THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, JULY 28ru, 1905.
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churges. Then cusue, as our correspondent. TELEGRAMS. pointed out in his well-informed article, cracked immer tubes and possibly drooping.
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or even blowing-off of the muzzles. Since
one general naval engagement would about TWO DEATHS IN ONE HONG,
CANTON NOTES.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDEEP
CANTON, 28th July.
UNIFORM VOR STUDENTS,
VICEREGAL PROCLAMATION.
RE GAMBLANG,
be replaced, and then the corresponding number of Fan Tan gambling houses will be suppressed, If a distriot could find funds to replace the Fau Tan gambling then all the Fau Thu --[TRANSLATED-POR-THE " DAILY-PLE#"""
gambling hours in that distriot-will- bo-sup--- The following is a literal translation of a pressed first. If a villago coull and fands to procicuation re guiling issued by the Vicorey replace the Fan Ten gambling- revenue then all the Fan Tan gambling houssin that villago Canich correspondent
will-be-suppressed first. When the whole This proclamation is issued to inform the amount of the Fan Tan gambling rende people that after investigation it has been has been replaced from other sources o
A. S. WATSON & CO., cancel the usefulness of these short-lived
weapons and demand an immediate replace AINFUL SENSATION AT SHANGHAI, the Board of Rites in Peking that alt overauad the Governor of Kwongtung, made by our
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tuent of thee to enable the Flest to keep the scan, the question of reservo geos becomes more and more important. Our
STANGHAL, 7th July." Mr. F. J. Freanic, superintendent
reserve is reckoned at one gun per ship manager of the Shanghai and Hongin safficient quantity to meet the demand, with discovered that the gambling carried on in the will unite in wooding a memorial to tho
kong Dyeing and Cleaning Company, Ltd., dicil to-day.
for these guna instead of, as we should have, a duplicate to each weapon (ie, four per ship). · It is pointed out that Jäpan bad a duplicate of each heavy gun in reserve,Tuesday. WATERnowledge of which fret renders the foreign
estimates of Japan's fighting sea power was hent apoplexy, MANUFACTURERS before the last inval Lattle, extremely
THE WATER asod is THE PUREST that can be obtained, and is SKILFULLY FILTERED OF THE MOST SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES.
The Viceroy has rousived instructions from mont Colleges and public schools must enforce uniformity of students' clothing, to be mida from local cloth or, if loud cloth is unobtainable
Woo Nam, cloth.
His Excellency has sent despatches to the Taptais of the varicus districts to enforce this Mr. Mason, the foreman, died ourale, which is recognised by the more ou Bightened to be conducive to greater cleanliness, and calculated to protect henne produce. Some, In both cases the cause of death however, the more conservative, who never take to changes kindly, think it a hardship that they should not be allowed to clutha their sons ne they please.***************
Summer vacation is now on and the scholars are to be seen about town enjoying it. Know ing his own countrymen to a nicely, the Viceroy feam that when the boys wear their now ni forms atrast urchins will ran after and molest then-jee ing at their peculiar coalume and nay even cause riot and trouble, for what scicol of fart, the - probability is; that in the THE TSAR'S VISIT TO THE KAISER or is not game for fight! His Excellener
-------- LaNBOW, 25th July,
bar, therefore, grisen onlors to the police and The Tsar has returned to Peterhof,
military to protect the scholars, and present
THE DEFEAT OF THE GOVERNMENT.
amusing. Nearly all estimates expressed distrust à Lo Japan's ability to successfully engage the Bussians owing to the length of tim her gins had been in use and the hard wear and tear upon the riffing during the bombardments in which they had been engaged around Port Arthur. As a matter
~THE MACHINERY employed is of latest Tsushima Battle a great part of the Japanese design and most approved type.
THE BEST INGREDIENTS only are
Lead,
3.
GUARANTEEING ABSOLUTE PURITY.
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Manage our Factories, and their practical knowledge and constant supervision enables us to produce waters of unrivalled excollence and
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guns were quite, new, for it must not be pused that a man of Tose's ability could have overlooked, this fine old maxim, of bringing up the “last”. gab, which is practically applicable to land and sea war
fare.
It is, however, feared that with members of Parliament imagining that all our guns want is a little adjustment," as has been stated in the House of Commons
THE TEST MATCH.
LONDON, July 201 England has won the match by an innings and 80 enus.
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LONDON, 25th July
The Unionist organs approve of Mr. Balfour's decision to roznatu in office, deeming it right that his paremal feelings should give way before national consideratione. →
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Kwongtang provinca is causing estions injuries throne, and have it on record and all the to the place. This also is known to you all. Fan Tan gambling houses of the Kwongtung- Although the gumes of Wei Sing. Teo Pin, Province have been suppressed for ever! Horo- Po Pin and Sal Piu are all gumbling, yet after Fin Tan cannot be restarted on the pro- the injuries onsed by them are not contenos that the revenue is insufficient. Pe sidered rory serious. Those that are most (Vicorey and Governor) are aware that several violently injurious, and spread their polson most tens of millions of dollars of expital aro lost tá extremely, are the games of Wei ting" (Pak Fau Tan houses every year, for this Fan Tou Kup Piu) and, next in order, Fan Tan. After has a tendency to increase piracy and robbery, investigation it is discovered that the unaul and to kill legitimate trade. If this money. - rovenus derived from Fan Tạn is $3,000,000, | wore employed in gilinante trade thiên the and this amount goes to the Government revenue collected by the Government from the Treasury. Besides this, fat profts go into the basiness done would not only replace the Fa pockets of the monopolists, officials, goutry. Tau gambling revenue but there would be n soldiers and yunon aunuers, reaching about the surplus same amount (83,000,000). Now, therefore, the
Taking this into consideration it senis total revenue and the profits packeted by the possible to replace the Fan Tan gambling various people amount to $6,000,000. If it revenus. But as nil the gentry and people do is reckoned thuit te por cont. of the money som to zalise the injury deas to themselves actually employed in gambling is talon in by the personally and the community in general, the farmers, then the total amount that has passed Government is compelled" to take the poisonous ja nad out of the gambling beases must amount fluids in hand" to remedy this thirst for to $60,000,000. If it is reckoned that 5 per cont. gambling. remain in the hands of the farmers, then the total amount that bas passed in and out of the gorabling houses must amount to $10,000,000, and if it is reckoned that 3.3 per cent, only is taken, then the money that has passed in and out of the gambling houses must amount to $180,000,000. Of these amounts, $60,000,000, to $186,000,000, 20 or 40 per cent., is contributed from monies left by ancestors or earned by hard working people. The balance comes from pirates or robbers who, having robbed honest peoplo," deposit the money in Fan Tan houses. The plunder | or booty of the Kwongtung province amounts to Boveral tens of millions of dollara yearly. No wonder that the people are grieved and bewail over the matter, and that the whole provines is disturbed. Every day stringent measures are day pimtes and robbers are increasing. These taken to capture pirates and robbers, and every
are injuries that can be easily seen, but there are other injuries which cannot be seen, those of - the gumblers who lose their occupation or traile
Aars daily throwing ospital into a place from through wasto of their time and money. They
where they can never recover it. thus causing
Weu Tang Yao (Total) has been appointed Inspector General of Colleges and Schools at Canton, in place of Cheong Wing Keo, also a Tasti. The Viceroy is highly interested in the sturational aspect, and has been devoting mush attention to this subject. His Excellency, indeed, has for sorge time been eating his eye chout for some intelligent and suitably endowed efficial for educational work, Wen able. Cheong Ming Keo has been transferred to take up the post of Provinciel Treasurer of Kwongai.
lately, and a nation led by such inadequately BY COURTESY OF THE JAPANESE CONSULTsang Yno, ha considers, is the best one avail-
informed men, we shall find the little adjustment done for us; Or, us the Americans put it, #some one'll fix our flint for us one of these days". The actual truth as to our requirements is, that we want stronger and more efficient guns, a better explosive and an alequate reserve of gun for gun throughout the Fleet. When these are supplied we may consider that the necessary degree of naval efficiency has
ALEXANDROVSK CAPTURED,
Tokyo, 27th July.
AN EARTHQUALE.
At about twelve o'clock last night an earth
· The inhabitants there, or at least many of them, were
quako was felt near the East Gate,
The Imperial Hondquarters report states that our Sagnalien army began landing gear Aleova at 9 am. of the 24th just, without much opposition,
Admin Kataska commanding the squal-very frightened and rushed into the streets. ron which was despatched to the northly instad a few seconda, Crockery and other The shock, nevertheless, was a wild one, and reports that it left its base us prearranged articles were sen to more No accident conveying the military transports. The resulted. previously advanced detachment under Admiral Dewa reconnoitred the coast in One plagan fatality was recordel yesterday dragging operations as predetermined, lad
ing at a place near Alexandrovsk. The trans«
been obtained:
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THE SHAUKIWAN MURDER. Choung Fat was arraigned tofore Mr. F. Hazeland at the Police Court yesterday after
Bat we are looking to the intelligent goatry and scholars, with painful speeches and burning hearts, to admonish and urge the people not to gamble. If within the next one or two years, Fan Tan gambling can be suppressed, it will be a blowing to the people of Kwongtung and a up to us (Viceroy and Governor). It is only. proper for us to issue this proclamation for command all, officials, gentry, scholars and thus general information and explanation. people-in general, to take notes of and abstalu from disobeying this proclamation."
VOLUNTEER CHANGES,
Wor
Corporal D. Cameron, who is leaving the Colony, has resigned. Mr. J. Fairholu is Trooper N. J. Stabb is promoted to Sergeant, posted to the left half of No. 2 Company. and Trooper . C. Mozon to Corporal.
BLATTINTING
MILITARY MATTERS.
Thomas M. Wakefold is seconded while
The Landou Gesatte utiles that Captain- studying the Chiness language.
Second Lieutenant (now Lieutenant) E. S.
Fire pounds of tobacco, a pipe, and a gold ports were convoyed landward as the dragging nook, charged with the murder of a sampan the labour of the whole province to diminish medal have been given by the Kaiser to Franzoperations were in progress. The marines girl, Shek Kas, at Shaukiwan on the 20th daily and never to increase, and to continde Ward, Grezadier Guards, is appointed. Aido- Grunwald, an invetemto kmaker, who celebrated landed without resistance, and occupied Jane. Inspector Robertson conducted the case in the same route for ton sal soveral tens of te-Camp to Major General Villiers. Astion.
bis-104th birthday at Harg, in Prussia.
A drinking saloon in Los Angeles South California, but the following notice in the
If Your Wife Drives You to Drink,
window-
This is the Place to Gel it. Stop right in.
In the recent Army examination for promo.
on behalf of the police.
the points necessary for landing afterward.
the Innding of the troops commenced, Leung Shop, the deceased's mother, was the the urines returned aboard. The enemy first witness. She said I have known the arned Numina, and set fire to Alcova,nccused for some time past. He visited my but Alexandrowsk was not burned. Now the Japanese flags are flying at the Gover nor's office at Alexandrovsk and on the houses in the town. No damage was suf- fered by our ships or our crews.
hense-boat and made on offer to keep my daughter (the murdered girl). The deceased refined his overtures but they were friendly and she had frequently taken him cut in her boat, When the deceased refused the nocused's offers he threatened her, saying that if she would not
On other occafions when he visited the boat, accused repeated his threats. After this scoused was not allowed to visit the boat, and did not
yourg, Jany and idle people who are atisfied with a division of emalt profits are on the inofears and diligent hard working people who desire to gain profits by honest daily labour are decreasing Starcation and cold follow in due coures, and then comes anatoby. Things will reach that point, and when I think of it my mint becomes agitated. Wo (Vicaroy and Governor) both think that the day of salamity is drawing very near and we are both ashamed
C.B, commanding in South China.
Quartermaster and Hon. Lieutenant E. P. Moss and Mes. Mess are leaving for England, according to "Orders" issued yesterday, *
The HT. Dustera is expected, to arrive on December 14th with reliefs.
tion held at a certain island, a question in the THE INCREASED COST OF MEAT be bis sweetheart she would die at his hands, of ourselves that we have no method of teaching the Zionists, gives as a frontispiece a capital
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DEATHS...
Del July, at Puhktun, Surrey, H. W. DAVIS, formerly partner in Mosers, Lanstead and Davie Hy tolegrain
€ 1777 "On the 27th instant at No. 131, Wanchri Road, SAVORINA (AMY), the dearly beloved wife of HENRY DIEON, Superintendent of the Money Order Office, Hongkung Fungal will pass the
Monument to-day at 8.35 azu.
What are the duties of the Army Council?
The candidates met next day for the Military
by the above Council) being opened, were found to contain nothing. One of the duties referred to seems, says the Globe, to be to play practical jokes.
By kind pormission of Lieut:-Col. C. H. N. Price, D.9.0., Commandant, and Officers of the 129th D.C.O. Baluchis, the band of the Regi- 1177ment will play the following programms at the
LONTON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, EC.
AT HONGKONG.
Following is the minuto us to the effect of Government market rents and slaughter-housa
MARKET RENTS.
in the markets amount at the present rate to
year.
The dead weight of beef sold during 1904 found next morning on the bench at Shaukiwaning year after year amount to over the scoup. If you barm a hair of Kwang Su's
$10,889.40 a
may be estiumted at 5,651,983 lbs, and of mat, tou at $41,633 lbs., making a total of 0,593616 lbs. Of this total, reaghly one-sighth is said direct from the slaughter-house to consumers,
and was then empty. It had been washer, and turned upside-down to dry.
Le Mai Su, boatwoman, declared I was
DOWIE AND THE CHINESE. Leaves of Healing," the religious organ of and bringing up the people. We are desirous
photograph of the editor, "Apostle Alexander," of shig the Kwongtung province. The first measure to adopt is to suppress Fan Tanam in arm with the Hon. Kang Yu Wei, formor History paper, and the sealed envelopes (sealed fees upon the retail selling price of beet and have an opportunity of speaking to the deceased, gambling. Unfortunately the revenge of the Prime Minister" of Chine, and President of mutton, laid before the Legislative Contol Inst saw thy daughter alive at 9 o'clock on the proviues, as shown by the acconuts of the the Chinees Empire Reform Association. The at pasterday's meeting:-
night of the murder; she then went out with various Treasuries (the Provincial, the Salt exiled reformer had boon addressing the people of Zion City. The Apostle in an introductory The total renta pail by beef and mutton shops: the passenger boat. She was wearing a pair of Comptrollers, the Sin How Kok and Likin), speech made the following remark: "Listen, gold bangles, a gold hair pin, two silver girdles Provincial deficits which have been accumulat press Dowager, my voice reaches across showe a deficit of Tls. 3,000,000 annually. The and a pair of silver earpine. The Lost was.
3,000,000. At present the various gambling bead, especially if you kill him, I will not lift p revents amounts to over $5,000,000. Should finger to keep the Chinose Empire Reforat Association from marchlug on Peking, and for- all gambling be instantly suppressed, what can be done to replace the revenue it brings in ever sweeping my the Maneba Dynasty." Take the Fan Tan item alone, for instance, Kang In Wai depounced the American trans- which is farmed out for $3,000,000, and bosides ment of Chinese, whorest Dr. Dowie (in "Laures this there are the other lines of gambling. How of Healing: the Apostle drops the familiar is it possible to replace all the Fan Tan gambling surname) exclaimed: "If America's act is reveņus ? · Originally we desired to devise some proper, China has the right to pass an American means of replacing cavaque by revenue from Exclusion Law in China” It was decided to two departments, Customs duties nul Salt pray for the repeal of the Chinose Exclusion Law. monopoly, and in order to do so we had A sermen reported verbatim in the Loaves" to adjust the accounts of these two depart makes Dowie refer to "Great Britain's Awful Before Mr. F. A Bazeland at the Policemente to plán some means of procuring Sin in Forcing the Opium Trade Upon China.** funds. The Native Customs has been united He remarked incidentally that the Japanese, Court yesterday six Chinese firemen from the with foreign Custome, but unfortunately the in natural dignity, are not comparable with the HB Loong Sang wore charged with disobeying lawful orders, in that they refused to work increase of revenus under this head is to go to Chinese, and that in dignity, in national pay indemnities to foreign countries and, there- majesty, and in all that constitutes a peaceful, when ordered to do so by the chief engineer.
One of the defendants inferned His Worship Kwongtang Province. The salt concern has ahead of Japan Fhe instance, the Japanose fore, annot be retained for the uas of the strong poople, Chins, beyond all question, is that he refused-because he had been struck by just been arranged and its conditions altored, the second engineer.
LONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DEVEUX ROAD CI United Sorrice Recreation Club, Kowlean, the remainder 5,769,41-1 lbs, being-sold in the enzinted with both the deceased and accused, to-day, commencing at 5 p.m. (weather permit-warkatz The increase in price por 1b. dao to ting) Overture. Polka Mazurka Duet
The Daily
Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JULY 287, 1905..
Solection Song Valve
Danizertí
.....“The Bohemian Girl Ballo
Billen' **Rigoletto" "Macbeth"
Vordi Vordi "The Holy City". Stephon Adams "Aphrodite............ A. Morelli
market rents is accordingly $16,489.40 over 5.769,414 equalling 80.00183.
BLAUGHTEL-NQUSE FEES.- The incidence of the fee falls equally upon all parts of the animal, viz., on the skin, blood, offul hoofs, meat, etc...
The live weight of the animat has accordingly been taken in estimating the effect of the well as that other one, and the American city during the year 1904 $12,531.60 was received
There is an Oxforl in Georgia, U.S.A. us
Government fes upon the selling price.
30,829 cattle and 23,736 sheep were killed is naademic also, though there seems some iu cattle fees and $4.747.20) in sheep fees during ground for hesitating to accept without question this period.
Estimating calves at 400.Jbs. the average liva some of its learning. Eniory College is the and of sheep at 95 lbs., the price per lb. id
weight of cattle institution of learning thers situated, and on increased by Government fees by $17,078.80 over the Campus stands a status of the founder, Dr14,586,520 equalling 80.00171. Igoatlas Faw, bearing the inscription. "Visit, non mortuus est." The other day a freshman at the college, showing a pretty cousin around the buildings, pointed out the status, and was taked by the girl: "What does the little Ingend san, Wil?" "That," answered the freshman, easily, "oh, that means He lives-no, he don't--ho's dead.
In our colynme, some time back we printed. un articleupon the 12-inch Mark VIII, guns of the Cbiza Squadron, an article which distinctly pointed out, not only the causes of weakness-by reason of their construe- tion of these guns, but also the absolute necessity in matters pertaining to Naval Armaments of every weapon being of the latest and best, Should any defect be noticeable in any particular gun or class of guns than such defect should be attended to, the gun or guns removed from the ships in which they are mounted and fresh oues supplied in their places. Now this re placing is a matter for the koonest and
most zoterous consideration. In the army it is considered that a General who can lay his THE QUESTION OF OVERWORKED hand upon the last reserve to throw into the firing line stands the best chance of winning. In the Navy, the Admiral who
$ CORRESPONDENCE..
DIRECTORS.
"TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESA,"
The price of meat is therefore raised on the whole owing to Government chargen by $0.00359 per Ib.
A. W. BEEWIN;
Registrar General... Hongkong, 10th July, 1905.
CHINESE IN AMERICA..
On the evening in question I saw the accused nd two other men engage the deceased's boat, and sho took them out into the bay.
Hearing continues.
DISOBEDIENT 'FIREMEN,
MANILA BEN UNPOPULAR.
His Worship (to the chief engineer) You know there must be no striking on board.
The Chief Engineer-There has been note. Your Worship. We are very careful to treat 4. Washingtou correspondent sends reports the man as well as possible but the trouble is that tons of thousands of Chitose employed in that they do ant like the Manila run because the United States are drilling for the purpose... of lending their aid in overturning the Manicha they have to be washed and inspected. It is a dynasty. These reports excite considerable very difficult ran to krop men on us they only Interest, but so far inquiry fails to show that make a convenience of it while waiting for other they are justified, and the Chinese Legation questions them. Most of the Chinese in America ships work as laundrymen, and their organisation for any purpose except washing shirts and vollars
Another of the defendants informed His
but it is uncertain whether the revenue could. were foolish for "putting on our American be increased as we have bot grasped the subject og bags walked trousers, instaul of their own thoroughly. Besides these, there are still some beautiful, convenient and artistic costumes," other means of getting revenue, but it will all Referring to the attempted murder of a Zionist have to come out of the people's pockets. At missionary, which we reported at the time, present the minds of the poeple are not open and Dowie alleged that the perpetrators were the offisists move in the old ruts when it is instigated by a missionary of another soot, who necessary to raise the ravenne. How is it possible had been reproved by the Zionit for smoking amicably to get the assistance of the people who and drinking. have to pry? To seek for any other scheme to replace the revenue or fund derived from Fon Tan garbling and not to involve the people is
Governor) have day and night been thinking over this matter and really cannot find out a good scheme and have purposely issued this
WEATHER REPORT.
STR-Allow me to correct a mistake made in Bestas almost ridiculous. Nevertheless, a chare Worship that he refused duty because he was almost an impossibility. We (Viceroy and the following report:c
can lay his hand upon the last reserve gun the printing of my letter of yesterday's date. may consider himself at an overwhelming I wrote, or thought I did, "If Interested advantage. In the case of our 12-inch guss Party is really etc. etc.: I would suggest lies it is noted that the Navy League Journal writing on this subject." You have it less has drawn attention to the defects mentioned writing."
This will probably disabuss your mind of the
aries in China has beer made frequently of late, of secret drilling and sending aid to revolution seasick and the American police have been instructed to examine the matter most carefully In Now York there is a volunteer battalion formed of Chinese washermen, but they are armed with old muzzle-loaders, and are not considereil very efficient military unit.
The Bandmann. Opera Company made an excellent impression last night when thay
in these columns, laying strass more partic-idea that I was taking any particular exception ularly upon the "short life" of accuracy to your article: they possess owing to weak construction:
As regards Board Meetings, I know they are and the erosion caused by cordite, the hold at the Hotel after ordinary office hours opened with “ A Country Girl," before a modà. explosive in use with these weapons, Ycura, eto, Statistics give the lives of these gune at from 25 to 70 rounds instead of 150 to 200 general question of directors and companies, Except for pertinent opinions on the as officially expected when firing full this correspondence is now closed.—En.
A. TURNER.
rate audience. The Company is a great im
sick in Houkong Harbour!
His Worship-No! No! You don't get sea- Other defendants informed His Worship that their work was too hard, but none of the atories told succeeded in gaining the sympathy of the magistrate, and the defendants were each sen- tenced to three weeks' imprisonment with hard labrar.
proclamation to informs the public (offcials, gentry, scholars and the people in general) that the Government to send in petitions with minute explanations and forward name to the Sin How Kok, where all the petitions are gathered, and the circumstances related thereto investigated, and a selection will be made from such scheines (25 Gre workable.
The Sin
if they have any scheme to obtain revenne for
LATEST STEAMER MÖVEMENT.
The IG.M. steamer Prinz Eitel Friedrich, provement be the Dallas Company. The life carrying the German Mails with dates from How Kok will then petition to as for oar keek, who was altogether happy as Nan," the 27th inst. at 9 a.m., and may be expected here permission to enforce same. In the petitions and soul of the piece was Miss Wilmot Kar Berlin of the 4th July, loft Singapore on the consideration and await our orders to grant
on Monday, the 91st inst. at noon.
it must be shown what amount of revenue could
Devonshire girl.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued
On the 26th st.15 pm. Orders ispod to: heist the Black Dram.
On the 27th at 6.45 am. Orders issued to
beat the Black Cone point upwards and Drum: Black Cone and Dres
Al 10.30 umi | Orders issued to lower tha
L.
Amoy, has risen in the neighbourhood of Hongkong,
At 12.20 p.m. The barometer has fallen at
The depression moving Northward entered the const between Srator and Amoy during the night. It is now lying to the Northward of Amoy
Strong but decreasing 3.W. winds may be expected over the N. part of the China Sos.
Forecast-FreshS.W. wide squally, thunder
showers,
Telegraphic communication between the Observatory and Hongkong is interrupted.