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AMERICAN NEWS.
The New Ambassador,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 16 1913.
that the State Supreme Court had under consideration a petition for re-hearing its ouster decres,
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HONGKONG GUN CLUB.
The Bill was passed primarily through arguments to the effect As stated in our wite of April that, if the Company was ousted, 1, the newly appointed United the little town of Sugar Creek, a States ambassador to the Court of few miles east of Kansas City, St. James in the well-known would be put out of existence. publisher and ex-journalist, Mr The Company has a large refinery Walter Hines Page, a partner in there. the firm of Doubleday, Page and Co. By a curious coincidence the name of the popular novelist, Mr Thomas Nelson Page, was also down for appointment to a diplo malie post, and this led to a false re- port in England to the effect that he had been chosen Ambassador. Mr. W. H. Page was born in 1855 and educated at Randolph Macon College, Virginia. After working for some years on the steff of the New York "Evening Post" he joined the "Forum" as
Opening Ceremony and Shoot-
The opening ceremony in con- nection with the Hongkong Gun lab was held yesterday when the plub was At Home" to its
friends. There was a large at tendance, and amongst those prezent were His Excellency Sir Henry May, Major-General An- derson, Commodore Austruther, editor in 1890, and, five years Lord Nunbarnholme and party later, become. oditor of the "Atlantic Monthly" and literary The number of ladies present was from the Empress of Russia, adviser to the Houghton Mifflin.
noticeably large. Company. Subsequently he en. tered the office of Messrs Harper Brothers and acted as editor of the Harper-McClure Encyclopaedia
A Curious Discovery. A curious effect of the Indians floods has been the discovery, at Muncie, of thirty
The season was opened by a shoot for a cup open to visitors, and ladies' prize.
Considerable interest was taken in the shoot which was won by Captain Tracy, with a score of 14.
The scores were as follow:-
quarts of nitro-glycerino, believed Major Fitzwilliams to have been buried by a man J. J. Paterson called MoManigal, a confessed W. G. Hegarty dynamitard. Road commissioners D. Landale investigating the damage to the Capt Tracy highway noticed two or three Col. Radcliffe peculiar cans in a field. They General Anderson called a well-digger working near Capt. Brock and ho said they contained
Dori Nunburnholme nitro-glycerine. Eight more two. McGillewie gallon cans. of the explosive were K It. Furde recovered. In his confession Mc-F. C. Hall Manigal asserted that he buried A. Murdoch the uitro-glycerine in the cinderi Col. Archdale grade of the Big Four Railroad CA. Tomea Ho said that when he returned for. J. Stabb it had disappeared, and he accused
a union official of taking it.
U. S. Government's Oil Supply.
Tea was served afternoon.
742-9 7+5-12
8÷4 12
÷3-12 9+5-14 4+3 7 5+38
3 3
5+4 0
5+2= 7 2+2 4
POST OFFICE.
MAILS VIA SIBERIA.
London
April 23
G April 26
MAILS DUE.
Due Shanghai
May 10 May 12
American and Siberian, Chiyo.
maru, 16th inst.
The Chiyo Maru, is expected to arrive here to-morrow, at about 10a.m. with the American and London Mails (via Siberia) of Wednesday, the 23rd and Satur- day the 86th of April.
MAILS CLOSE.
For Haitan. 16th May. Swatow, Amoy and Fooshow- Shanghai and North Chins via
10 B.ML
Swatow-Per Hanggang. 16th May, 11 am.
Cheribon, Samarang & Sourabaya
-Per Haldia, 16th May, 11a.m. Hongey Per Germania, 16th
May, li a.m. Straits India via Calcutta-Per -Fooshing, 16th May, 1
p.m.
Macao-Per Sui Tai, 18th May,
SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVED.
4.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 15th at noon. An area
of high pressure has formed over 8. Manchuria and the barometer has risen moderately at stations
Mail Steamers
J. B. Aug Keseler, Dutch .., 3,198, Beeson, 14th May Singapore 8th May, Bulk oil-A. P. Oo Goeben, Ger sa, 5,109, Ahlborn, elsswhere are slight. Pressure 14th May-Hamburg 3rd remains considerably below the Gpril, Gen-M. & Co. normal over the continent and is Too Bul Ohl. 8.8., 981. Carkussen, highest over 8. Manchuria.
14th May--Saigon 10th depression covers & W. China. May, Gen.-Yuen Bing Light 8.W. or variable winds the Undermentioned PORTS on or
about the DATES named and unsettled weather may be ex- Fat. Childar, Nor. 88, 02, Gortk,pected over the "northern portion
14th May Halik Papan of the China Bloa.
THE PENINSULAR
in the north of the sres; changes AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.
*
A
7th May, Wax.-T. & Co. Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 Manchuria, Am. 8.e., 8,754, Dixon, hours ending at 10 am to-day,
14th May -San Francia-0.90 inches. co 12th April," Gen.-P. FORECAST FOR THE 24 " | M. Co.
HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
Signal, Ger, s.., 90, Christalann,
15th May-loihow 14th May. Gen.. & Oò, Chenan, Br. s.., 355 L. Jones'
District.
15th May-Shanghai Hongkong and 11th May, Gen.-B. & 8, Glenfalloch, Br. 6.8,, 1,494, Ink-
ster: 15th May-Singa Neighbourhood pore, Gen.-J. T. Sine.. Hangsang, B, 8.8., 1,356, Wildo,
13th May-Canton 14th May, Gen.-J., M. & Co, OLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR: OFFICE.. May 14. Japan via Kobe-Per Bungkiang, for Haiphong. Kutsang, 16th May, 5 p.m.
1,15 p.m. Shanghai, North China and
May 15. Hongkong, for Haiphong. Philippine Islands, Angaur, Mar-Sabina Rickmer, for Yokohama.
oan, Yap, Maronn, Fred, Goaben, for Yokohama.` Wilhelmshafen, Rabaul J. B. Aug. Kessler, for Seattle.
Chefoo
." Herbertshohe, Matupi, A. Apcar, for Calcutta.
Australia, Tasmania and Telemacdus, for Saigon. - New Zealand via Bris Chenan, for Canton. bane-Per Prinz Sigis- Tudgwah, for Shanghai.. mund, 17th May, 8 a.m. Anhui, for Shanghai. and Newohwang-Per Riojun-maru. for Kobe. Kiukiang, 17th May, 11 Taishun. for Conton"
Chipshing, for Canton, Hangsang for Shanghai.
Kwongsang, for Canton.
A.M.
Samarang and Sourabaya-Per
Öhildar, 17th May, Tjimanook, for Mojia !
a.m.
44 8 Philippine Islands-Per Yuen-Minerie, for Yokohama, 2*9 4
The Hon.
sang, 17th May, 1 p.m.
coma-Per Chicago maru, 17th May, 1 p.m. Maoac-Per Bui Tai, 17th May,
1,15 p.m.
Philippine Islands Per Zafire,
Siberian
Mali.
DEPARTED.
May 15. Misumi-maru, for Kwong Yuen. Hain Chang, for Canton. Nonkat-maru, for Miike. Stagpool, for Angaur. Ichang, for Canton, Goeben, for Shanghai. Chipshing, for Canton.
17th May, 3 p.m. Shanghai, & North China (Europe via Siberia) Jason, for Shanghai. Per Chenan, 17th May,|Anbul, for Shanghai. 5 p.m.
A. Apcar, for Strait. Sungkiang, for Haiphong. Hongkong, for Haiphong. Tjimanoek. for Moji. Telemachus, for Saigon.
Swatow, Amoy, Ningpo, Shang- hai North China-Per Swatow, Amoy and Tamsul-Per Tamsui,, 17th May, 5 p.m.
51 6 Japan via Moji Victoria and Ta- 62 8 7-4-11 during the
The patrons of the clubinclude Mr. Lane, Secretary of the In-H. E. the Governor, H. E. Major terior, has written to Mr. Daniele, General Anderson, and the Ad- Naval Secretary-in response to miral, Commander-in-Chief of the latter's enquiries as to the oil the China Station. resources of the country-as Mr. D. Landale of Messre Jardine follows: Twenty years hence Matheson & Co., Ltd., is the the price of fuel oil, which then, President, and Major Fitzwilliams By now, will be produced chiefly has taken over the secretaryship. in California, will be much At the end of last year there were higher than at present, and the eighteen ordinary resident mem production will probably have bers of the Club, thirty-seven ab declined seriously. The failure of sent members and one honorary the oil supplies of the United member. The championship for States will not take place and 1912 was
won by Mr. H. G. denly. The decline will be grad-
Hegarty. ual, and will tend constantly to bo checked by rising prices.
"No relief can be expected in the price of fuel oil at Atlantic ports for commercial uses. Relist
THE DIET FOR RHEU- MATIC PEOPLE.
During the warm,
muggy,"
to the advy from insressing com- mercial prices can probably be rainy season, people with rheu secured only by the development of matic tendencies are peculiarly its own reserves, where it should liable to suffer from that disease,
well be possible to produce oils at ap-88 proximately the present cost of sciatica, eto.
Changes in Senate Rules.
aa from lumbago,
production fifty cents or less: Their need of special diet in per barrel, plus transportation to imperative, and, as the doctor al-
waya cate down their meat, it is! the point of use."
essential for them to have highly nutritious tood. It is equally im- A caucus was called, on April portant that this food should be 6, of party members at Washing easily digested and should con- son to consider how the Senate tain abundant phosphorus, for could be rendered thoroughly democratic in fact." phosphorus is needed for making healthy blood, and the blood is invarially disordered in rheumatic conditions.
more
Mr. Kern, the Democratio lender, Proposed certain changes which would divest commitles obairmen of much of their power of control
Daigi-maru, 18th May.
9.a.m.
Kiang, 18th May, 9 a me
E.
8.
R.
11.
K.
Forecast. 18.W. or vari- able winds,
fair to
cloudy;
probably
For
Steamers
To Suil On Remarks
Noon Freight R.N.R. 24th May. &P'sage"
DELTA Capt. E. P. Martin,
LONDON, via"
Usual Porte of Call LONDON & ANT-]
WERP v. Singa«.
PALAWAN
pore, Penang, Capt. R. E.-Shone C'mbo, Port Said,
& Marseilles..... SHANGHAI,)
MOJI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA...)
NUBIA
Capt. F. J. Fox ASSAYE
about Freight 28th May &P'enge
16th May Freight 5 p.m. & Paage about. Freight
some thun- SHANGHAI. Capt.G.W.Cookman, R.N.R. 32nd May & Psage
-ders "how-
era.
Variable
2 Formosa Channel winds, mo-
derate.
3 South coast of y China between H.K. and Lamocks
4 South coast of
China between H.K. and Hainan. '
The same as No. 1,
The same as No. 1.
China Coast Meteorological
Station.
Register.
15th May, a.m.
Hour.
Barometer.
emperature
Humidity.
Wind.
Wostock 7a29.9041 so lo Nemuro 6a29.69
ה
All the above steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy:
For Freight, or Passage apply to
E. A. Hewett,
P. & O. §. N. Co.'s office,
Superintendent.
Hongkong. 15th May, 1913.
14
NORDDEUTSCHER
LLOYD.
BREMEN.
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES
To sail on
TO-DAY, 15th May,
10 a.m.
Hakodate 29:81
5 unw 1
#
Tokio Kochi Nagasaki K'shima Oshima Naha
**
29.77
nw 1
29.74
M
17
14
SW 1 29.72-- wnw 1 29:74-- n 29.73-88w 5
. For
HANGHAI, NAGA- SAKI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA,
Steamers.
GOEBEN
Capt. A. Ahlborn 17,300
MANILA, ANGAUR,
29.73
1
"
Iahi'jima
1
YAP, MARONN, SA- (PRINZ SIQISMUND MARAI, SYDNEY & Capt. D. Lenz MELBOURNE
(SATURDAY,
6,000
17th May
at 9, .m.
Bonin Is. 29.75- Chefoo
11
PRINZ WALDEMAR ..
"
Whaiwei 29.7352 86 BW
Capt. H. Bremer
6,100
TUESDAY,
Hankow Ichang
| BORNEO
27th May. End of May.
Kiukiang
Changsha
to
Shanghai
29.7664
Gutzlaff 29.7863
n: 10
n lom
Sharp P. 7a29.73 80
10 Amoy 6-29.7572 05-00. Swalow...„a20.6975 00 waw 2 or Talhoku 5829,702 Taiohu 29.75→→→→→→ B Tainan
P'dores
PASSENGERS ARRIVED. Haiphong and Pakhol Fer. Si-inst, from San Francisco, &c.— Per Manchuria, arrived 14th Cningwangtao-Per Ichang, 19th Averill: Miss M.Karr, Mr. & Mrs. Koshun
May, 3 p.m. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Ackerson Mrs. L. Lewis, Mrs. R. Canton
Fer Haiyang, 20th May,
H'kong 10 a.m.
Alberto, Me and Ludgate, Miss Gap Rock
Mrs R. F." Tientsin-Per Chipshing. 20th
Macao Alberto Master 3, Lopez, Miss MWuchow May 10 a.m.
Alberto Master Lopez, Miss M. Pakhoi
R.
Lopez, Mrs. R. Labkey, W. H, Lawson, F. Mann, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Mann, H. W. McDonald, Miss Legaspi
B. Miller, F. Montelibano,
Brooch
Siberian
Mall.
Saigon, Straits. Ceylon. Adelaide, Western Aust Fanerle J. F. tralia, India, Aden, Egyp- Behrns J. and Europe via Marseil Blair E W... les (Late Letters 11 to Barretto Mr and Noon. Extra Postage 10
Ara, M. T centa). (Letters posted Berger 5. M. in all the Pillar Boxes Benson. B..
the first Chaos, E in time for clearance will be included Chivers, N..
Cleaver, A. W. Davidson F. L. Davis. Mr and
in this contract mail. Cleaver.. Miss N... Mr. L. du Per Polynesien,2th May, 11 am. Shangbai, North China Japan vis Nagasaki, Honolulu, Canada, United Blates, South America and San Francisco (Eu- rope via Siberis) Por, Manchuria, 24th May,
noon.
Singapore, Penang, Rangoon and Fortson, Mrs. G.
Caloutta-Per
Japan,
Montelibang, Master J. Montalibano,
Master A. Mrs. V Mahoney, Dr. J.
A Martin, Mrs M. Marshall, Mras
J.
Marshall, Miss
M,
Mrs C R. Damon. Mr and
MTO H. Eyre, Miss Mary, Estey. Mrs R Eggert, Capt. E. Foulkes, Mr. and
Mrs. Thos.
H.
Marshall, Miss 20th May, 2p.m,
Frick, Mra, M. J. C, Philippine Islands Per Chinhus, Giesing, Mr. and Niool. Thor,
20th May, 3 p.m.
Mira. F. J. Norrman, E. Mauritins-Per Clara Jebsen, Googe, W. D Patterson, J.
20th May, 3 p.m.
Graham, Mra. M. Paul C. D.
North China Japan via e-Mıs, J. Am. 1. Benton, Mrs. G. Mojl Victoria and Soat Gibson, Mr. and • F.. tle--Per Shidzuoka- Mrs. John Fissler Dr, and maru, 20th May. 3 p.m. Cohte, A.
Mi, B. T
Binus, Mrs. L. Hunt, Mra, 8-10 M; D. Shanghal, North China Hunt, P. W. Smith Mr. and Japan via Nagasaki, | Hedges, Mrs. L.. Mrs F.L United States, South B
Bidonia. Sister
Formosa via Keelung Shanghai,
Graham, Dr. and
maru, 20th May, 5 p.m. N..
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11
29.76
BO 4 29.75-- W 2
9a 29.7776 90 me 2 f Ga29.7474 88 -
29.72 29.7274 - ene
11
9a
6a 29,6879 29.7482 29.8579
Hoihow
Phulien
Tourana
C. St. J. Aparri
Manila
Пoilo Bacolod Cebu Labuan
11
** 29.8277 i 29.8677 29.8677 9a29.9184
29.9086 29.9083
ne
0 b
saw 2 o
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0 b
0 b
20
se
10
1.b
KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
KUDAT & SANDAKAN Capt. F. Sombill
-----་----་
* Calling at Manila.
about
All the steamers of the European Line are fitted with Wireless
Telegraphy New System of Telefunken.
For further Particulars, apply to
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
MELCHERS & CO.,
GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG and CHINA
Hongkong, 14th May, 1913.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS,
REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE BETWEEN EUROPE AND JAPAN.
OUTWARD.
Steamers. Paul Locat,
NEXT SAILINGS:—
#
HOMEWARD;
Will leave for
Steamers. Japan on 16820 T. 18th May Polynesien,
T. F. Claxton, Director. Hongkong, Observatory, May, 15. 1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit on the level Armand Behlc, 10480 T. 1st June Magellan. of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.
2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.
8 Humidity, in percentage of saturation, the Humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100, Direction of Wind, "to two
points.
5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Scale."
6 State of Weather, b.blue sky,
Atlantiqua,
Will leave for Marseillos. " 10820 T. 20th May 9850 Tard June 16820 T. 17th do Armand Behlc, 10480 T. Int July Atlantique, 10738 T. 15th da Ernest Simons, 9085 T. 28th do
10793 T. 15th do Paul Lecat, Ernest Simons, 3085 T. 29th do Amazone, 9850 T. 18th July Australien, ́0 10820 T. 27th do
For Freight and Passage apply to
P. THOMAS, Agent.
.
Queen's Buildings, No. 3.
Roed Miss T. Pe datached cloud, d drizling rain THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN
Among such foods, the medical profession accords Saustogan a over legislation and would give pre-eminent position. A physician, the majority party in the Senate writing in the Times," shows general control over the selection how it often works wonders in of committees. It was proposed such cases. He mentions a patient to adopt the new principles as who "eaffered with chronic rhea representing the sentiment of the matoid athritis, affecting the Democratic majority.
hagers, wrist and knees, for two Hiding from Office Seekers, - yours. Under Sanalogen the Mr McAdoo, Secretary of the lack of appetite sud nervous de Treasury Department has been pression which she had complain persecuted by office sesker, to ed. of, quickly disappeared, and Straits and Caylon-Per Tango-Hobart, Mrs. Smith, U.W. such an extent that he has been subsequently the swelling and driven into hiding. For some daya pain in the joints became less he had been mysteriously disap. mérked.” pearing for hourasta time, anditis Equally convincing is the cass found out that he has been seeking of another lady who "had had shelter at a small end little-known neurasthenia for years, and latter- hotel in Washington. Here, în sly had been confined to bed with small room, he and his clerk have eclatica. The pain was so severe been disposing of the accumulated at times that she had to have in- stacks of correspondence. When iretions of morphia. She was the day's work was done he would given Sanatogen, when the scía- alip into a taxi cab that was in fica pery soon completely disap- waiting and escape before his peared, and her general health many "friends" could get speech became very much improved." with him. S
Siberia a
W.
Amerioa and Canada via Hadges, Jr, E; Swarez, J. 8 Vancouver (Europe. via Siberia)Per Empress of Russia, 21st May, 11 a.m.
p.m.
Seaton W. M. Haskell, Mr. and Thomas, Mrs. A.
Mr. E.D. Hissong, Mrs. H. Thomas Migs
E.
Q. Hizon, Master Thomas, Miss
H.
R
1.
f fog, & gloomy, h hail, 1 light- ning, o overoast, p passing showers, q squally, r rain, a snow, t, thunder, v visibility, w dew wet), .0 Rain, in inches, tenths and hundredths...
METEOROLOGICAL.
Previous
Day On Date On Date
Barometer 29.74 29.74 29.70 Temperature 65 81 86 Humidity 75 87
Bwatow-Per Haimun, 21st
May, 10a.m. Shanghal and North China-Per
Luchow, 22nd May 3olstein, Miss Thomas, JW Proction SW sw Sw
Mr & Baustogen can be obtained of Swatow. Amoy and Foochow Hogan, Thos.
Force MrO, E kälen Standard Oll in Miasouri. all Chemista. Although it is not Per Haiohing, 23rd May, Isidora, Bister Thorell, NE Weather O
10 s.m
Jordan, Mies C. Victor, Mr and Rain On April 9 Governor Major of suggested, that it will directly
and Tientsin-Per P.
Mrs. Boyal Missouri vetoed the Bill permitting benefit all cases of rheumatism,
Hulchow, 24th May, 10 Jordan, Miss L Villanueva, the Standard Oil Company to sciatica, lumbago, etc., yet as the
Jordan, Miss A Mion C. continue basiness in that State in above extracta prove, there are spile of the muster decree of the many cases in which it produces Philippine Island, Australia, Ta- Jackson, Thos, Well.8. Supreme Court Mr Frank-Ha excellent results, while indirectly german, attorney for the Comte it benefits all sufferers by impro pany, when informed of this, said ing the general health,
Weihaiwel
8.1.
emania and Now Zea land via Thursday Iar lands-Per Guthría, 24th May, 10 s.m
D.
leht open air Temperature on the 25th Kown
H.K. Observatory, 14th May, 1913. Da Pekan PT. F. Claxton, Director."
www.Wood Mrs. F. Kunn, Mr. & Mrs Ying 81 dan Oystern, Fresh, Fried or Siswed,”
Findien Badcosko, Kippery docuim Brake Ft Zalesky. Dr. A. LEX NDRA CATER Kørr, Miss P. Ei
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