HENGKONG STA SKRAL CODE (LOCAL).
Introduced on ist JULY, 1917.
DAY SIGNALS.“
*MEANING."
(RED) {A typhoon aziste his way postura a gala nå
Hongkong within 24 hours.
Ciale expected from the North (N.W. to NE)
South (S.E to B.W)
But (NE to SK)
West (N.W, to 9.W.)
Gale expected to incream
Wind of typhoon force expected (may directiva.}
Signal Sa. 1 is intended as a warning to." Stand By" and watch for the next digral. Whian (2. Fa
phere back areal has been displayed it will mean these secount of a chadas in the track of trols or far was place, & le xa no te from the duration indented by the Enceal Ne, I will be anowcoaziende karke soledve bombe, fred at intervals of 10 was at the
teangă, sad thar mancher binČR, BENSÌ MÁY Dyszály ke konzol isin.
• Washer Pules Žiation and znannten si the Hardman Osson.
The cigania will be towered when in in coondtial that all danger in over.
The Ear Seguin will be dianiayed xi the menthood of the storm signal mast en Rimeth
7912
The Barbour Orcs, 2.1.3. Tamar. Ozean Island: sumsi man, the fagwulf in the premerom of the chase and Lawloon Wisefase Godswa Company si Eswicen, the Sagated on the prep of the seed Oil Company at La-chi-kok, and the larva near 15+ Fishi Offiese's Quazima at Lysustra RIGHT SIGNALS (Lamps.)
3.
5.
WHITE GREEN
GREEN
GREEN
WHITE
WHITE
GREEN
GREEN
WHITE
WHITE
WAITE GREEN
7.
RED
GREEK GREEN GREEN RED
FROM AMERICA RETAIL TRADE ALARMED
LORD READING'S NOTE :OF WARNING.
COMING BIG INVASION
AMERICANS.
!
COMMERCIAL NEWS
BETISH" CHEMIOLES ANI DYES.
Lord Reading sounded note A serious view, is taken by
The very great advance madis of warning in regard to the so- | British traders of the report from during recent years in the man- called anti-British propaganda New York that a huge United ;ufacture of British chemicals and ⠀⠀⠀ taking place in certain circles în States combine, with an initial dyes is likely to be materially America, in a speech at the capital of £30,000,000, is propos, assisted by the formation of the Overseas Club recently. Although ing to embark on a scheme for new British Dyestuffs · Corpora- he would not belittle it, he said, controlling chains of multipletion, Ltd. with its capital of be thought he knew its value shops in all parts of the globe. £6,000,000. The “object is to take "I am not in the slightest degree The huge super-combine, it is over all or part of. the deterred by it," he said. "One stated, contemplates a beginning business of British Dyes (Limit- danger is that we should be raind-in the British Isles, and in some ed) and Levinstein (Limited), ed in this country to think too parts of South America, and nor either of them. The firs
Dr. Herbert much of some of the attacks which the East, and it proposes to take directors ars are made and to indulge in over existing multiple shops Levinstein, Sir Harry T. Me- answers of a kind which might either by purchase or absorption Gowan, Mr. G. P. Norton, and in exchange for stock. Its chief Mr. Joseph Turner, with two produce irritation and anger.”
-There was a certain section in lines will be dry goods, groceries Government nominees of the America, he continued, which foodstuffs, confectionery, and Bonid of Trade. The articles of had been set against. Great tobacco.
association » contain・・ various Britain for a long time. The vast GREEN majority of that section were disaffected towards British rule and were not over scrupulous in regard to the statements issued: Other criticisms which came to us from America were of a totally different kind. To those in this country who were inclined to be a little irritated he would say that from some of the quarters from which came these criticisms of what the British had done had also come some of the strongest pro-British comments. They came from men who had" stood up for Britain in the past and what she had done in the war, and, there- fore, there must always be a little discrimination in the way in which such criticisms. were read. "I would beg you to treasure as you would the very spirit and
The Sight Signals will be theplaymi, at mikset, no tầm tưmạy of the Badway station, an F.M.5. Her, and at the Many Ofw dagsint. They will how : 5% more deti árat ei me tar dan memnia
No. 7 will vocemi de stichte bunka so ziura, in the vredi vi kom him--1 var vected but this sighini bening frør su Alahat at malate
་ ་
SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS.
What, local algnala are časlayed in the Harbour a CONE will be exhibered at Van folre ng salama
GAP ROCK
WAGLAN
STANLEY
ABERDEEN
SAU KI WAN SAI KUNG
SHA TAU KOK TAI PO
making the fact to native craft and passing teeth Vennaia.
*Further details can always be given to aneka vameds, on damxod, by ngoai fesa liebthen wen
HONGKONG STORM SIGNAL CODE. (NON-LOCAL).
Introduced in Ist- JULY, 1917. »
The Signals are made by means of tra spundalą raprosentor the ten temporal
1-1T+AY?
4.
3.
9. 0.
Sheram fablared at the yard armand thattuon mizni masi on Backhead H., and masin watulan nrder to change on towar in teen rød fest Fam Observatky -
Tinturing ræfectuation a given) Trases sad Continental Hosition of ceston; by depinhole strmātei auta,
Dapremina Jiguals:
Cala Signala
The threatened American in-provisions for excluding foreign vasion on such a huge scale, control, and it is provided that said Mr. J. W. McKay, secretary the company should supply of the United Kingdom. Business its products at reasonable. Men's Federation," is what some prices, due regard being paid to of us have anticipated; in view of the cost of production. The the insufficiently organised state decision of the Supreme Econo- of the private traders in this mic Council to prevent the Ger- country. In my opinion, the mans from prejudicing the inten- news should be treated very tions of the peace treaty by the seriously, for the invasion will export in unduly large quantities mean ruin to hundreds, possibly of dyestuffe and chemical drugs thousands of private rotailers. It to nentral countries represents should also be a lesson to our another judicious step to support merchant princes. who have been British interests.
It is not, creating pools and monoplies in however, of immediate necessity raw materials since the armistice to put it into effect.
There and have been sending up prices are no large stock of to an exorbitant limit.
dres in the Rhineland, "The news from New York very considerable amount of helps to solve a problem that hes reconstruction will be necessary been puzzling me considerably of before the German works can late. Unless I am mistaken, this resume bulk production. The huge American trust is already shortage of British dyes, frequent- secretly at work through its y mentioned, is due largely to agents over here. For some time constantly increasing demands. past complaints have reached us There is, however. an ample from private retailers in various supply of the more common parts of the British Isles that colours, and faster dyes are being
introduced. their premises have been secretly gradually
Many purchased over their beads, and difficult problems in the pro- that they have received notices duction of dyes have already university of the world. When to quit. The purchases, in some been successfully worked out in he left the judicial atmosphere to cases; extend to whole blocks of British laboratories, but suffici become Ambassador. he was not property, and island sites in the ently large plant has not yet been entirely devoid of some know-chief shopping centres of completely erected for the re- ledge of diplomacy, as he under-provincial towns.
knowquirements of the trade. The
((b) Direzion i" of motion want reliciar of cater the 3 ambo object of your society." he said.
at the other pad arm (anies 1, 2 and 3
and the time; be deputedhat une ved men (Tabies Fund 4).
EXPLANATION OF THE SIGNALS.
Tue (waupper mamalauf group tasandirste the latituen, uti the twa zwar ay nakantie Tang tude of the castra kế the Typhoon or Depresion in dex rem, as teary detan berabertained from the informa Grom available. Only the tone mond wants of the loanitude are porne, then,69 odrates, longitude 139-3-
The spier, symbol of group thi indicates'ine diepetika in which the Typound us. Depression a Tender Tabia 1.)
The module 4* Hḥaip! group (5) indicates the valgeier at which the resum độ the Tyrdom is
"the spirit of friendship co operation, and complete harmony between the American and the British people.
He said he had taken with him to Washington a knowledge of human beings and human affairs.
trowelling Alternativng miscais retail cuisine, or a Continental Legrated. To His life had been spent in the
The lowest «rambol of grapiko indicada the time at which the centre was in the feminin aramailed. if he rapper 17 mkuă of ezauɔ izrindinetan the engjus phenirami, tâm jou tiệm erahoi the direction from which the sain ja etzanci, and the lowest symbol the tone at which move coalitians were fasi
વૉશ
Latite fa
CONTINENTAL
aypandy 11 to, travelling E
TYPHOON SIGNAL,
Time Velocity of Direction
1 ད * 1ཡ**1! F<f{ *w= t ¥n{R* 1
PHORDANS SIGNAL,
biting was de about latituda ta' N. and boatslə
119' E., Dirextran od zigating warm
Longitud
Latitude
[1F13,1 TU |
Time Condition
galə in thə Fərmana Channel
Viwa
TYPHOON SIGNAL.
CALE SICKAL
CAUTION --Usdar the most favourable sirensingene ike position signal indizzise on fne from may reporting claties, or when taidruskie raperis ate lacking the pie signaled may be so much as 7 là trrar, kech in istifade and longitude, and 134 Telicity and It should be particularly noted thai the valocity signalled in the meas for the enviaza Mar 24 hour
The deers of Excitede sad lexzituée sobrest to the estimated position of thecenten. When the
duction of motion will thas be in error by corresponding imonals.
Table No. 1.-Direction Signals.
UPPER SYMBOL OF HOIST.
We
and
The
stood it was nothing less than that in many instances co-oper-chemist has been in advance of 2 knowledge of human beings ative societies and multiple the engineer, who in turn is wait- and understanding of the powers firmas have secured the premises, ing for the builder to supply which guided them to conclusions. but in other cases the purchasers works accommodation.
During the two and a half years cannot be identified by the shortcomings."therefore, are such he had spent in America he had shopkeepers. My belief is that will be quickly made good. seen grow up a feeling of ap-this huge super-monoply is at preciation for the British that work in the background. was dispelling the old prejudices "I am receiving daily requests
CEMENT PRODUCTIOS IN CHINA.
and suspicions. At the same from private traders and traders' time. he did not mean to say they organisations all over the country. the Federation should had got rid of all possible difficul that
Due mainly to the enterprise of ties between England and Amer-petition Parliament for legisla- the Chee Hsin Cement Company, fica. Before he went to-Americation to protect them against the requirements for cement ia he was so ignorant of that country dispossession of their premises. It North China will be very largely that he almost blushed. His is a vital matter to traders, and on indeed satisfied by domestic knowledge was obtained partly July 1 our president, Sir Watson production. In the opinion of the from what he had read and partly Rutherford, M.P., will preside at U.S. Consul-General at Tientsin," from those he had met in this meeting of the Parliamentary from which we have quoted, the country: and when they saw the Committee of this movement, to undertaking in question controls caricature of the Englishman on be held in the House of Commons. the cement business of North the American stage-with the old "By purchasing its goods on China. The prices of the cement certainly cuch lower Dundreary whiskers. the eye an enormous scale the American are
those charged for glass. the open mouth, and the trust will no doubt be able to than enormous checks-he was inclin-effect great economies. It may the imported product. Moreover, ed to ask whether there was not also cut prices to the consumer the Company's product does not something of the same kind of for a time, but once it becomes pay transit dues upon being for- feeling about Americans over established it will be able by its warded into the interior, while here.
the foreign cernent shipped inland is squeeze
subject to those charges. The But to-day there was something consumer to almost any extent. so much closer and far deeper *Behind the American scheme, Chee Hsin Cement Company, is a between America and Great apparently, are many producing purely Chinese concern establisb- Britain that between any other interests in the States, who ed in 1906. The plant is located nations in the world, and it was though not allowed to combine at Tangshan, a sumall town about not surprising when they stood against the Lame consumer; may j 100 miles north-east of Tientsin on the Peking-Mukden Railway. together in a common cause that do so for export trade. they should work in unison and "To provide & link between It is equipped with modern be animated by the same thoughts home producers and private machinery and obtains its supply
Business Men's of limestone the and ideals. He did not hesitate to traders Say-not merely as Ambassador. Federation is pushing ahead of the works. Its product is but as Lord Chief Justice and as with a scheme for purchasing known as gray Portland cement, 2 student of human affairs-that and distributing in bulk, in which the white Portland cement not manufactured. Large the ideals of liberty in America private traders will hold the being
stranglehold. tu
on the site
were the same as in this country, capital and secure the benefits rotary kilns are used. with both and so was their pursuit of justice, of economies in purchasing and the wet and the dry process. A warm tribute to Lord Read-distribution, as well as interest The company's normal output-is
Three indicate the ducting in which a typhoon or depression in travailing, or the divacion froming's gift of inspiring confidence on their investments."
wikőek a mornason gala je vspected.
$. 6.
1.
9.
LT+AVEX
X.N.IN.L. E. £8.E. WXW.
**
XW.
Table No. 2.-Velocity and Condition Signals.
MIDDLE SYMEOL DY MOIST,
VELOCITY.
6.
4. 5,
-LTHAV
Shore Sally The
30 m... Stationary Unknow
Table No. 3.-Time Signals. LOWEST SYMBOL OF HOIST.
A
8.
fam, To-day.
CONDITION
0.
in the American people was paid
by Viscount Bryce. his predeces
sor at Washington, who said the
stream of Anglo-American friend-
THIN-SKINNED PEOPLES
JUST ARRIVED!!!
HARLEY DAVISON MOTOR CYCLES
19 J. S. MODEL BIG TWIN
ELECTRICALLY EQUIPPED.
CYCLE S Complete with tools
SIDE CARS
Complete with tops $260.00
Buy now or you may not be ready for the dry season and new roads. Only a limited quantity available. Can be seen at our Garage. Russell St.
SHEWAN,
TOMES & CO
'Phone 659.
Are Your Top and Side Curtains Gray and Dusty?
Rad inexpen
If so, you, yourself, can easily, quickly a sively make them look like new with
JOHNSON'S BLACK LAC
It will only take an hour or two and the car is ready for use immediately as this wonderful product dries instantly: One coat gives a rich, black, waterproof finish—just like new.
For Mohair or Leather Tops Johnson's Black-Lac gives equally good results on mohair, leather and imitation leather tops. It goes on easily and quickly without a lap or streak. It does not rub off on the bands or clothing. Just the thing for renewing automobile and carriage upholstery.
For Worn Metal Parts
Johnson's Black-Lac should be used to touch up worn, rusty fenders, tire rims, running boards, radiators, Lamps, guardia and in fact all metal parts. It is not only a matter of making your car look better, but in using Johnson's Black Lac, deteri- oration, rust and destructive wear are prevented.
THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY. LTD.
* Queen's Buildings SOLE AGENTS.
THE NIPPING HABITA
INTERESTING VIEWS.
not, he said, made of malt and hops. I am going to brew beer, he continued, "I told my staff that they should have a pint of
600,000 barrels per annum, but the sales during 1918 exceeded 800,000 barrels. The company ships principally to Java and the Philippine Islands. "The tail- In the absence of the American ways and mines, which are the 3.3.W. Curship never flowed deeper or
of cement. stronger than at present. He Ambassador, the Consul-General, largest consumers echoed Lord Reading's warning the Hon. R. P. Skinner, unveiled in this region, use this com- not to attach too much impor- recently a memorial tablet erect-pany's product almost exclusive- tance to the things reported as ed in St. Mary's Church, Eally. Other leading cement works
Dr., Josiah Didfield, speaking real hops and malt beer a day having been said in America by ing. by the New England Society in China are the Huang Shih those not too friendly to us. of Brooklands, New York. The Kang, located in Hupeh Province, to the Fruitarian Society, on each if they would buy none of
tablet is in memory of John on the Yangtze, owned by the Diet and the Birth Rate, atir the other, for the two won't mis. Horne Tooke, in recognition of Chee Hsin Cement Company, buted the fall in the figures to the Real old-time beer in his opinion are an habitual was not injurious to the fertility his action in raising the fund for and acquired four or five years fact that we TEMPERANCE REFORMER BOYS
In every of the race. widows and orphans of American ago. This cement is known as meat-eating nation. **A BREWERY.
Dr. Oldfield astonished some of Tanqueray's Llangollen brew-soldiers killed on April 10, 1775, Hupeh Portland cement and country where meat-eating was a ery one of the oldest in North at Lexington. Concord, Mass., et sold under the Fagoda brand national habit the birth-rate had his hearers by stating his view. Wales, is to be transformed under the outbreak of the struggle for The annual output is 200,000 decreased in the last 50 years as a medical man that new proprietors into a milk American independence, and it barrels. Small quantities of the On the other hand, in countries harm to get bann distribution centre and cheese also commemorates the alliance cement manufactured by the like Bulgaria, Rumania, and
Fonning Contiuantal
UD
Depression.
Regions Threatened by Monsoon Gales.
LT+ÁV
over
amor
becoming
factory, says the Daily in 1917 of American and British Green Island Cement Co., Ltd, Serbia, where meal was not harm to Chronicle correspondent. For armus in the great war for freedom. Hongkong, and the Haiphong national dietary, the birth rate one ip and
a century Llangollen John Horne Tooke's tomb is in Cement Co. Ltd., Haiphong, are was high and increasing. fales have been manu- the adjacent church. Mr. disposed of in North China, but Experiments proved that meat factured and the late owner, Augustina Birrell, in expressing the combined sales probably do eating produced sterility: who died when nearly 100 years thanks to the Consul General, not amount to more than a few to-day were said that English pec had thin thousand barrels a year. Green, they should olde was?
Portland Cementi
of the
Page 10Page 11