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YACHTING.NE
THE: HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY
don and 2 min. 15 neos., to the Norseman. The distance
C.Y.C: " Also dun" Race.
as follows:-Club to Pionio Bay, 8 miles; Fionis Bay to Gindrink- The race for the "Also Gun" er's Bay, 771 mile: Gindrinkeri cap presented to the Corinthian Bay to the Club, 53 miles-alto- Yacht Club craisers by Mr. Van gether 31 miles. Scotengden Andel was sailed on Saturday and won by 43 min. 30 seos from La Sunday, The course laid down Cigale the scratch boat. Norse- was: Start from C. Y. C. start-man being second by 14.37. from ing line to Pionic Bay 3.15 p.m. La Cigale. Saturday: Pionio Bay to Gin drinker's Bay (keeping Lama and Kauichow to starboard) 9... Sunday; Gindrinkers to C. Y. C. 2.30 p.m. The outlook on Saturday until five minutes before the start
WAD vety
but
poor a strong westerly up and the
.breeze sprang
face was started under moet favourable circumstances: The Fachts crossed the line in the following order :-
Sootengden (D. K. Blair) La Cigale (C. Rosemann) Norseman (V. Goulborn) Wa Two (S. M. Mayes) Brynhilde (S. D. Hickey) Evadne (G. G. Wood) Mist (Major Penzay)
The wind held until the first boat La Cigale neared the North Fairway buoy when she ran into a flat osim and the other yachts drow up on her. All the boate dropped anchor against a strong abb tide. The wind game away after about fifteen minutes from the north, and the run to Picnic Biy was completed in fairly good time, the order of arrival being:
La Cigalo
6 52 07: Norseman 6. 17. 00 We Two
0 18 00. Fvalue Byulaldo Scotengdea Mist
*
**
6 22 55
-6 -25 30
7.03 03
+
... Gave up In Cigale saved her time and
WOD
on this leg, Norseman Becond, Evadne third, Brynhilde fourth, We Two fifth, Scotongden
sixth
A most
After dinner the yachtsmen Assembled on the Scatengden whore
entertaining "smoker " was held. About 2 a.m. when many had retired to sleep, an alarm of "pirates" was raised, several of the dinghies having disappeared. These were found at 0.a.m. moored behind a small island in the bay, whither they had doubless been removed by some practical joker,
The recond leg was started in a strong northerly breeze which, to the south of Lama, developed into half a gale and from this
MANILA CARNIVAL.
Interesting Education Exhibits
POST OFFICE.
MAILS VIA SIBERIA.
Lett Landon
Jan. 30 Jan. 31
Dus Shanghal Feb. 15 Feb. 17
MAIL'S DUE, Canadian, Monteagle, 19th inst.
SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVED.
1913.
WEATHER REPORT,"
On the 18th at 11.00.-The an- ticyclone has further weakened. Haimun, Br, s.8., 641, Evans, 18th It is now central to the 8.E. of
Feb-Swatow 17th Fab, Gen.-D. L. & l'o. Sardinia, Br.. 8.3., 4,219, Talbot
R.NR., 18th Feb.-Yoko-
Papan.
1
A depression has apparently
formed over Manchuria.
Pressure has decreased
Mail Steamers
THE PENINSULAR
hams 6th Feb. Gen. districts except N. Japan, where AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.TM
P.&O. S. N. Co.
Am., F. Sigismund, 20th inst. Kiyo Maru, ap s. 1,449, K. Ger., P. E. Friedrich, 20th-Inst.
The Monteagle with the Cana- dian Mail left Shanghai on Mot- day the 17th inst, at 4 a.m. and may be expected to arrived here on Wednesday, the 19th Inst. at China,
6 p.m.
considerably below normal over it has increased slightly. It is China.
Light or variable winds with
coast of China and the northern fog may be expected along the WILL deepach VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or aban shares of the N. China Sea
Fukushima, 18th Feb. Obinklang 13th Feb.. Loongsang, Br. B., 1,093, Leask, Gen-Chinese.
18th Feb.-Manila, Gen. -J., M. & Co.. Am. .s., 3,185, H. Thomp-hours ending at 10 am to-day, Hongkong Rainfall for the 24
son, 18th
Feb.an 0.00 inches. Francisco 17th Jan., Gen. -P. M. Co.
#
The Prinz Sigismund with the American Mail (ex 6.8.
Man churia), is expected to arrive bere Chun
MAILS CLOSE.
Another feature of the agricul tural education of the Bureau of Education was shown at the Car. nival which contained display
on Thursday, the 20th inst. of furia products from the school
The P. E. Friedrich with the farms of Agusan, says the "Cable German Mail left Singapore on news" of February 12. Most of Baturday the 15th instant at B the products came from the pm and may be expected to Bukidnon farms of central Min-arrive here on Thursday the 20th danao. The bureau of education instant at noon.:" is doing much toward the deve- lopment of agricultural resources in this section. They have en Haiphong and Pakhoi-Per Mu tablished 19 settlement farm
thilde, 19th Feb, 8 au school for the Bukidnon children.. schools and one agricultural Saigon-Per Devawonges, 19th In these schools the pupils are Folhow, Pakhoi and Haiphong
Feb. 8 a.m. taught how to make the soil pro- duce the ordinary food plants. Not only do they grow the pro ducts but they take the products home as the farms are worked as food centres.
when it is considered that the This exbibit is more interesting Bukidnon country is five days by
German
Mall.
:
Par Singan, 19th Feb. 8
a.in.
Straits, Burmah, Ceylon. Adelaide, Western Aus- ..tralia, India, Aden, Egypt, and Europe vis Naples Por Bremen, 19th Feb., 9a.m.
boat and four days by pack Swatow-Per Haimun, 19th Feb.,
9 8.13.
19th Feb, 9.a..
saimals from Manila. The ex-Straits and Ceylon-Per Bardinia, hibit, which contained all of the common food plants, was nine Straite, days enroute.
WAS
and India via Bombay- Per Ischia, 19th Feb., 11]
'a.m.
J
Macao-Per Bui Tai, 19th Feb., via Kobe-Per Riojun maru, 19th Feb., 11 am.
A quantity of excellent coffee education is encouraging coffee
The bureau of Japan shown.
judging from the quality of the caltivation in this region and
that in two or three years the coffee on exhibition it is believed
exportation of coffee from the sub-province of Bukidnon will be of considerable importance. The coffee on exhibit could readily take its place along with the first grade coffee secured in other parts of the Philippines.
Mr. G. O. Kindley has im- mediate charge of the schools in Bakidnon and any one interest. ed in the development of this country and the work of the bureau of aducated may secure from him information relative to
the
point onward there were only
agricultural possibilites of three boats in the race, these this section of the Philippines. being La Cigale, Scotengden and
►
This coa-
1.15 p.m.
Macao-Per Sul Tal, 20th Feb.,
1.15
p.m.
Sang, Br. 8.8.1,418, Mattock, Feb.-Bandakan
18th
12th Feb, Timber.-J., M. & Co.
Bellrophon, Br. 9.5, 5,743, Bebb,
18th Feb.-Kutchinoteu 14th Feb, Gen-B. & 8 Bremen, Ger, sa, 7077, Wileslim,
18th Feb.-Yokohama 8th Feb., Gen-M. & Co. Kaiser Franz Joseph 1, Aust.
cruiser, 4,000, Von Santa, Feb-Amoy 17th Feb.
CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE. Feb. 17,
Biberis, for San Francisco. Misumi-maru, for Kwong Yuen. Fooshing, for Bongay. Bilesis, for Shanghai.
Feb. 18. Taiyuan, for Melbourne. Haiohing, for Foochow. Pongtong, for Bangkok. Lyeemoon, for Saigon, Wakamatsu-maru, for W'matsu. Tean, for Cebu. Bourbon, for Hongay. Sardinia, for London.. Johanne, for Macao. Mathilde, for Haiphong, Soshu maru, for Anping, Singan, for Haiphong.
DEPARTED.
Feb. 18.
Philippine Islande Per Choy-Siberia, for San Francisco. Japan via Moji, Victoria and Wenchow, for Canton.
dang, 20th Feb., 1a.m.
Hatching, for Foochow Tacoma Per Chicago- maru, 20th Feb., 11 a.m.
Sanuki-maru, for Bombay. Anhui, for Canton. Rajaburi, for Port Courbet.
Teen, for Manila. Looksun, for Saigon, Silesia, for Shanghai. Fooshing, for Hongay. Tjibodas, for Shanghai. Phu Yen, for Hongay. Lysemoon, for Saigon. Bourbon, for Hongay.
Straits and India vie Calcutta- Per A. Apear, 20th Feb.
Japan
2 p.m.
.
vis Kobe-Per Torilla, 20th
Feb. 5 p.m.
Shanghai and North China-Per Anhui, 20th Feb., 3. p.m.
Siberian
Mail.
Shanghai, North China and Japan via Nagasaki (Europe via Siberia)-Per P. E. Friedrich 20th Feb. 5 p.m.
8.m.
!
farm. The exhibit indicates to Philippine Islands-Per Yuen- Fennett, Miss L.
in a tussle between Scotengden, some exicent the class of work La Cigals and Norseman. The which is being done at the school. first named led until opposite the When the school boys learn to Police Pier when ale went into grow such farm products as are second place. Having to go exhibited in this box the agri- about at the German flagship's cultural development of the moorings she dropped into third Philippines will be greatly bene place and the finish was as fol- fited by the graduates of this lows:---
school.
Siberian
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District..
Neighbourhood 1 Hongkong and
the DATES Amed- YOR
LONDON & ANT- WERPY.Sro,
TERANG, C,
ВТНАМИКА
SARDINIA
PORTBAID MALTA Capt. C. O. Talbot, x.X.X.
& Mananilla?...
MOJI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA...
Capi. Owen Jon S, B.X.E.
SHANGHAI,
Forecast.
NANKIN
Light or va
Hable
winds;
BHANGHAI ....
LONDON, VIA
USUAL PORTA Or
DEVANHA
cloudy, misty,
Variable winds, mo- derate.
Formosa Channel South coast of) China between H.K., and Lamooks 4South coast of) China between H.X. and Hainan.
China Coast Meteorological
Register.
DELTA
Capt. E. P. Martin, 2.m,a,
Capt. W.. R. Hickey.
TO JAIL DE
KEMARK
10a.m. 19th. Feb.
Freight & Faige
About 22nd Fab.j
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All the above steamers are fitted with wireles For Freight, or Passage apply to
The same as No. 1.
P.&.0.8. N. Co.'s office,
Hongkong, 17th February, 1918,
The same as No 1.
18th February, a.m.
Station.
Wind.
Hour.
Temperature
Barometer.
Humidity.
D'tion.
Force.
Weather.
Wostock 7 a 29.98 15 100 00 Nemuro 6a ------- Wnw 1 Hakodate 30.16- 12 Tokio
30.22- nw 1 Koohi
BW 1 Nagasaki
- 0 K'shima
- дие Oshima... Naha Ishi'jima
Bonin Is. Chefoo
Whalwei
Hankow Icbang Kiukiang
$ 088 —
about, 87th Feb
Nuon
1st March
Telegraphy.
Freight and Famigo.
Freight and
Page, Freight and
Parage.
E. A. HEWETT,
Superintenden
NORDDEUTSCHER
LLOYD.
BREMEN.
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES
TAB, SOUTHAMPTON, Umpt. B. Wilhelmi 20,800. ANTWERP & BREMENJ 3HANGHAI,
11
11
30.21
"
30.17
30,17
12
30.108ow' 1
12
For
11
30.09 30,07
.580
STEAMERE,
NAPLES, GENOA,)
ALGIERS,
+
GIBRAL-BREMEN
TO BALL OF
[W.NESDAY, 19th Feb,
19
1...
30.0034 saw 3 c
10 AX.
BAKI,
NAGA-) KOBE and YOKOHAMA,....... in)
PRINZEITELFRIEDRICH Capi. O. V nude
10,000
Changsha
About THURSDAY,
20th Feb,
Shanghai Gutzlaff
11
H
30.0244 100 ese 1 om 29.9443 se 2f
MANI' YAP. MAR-】
( SATURDAY,
Capt. D. Lanz.
Of 6a30.1157 89 sse 1 o
6,000 22nd February
Swatow
Talhoku 5a30.09
KOBE and YOKOHAMA
PRINZ WALDEMAR
Capt. H. Bramer
6,100
Taichu
Tainan
30.10 30.08
About TUESDAY, 4th March.
Koshun
KUDAT & SANDAKAN (BORNEO.
Band of
10spt. F. Sambill
"
9a
Mr St
Sharp P. 7a30.1856 Amoy
10 ˆ0 — * 2 30.07--
80. 2 30.08---- De 4-***
630.0463 85 0 10 30.01-ene 4 o 30.00 63- ese 1 of
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'FEY. & M'BOURNE.)
February,
All the steamers of the European Llor are atted with Wireless Telegra
New System of Telefunken.
For further Particulars, apply to
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
MELCHERS & CO.,
17
6a 29.94 68 12 30.9470
ase 5 or
BBW 40
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GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG and CHINA.
n
10
00
Hongkong, 15th February, 1915.
29.93 73 30.01 68
29.9872-
29.97 79-
9a29.9980-aw 2b
F. Claxton, Director.
Jonts, Mr. and Hongkong, Observatory, 90, 18 DOUGLAS STEAMship Co., Ld.
Mrs. L.
Jones, Mastor.
E.B. Koster, H. A.
Koster, Mrs. H.
·A.
1 Barometer, reduced to 32
degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.
2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.
Lt.saturation, the Humidity of air 3 Humidity, in percentage of saturated with moisture being 100, 4 Direction of Wind, to two points.
PASSENGERS ABRIVED.
P'dores
inst, from Shanghai, &c.:
Per s... Sardinia, arrived 18th
Canton Anderson, A. D. Vaughan-8 mith
H'kong Gap Rook Lok Chowkit,
Масво W. B. In the agricultural section of Swatow, Amoy and Foochow- Norseman. The others found the the bureau of education building
MI..
Mrs. and Wai Luk-chun,Pakhoi
Wuchow 9a weather too heavy. Although at the Carnival grounds was a
Misa Per Haitan, 21st Feb., 9
Holhow un lor reefed sails, with the ex-hooth devoted to a display of pro- Tientsin-Per Huiohow, 21st from San Francisco, &c.—
Por 8.8. China arrived 18thingt-, Phulien coption of the Brynhilde which ducts from the Central Luzon Macao-For Sui Tai, 21st Feb., Anderson, C. E. Hicks, W. E.
Feb., 11 a.m.
! Tourane carried full canvas, they made Agricultural School. poor headway and finished hope-tained an excellent exhibit of rioe Philippine Islands, Yap, Maronn, Andrews,
Amidani, L. Herrmann, G. F. O. St. J. 1.15 p.m.
Aparri lessly out of time. The leg finish and other farm products grown
Anderson, L · Hodges. W. B. Manila od in the following order: by the school boys. The Cen-
Samarai, Fred.
Miss Howard. A.T.
Legaspi Wil- M. La Cigale ... 12 31 30
tral Luzon Agricultural School is
helmshafen, Rabaul Her- Atwater, Mr. & E.
Hollo Hughes, Capt. Scotengden ... 1 00.20 a large school with dormitory s0-
bertshoke, Matupi, Aus Mrs W. B. Norroman 1.15 57
commodations, located at Munoz
tralia, Tasmania and Basa, R After tiffin the third leg was Nueva Ecija. In this school the
New Zealand via Bris Bauckham, E. bane-Per Prinz Bigie started, tho weather conditions boys are being taught how to
W. mund, 22nd Feb., 8 a.m. Beikna, O. A-. being similar. This also resulted
sang, 22nd Feb., 1 p.m. 9 Blumenthal,
Mrs. J. Shanghai and
Lee Poy-fun North Botelho, Mrs S. Laflamme, China (Europe via Sr Botelho, Miss MF. L. K. beria)-Per Chenan, 22nd Buren, Mrs. G. V. Leokliter, W. H Feb. 5 p.m.
Chee, T.
Lowenstein, M. Cowan, R. L. Tientsin Per Cheongshing, 22nd Datems, G. P.
Feb.. 5 p.m.
Dawes, Lieut R. Swatow-Per Haimun, 23rd Feb.,
A. 9 a.m. Philippine Islands,
Dowell, J. M. Australia
Denroche, Mr. & Tasmania and New Zea Dunning, E. H. Meyer, Mr. and
Mrs. P. 0. land via Thursday Is land-Per Guthrie. 14th Edward, J. E..Mrs. W Feb, 11 a.mREN
Enriquez, A... Meyers, H. T. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow -
Millard, T. F. Per Halyang, 25th Feb., Gaugh, J.O. de Moore, L. C. -9 ami
Francisco, L J. Main, D. Shanghai. North China, Japan vis
Friedline, Mr. Moore, B 8. Moj Victoria B... and
Neumond, B. 8. Seattle Per Shidzuoka-
Falloon, 0. H. Price, 8 R marn, 25th Feb., 10 am. Faulk, Mr&Mrs. Ranson, Dr. 8. L. U Flynn, Miss F. T. Beifanider,Rev. Flynn, Miss V. Mr. O. 8. Fowler, Mr. and Roiph, Mr.
Mrs. J. A
Mr. W. N Glass, L Rolph, Miss M Geleshener, Mies Rolph, H.
Shue, M.-
Read, Miss H.
Taimage, MissI
La Cigale ....3. 46. 02 · Norseman ......3. 48. 20: Scotongden........3. 50.-36; The La Cigale conceded 5 minutes per mile to the Booteng
IT'S SAID
In the booth was displayed a 0350 oontaining 57 different insect pests, showing that agriculture in the Philippines is often carried on under adverse conditions,
You can't please every
bo ly" But
JOHNSTONE'S
M. P. WHISKY has a 'splendid
start. It is only a question of
getting every body to try it.
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STHAMINIPS,
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A. E. Hodgins ***
LEAVING.
FRIDAY, 21st Feb., si 10 mm. TUESDAY, 20th Fab., at 10.a,m,
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FOR SWATOW. ...J. W. Evans.......] SUNDAY, 28rd Feb., at 10 am. Steamers will arrive at, and depart from, the Co.'s Wharf noor Blake Flor
For Freight and Passage, apply to
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D.
c detached cloud, d drizzling rain Martindate fog, g gloomy, h hail, I light-HAIMUN
Capt. & Mrsning, o overcast,p passing 4, thunder, visibility, wdow wet). EB.
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METEOROLOGICAL.
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Марац 30.12 62 77
ESE
Day On Date On Date Barometer. $0.19 30.15. Temperature 60 60 Humidity 71 75 Wind Direction f Force Weather Rain
Higbast open air Temperaturé on the esik, v Lowest
H.K. Observatory, 17th Feb., 1913.
cents). (Letters posted Hibbard, Mr. & Stem, L. S. in all the Pillar Boxes Mr. E. R in time for the first Hanlon, B. N. olerance will be included Hartigan, R T in this contract mail.) Harris, Mre G Watson, J. S. Per Ville de la Ciotat, Hartman, E. B Weber, Miss M. 25th Feb. 11 a-m...
Hackins, Mr. & Willyams, Mrs. Bator,
HW Hayes, Mk and Yong Hi Dung
Mra G. Herklotz, J, G.
Philippine Islands-Per Zafiro,
25th Feb., 3.p.m
ן
T. F. Claxton, Director, TIDE TABLE.
Feb. 15th to 21st Feb., 1913.
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