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THE AMERİÇAN MAIL,.
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The P. f. 8.8. Co. str. Korea is due to arrive at Hongkong to-morrow between 6 and
8 a.m,
The T.K.K. str. Nippon Mart, sailed from Ban Franciscs on the 12th inst, and in das to arive at Hongkong on about the 8th prox.
The P. M. 8.8. Co. str. China sailed from San Francisco on the 26th instant, en rents to Hongkang, vin Honolulu, Yokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai, and is due to arrive at Hongkong m the 22nd
pror.
THR'AUSTRALIAN MATE.
The N.Y.K. str. Yawata faru (Australian Line) left Thursday Island for this port Manila on the 20th inst, and is expected here
·to-day.
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The C.P.R. Co.'s sit. Empress of China loft Vancouver, B.C., for Hongkong (via usual ports of call) on the 14th instant p.m.
THE INDIAN RAIL
· NAVY ESTIMATES.
THE SHIPBUILDING VOTE.
PROTECTION OF BRITISH TEADE ROUTES.
In Committee of Supply in the Howe of Commons on the 4 inst, there was a poorly. attanded debate on the Shipbuilding Vote for the Navy. The question of the conversion of merchantmen into cruisers on the high sees, which was one of the prominent features of the three days debate on the Declaration of Loa don, was the subject upon which the critics of the Admiralty concentrated their attention.
The debate was opened by Mr. Loe, who affirmed that the provision of craisers, existing and contemplated, woukt, be quite insuloient to protect our trade router in A time of war. It would be in the first few weeks of hostilities, he pointed out, that the causequences of any interference by the enemy with our trade would be most serious. It was likely that there would be panin; the pries of food would rise, and the very poor would be unable to procure the necessaries of life. He declared that there could be no doubt about the resolve of great Con- tinental Powers to convert merchantmen into oraisers, information having reached him that Germany, Austria, and Italy had already
WEATHER REPORT.
Un the 30th at 12.10 p.The barometer continues to fall slowly over Chine, while it has. risen slightly in Tongking.
The depression romains over N. China, and the high pressure over the Pacific to the East of Japan,
Eight 8 W. and variable winds may be expected Gradienta continue slight in the South, and over the N. part of the China Bea.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 houra ending at 10 am, to-day, 0,00 inches.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as follows:-
DISTRICT
Hongkong & Neighbourhood.
Formosa Channel
(8.
FORECAST. [S.W.
winde, light; fair.
winder moderate.
South coast of China botwoon Same as No. 1.
Hongkong and Lamooks.)
arranged for the conversion of certain faxt South east of China between ) Same as No. 1.
ships
of the morcantile marine, and these vessela carried at all times
ΣΕ grans end ammunition, was therefore incumbent on the Admiralty to make adequate provision for the policing of the trade rostos by constructing swift modern cruisers of the second or third class. While zaven Joare. BLO
we had 102 protected and vásrmoured' crucers, as against Germany's 22 our relative strength was now much less. It had therefore become essential that we should enfarge cur programme.
Hongkong and Hainan....-
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
Station.
Lord C. Beresford endorsed the demande of the member for Fareham. There had been a great reduction in the number of our oraisers on the trade rontee, and, an he had contended already, 60 new ships should be laid down for the protection of our commerce. He com. plained that the public had been misled again and again in regard to the strength of our Navy. Useless battleships which were to be Vostook sold appeared on the Nary List se fighting ships, Nemuro and out of the 101 cruisers which the First Hakodate 50 only could be used in war, Lord had told the House we possessed, about Tokio
Kochi
THE EXPENDITURE ON NEW CONSTRUCTION.
Nagamki Dr. Macnamars, in a detailed explanatory
Oshima statement, drew attention to the magnitude of Kagoshima the Vote. The grand totel was £22,862.200 or Naha More than half of the whole expenditure prat Tshijima vided for in the Estimates.
amount Bonin Is. the largest allocated for construction was
Chatoo..... inst.,cord, and the sum to be spent within the Weihaiwai
Bnancial year on the new programme was above Hankow the avergage. He had himself no doubt what Kiukiang ever that the naval provision that had been Shanghai... and was being made would be atoply Ontzloff sufficient to protect our national interests and Sharp Pk..
The Indo-China str. Fooksang left Calcutta for the Straits and Hongkong on the 20th and is dus bere about the Stå prox.
MERCHANT STEAMERS,
The NY.E. str. Bakata Maru (Bombay Line) left Singapors for this port on the 25th inst., and is expected bars-to-day,
The N.Y.K. str. Fitain Mary (European Line) left Shanplii for this port on the 28th inst., and is experted bere to-day.
The H.-A. Linie str. Spezia laft Shanghai on the 27th instant p.m., and may be expected here -to-day s m
The T.K.K. str. Figo Maru arrived at Yoko hama on the 13th instant from South America, and is due to arrive at Hongkong to-morrow,
The str. Glenturret passed the Suez Canal on the Ath instant, and is dna héra to-morrow.
The N.7.K. str. Tango Maru European Line) left Singapore for this port on the 27th inst., and is expected here on the 2nd prox
The N.Y.K. str. Aumano Maru (Austalian Line) loft Kobs for this port via Nagasaki on the 27th inst, and is expected here on the 2nd
TOE.
to keep epea eur trade routes.
►
E BALFOUR'S CRITICIAN.
Amoy
Swatow.
Penk
The Leader of the Opposition dealt with two Taikoku matters the secondary armament of Dread. Tajoba nonghts and the protection of our commerce. Тмівна As to the first it was, he said, izportant that Koshan... the House should know that, while other Pescadores nations had followed our example in the cou- Cautoa struction of Dreadnoughts now had adopted Hongkong our policy in regard to secondary armaments,
Vict The Germans, Americans, and the Japanese had Gap Rock... all taken a different view from that taken by Mao10 the Government und believed that we under Wuchow armed our secondary batteries in capital ships. Hollow.... He invited the Admiralis to pay cloen attention Pakhoi to the point. Passing the Ponsideration of Pholien........... or battleship strength in 1914 as compared
Tourano with the strength of the alliet Central Con. C. St. James.. "The Ban" Line str. Bendoran from Auttinental States, he sail that in that your we Aparri ....
should have no substantial superiority. Heargy Malls fotbid that we should ever be engaged in war Locnapi.. with these Powers, and it was a remote con. Brole). Ilaite... tingency; but should it arise we should have to divide our, naval forces in order to protect Cehn.... our interests in the Mediterranean, so that we should be in a very much weaker position in the North Sec. Turning next to the question of the trede routes, he expressed grave doubt as to the adequacy of the Navy to protect our commerce in the opening weeks of a critical war. In view of the great probability that wer. chantmen would be converted into cruisers on the high ress, the duty of policing the trade. routes would be more onerous than ever.
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werp: Middlesbro and London, Jeft Singapore on the 27th instant for this port.
The Olof Wijk & Co. str. Teddo left Fort Said on the 29th instant, and is expected here ́on or slemt the 4th peoz.g
The NYK str. Awa Maru (American Line) left Kube for this port via Moji and Shanghai on the 28th inst., and is expected kers ou the 6th prox.
The 0.5.K. str. Panana Maru left Tacams for this port via Japan and Shanghai on the 8th inst., and is dus here on or about the 10th prox.
The Barber Line str: Satsuma loft New York on the 10th ultime for Hongkong and Far Fast
The Mogal Lina str. Braemar left United Kingdom on the 30th ultimo for Hongkong in. The Straite.
- THE 'FILAT LORD'S REPLY.
Mr. McKenna, expressing the Admiralty's view on the question of secondary urmument, The T.K.K. str. Buyn Maru sailed from Val-explained that the real issue was not whether paraiso for Hongkong on the 10th inat, and is there should be a secondary armsment of the due to arrive at Hongkong on about the 29th old type for battlesbice, but wheth r the sati September.
LATEST STÉÅMER MOVEMENTS.
destroyer armament should be stronger than the 4in. guns now placed in our veesale, It might be that a din. gun would not be able to answer effectively 8 destroyer carrying tor- padces having a range of many thousand yards, and this problem the Admiralty was considering, As to the protection of the trails routes, the House would not expect him to disclose.the strategy of the Board, but he could assure members that the arming of merchantroon did The 0.8.5 str. Tacos Maru from Tacoma not present itself as a new factor to the eyes of bis advisers. They did their best to keep left Manila for this port on the 29th inst., and themselves well informed as to the position of
of
The N. Y. K. str. Yawata Morx (Australian Line left Manila for this port on the 29th Jaly, and is expected here on the 31st July.
The str. Ischia left Singapore for this port yesterday, and way be expected here, on or about the 4th August.
Nothing creates such a good impression in mey be expected to arrive here to-day p.m.
business as the use of Fiest Class Printing.
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July 30th--AT AN.
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ON-MO-,ÔDND) INFO||NOOOT INNTH||~-~PTE
F. G. F100, Director. Hongkong Observatory, July 30th, 1911. 1 BACONETE, roduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the sea by thes, tenths and hundredths, 2 TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in degrees Fahren. it.
3 HUMIDITY, in pércentage of saturation, tho humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100,
4 DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points. 5.FORCE OF Wish, according to Hoafort Seale. 6 STATE OF WRATHER, & blue sky, e detachne cloud, drizzling rain, f' fog, y eloony, l bail, I lightning, a overcast, p passing showers, equally, min, snow, t thunder, v visibility, dew (wol)
O RAIN u incizes, tonths and hundrets..
Days of
HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.
From July 31st, to 6th August, 1911.
The P&O S. N. Co.'s str. Devanha left the ships that might be converted, and
fally the great importance recognized Singapore for this port on the 29th instant, atarding our commerce at the outbreak of war. The difference in cost between good and bad10.30 .m., with the outward English Mails. We could not, however, station vessals along
and is due here on the 2nd pror, at about 2 the route: out cruisers would go where the dan. printing and material is generally nil. "THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS" | p.no.
The I.G M. str. Coblenz left Sydney on the ger was, just as policemen went to suspicious PEINTING WORKS
Had we suficient cruisers to watch places. 29th inafact, at 11 am,, and may be expected avery quarter whence danger might come? Trea turn out the Best Printing at Reasonable Price here on or about the 20th prox.
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After this, topies of less importance were raised, but there was a suggestire speech by Fri..- Bir G. Parker on the subject of the co-opera- tion of the Oversea Dominions in naval mastern,
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The I.G.M. str. Kleist which left bere on the 26th inst.. at 6 p.m., arrived at Shanghai on the 29th last, st.2 p.m.
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HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER
Hongkong-Observatory, July 30th.
Barometerna
Temperatura
Humidity......
Previone On Date On Date
Day at
Bt.
at 4 p.m. 10 am. 4 p.m.
29.57
29.79 29.73
85
87
69
72
WSW
Wind Direction... SSW
Forceti......
Weather ...........
Rain
Highest open air Temperature on 29th...8 Lowest open air Temporsture in 29th.. 78