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THE STORM.
Opinion seems to be divided as to whisther the storm of Friday night and Saturday morn ing-should-be-described as a typhoon, but what over term be applied there can be no doubt that winds of great fores raged for a considerable period at the time indicated. Naturally the near approach of the anniversary of that awful day in September of-last-year inclined people's thoughts to those unwelcome visiters which
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MORE WONDERS OF ASTRONOMY.minate measurement has given us some certain knowledge as to the distances of the stars within a certain limited portion of space, and in the cryptograms of their spectrs had been deciphered the amazing truth that the stars of both streams are alike in dealgo, alike in chemical constitution, and alike in process of develop menti
Company, were thrown high and dry on the lenol, but as they landed on a sandy bottom, no. serious damage. le anticipated dredger belonging to the Dook Company, and chartered by Chinese who are carrying ont certain work for the Standard Oil Company st Laichikek, was driven ashore on the South east point of Changhue Island, and it is feared in a total A lighter belonging to the Green Island Cement Co. foundered in Hunghom Bay just off the works, and three of the crair; women, a girl and a bey, are reported missing. A launch belonging to the mame Company wan
wreck.
muddy bottom and received no serions damag, being refloated yesterday by a launch belonging
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of matter eat of which have been evolved these stars that now move rough space in anch majestic procession
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"The stars," said Sir David Gill, C.3, in the finest passage of his presidential address to the members of the British Associatica, at Leicester," are the crucibles of the Crestor Astronomy, that vaat sience of the universe, was naturally the subject chosen by Sir David the distinguished Aberdonian who for twenty-eight years has been his Majesty's astronomer at the Cape. He traced the history
*The hundreds of millions of stars that com- of the science, dwelt on its most recent develop mants, and skelehed an impressive and sugges tive picture of the astronomer watching the prise these streams are they the sole ponderable KING EDWARD DISTILLERS
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At the ontset Sir David quoted Lord Kelvin's system to which they belong, that system itself
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L. come about this season of the year and with the Also driven ashore, but fortunately she struck a saying that "nearly all the grandest discoveries is but a speck in illimitable space; may it not D. G. I
of science have been the reward of accurate be bat ons of millions of such systems that measurement and patient, long continued bone pervade the infinite!
"We do not not know. Canst thoa by typhoon signals dashing put their warning on
in the minute sitting of numerical resulte." refered to the Great African Aro, on the 30th the Almighty unto perfection *** Observatory it was little wonder that typkbens way driven high and dry on the rocks near un meridian, which it is the dream of my life to. should form the great topic of conversation, Club Hill, end is now scearely wedged batweon see completed." They had a continuous geo- two boulders from which position it is expected detic survey, extending over twenty-five de- Happily the storia has passed without exacting there will be great difficulty in releasing her.grees of latitude. Captain Layous, at the head of the survey of Egypt, assured him that any great toll of þuwan life, and though petty The ss. Losaysang, which was anchored 20 preliminary operations towards carrying the damage has been done on a fairly wids scale, the cable ground, dragged her anchors, drifted are southwards from Alexandria bad been there are no accidents or losses of any moment to on to that ground and beesme entangled with begun.
That are, it
dream ever my
is realised, will the cables. It was some time-before she could extend from Cape L'Agulhas to Cairo, theres repor!,
get clear of them, and by that time a number of round the eastern shore of the Mediterranean the cables had been damaged, the result being a sad the islands of Greece, and there meet the triangulation of Greece itself, the latter being. already connected with Struve's great aro, dislocation of the telegraph service.
which terminates at the North Cape in lat. 70 deg, N. This will constitute an are of that is measureable of the earth's surface,"
It was in the direction of the motion and distribution in space of the stars, continued the speaker, that the most striking advances in our knowledge had recently been made. Since 1891 great advances had also been made in our dalsi'ed knowledge of the chemistry of the sun sud stars. The methods of astro-spectrography had been greatly improved, the precision of the determination of motion in the ILO of by the sight greatly enhanced, and many discoveries mode of these close double stare, ordinarily termed spectroscopic, doubles, the s'udy of which seemed destined to throw illustrative light upon the probable history of the development of systems from the original nebular condition to
Bome sixteen of the principal
On Friday night the wind and then to a kurricane and tho sea was running high, but there was little canse for alarm on ass as all the maller craft had sought safety in the usual un- chorage and the larger steamers wore prepared
When it became apparent that a stiff blow was likely to sweep the harbour on Friday
The Harbour Master notifies that on and after January 1st, 1908, su explosive detonator will be fired every ten minutes from Gap Book Lighthous during the prevalencs of fog, instead of the gun as heretofore.
CROWN-AGENTS.
HEAVY LOSS ON SINGAPORE INVESTMENTS,
Unofficial investigation inte official documents resulted, on September 6th in a startling revela tion being made respecting the conduct of the Singapore Colony's business at home.
The Supply Bill, for making final provision cher-for-the-Public Service for the year 1906, was
the Legislativo Council, "when"Mr. T. S. Baker actioned an item in the schedule, referred to na" Special Expenses, 3108,135 8
to ride through the storm. As already reported night, not only the, Chinees craft, but a large 25 dog, in length-the longest are of meridianrieana" threatening to foul the upper rigging being taken in Committee by the members of
the fr my ay ervice we stopped shortly after number of steamers left their borths for safer eight o'clock on Friday night as the passage anchorages. Only the Empress of Clae nnd a along the Prays had by that time become few of the larger vessels remained at their Traught with danger and the Star ferrics consed buoys, and these steamers with two anchors The Peak out and an extra quantity of cable, bad steam running about the same time.
Yesterday morning Tramway Lowerer maintained its regular up to face the blow.
were found brave all the steamers returned to their moor. service. Riosha coolies
enough to remain on the streets for some Fow hours later but when one or two were over Larned it scared the remaindor and by midnight not a vehicle could be obtained in the Colony About ten o'clock several men went down to the
inge, and junk and sampeus emerging from the typhoon shelter, again studded the barbour As is usually the case in typhoon weather, there was a postponement of the hour of departure of mail and other steamers, but so
climbed
Iloile, September 7-As the Fooohow", a large steamship taking out a cargo of sugar, was palling out from the quay the cable crossed over the arking of the Quartermaster's launch " Now of the launch. One of the sailors who to the top of the awaing to prevent damage was caught by the cable as the big ship awang into the stream and thrown violently against the mast. He was unable to help himself or we the rest of the crew capable of doing any Ros to release or save him, as the crew of the Foo show," instead of loosening the sable from the windlass, either drew in taur, or it was drawn so ship's drifting out into the current and the sailor was nearly ent in two. He was removed to the Military Hospital ju a very
He was operated dangerous condition. by Colonel Lonis A. Le Garde. Der Surgeon General, Chief Surgeon of the partment of the Visayas, and Lieut. Eard W. Brane, Asesetant Surgeon, U. S. Army, Post man had an extremely narrow escape from death. His condition is very precarious, but the surgeons believe that he will recover. The Pilot's Association of lailo has acknowledged responsibility in the , and it is likely that they will sattle any question of damages with out legal action.-Cablenews,
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to know to what this referred.
He desired
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Mr. A. T. Bryant, U.louisl Treasuror, replied TALKING that it represented, mostly, less on investimente sold at a time that the market was low, and also on account of exchange. It was a loss to the Colony of something like 10 per cent,
During a dieonesion which ensued, it was stated that the Crown Agents were reasonably justified in thinking the market might improve,
Mr. John Anderson inquired why tha but instructions were sent to them to coll.
securities were sold.
vicinity of Fedder's Wharf to enjoy the spectacle far as the mail steamers are concerned, this will that of more permanent system observatories Surgeon at Iloilo. It is considered that the Clony was Dot in a very good condition
"
Mr. Eryant replied that at the time, the Enancially, and in order to make the regular remittance to the Crown Agents it was decided that the best thing to do would be to sell out.
Mr. Anderson By the Crown Agents not carrying out our instructions, we have lost 10 percent.
Mr. Bryant--I take it that is so,
of the sess draking over the Praya. There was po ba serions, as they will no doubt make up a tremendo as swell at that time and the waves the kat time in the course of the voyage. carried by the strong easterly wind, simply sept There were upwards of 30 ships arrived in that thoroughfare. By eleven o'clock Fedder's port yesterday, and most of these report having Wharf was unapproachable. It was battered by experienced exceedingly rough weather. In wind and water and occasion ly it looked as if many instances lifeboats and other deck, appa The recently erected matshed was coming down, ratus were datenged. Eight lamps and a number However it withstood the gale, as did the other of windows in the Gap Rock Lighthouse were matsheds in the neighbourhood,
broken, and the lighthouse is now unable to Sometime after nine the P. and 0. hoarding display the proper lights for mariners The was blown down and in other parts of the town Government fire float, which was lying in 20 known satisfactory method of determining thereby secured s fresh lease of the Easteru require them to make up this difference for net i
similar damage was done. The thres hundred foot pier erected by Mr. M. Rasack at the Bella Vue Hotel, which has been to popular. with bathers this summer, was swept away. Great havoo was wrought among the trees and dowers. Brazeles were torn off and littered the streets, flower pots were wrecked,
the damage in
this direction was consider able. Trees
were stripped, gurden sents lifted and brown some distance, while the destruction caused in most gardent is almost Encalculable. The Public Gardens suffered
Chinwan Bay, got foul of the cables of the se, Po Che ng and was badly damaged before getting clear.
The ss Chazee (Captain Cave), a'steamer of the Mogul Line, for which Messrs. Dodwell & Co. are agents, arrived in port before noon
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Mr. Anderson said a transfer was made at a reduced price of these securities, and if the
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Mr. Bryant said that, to a certain extent, the Crowu Agents would have to use their discre tion, but regarding the making up of the loss, prepared to answer. that was a matter he was not, at present, His Excellency the Governor said he could
of State,
Mr. Baker proposed that thie Special Ex- panses item be omitted from the schedule antil they knew deficitely whether the Colony would
Mr. Anderson seconded.· have to be held responsible for the loss.
of the world were now engaged not only is photographing the heavens, bat in measuring those photographe and publishing the relative positions of the stars on the plates down to the eleronth magnitudo. A contary hence this great work would have to be repaited, and then, if they of the present day had done their duty thoroughly, their successors would have the data for an infinitely mora complete and thorough discussion of the motions of the sidereal system. The ink on the new contra et hatween the
and O. and the Post Office is scarcely dry, that any that could be attempted to sy
All present experience shana that there was writes the Times of India The Company have radial velocity of stars by wholesale methods. Mail contract under terme which bind this but that such velocities must be determined country to the slowest mail service of import star by star. On this account there was great ance in the world, and render it unable to take weed in both hemisphere for a huge rejecting advantage for seven years of the improvements to'escop-5 to eft, in aperture. Such a telecoupe ju steam navigation. We have not had to wait of this renewed monopoly. was already in preparation for use in the long for the northern hemisphere. It was to be hoped. The F. and O. and all the other lines catering that Professor Pickering's sppeal for a lago raise the cost of the homeward fares by reflector to be mounted in the southern beat to the indian passenger traffic have decided ten per cent. So far as our information goes, The ancient philosophers," woot the typhoon. The Chazee was bound from David Gill, were confident in the adeqnecy of passengers embraces, in addition to the P Japan, and on Friday night when about 25 mile their intellectual powers slane to determine and O, the Anchor Line, Ellerian line, from Hongkong she was overtaken by the the laws of human thenght and regulate the the Messagerier, the Austrian-Lloyd and the actions of their fellow men; and they did not Rubattino. We have not been informed of the typhoon. Prior to this the glass dropped to 27 20, and this warning was soon followed by hesitate to employ the same unsuppported date when the enhanced tariff will come into universe. Every school of philosophy was that the homeward passenger will now have to were running and the wind was blow ng at agreed that some object which they could se face the addition of ten cent, for an indefinite hurr one force, and notwithstanding the frot was a fixed centre of the universe, and the battle period, if not in perpetuity, to the heavy and was fought as to what that centre was Thesive toll that is now levied on him for the that precautions bad been taken to bitton do vu was i
absence of facts, their entire ignorance of oate conveniences of the homeward voyage. the hatches and cover them with extra tar-methods of exact measurement, did not daunt No definite reason has hitherto been given for paulins, the furious guets of wind tore both them, and the question furnished them a subject this decision. Possibly it is assigned to the coverings and hstohes away, and the seas broke of dispute and fruitless occupation for treaty increased cost of Bengal coal, but any exonse is good enough to oppress the Iuding traffic. The into the holi sad deurged the cargo-to an ant astronomers now recognise that painful fact that is borne in upon as is that the extent that can only be ascertained this morning. Bradley's meridian observations at Greenwich, P. and O. have thus moreased by over twenty The storm raged for some hours, and during made only 150 years ago have contributed mare per cent, the cost of the passage in the last seven this time the vessel's steering goar carried away to the advancement of sidereal astronomy than years. Beren years ago, under the delusive name all the speculations of preceding centuries. of primage, the fares were raised by ten per and she drifted my miles to the south. The They have learned the lesson that human osat. For that procedure there was absolutely Captain and officers improvised a method of knowledge in the slowly developing phenomens no justification at the time. We were told that stearing the ship by connecting the winches of aidoreal astronomy must be content to progress it was due to the increasing cost of coal and all
by the accumulating labours of sucessaire shipping material but the defenders of this and the rudder with wire ropes, and in this way generations of men; that progress will be tax could not point to a single great line outside regained control. While carrying on this work measured for generations yet to come more by these on the Indian service where these costs the fourth officer wet with a painful accident, the amount of honest, well-directed, and bad called forth a general rise ia rates. Then which subsequently eat him the loss of one of systematically discussed observation than by the cannot help thinking with his tongue in moet brilliant speculation; and that, in observ. this cheek Sir Thomas Sutherland announced his fingers. Daring the gale the second of ation, concentrated systematic effort on s special in 1903 that the company, at great sacrifice, had
and gardens destroyed. On the higher levels to day after having experienced the full force of sphere would meet with an adeq Da Sir the combustion to mulet the homeward bring the matter to the notice of the Secretary
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greatly and the efforts to restore them to the the full force of the gale. Mountainous seats for the salation of the riddle of the force, but we imagine that it will be at once, and Mr. Bryant remarked that that. would not the Board Room, on 17th August 1907.
bloom and beauty of the pre-1906 typhoon have teen largely undone.
On Saturday, though the wind continued to blow with no little force, the sea was enter The tramway service was resumed and the ferries commenced running. A walk through the streets of the Colony showed many traces of the fores of this wind. But the P.WD. had with commendable promptitude set early to work to remove the debris and in a short time the streets were restored to something like their wonted
appearance,
It was leaned on Saturday morsing that a rodoma war the Tramway Depot at Bowrington bad collapsed and that a wall at Tank Lane in the Central District had also given way Shoring, too, at the Hongkong Hotel, fell on Saturday morning, but the damage done was trifling.
centuries.
sur-
the tariff for the
affect the passing of the hill, which was brought in to enable them to straighten up their scoonnts.
The Governor pointed out that it had been already passed
Mr. Baker said he wanted the money reim- The Governor.I will convey your views to bursed to the Colony. the Secretary of State
The motion was put to the meeting, and there voted-For-Mr. Baker's motion Meagra. Galloway, Baker, Anderer Bad: Fort 4 Against-the Government Officials.
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Minutes of meeting of the Council held at
Fresent:-Messrs. W. N. Wallace (Chairman), C.A. V. Bowrs, A. F. Gardiner, Hung Ten- chew, W. Kruse, W. Wilson, and the Secretary.
1. The minutes of the last meeting are read. and confirmed.
2. A letter is road from the Senior Congal, the closing of Opium houses within the Settle- enclosing a despatch from the Taotal, regarding ment of Kalangen, and stating the Consular Body would-be pleased to be made acquainted
subject. with the Municipal Council's views on the
It is decided to inform the Consular Body that the Council are in full agreement with the Chinese authorities as regards closing these beuses, Bat before the Coznal prepare `a`
A commercial grade of illuminating gas made proclamation on the subject they would like to from cornstalke, bay, and other vegetable, mat-knew the scale of lie-use fees charged by the der is being used in Beatric', Americs, for fuel authorities for shops selling the prepared and light and has superseded coal gas, The On receipt of this information the cost of the new gas is $1.19 per thousand, the Council will fix their rate of license fees, date lowest price at which gas is sold in any city in when the present opium smoking shops are to Nel raska. In quality it it as good as cont or loss, and embody the same in a Proclamation which they wil submit for the approval of the
3. The following extract from the report of Government Analyst at Hongkong on samples of Milk sent him on 10th August for analysis is published for general it formation Krlangen. Milk Co. Coan Mont, Eng Nap Ah Sam.
“I am of opinion that all the above samples are genuine MIL."
floer was dashed against one of the masts, and | thoughtfully selected problem will be of more decided to forego the primage, and to remodel,eil gas D. Rockefeller is said to be at the Consular Body, the force of the wind so wedged him agaipet avail than the most trilliant but disconnected | in favour of the passenger out at the time, hack of the company which is furnishing the gos
On Friday night Mr. H. 8. Humphrey, an assistant in the International Bank, was bing it that it was two hours before he could be conveyed in a chair along Macdonnell Road extricated. As another instance of the fores whon a sadden gust blew it into the ado of the wind, a long rope which was lying in chaonel. The coolie behind was pinned to the
one of the lifeboats became a toy for the gala ground, and when released, it was found that he and was so twisted round the davits that the -had beckon one of his fingers. Ha was taken captain-yesterday exhibited it as actual evidence lo Dr. Jordan's surgery where part of the of the fury of the storm they had passer finger was amputated.
through.
The front walls of two buildings in Tank Lane, said to belong to the Land Investment Co., collapsed, but strange ne it may seem the roofs remained intact, and there were
· casualties.
The 3.8. Onsung, fram Probolinga was also overtaken by the storm, bat Captain Cox found shelter at the lee of Ladrons Island, and there rods it out. One of the officers in mid to have been badly injured.
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The Admiralty Pior at Arsenal Stree', just
Last sight, although the wind dropped, there newly enlarged, had its stairways carried away,
was a torrential downpour of rain and the vivid As in the memorable typhoon, Kowloon washes of lightning which at intervals i lumined the greatest sufferer, so this year the damage on the mainland was greater than on the island the city showed that most of the 'reats were Large trees vero tóra op by the roots, and some fooded, the side obanuels being unable to carry F these in their fall damaged the telephone and off the great quantity of water, which practi Electric wires, so that the Paninsula, for a time cally covered Des Voeux Road, while in Queen's was without telephonto communication and cad ingress to the Connaught Hotel was without electric light. The furions gusts of blocked, the water being nearly a foot deep at wind on
Friday night to portion of the entranos. Further damage was probably The roof from Mofers Macdonald and done, as last year, in the Savoy Store,
down.
seriously damaged,
-
work.
facts fail us.
Indian trade. As we
Mr. John
By these means we shall learn more and the effect of these changes was to add to and the franchise for the plant is in the name of more of the wonder that anrromad us, and the post of the passage for the great majority the Rer, Ch. Enten of Cleveland, Hooksfeller's recognise our limitations when measurement and of those who travel by the P. and 0.
Logte rédactions were effected in the fares by pastor. The company has completed a $10,000 "Huggins's spectr scope has shown that the all ses route, the tariff by the Marseilles plant at Bestrice. It is the first plant in the
world in which gas is produced in this manner. many nobale are not stars at all; many well route, which affe's at least two-thirds of the P
The regetable matter is placed in large reforts and roasted until the water is forced condensed nobale, as well as rast patches of any O. passengers, was actually raised. Not
steam and nebulous fight in the sky, are but beboste only was t s tou par centrimage mide out. This water is than turned into
Evidence upon evidence permanent, but the farer via Marseilies were in masses of luminous gue;
-the gases eliminated are combustible and s
fers has accumulated to show that such, nebu' addition increased by nearly fifty rupees for perfect substitute for ordinary coal gas.
both classes, as we said, the effect of thie e neist of the matter out of which stars ti..
year ago Mr. Eaton applied for the franchise for establishing a gas plant, and it was roted to sunt) have been and are being av ved. The further impost is to increase the homeward different types of sise spectra fo sect a passage by twenty per cent. in the last gavau complete and gradual-séquence (from simple gears. What justification is there for this? him. The plant which he just been finished in the result. Absolutely nothing is used in spectra resembling those of nebu onwards We can imagine none but the power to mulat manufacturing the gas except farm refuse. throngh types of gradually increasing the passenger and the will to do it. The Inst
Because of the cheapness of the raw material complexity) as to suggest that we have report of the P. and O, company betrayed no before 1, written in the cryptograms of such per ons onditions that an enhanced the gas can be manufactured very cheaply, and these spectre, the complite story of the revenue was a necessity. In the case of at least sold at a much lower rate its coal gas.
a e other of the companies concerned, the evolution of suns from the inchoats nebula onwards to the most active suu (like our own), working of their line for the year showed normous profile Bengal coal is extremely and then downward to the almost heatless and
dear, but we know of no other passenger routes where temporary advances of prices invisible ball.
are
mada -the excuse for permatext
WEATHER REPORT.
La Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report
On the 14th at 6.30 sm.-Orders issued to Loist the Black Cone point duwawards and Ball (adiestes a typhoon S.W. of the Clony
within 300 miles).
F1 from Dairy of Chist Heat.
"I am of opinion that the above simple is
genuine MINE."
F2 from the Dairy of Chiet Host. "I am of opinion that the above cumple con faised parts as under-Milk 70 por cont.
} Added water 30 per cent."
H1 from the Dairy of Chiet Hoat.
“I am of opinion that the said sample con- Laised the parts as under-Milk 58 per cent, Added water 42 per cent.?
H 2 from the Dairy of Chiet Host. "I am of opinion that the said sample con- tained the parts as under-Milk 63 per cent, Added water 37 per cent."
In view of the above report, and taking into consideration that Chiet Heat was cautioned in September 1906 and for a like offence fined $25 in January of the present your, it is decided to fine Chiel Heat $100, and failing payment of same to withdraw his license and close his dairy.
The period during which human life has existed on our globe is probably too short-arau if our first parents had begun the work to advances in charges. Certainly, there never afford observational proof of such a crole of has been any tendency on the part of change io muy particular star; but the fact of the Eastern lines to apply the converse, and anch evolution, with the evidence before us, can to lower rates when prices are cheap. And
At 12.35 p.m.The typhoon has probably G1 and G2, both from the Dairy of Sing Koo. reached the coast to the W. of Macao, after I am of opinion thist the said samples, con hardly be doubted. I most fully believe that, we think it would be impossible to point to when the modifications of terrestrial spectra any other etasmer line in the world where
tained the parts as under-01 Mi 64 por The barometer is rising quickly in, Co's ingincering works at Harghom, while
perature; presence and environment have been cont, în seven years, without any marked im- and a slight rise has taken place also, alcag the cent., Added water 2 per cent. a conl matsted near the Star Ferry wharf was the bursting of a nullah from the reservoir farther indiad, this conclusion will be greatly provement in pecunities of son travel other and the Loochoos proveure has decreased. The 1906, it is decided to fire bim $50; and failing and with no further in China coast to the Northward. Over Japan As this dairyman was cautioned in September crease in the belonging to the Godown Company was blown in Bowes Read The raging torrent wrought strengthened. But in this study we must have.
also to the spectra of the stars themselves. than those which follow baltingly the impro highest pressure is stil shown over N. China payment of same to withdraw his liosage and Some new wharves in ocurse of much baroc, embankments being disturbed and he stars are ta crucibles of the Center.
close his dairy. construction at Blackhead's Point wore also overal walls damaged. Stones and boulders | There we see matter aniler conditions temirements that are being made all over the i
We laro aorer joined in the general and the Sea of Japan.
Moderate N.E. winds are expected to prevail 4. The Superintendent of Police reports the were strewn down the bill and Kennedy Roadperature and pressure and environment, the outery against the P.and O. Company, realising in the Formosa Channel, and cyclonic strong following cases have been heard in the Mixed was impassable at the tram station. The Peak variety of which we cannot hope to emulate that the ompany is a business and not a philan- winds and gales over the North part of the Court gines the last meeting
seate of magni threp concern, and that, although its prices Chins Boa. warning and the preparations to meat the blow, trams were impeded, and at first it was feared in our laboratories on out our spent has always been absormally high it has given
tade becide which
-propor
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending there were still a number of graft anable to that some accident had occurred as the descend-
est experiment in less than that of the drop India a most reliable mail service. But this at 10 am. to-day, 5.38 inches.
trade weather the storm. As le first gusts heralding car was considerably overdue,"
bag to thank the physicist and the chemist appears 100 immediately after the Company today is as follows:- to the ocean. The spectroscopic astronomer farther tax on an overburdened passenger
to be unwarranted and cruel. Its ing its approach swept the harbour, a number
for the foundation of his science, but the appearance. of Chinese-owned launches sought shelter in
time la coming we almost see it now-when have secured a fresh lease of their monopoly ap Chinna Kay. Through snchoring too close
proaches sharp.
arp practies. It is useless to protest. to each other, however, considerablé damage
HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com- the astronomer will repy the debt by wida was dove, and yesterday a number of dilapidated plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crême Charmante, Lait reaching contributions to the very fondamenta The toad beneath the harror has no redress Hongkong & Neighbourhood
Charmant and Special Skin Tonio and Pouder of chemical science.
dabgerone policy when they deliberately Formosa Channel ., By patient, long-continued labour in the get the driver. But the P. and O. parsus a _launches-with_bows stora in and other damage Charmante will enable you to do it. Her
their minate sifring of numerical results, grand oxasperate all thom who are bound to use space, so far as we here visible hoowledge of it, there ever af5380 opportunity of breaking it Hongkong and Lamecks winds, fresh. is occupied by two majestie streams of stars very large proportion of the community would South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan. travelling in opposite directions. Accurate and welcome any reasonable sacrifice to that end.
One of the most serious effects of the deluge under sufficiently varied conditions of tom passenger rates have gone up by twenty per Passing near Gap Rock early this mokong. I'vent, Added water 35 per cent.; C 2 Milk US per
On the water, notwithstanding the timely
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SMMONSES. Allowing pigs to stray 2, Incroaching on pro- perty 1, Breach of Municipal Regulations 2, Wilfal damage 1, Carrying out a burial without obtaining a permit 2.
SUMMARY ARRESTS.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending, at noon
F.D. winds,
decreasing Assault 1, Committing a nuisance 2, Being in squally,showe y. possession of stolen property 1, Theft 2. Boing
N., winds,
a rogue and a vagabond 2.
(Bigned) W. H. Wallace,
moderate.
were seeking admission to the Cosmopolitan Dock Specialities for the Skin are the study of discovery has been made that a great part of mail ships: They have a monopoly now IfSouth coast-of-China-between S,Eto-E
for repair. Two lighters anchored on the north lifetime. A. Watzer & Co-Jatd., Bole-Agents
ide of Stonecutters, belonging to the Godown
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By order,
Cyclonic gales.
C. Parkeley Mitchell,
Secretary.
Chairman.