NOTICE
THE HONGKONG
LEGRAPH.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2. 1922.
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Nom.
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IT Indis.
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T/T Marks ...u Nom, FT Francs..................... 6.60 Demand, Paris
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Thursday to Saturday Feb. 2 lo 4
WALLACE REID
In
"THE DUB."
Mack Sennett Comedy.
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SHIPPING NEWS.
WHANGPOO CONSERVANCY BOARU
FAMOUS YACHT'S SAD END.
The late Earl of Crawford's i
Mr. Lo Kuo-jui has been ap- | famous
painted by the Chinesa General Chamber of Commerce to fill the vacancy on the Whangpoo Con- servancy Board, caused by the late Mr. Y. C. Tong who served since 1912. Mr. Lo is a returned udent from America where he studied engineering.
MANILA HARBOUR.
PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
BUYING.
1 m/s 2/0 1 m/s. D/P
2/8
2/936 -2'838-
2/934
5744
Nou. 7.20 7.40
↓
...
Nom
auxiliary full-rigged i Per 3. Kashmir.Mr. C. R yacht Valhalla, which during the Taylor, Mr. H. T. Krull, Mi33m/LUC stump in yachting after the war Fearon. Mrs. A. E Pearson, Mr. 31d/s. Sydney and was sold to M. Merrienne, E. Jungins, Lt. Com and Mrs. C.
Malbourne Freach shipper, and converted to Crookshank, Col. K Vangham 3)d/s. San Francis- je mmercial purposes, is now Morgan. Mr. G. C. Vanghan Mor-
co&New York) officially reported to have been gan, Mr. F. Tomlinson, Mr. H. 4 mfs. Marks sunk of Cape St. Vincent. At Tanbe. Mrs. Aziredo, Mrs. Wing- m/s. FRANCE the time of the mishap sba was held Digby, Mr. and Mrs. dem. France. carrsing a cargo cf oranges and Havilland. Mr. Murphy, Mr. G. L Demand, Germany. The Governor-General of the wine. Valhalla was & rery not Sandes, Lady Walsham, Miss G. B. Demand, New York 547% Philippines has proposed to the able yacht, and about the finest C. Walshara, Mr. J. Eedman, Sr. IT Bombay Philippine legislature the passage of ter type. Built in 1892, she and Mrs. Scott Barrows, Mr. and Demand, Bombay... 19514 of a law authorizing him to enter was constructed of steel, 1.480 Mrs., Gould Dietz, Mr. V. Dietz IT Calcutta Nom into a contract with the Atlantic. tons, Thames measurement: fitted fr. and Mrs. O. W. Dunn, Mr. demand, Calcutta... 19534 Gulf and Pacific company for the with triple expansion engines, Macintyre, Mias MacIntyre, Mr. On Yokohama....... 115 reclamation of a portion of Manila and luxuriously equipped in and Mrs. Burrman, Mr. Eeg, Mr. Demand, Manila 11314 bay. The bills submitted to the every way, and specially adapted P. M. Lace, Mr. J. U. Parsons, Mr. Demand, Bingapore. 11014 Governor-General were im to long cruising. When she and Mrs. A. H. Crook and infant, Demand, Batavia 14876 mediately turned over to the com- passed to the ownership of the Mr. J. H. Goodban, Miss K. F. On Haiphong. Nom. mittees for, study and
recom- late Earl of Crawford, he cruised Crook, Miss U. M. Crook, Capt. and On Saigon mendation. Among other bille in her all over the world. for Mrs. Troup, Mr. C. R. Busted, Mr. On Bangkok .......... 8114 prepared by the governor-general scientific and natural bistory and Mrs. R. P. Batchart, Lt and Sovereign and announced to the house were research.
Mrs. E. H. O'Conor, Mr. F. Kulka, Jold leaf per Trol... those granting permission to ship-
JAPANESE SEAMES'S WAGES. Mr. and Mrs. Walrod, Mr. Tucker, Bar Büver, ready... 3514 ping firms 75 per cent. of whose
forward
3456- capital belongs either to Ameri- The Mainichi reports that the Mr. Godwin, Mr. Hooper, Mr. A. L cans or Filipinos to obtain certi- Japan Shipowners Association Campbell, Mr. Batwell, Mr. Bro- Bank of England rates 5% ficates under Philippine registry of Kobe held a Council meeting berg. Mr. A. C. Kaight, Mr. Shar- New York/London ... 4.2734 and thus engage in coastwise last month, when a rise of wagesley, Mr. Jenner, Mr. Galbraith, Mr. traffic.
for ordinary seamen, belonging to J. Roebuck, Mr. R. Hindle, Mr. A. unsubsidised shipping companies Serbski, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Let- to the extent of 15 to 35 per cent, tuer, Mr. and Mrs. Heileman, Miss was decided on. The owners of Lindquist, Miss Bickers, Miss E.
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SUBSIDIARY COINS.
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For Particulars Apply to
5. OKUBO, Manager. No. 14, Fedder Street Hongkong.
Hongkong's Hoss Modern Pictare Palace. Entirely Under British Management,
5.15 and 9.15 p.m. performances.
FRANCIS FORD
in
"THE CRAVING
The Marvellous Photogaphic and Mechancial Effects Produced in Thing”
Are of a Nature NEVER before)attemptedjon a Screen LOVE, HATË, AMBITION. JEALOUSY are ua FOXES of DELIRIUM.
2,80 and 1.15 pezz. EILEEN SEDGWICK in "THE DIAMOND QUEEN"-
8 and 9 Epis..
Booking at the Theatre.
WEATHER REPORT.
Feb, 2d. 13b. 30m.-Pressure has decreased considerably, zi Vladivostock and Weihsiwai, moderately at Shanghai and slightly from Formoss to Hai- phong
Moderate monsoon and fog may be expected along the S. and
PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD.S.E. Coasts of China.
TIME TABLE...
Every it wi
WEEK DAYS. 1/5% pm.
1.30 1.m. to 3.00 1.26.
1.00 par. 15% die.
o 12.30 g. m, 1.3.4
Hongkong Feb. 2, 1922.
JAPANESE SHIPBUILDING PETITIONS FOR PROTECTION. A Tokyo report indicates that Japanese shipbuilders will pres-unsubsidised steamers have put Roberts, Miss Williams, Mrs. J. Hong 50 ct. pieces 3/10% pm. out the following petition to the the decision into effect according Johnson, Miss G. Johnson, Miss I. Government at an early date: 1. to their conditions of trade. AcJohnson. Mr. and Mrs. Harland,
To grant low interest loans on newly-built steamers, equivalent to the valuation of the vessels; 2-A Davigation subsidy to be given to steamers of high speed among such boats; 3-An unem- ployment relief and investigation committee to be formed to con- sider means of relieving the unemployment caused by the limitation; 4.- proposed armma An import duty on foreign con- structed vessels at a rate in pro- portion to the advance in price of commodities. 3.-The super- annuation of old vessels so as to afeguard shipbuilding and 6.- The Government to make known the warahip building plans of melvaté building"
cording to the Osaka journal the Mr. Nadele, Mr. P. Dalumal, Mr. Canton rah, coins Katanda Kisen Kaisha raised the and Mrs. Aust, Miss Aust, Miss. wages for some 800 banda in its Aust, Master Aust, Miss employ about 20 per cent. Fol- Jaques, Mrs. Kirkby Gomes, Mr. lowing this the Meiji Kaiun. Johnson, Master Johnson, Miss Kaisbx also raised the wages of MacGregor, Miss Duncan, Mr. C. seamento almost the same degree. Johnson, Mr. Christiansen, Mr. while some 1.800 men of the C. J. Thomson, Mr. K. A. Karlsen. EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRAL- Yamashita Kisen Kaisha Kot FL LL O'Cowan and Lt. A their wages raised by 10 per cent. Withers." Quite recently such unsubsidised shipping companies as the Tei-
&& CHINA TELEGRAPH CO.
Bally, from Oshkoshivis.
Fearnley c/o-Wardley, from
koku Kisen, Kokusai Kisen, Kobe tha employs most men, number- Pier, Harada Kisen, Tatsuuma ing some 2,000, and next comes Kisen, Hachions Kisen, Kishi- the Yameshits Kisen Kaisha London mato Kisen and Kawasaki Kisen, (1,800) who have all had a rise. all announced increases of their The step taken is said to be caus seamen's wages to the extent of ing discontent among the em- 10 to 20 per cent. Among these ployees of the subsidised shipping concerns the Kokusaj Kisen Kai- companies.
M. E. FAIREY,
Superintendent.
nz, Ján. 26. 1922,
NIGHT CARS.
I t
3:30 pm. 15 2350 p.m.. every 30 minsiu 11.457.#
SATURDAYS.
SUNDAYS,
Buy 18 ta
GHT CARS.
PECIAL CARS.
TO JE TER DOMPÁRTE OPTICA
Hongkong Bainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 x.m. to-day, 0.07 inch. Total since January 1st 2.37 inches, agamst
| average of 1,58 inches.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON, TÓ KORROW,
District
Forecast
N.W.to
N.E. winds,
Longkong to Gap fresh to
Rook
moderate; overcast, drizzle, fog.
The same
* Formoss Channel
as No. 1.
METEOROLOGICAL.
Frevious
Day
on date
on date.
30.01 30.2
62
Barometer..... Temperature Humidity a 87. Wind Direction CALM & Wind Force.... 0 2 Westhar
odi od 0.00 0.00 0.0
Ra
Highest -- open
Temperature on the Let 6 Lowest
open air Temperature on the 2nd 5 *UT. F. CLAXTON, Director. H. K. Observatory, Feb. 2.
3 South opaat of The same
Chins between > HK & Lamocks. se No. 1
4 South coast of China between HAR & Hat Knu
The same
a No
CLAXTON, Dire HK. Observatory, Feb. 1