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TO-DAY'S
MISCELLANY.
CANTON TO CELEBRATE VICTERY.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
CONSIGNEES.
NONCE TO CONSIGNEES.
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
- Victory Gate" to be Opened. Battles fought with crewless! Aug. 3b, next Saturday, will serplane bombers, mines unman-be observed as Victory Day in ned, submarines, ships, search-Canton in commemoration of the lights. gus, etc., all controlled victory of the Cantonese Army From YOKOHAMA vịɩ KOBE by wir les all the machinaliorly, the recent campaign against of strif's braucht into play, per the Kwargsi militarists. Bamboo haps, by the simple pressing of a button! Such, it is said, a hutches are now being created in The Company's Steamship
the chifferent important strests of
&NAGASAKI.
"PANAMA MARU" -
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1921.
HOTELS.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD."
OPERATING →
HONGKONG HOTEL
REPULSE BAY HOTEL
(Repulse Bay)
(imaging)
(vader (szALPUJİLERİ
PENINSULA HOTEL (Kowloon)"
HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE
a few of the wireless wonders of the cits for the eventful day, A the future. Along the saner side parade will be held and people having arrived from the above of life there are other joys to come of all classes are now register-ports. Consignees of Cargo are TOWN GARAGE & SHOW ROOMS RUSSELL STREET GARAGE The journalist will be armed with a pocket wireless telephone in ing the names of their organisa hereby notified that their goods
stri meul From the scene of his story he will talk his "news
And dir et to the news-room, fe ve bis instructions from the ednor without further time and money being wasted in getting back to the office, Wireless pho- totaphs will extend their power When the wireless system is more perfect newspapers will be able to publish pictures at topical in terest within twenty minutes of their being taken and at a dis- tance of 10,000 miles away. trains no driver, guard and stoker will be necessary; wireless wil control the whole thing from Faginning to end. Who knows?
Science has done wonders for the sense of sight. Eye troubles can becured quickly and painless- ty: the oculist can give >pectacles when our sight is fail- ing. The telescope diminishes) distance; the microscope enables
115
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to see things invisible to normal vision; and with the aid
i
programme
tions cabs, ar guilds with the eammittee of the Parade for participation in the celebration.
The front of the Governor's Yamen is now being altered and aVictory Gate is being built in place of the old wall which has
en torn down.
are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon, Wharf and Godown} Lompany's Godowns at Kowloon, where delivery can be obtained as son as the goods are landed.
Good not cleared by the 30th Aug, 1921 will be subject to rent.
Damaged packages must be left To add to the impressiveness of in the Godowns for examination Victory Day- next Saturday. the by the Consignees' representative burning of the large quanity of and the Company's Surveyors. nonfiscatel opium will also take Messrs. Goddard and Douglas, at place.
10 am. on Wednesday and Satur While the defeat of militarism day. All elsims must be present-! within Ton days of the boitg celebrated the burning of e the confiscated urium will impress teamer's arrival bere, after which the people that clean government date they cannot be recognized. will be the keynote of the now No claim will be admitted after, authorities in Canton. in the ad-the goods have left the Godawas. ministration of their duty toward No fire insurance whatever will the country and province. Canto effected. 26 Tes
WEATHER REPORT.
OTET It
A trough of low pressure eT- tends from Tongking to the South | of. Japan, with a shallow depress
over lainav.
of the micrograph we can take' August 241. 1th. 20m-Pressure! pictures of those things. By has increased moderately at means of the microphone we can Shanghai, and slightly hear a fly walk or a caterpillar Formosa and the Loochros. crawl, and instruments have b en is early stationary at other! perfected with an almost uncanny reporting stations. "Hensent touth" to serve us a her fingers fail. But science is beaten by hesense of smed. This sem has been blunted by the fact that we no longer need for our pre- servation to sniff the presence of an enemy, or for our dinner to follow the scent of an animal. Deer can detect the presence of man or wolf from a distance of two miles. Yet science canno: tell us why, though it has exa- mined the olfactory nerve of the deer. Nor by chemical test can science detect any odour in the air given off by man which would betray his presence to the deer.
presenc
•
To the modern playgoer it seegia incomprehensible the until the middle of the seven- teenth century, women were entirly excluded from the cast. of publicly performed plays. The First English actress to appear was Mrs. Cofmn, who took part in Davenant's "Siege of Rhodes" in-1658.
Did you know that blue-eyed
cats are invariably deaf? It's e
fact. Even more surprising is the fact that human beings with
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 cours ending at 10 a.. to-day. 0.27 inches. Total since January 1st, 13.76 inches. against an werage of 63.20 inches.
Consignees are requested to: send in their Bills of Lading for " countersignatures immediately.
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA,
Y. YASU PA.
Manager. Hongkong, 24th August, 1921.
NOTICE.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT
CO.. LTD.
An INTERIM DIVIDEND of! Fifty cents (50) cents) por Share has been declared for the half year ending 30th June 1921.
Such Interim Dividend will be
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOT payable on and after Friday the
ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District.
Forecast.
E. ot variable
Hongkong to Gap winds, Rock
light to
Formosa Channel
9th September at the offices of the Company, where shareholders Are requested to apply for War-
rants.
The REGISTER of SHARES af the Company will be closed from the 30th August 1921 antil moderate; the 9th September 1921 thath days jinclusive during which period no showery.
ranster of shares can be register- ed.
The same 25 No. 1.
3 South casst of) The same
China between H.K. & Lamocks. South coast of)
between China H.K. & Hainan.)
as No. 1.
The same as No. 1.
T. F. CLAXTOS, Director.
a bluish tint in the whites of.. Observatory, Aug. 24, 1921.
their eyes are prone to deafness.
voars.
These personis, moreover, hav- brite to es One girl with Kimish
had eve-whites
tera The fractures in [00 trouble runs in families, and generally these affected are short in stature. In one family it was traced for five generations, and thirty-one of thirty-five members of the family were afflicted with deafness and brittle bones.
METEOROLOGICAL
Barometer Temperature Humility
Previous
Day
on date.
on date.
By order of the Board of Directors.
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.,
General Managers.
EXCHANGE.
Opening Rate: closing Rate
IT
Demand
dis d/3
+ m/s
on Page 1). SELLING.
2/844
2/831
T Shanghai
Nom.
6 p, . at 4. m. 2 p.m
89 61
63
W. 9.
85
89 75
IT Singapore.... Г/Т. Гарло .29.56 29.62 29.63) C/T India.
Demand, India
11624
101
191
CIT San Francisco) & New York)
491⁄4
9.S.W.IT Java
156
23
IT Marks
Nom.
IT France Demand, Paris
6.35.
BUYING, "
"4 majs, L/C 23rd 89 4 m/s. D/P ........... 2/1014
5 m/s. L/C
2/976
2/10/2
1 2
r ор
1
0.00 0.00 0.27
air Hizbest open
Temperature on the sir сред Lowest
Temperature on the 24th 81 10 d/s. Sydney and 2/115%
T. F. CLAXTON, Director. H. K. Observatory, Aug. 24
(Pedarez trvat)
REPULSE BAY GARAGE
PROPRIETORS:
THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.
KING EDWARD HOTEL
CENTRAL LOCATION,
ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING, TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR HOTEL LAUNCH MREN ALL STEAMERS.
Talesraphio Address: "VICTORIA Tel. 375.
J. WITCHELL,
Manager.
THE
PEAK
A80/8
HOTEL
SEA
LEVEL
ID MINUTES FROM LANDING STAGE,
7.530 FEET
UNDER THE
MANAGEMENT UF MRS. BLAIR.
EUROPE HOTEL, SINGAPORE.
SITUATION
UNDER NEW BRITISH MANAGEMENT, THE PREMIER HOTEL FINEST
EXCELLENT CUISINE.
ARTHUR E. ODELL,
(Late Grand Hotel, Southclife, England and
Royal Palace Hotel, London, W.) ̈
ENTERTAIN
HE CORONE
THE
អ
KINGSCLERE
KNUTSFORD
HOTEL MID-LEVEL HOTEL
KO LOON
SACHSE, LENNOX & Co., General Arena
Are resident Managers.
RIVER LEVELS.
As a guide to shipmasters and others interested in the water terals of the river we have been requested by the Board of Con- servancy Works of Kwangtang to publish the following table of water levels. The levels are taken at 10 a.m. each day.
Samshui,
PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD.
100 m. lo 8.00 m. 23.
8825328
TIME TABLE.
WEEK DAYS.
Every 15 min
19 ma
15 la
15 pos
10 mla
15
mis
to 1100 D.
to 12.30 p.me
to 230 pm 4
9.00
Is A P
NIGHT CARS.
9.30 p.m. 10 1.00 p. 3.20 p.
8.54 p.m. l> 11.50 p.m. avery 50 miat 11.45.m
7.30.
SATURDAYS.
EXTRA CAR 12.99 midalg51. SUNDAYS.
NOTICE.
(MITSUBISHI SHOJI
KAISHA, LTD.
(MITSUBISHI THADIR 00. LTD. COAL, GENERAL IMPORTS AND
EXPORTS.
SOLE PROPRIETORS OF COAL MINES OF
OCHI MUTABE, KISHIDAAL TAKASHINA TOSHIROTANI, INCHO, NAMAŽUTA, SATC SHIMBER, KANADA. KAMIYAMADA DIZA
PICTURE HOUSE DE LUXE
TO-DAY at 230, 5.15 and 9.15
FOR TWO NIGHTS ONLY
T
"THE DEVIL'S PASSKEY"
Topical Budget.
KOWLOON THEATRE
TO-DAY at 5.45 and 0.15.
THE CLARINS
in Songs and Dances
NORMA TALMADGE
IN
"SHE LOVES and LIES."
SLIGHTLY INCREASED PRICES.'
HONGKONG THEATRE
WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY.
PAULINE FREDERICK
in
RESURRECTION"
CHARLES MURRAY
in
"NEVER TOO OLD.”
TO-DAY'S SHARE
QUOTATIONS.
Walabon
OFFICIAL PRICES.
Bank*.
PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
473
241 2214
Peras. FUSHIMI MARU:- Mr. P. Bosgut, Mr. R. B. Cooper. Mis. 8. M. Chura, Mr. J. Fujimoto Mr. S. Hagiwara, Miss A. B. Jones, Miss Kong. Mr. W. FC. Momma, Miss Mckay, Mr. Pyne, Commander Pyne, Mr. J. Sekine, Mrs. M. A. R. Souza, Mr. M. A. R. Souza. Misa M. White. Commander Westfall, Mr. O. Wuric, Mr. G. Young. Mrs. J. E. Costa, Mr. H. T. H. Olsen, Mг.. Pasariccion, Mr. W.Shibata, Mr. Fan Wan Shek, Mrs. Wong Ha Shee, Mr. Wong King Hang, Mr. En Shui Tai, Mr. & Mrs. Kui Kwok Chang, Miss N. E. Britto, Mr. Cecil, Miss S. Elfman, Mr. J. M. P. Hirmanos. Mr.
L: 'E S. Mr. KiriyBi Hodge, Mr. B.
Mori, Miss
E. J. Momma, Dr. Newman, Commander, Rogers, Miss M. Sano, Mr. & Mrs. G. W. C. Sharp. Mre. T. Tomizuka, Miss Doris Taylor, Mr. Y. Wurip, Dr. Wissler.. Mr. Y. Adachi, Mrs. W. Goulbora, Mr. A. J. Peterson, Mis. H. M. Zequeira, Mr. Wong Chuen, Mr. 82/6 Lak Sik Sang. Mr. & Mrs. S. Mukses, Mr. Wong Fook San, Mr. 1036 ee Shiu Sun & Mr. & Mrs. Li
Sing.
1920
Highest W...! Lorest W L.
Prent Deservation
Fer
recorded
recorded
Ang. 22 Aug. 23
Feet
Feet
Fret
Wuchow.
West River
79.50
-242
32.20
H.K.
S. Bank
a.
732
Kongmoon,
-14.70
-0.80
5.40
5.60
£35 psid
R.
435
Linkooghow, North
-57.0)
B
7.50
7.8)
Bt. of E. Asis
b.
152
+27.25
-5.00
8.20
8.30
Marine Insurances.
Sheklang.
East
+15.15
-0.98
# 0.99
103
Cantons
b.
North Chin
д.
151
Unions
D.
230
Yangtszer
b.
Far Easterns
b.
Fire
China Fites
Insurance.
b.
H. K. Fire
b.
122 325
Shipping.
Douglases
b.
36
H.K. Steamboats b Indos (Pref.)
233/1
b
35
Indo Def. Lon/Reg. n. Indo Def. H.K. Reg. n. Shells
29216
28716
b.
95/-
Ferries
b.
2944
:
Refineries.
Sugata
A.
185
1.
53
Mining.
Kailans
b.
.
Langkata
Shanghai Losar
D..
hai Explorations!
Raubs
b.
$1
Crocohs
b.
Trai Caspian
5.
18-
Miscellancon
LK. Wharve.
b.
90.
b. 189sa. 190
Cements
b. 15. 16.20
-"hsi Docks
n.
1:3
Chin Light old
b
11.10
b. & s
12
Do. Light new b.
11
Lands Hotel
& Busands.
Coins Providente a.
12.10
Dairy Farm
b..
2. K
b.
140
Electrics H.K...
2314
п.
218
Electrics Macao b.
22
A.
201
f'phreys Est Cloon Lands
Reclamatione b b. Nest Points
Cotton Mills.
Hongkong Ropes b. & sa. 241
b.
1.10
H& Tramwaya
b ex div. 13.10
է
40
Peak Trams, old IL
9
134)
Do.
new D.
51
Steam Laundries b.
9.60
Steel Foundries b.
1044
SWOS
b. & sa. 2244.
Water-boat
1}.
16
Watsons
b..
8.10
Wm. Powells b.
18
usu Kung Mows
rientals
b.
17
i'hai Cottons
0.
155
Wisemans b. ex rts. cum div. 31
do Now issue b. Hoogkong, Aug. 24, 1921.
25
1.2. s 18.30 am. (12.30. 15 11.00 5. 11.30 am, 19 12.00 Boo 11.00 1002 10 00 D
1.00 p.m. to $ 30 y.m. 10 100 p.the
30 po £30. p. 1 1.15 p. 2.
Bezy Z DİS
19
15 10:3
H
15 a
19 is
Malbourne 10d/s. San Francis-1 co&New York)
4 m/s. Marks ..........
521⁄4 Nom 6.95 7.15
5.00 9.0 to
NIGHT CARS.
AS THE DETE
SPECIAL CARS.
BT ARIKETT AZ ZIEN COMPLET'S OFFICE, ALTLANDIA REELDINGS
4 m/s. Frands
A scribe in a Home paper lats Wind Direction himself go as follows:
"Watch that man over there." Wind Force said the doctor.es be and the Weather writer were walking together in a Rain...... London park. "See anything "He walks peculiar about him," rather like a cat on hot bricks," "Exactly. I was the answer. will make you a small bet that' the poor fellow is suffering from sciatica He is afraid to put his
That isl heel to the ground." mitresting. Are there any other diseases You can spot at sight, so tospeak?" "Plenty. Locorotor up and disguise his form. The ataxia, for instance. When it is robin would be much more in evi- pronounced, anyone, of course, dence to bis enemies if he were can see it,but even in its very early painted all red. But he has a stakes & medical man will notice parti-coloured dress, and often be that, instead of lifting his feot, will be in situations where his red the sufferer steps with a kind of waistcoat might pass for a splash sideways sweep. Plsy, again. of light or a colured leaf, or a This very often first shows in the bunch of red berries. Seen from Demsad, Manila... Guzers, The sufferer rubs his above, his olive-greso back might Demand, Singapore. 1166 Nom. fugers and thumbs together. be no more than a dark leaf. The Demand, Batavis ... 156 Later the disease affects his walk, lark's dress is a grassy pattern, On Haiphong ....... and be moves in little jerke or so that be perfectly matches the On Saigon runs. GP.I.' is easily delected. grasses among which he feeds and On Bangkok
The woodcock's plumage Sovereign. What is it? Oh, general paralysis nests. of the insane. In the beginning is exactly I ke the withered stalk the pupils of the eyes are of and leaves of the ferns and grasses different sizes, and the corners of of his solitary haunts. The grouse the lips draw down. But please is painted with the colours and Bank of England ratas 51⁄2 don't think that everyone whose patterns of heather, and one way New York/London ... 3.66 pupils are different is a sufferere in bis plamage wond, riut
from this dreadful thing"
は
pictures of beather, twigs, leaves
and blossoms. The peacock gives
6 mois. Francs ......................... Demand, Germany.
Nom. Demand, New York 493%
191 IIT Bombay
Nom Demard, Bombву .... FIT Calcutta Demand, Calcutta... 191
Nom. 104 Yokohama......... 101
78
Nom. 7.20 Gold leaf per Tral... 50.40 forward ***.***. 375€ Bar Silver, ready... 38
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
The robin's red breast is a perhaps, the best example of ypical example of Nature's gorgeous dazzle-painting for con- Long 50 ct. pieces dazzle-painting. That splash of cralment. The colours blend so
red is really to concral the robin perfectly with the bright hues of
10
TIDE TABLE.
22nd to 28th Aug., 1921.
34 34gh Wen
Low Water Bougtong
b. m.
the the
3 Xoom 11
11 44
13 11 48 | 18
9
Wed, tim
That. 25 m 0 47
1 30a Fri. 25 m 1, 39
3 94.3 6.F par. Sat, 27 m2 43
455.4.1 1/2 pin.
Jan 18 m 4 #6.4 1/4% die. 15.2% dis.
from his foee. It is a bit of prolec-the tropical trees wherron be Canton sub, coins live colouring, lending to break perches as to make him invisible. Hongkong Ang. 24, 1921.
17 1,5
* 27 2.3
92 229
159
8 27
# Tia A
1 1 28
u morning; & afternoon
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