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A Pocket Dictionary of Cantonese: Can- tonese-English – with English-Cantonese Index, by Roy T. Cowies Hongkong: Kelly & Walsh.
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REPORT
WEATHER REPORT.
-On the 30th at 11.15 am-Pressure is still highest in the neighbourhood of the Bonina. It has increased slightly over N.E. Chi 1, the northern depressions having moved north- anstward, and decreased moderately Formosa
Changos elsewhere are small.
A depression still its over Annam.
* At 6 pm, this morning the typhoon was in about latitude 32 dez, N. and longitude 124 deg. 1. travelling NN, WI-
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours euding st 10a.m. to stay, 0.00 inches.
The forest you the 24 hours ending at noon today is as follows
DISTRICT.
FORROAST. Light or vari
Hongkong & Neighbourhoodsbie wilde, fair
Formpen Channel
... Cyclonic gales.
N.W. to South coast of China bet woon) N.
Hongkong and Lamooks, ( winds; moderate. South coast of China between (The same as
Hongkong and Hainan... {
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REGISTER.
30TH JUNE, 1934, AM..
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Mr. Cowles volume is essentially colloquial dictionary and the fact that it captains close upon 4,000-diferent charac- tors sufficiently attests its completeness. Its characters have been drawn from many sources-the Colloquial Bible, colloquial literature, of which there is quite an extensive rangò, and the language of overy- day conversation. The arrangement of the
for characters is alphabetic, so as the syllabary will allow. The system of trņas. The enormous scope and importance literation used is that adopted in 1888 by which the oil industry has assumed in the Protestant Missionary body of South the commerce of the world cannot find a China. Its use throughout a quarter of a more striking illustration than that of century would seem to be evidence of its the "Shell Transport and Trading But that it is the best system Company, which, although largely a is open to serious question. Thus, why the holding Company, is in the fullest sense combination of should be the equivalent of a great organizing force in the exploita the vowel sound in such an English word tion and development of oilfields and in ∙as lavi difficult to realise a would have the distribution of their produces. This been a fur more suitable collocation of Company-the report of which for 1933 letters. Then, again, the diacritical marks is now, before us--still continues on its used to indicate tones are open to exceed remarkable carcer of prosperity. There ingly grave objection; as also is tho is an increase of 3 per cent for the year translation of the native tone-names into in the Ordinary dividend to 35 per cent., English equivalents. In the writer's which, being free of income-tax, is about It opinion, the system of tone-marks used in 2 per cent better than it looks. Eitel's Dictionary is much better. There requires a cash distribution of £1,389,183, Cantonese, nine commonly recognised as compared with £1,050,000 for 1912, tones in this book only seven of them are and this after £6,250 more line been marked, two being left unmarked. Of the absorbed by the new Preference shares. seven diacritical marks used, one only, that During the year the issued capital was for the upper rising tone, has a logical increased from £1,500,000 to £2,000,000 mark. For instance, the so-called upper in Preference and from £3,500,000 to going tone is represented by a mark which, £4,047,610 in Ordinary, shares; but most graphically, represents a fall whereas the of this increase had not been employed tono concerned is not a falling but for more than a short time at the date sustained tone. The even tones are really of the balance-abeet, nor does it all rank falling tones, but they are represented by for dividend for the full financial period. a horizontal mark, The diacritical marka Even with these qualifications the profits thus give no mnemonio indication (as they show a remarkable expansion. After easily might) of the nature of the tone for writing of the expenses and stamp duty which they stand. To one brought up on in connection with the new capital, and Lobscheid and Eitel, aud who is acquainted making liberal depreciation on invest with all that Dyer Ball has written, the ments, the balance carried to the balance tone-marks used in this book are illogical, sheet is £1,800,250, as against £1,464,098 unintelligent and liable to confuse. Yot for the year before. The figures are so after all, combinations of lottere to large that one is apt to attach less this represent given sounds, and the use of importance than it deserves to diacritical marks for tones are but con- increase, in not profit of nearly £350, (100. ventional-s mere help at best the living The dividends received from the subai- voice of the Sin-shang is the real stand by, diary companies amounted to £1,506,903, the ultimate test. Quite possibly, to an
as against £1,038,215 for 1912, but the absolute beginner, the method of transliter interest income was about £46,000 less, tion and of tone-marks here employed would mainly because the rates for money have be as radily acquired as any other.
been lower. After payment of the share fault-finding over, we have little but praise dividends there remains £326,564 to be to say of this dictionary. As its title carried forward 460,000 more than at asserts, it is a genuine pocket dictionary this time last year. If there were Its compilation must have cost its author nothing to be said beyond, thin it would indeed he frankly confesses as much still be a great record, more particularly many hours of. Fascinating work. so because no revenue is brought into Lexicography is not as dull as some people the accounts from Sarawak, where the imagine. The numerals attached to each wells are now in full bearing, or from character, as well as those affixed to the the Anglo-Egyptian fields, which after The E. & A. str. Aldenham leit Bydney↓ vocables in the English index, are cross--a disappointing beginning have suddenly references that enable the book to be used developed into an oil territory of the first for this port (via Queensland Porte and Manila) on the 10th June, and may be readily and effectively. A careful examine-importance.
expected to arrive here on or about 4th July.
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VESSELS EXPECTED.
THE AMERICAN MAIL The P. M. str. Perain arrived at Manilu on the 20th June, and is expected to sail from that port for Hongkong on the 30th June, at 4 p.m., making her due to reach Hongkong on the 2nd July, at about 10a.m.
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Humidity.
Direction
Westber
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60
*29.95
29.918
29.70
5. 29,85!
- 29.81
29.69
Koshan
$529.59
Pescadores
Canton R Hongkong Gop
Wushow Hothow........
Book
Pakhai Phalien..... Tourane, Capo St. James' Manila Aparri Legaspi Itailo
THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS. The A.O. Line str. Taiyuan left Port Bacoled Darwin at daylight on the 24th June for Cebu Hongong via Zamboanga and Manila, Labuan and may be expected to arrive here on or about 5th July.
THE ENGLISH MAIL.
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2 TROPEKLTURE, in the shade, indaga Fahrenbait.
3 HUMIDITY, in percentage of saturation, co
humidity of airanturated with moisture being 100.
4 DISHOTION OF WED, to two point
The P. & O. str. Asanye left Singapore for this port on the 27th June, at 6 p.m., duc here on the 2nd July, at about 6 a.m.pload drisaling bain, 1. fog, a gloomy, 1 hall 1 with the outward English mails, and is
THE GERMAN MAIL
MERCHANT STEAMERS.
5 FORCE OF WIND, Bocording to Beaufort Boulo. 5 STATE OF WEATHER, b bine sky, a detached
lighting, oʻoyerosity p passing showers, a squall, rral, a mom, t thunder, v viability, w daw (Wat)
7 Karm in hicbes,`t lantha and handradthu
HONGKONG METKOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
Hongkong Observatory, June 30th.
tion shows that, despite the difficulties met It is to other figures, however, than with in the printing of the Chinese part, thoms of appropriated profits that one the number of typographical errors is must go to get at the true inwardness of A Radical Judex of the Company's position. The first thing surprisingly small. thirty-six pages gives all the characters to be noticed is that the two principal classifying them under the 214 radicals, in at their profits, provided £1,218,000 for found in the main body of the dictionary, intermediate companies, before arriving each instance giving the number of brush depreciation-£115,000 more than for the strokes needed to complete the character. previous year. This bringe the total The LG, M. str. Prinz Eitel Friedrich, An English Index of 111 pages gives what written off for depreciation since 1907 to carrying the German mails, with dates is practically the English Cantonese section, £5,508,000, or nearly a third of the com- from Berlin of the 10th June, loft the numeral references supplying the place bined capitals of the two undertakings Colombo on the 28th June, at i a.m., and of the characters wanted. A list of geogro An examination of their balance-sheets may be expected here on or about the phical names and one of the better known (which accúmpany the "Shell" report) 8th July. Bible names complete the volume.
discloses in nearly overy item a rigid || As issued by Mosers. Kolly & Walsh, in conservation of values and the creation The NYK str. Inaba Maru (Bombay its supple leather binding, it is a pleasure of what we may call undisclosed reserves. Line) left Singapore for this port on the CHEONG HING (opposite entrance to Hongkong Hotel), to handle and consult. It should find a ready Take the case of the Mexican property, 25th June, and is expected here on the
among the increasing number of for instance, This still stands at ite 1st July. KOWLOON VARIETY STORE
Europeans who make use of the Cantonese original capitalization (only about half The A.L. str. E. Franz Ferdinand left
of which has been spent), and no credit 16 Shanghai for this port on the 29th June, Barometer taken for a field already producing oil and will arrive here about 1st July. Temperature in large quantities, which oil is, more-
The N.Y.K. str. Sanuki Moru (Calcutta | Humidity over, being shipped without interference. If the properties were act out in the Line) left. Singapore for this port on the w Direction balance-sheet at their true commercial 7th June, and is expected here on the value the position of the Bataafsche 2nd July.
The Bon Ling str. Bendoran, from Company, strong, though it is, would be much stronger. It seems, however, to Antwerp, Middlesbro', and London, löft be the policy of the Shell" board, in Singapore for this port on regulating the groups from which they June, and may be expected to arrive here get their revenue, to take the severest on or about the 3nd July. view of everything and to trim and The H.A.L. str. Suedmark left Shang prune, the
generous growths so as to hai on the 28th June, a.m., and may be ensure more vigorous developments later expected here on or about the 2nd July,
The scope of this great oil enterprisep.in.
The str. Glenfar left Singapore on $775,250, while the income from opium is very wide. Its interests lie in many licences amounted, to $66,538 and from different parts of the world, but in the 28th June, and is due here on the liquor licences 89,248. The gross receipts Egypt, in Sarawak, and in Trinidad it 3rd July.
The NY.K. str. Shidzuoka ·Maru in respect of chandu vere 811,577,253.80 operates practically on British territory.
(American Line) left Kobe for this port and the net revenue in respoet of opium, The field acquired in California will no
on the 26th June, and is expected hore by which is meant the difference between doubt be made the subject of some gross, receipts from male of chandu in the interesting information by Sir Marcus on the 5th July..
The N.Y,K. str. Jinsen Maru (Bombay- Colony and to outside places, and the Samuel at the annual meeting, and the cost of opium, was $6,155,997.49, or fortunate turn of events in Egypt, and Line) left Bombay for this port on the $1,165,997,49 more than the original the extraordinary promise of Mexico atth June, and is expected here on the Wed
apart remote from political disturb th July. estimate of $5,000,000. There was also an
The str. Dilwara left Calentta on the Thurs increase in liquor and tobacco revenue of anoes, are likely to come in for a share $239,981.12 (not including the tobacco of attention. What may be called the! revenne collected before July 1st, 1913, on political aspects of the oil industry have 20th June, and may be expected here on The East Asiatic Co.'s str. Indien which date the department took over the been very much in evidence during the or about the 6th July. collection) over the estimated amount of last week or two, but our concern at this left Port Said on the 10th Jane, and may
So long as $1,384,060.
population time is with its purely financial bearings. increases steadily and business conditions And we think these, in the case of he be expected here on or about the 7th July "Shell" Company, are not only great is continue favourable, an increase natural, and has not of necessity any in performance but full of promise.
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Mr. F. M. Baddeley, superintendent, Government Monopolies, in the Straits Settlements, in his report on the working of that department for the year 1913
Bays:
The account shows that the profit on
opium was $3,356,548 and on liquors
The Times
ORDER OF THE STRIPED TIGER.
connection with the decreased consump tion of chandu.. The retail prices of chandu in force on January 1st, 1912, were those brought into force on May were those brought into force on May 11th, 1912. On February 22nd, the prices Mr. W. F. Tyler, Coast Inspector in were further raised, the wholesale price the Chinese Maritime Customs Service, increasing from $8 per tahil to $3 per has received the King's authority to wear tahil.
the Insignia of the Third Class of the Order of the Striped Tiger, conferred upon him by the President of the Republic of China in recognition of valuable services rendered by him.
The result of this was that the consump tion dropped 11.3 per cent, over the last nine months of 1913. The decrease in tahils represented a drop of 11.4 per cent,
the 28th
Previous On Date On Date
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At
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HONGKONG TIDE TABLE:
From 1st to 7th July, 1914,
HIGH WATER
LOW WATER
Mean
H'kong.
Time
h. m.
ft.
n.
h. m. ft. in,
Days of
Week
Month
2
F'kong.
Mean
rteל!
Height
1 m 3:44 4 8 9 15
339 519 53 a 2; 3 4315 3m 11 8 5-14 6 10:31 2 7 3m 5 16 5 9 0 31 a 19
Fri.
6.40x42
11 21
3 0
Batur,
4m 6.0 6.5
120s 1
8640
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
MSHIRE LINE. LIMITED. Radnorshire, left Moji, is dus in Hong
Moz.
Tast
5 m 6 457 0m 203
6m
3.2
9 20:39292a0. 6 7:31 7 4 m 0'44
3 4
kong 7th July,
Mormouthshire, left Singapore, is due în
Hongkong 1st July."
Den of Ruthven, trom Pacifio Coust, in
due in Hongkong 15th July. Den of dirtie, from London, is due in
Hongkong 8th August.
INDRA LINE. LIMITED.
Indanghiri, passed the Canal, is due in
Hongkong 6th July. Indra from Kobe, is due in Hongkong
7th July.
743 9381
|7 6 a 126
11 0a3 9 310
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