10%
DEMAND FOR LIGHT
BEERS.
A National Beverage.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1915.
POST OFFICE.
SHIPPING NEWS:
ARRIVED.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 20th at 10.43-Pressure basla- creaned quickly over N. Japan and slightly over the Philippines and the southern portion of the China Sea; it bas docensed elsewhere, especially over Shantung, a depression having formed over the Gulf of Techili.
information gained may be sum med up in a single sentence- | every brewery has found the strong beers, which formerly
Much inconvenience and delay in the During the past 25 years there wore its pride, displaced by a lae been a rolious! and consis large volume of lighter beers. It delivery of correspondance is caused by tent demand for light boers, does not matter whether the residents who change their addresses, Except in certain ones and in country is taken as a whole or com-failing to notify the General Post Office particular districts, the heavy, Farisons made between different Residente arriving in or leaving the Col beady beers which our forefathers important brewing centres, the cur, or changing their address in the Col delighted in have been displaced popular tondonoy towards beera jony, are requested, to notify the olark at Focler, Chi... 1,976, B. Mlyucka, 6th existe as an irregular area of moderately |
of tow alcoholic strength is the the Feste Restante, General Post Office, universal feature.
by lighter beers. The average beers supplied to the public to day are well brewed from mat
Haltan,
Br... 1,153, J. W. Eraus. 25th Inst. Swatow, 4th inst. Gen.D. In & Co.
inst.-Ch-fos, Gesorat-Chinese, of the change of address at the earliest City of Newcastle, Br... 6,921, G.Abrams, 26th last-bargual, 23rd lost.. opportunity.
Gen-Order.
The Bottled Beer Trade." In London, the average alcoho and hope and contain a low colio strength of beers applied to
The Services to Germany, Austria, and tent of alcohol.
Even the Chancellor of the Ex-the public is below & par cost, if their Celonies, and to the Ottonian Em chequer has paid a tribute to the draught beers alone are consider-pira are suponded. brower in his effortet sdpply the d. If the trade in bottled beera pablio with a beer to suit the demand of those who are tem perate but not teetotal. introducing the Emergency Bad- get he referred to the fact that
When
Daljin Maru, Jap, s. 899, Murakami26th lost-Swatow, 25th Inst. Cen.- 0.5.8.
Kolya, Br. us. 1,103, F. J. Foaley, 15th lost-Manila, 21stiast. Gen.-T. & Co.!
is token into accout this figura
Registered Letters to the Caroline, La-Titán, Br... 5,730, J. W. Read, 25th irit. must be considerably reduced.
-Manila, 23rd inst. Gon-B&G The bottled beer trade bas dare-drone, Polow and Marshall Island dan
Gemini, Br. as. 1,334, E. Jones, 25th inst. Wakamatau, 19th Inst. Coal- loped enormously during the past now be accepted for transmission.
M B.K. 10 years, and to a large extent bas displaced trade which formerly
Tio attention of the Public is directed
which reade au follows:-
Inst-Haiphong, 24th inst. Gen. | -B. & 8.
science bad enabled the brower to was done through the publicbouse, to Pars, 28-of the Hongkong Postal Guide Sungkiang, Br. u.s. 987, J. Robinson, 2016, produce beers containing & The success secured in this direo low content of slo bol, and that
tion is certainly an indication of the standard st'ained represented the acme of perfection as regards reduction of alcohol content.a
The usual time for closing a mail is one
The anticyclone has weakened, but athi high pressure to the east and south of Japan Freasure continusa relatively low over the central portion of the China Sea.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending as 10a.m. to-day, 0.01 inobea.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District.
Forecast.
MAIL STEAMERS
THE PENINSULAR
AND ORIENTAL S. N.CO.
ENGLISH MAI
JILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORT) și or Wabo de la DATES named
Steamers
To Sail On Remarka
For
DON via S'pore, Penang, Colombo, Port Said and 'LMarseilles .................
noon
1 Hongkong and Neighbour E. winds,
moderate; cloudy, hood
raio.
Malla
SHANGHAI ...........................
Capt. C. G. Smith
R.N.R.
}
about 3rd June
LONDON via Usual
Ports of call,
SHANGHAI.
MOJI,
fresh. Tacoma, Br. sa. 4,096, Biowart, 26th last.
Shanghai, 23rd inst,, General -9,2 Formosa Channel N. wladi, 0: Co.
ai No. 1. -Hofhow, 23rd inst. Gen.-J.M3 South coast of China be) The same
tween H.E. and Lamooka & Co.
the popular demand. Such bat tled beers contain & much smaller hour before the steamer is advortined to It cannot be denied that the amourt of alcohol than the old. Ball, Latters prepaid with 10 coats in ad- beers of this country are low in time heavy beers and less than dition to the postage will, if handed over Takwang, Br... 977, Matthews.16th inst alcoholic sirangth; indeed the ordinary draught beers. General- the apunter, be received after the adver- popularity of bear as a beverage may be said that beers which iad time of closing the mail until the is based upon qualities distinct secure the greatest favour to-day mall has actually left the office.
are those in which the alcohol fre n alcohol content. For exam content does not exceed. 31 to 4 ple, beers are of various classesTM***.* bitter, mild, stout, or porter-bat per cent.
It has frequently been a matter
MAILS CLOSE TOMORROW.
whatever the description, it is. of commounlace comment to re- Fort Bayard-Far OHONGVA, 27th inst
8a.jn.
loat, 11 a.m.
found that the alcoholic strength mark. Why cannot we brew a Hollow & Haiphong-Per HANOI, 27th is practically the game, or, if any light beer similar to lager?" chiferenos is acted, the variations German lager beer, either Fil- fall within a certain fixed range wner or Munich, despite papular of percentage for each beer. E
notions to the contrary, contains
E
Shanghal and North China Europe ris Siberia) -Per LIANGCHOW,27th inst. 3 pm
DEPARTED.
May 25,
Slagan for Swałow Phases for London via Singapore Kashing for Nowchwang Kwangwat for Canton Chiean Maru For Canton Laertes for Baigon Kaifong for Haiphong ris Hollow Kwanglee for Bhangbai Liangolow for Canton Toyara Mara for Toyah Wimbledar for Chirwantao Formoss via Keelung, Shang-Nelore for London via Singapore bai, Japan via Moji, Victoria, Wakamateo Maru for Tayeh B.C. & Seattle Wash & United Japan for Eobe via Shanghai Kingdom Canada - Per Anhui for Shanghai via Singapore. ESHIDZENHAM M. 27th May, Kanagawa Mara for Bangkok via S'pore
[Tiental-Pukow Railway Shanghai Br.
any preference is given to any 3 1/2 to 4-1/2 per cent. of alcohol. particular type, it is usually due Our own beers are equally low in 10.local conditions or individual alcohol. The majority of light PO. Tuesday, 1st June. tats If a man orders a glass of
bottled beers-dinner ales or
bitter cr mild ale, or of Barton atoutcome within the range of or stont, he is generally indifor 3-1/2 to 4 per cent, of alcohol. ent to the amount of alcohol con- tained. We may, therefore, re- gard all beers from the same standpoint-viz., that they repro went a palatable beverage contain ing come proportion of alcohol,
Standard Gravity of Beer. The brewing of beer is regulat. ed by the Government, and the doties payable
If any measures are to be taken in dealing with the drink question full consideration should be given to the low alcohol content of beer and its claim to be regarded as a national beverage. · Alcohol Strength of Beverages.
The Lancet, discussing the are adjusted alcobol strength of beverages, points out that a tots prohibition
American A
Canadian
3 p.m.
ij
FRIDAY, 28th May.
Haiphong-Per KEIJO M. 28th inet 9 a.m
S
Australia, Tasmanis, New Zealand, New Guinea Tia Thursday 1-Per ALDEN- EHAM, 28th May 10 a.m.
TAN, 28th May, noon.
3 Straita-Per CHUNSANG, 28th inst, 2
p.m.
SAIGON M., 28th inst. 4 pm.
seco ding to the strength of the order would, strictly speaking, Swatow, Amey & Frochow-Per HAI- work before fermentation. The sh 18 gravity on which the include ginger beer, which may Exoise charges are made is taken reach an alcohol strength of 2 or as 1,055deg. This strength re- per cent, by volume. The jurnal presents the original gravity of connects the increased taxation of Strats, Ceylon, India via Bombay-Por the wort, and is derived from the beer with the increased coreump- #agare extracted from the malt tion of cheap and immature employed. Daring fermentation spirits, and says that if that indeed be the case "the extra taxation of part of the malt engar in cou beer with the objet of gaining. erted into alcohol, and part
increased Irmains qufermapted, giving fortunate. The brewing industry,
A beer body" to the beer.
especially if it be confined to
L
reverus W890-
French
SATURDAY, 29th May.
Mail.
Balzon, Strats, Burmah, Osy- lon, Adelaide, Western Austra lia, Inda, Aden, Egypt & Eu- Tops For AMAZONE, 29th May, noon.
hrewed at the standard gravity brewing light beers, is much less Philippino Is-Per YUENSANO, 29th would yield under nsual condi fione a beverage containing 4 to likely to do harm than the distill-
Inst. 2 p..
6 per cent, alco o by weight. ing industry, which is bound by Shanghai & North China-Per WING. These figures may be considered statute to keep up its product to
s an approximate average for a very high alcoholic strength."
British beers.
1 Of wines, the Linet saya, a pare natural claret is andoubtedly It is true that some types of the most wholesome, and the best heer exceed this amornt. In a
non-alcoholic beverage ie "dry"
particular instance a brewery ginger ale-Times.
situated in a coal-mining district supplied beers containing 6 to 814 per cent, of alcohol.. Other cas08 |
A Mad Elephant
could be quoted showing that in crushing out a man's life with its huge se tain localities the demand is fora foot, would not be more terrible than the
crual demon Rheumatism—Rheumatism
a
BANG, 29th May 4 p.m." Hoihow and Haiphong--Per TAKSANG,
Siberlan
Mall.
29th inst. 4 p.m.
CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.
May 25,
Standard, for Swatow & Bangkok Teamie Maru for Karotau
Cho, ang for Shanghai via Swatow
Wingsang for Carton
Haimun for Foochow via Swatow Toan for Iloilo via Manila
Wada Maru for Milke
Korea for San Francisco via Shanghai Basha Maru for Anping via Swatow
May 26,
Lokaang for Holoow Myslsan Maru for Canton Yot Maru No. 2.for Moji Taisher for Shanghai Hsinchang for Tientsin City of New Castle for London
Donar for Bailk Poppan
PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
་ཏཿ་'
Per Nellore for London etc.---M Stewart, Mr BT Farrell, Master H Wyn Shanghai, and North China ne, MrsK R Masaki, Mr & Mrs PC Hai- (Europe vis Siberia)-Perse. J Fitzpatrick, W rabam, Capt & Mrs Z KANOHOW, 28th inst. 4 p.m. HeClure, RB Ballsgury, HW Hewlett,
L Mott, J O Pabin, Miss A Croxton, Mis (Tientsin-Pakow Railway Shanghai Br. May, Mina D James, TD WBannister. P.O. Wednesday 2nd June.)
SUNDAY, 30th May.
MARU, 30th lust. 9 a m.
beer of considerable strength, but that cripples the limbs, wankens the Swatow, Amoy & Tamsul-Per DALJIN such crees, a though exceptional, muscles ad crushes all comfort, peace illastrate that the workers of a and hope by its horrible pains, district insist upon the supply of the clan of hoverage which they need. Gerorally, however, the popula dem ad is not for a beer above the standard gravity; the desie is for light beera.
During the past 20 years I have been brought into oloee contact with many brawing concern¥ throughout the country, and the
ORIENTAL BALM ouro
Its phenomenal success is acord the matter of record
world
over. Just where the pain is and the pain goes. rub it into the aching parts--apply it
TUESDAY, 1st June.
You owe it to yourself, to your family, Swatow, "to shake off the grip of Rheumatism and to well. So send for a bottle of Little's Oriental Balm at once.
Sold at ls. 4d. por bottle.
Agents for Hongkong, Messrs. A. S. WATSON & Co, Ltd..
11 12 WHAT YOU GET MORK THAN WHAT, YOU PAY THE
DOUBLE STRENOTH MEANS
BOUBLE VALUE.
Vean,
nadain
WATER RETURN,
Level and Storage of water in Reservoirs on the let May, 1915.
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER
WORKS LEVEL.
104
1975. Taft Tin Below 3 in Below Tytem
averflow
overflow eft. gin. Below afft (is Below Hyewash 7. "overnow
overdow Tylam Intersoft, in Belowit sela Below
overflow
Amoy & Fooshow-Por HAI-Tylam
CHING, Iat June noon, Shanghai, North Chica, Japan mediase...... pyernow via Nagasaki, Honolulu. Unit Puktulum..."overflow
(again. "Below 21 tis Below
overfow
ed States, South America and Wong-pal-fuis He'owigelt gin Helow Canada via San Francisco
Dverfow STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS
OF GALLONS.
U. Kingdom via Canada (Eu- rope via Biboria)-Per BIBE- RIA, 1st June, noon.
Contain Pukow Service Shanghai Br. P. O. Saturday, 5th June.) Fiilippine Islands-Per CHINHUA, lat
inst. Sp.m.
Shanghai, and North China (Europe via Siberia)- Por LUCHOW, 1st June, 3 p.m. Tintain-Pukow Railway Shanghai Br. P.O. Baturday, the 5th June.)
"
THURSDAY 3rd June,
Straits, Ceylon, Port Hald, Marseilles, & London Per FUSHIMA M, 3rd June 11 Tha vi Wel-bal-wel & Tientsin-Per HUI-
CHOW, 3rd June, 3 p.ru.
Consumption Estima ed
population Con-ampilos per
head per day.
4 South coast of China be-) The same twoon H. and Hainan...) as No. 1,
China Const Meteorológical Register..
Station.
16th May,m,
Winda
Hour.
Barometer,
Temperature,
Humidity.
D'Hon
6a 29.95
W'ostook fa Nemuro Hakodate
IOA
Weather.
E
29.89
++
29.91
29.89
29.93
Kegims
29.34
Oshima
29.97
Naha
29.95
Thijms
29.91
29.93
29.58 61 77 zw
Hakow Ichang Kinklang
Sharp
P.
29.91 '64 90 xw
29.89 6a 29,81
10
AN *
2 oz
62 BEO
24.89
00
Taloan
#
髀
29.82 75
Kokmun
29.84 27
2
Dr
Dr
29.82 75
nue" 40
10
Taiboku: 5a 29.82 73 98 Taichu
F"doren
Canton
H'kong
Gay Rook
Gap
Macao
Wuchow
Oh J.
6 29.81 76 95
29.79 15 87 ⚫ 29.79
10
29.78 73 84 unw
H
синосо
Oriental Capt. A. L. Valentini
KOBE Karmala AND YOKO-Capt. H. G. Evans HAMA
R.N.R.
Subject to altoration without notice.
}
5th June
Freight &P'sage
Froight & Feage
} &
about 6th June
Freight & Pleage
All steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy
For Freight or Passage, apply to
E-A. Hewett,
F. &0.8. N. Co,'s office,
Superintendens,
Hongkong, 22nd May, 1915.
PACIFIC MAIL S.S.CO.
OPERATING
MODERN HIGH POWERED TWIN SÖNEW EXPRESS STEAMERS:
MONGOLIA 27000 tons .....
KOREA 1000 ta
CHINA 10200 tapm
MANCHURIA 17000 £usă.
SIBERIA 1000 tene
NILE 11000 tons
PERSIA 2000 tane
Between Hong Kong, Manila, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe,
Honeflu and San Francisco
“THE SUNSHINE BELT”The Most Comfortable Route to America and Europe
Pakhof
#
KOREA
Holbow
Fhulien
68 29.85 75 80 д
20
SIBERIA...
Tourans
29.73 27
77
naw
5 b
29.81 81
4
MANCHURIA
CHINA (via Manila)
29.81 770 a
20
29.80 77 94 xo
40.
29,84 75 98
20.85 75 82
Ob
*
29.84 72 100 w
20
Dagupan Manila
Legarpl
Tacloban Hallo Surigao Louan
**
C. W. JEFFRIES, Director. Hongkong Observatory, May 26,
1 Barometer, reduned to 32 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the was in in- ches, tenths and hundredths.
..
2 Temperaturs, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.
:
18 Humidity, in pementage of saturation, the Humidity of air saturated with mols- tyre being 100.
4Direction of Wind, to two points.
5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufore Belo.
State of Weather, b blue sky, o de tached cloud, d drizling rain, flog, g gloomy, h hail, 1 lightning, o overcast, p passing showers, g equally, r rain, a snow,
thunder, y visibility, w daw wer
0 Rain in inches, tenths and hundredthe
gallons Intermittent supply br. Rider Mains in Rider Main D.siricts op til 9th April 1914. Services 10 Low houses in Rider mein Districts disconnected from Rider mains and reppir given by public street faun- tains only from th Aprise. Constant supply la ail dktricts during April 1915.
KOWLOON WATEK WORKS LEVEL.
TOTA
1975 Kowloon Gras) cft sin
eft in Below
Overflow
METEOROLOGICAL.
Previous
..Sailing WEDNESDAY, 26th May, at 1 p.m.
TUESDAY, TUESDAY TUESDAY,
1st Jane, at 1 pm.
15th June, at noon.
2nd June, at noon."
Those steamers are famous for their modern equipment, somfort, and the superiority of the evising, which is under the 'personal supervision of Mr. V. Adoroat, the world-famou ostetor. Largs staterooms, equipped with olcotrio fanm, and running water. Berthe equipped with electrin reading lampe. Numerous amisonta-gali wajar swimmipe sanka ipino orchestra, dock games, dences, wie.—not a doll rocment thiờghout the ldp, "The Bafety and Comfort of Patrons to Our First Geneideration For further information, ratos, literature, schedules, ate., apply ta King's Building (Opposite Blaks Pier.) R. C. MORTON, Fana-Pacie laternational Exposition San Francisco-1915
TO SAIL
Agenti Tajaphone Mes in
REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE.
Proposed Sailing from Hongkong
For NEW YORK via PANAMA CANALU
MIDDLEHAM CASTLE
sailing hence on or about 2nd June."
For NEW YORK via SUEZ CANAL
The s.s." SAINT RONALD"
sailing hence about early in July.
For Freight and further information apply to
averfion
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IQT
141
tam yawab Titam Intermediate Poklaturahm Wosg-nal-chung an 1990
To
89.10 17 as to
139-47
36 73.94
3.52
3.69
121.71
17.
month of April, 1915.
Day On date On date ‘at a pos, at 6 6,12, isgi Barometer 29.82 29.85
Temperatura... Consumption of water in the City and in Humidity District in rallions of decimals gallons during the Wind Direction...
29,79
75-... 73
75
77 87
98
The s.s."
E
E
E
13001
07,139
149.3. gallons
160.719
Forc Weather
Hair
3* 2
od
-0.
od
0,01
Elgibust open air Temperature on the ụ ngth 96.
H
#
7*
H.K. Observatory, 28th May.
Q. W. JEFFRIES, Directar.
TIDE TABLE.
Oblainable Everywhere.
RUTTONJEE & SON.
FRIDAY, 4th June. Bratow, Amoy & Foodkow-Per HAI
MUN, 4th June, 1 p.ш.
SATURDAY, 19th June.
Australia, New Zealand, Tai mania, a Port Darwin and New Guinea vis Thursday Is For CHANGSHA; 19th June p.m.
Austra
Mall.
Cooremptions of water in Kowloon le millions of] Decimals Gallons During the month of April, 1919.
Consumption mua,* 1509.
Estimated popular
30.71 m. gallons 100000 sad hend per dayana The Governmend Analyst's reports show that the water la of acullen! quality. Public Warka Department
Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stewed". Findon Haddocks, Kippers &o.
ALEXANDRA CAFE.
24th May to 30th May, 1915,
1.
Low Water
1013
Time,
9
Consumption per
10.4
·W CHATHAM. WaterAuthority,..
Tues.
Wed
Thut.
25 m
Hongkong, 22nd May,
Fri
SAL
Suni
Printed and Fublished for the Proprietor, Dr. J. W. Nebe by George William Cade Burnett at 11, toe House orest, in the City of Victoris, Hongkong.
m morning.
a afternoon.
LOTUS MOKHA
IN UNIFORMLY EXOELLENT
vitation e-w servoir overfor
STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIDIALS
OF GALLONS
Kowloon Gra- }
vitation
Reservoir
9975 171.95
DODWELL & CO, LT
À cente,