OUR LONDON LETTER. Henley Olympic Regatta, but who
(From Our Own Correspondent).
London, Jons 25, 1915.
(Continued from yesterday.)
| lost a deal of their pace after best-
|ing Oxford and were defeated by
|
the Belgians. Standing 8 feet
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1916.
POST OFFICE,
The Parcel Poal, Berrion to Italy and
24 inches and weighing over 18 her Colonies through Egypt le resumed.
s'obs, he was of fine athletic build
with none of the awkwardness of
His golfing life was ever a tragedy, many hia s'ze. He was attached The Bervices to Germany, Austria, aind The greatest amateur golfer of to the Royal Engineere and went their Colonies, and, to the Ottoman Em his age, he quickly promised to out to Egypt last January. The pire are suspended.
follow in the steps of those great other rowing Blues who have golfing club-ma's of bis, Mr. fallen in the war are R. U. Flet Joba Ball and Mr. Harold Hilton, cher, G. M. Maitland, C. F. Barn-
Ships in communication with Caps
... INWARD. Yaanks 1.
a
*Polynesien
OUTWARD.
bat he caver did. He could head and, 8. P. Cockerell, B. R. D'Aguilar Radio Telegraph Station all the greatest golfers of the day Winthrop Smith, H. J. S. Shield. An in private games, in international and G. S. Maolagen. matches, and in the earlier rounds Oxford souller and oireman Sub. of the Championship. Be scald Lieut. F. 8. Kelly, R.N.V.B. play magnificent golf in medal has been wounded also at the Dardanelles. He rowed in the play against the greatest professionals of the boatrace of 1903, but he was as all will remember he did in better known as a sculler, winning the Open Uhampionship of 1908 the Diamonde at Henley in 1902, Mirfeld, when in the opening 1903 and 1905, and making the round-bs broke the record of the record.time of 8 mins: 10 secs. in
day,
Noten route to Hongkong as, Biberia,
MAILS DUB. A
coures with a round of 71, are the last year against Blackstafie. Negagatam, Amarons, 9th funt. cord which still stande. Yet he He also secured the Wingfield
· never· succeeded. He was, in Soalls, which symbolise the cham short, a psychological puzzle, pionship of London, in 1903. Some anid he Lal no stamina, Second Lieut. J. G. Will, the
MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY.
6th Aug. 5 pa.
but those who knew him powers Cambridge and Soottish Rugby Bbaughni & North China-For CHENAN, in cricket, football, or billiards, threequarter, who has been all ridiculed that opinion. Is wounded, had a wonderful secsps. WIK abeer bad look that Writing home a fellow officer seemed to dog his footstepa said: A shell burst on the edge in the most arsaperating of a dugout facing Will. He was fashion. Five times did Captain sitting against the parapet and Graham reach the semi-final got a fearful welt and shook,
TO-MORROW.
Holbow, & Haiphong-For| DAIGI. M.
7th Aug. 9a.m.
8.
SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVED,
Wada Maru, Jap, ax. 2,164, T, Anal, 5th
instacatau, 29th ult, Coal M.B.G.E
Obingohow, Brias. 1.105, Jas. Doyle, 5th last-Port Parsoval, žad last-*- Cement Stone-8, T. &Co. Haurato, Br. x 1,176) H. Haymon, Sih
lost-Manila, 2nd Inst. General- 8. & Co. Byasho Mare, Jap, ca. 3,759, Kaneda, 5th inst-Dairen, 29th alt., Gon.-N. ar
WEATHER REPORT
On the 6th at 11.55--Fressure has, Insp oreared quickly over 8. Japan, and the Loochoos and decreased moderately, over N. Japan; alight increased are general in elsewhere,
The depression has moved into the Sem of Japan; it is now central near Sado- land, Other, depressiona are shown to the westward of Shanghai and Haiphong, Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours anding at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 Inche
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS: ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District.
hood
Forecast.
S.W.
Chofu Maru, Jap 933.6. Oril, 8th inst. 1 Hongkong and Nalghbour-Winde,
Bintal,Jist alt, Wood-Order. Dainigenzan Maru, Jap, sa. 1,835, M. Ta- naky, 5th fort-Hongay, tud inst. Coal-9. & Co. City of Hengods, Br. x.a. 6,373,'"3. Mayall. 5th set--Fooshow, 2ndlust.Gen.
BL
Quarta, Br.ax:2,400, G. Hooker, 6th inst. ----Bangkok, 30th ult, Gen-B. &
Szechuan, Br, sa, 1149, Scatt, Sih inak.-- Tangy Bhanghai, 1st inst., Chan.---Order.
DEPARTED.
Aug. 5,
round of the Amateur Champion- Next thing I saw him walking Straits-Fer TELEMACHUS, 7th inst. 10 Taksang for Haiphong via Hoihow.. ship, but never once did he reach down the trench as if nothing had the final. Last year at Sandwich, happened asking for a bandage. Philippine Is. Por YUENSANG, 7th where we golfers spent such a Wo all miss him here, se he was
Inst. 2 p.m.
Kwangish for Shanghai Yangize for Liverpool via Saigon Kutsang for Moj vla Kobe Jade for Canton"
Hongkong for Haiphong via Holbow
for Canton Aug., 5 p.
Ryusho Maru for Canton (Europe via Siberia Shanghal Dr. P.O. Kwangles for Chefoo
French
Saigon, Straits, Burmab, Cey- loo, Adelaide, Western Austra lia, India, Aden, Egypt & Eu-. ropa.---Per POLYNESIEN 7th August, 4 p.m. -
stanghal & N, China-Per HANGSANG
7th inst, & p
Tourans & Quinbon-➡DAGFIN,
7th inst., 5 am.
CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.
Aug. 7.
happy time entertaining a band a cheery cove and always ragg-Hollo-Fer SINGAN, 7th inst, 3 p.m. of American invaders who came ing. Will got bin fotter Blae Shanghal & N. China- Per ANHUI, 7th Yade Mar for Haiphong over with the famous Francid at Cambridge ́ as • freshman, Oaimet to fight for our greatest playing firat as half back, and he golfing honours, Mr. Graham play- was chosen straight away for Tuesday, 11th Aug.) ed most magnificent golf, beating Scotland to become one of the several very famons golfers in the crack three quartera of interna- earlier rounds. The same bad tional football. Fortunately bis luck stuck to him, and he was wounds are not serious.
Ware, besten by Mr. Martin Smith in the the Bristol city goalkeeper and one laat eight. Little did we dream of the comparatively fow profess then that in a few short months ional footballers who have so far swatow, the whole world would be plunged bren in action has died of wounds. into war, and still less that such An old soldier whose home was e man as Captain Graham would in Bristol, Ware was on fur- die a hero's death. It is no idle lough when he first played for statement that no golfer will be, the City club, who at the time so missed as Captain Graham will were very hard up for a goal- be. He was a most popular min, keeper. Next season he left the and his first rate sportsmanship Army and has since bean the won everyone's admiration whet regulay Bristol City goalkeeper. her they were spectators or com-Capt, R. B. Spooner, the famous petitors. To give one solitary and England cricketer, has been memorable example of his sports-wounded a second time. His manship! When Mr. Gordon, injuries are to his head and thigh Barry won the Amateur Cham- and fortunately are not serious -pionship as a boy of nineteen he though he has had to go into
beat Mr. Graham in the semi-final, hospital.
An Alarming Abawer-That
SUNDAY, 8th August."
swatow, Amor, Fermons & Tamaul--Fer
DANIN K., 8th Aug, 9a.m.
Yingohow for Shanghai Kalfang for Haiphong vis Hollow Helles for. Bangkoke?) Szechuan for Canton.) Tikembang for Batavia Selun for, Singapore via Swazow Haimus for Foochow via Swatow
Chingohow for Fort Fameval
Chofu Mar for Bluthuy
Haiphong-Par DAIGI M. 8th Aug. 9. Sattie Mars for Brooms via Shanghai
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Ausitalia, New Zealand Tasma nia, via Port Darwin and New Guinea Tia Thursday --Per EASTERN, 9th Aug, 10 sm.
TUESDAY, 10th August.
.Malls
Per-YASAKA M., 10th Aug. 98.m.
The match was left all square on the last greep, and na extra holó was Decessary. Mr. Barry was left with a yard pult for one day recently a local teacher Shanghai, N. Chibs & Japan va Kobe the matoh, a length of putt which every golfer knows is never cer- their p's and q's. That on saking was putting her sokolers through tsin, especially when champion where flour for baking came from ships depend on them. Captain she received this alarming answer, Graham inccked Mr. Darry's ball The cow, mom." That the away without asking him to patt teacher naturally said, "What!- That incident thowed Captain a cow; why, what part of the cow Graham's sportsmanship, his could four be from?" and was gonerosity to his young opponent, told, "its banes, mum.' his love of the game for the game| itself, and not merely for the advertisement to be gained from
it."
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Chins Coset Meteorological Register.
Station
6th August, 1.00
Winda
Four.
Barometer,
Temperature.
Humidity.
D'tion.
Worlook in Nemuro Hakodate Tokio
Force.
Weather.
L'DON via S'pore, Penang, Colombo, Said and Marsell es 98125
Port
Novara
Capt. H. R.. Hether ington. R.N.R.
Subject to alteration without notice.
About
26th Aug. & F
about" Freight 27th Aug.) & Psage"
All steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegr
For Freight or Pasunge, apply to
6a 29.87
- 29.65
29.65
29.64
29,68
29.66
Oshima Naha
29.71
#
Iabi'tima
29.70
Bonin Is.
29.83.
wawi
29.59 75 05
ob
P.&O.8. N. Co's office,
Hongkong, 6th August, 1915
Chadoo Whatwel Hankow Ichang
Kinking Chaogaha Shanghai Gutsax
Sharp
Amoy
Swator
29.58, 77, '93 se
29.56: 79 **
29.65 8# 81. ¡
Un 29.56 94 83.
6- 29.65 - 62° 85 ̧sw2 Ib
Talhoku En 99.63 81 84.0
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29.66 73
29.66 79
29.66-81
29.6381
6.29.66 80 *29.65 82
29.67
29.63 · 77, 88°"Low"
Talohan
Tainan
Loshun
J
dores
Canton
H'kong
Gap Book
Washow
PASSENGERS EXPECTED
Pakbot
Holbow
29.
Tourens
29.73 79
Dagupan anila
For as. Notara from London July 6- A AA Smeaton, A Walker.
For a Maloja from London July10- W L Anderson, W Fletcher, Master P Flatchez.
1.
Surigao
Per L. Yanaka Mara from London Labua Miss I Waldheim, Man Kam-lo, Miller, KUYAPH Weston, 8 K Tan.
WATER RETURN.
Level and Storage of water in
Bwatow, Amoy & Foochow Per HAI-Reservoirs on the let Jaly, 1915.
TAN, 10th Aug. 1.30 p.m.
Philippino I-TAMING,19th Aug. 3 p.ra
Keelung,
A'can
Canadian
Mails.
Formosa via Shanghai, North China, and Japan via Moji, Victoria, B.C. Hand Beattie, U. Kingdom via Canada-Por AWA ̈M, 2nd "Aug. 3 p.m.
4"。。
killed. Capt. O. Armitage Carver LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM Rubinto the Straita-ParONSANG, 10th Inst. 2. p.m. Was severely wounded at the chest and back. It
It will penetrate, soothe, Dardanelles, and lag since died.lieve inflammation, stop the pain,
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Delays are dangerous. Gat a bottle of
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+
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER.
WORKS LEVEL,
Tytam
JOKA.
fio. ota Batow aft
overw
overflow.
||2915)
Below
29.69 77 92 -
29.76
of
96.4. 10 * 29.76 75 96 *w
29.78-79 93 WOW ! 29.79 77 58 *w 29,78 79 90
*29.77 61 95
0
O. W. JEFFRIES, Director.. Hongkong Observatory, August 6.
1-Baronister, reduced to 33% - degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in In- ches, tenths and hundredtha
2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.
3 Humidity, in percentage of astration the Humidity of air saturated with mola- ture being 100,--
4 Direction of Wind, to two points,
$ Force of Wind, according to Beaufors Over Tytam... 132, 1ala. Below gitsin Bolon Scale. ・By ter‹ƒ 16ft., sin. Below; ftia Below.
Overflow Tylam
mediste..
overflow overflow Pakaln
oft. vele. Above it in. Below
Overdow Wong malali. zin. Be'ow sfc gin Below
schungimes? overflow
overflow 41
overflow
STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALY
OF GALLONS.
Byewash
Tym Intermediate
Pokfulam TUOTTO A GOMSTHOF
Woog-aal-chang
Total
2913
196,54
157.17
05.03
Consumation of water in the City and lin District in aliens and decimals of gallons during the month of June) JO15- Consumptio Milmatod
THURSDAY, 12th Aug,
Stralis, Ceylon, Port Said, "Marsailles and
London - Per MISHIMA 28th last, 11 ä¡m.
FRIDAY, 13th August..
Wel-hai-wel & Tientia-Por HEI-
CHOW, 18th Aug. 3 p..
CHING, 13th inst, 2p,m,
State of Weather, b blue sky, o de tached aload, d drimling rais, flog, e gloomy, h hail, 1 lightning, o overcast, p paming showern, q aqually; r rain, a WŁÓW,
thunder, v visibility, w dew wo
0 Rain in inches, tenthsand hundredth
METEOROLOGICAL.
EA. Howatt."
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1914
papa alion
257,799
Consumption par ...
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77458 51.339.
#213
talions
at a p..
Barometer 29.71 29.71. - 29,70. Temperature te 86
82
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1
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gallous
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CYDER
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STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS
O. W. JEFFRIES, Director,
The s.s.
OF GALLONS
1914
TIDE TABLE.
323.55
2nd Aug. to 8th Aug, 1915,
High Wate
Low Water Hongtory
TIMA
Btraite, Burmah, Ceylon, Ads- laido, Western Australia, In- Kowloon Gra
dia, Aden, Egypt, and Europe.
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Consumption of water in Kowloon la mitions and on Friday, 15th instant, at 5 Decals of Gallons During the month of June, rgts.
Estimated popals
33-19. m. gallons
34,700
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