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ACHIEVEMENTS IN HIMALAYAN HEIGHTS.
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*** H. R. H. the Duke of the "Abruzzi and party leit Bombay on August 28; by the P. aud O. mail for Europe after their mountaincoring expedition. In achievements H. R. H. has now added the distinction of having reached in the Himalayas a higher altitude then has ever before been attained by any mountaineer in any part of the world. This is not the first notable mountaineering feat performed' by the Luke of the Abrarti. In 1897 be made the first ascent of Mount St. Elias, 'in
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METEOROLOGICAL SIGNALS.
Meteorological signals are hoisted on the mast in front of the Water Police Station`at Tsim Sha Tsui for the information of masters of vessels leaving the port. They do not necessarily imply(that bad weather is expected bere:- Siqual
A CONE paint upwards
A COME "point opwards
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A DRUM
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Indicates a Typhoon to the North of the Colony.
indicates Tephoon to the Norca-East of the Culuay.
ladicates a Typhoon to the hast, of the Colony,
Indicatesa Typhoon to the South-East of the Oolony..
indicatesa Typhoon to the Bouth of the Colony.
indicates a Typhoon
to the South West of the Colony.
Indicates a Typhoon to the West, of the Colony.
Indicatesa Typhoon to the North-Won ̧ of the Colony..
Red Signals indicate that the centrs 1' believed to be more than 300 miles away, from. the Colony,...,"
Black Signal Indicate that the centre is believed to be less than 300 miles away from the Colony,
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The above signals will, an beretofore," be positions or are moving in each directions that boisted only when typhoous exist in anch
Information regarding them is considered to be of importance to the Colony or to shipping leaving the harbour.
Negrotto, Italian Navy; Cav. Vittario Sella, photographic expert; Cav. Dr. Filippo de Filippi, explorer and writer; and Signor Botts, assistant photographer. The party also included seven Europeão guides, of whom the following four had previously had experience in the Himalaya;;— Joseph' Peti-' gax, Alexis Bracheral, Henri „rucherel,' G. Sarvale. On arrival at Bombay, the Duke travelled by trait to Rawil Pindi, and thànce west.co Srinagar, where, tile coulies for the expedition bad previously been engaged. The Caravan started, with 'Ka for its objective, on April 21, by way of the Sind Valley. l'be ex plorein were scon off by Sir Francis, Young" busbaod, bimself a famous explorer, and they want by easy marches to Battal, at the foot of the Zoji-la (or pass), the weather at this stage being -uniformly bad, cold and stormy.Here_the first serious ridge lay before them, the climb up the Zoji-la being a matter of 1,300ft., and having surmounted this, the explorers found the next stage the march up the valley of the lodus to Skardu, comparatively free from difficulty, 1 hen followed a difficult and trying path by way of Shaigar and the Bultaro glacier, where is, perhaps, the must formaldable group of glaciers in the world. Here, however, they bad their goal, the unconquered peak of Ka before their ever, and altogether they spont over two months in the snows, in the ["attempt to climb mount Godwin Ausica, or K2, as it is labelled in the trigonometrical survey of India, in which the Duke brake all previous mountaineering record, only the Duke and his personaly staff and three guides under Mr. Fatigax, has accompanied H. R. H. Fon several of his previous explorations, took parl. The guides have been staying in Bim bay for some time, but the Duke and his staff only arrived on. Wednesday, having visited Agra and Delhi se route. The party have made a thorough survey of the whole system of stupendous glaciers, of which Bultaro is the centre and the meteorological Bed other valuFlagstaff, and H.M.S. Tamar, able observations obtained will be of usique interest to science; white. hundreds of photo- graphic negatives and several cinematograph film pictures have been obtained. In spite of the incessant exposure of the last four months and the hardships ondured, all the party look exceedingly fit.
Thoso iguals are repeated at the Harbour. Mast, and the Flagstad on the premises of the Office, H.M.S. Tamar, Green Island Sigual Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowe
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THREE EXPLOHIVE BOMBS, AT INTERVALS
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NIGHT SIGNALS.
The following Night Signals will be exhibli. ed from the Flagstaff on the roof of the Water Police Station at Kowloon, the Harbour Office
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Those Night Signals will be substituted the the Day Signals at sunset, and will, when necessary, be altered duringsthe night,
· SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGA, ' For the benefit of Native Craft' and pasting
The Himalayas have always exercised an at- traction over the Duke of the Abfuzzı. ́ Many' years ago, at the very outset of his exploring career, he made, all the arrangements for an expedition to Kinchinjuogą, and had actually arrived in lodia when an outbreak of plague. mecessitated the abandonment of his plans and led to the expedition to Alaska There is little doubt that on the present occasion he would bava attempted the conquest of Mount Evere eit, had not its geographical situation across the Tibetan frontier made it impossible for the British Government, without departing from policy enforced against British 'ax- plorem, to countenance any such expédition. Moun Godwin Austen or Kf to which in there | Oceno' Vessels, a Cone will be exhibited ai circumstangas the Duke of the Abruzi: turned his attention in the dominating, peak of the Karakoram Himalayas is the far north of Kashmir. It is commonly reputed to be the second highest peak in the world, with an elevation of 28,açost, whereas the official figo- res for the height of Kinchinjunga are 28,14611, Different allowancat, however, wein made in the two cases for the error resulting from refrac tion, and though, with the dainat prosout avail. able, the co-efficient employed is calculating the height bf Ks ought certainly to be smaller than that' employed in the case of Kin-
38-86, Des Vœux Road, Central, chiulungs, some distinguished authorities, in-
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each of the following stations during the time ! that any of the above Day Signals are hols’od, In the Harbour.
Gap Rock Waglan.
Stanley.
Cape Collison.
Aberdeen. San K! Wan, Sal Kung. Sha Tan Kol. Tai Fo.
This will indicate that there is a depression somewhere in the Obina Sea, and that a Storm- Warning is bolsted in the Harbour.
Farther detalls can always be given to Ocean cluding Colonel Sir Thomas Haldich, believe Vessels, on demand, by algual, from the fight- that with more exact knowledge, Klachiojungs,
will be found to be slightly the higher of the
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