicas of crests are requested to notify the under signed forthwith.
H. K. HOLMES,
Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, November 6, 1822.
BANK HOLIDAYS.
IN accordance with Ordinance No. 5 or 1912, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be closed for the transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on FRIDAY and SATURDAY, the 10th and 11th instant.
Hongkong, November 6, 1922.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE. RENERAL HOLIDAY,
#TYBES Department will be open for payuwont Liquer alles sontly from 2 a au, ta' té FRIDAY, THE THe Noiva, kundu - 10 wib he spen for all
all purinns till 12 gene MATURDAY. Che 11ly Szvqmb, 191, Wiele wie entirely closed in livese dutena
N... SMILJ. Superintensland,
fimports and Exports.
Hongkong, Navember 8, 1925,
ESTATE OF THE LATE T. 0. WILKEN.
ALL
LL Outstanding Accounts in connection with the above estate should be sent at once to the undersigned c/o "China Mall" office.
G. W. C. BURNETT, Hongkong, September 29, 1992.
Members should therefore send in
for
their applications Invitation FRENCH LESSONS
Cards, as soon as possible,
By Order.
D. K. BLAIR,
Hon. Secretary,
-Hongkong, November 7, 1922.
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
THE FIFTH GYMKHANA
MEETING will be hold (weather permitting) at Happy Valloy, on 3ATURDAY, November 18th, com- mencing at 2.45 p.m.
The Charge for admission to the Publie Enclosure will be $1.
Soldiers and Sailore in uniform hall price.
Members are advised that they must show their Gymkhana Season tickets to obtain admission to the Membera Enclosure..
Each Member has the right of introducing 2 n-members to the enclosure, tickets for whom can le
obtained from the Scerotary at $5. each up to Friday, 17th November.
The Stowards invite the Ladies of Hongkong to be present.
Hongkong, November 4, 1922.
INTERPORT CRICKET,
TELE attention of those interested
-in-the-Entertainments.. during the stay of the Shanghai Cricket Team is called to the notkes posted in the Hongkong Club, the Cricket Club, the U.S.R.C, and the Kowloon Cricket Club.
Programmes can be obtained from Tadpole at the Cricket Club;
Hongkong, November 6, 1922.
J. B. LAL,
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finders. Ta position finder is a com-wave length, each beacon sending out paratively new development of the a characteristic signal at. given science of wireless telegraphy, yet intervals. The signals are usually of short as has been its existence, it has a
group dot notare and ar been demonstrated beyond cavil that easily recognized, ven by an se a means of navigational assistance untrained ear. To determine bin it has come to stay and to play a position from the signals, the more and more important part in the navigator of a ship, in touch closes a safe movement of vessels at sea switch in the direction finder, which It is not clear from the information is usually on the bridge, and adjuste so far made public which of the two a single tuning condenser until the chief methods of direction finding is desired beacon signal characteristio is to be made nee of at Hongkong; but heard. The wireless coil is then that matter is of little importance rotated to the point of signal extino- compared with the important faction the bearing then being read, that a definits start has been made to directly with respect to magactic bring into rogue in these parts the north on the card of a magnetic com- Istest methade of assisting the pass, which forms part of the direction navigator, and that once the Hong finder equipment. kong direction finder gets going, it will probably be but the precursor of others.
While the Chiness Government is among other things, one of the most conservative bodies on earth, thera in It may not be out of place to men an exception in that branch of the tion, without entering into tch ical Governmrat known as the Chinese) devils, that the esential part of a Maritime Customs, and one can con wiruleaa direction, lialing equipm-m2 †fidently expect that if the direction | or the ** wireless cumpasa") consists | End-rat Hongkong proves a surcess át a quil of wire usually wound on ens assuredly it will, the Chinese Mari. | frame from Bøge tu five fast •quare, ¦ time Customs will not be slow in sad so mounted as to be rotatable extending the principle, if not the around 4 vertical axis. Suitable exact system, to all of the chief ports receiving apparatus is" connected to in China.
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