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WEATHER REPORT.
The weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by the Royal Ob- servatory last evening, stated:-
A weak anticyclone extends from S.W, Japan to the Bonins, The typhoon at 2 p.m. this afternoon was close to Ishigakima, moving N. or N.N.W.
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to winds and tides during this long | We have had to overcome no end The Dead Moon,
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THE PRESENT STORAGE.
36 DAYS ON FULL SUPPLY.
decompression period try the of difficulties." He pointed out The day-dreams, of millions of diver severely, for it may last for that four of Japan's submarines had persons who have at one time er an hour or more. With the idea of been lost, and that each time the another thought of the revelations shortening the period a submersible calamity took a tell of many officers which would result from a trip to decompression chamber has been in- and men. Further experiments are the moon are futile, for the moon vented. The diver enters it under to be made by the Japanese Navy is dead, according to the As water, and this device, in conjuncat Sasebo shortly. This timsationomer-Royal. Sir Frank Dyson RESTRICTIONS TO CONTINUE, tion with apparatus which supplies greater depth-40 fathoms-will be fired a devastating blast at the
has which him with oxygen in the chamber, chosen, and instead of using an un-speculation
At yesterday's meeting of the has reduced the former time of demanned submarine, the Navy will around the moon probably since the Legislative Council, the first read- compression to one-third, and also sink one of the obsolete' submarines, first man gazed on its mellowing of an Ordinance so amend the Waterworks Ordinance, 1903, was enabled him to descend to much loaded with a full crew on the surface. He declined to consider passed.
active list. In doing so the Navy possibility of life on the planet. In the course of his speech in- greater depths than heretofore..
does not believe they are taking any "The moon is dead," he said, Ittreducing the hill, the Hon. Attor
ney General (Sir Joseph Kemp, The new decompression chamber» chances. From what we have a has no air and no water, so how..) said:-"I think a certain is a steel cylinder, about eft. Bin.complished thus far," said a naval can there be any life there? We number of persons in Hong Kong. high and aft. Gin. in diameter. It officer, we can safely say that with never have seen through our tele appear to think that the recent is lowered into the water to the the winch and bracket with which scopes a cloud on the face of the that restrictions may
rains have so increased our supplies be either depth at which the decompression the Asahi is equipped, we can re-moon, and without clouds there can taken off altogether or greatly stage must begin, as soon as the float almost any sunken submarine, be no moisture and without mois-reduced. It is true that we have had rain for the last ten days, but diver is ready to ascend. An at- regardless of her position, save at ture there can be no life." Com- it has ceased for the present and tendant is lowered inside the cham- exceptionally great depth, so long meating on the motion pictures even if it had continued we would ber, and through a door in the as we can send divers down. Of taken of sunrist on the moon, by still be facing the most serious bottom he lowers a ladder by which
water shortage the Colony has ever course, the most essential thing is Dr. J. O. Stewart of Princeton experienced, The Hen. Director of the diver climbs in. The attendant to ascertain the particular spot University, Sir Frank Dyson said: Public Works in a statement at the disconnects the diver's impedimenta, where the sunken vessel is lying. The film takes only two minutes beginning of this meeting told us. closes the door, and the chamber For this reason we shall see that to show, but the gradual invasion recent rains is 247 million gallons.. that the total increase due to the SUBMARINE DISASTERS. can then be raised and taken in the crew of a submarine sends up of the moons craters by the sun-At the estimated full consumption,
board, the diver remaining inside
& whole if all restrictions were removed, a buoy from the spot where she light occupies actually THE recent loss with nearly all to decompress in comfort. A reat
month of earthly time. This is that would last us a little over three settles down. In the case of a great because the earth revolves once a weeks and we may have to wait hands of a British submarine while is provided for him in the chamber, depth, so long as it is within the day while the moon revolves once
aine months or perhaps ten until cruising of the Welsh coast is a as well as such comforts as bot reach of a diving caisson, we are a month."?
the next rain. I think the com- tragic reminder
of the special drink in a thermos flask, in addi- confident" we can raise the vessel."
munity ought to realise that unless our reservoirne are overflowing at dangers attached to this branch of tion to the oxygen apparatus. The
the end of the summer, we shall. the Naval Service. In all coun-exygen acts rather like a vacuum,
have to face a very serious restric tion again next year. tries interested in the subject ex-extracting the nitrogen from the perimenta are constantly being made diver's body. A diver wearing · with a view to devising effective flexible diving-dress can, it is claim- measures for rendering assistance ed, work with almost the same.
The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, JULY 19, 1920,
prove their
to submarines suddenly put out of facility as anyone on land, whereas action. Meation was made in our metal diving armours, though they columns yesterday of an American enable a man to descend to greater invention enabling men to escape depths, kave yet from submarine. With an or utility in strong tideways. One of dinary surface vessel it is compara- the scientists in charge of the ex- tively easy to make fairly adequate periments at Lech Long paid a provision for such emergencies; tribute to the officers and men of the "abandon ship" is one of the re- Navy who carried out these tests. gular drills in all navies, and with They have done magnificently," the assistance of boats, rafte, and he said. Take the case of the life-belts the safety of the ship's submarine escape apparatus. Where company can be almost assured. It could you find a finer example of takes time for a ship to founder, cool courage than their descent into however badly damaged,, and during the black depths, many fathoms
News and Views.
has
"The Tung Wah Hospital lately received a donation of $1,000 from the Chinese community in
Haiphong..
Another service will be held at the Kung Li Wui by the Chinese Christians at 7.30 p.m. to-day (Friday) to pray for rain..
Information has reached Heng Kong that Dr. J. W. Anderson, of Alexandra Building, has passed the examination for Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edin- burgh).
Presidential Hand-Shakes.
ed
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enormous amount of rain was still required to fill the reservoirs, they would realise that the recent rains were only a very smal addition and that restriction must still continue.
It was therefore essential that every step possible should be taken in the use of water, and that also to caforce and encourage economy
was desirable especially in the in- terest of those members of the
MORTGAGEES. A. S. WATSON & Co., those few precious mimates much down in water, at a temperature of
President Hoover has conquered the American penchant for hand- shaking. Since March 4, the day
The Hon. Attorney-General further of his inauguration, he has cut his said that we still had August, Sept- weekly total from 8,000 to about ember and October, which were re- 400 handshakes, primarily through spectively months with average rain- the reduction of the number of falls of 15 inches, 10 inches rai public receptions at the executive 5 inches. Tytom could hold 1,419- offices. It is known that Presiden million gallons and it would require Hoover is not particularly interest- another 1,300 million gallons to
affairs. ip social
Recently make it overflow. He thought if leaders of the social set in Washing the members of the community the President worked at night in what too were worried over the fact that grasped these facts and realised stead of making an appearance at the various social affairs held night ly in the capital. The drastic drop in public receptions is a move to conserve the President's energy, and White House aides believe that he has been benefitted by the saving dent Coolidge public receptions at in time and energy. Under Presi
zoon were a daily institution. Soon after his inauguration Pre- sident Hoover cut the number to community who now suffered most three a week, then to two and final-from the water abortage. The Bill At yesterday's meeting of the 1s to one, Wednesday. It WAS
which he was about to introduce. can be done by men well disciplined 50 degrees, on a nasty day, with a Finance Committee of the Legis-understood that the daily line of
was dictated by that consideration.. meet the Chief and well provided with life-saving 14-knot tide running Remember,
Details of this Bill which impose. lative Council supplementary esti-those desiring
Executive was larger than be a new schedule of charges for water gear. With the accidental founder toe, that they had to get down to mates to a total of 820,400, detalls could handle without impairing his and heavier penaltics for rating. ing of a submarine, however, the that depth and then escape to the of which were published yesterday, energy.
or poluting water have already possibilities of escape or rescue are, surface, whereas men trapped in a
were passed without discussion on
been published. unfortunately, very restricted. It submarine have only to get out and the motion of the Colonial Secre- is with a view to increasing those come to the surface. In other try. seconded by the Colonial chances that naval engineers and words, they had to do the double
Treasurer. scientists the world over are co- journey, and on both journeys they! operating, hoping to hit upon. some
were relying on a little apparatus plan whereby a submarine crew, weighing only a very few pounds. finding their craft in difficulties They have proved to their comrades when submerged, may reach the of the Service that everything is surface either with or without their being done for their safety in case ship. In the deep waters of Loch of emergency, and that in an ac Dawson was educated at the Diege- Long, Dumbartonshire, the Ad- cident every man will stand an ex-san Roys' School, Hong Kong, and
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a diver to work in fexible diving- dress. The greatest depth to which naval divers had hitherto descended is believed to be 204ft. With the new apparatus they have reached a depth of 300ft. in Loch Long, and it is claimed that a new world's record has thus been established.
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The many friends of the late Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Dawson will be pleased to know that their son Aubrey has been recently awarded Holroyd Musical Scholarship at Keble College, Oxford. Aubrey
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There is nothing further to report with regard to the brutal murder
Street, Wanchai, of the Chinese
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Locking Back 25 Years,
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The first reading was passed. without discussion and the second and third readings will probably be taken at next Thursday's meeting,
Mr. Creasy's Statement. At the opening of the Council meeting the Director of Public. Works, the Hon. Mr. W: T. Creasy. C.B.E., made the following state-
to
Ever.
At two o'clock on Sunday OTB= ing a body of pelice under Inspec tor McDonald made a raid on a Chinese meeting of the Triad Society, or the top floor of No. 42 Temple Street, Yaumati break in at the top instead of atment:" Inspector McDonald decided to
the bottom of the house. The po- In accordance with Your Excel- licemen went quietly into the ad-lency's instructions I submit the and on the sign being given to com- joining house by the back entrance, following statement giving the
water position to date... mence operations broke through the
The total storage in the island roof and jumped from the one ver
reservoirs this morning amounted. andah to the other. The assembly to approximately 400 million gul- appliances. One is a device en-men who tested the submersible de-
was completely taken by surprise. we are given to understand, in fact, of Hong Kong may be taken as 13 Jons. The normal full consumption abling submarine crews to escape in compression apparatus."
that some of the proceedings of the million gallons a day. Thus there. emergency to the surface; the other
The Japanese Navy's experiment on Wednesday night, at 11, Landale meeting was observed before those is in the Reservoirs at this rate of in the room became aware that the consumption only 25 days' supply. invention has materially increased
game Most surprising of At the present of centre of the City on the piece or Directory and Chronicle the depth at which it is possible for of raising a sipated submarines wife of Captain Seaton. The police all, perhaps, was the appearance Consumpron the restricter setgyar
are actively making inquiries but no of a Chinese lukong, one of the
supply.
Before a full supply can be given interest by naval experts, was con-
arrest has been made. Nothing staff of the Water Police, presiding over the meeting. When the men ducted most successfully at Hiro was taken from the house and the became aware of the presence of to the City at this period of the shima last month. Many Japanese police are by no means certain that the police they were absolutely de- year a storage of approximately and foreign naval officers were pres robbery was
the motive of the moralised. There were about thirty 9,000 million gallons would be neces
of them in all, and they rushed say, which means that we require. to have all our reservoirs full or Kent, including the Naval Attache eriminals.
down the stairs and on to the ver-
nearly so. andan in a panic. Four of them full supply for 182 days.
This would provide a of the British Embassy in Tokyo. A
"The enormous increase submarine was sunkat a depth of
"the in jumped right.
top
The total increase due gramophone records, particularly
the
the into
street below. storey about 24 fathoms. On the star-
recent rains, which gave in those bearing the same title, is One of these Was killed by Both these appliances have been board side of the supply-ship Asabi, out of all proportion to the turn the
age rainfall for the week at s fall, and another
has tested in Loch Long by volunteer a dummy submarine was attached over," said Mr. A. E. Dall, of Bath, since succumbed to internal in president of the Gramophone De-juries. A third, we understand, is officers and men from Devonport to five-inch cables which were car-
alers Association, at their resent and Portsmouth, on board the naval ried across the deck to the port aide conference at Folkestone. The ten-
Row in the hospital with a damag ed foot, while the fourth, was car- The ap- and sent down to the bottom where dency, he said, was for stocks of ried away by his confederates at the diving ship Tedmouth. paratus for the use of submarine they were shackled to the sunken There seemed to be no end to the making the arrests-liong Kong time when the police were basily crews weighs only four or five submarine. The dummy submarine number that might be made of the Daily Press, July 19, 1904 pounds. It is strapped on the on the surface was then filled with same item. There was a discussion man's chest, and has a dexible tube water, and as she slowly went down a trades association, to be called the
on the question of the formation of Looking Back 50 Years.
Strangers to this Colony have fre- with a mouthpiece through which her weight gradually lifted the Music Merchants Association, to quently called our attention to the he breathes. The air exhaled into sunken submarine. Presently a
deal chiefy with maintaining clean difficulty they experience in finding the apparatus is regenerated by the awirl of water on the port side show public as well as that of the music owing to the want of boards pro- trading, both in the interest of the a particular strect or locality bere, absorption of the carbon dioxide, ed the sunken submarine's conning industry itself.
perly placed in conspicuous posi and the restoration to it of the re-
tions with correct designations tower making its appearance above quisite amount of oxygen. It was the surface of the sea; then. the comparison with any other county,"
Yorkshire soldiers need fear no marked upon them. Too much stress cannot be laid upon the no- severely tested on men sunk in a deck of the vessel was to be seen. said Lord Plumer, speaking at the tice-boards being correctly placed, chamber to a depth of 21 fathoms. The foreign naval officers cheered Hotel Victoria, London, at a lun- as one must have a good deal of
The Hon. Mr. W. E, L. Shenton, cheon of the Society of Yorkshire faith to believe that the wisdom of Wearing the apparatus, they quit-heartily as the sunken submarine, men in London and the Yorkshire the Surveyer-General's Depart At yesterday's meeting of the ted the chamber at this depth, and was finally floated. The work of Society to celebrate his acceptance ments has given two names to the Legislative Council, naked in each instance reached the sur- refloating the sunken dummy-sub- of the presidency of the Society same street. Such an absurdity Is the Government in a position face safely in a minute and a quar marine by pumping followed
The Field Marshal added: "I may be seen at Bonham Strand to inform this Council whether claim that any military success I West at its junction with the there is a possibility of arrange ter. The device which has so greatly
have achieved in the course of my Praya, one side of the street being ments being made in the increased the depth to which divers "I am indeed very happy to think career I owe to my training in the designated Bonham Strand West, future for a vehicular ferry across in fexible dress can be lowered is that many years of our persistent county regiment the York and the other Praga West; and also Hol the Harbour?
The Colonial Secretary replied: Lancaster Regiment. If I attemptlywood Road has suddenly been the outcome of experiments carried efforts have thus resulted in successed in one word to describe the diverted and made to lead into Sing
The Government has received.. out over a period of years. A diver fully floating a sunken submarine," character of the Yorkshire soldier Wang Street near the Central proposals from certain companier equipped with the ordinary ap- said the Commandant of the Eure would say sterling. Wherever T Schools. The idea of painting the had parties interested in the forma paratus is subjected to pressure Naval Arsenal who was in charge might be in difficulties there is noth-name of each street or read on the tion of a vehicular ferry service across the harbour, but no definite ing that I would like better than gas lamps was an excellent one, which varies with the depth. At the of the operations. "I believe that to have the support of Yorkshire having the additional advantage arrangements have yet been con
the days in the highorn desidiocy May regiment the Yark the notice boards of being cluded
aded The construction of the and Lancaster, is misnamed. It visible at night, and we regret that necessary wherlage and ferry- "tained in Loch Long the pressure of the salvage of sunken submarines, has nothing to do with Lancaster, the attempt of fixing the letters on steamers will in any case preclude is 133lb. to the square inch. The which will be permanently romem- It is recruited from Yorkshire, and the glass proved a failure-Hong the possibility of inaugurating anch
Kong Daily Press, July 19, 1879. a service in, the near futur monotony and prolonged exposure bered by the navies of the world.its men are Yorkshiremen.
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inches, is 247 million gallons. rising slowly owing to the effects
The Kowloon reservoirs are still ".
of the recent rains, and the yield the week wae 150.50 million gallons. from the Shing Man River during
are not yet full, the Shing Mum Although the Kowloon reservoira: River is delivering suficient water to make Kowloon independent of its reservoir supplies for
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