POST OFFICE.
The prices of Postal Stationary have been revised as follows: Post Cards ic. & 1320.-2c, onch
40.
Postage Envelopes 4c. 50. Registered Letter Envelopes
106.
15
Simon F. G. H. & 14-15c.. Size K.
-20c..
Telegraphic with Gap Rock interrupted.
communication Lighthouse is
Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless other wise stated, and where mails are advertised to close at or before 9am. registered and parce? maila are closed at 5 p.m. on the pre- *ious day.
INWARD MAILS.
Shanghai-Per KANSU, 1st
Mar. Europe via Suez (Letters only London 27th January.)— Per KITANO M., 2nd Mar. Stratte-Por WAKASA M.. 3rd
Mar.
Japan-Per TOYOOKA M., 3rd
Mar.
SUICIDE OF PORTUGUESE COUNTESS.
EXCHANGE.
(Opening Rate: closing Rate on Page 11.
The inquest on the Condossa do Ribeira Grande, a Portuguese Countess, aged, 42, a personal] friend of ex-Queen Amelie, and T/T who was killed in a fall from the Demand Tower of Westminster Cathedral, 30. dis was held at Westminster recently. 60 da
SELLING.
2/5 2/51
21514
2/53%
21576
Nom.
10414
9712
187
T San Franciscol & New York.f T/T Java ..... T/T Marka
18714
47 134 Nom. 6.45
T/T India.............. Demand, Indis
PT France...... Demand, Paris .......
Bir Bruce Porter, a doctor of 4 m/s... Mayfair, stated that the deceased PT Shanghai lady had been a patient of his for T/T Singapore, neurasthonis, and nervous exhaus-} T/T Japan tion since 1918. Occasionally she had waves of depression but never serious until last September, when stopping at Westgate. Witness then had a nurse constantly in attendance on her. On Novem- ber 9 the deceased expressed & feeling that she might throw her self out of a window. Thereupon witness ordered a second nurse to! be in attendance. She was never left, and the family was warned. On the day of the tragedy she eluded the nurse for two or three minutos, which was sufficient time to allow her to leave the house. She was a very devout Roman Catholic. The deceased must have hidden a hat some- where to enable hur to leave the house,
The nurse gave evidence that the Countean asked her to sew
BUYING.
m/s. L/C
&
mje. DİP
2/874 2/712
6
m/s. L/O
2/716
30 dfe. Sydney and) Melbourne
2/89%
30 ds. San Francis-1
oo & New York
4914
4 m/s. Marks......... Nom.. 4 m/s. Franos ...... 2.05 6 m/s. France......... 7.25 Demand, Germany. Demand, New York 47% T/T Bombay ... Nom.
on a button for her, and having Demand, Bombay... 1874. done so witness turned her back T/T Calcutta.....
Nom. to replace the work basket, and Domand, Calcutta... 18714 when she turned round once On Yokohama......... 9746 Japan & Shanghai-Per TOY A-again the Countess had disappoar-Demand, Manila 109
MA M., 3rd Mar.
ed, and witness was unable to Demand, Singapore. 10411⁄2 Manila-Per FUSHIMI M., 4th find any trace of her.
On Haiphong
Mar.
Nom,
Other evidence was given of On Saigon the deceased buying a ticket for On Bangkok the Tower, and later the discovery Sovereign
87
Nom. 7.93
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Per CHOY SANG,
P.10.
Pakhoi,
of her body in the balcony. The Gold leaf per Tael... 51.80 Sacristan of the Catliedral stated Bar Silver, ready... 32
that he heard a curious thud.
fork ard
32
The decoased received terrible Bank of England rates 7% injuries, and death must have New York/London... 3.8736 boen instantaneous.. It WAS further stated that the nature of the safeguards at the Tower ex- 5cluded the possibility of homicide
or accident.
The Coroner returned a verdict of "Suicide while of unsound
& *Haiphong Per KAI PING, 5 p.m. Tourane-Per KWAI WAH, a mind."
p.m.
Shanghai
& N. China-Per
HUNAN, 10 a.in.
Shanghai & N. China-Per
HANYANG, 5 p.m.
Ainoy, *Shanghai & North
China-Per SINKIANG, 11;
4.0.
SHIPPING.
VESSELS ARRIVED.
The LOONGSANG arrived
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
H'kong 50 cte. pieces 1/10% dis.
10
1/10% dis. 5
2.% dia. 19.6% dia.
61
17
Catiton subcoins Hongkong Feb. 28, 1921.
WEATHER REPORT.
Feb. 28d. 11h. 33m-Pressure is low over the whole of China. It has decreased considerably at Weihaivci, and slightly from has increased considerably at Shanghai to Cape St. James.. It
Vladivostock.
Swatow. Amoy and Foochow-this morning from Manila with Per HAICHING, 11 a.m. 1,164 tons of general cargo and Swatow & Bangkok-Per 38 saloon passengers.-Mooring
CHENGTU. 9 a.m.
| Douglas wharf. Strails, Bangkok, Ceylon, The s.s. GLENTARA came in
Mauritius, L. Marquis, S. yesterday from London with 800 Africa, India via Dhanush-tous of through cargo-noring kodi, Egypt and Europe via A I. Suez - Por TEIRESIAS,
From Bangkok the HUPEH Rog. 9.45 p.m. Latters 10.30 delivered 2,200 tons of rice,
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 The 8.8. GRACE DOLLAR (hours ending at 10 a.m._to-day, arrived yesterday from Vancou-10.00 inch. Total since January ver with 1,345 tons of cargo for 1st, 1.23 inches, against Hongkong.
average of 3.11 inches.
1.0.
The Parcel Mail will he closed at 5 p.m. to-day. Wednesday, 2nd Mar.
Hojhow
The GLENAPP, brought from Middlesbrough yesterday 1,500 tons of cargo for Hongkong- Bangkok-Per Mooring Kowloon wharf.
and Haiphong Per TAK SANG, 8 a.m. Straits and
HAITAN, noon.
The U.S.S.B.'s PAWLET, con- *Hihow Pakhoi & *Haiphong-signed here 400 tons of flour.
Per JADĘ, 8 a.m.
The T. K. K.'s KOREA M. Straits, Bangkok Egypt and arrived here on Saturday with *Europe via Marseilles-1,637 tons of general merchandise Per ACHILLES, Reg. 1.45 and 99 cabin passengers.- p.m. Letters 2.30 p.m.
Mooring A 4.
Hoihow, and Haiphong Per From Saigon the
LOK SANG, 8 a.in.
HWAH
TUNG, consigned here yesterday
Swatow and Bangkok-Per 5,200 tons of rice.
CHUN SANG, 5 p.m.
Philippine Is., *Straits, "Bangkok,
*Egypt &
*Europe
via
Marseilles-Por ACHILLES
Reg. 1.45 p.m. Letters 2,30 p.m.
Straits Bangkok Calcutta &
Thursday, 3rd Mar,
Aden-Por KUM SANG, 1
p.m.
METEOROLOGICAL.
Previous
Day
or: date.
on date.
*Swatow, *3hanghai & *N. China Barometer......29.87 29.84-29.78
---Per WAI SHING, 5 p.m.
Swatow, *Shanghai & N. China Hum lity ......
--Por KANSU, 11 a.m.
Swatow, *Straits and "Bangkok
-Per HUFEH, 9 a.m. Shanghai, N. China, Dairen, Japan via Canada, United States, *Central, & South *Europe via America & Victoria-Per AFRICA M., Rog. 11.45 a., Lattors 12.30 p.m.
Friday, 4th Mar. Tientsin-Por CHIP SHING,
$ p.m.
Philippine Island-Per LOONG
SANG, 2p.m. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow- Per HAIHONG, 11 a.m.
*Bangkok, Ceylon, Mauritius, L. Marques, 8. Africa, India via Dhanush-
Straits,
at 2 p.m. at 6 am. at p.m
72 Temprature ...
67
73
56
92
78
E.. E.
3
置
b
O
Wind Direction Wind Force ... Weather Rain............... 0.00 0.00 Highest
open air Temperature on the Lowest
open air Temperature on the
AD
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District. Forecast.
1 Hongkong to Gap Light or
Rock
Variable winds; fog.
2 Formosa Channel The same as No. 1.
3 South coast of)
China
between The same
H.K. & Lamocks.)
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. 28, 1921.
· TIME SIGNALS.
The time ball on
Kowloon
E.Signal Hill is dropped daily at 10
I a.m. and 4 p.m., except on Satur- Cidays when it is dropped at 10
0.00am and 1 p.m., and on Sundays and Holidays when it is dropped 27th 73 at 10 a.m. only.
T. F. CLAXTON, Director. H.K. Observatory, Feb. 28.
The ball is hoisted half mast atị 28th 66 the 55th minute and full mast at the 57th minute. Should the ball fail to drop as the correct time, it will be lowered at five minutes past the hour and the ordinary routine repeated at the following. hour, if possible.
Sunday, 6th Mar. 3watow, Amoy & Keelung-Per
KAIJO M., 8 a.m. Shanghai and N. China-Per
YING CHOW, 9 m. Monday, 7th Mar.
kodi, Egypt, Aden & Europe Japan-Per LAI SANG, 5 p.m.
Should the time ball be out of order the a ove routine will be Z", on carried out with the flag the storm signal mast,
**
Time signals are also given at night by means of three white lampa mounted vertically on the
vis Marseilles Per KASH-Shanghai & North China, Japan, Observatory wireless mast. From GAR, Reg. 5 p.m. Letters Honolulu, Canada, United 8h. 56m. 08. to 9h. 0m. Os. p.m.
Saturday 5th 8.30 a.m.
The Parcel Mail will be closed
on Friday, 4th March at
Sp.m.
Saturday, 5th Mar. Sharich and N. C'ina-Per
SOO CHOW, 11 am.
South this lampa are extinguished. States, Central & America & Europe via momentarily at the even seconds, San Francisco-Per KOREA except at the 2nd, 28th, 50th, M. Reg. 9.45 a.m. Lettere 52nd, and 54th of each minute. 10.30 ..
The hours refer to Hongkong *Correspondenne boaring vessel's Standard Time (8 hours of east
Greenwich). names only.
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KARATSU, Ferries TIVES:-- NAGASAKI,
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2134
b.
25
290
Indo Def. H.K, Reg. b.
240
b.
100)-
2814
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YOKOHAMA, TOKYO, MAKODATE, Malabons
TOOK, PEKING, TIENTSIN, DAIREN,
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Refineries.
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283
60
THINGTAO, TAINANTU, HANKOW, Kailans
11,
95.
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175
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Low Water
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TIDE TABLE.
27th Feb. to 5th Mar, 192k
iligh Water HaugaÀNT
62 Mens Tima.
44
Sun, 7m 53 5.3 0 42 56 Mon. 28 m 144.7 1-32-5.6 Thos. 1 m 3 11
* 94 56 Wed. 1 m 5 23.9 3 4 56 Thur. 3
Beight
Dosks. Wharves, Godowns, &c.
N. Engineerings, b.
Centrals
H'phreya Est. K'loon Lands L. Reclamations'n. Want Pólits
Ewos
Cotton Mills.
Kung Yike
Lau Kung Mows Orientals S'hai Cottona. Yangtatepoos
Coments
Miscellaneous
Do. Light old b. China Light now d. China Providente su
Bleomics H. Kb.
2. Blestrios Macao n
6 56 2.9 Hongkong Ropes b
2128k. Tramways b. 3925 Peak Trams, old b. 10 146). 17
mm 83
Do
new b.
11 43 25am Laysdrios b.
9 51 29 Steal Foundries
6 35 13.9)
574 5.7
Fri.
4m 7 43 4.1
6 8 5.9
11 2438
Bat.
5.6 #1 | -4.3
1
AWORS
m1177 19 WOL Powells
油! 0.31 2.6 LOOMS ARE
mmerning, a afternoon
68.80
18:07
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