13.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.
London, Feb. 15. The King's speech expresses pleasure at the arrangements made to renew personal consultation between Ministers and their colleagues overseas, which produced such good results during the last two years of the war and during the peace settlement. It hopes the Prime Ministere of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and New- foundland, aleo representatives of India, will visit Britain in the Bummer. Their Majesties are confident that the discussions will be most valuable in bringing about co-operation in the Empire's external and internal policy.
The speech declares that the Government is determined to reduce expenditure to the lowest level consistent with the well-being of the Empire. It is imperative in the interest of early revival of trade and in- dustry that the burden of taxation necessitated by the war be reduced to the utmost.
It emphasises that neither Irish unity nor self-government is attainable by methods of criminal violence for the purpose establishing a republic.
POST OFFICE.
The prices of Postal Stationary have been revised as tollows:-- Post Cards le. & 114c, - 2c, each,
4c.
50. TI Postage Envelopes 4c.Sc. Registered Letter Envelopes
10e.
++
中国
Sizee F. G. H. & 16-150. Size K.
20c. 19
Telegraphic
communication
with Gap Rock Lighthouse is interrupted.
Registered and Parcel Mails are stored 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless other- wise stated, mad where mails are
of advertised to close at or before 9 a.m. registered and parcel mails
With reference to new legislation it states that the most pressing are closed at 5 p.m. on the pre- problem is unemployment, due to worldwide rertion of trade,vious day. which is alleviable but incurable legislatively. A
will be sub-
INWARD MAILS.
nitted extending the provision for unemployed under the Unemploy ment Insurance Act, also a Bill safeguarding the essential key îndustries and in certain aspects unfair abnormal industrial com- petition. It is proposed completely to restore the coal industry to its normal condition of freedom. New Billy will deal with reorganisation of British railways, completion of land purchase in Ireland, facilita-Europe via Suez (Newspapers tion of Scottish Church union, sale af liquor, and reform of the Second Chamber. ;
UNREST IN INDIA..
only London 13th January, parcele 5th January)-Per TITAN 17th Feb, Japan-Per YAMAGATA M.,
18th Feb. Shanghai-Per ICHANG, 19th
Feb.
Allahabad, Feb. 15. Revolution has broken out in the native state of Tenk, Rajputans, Straits--Per SADO M., 19th Feb. After agreeing to the popular demands the Nawab arrested the Shanghai-Per SUIYANG, 19th
Fob. leaders, whereupon rinting broke out. State troops were actively Straits-Fer KASHMIR, 20th engaged. The people are fleeing towards British territory.
Feb. Straits-Per ALIPORE, 20th
Feb. Shanghai-Per ARMAND BE-
HIC, 28th Feb, Shanghai Pér
DEATH OF ADMIRAL MORANT.
London, Feb. 15.
The death has occurred of Admiral Sir George Digby Morant, I.CB, aged 84 years.
[He was at one time Admiral Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard, and saw service in Burmah and China. He retired some years ago.]
THE FOURTH TEST MATCH.
Melbourne, Feb. 15.
In the Fourth Test England's second innings yielded 315 (Make- peace 54, Rhodes 73, Fender 69, Douglas 60). Mailey took nine wickets for 121. Australia, in their second innings, had 92 for two wickets at the close of play.
The first inninge scores were:-England 284, Australia 389.
WEATHER REPORT.
Feb. 16d. 12. 23m.-Pressure is highest over N. China. It has decreased considerably at Vladi- Tostook, and slightly from Weihaiwei to Foschow. It has increaand slightly along the south, T/T coast of China and over Luzon. Demand
EXCHANGE.
[Opening Rate: closing Rate on Page 11,
SELLING.
2/514
2/538
30 día
2/542
The anticyclone has moved
60 d/e
2/5
rapidly eastward.
4 m/s
2/534
fodorate monsoon
may be
T/T Shanghai
Nom.
1016
TIT Jepaa
& New York.j IT Java...
NT Marks"
PT Francs Demand, Paris
9792 177 17714
48
135 Nom. 6 60
Forecast,
BUYING.
4 m/s. L/C
21738
N.E. winds
4 m/s. D/P
2/71/2
1 Hongkong to Clap | moderate; |
Rock
6 m/e. L/C
274
cloudy.
30 dis. Sydney and
218%
Melbourne
30d/s. San Francis-1
co & New York)
5014
4 m/s. Marks.....
Nom.
4 m/s, France
7.20 7.40
stported along the south-east | T/T Singapore.. woast of China and over the China Sen.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hors ending at 10 a.m. to-day. 0 inch. Total since January 18; 1.23 inches, against an average of 2.35 inches.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON, TO-MORROW,
District.
T/T India... Demand, India
T/T San Franciscol
at firet. clearing later.
2 Formosa Channel N.E. winds
fresb.
8 South coast of The same
China
between
H.K. & Lamooks.)
As No. 1.
4 South coast of the same
China between H.K. & Hainan.)
as No. 1.
T. F. CLAXTON,-Director.
H.K. Observatory, Feb. 16, 1921,
TIME SIGNALS.
T
The time ball on Kowloon Signal Hill is dropped daily at 10 .. and 4 p.m., except on Satur. days when it is dropped at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., and on Sundays and Holidays when it is dropped at 10 am. only.
The ball is hoisted half maat at the 55th minute and full mast at the 57th minute. Should the ball fail to drop at the correct time, it will be lowered at five minutes past the hour and the ordinary routine repeated at the following hour, if possible.
Should the time ball be out of order the a ove routine will be carried out with the flag "Z", on the storm signal mast.
Time signals are also given at night by means of three white Tampe mounted vertically on the Observatory wireless mast. Fro 8b. lim. (s. 10, 9. Oni. Os. p.m. the lunipere extinguished
6 m/s. Francs......... Demand, Germany. Demand, New York 481% TIT Bombay
........ Nom. Demand, Bornbay... 177- T/T Calcutta......... Nom. Demand, Calcutta... 1774 On Yokohama.... Demand, Manila Demand, Singapore. 105% On.Haiphong ......... Nom.
9714 10714
8614
20th Feb.
CHEKIANG,
Straits-Per TOTTORI M., 21st|
Feb.
Straits & Calcutta-Per YERO-
SHI M.. 21st Feb. Straits and Calcutta-Per MUR-
ORAN M., 22nd Fab. Japan and Shanghai - Per
YOKOHAMA M., 23rd Feb.
OUTWARD MAILS.
a.m.
To-morrow.
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SANG, Saigon-Per SUI
Itaelo, Australia and Nor Zealand vin Thursday Is.- Per KANOWNA, Reg. 9.45 a.m. Letters 10.30 a.m. Saigon-Por DERWENT, 1 p.m. Swatow-Per HYDRANGEA.
3.30 p.m.
Shangbai and N. China-Per
WING SANG, 5 p.m. Shanghai & North China-Por
KWEILIN, 11 a.m.
Philippine Island,
Sandakan,
Australia, & New Zealand via Thursday Island.-Per VICTORIA, Reg. 3 p.m. 18th Letters 8.30 a.m.
Philippine Islands, Sandakan,
Australia & New Zealand vía | Thursday Is.-Per CHANG SHA, Reg. 1.45
Letters 2.30 p.m.
Friday, 18th Feb.
p.m.
Philippine Islands-Per LOONG
SANG, 2 p.m.
*Correspondence bearing vessel's
namo only..
-PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
Per s... Tango, Maru-Mr. and Mrs. H. Itoh, Mr. and Mra, T.Į Matsura and 3 children, Mr. T. Tauba, Mr. H. J. Farmer, Mr. N. Mori, Miss Mori, Mrs. Mori and 2 children, Mr. T. Yoshimura, Mr. T. Terajima, Mr. C. R. B. Newton, Miss G. Hearvy, Mrs. C. Kawabe and child, Major Hayakawa, Mr. E. J. de Figueiroido, Mr.-R. Du Puy, Mr. E. Tajima, Master Talima, Mrs. Tajima and 2 children, Mr. M. Kasahaya, Mr. E. Terasaki, Mies 8. Tanigushi, Miss B. Hamasaki, Mra. I. Laaki, Mrs Tichardson, lặc n Jang Kee, Mr. Ng Yu Chun, Mr. Lo Chung Yun, Mr. Lum Hock Sin, Mr. N. V. Farnett, Mr. J. Shield, Mr. Hu Wing Yue, Mr. D. Fitzgerald, Mr. M. Hadasovsky, Mr. J. Hada: covsky, Mr. C. Hadacovsky, Mr. 6. Bakubann, Mr. J. Watanabe, Mr. Lum Chu Obin, Mrs. M. Hadacovsky, 'kong 50 cts. pieces 1/10% dis, Miss O. Hadasovsky, Miss Z. Hada- 1/2% dis. covsky, Miss K. Nakamura, Mr. & 1.2/5% dis. Mrs. Tapi 19.6% dia.
On Saigon On Bangkok Sovereign
- Nom, Gold leaf per Tuel... Bar Silver, ready... 347%
forward
......... 3416 Bank of England rates 7% New York/London... 3.91
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
10
H
Canton subcoins Hongkong Feb. 16, 1921.
ing
momentarily at the even seconds, except at the 2nd, 28th, 50th, 52nd, and 54th of each minute..
The Hours refer to Hongkong Standard Time (8 hours of east Groenwich).
Chang
Por 8.8. Duners-ME Kung Lian, Mr. Toeg, Mr. David, Major and Mrs Gardner, Mr. and Mrs. Richerta, Mr. N. C. Allen, Mr. B. W. Commack, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. D. Levy, Mr. do Gast, Mr. and Mɩs. Wiseman, Miss E. Dawn, Mr. T. Robinson, Mr. Ehners, Mr. Winfield, Mrs. J. Fearse, Misa G. Pearse Mrs. R. N. Fraser, Mr. A. Yashita:
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16. 1921.
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Cantons North Chines Uniona Yangtszes
1.
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0.
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Far Easterns
Fire
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20
b
125
b.
320
Shipping.
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H.K. Steamboats b. Indos (Pref.)
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b.
25
Indo Def. Lon/Reg. b. Indo Def, H K. Reg. b.. Shells
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Refineries.
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METEOROLOGICAL.
Barometer Temperature Ma Humi Jity Wind Direction Wind Force... Weather
Previous
Day
on date.
on date.
8734
176
12714
1.88
b. - 11214
BENO
b
120
H'phrey t
8.69
Kloon Lands
8612
La Reclamations ̧n- West Points
*193
4814
Cotton Mills.
390
4.86
t.18
EWOS Kung Yik
Lau Kung Mows ¡Orientale
S'hai Cottons
b. t. 118 sa:11754,
Yangtezupons. b. ex div, t. 2311⁄2
Miscellaneous.
Comenta 11.80 -·
Do. Lightold a bar de
China Light new b
China Providents b' & sa Dairy Farm
29.96 30.00 30.01 Electrics H. E.
62
60
83 88 E. ESE
48
b
64 Electrics Macon.
75 Hongkong Ropes b
N. Hk. Tramways b. 934 sa
*Park Trams, old
0
0.00
Rafo......... 0,00 0,00 Highest, open air
Temperature on the 15th 69 Lowest open atr
Temperature on the 16th 68-
T. I. CLAXTON, Director. HK. Observatory, Feb. 16.
Do, new
Steam Laundries b
Steel Foundries
By
9.30