AN INTERESTING
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1912,
journey home in the s..."Aragon"} NARRATIVE. of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. which called at Montevideo,
(Continued from page 5), Navigation Co. I found that several of
follow my
ранан- gera had actually started for Buenos Aires a fortnight or three weeks earlier but had been unable to get through and had to return after spending several days at Los Andes.
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Ha Nor.,
ARRIVED. Sangking, Br. «.x, 987, E. Finlayson, 291h Nor-Haiphong 27th
*Gen.-B. & 8.
Dis
Shanghal
Nor Deo. 2
Santos, Rio de Janiero, Bahia, early for the Maila learing on Tuesday Pernambuco, St. Vincent, Ma- next, the 3rd proximo. deira, Lisbon, Loixcoes (Oport). Vigo and Cherbourg and arrived at Southampton on October 5th.
At most of these places it was impossible to go ashore bat I managed to do so at Santos, the great coffee port of Brazil, Rio, Madeira and Lisbon. The proper Like Hongkong. Valparaiso is quite a big city thing to do at Rio is to go up the Corcovado or Sugar-loaf Mountain and is like Hongkong in that but for this there was no time there is hut little level ground between the hills and the sea, it and I had to content myself with has quite a number of lifte, work- motor drive along the super- ad on the same system as the Peak latively fine Avenida del Har. As Tramway, by which access is for the harbour, its beauties can given to the higher levels. As hardly be exaggerated and even Sydney, tell it not in Australia, I had some time to spare I went
for a few days to Santiago, must, in my opinion, yield prido up where Mr. J. L. Blanch, brother of place to Rio in this respect as of Mr. N. F. Blanch, of Messrs. the curiously shapen hills tower ing over the latter city create an T. Cook and Son, showed me much kindness. This city is situated in a plain between the coast range and a spur of the Andes and the view of the MOT covered mountains to the East is simply magnificent. These moun tains, some of which are high 08 15,000 feet, are
as
imposing effect which is not given by the well-wooded slopes of the harbour at Sydney.
A Hint to Hongkong. Madeira and Lisbon are too ear
MAILS VIA SIBERIA.
Lah Loadou Nov. 15
Nor. 18
MAILS DUE. French, Caledoniën, 8th prox. Am rican, Chiyo Mara, 16th prox.
The a... Caledonian, with the French Mail is expected to arrive here ob Thursday the 5th proximo.
Swalow,
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 30th at 11.15.-The northern antiorolone has weakened and travelled eastward. It is now central over Korea.
Prosania has decreased moderately
Mail Steamers
THE PENINSULAR
Ekatgrinoslar, Bux . 4,175, Tide along the E. coast of Obins and slightly AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.
man, 29th Nov.Odama and over Formosa and N. Anam. It has Manila 28th Nov, Gan-ingrared slightly over. Luzon. 7" Lukhmanof.'»
The approximate position of the WILL despateb VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or about
Br. 6, 2,899. McGbes, typhoon at 6 a.m. this morning was Roth Nov.-Singapore 24th | latitude 15 deg. N. and longituds. 117| Nor.; GaBeang Talk deg E., moving W.N.W. Hong. Hangeng, Br. 3.0., 1,856, 8. Wilde,
MAILS CLOSE, Tamsui-Per Daigi-maru. Lisa Amoy, and Formos via
1st Dec., 9 AM Swatow-Per Haimun, lat Deo., 9 Straits, Batavia, Semarang and Sours- baya-Per Hokulo-maru, İst Doc, 9 A.M.
Pakho
Amoy
A.M.
and Ilaiphong-Per Hanoi,
2nd Deo., 9 à..
Per Glenogle, 1st. Des., 9 am, Japan via Kobe Per Thongwa. Zad
Deo.. il ..
Macao-Fer and Tai, 2nd Deo.,
home to need description but for exciting experiences commend me to the chief amusement of Straits
P.M.
1.16
Per Hongmah; 2nd Nov, 2
F.M:
30th Nov,Shanghai 25th Nov., Geo., M. & Co. goang, Bra... 1,428, W. J. Biobard, 80th Nor-Canton 29th Nov., Gen-T., M. & Co.
Br..., 1,352, C. C. Williami. 30th Nov.-Canton 29th Nor., Gan-B, & 8. Kaijo-Ham, Jap. .., 1,898, Y. Yami-
the DATES, named
JOR
STEAMKOS
TO SAIL DE
HIMALAYA
About
Capt. H. G. Erang, a M.x. [ 5th Deo.f DEVANHA
NOOD, 7th Doc.
Freight and, Pasag Freight and ~Passage
LONDON, VIA USUAL FORTS OF
Moderate monsoon is indicated along SHANGHAI the E. coast of Chins, and syclonic gales overth contre of the China Sea,
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 inches.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
FORECAST,
DISTRICT.
LONDON & ANT-
Uspt. W. R. Hickey-
Uapt. H. Powell,
about 11th Deo.
SUMATRA
Capt. W. H. La Mare, R.x... Ist Dev.
Freight and Passage.
Freight and
Paarsge
to
*C] - WERPv, 8'rons, PRANO, O'MBO, PORT SAID AND MARSEILLE.....
SHANGHAI,
MOJI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA....
NILE
For Freight, or Passage apply to
Hongkong and Neigh- N. E. winde
bourhood
moderate Trash. N.E. gale moderating.
mato 80th Nov.-Swalow ? Formoss Channel) 29th Nov., Goa-0; 8. K.
AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE Nov. 29.
"ÜLEARANCES
Chongs, for Kwongchanwan.
Sultan Van Langkat, for Singapore.
Praz Sigismond, for Sydney.
visible from all points, but the Madeira where visitors are expect Fooehow, Shanghai, North and China wongsang, for Shanghai." best view is to be had from aed to go up the hill by railway and small hill in the middle of the come down by road in a wicker
Par Tingung, 2nd, Nor.
3.M.
city, Santa Lucia by namie, which basket fixed on well greased wood-Japan via Moji, Honolulu and South is laid out as a park.
en runners with two men holding The country on the way upon by ropes behind. People save when we were going through living in Hongkong might easily the mountains seemed very i fertile try this for tobagganing on the and thanks to the "aroma" bush, Peak Road where the corners are the same, I think, as the "Austra lian wattle, salmon coloured not more sharp, nor is the road
more steep than nt Madeira. Laprise and a kind of red lily, looked very pretty.
A Fire Alarm,
As I said before the "Oravia left Valparaiso on August 27th
On the whole, in spite of the fact that I did not get norass the Andes, I consider that my trip home via South America was a
America-Per Hoogkoog Maru, Brd Dec., 9 ... Bestow, Amoy and Foodbow-Pet
Halyang, Brd Deci, 9 x 16. Haiphong and Pakhoi-Per Sung
kiang, Brd Dec., 9 AM. Kudat and Sandakan-Fer Borneo, 8rd
Dec., 9 AM.
Philippins Islands, Australis
Tae-
mania and New Zealand vis Fort Darwin-Per Taiygan, 3rd Deo., 10 AM,
Nor, 30. Fukura-mara, for Wakamatau,
Jansen-r rao, for Calcuits. Deigi-maru, for Tameni.
Elamun, for Swetow. Hokuto-mara, for Sourabaya. Oermania, for Sydney. Shansi, for Haiphon.. Hibgang, for Canton. Loongang, for Manila. Shinba-mara, for Mike. Phdampenh, for Balon. Kalgan for Shanghai. Yushan, for Shaoghsi.
and next day we stopped for coal.decided success but were I to take Straits and India, ris Calentts-Per Loongang, for Philippine Islands,
the trip again I should prefer to
ing purposes at Lots (Coronel) arrive in South America either in Stite,
оп
November or May and not, aɛ I
Siberian
Mali.
Jelunga, 8rd Dec., 10 4.M. Ceylon and India vis Calentta Por Nippon, 8rd Dec, 10
A.M.
Shanghai, North Obina, Japan via Nagasaki, Honolula, Osuada, United Stater
and South America vis Baa
DEPARTED. Nov. 80. Prias Sigismund, for New Zealand.
Jinsen-maru, for Calcutta. Persia, for Yokohama. Shami, for Haiphong. Yunbun, for Shanghai. Pheumpenb, foi Baigon, Walshing, for Shanghai Andalusin, for New York. Hong Wan I, for Bingspore,
Francisco (Europe via Siberis) Protesilaus, for London.
the port of Concepcion. For the next few days we had an unex
in the middle of win- did, pectedly good passage, in spite of
It should be remembered ter. a fire alarm one evening about 9
that even in summer the west though, the fire p.m. which,
poast is never very hot, thanks to proved not to be serious, showed
the Humboldt current which how easy it would be to start
comes up from South Polar " but a panic,
Saturday
regions. 31at we had a tremendously heavy
Good Scenery, sea, I do not think I have ever
The scenery is good, but not seen bigger waves, and as the weather was misty we thought we until after one has arrived at should not be able to make the Valparaiso, though occasionally Striita but would have to lie to glimpses of the Andes may be' until the weather cleared.seen from the sea. Acconcagua, Luckily an improvement took the highest mountain in all the place just in time and we were Americas, 23,364 fest, is visible able to get in, though as our on a clear day from Valparaiso. skipper preferred to go through Both the P. 8. N. Co. and the the narrowest part in daylight, we R., M. S. P. Co, have excellent Mo-Per Sai Tii, 3rd Dec., 1.10 had to anchor for the greater part steamers, well found in every re- of that night. Next morning the spect, and their tickets are inter- Philippiana Islands-Fer Tann, 3rd acenery was magnificent, snow changeable., The Hotel accom- covered hills and glaciers on all modation is fair, of course on Fort Bayard, Haiphong, Pakhoi and sides and as we had ice and enow Spanish lines, but off the beaten Saigon-Por Si-kiang, 4th. on the decks it is needless to say track it is, I am told, exceedingly Sestow, Amoy and Foochon-Par
Deo, 8 A.M. that it was bitterly cold. Early primitive.
Preach
Mail.
& South const of
Chins between Hong-
The same as
kong and Lamoak No. 1.
& South comat of.
China between H'kong & Baidan.
The sams, Ma
No.1.
QULEA COAST METRÖROLOGICAL
Station.
ANGISTER.
80th November, aim,
Wind.
Bout.
Barometer.
Temperature
Humidity.
Direction.
Force
Wostock 7 30.92 10 81 Nemuro · 6.29.55 Hakodate 80.13 Tokio Kochi
WNW 4 WOW A
#1
11
80.22
HW 9
30.89
0
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Nagasaki
30.55
8.
r
30.35
NE
2
#
K'shima Oshima Naba
Lehi'jima Bonin Is. Cheloo
Weather
P. & 0. §. N. Co.'s office,
i
Hongkong, 19th November, 1912.
About
H, W. D SHALLARD. Acting Superintendent.
NORDDEUTSCHER
LLOYD.
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Fon
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.KORE and YOKOHAMA ................
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(WED'DAY,
11th Die
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About
W’haimoi
Bankow
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30.86 86 70 W
80.804500 #
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Shanghai
11
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SHANGHAI, TING~)
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Cap Mnass
17,300
Amoy
6a 80.12 64'68 =
"0
THURSDAY, 21th Dec,
—Per Biberis, Bed Doc., | |-
11 4.M.
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
Swatow Taihoku
74
1
5, a 30.08
MANILA. TAP, MAR-"
Saigon, Straits, Ceylon, Por 8. Lutsow, arrived 28th inst Adelaide, Western Australia, India, Aden, Egypt and Eu rope via, Marsailles (Letter posted in all the Pillar Boxe In time for the first clearand. will be insluded in this con- tract mail) (Late Letten 11.00am. to Noon. Extr Postage 10 cents)-Pa Australien, Brd Dec., 11
raichu..
15
80.03——
0
C'sinan
80.03
0
ONN NEWGUINEA, PRINZ WALDEMAR BRISBANE, SYDNEY (Capt. H. Bremer
8,100
SATURDAY,
28th D embr
from Hamburg, &c. :—
Koshm
30.0.2
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Arahold, Mr. and Meding, Dr. and
Mr. Ed.
Mrs. O. B. Brice, Mr. & Yr. Maus, M. & Mrs.
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Born, Dr.
Martinet J. V. Berghansen, B.
Naigt, Mr. & Mrs.
A. Blank, Miss H. Blunk, W. Bruckner, Q.
P'dores
180:03
t'anton
x 10 10 9a 30.11 64 84 N 20
and MELBOURNE
H'kong
JI
6 30.05 65 71 V. Peak 7
ENZ -8 Gap Book 6 30,00—— * 7 op| Macno, 80.06 681 of Wuchow
8 0
KOBE and YOKOHAMA PRINZ WALDEMAR
Capt. H. Bremer
6,100
About TUESDAY,
10th Deo.
"About
KUDAT & BANDAKAN..
BORNEO
Middle
Ng Hang-man Pond, Mr. & Mrs.
H.
Hoihow
11
December.
Pakhoi
Phulien
Toursne
O. 8. J. Aparri
6 a 80.01 64 29.90 72 29.89 73
3 db
NW. &
0
#
29.91
24 2 r
E.
Qiat, G. & Miss
Manila Legaspi Bacolod
29.85
#
29.88---
0.0
L'oilo Ceba
Des., 3 2.M.
Bau, Miss
Bance, H.
Rotses Raman, J. M. Rauchle, Miss M. Ramitit, J. N..
Oh, Simkish Ohber, Mr. & Mrs. Puak Teng-toog Outling, Miss G. M. Quellenberg, Mis Oraik, J. Cheak Choon-song, Mr. and Mrs." Dowhurst, T. Kaijo-maru, 4th Dec., 9 Fernandet, C. R.
Fankel, G. Swatow-Per Haimun, 4th Dec., 10 m. Fricke Shanghai, Japan via Moji, Victoria, Bolluar, W. B.C. and Seattle-Pay Go Sok-joo Shidzuoka-mara, 6th Dea Goh Cheow pit
Hobbes, B. W. Jabden, B. Jocki, Mr. & Mr.
11 A.M.
Chicha, 5th Dec., 8 PM. Ebanghal, North China, sud Japan via Kobe (Europe via
in the afternoon we reached Most of the big towna Punta Arenas, the most Southerly. have English clubs and if town in the world. There are a travellers do not know anyone in few whaling settlements further the place the British Consul will South, and I got ashore for a always put their name up for short time but was soon glad to temporary membership. I found get back to the pleasing warmth people most kind in this and in- Shanghai and North China-Par of the ships's smoking room. On deed in every respect. Tuesday, September 3rd, we With regard to money, it is touched at the Falkland Islands easy to reckon the cost of tioketa for an hour or two but there was before starting on the journey and no time to go ashore. Port Stan- an ample margin' should be ley the capital, seemed a fair sized brought for contingencies which Swatow, town and it was a pleasure to are cortain to ocour and every- know that we were looking at thing is expensive. The English British territory for the first time sovereign is legal tender in some since leaving Hongkong, but the countries and needless to say, is place is bleak, wind-swept and gladly taken anywhere. With tree-less, no place for a summer regard to books it is difficult to holiday,
give advice as I have only read
非
Siberian
Mail.
Boglish
Hall.
Eiberis-Per Caledonien.
5th Deo., 57.M.
P.
in-tan
Kwan Pok Kwang Ch{n-cho Kook, Willy Amoy and Foodhow-Per Kiakowske, J. Halching, 6th Dec, 10 am..
Klaster, Dr. Straits, Burmsb, Ceylon, & de- Koppke, Otto laida, Waste-n Australia, In- Keen, Mr. M. dis, Aden, Egypt, and Europe Keb' Cheg - booy, via, Bendisi. (Lats Letters Me 11 am to 1035, Extra Las Ben-ru' Postage ID cent) (Supple- Les Fak mentary mail on board up to Leing, E. Gree the tim fixed for departure Lennhardt, W of the mail (Extra Postage Lichtensteia, O. 10 conia) (Letters posted Mart, Mrs. Miss in all the Pillar Boxan ip Maxmon, S. Wy time for the first clearance
Botas, Miss A,
Schafer
Spittle
Sanderson, R. C.
Schariance, Mr. &
Mrs. M.
Speyer, Misa C. Scholt, Mr. and
Mrs. D. Bum, S. 8:0 Chooan, K, Spittles, Mrs. Toong Sing Trol How-eang Verkerk, J. J. Wong Tuen Why F. 8. Wastrack, Mr. and
Mrs. Wiser, K. Von Wong, Ng A. Winkler, A. Weber, 8. M Yay, E.
will be included in this con,Peres Kaijo Marn, arrived 80th
in he tract mail.)
Parcel inst, from Swatow Mail will be closed on Friday, Baloner, Sister F. the 6th Dec, at 5 p. Edwards, J. For Devanba, 7th Nov., 11 O'Connor, Dr. &
Mrs.
On Saturday September 7th, those which happened to come my the "Oravia" arrived at Mon-way, but I believe that "The Ten tevideo and I went up to Buenos Republics" by Robert P. Potter Aires by the night boat which is and the books on each of the Re not unlike a very large "Kinshan". publics in "The Progress of the Istayed at the Phoenix Hotel, a Nations" series give reliable comfortable hostel and moderate; information; the two on Peru for Buenos Aires, in its charges. (by O. Reginald Enoch) and my first day's lodging only cost Chile are the only two I have 35/- while at the Plaza Hotel seen. I have also read "The which is owned by the Ritz I New Brazil" and "The Old and should probably have had to pay the New Pera" by Marie Straits and India via Dombay-Per considerably mors; later, hower, Robinson Wright, "Argentina, I was able to get cheaper Past and Present" by W. H. Philippias quarters.
Koebel, "Trade and Travel in Money Easily Earned and Spent South America" by Frederick Philippice
1
A.M.
|
Labuan
17
29.9482-
T. F. Czarton, Director, Hongkong, Observatory, Nov. 80.
11 Binomerun, reduced to 82 degrees Fantenheit on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths,
Capt. E. Sembil
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degrees Fahrenheit,
8 HUMIDITY, is percentage of saturKS tion, the Humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100,
4. Direction of Wind, to two pointa. 6 Force of Wind, coording to Beaufort Boale,
4
6 State of Weather, b blus sky, e detached olond, a drizzling min, f fog, ggloomy, h hall, 1 lightning, o over- cast, P passing shower, q squally, sia, a snow, i thander, visibility, dew (wet).
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0 Rain in inches, tenths and no- dredths.
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PASSENGERS DEPARTED. Isakin. 7th Doo, 11 AM.
Por sir, Lutzow, aølled on 29th Inst. Islands-Per Tenang. 7th Deo. 1 P.x.
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I had heard much about B.A. Alcook, "Along the Andes and Shanghai and as the City is known to all down the Amazon" by H. J. good Argentines, but after a day Mozans and "A Woman's Winter Jappan and Yokohama--For Okura, Cyreate, a.. or two I felt that the half had in South America” by Charlotte not been told me. The town Cameron.
Hima, Mrs.
Tom, its Docksine of veel extent. Spanish is the language of all
its Docks are of vast extent, the States save Brazil, where Shanghai, North China and Japan via Leung Show-sch-Welson, G. H.
ite parks, sspecially that at Portuguese is spoken and my Palermo, are well laid out, the experience is that even a little Avenida de Mayo must be one study of a Spanish phrase book of the finest streets in the world and a bowing acquaintance with and certainly, if, as one is told a limited number of Spanish Smits, mont is easily earned it is words will prove most useful equally freely spent,
though English will serve in moet
On Friday, September 18th, I places especially in Chile and started on the last stage of my Argentins.
Hell, Nagasaki, Honolulu, ON
Wind Direction E.NE. E. Forde... Weather
Balt
0.01 --- Higher open air Temperature on the slih - 67 H.K. Observatory, 28th Nov. 1918.
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TIDE TABLE.
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