MOONLIGHT BATHING.
Improvements on the Original Scheme.
COMMERCIAL
(Continued from page 11)
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAFH, SATURDAY, AUGUST
SHARE REPORT. sellers at the latter figure. Hong kow wherves are quoted at Tii. 109 sellers.
Though rain earlier in the day naturally deterred some people from going to the North Point, last evening to hear the band and for moonlight bathing, the crowd Lands Hotels and Buildings- was very little smaller than on the Hongkong Lands are easier with first occasion some few weeks back. sellers at $115 and Weat Paluts It numbered about 1,000. Bat al 872. Kowloon Lands have those who did go had a very en-buyers at the improved quotation joyable evening, for many impro- of 844 Humphreys Estates have vements have been made on the sold at 69 and close with further original robeme. In the fret buyers at the rate. Hongkong place, the services of the moon Elotels are wanted at $124 and were never reckoned on it did 91. not shine as a matter of fact; but that really did not matter, for all the illumination" required was obtained by a string of lights about 250 yards long, placed along the edge of the road and giving effective light to the beach. The vari-coloured bulba threw a 'pleas- ant light, on the sosne below, while, when seen from a distance, the reflections in the water and the generally animated beach formed a picture as beautiful aó it was new to Hongkong. Not a fow remarks were to be heard
comparing it with Brighton, and, while such a comparison seems rather, exaggerated, it at least conveys some slight idea of the keen appreciation of those who
were present.
By kind permission of Major Robinson and officers, the band of the 25 Punjabis discoursed a most excellent programms of music, which was greatly appreciated.
HONGKONG FINANCES.
Cotton Mills-Hongkong, Cote tons have been in "good" demand throughout the week and cloce with buyers at 8:40.
Laon Kung Mows have sellers at Tla. 95.
POST OFFICE,
The Preussen with the Malls from London (via Siberia) of Wednesday and Saturday, the 16th and 19th ult., is due to ar rive here to-day.....
- The Australien with the French
mall from Europe is due to arrive here to-morrow at about 1 pm.
MAILS DUE,
Siberian, Preusson, 9th ́inst, French, Australien; 10th inst.
Straits,
Riberian
Kung Yiks have sellers at Tla. 13.
Say Chees have sellers at Tls.
Chefoo
40.
Shanghai Cottons have buyers at Tls. 115.
Ewo's Cottons have buyers at Tla, 122.
Australian
Mall.
MAILS CLOSE.
Burmah and India via Calcutta-Per Kanagawa Maru, 9th Aug., 4 pm. Shanghai & North-China: (Europe via Siberia)- P Chenan, 9th Aug., 5 p.ui. & Tientsia-Per
Chip shing, 9th August, 5 p.m.;
Philippine Islande, Yap, Angaur. Samaral, Ma- ronn. Fred, Wilhelm-
SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVED.
Kjeld, Nor as 910, T. Hellcao;
8th Inst.Bangkok Ja
Inst. Rice, Fun Seng
Lee.
Lyeemoon, Ger, s.s. 1,238, O. Sach, 8th irst-Saigon 4th July Rice-HAL
Indrawadi. Br... 5,194, W-
· Charters, 8th inst..-Hoji 3rd inat., Coal,-8.T. Rhesus, Br. a 4,294. A. G. R. Paddle, 9th inst. Liver pool 4th Inst, Gen.-B. &8.
Kaljo
Maru, Jap. es. 1,298, Y. Yamamoto, 9th inat.- Foochow 8th inaten. -0.8. K.
فر
Cheongshing, Br. s.8 1,989 V,Mc-
Chiddelt, 9th Inst Tiangtau 4th inst., Gen.
shafen, Rabau, Herbert-Amagasau Maru, Jap. 8.s. *,900,
"shohe, Matupi, Tasmanis. New Zealand, South and West Australia via Bris- bane-Per Prinz Sigis- 'mund, 9th
August 5 p.m.
Hangohow, 9th August, 5 p.m.
Haiphong and Pakhoi Per Kaifong, 9th inst., 5 pm.
Saigon-Per
Hoihow,
Miscellaneous. There buyers of Dairy Farms at 284. Hongkong Electrics at 38 and sollers at $40, Obins Light and Powers at $4, Steam Laundries at $41 Weltmanne at 831" A. S. Watsons at 71, and Hongkong Electric Trams at 7,6. Thore are allora of Chins. Bornes at 10. China Provideats at $8.80 after sales at $8.90, Cements at Swatow, Amoy and Formosa via $6, Ropes at $25, Union Water- boat, at 17 and William Powells at $11.
Quotations received "by cable
The finanical return for May is from London to-day-
2)
£80)-/- Middle £8/12/6 £5/10/- +1 £2/14/.
"
€1/10/-
21
Mexican Eagles £2/0,8
Ural Caspians 22/8/9
as follows:
Banks
Balance of Assets
Indos
and Liabilities on
Shells
30th April, 1913, $2,703,085.30
Tronohe
Revenue from Ist.
Kailans
to 31st May,
1913, ...
721,382,93
3,515,348.32
Expenditure from lat to 31st May, 1913,
Balance,
768,248.48
... 82,749,101,88
BANK RETURNS.
The returns of the average amount of bank notes in circula tion and of specie in reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 31st July, 1913, as osrtified by the managers of the respective Banks are: Chartered Bank of
Pahang Cón-
solidated
Associated Port
£9,8
land Cements £7/10,6
Dry Docking the Olympic-
The managers of the White Star Line give an emphatic con- tradiotion to the report that the turbines of the Olympic were pa ly stripped during tas recent voyage from New York. They say that the turbines did not aus- tain pay damage. The line is now in the ordinary core to be dry-dooked at Suthampton, and India, Australia and China, York on her scheduled data.
sbe ie to leave again for New "Notes, $5,859,087; арезів, $4,000,000; Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,- Notes, $19,011,081 specie, $15,00,0000; Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd.,-Notea, $780,525; spacio, $352,000; Total,-Notes $25,450,693; specie, $19,352,000.
Bountles on French-Built British Ships.
In a Consular report on the Trade of France, it is stated that' the amount of the Gove.nment
BUNKERS
A
can be supplied at cheap rates.
at
SANDAKAN & SPBATTIK
(British North Borneo),
Sit erian
Mail.
Tamsui-Daigi
Maru,
Horie, 9th inst-Milke 3rd Inst., Coal-M B. K.
CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE...
August 8:- Machew for Hoihow, Vorwäerts for Yokohama. Chenan for Canton..
August 9.
10th inst, 9 a.m.
Quarta for Haiphong Shanghai, North China & Hanoi for Pakhoi. Japan vin Kobe (Eu-Yuensang for Manila. rope via Siberia)Per Chipshing for Tientsin. Australien 10th inst., 9 Haiyang for Foochow
Daigi Maru for Tamsul.
3.17.
Hakushika Maru for Yokohama. Prinz Sigismund for Melbourne. Quar-Keemun for Liverpool
Hongay Per Tauru Maru, 10th
inst, 9 a.m. Haiphong and Pakhoi--Per
ta, 10th inst., 9 a,m Japan via Yokkaichi and Kobe- Per Hakaabika Maru, 10th inst., 9 a.m..
Sandakan-Per Mausang 11th
August, 11 a m Straits and India via Calcutta- Per Namsang, 11th Aug. I p.m. Dalay-Per Hopasng, 11th Aug.
2 p.m.
Swatow, Amoy, Ningpo, Shang- hai and North China- Per Kiukiang, 12th inst.,
French
Mail.
10 a.m.
Rhesus for Yokohama. Ealfong for Haiphong. David Gallies for Macaasa.
DEPARTED.
August 8. Soshu Maru for Anping. Peter Rickmers for Marroran. Helene for Hoihow.
►
August 9.
Shinyo Maru for Kobe. Baitan for Swatow. Saigon, Straita Ceylon. Drufar for Bangkok. Adelaide, Western Aus-Bendoran for Rangoon tralia, India, Aden, Egypt A Apoar for Canton. and Europe via Marseil- Hyson for Hankow.. les (Late Letters 11 to Oyclops for Vancouver. Noon. Extra Postage 10 Kanagawa Maru for Calcutta.
Huichow for Tientsin. cents). (Letters posted in all the Pillar Boxes in time for the first olearance willbeincluded in this contract mail.) Per Amazone, 12th August, 11 a..
Japan via Kobe-Per Kumsang,
12th August, 2 p.m. Philippine Islands-Per Chinhua
Canadian &
American
Mails
12th inst., 3 pm.
Formosa via Keelung, Shanghai, North China,
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
Por es. Rhesus, arrived inet,, from Liverpool. Johnston
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 9th at 11,05.-Pressure has increased slightly aver
Mail Steamers
THE PENINSULAR
Annam and the Philippines AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.
Changes eleswhere are small.
A shallow depression still covers 8.W. China.
Moderate southerly winds
indicated over the China Sea.WILL despatoh VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours eding at 10 am, to-day, 0.34 inches.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING "AT NOON TO-MORROW. District.
1 Hongkong
Neighbourhood
and
2 Formosa Channel
South coast of China between H.K' and Lamooks
South coast of)
Forecast.
S..or variable winde, to light; moderata cloudy, rain at times.
The same
No.1.
The same as No. i.
China between H.K. > The same and Hainan.
m
Steamers
about the DATES named -- For SHANGHAIY
Capt. D. Asbury,
MOJI, KOBE (NORE AND YO
FORO HAMA (1994
SHANGHAI --
LONDON, via
Usual Porta
of Call_.......
ARCADIA
Capt. 8. Burcham
DELTA
Capt. E.F. Martin, RN.R.
LONDON & ANT-
WERP via Singa- Į --
pore, Penang, NAMUR
Ombo, Fort Said, Capt. A Collyer,
& Marseilles
***
To Bail On Remarks
about
23rd Aug.
about,
Freight
& Page
Freight
J4th Aug, ) & Purs
Noon
Freight
18th Aug. & Penge
about Freight 20th Aug. &P'sage
All the above steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.
For Freight, or Passage apply to
P. & O. S, N, Co.'s office,
Hongkong. 8th August, 1913.
as No 1,
China Coast Meteorological
Register.
9th
August, a.11). "
Station.
¡Wind.
Hour.
Barometer.
Temperature
Humidity.
D'tion. 1.
Force.
Wether.
W'ostook 7a29.686)
K'shima.
Sa
11
11
41
Nemuro Hakodate Tokio Kochi. Nagasaki. Oshima Naha Ishi'jima Bonin Is. Chefoo Whalwei Hankow
It
39
14
Steamiers.
E. A. Hewett,
Superintendent.
NORDDEUTSCHER
LLOYD. 'BREMEN,
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES
For
NAPLES, GENOA, AL-`
To sall on
W'NESDAY, 20th August 10 am
about W'NESDAY,
GIERS, GIBRALTAR, PRINCESS ALICE SOUTHAMPTON, (Cart.. Bortfeldt 0,300 A'WERP & f'BURG,
LUTZOW
Capt. H. Textor 17,300
MA- | MANILA, YAP,
RONN, NEWGUINEA, P. SIGISMUND BRISBANE, SYDNEY (Cant, D. Lenz & MELBOURNE
2'th August.
(SATURDAY
9th August 9 p.m.
about TUESDAY! 19th Aug.. about the end
SHANGHAI, TSING-)
TAU, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA........................................
ار میں
6,000.
"
"
29.0973 90 sw
▸
P. WALDEMAR KOBE & YOKOHAMA Capt. H. 'remer
6,000
JESSELTON, KUDAT &} BORNEO
SANDAKAN
Capt. J. Koehler
Ichang 11,
Kiukiang
Changsha,
Shanghai 29.6678 95 e
Gutzlaff 29.7278-ese 2 by
IF
Sharp P. 7a29.6784 ——
Taichu Tainan
6a29.7481 87 sse 1 o
6a29.6078 90- 00 29.55- BSW 40 29.5378ese 4.0
-
of August.
All the steamers of the European Line are fitted with Wirelees Telegraphy. New System of Telefunken.
For further Particulars, apply to
NORDELUTOCHER LLOYI
MELCHERS & CO.,
GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG and OHINA
Hongkong, 7th August, 1913.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
Amoy
Swatow
Taihoku
5a29.70-
28.72
+
Koshun
... 29.73 29.71-
F'dores
29.67
D
80
1 m
Canton
9a
HI'kong
Gap Rock
Maoso
Wuchowa -
Pakhoi
Hoihow
Phulien
6a29.5777 -wnw 3 c
Tourane
15
$29.6582
880 40
C. St. J. Aparri
"
29.8677
aw. 4 b
29.7377
+
Manila
29.8377
"
se 2 0. ese 0 0
Legoapi
.: "29.8277
w 10
9th Iloilo 9 & 29.9181
e 20
Bacolod
se I or
Cebu Labuan
i, 29.8985
20
29,2182
OUTWARD.
HOMEWARD
Steamers.
Will leave for Japan ou
Steamers
Will leave for Marseilles
12th Aug. 1 p.,
A
T. F. Claxton, Director.
Japan via Moji. Victoria, SHIPS PASSED THE CANAL Hongkong, Observatory, July, 9.
and Seattle Per Shid- zuoka Maru, 12th inst 3 pm
Straits, and India via Caloutta--~ Japan, 12th August, 3 p.m. and Ceylon-Per ist.ta chi Maru, 17th inH, 5; p.m..
bounty on each of the three large At these parts steamers call-Straits sleámors recently ordered by
Britiah owners from Dunkirk ing for bunker coal,exolusively builders will be £32,400. This are exempt from all shipping.
bounty, the report adds, is "sa dues and charges.
important consideration in ten-
dering for such contracts."
THE BEST COFFEE
to the Cheapest in the end,
;
and one of the very best is
LOTUS MOKHA COFFEE. In the Cup it is rich, wing and fragrant-the key-note
of an appetizing breakfast-
די
a satis close to a busy
day.
OBTAINABLE FROM
ALL GROCERS.
H. RUTTONJEE & SON, 14, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
*****
A. BUNE
American,
Canadian and
Siberian Malls.
London 18th July. Arrivals from China:-Ghazee, Himalaya, Lothian, Africa, Paul Lecat, Danfa.
The following vessels passed the Canal:-Aki Australien, Austria, Balow, Maru, Persia.
".
FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS
REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE BETWEEN EUROPE AND JAPAN.
1 Barometer, reduced to 32 Polynesian, degrees Fahrenheit on the level
of the ses in inches, tenths and hundredths,
مریم
2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.
3 Humidity, in percentage of have saturation, the Humidity of air Maru,eaturated with moisture being 100, Iyo 4 Direction of Wind, to two
pointe
5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Scale.
London 29th July, Arrivals from China:-C. Ferd
Shanghai, North China. Japan via Nagasaki, United States, South America and Canada via Vancouver (Europe via Laeisz, Persia.
The following vessels have paso Siberia)-Per Empress of Asia, 13th August. 11 sed the Canal-Benalder, Deu- salton, Lutzow, Nubia. Patroolus, Sambla, Atrius, Senegambla,
8.1.
Shanghai and North China-
Lindon 1st August. Per Choyaang, 13th Aug., | 11 a.m.
Arrival from Chins-Armand Swalow, Amoy and Foochow Bebic, Idomeneus, Bado Meru,
Per Kaljo Maru, 13th Scharnhorst. City of Baroda Aug, 1 p.m.
The following vessels have. Batavia, Cherihow. Samarang, Mishima Maru, Moyune, Segovia, passed the Canal:-Birano Maru, Sourabaya and Macassar Baron Driesen, Ekaterinoslay. -Per Timanoek, 14th
August, noon.
Shanghai and North China-Per
Luchow, 14th Aug. 31
p.m.
NEXT SAILINGS:-
11th Aug, 7 a.m. {Amazone,
For Freight and Passage apply to
M. SAINT CLAIR de BUSSIERRE, Agent.
Queen's Buildings, No. 3;
6 State of Weather, b blue sky. THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN
detached cloud, d drizzling rain fog, g gloomy, hhail, 1 light- ning, o overcast, p passing showers, q squally, r rain, s snow, t, thunder, v visibility, w dow wat). 0 Rain. in inches, tenths and hundredths,
METEOROLOGICAL.
STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED
EMPIRE
Mail Service to Australis
via Manila.
MAIL SCHEDULE
AUBJECT TO MODIFICATION}
Steamers,
Previous
TIDE TABLE.
15th
Малд
Day On Date. On Date
Barometer 29.59 29.59
*29.57 Temperature 83 78
84 Humidity 80 90 4th Aug., to 10th August, 1913. Wind
E E High Wathr bow Water Direction
Force Weather Rain'
ALDENHAM
ST. ALBÁNS
77
| EASTERN
B
2" 1
2
0% 10.
0.29
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
Per Falching, August, 10 a.m. Straits, and India via Calcutta
-Yatshing, 15th Aug,, I Mon.
Ten
Philippine Islanda-For. Rubi, waite
15th August, 3 p.m.
Australian
Mall
Thide]
Philippine Islands Aus- tralia, Timor, Tasmania fatur,
& New Zealand via Port B. Darwin-Per
Empire,
10th Aug, 10 am.:
10
Haarkong
*
43 4.6
59 79 A
14
7 01 0
1.
+
mmorning a 'afiernood,
+
Lowest
H.K. Observatory, 8th Aug, 1913.
T. J. Claxton, Director,
Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stawid. Finden Haddocks, Kppers &c. ALEXANDRA CAPE,
Arrive Hongkong. Leave Hongkong from Australia. for Australia.
4th August. 30th
20th Sept.
16th Aug. 11 am,
19th Sept 11 am.. 3let Qot.
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, en. suring a Plentiful supply of Ice, French Provisions, etc., and are Highted throughout with Electricity: All State-Rooms have Electric Fans. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carried.
Gibb, Livingston & Co.,
For further particulars, apply to
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