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Hongkong Telegraph.
(ESTABLISHED – 1881),
69214 ## #OTA^XŒÐ TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1920.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
OLYMPIC GAMES.
FURTHER FINAL RESULTS.
Autwerp, August 21.
The following Olympic finals have resulted thus-
(Sweden).
AN ISLANDER'S DIARY.
(BY AJAX
AT THE CINEMA.
CHINESE SAPPER IN TROUBLE Military service brings with I am glad to see that the Police: have taken upa suggestion thrown it many privileges, Chinees
.on
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those probabilties in the form of TYPHOON WARNIVALEN
a weather forecast. These are
the principles of weather fore- casting; they contain nothing
difficulties, in connection with
Typhoon over N. China Sea
TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.
The talegram quoted below was very hard to understand, bat received by the American Can- WEATHER FORECASTING & their practice is usually attended alate General, Hongkong, from
STORM WARNING. with considerable difficulty.
the Manila Observatory at 1 pm. Let 119 BOW consider to-day---
and da There are law subjects in which these out in these columns by place Sapper of the Hoyal Engineers the public is more interested than s Hop. Step and Jump-1, Tunlos (Finland), who did 14 metres, ing more palicemen on the road who was afflicted with a bloated that of Weather Forecasting particular problem of local fore-Direction unknown.
from Arsenal Street to the Wan-conception of his own ingeriance Storm warning is naturally but a casting, viz, the location of a 5046 centimetres; 2, Jansson (Sweden): 3, Almlof (Sweden).
56-lb. Weight Throwing.-W. J. McDonald (America), with a chai Market. But although the honoured the Eastern Cinema part of the whole subiect, and on typhoon centre. Supposing that throw of 11 metres, 2614 centimetres: 2. P. Ryan (america); 3, Lind Police have been strengthened, with his presence yesterday. He this part, the public interest unlimited information was avail- there is still rouch unregulated paid 10 cents for a third-class waxes very high. It would be in-able for the suspected arm, the
The closing rate of the dollar, on extra policemen may assuming a second-class seat, age of casual Hongkong convers-plot this information (barometric 3,000 Moires Walk.-1, Frigerio (Italy), 2, Parker (Australia), 3trame in this quarter. Some of seat, but thought nothing ofteresting to know what percent forecaster would then proceed to the which costs ten cents more. Halation turns on this particular pressure, wind direction and força) be seen standing Ramer (America); 4, McMaster (South Africa). Time --13 min. these
the footpath was politely requested by the topic in the course of the summer on his map Proceeding to draw 14.1/5 #ocs.
everything Theatre attendants to take a months, Norwithstanding this isobars at every 10th of an inch, demand, to-day was 4a/2}{d. anconcerned 400 metres Relay Race.-Won by Ameries, the time being 421 5 roadside seconds, which is a record. England was fourth.
them and refused to a fact that a large degree of centric rough circles or elipses the probably with decreasing in- The final for throwing the discus was won by Nicklander going on around them. They have third-class seat, but he levelled his general interest, it is nevertheless he would draw a series of con-
certainly not teen posted there wrath at
ornaments but to make the move. Just as the attendants ignorance prevails 15, lo
of the innermost road safer both for the motorist were about to lay their hands on methods used by the various tervals between them as the
bureaux of the Far centre
Tha weather circla Was approached. 10 supply and the pedestrian. This par-him and give him a sound hiding, weather London, Angust 21 A talegram from Antwerp says the Olympic Games Board has ticular thoroughfare is a menace up came a policeman, who, on East decided to reduce the programme of games to purely athletic sports; to everyone using it. In a certain learning the reason of the row forcessts and storm warnings, delineation of the isobars on theperature: 83, Humidity -15. for example, running, jumping, swimming, wrestling and boxing. part of it there has been for some took the Sapper to the Police Warnings concerning typhoons map would appear very much Other games may be held simultaneously, but will not be considered time a big ditch, and not many Station. He was brought up existing over remote parts of the like the surface of an onion sliced structure of a building that is being and sentenced to a fine of China Sea, ara much in evidence centre of the innermost circle as Olympic contests. The exact programme will be settled at the paces from it is the bamboo before Mr. Hutchison this morn- ocean, and in the centre of the at right angles to its stem. The Laussane Meeting in June, 1921, when the place for the 1924 Games, ing pulled down in parts. The $10, with the alternative of two at different times, and, often is would represent the centre of the
intervening space is just sufficient weeks' hard labour. probably Rome or Paris, will be selected.
(Finland).
booty.
THE NEXT PROGRAMME.
A DENIAL
THE "MESPOT " UNREST.
BEITISH CAPTAIS'S WIFE CAPTURED,
WRANGEL HITS BICK.
REVERSES FOR THE REDS.
Later.
Constantinople, June 21.
AS
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to enable one car to pass through, and on a road which is full of rickshas, not to speak of one would barel
sccurrence-
the
THE WEATHER.
2 p.m. Barometer:-29.66. Tem-
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Caronet Theatre--3.15 and 9,15 Hongkong Theatre—5.15, 7.15
p.m.
TO-MORROW.
niter ignorance of the manner in typhoon. By repeating the whole which such information is de operation alter a period of, say, daced, the ordinary member of eight hours, the same type of the public is apt to form ex-diagram would be produced, but travagant ideas of "instruments," the centre would probably have or else an altogether flattering shifted its position. The fore- Reuter's special correspondent at Aptwerp is informed that pedestrians,
Both of these at a certain hour a typhoon there is no truth in the report that fature Meetings will be confined expected either the Public Works
A certain to purely athletic sports. The Olympic Council discussed certain Department or the Palice to have rather than to the condition of the estimate of the perspicacity of caster is now able to say that
moving in possibilities, but there was no attempt to bring the matter to a vote, taken steps to remedy this. Wbs balance of trade between Chins some individual. and there is no fear of actual steps being taken in the matter of is it that so much granite and and the rest of the world. Cer-ideas have a certain amount of was situated in a certain position and 9.15 p.m.
bamboo are allowed to lie on the tainly, this expression of opinion fact as a basis, and the following and
of position he
Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 2.15 road? altering the programme before the Council meets at Lausanne.
Accidents on the road will be endorsed-be many locally.description of methods will per-direction. After making the first] from Arsenal Street to the Wan- Undoubtedly, the principal force baps enable the reader to apport-determination
announcement as to direction of P..
Hongkong Theatre-¿.15, 7.13 chai Market are still of common that determined the fierce rise in ion the amount of credit which would not be able to make any
in the silver market last year each should receive.
Let it now be stated that the motion beyond that which his was the phenomenal demand from Chins. This China managed whole question rests with the experience would lead him to and 9.15 p.m.
of synchronous consider highly probable. The The Hongkong Police, or rather to do principally as a result preparation the Trafic Inspector, appear at of the big balsace of trade charts. In all weather bureaux foregoing would be an accurate
bad bead bailt Leador, August 20.
up these are prepared two or three estimate of the powers of a fore- Bagdad telegraphs that Capt.present to be on the warpatb, for that
ber favour. During the times daily. Ou such charta is caster obvary moderate ability pos- The Ciril Commissioner at
The remarkable spectacle of Bachanzo's wife has been captured, but is reported safe and is being chauffeurs' licences are being in wall treated. There is no news of the child believed to be ac suspended or cancelled for rash four years 1915 to 1919 the ex-depicted, by figures and conven-sessed of unlimited information; INVENTION FOR THE LIMELESS.
driving. This is as it should be. parts from China exceeded the sional signa, meteorological in- in fact the task would not be be companying her.
For million tools. When silver was district as the case may be, and the necessary knowledge of mean armless youth helping himself. A previous telegram reported that Capt. Buchanan, an Irrigation but there is always a danger of imports by nearly nighty-one formation from a large or small yond the powers of anyone with Officer, was amongst those killed by Arabs on August 15th at things being overdone.
instance, I am told that at times very daar and gold relatively from this information certain deteorological science. Practical to & fallcourse meal, doing * Shakraban.)
the authorities before cancelling cheap, China sold her large stocks ductions can be made by the conditions are however remark-little typewriting, siguing his information necess-available in the Far East being match and lighting up, was witressed at a demonstration at the licence of a chauffeur, in and purchased enormous stocka weather forecaster. The meteor-ably different, the information name, taking a cigaretta and a
the extremely scanty. the reading of case of an accident and where of gold. As she does not use ologica)
To return for a moment to the the College of Ambulance, previous gold for coinage purpose, preary is chauffeur has
do not Bumably she will have to sell her barometer (corrected for all errors
James Cantlie explained that the ly been warned.
the trouble to bear gold. When she does, the gold and reduced to sea level) and the illustration afforded by the con-Cavendish-square, recently. Sir tate
an instant our the driver's side. A better plan market will feel a trifle easier direction and force of the wind. tour lines of an ordinary map. Ingenions contraption" of pipes
By obtaining these data (observed Suppose for
area and treadles by which thems represented 221 would be to bave a Committee of than it is to-day.
at the same time, say 6 am) map
iavention of a working gas fitter from large number of stations, it of 100,000 square miles, and wonders were performed was the The Bolshevik operations on the right bank of the Dnieper have Enquiry, comprising the C.S.P
[is possible to make a diagram suppose that to determine coa- broken down. The Reds have crossed the river and advanced on the Inspector of Traffic and a Perekop, with the object of surrounding Wrangel's right. Wrangel, couple of motorists who own
The news that Mr. George Ematie representation of the dis-tour lines, measurement of of Edinburgh, Mr. George Thomp. - about the invention, and suprata counter-attacking, recaptured Alevski and threw back the enemy cars. There is no doubt that the across the river. The Reds evacuated Eekhorka, leaving much Shanghai driver is better than the Anderson, the Consul General for tribution of atmospheric pressure height were made in at least son. Sir James war sotkuniendi
Cantonese, although it may be the United States in Hongkong over a district at a particular every 100 square miles, giving a argued by the Police that in the may not return to the Colony, as instant. It is now necessary to total of 1,000 observations; event to become a blessing to arutless majority of cases where accidents he had been requested by the give some idea of the diagram then the contour lines would be 90.
Government to that is produced and the dedne-far from accurate.
Now regard the position with have occurred the Northern man Washington has been driving. The greatest proceed to Rotterdam, has been tions that can be made from it.
Most people have seen a reference to a weather map. The drawback about these Northez-received here with regrer. Mr. ners is that they will take risks, Anderson had a thorough grip of ordinary map, many have had area under review in the Far East have set themselves, and The preliminary GERMAN PROTEST AGAINST ALLIED SUSPICIONS.
from which most of the Cantonese the commerce of South China, experience of the military map, East exceeds 100,000 square miles considerable success has attended of barometric steps were the collection of infor will shrink. There seems to be and his reports touching the and have perhaps noted the very considerably, yet how many their efforts.
of the different methods of showing the measurements The Government is preparing a Note protesting against the silent campaign on foot by the various commodities Allies' suspicions that the Government is involved in the Kattowitz Police to weed these Shanghai Colony and on the trade of contour of the land represented pressure are obtainable over that mation as to the laws governing He various ways of representing to 40, so that it will be readily to be obtained was the telegraphic interest to the merchant. disorders and demanding that the Inter-Allied Commission in Upper drivers out, and to attract Can-Hongkong were always full of by the map area. There are area? The number approximates these disturbances; the next thing Silesis aball strictly carry out the task confided to it by the Peace tonese in their place.
had an splitade for scrutinis-this, one of the most usual being seen that the problem is begin-communication of observations to Tresty, not showing partiality towards the Poles.
ing figures, and with the jouru-the employment of contourning to assume difficulties. A common centre, so that experi- Evidently the good affects alistic experience that he had lic" These are lines, drawn further question suggests itself:jence could make use of them for line barometric pressure are obtain-phic facilities have been freely which followed the repayment in bebind him he made these reports through places with the same "How many observations of the common weal. The telegra gold to the United States of bighly interesting. It is not height above
originata 1 ** The different observatories. by the America of certain debts due by everyone who can write interest-|(prually meso res level) sadable from the oceanic area where placed at the disposal of the Great Northern and Eastern: Great Britain and France bave ingly on financial topics, and show in a very practical manner typhoons
of. The study
weather Extension Companies, and it is to It will be readily worn off, for the cross-rate be more specially on trade returns, the varying elevation of the area answer is “Two!” tween New York and London has which are dry-as dust to most delineated. dropped to below G. $3.60 per people. One great proof of the seen that the courses of rivers phenomens for considerable be regretted that the pheno pound, and appears to be weak at extended popularity of Mr. Ander- und streams hávo a general ten-number of years bas however menal traffic at present dealt with that. Ons wonders whether it son's, writings is to be found in dency to cross these contour prodcoed certain laws, and al-by these Companies has rendered will be possible to see the Hong-the fact that so many journals in lines from those parts of the map though in the particular instance telegraphic delays inevitable, kong dollar at the entrancing level the British Possessions and showing hills or mountains to of typhoons, the movement is thus impairing the utility of all
some time owing to the distance considerable degree. of 6s. 3d. That sort of good luck elsewhere used to print, them in those showing land of lower often beyond observation for the weather services to a very chart or of the centre from any observing Improvement may be effected comes bat once, and those of us extenso. His reports bore the elevation.
The synchronous of individuality. The who failed to take advantage of stamp the wealth possibilities it offered one thing that Mr Anderson's weather map has two similarly station, yet enough is known of by the use of wirelse, but, owing naver interdependent features. Instead their general motion to fill in so the system of transmission COASTGUARD STATION BURNED DOWN.
are obliged to make the most of writings Landon. August 21. Armed and masked men burned down Brown Head Coastguard our vain regrets. The tremendous will be, and carer could be, is of the height of the ground above proximately the blanks thus between station and station, it is slamp in the price of silver, due dull. Hr. Anderson was one of sea level, the height of the bar-made. Thus the first indications doubtful if much time would be Station in Ireland at midnight and took off all the stores.
to the smaller demands of the the hardest worked men in the ometer is substituted; arrows of the existence of a typhoon may saved. The multiplication of principal countries of the world Colony. Many people do not showing the direction of the wind be noticed at Guam or Yar observing stations would aid in
if obeerrations were obtainable for coinage purposes, and the realise how difficult it is to get appear in place of the lines show-island stations at a great distancs siegosncy of trade throughout commercial information in Hong-ing the direction of river flow, from the Philippines. Again, the very considerable degree, and the world, has shattered every kong. Before the Department of and the same general tendency is first indications may be seen in from certain falands, store, hope of & very high exchange Imports and Exports decided to at once apparent, ie, the wind the movements of the barometers warnings could be much improv rate, but a five shilling dollar or issue the returns of the trade of direction is shown to be from the in the Philippine Islands, and yelled in accuracy. a shade over would be quite wal-the Colony, Hr. Anderson's region of high barometer towards again by those in Indo-Ching and come to some of us. It is difi- periodical reports were the only the region of low barometer, with Hongkong.
THE MATTOWITZ DISORDERS.
Berlin, August 21.
BEDOUIS ATTACK ON TRAIN.
A FRENCH OFFICER KILLED.
Cairo, August 21. A message from Haifa savs Bedenin attacked a train from Damascus, killing a French officer and a Damascus notable as well as maltreating and robbing the passengers.
ANOTHER IRISH INCIDENT.
TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
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Shanghai, August 23. Li Shun, Tachun of Kiangsu and chief delegate for the Peace cult to say whether the recent rise ones for public Inforigation the exception that the wind When typhoon
determine its position as often Conference, has proposed to Paking that the place for the Conference that we have experienced in the Over two yeaza-ngg he sent sazzowe fly at a more or less com located, it becomes the
ington. barometer.. should be chosen by the North while the date for opening be fixed sterling value of the Hongkong report on sugar refining to the stant angle to the lines of equal duty of a responsible official
dollar is due to entirely specula State Department at W
na Thess lines showing places of possible sud
height or positions by the South
for
On receiving information from Amoy that Chan King-wing's tive causes or otherwise. There Some one from troops have captured many districts and are now marching to are good shipments of silk from Buzz Heinlog blockade Walchow; all the members of the Walchow community in Hongkong, and these silk bills pla Peking and Shanghai bave jointly wired congratulatory telegrams would serve to stiffen the market. ed
Considerable consiguments –
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A report from Tiestain states that Not Chee-chun, Tuchun of silver bought about Lanes has died in the French Hospital at Tientsin.
already been
sident has had a discussion with Two Kwan and Chung the Unite
roposal that all the Tushuns in the uzovine
ansferred to other districts.