THE HONGKONG - TELA
TUESDAY. JANUARY:A
NOTICE,
"Embassy"
Cigarettes
Embassy
VIRGINIA CIGARETTES
WDSHOWILLS
Bustor &
Finest Quality.
The kind of quality that not only plesses the waöker but gratifies an ideal of the manufac-
turers to produce the
finest of Virgini
Giarettes
Embassy
4+77 VIRGINIA CIGARETTES
Sold in tins of 50 25 Cigarettes
also
packets of 10's
HOTELS.
HONGKONG HOTEL
PEAK HOTEL
REPULSE BAY HOTEL
Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd.
KING EDWARD HOTEL
Tel. 373.
! CENTRAL LOCATION, ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING, TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR,
HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS.
Telegraphis Address: “VICTORIA
J. WETCHELL,
Manager.
EUROPE HOTEL, SINGAPORE.
UNDER NEW BRITISH MANAGEMENT.
THE PREMIER HOTEL FINEST SITUATION.
EXCELLENT CUISINE.
ARTHUR E. ODELL
(Late Grand Hotel, Southcliffe, England and
Royal Palace Hotel, London, W)
KINGSCLERB HOTEL MID-LEVEL KNUTSFORD HOTEL KOWLOON SACHSE, LENNOX & Co., General Arents
Are resident Managers,
EXCHANGE.
[Opening Rate: dosing Rate
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on Page 11. SELLING.
NOTICE
EXTER-TA
THE
CORONET
-TO-DAY
at 2,30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.15||
SAMUEL GOLDWYN & REX BEACH
presents
"OUT OF THE STORM,"
Topical Budget
KOWLOON
THEATRE
To-nightop-m" to 1 km.
CABARET
DANCE
Tickets, $100 each. at MOUTRIE'S
Best Floor in the Colony
HONGKONG THEATRE
GLADYS WALTON
în
SHORT SKIRTS
The Peppery Picture of a Lovable Little Spitfire with Grown-up Ideas. ~
WORLD THEATRE
PHONE, 1537
PHONE. 1337
LP
The Airectives:
12 Loved 37 Brian American Tobades Co., (China) Lad.
ON THE WATEFRONT.
New Year Holidays. Saturday, January 28, and akway, January 30, baing de clared as public holidays, the Harbour Department will be entirely closed on Saturday, Chiness New Year Day. On Monday the junk office will be open from 11 am. to 12 noon and the entry and clearance office from 10am. to 12 noon.
A New O.S.K. Steamer.
Makuca,!ammell Laird recently Haunched from their Birkenhead
Mr. J. F. Marias of the Ship. ping Board was amongst the Wenatchee's passengers.
The Wenatchee sails at 11. s.m. on Thursday,
T/T Marks
Demand
30 dis
27 2749
so dis
4 ro/s
·2/74
T/T Shanghai 200 Nom
T/T Singapore........ 1114 T/T Japan ......... 114 T/T India.
196
Demand, India
T/T San Francisco)
& New York./
54
TIT Java...
149
Kom.
6.70
-
BUYING.
4 m/s 1/0 1 m/s D/P 6 m/L 1/C
2/84
2373
2/85%
32 dЛs. Sydney and) Melbourne
2/10
co&New York
564
Nom
7.30
7.50
TFT Francs................ Demand, Paris
on the main deck above the engineroom. is handled by eleven steel derricks-one 40-ton, one 10-ton, and nine 6 too-and ten powerful winches. The whole of the arrangements are designed for the rapid working of the In Wireless Communication. cargo. A powerful steam wind-
ass is fitted on the forecastle The following vessels were in
30 d/a. San Francis- deck for working the cables, & wireless communication with the steam winch for warping purposes port at 2.30 p.m. to-day:-Ascot,,
4 m/s. Marks being fitted on the poop.
Azaylerides, Sawa Maru,
1 m/s. Francs Insulated meat and vegetable Nagpore, Inaba
6 m/s. Francs concen Maru, Asia. rooms are provided on the upper Glesade. Theseus. Taisuma Demand, Germany. deck amidships for the use of the Maru, Empress of Russia, Nile, Demand, New York 5436
the refrigerating plant Robart Dollar, Kiungchow, Lake FT Bombay Nom.
Demand, Bombay 196 being placed in the engine casing Gilpen.
Nem. T/T Calcutta Demand, Calcuíta 196 On Yokohama......... 114. THE VICTORY'S SUCCESSOR.
Demand, Manila ... 114% Demand, Singapors. 111 H.M.S. Conqueror has taken Demand, Batavia
Crew.
at the level of the main deck.
The officers' accommodation,
Marks the Paris Maru, built for which includes two larga mess- rooms, is on the bridge deck
the Osaka Shosen Kaisha, of Japan The Paris Maru is a forward and on the navigating single screw steel cargo steamer,
&c.
very
com-
Two 8 kw, at 100 volts steam- driven dynamos are installed
in
the engine-room, and the vessel is electrically lighted throughout. She has wireless telegraphy.
METEOROLOGICAL
149
*HON
8034 Rom. 7.50
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
H'kong 50 ct. pieces 3/10% pm.
10
bridge. and having complete main and upper modious. Excellent quarters are over the duties of the Victory at On Haiphong decks, poop bridge and forecastie, provided for the fireman and Fortsmouth, in respect of saluting On Saigon Bring and navigating bridges, and has been constructed under Crew at the after end of the bridge sad firing the morning and even-On Bangkok special survey of the British deck. The poop is fitted with ing guns, but the old flagship, Sovereign Corporation and the Imperial args store-rooms for provisions, when in dock for overhaul, will hold leaf per Taal...
continue to fly the Commander- Bar Silver, ready... 344 Japanese Marine Corporation to.
in-Chief's flag.
forward
3412 Claes B. 8. She has two steel
Bank of England rates 5% mants with telescopic top masts
New York/London... 4.2034 and one funnel with portable top to asit Manchester Ehip Canal ruqairaments. Her principal dimensions are:-Length, 450ft.
Single-screw double reduction between perpendiculars, 565ft. walded breadth, and 35.25ft. geared turbine machinery fitted moulded depth to upper deck with with Michell bearings will be installed to give a speed of 14 koots on coal or oil fuel with a deadweight of 10,000 tons The vessel has a cellular
board. double bottom fitted fore and aft..
The Wenatchee. and is arranged to carry oil fuel, water ballast, and food water. The Wenatchee which arrived Bight watertight bulkbeads are from Manila this morning bad filed, wir extending from the 377 passengers on board. These ksei to the upper deck. Fresh were distributed as follows:- water is carried in the forward
■ displacement of about 15,500
toos.
and after peaks and in two large
tanks on the upper deck amid-
ships. There are five cargo holds,
three forward zud two aft of
walabiye. No. hold is con- Manila to Hongkong kichoked törform.a deep tank, and | Manliz to Shanghai can be used for the carriage of) Mantle to Kobe CATRU, IZSOIVO, coal, oil fuel or Manila to Yokohama. water ballast. The cargo, which Manila to Seattle..
is also carried in the forecastle
on the upper deck amidships and
Total
Steerage.
on
Previous
on date.
n date.
33 2 9:26. 18 4 Kas sa pun
Barometer......29.96 30.06 30,05 Temperature
63 62 73 79 96 45 Humidity
E. W. W.S.W.
Wind Direction
Wind Force Weather ...
2 --2
.C
Bain...
Highest open
18 316
28
4
Plow Cabin.
3
5 17 Canton sub, coins
3/10% pm. 1,5% pm- 17.2/5% di
Hongkong Jan. 24, 1922.
EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRAL- ABI && CHINA TELEGRAPH CO.
4
American Trading Company, from Newyork.
Bradley Fast' Hotel, from 0.04 0.00 0.00 Shanghai.
sir
B. J. Kitching Hongkong Ho- Temperature on the 23rd 68 tel, from Melbourne, 3 Lowent
Bir open Temperature on the
3
24th 60
T. F: ULAXTON, Director. EK. Observatory, Jan. 24.
Ricbarp T Balvely Hongkong Hotel, from Waynesboropeans.
M.E. FAIREY,
Superintendent. Hongkong Jan. 19, 1922.
MITSUBISHI SHOJI KAISHA, LTD.
(MITSUBISHI TRABINO GR. ¿TOJ COAL, GENERAL IMPORTS AND
LIPORTS.
SOLE PROPRIETORS OF COAL MIXES OF TAKASHIMA,
KOGAYAMA. TOSHINOTANI, MOJO, NAMAZUTA, SATE. SHIKNEW, KANADA. KAMIYAMADA, „DIRA,
A OTUBARL
Agents for SAKITO COAL:
HEAD OFFICE, TOKYO, BRANCHES AND REPRESENTA- MAYES :--- MAGASAKI, KARATSU, WAKAMATSU, MONI, KURL, "KOBE, OBAKA. "TSURUBA, KAGOTA, YOKOHAMA, TOKYO, HAKODATI, MURORAN, OTARU, VLADIVOS, TOCK, PEKING, TULITBEN, DAIREN, TEINGTAO, HANKOW, SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, SINGAPORE, BORRA- BAYA, SYDNEY, LONDON, BERLIN, LYONS, PARIS, HEW YORK & SEATTLE.
Cable Address :—"IWASAKISAL."
Godes Al, A.B.C. 5TH ED.,, Western Union and Bentley, AGENCIES FOR THE MITSUBISH MARINE AND FIKK INSURANCE
00. THE ORAKA KANINE & FIRE INSURANCE CO.
For Particulars Apply to
S. OKUBO, Manager. No. 14. Pedder Street Hongkong.
Hongkong's Host Modern Photos Palace. Entirely Under British Hanagement,
TO-DAY
5.15 and 9.15 p.
UNIVERSAL SPECIAL
CARL LAEMMLE
JETNIK
TO-DAY,
UNIVERSAL SPECIAL
AN ALL STAR CAST
with GEORGE LARKIN and JOSEPHINE HILA,
In a Rousing Story of Two Hama Hr-me Spandid F-The Great White Waders Lore Jalony-Rel Critage-1 Cracking Hind
A Great Picture
MAN TRACKERS"
2.30 and 7,15 pm.
Final Episodes of "GREAT LOBDON MYSTERY."
Usual Prices Booking at the Theatre.
Thein
WEATHER REPORT.
TINE SIGNALA. The time bail on
Kowlsen
Jan. Ma. 12h. 05m-Pressure Signal Hill is dropped daily as 10 bas increased considerably at Shanghai and decreased modem. and 4 pm, except on Bater- ately over 8.W. Japan. It has days when it is dropped at 10 increased slightly in other disam, and 1`p.m; and on Sundays tricts. The anticyclone bas spread Southward. It is now central over and Holidays when it is dropped N. China.
at 10a.m. only.
Fresh Monsoon may be expect- ed along the E. coast of Chins and moderate monsoon over the China Sea.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 bours ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 inch Total since January Ent. 0.96 inches, against
PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD. [average of 0.87 inches.
TIME TABLE. WEEK DAYS.
Kvary £4.mis
12.30 p.m. to 1.2 km;
*
s 1.10 JULY.
NIGHT CARS.
1.30 9.3 to 1.26 pm, 1:20 §. 1. 1.30 9.. b 11.30 pm. May a minuter 1100
SATURDAYS.
EXTRA DAR ́1200 midnight.. SUNDAYS.
- NIGHT CARS."
· As on Week Day !SPECIAL CARS,
FORECAST FOR THE 14 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-HORBOW,
District.
-Forecast.
N. winds,
fine.
1 Hongkong to Gap fresh ;
Rock
NE winds
Formoss Channel strong.
$ South coast of)
The ball in hoisted half mast 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
Bhould the time ball be out of order the above] routine will be carried out with the flag" Z the storm signal mast
Time signal are niso given at night by, means of three white lamps mounted vertically on the Observatory wireless mast. From 8b. 56m 0 to Sh. Om. De pm. the ikmos are $extinguished momentarily st the even seconds, 4 South coast of NE. winds 52nd, and 54th of each minute,
except at the fad. 28th, 50t52
China between H.K. & Lamocka.)
Chimay Between
EL & Hainan..
The same
is No. 1.
moderate.
1. 7. CLAXTON, Dirwotof.
H.K. Observatóry, "Jan: 24, 1992.
11 Ics: House. Stroes
ours xalar to. Hoerkong Standard Time (8 hours of ess
Gr