AFTER THE BUBBRÁ BOOM,
A BRAZILIAN POMIEJÍ.
Rusting motor-cors, a fleet of derelict abeamers, and a dingy city in the heart of Brazil, some of the results of the Branches me the rubber industry, says
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 2ND, 1914
SHIPPING IN PORT
telegraph stations for communication." with other Brazilian towns. Yet ther population is steadily shrinking, and the army of fortune-seekers disbanded be- AMAGISAN MARU, Japanese str. 1,856, cause rubber can no longer be marketed Hori, 27th February---Miiko with profile
Her dwindling revenues are reinforced ne far as possible by the imposition of excessively heavy import duties on all the Daily Express...
Because the price of rubber has fallen kinds of articles, The British expedition below 2.2d, the production in Brazreferred to had to pay £180 duty on £200 Thousands of worth of necessary medical supplies. has practically ceased. workers and adventurers who swarmed Nothing escapes the close net of the into the State of Parn at the beginning Custorus department of the great boom, nearly four years ago, nre leaving as best they can, and the story of their flight is like the obituary of a Western Auerican mining town.
Some of the members of an English expedition which went to Brazil to instruet Cho natives in a new method of tapping rubber trees have returned to this country, They bring some interesting details of the reaction that has set in throughout Farn, owing to the depression in the rubber market.
The inland city of Manaus is moriband, after a brief but hectic existence as ths. Paris" of the rubber troe wilderness. its population Within three seara doubled, and until the exodus began, a few weeks ago, it had 100,000 inhabitants, When prosperity smiled on Mannos its people embarked
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This serious situation bas had its in evitable effect on the general, prosperity of Brazil. Financial depression existed before the rubber crisis, and it has boss intensified by the paralysis of this indue try.
Trade with the outside world is likewise. influenced. One prominent steamship ling which trades between England and Northern Brazil has cut down its regular service from two bouts a month to ono in consequence
LOWER PORT RATES.
"The Port of London Authority, in reply to a request by the Rubber Growers Association, has reduced by about 10 per cent, its rates for landing, re-weighing, re-housing, and delivery of rabber
A RUBBER RECONSTRUCTION,
This reduction, which is adopted experi- orgy of mentally for twelve months, is made in extravagance. An opera house, inspired consideration of the fall in the prior of by the Paris Opera House, was an up ↑ rubber. at a cost of £500,000, and finished just in time to enjoy a mouth'a popularity be fore was permanently closed. Motor care of the most expensive types, poured into the city by every river steamer from the coast, and amusement promoters opened cafés, concert halls, restaurants, and hotels with pretentious names.
PROHIBITIVE PRICES.
Touring cars could be hired in the principal streets at 2 an hour, and their we made money. The Englen-built Un tens of the few enduring assets of funnus) was led with high-speed moter launches, and river craft that carried fortune sling passengers to an fred the mouth of the Amazon.
A cake of Irices were prohibitive. good English soap coat 45. 8d.;an Ardinary men at a Manaus restaurant could not be had for less than 10s, white drill clothing worth 155, a suit in an English tropical colony cost £0 a suit in the new Eldorado, and some Englishmen who wished to dispose of their well-worn Khaki kit before returning home were paid four and five times the original orice of the garments.
The cheapest brand of champagne sold at a bitle, and was in great demand. at this heure.
Men who lived further back in the wilderness yearned for the false civilization and paid exorbitantly for them. One rubber prospector at Humylia, on the Madern liver, inported a high- powered Darracq car from Paris. When it arrived, after a long and expensive journey, the new owner suddenly realized that he could nover ase it, because there are no boulevards in the jungle!
The most that he could do was to haul the car into a level open space about thirty feet long, where it has since re
Various methods.
Presiding in London on the 4th inst, et an extraordinary general meeting of the Way-Halim (Sumatra) Rubber and Coffes Estates called to consider resolutivas for a reconstruction of the company, Mr. A. G. Angier said that it had become apparent that additional working capital would have to be provided. were considered, and a meeting of the directors with the largest shareholders was unanimously in favour of reconstrac tion. A scheme for the subscription of 250,000 shares of 29. each in a proposed new company had been drawn up. The new money provided was £8,333, and after the expenses of liquidation, underwriting commission, etc., were paid, there would remain about £7,000 with which to curry on the company. The amount should be sufficient to provide all that was required to bring the existing planted area to maturity. After siderable discussion the scheme was agreed to
THE FREIGHT MARKET.
February, Coal Mitsui Bussan Kotaha.UN
CLARO, British eta., 1,196, Doyle,
**22nd February-Saigon 17th Febru-
ary, Rico-Showan, Tomes & Co URIPERING, British str. 1,188, Schenk th February - Weihaiwej 22nd February, General.-Jardine, Mathe son & Co.
Oyo MARU, Jappels str. 7,350, W. W. Greene, 28th February San Fran cisco 27th January, General Toyo Kisen Kaishn
DAIGI MABU, Japanese str., 899, Toku
shige, 24th February-Swatow ord February, General, Osaka Shoce Keisha
DILARA, British str., 3,460, Ramage, 25th 25th February-Moji 20th February, Coal-David Bassoon & Com DUNERA, British str., E G M. Dickinson, 25th February-Calcutta, General. David Sassoon & Co EMPRESS OF JAPAN, British str., 3,039, W. Dizon Hopcraft, 6th February- Vancouver 15th January, Flour and General Canadian Pacific Railway, EMPRESS OF Rossi, British str, 6,789, W.
Davison, 18th February-Vancouver 30th January, Mails and General Canadian Pacific Railway Co. FRICHING, Chinese str., 979, A. A Craw.
ford, 25th February-Tientsin 220d! February, General-Chinese, DAY FUKUNA MARU, Japanese str., 3,178, Y.
Goto, 28th February-Moji February, Coal,Miteu Bishi Goshi Kwaisha, HINSANO, British str, 2,474, A. Kennedy, 21st February-Sandakan 10th Febru- ary, General-Jardine, Matheson & Co
20th
Hisse MABU, Japanese str., 3,070, H. Takashima, 20th February-Borneo 13th February, Timber A. Bune & KAWACHE MARU, Japanese str. 3,928, and Singaporo 19th February, Gen- Christiansen, S5th February Bombay eral Nippon Yusen Kaisha KWANGSE, British str., 1,006, G. J. Spink,
NOTICES 10 CONBIAI
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
HEP.&0. 8. N. Co's StromOX
Arrived on February,
NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND MOJI.
REN Steamship
Aled Hongkong LONDON 1914, Steams
“DILWARA.”
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 1st at 1155 am.—This anti-eyolana han strengthened. It is now canizal to the south-east of Japan. An area of high proazara lies over 8.W. Manchuria.
A depression appears to be forming to the east of Formoss It will probably travel
Pressure bas decreased alightly over the lower
PORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named having arrived from the above Ports, Connorth-eastward, vessel are hereby informed that their goods are signees of Cargo are hereby informed that thote being landed and placed. AT THIS BIGK in the Goods will be delivered from alongside Yangtze Valley, and tuorsased slightly more Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Cargo impeding the discharge will be linded the south coast of China to Cape St. James,
Fresh N. to N.W. winds Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where esahat Consignees risk and expense into the hears Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark dour and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the the sant coast of China, and are Indicated slezag and delivery can be obtained as the Goods are Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown over the N. China Se
Company, Limited.
Lauded
Optional Goods will he landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary within
6 hours.
Goods not cleared within 8 days including date of arrival will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever,
Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for sxamination by the Conalguses and the Company's surveyors, Mears. GODDARD and Doumas, at 10 AM, on MONDAYS and TRUESDAY All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer'a arrival hero, after which dalo they cannot be recognised. No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns.
E. A. HEWETT.
Superintendent. Hongkong, 23rd February, 1914.
8.E. " AUSTRALIEN," COMPAGNIE DES MESSÄOERIES MARITIMES.
NOTICE.
NONSIGNEES of Cargo from London 6 8.8. Normand," et "Broton," from
I
Nantes of a Cachar" and from Hay ex 83. Bosque, in connection with
Steamer aro abore
hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opiumt, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored at their risks into the hazardous and or extra hasardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., at Kowloon, whence delivery may be Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless obtained immediately after landing.may
intimation 38 received from the Consignees before Noor To-Day requesting it to be landed
here,
the 2nd March, or they will not be recognized.
All claims must be satin to me on or before
All damaged packages will be examined on 28th lost, at 10.A.
No Fire Insurance has been effected:
B. C. de BUSSIERRE,
Acting Agent. Hongkong, 22nd February, 1-14.
"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
BS.BENALDER," ANTWERP, MIDDLESBRO LONDON AND STRAITS.
18th February-Dalny 13th February, General--Butterfeld & Swire, A Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the KWELIN, Britisk str., 1,673, G. D. Mills, Undersigned, Goods remaining nuclaimed after 23rd February-Wakamatsu 18th 28th inst, at Noor will be subject to rent and February, Coal-Butterfold & Swire. landing charges. MACREW, German str. 996, R. Zollner, 25th February-Hoihow 23rd Febru Messrs. Lamko & Rogge in their freight ary Rico and General-Busterfield circular dated 28th February, write& Bwire.
When writing last under date of 14th lost, MEXICO CITY, British: str., 3,170, N. A. Sta
15th Feb. Coal ChinesØ, - round. This was due to the existing collo February-Moji 15th round. This was due to the existing con- troversy between the local rice sellers and NIAGARA, German, str., 4,118, 8. Schan,
January, Oil. Standard Oil Co. Canton buyers, but we are glad to be able to 24th February--San Francisco 26th report to day that the two parties, after
Капла, 20th February-Shanghai numerous prolonged meetings, have fually PANAMA MARU, Japanese str., 3,800, J. 18th February, General. Oska core to an amicable settlement-Imuediate-
Shoven Kaisha, et d ly afterwards the local rice market, muck improved, and fresh enquiry after tonnage to load Saigon to this set in. It is quite on PITHANDLOR, German str., 1,964, W. Tan the funds that, with the anticipated demand bert, 25th February Bangkok 10th for tonnaga in other directions, we shall see February, Rice. Butterfield & Swire 25th February-Tamsui 23rd Febru ary, BallastAsiatic Petroleum Co. in the near futura.""
FROM
that uit Goods are being landed at their
ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed
No Fire Insurance has been offected. Bills of lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.
DAVID SASS00N & Co., LTD.,
Kate Agents. - Hongkong, 25th February, 1914, L60
HE
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
P. &.0. 8. N. Con Steamer
"INDIA Arrived Hongkong on 25th February, 1914, FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO IND
STRAITS, PER
Consignes of Cargo by the above-timed Vessel are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and placed AT THEIR BISK in the Hongkong and Kowloon Whorf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted cat Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained as the Goods aro landed
This vessel brings on Carge
From London, &o., ex ss. “Medius "
and "Caledonia.
From Persian Gulf, ex as B. LB. N.
6 hours.
and B. & P. B. N. Co's Steamers Optional Goods will be landed Fere anlons instructions are given to the contrary within Goods not aleared within 8 days including date of arrival will be subject to rented
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me any case whatever
in
Damaged packages must be left in the Go- downs for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's Surveyors, Maars. GODDARD and DoveLAS, st 10 A. on MONDAYS and THUESDAYS. All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized. No claims will be admitted after the goods
E. A REWETT,
Superintendent. Hongkong, 25th February, 1914.
have left the Godowns, y
VISITORS AT HOTEL.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending så 10 am today, 0.15 inches.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at nocas to-day in s follows
FORMCAST.
DISTRICT.
derate, cloady.
Hongkong & Neighbourhood N.. winds, mo-
Formoss Channel
Northerly gale,
South coast of China between The same as Hongkong and smocks, No. 1.
Bouth coast of Chias between The same se Hongkong and Hainan.. No h
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
Station.
REGISTER.
Le Manoi, 1914, am.')
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BLONGKONG HOTEL
Mr E. S. Abraham Mr L. Adler
Mr. S. H. Leavitt
Mr & Mrs E L. Mr G, B. Layton
Aguais Mr & Mrs K. Ashton
Mrs Provost Babin
Bate
Mr L. Bookingeale
posed, Occasionally the owner starts the brighter market and much improved rates SABINE RIOMERS, Dutch str. 873, J&K into the hazardens and/or extra havardo Mr & MD2. F997
engine and sits in the driver's seat. He ens
n do no mories was flooded with
Saigon-Hongkong-As local stocks had
first to be worked off sufficiently to justify further imports, some diffie:lty was experi- gramophona.
While the price of rubber kept drop-ensed in placing a couple of regular finers, ping, the rubber tros area in the valley which had been run very prompt, and this of the Madery was overrun with ser fact, coupled with the scanty supplies at Datives fruin Bahia) who Saigon at the time, compelled them to accept inguerces tapped the trees with their axe-like the low rate of 14 cents per picul. For carly tinhus and collected the sap. March loading, however, 15 cents was freely They were ominally entitled to 20 per offered, and as nothing better could be done, cent, of the pries of the rubber collected, this rate was eventually accepted by ot but they rarely received more than siders. All available prompt tonnage is now fixed and further offers at 16 cents for supplies of food in lieu of cash.
loading second wook in March do not attract the attention of owners, who do not care to bind themselves for forward dates, and hope to do better by adopting the waiting policy
A PERILOUS LIFE, DI
sailed them under foot; the viewus puina
1+
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said
the
Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf And Godown Co., Ltd., whence andjes w
barves delivery may be obtained.
SIBERIA, American str., 5,855, Adrian Zeedor, 21st February-San Francisco
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods 22nd January, General-Pacific Mail
have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining 8.8. Co.
to rent SITHONIA, German str., 6,594, B. Kotstoundelivered after the 2nd March will be subject 25th February-Moji 20th February All Claims against the Steanser must
resented to the Undersigned on or before the General Humburg-Amerika Linie TATYO MARU, Japanese str. 1,625,9th March, or they will not be recognized.
Fumoto, 27th rebruary Chefco 22nd February, General,-Chinese.
be
All broken, obafod and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be Yoro Mart, Japanese str., 1,350 Yokota, examined on the 2nd March, at 11 AM 27th February Tuintau 20th FebruNo Fire Insurance has been offected.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by ary, Conl-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha.
GIEB, LIVINGSTON & Co.: Agents. Hongkong, 23rd February, 1914.
middle that by the
The men who thus spent their time in the jungle worked under enormous dis advantages, Poisonous flies sung them
of March the mills will have filled by day, and mosquitoes by night. Many
to great extent the pressing con- of them were veiled as a protection against these insects, and all of them were truets and will then have more graie avail. gloved-Centipedes, and tarantulas asohle for our local market. sked them through the jungle, and Occasionally killed one of them; twenty foot pythons, coiled in trees, levied toll on the other inhabitants of the district; head-hunting Indians infested-
One twenty inile strip of valley, and took pot- shots at them from trees with poisoned dartsagt n
Altogether, the rubber soakers lived a hard and dangerous life, with fever as one certain reward, and the present prospect of an occasional taste of the delirious high-priced delights of Manaos
Six months ago the collapse began. As rubber declined in price the production. in Brazil decreased. The seringueroes" drifted back to Bahia Manaes began to fortnight thirty cafés closed and their Portuguese proprietors sought richer. centres of civilisation
Rice exports from 1st January to 11th February amount to 61,828 tous as compared with 78,060 tons during same period last
your.
Quotation stands for March-April shipment at 86.13 per picul fab. against $4.61 for corresponding perind last year,
Saigon-Philippines-Tonnage was di cult to obtain until two outsiders" seeing no chance to do better in other directions
accepted part-cargo of 25,000 piculs at 32 cents to 1 port P.I..
PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.
Per Atreus, from Yokohama, Mr. Brushfield and Mr. Honeymann.
Por Chinhua, from Manile. Mr. J Sloon, Mr. Chalmers and Mr. Allen Flutebison.
Per Zafiro, from Manila, Mr. J. M Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Leopold, Mr. Me- Laglin, Mr. Bartolone and Mr. Soledad.
(339
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM PORTLAND (OR) AND PUGET SOUND PORTS.
HE HAL Steamship
“SITUONIA,”.
Mr C. D. J. Ball Mrs E. E. Balilios Mr. A. Beus Mr & Mrs C. W. Bilings, child and Beswick and child
Mes
nurse
Hon Alice Brand Mr & Mrs W. V.
Beyan
Mr A. P. Danger
Mr A. J. Cambridge Mrs Smollett Camp
bell
Miss Campbell Mrs J. D. Chute plin Mr W. E. Clayton Miss D'Almada
Castro Master D'Almada
Castro
B
Mr & Mrs F. X. D'Almeds & Castro DALE. F.
Coleman. Mr G. P. Curry Per Namaang from Singapore, Dr. Captain Fokhorn, having arrived, Consigness. Dr H. Dare Skinner, Mr. Gaston, Mr. and Mrs. are hereby notified to send in their Bills of Mr C. H. Davis Mackie, Mr and Mrs Tallon, Mr. C. Lading for Countersignature-and-take-Im-Miss-H-Davis
Mr J. Dewar Palhill Miss Ralton, Miss Park, Mr. medlate delivery of Cargo from alongside, - and Mrs. Davis.
Cargo remaining undelivered on MoRDAY, Mr & Mrs J. H. Dollar
and infant 2nd Mor, at Noos, will be lauded at Consignes risk and expense and delivery must then be Mrs Domville. taken from the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf & Gedown Co's. Godowns.
Per Haiching, from Swatow, Mr. A.
Cargo remaining undelivered on 8th March, at Noon, will, in addition to landing charges, be subject to storage oùarges.
No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected. All chafed and otherwise damaged Cargo to
to left on board or in the Godown the
Mr R. H. Douglas Mr D, S. 8. Donglas Mrs J M. Doyle Mr J. Duncan Mr. W. Dutton: Mrs Datton and child Mr & Mrs H C
Ehrenfels
Mr. W. Logan
Lumsden
M9 M Mr G. Martind air 0.
Miss M. Matheson
Farebrotte
Macdo
Wachow
Mr T. M. Little Mr. G. T. Loyd Mr F. Lobel
Hofhow
Pakkoi
Phallen
68.30.19
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130.10
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Mrs B. T. Mathes Miss Mer
De O. Marriott Dr. G. W. Maskean Mr & Mrs G. Martic
Capt & Mrs F Mordon Moodonsid
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Mr Cellin Macdonald Mr F. A. Mackintosh Miss Martin
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T. F. CLAXTON, Director.
1 BABOMETER, reduced to 34 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the wo in inokos, tanths and hindredths.
un the chado, in degrees.
-
2 TEMPERATIBOR, Fareuboit.
HUMIDIT, ia porcentage of saturation, the umidity of air saturated with moisture being 109, W.DIRMOTION OF WINE, to two points.
Mr & Mrs John Meter Mr & Mrs C.
Memor
Mr G. E. Moyer Mr. B. K. Menta Mr J. Marocki Mr P. Meyer Mr. M. Mickle Mr G. S. Mid Iston Miss 8. Mumau Hr N. S. Milk waki- Mr C. F. Morlish, Jr Mr Bidney Morgan M & M J. Morris
Mr. O. T. Nitzsobwawa
Mr BM.Nachmann Mius . O'Leary
Mr. F. A. Perry
Mr A. Peterson Mr L. E. Phipps Mr & Mrs S. G. Phelps Mr & Mrs G. B. Men Phillipe Mr 8. E. Pottan Mr G. Hutten-Potts
Krisel, Mr. H. J. Hicks, Mise Hicks, Mr. M. O. Clark, Mr. J. Thun, Mr, and Saigon-Java-In this direction aka Mr. Hannibal, Mr. M. B. Yung, Mr. couple of "outsiders" being unable to do H. Wood and Master J. Thom hotter elsewhere accepted a freight at 30
A DEPARTED A cents per piel with nothing offering back.
Per Assaye, for London, Mr. A. W Bangkok Bangkok advises by cable that Whyte, Mr. J. Harrower, Mr. and Mrs. the market in the near future is very un-R. T. Padget, Mis J Pate; for Mar certain, but the present rate of 30 canta perseilles, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. McFooly, Mr feel the chill of poverty. In a single idul for loading insitie the bar will hold for and Mrs. J. McNeely, Dr. and Mr examination of same to be held on 8th March, Mr & Mrs PI Mr A. B. Pueris
nt 10 AM. Walker, 3 children, Capt Rothe; for
Claims must be accompanied by short delivery Brindisi, Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Walker and notes or list of exceptions taken at the time of River steamers were no longer crowded Saigon-boats" were able to find employ-hild. Mr. and Mrs. L. H, G. Stanbrough; delivery to Consignees and signed for and an Mr G. Friesland
here and Amey to Singapore, and business for Bombay, Lieut. S. M. Cookson: for behalf of HAL could have been done in this line but for the Colombo, Mr. Tieferman; for Singapore scarcity of prompt vessels suitable for such ent. Col. E. F. H. Dobson, Mr. H. special trade and the difficulty of obtaining Holm, Mr. J. P. Burdell and Mr. T M
Perpetus qualified doctors.
with incoming passengers. One by one they were laid up in the harbour of Manaos, which today is full of aban doned shipping. Mannos now ckes out a precarious existence on coffee and coces oxports.
A foreign-built railwaya ramshackle affair-links Porte Vilho with the Bolivian frontier and has depended on the exportation of Bolivian rubber as its This line, 220 chief source of revenue.. miles in length, was constructed in order to bring out Bolivian rubber, most of which was owned by one man-Senor Suarez--who is said to have made £2,000,000 at the height of the boom.
The railway runs through a practically oniphabited district, dotted with stones which mark the graves of deceased work men. There is tradition that every sleeper of the line represents the death of. a man from fever or other illnes To-day its one-train-a-day service y maintained solely for the convevance of cattle to the sea coast for rubber shipments have ceased.
The
CITY OF THE PAST. Manaos is now a city of the past.
rabber is acting, more slowly but
a time..
Coolie Trade-A couple
of
regular
ment for the conveyance of emigrants from
Dalny-Canton: No fresh business lias
transpired since last reported:
Time-charters.----Norw, se Bridge, # 650 tons not reg., 12 months at Straits $4,800. Norw, ss, Gerd, 750 tons net rag, 12 months at Straits $5,000. · Norw; s.s. Drufar, 1,102: tons not reg., 12 months at $8,250 Hong- kong Currency, and Norr. s«. Voland, ↑ years, at £75 per month,
Coal Freights from Japan continue on the
PASSED THE CANAL
January 13th-Denbighshire, Eumaeus, Glenlochy, Segovia.
All Claims must be filed on or before the 15th March, otherwise they will not be recognised. ANG HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,
Hongkong Office.
1360 Hongkong, 25th February, 1914
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
8.S. CHIYO MARU."
FROM SAN FRANCISCO VIA HONOLULU, JAPAN PORTS AND MANILA
Falezner Mr A. L. Farnel Mr. B. Fernihough Mr Denman Faller Mr A. Gallotti Mr J. B. Garneau Mr H. Garrowsy Mr V Garcia Miss Ella Gilroy Mr AG, Gordon Mr L. Guargey
Mfr: V: GoaloozEN
Mr & Mrs F. Gould
Mrs J-A1, Greist Mr.J, Graham
Dr H. P. Preston
Miss Raymond Mr E. B. Bay
Me E. M. Raymond Mr J. E Raymond Mr B. Raworth Miss F-Reay
Mr & Mrs W. Bloketts
Mr & Mrs J. A Ruis Capt H. Lo he Mr. A. Ram el Mr&his B, E. Russel Min Sobenk
Me A E Schu'tz.
Mr & Mrs E. I Le
Se
Miss V. Le Beuro
Seuro
Mr P. O de Grisogono Mie H L
5 FOBOR ON Wund, socording to Beaufort Scale. B STATE OF WELTHEN, 5 blue sky, e detnohod cloud, à drieling rain, f fog, s gloomy, h hail lightning, o oveseast, passing showoc, qnali,
-r fain, annow, t thunder, y visibility, wdow (wet)
siin mobas, t tenths and hundredths- HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER
Hongkong Observatory, March lah
Previous On Date On Date
Day
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Highest open air Temperature on 26th...63 Lowest open air Temperature ou 28th,,60
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Mon.
Tass
Mr & Mrs W. A, Mrs Beymour,
Hanibal Dr & Mrs G. G. Wed. Mr. A. Lewett Mr J. L. Silday
Shelton
January 16th-Austria, Brasilia. January 16th-Sachsen. January 20th-Perseus, Sardinia. January 27th-Myrmidons February 10th-Benarty, Candia, Prini
THE Atore - Eamed Steamer having easy side with tonnage offering at about last hitd Fridrich, Tedio, Baron Driesen,
Baron Jedburgh quotations.
rome was 13th - B. F. Ferdinand, I arrived, Consignes of Cargo are hereby Mr J. But Haraton Mr. Utrensen Fixtures Reported:—Wakamatzu-Canton $2.50, and Port Courbet-Canton $1.80/1.70 Jason Lutzowy Peking, Afghan notilled to send in their Bills of Lading for Mr & Mr H. Heald Miss Tebbatt- ner tor
ERIPPING BEPORTS/ The British str. Kansu report: Strong wind and very rough sen
The British str. Hasching reports. Had fresh E.NE. wind and overcast clear weather
F. Smyth
ME. MA
Mr L. F.
A Thompson
Thompson In & Mis
Prince, Den of Glamis, Bilena, Emden, countersignature, and to take immediate delivery Mr W. Heald
Major & Mr E. Here e & Mew T. F. Hich.
Amazone, Sudmark, Goldenfels, Indra of Cargo from alongside.
Cargo remaining undelivered on the 28th bulary 17th-Pereia, Satsuma, inst. at Noon vil be lauded at Consignone
Bechuana
February 20th - Borneo, C. -Ferd teisz, Deucalion, Dumbea, Titan, Hoerde, Inamedon,
The British str. Chinhua reports: Fine February 24th-Benvorlie Nuine, slump in the aches of Vesuvius in weather around the lelands, but over Shimosa, Trieste, Yorck, Arabia, Kioto.
cest, and rainy and hazy with strong February 27th-Aleinous, Indrawadi, Pompeis: it is beating out the life of NE wind and high was approaching Kalue, Menelans, Mishima Mari, Miye- Mannos There are entire stros's filled Hongkong and high seas approaching at Maru, ingehois, Priam, Prinz with empty houses; the opera house is a
The British str. Chipshing reports; Ludwig, Silesia, Atlantique; Arabien, colossal monument to the extravagance of
Moderate monsoon fine clear North Tokushima, Maru, a her citizens; the river a graveyard of Saddle to Turnabout, strong monsoon, ARRIVALS AT HOME
Sho has British-boilt dead shipping trams and an electric light plant; tele-clear, cloudy and passing showers from February 27th-Dumbea, Lutzow, Gold. phones and a water supply; even wireless.
Turnabout to Hongkong..
entela.
risk and expense and delivery must then be taken from the Company's Godown.
Mr P. B. Heiwann No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected
Mr.W. Befind No Claim will be recognised after the Goods Mr R. De L. Hordern have left the Steamer or Grodows, and all Goods Mr D. affo remaining undelivered on the 4th March will be Mr J W. Joy subject to rent and landing charges. Mr J. W. Leo-Jones
All chafed and otherwise danaged Cargo to be Mr. M.T. Jen03 left on board or Godown, and Arumination of Mr 3. V. Jorge came to be held on the 9th March
All Claims must be filed on or before 11th Merob, otherwise they will not be recognised. 8. MORIMOTO, Agent Hongkong, 16th February, 1914. [350
Comde
Kiddlers
Miss J. van Kbh My A. Krzemian MF E. B. Lamtert
Mr A. Lambelet
HJ. Trask Mite T-Tialeman dit Mr G. P. Trimmer Mz G. H. Wakeman Mrs J. P. 3. Walen Capt ELA. Walker Me F. du Weigelsperg
Min A. W. Wells Mr. F. W. White Mr & Mrs E. Winkler
J. Mr G. G. Wood
Dr & Mrs W.
Woodbury Mr & Mrs B. G. Wynberg Mr F. Yefly
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HONGKONG TIDE TABLE,
· From 2nd to 8th March, 1914.2
HIGH WATEE
Days t
но
H'kong
Mean
Time
2
m
Height
Height
LOW WATER
H'kong.
Mes
Tims
It in.
643 28
7:52 at 29 6.1833 952 28
5-6 m 6497
3 m 0 24 4 6 x 6 16:31
4m 1 2439m
1958
5 No infer., high- mor low water
2.68 59
6 No infer high
3256 2
11:33 & 2 4
nor low water
7: No infér, high mu 33 1.9 44-46a 65 nor low water 8 No infer, high m 1 16 |123
5.56m 6 9 ; nor low-¦ water.
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