THE UNITED MOTOR CO., LTD.
TNE UNITED
MOTOR
co..
LTD
BUICK CARS
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
ARE A PILLAR OF STRENGTH
IN THE MOTOR "WORLD.
Prices of the
1923
open
TOURING MODEL
BRITISH BUILT
$2.500
$3.500
$4.000
Let us give you
a demonstration
CALL or PHONE.
HONGKONG
KOWLOON
Tel. 1036.
Tel. K. 417.
33-35, DES
HOTELS.
VOEUX ROAD,
LEADING FAR EASTERN HOTELS. HONGKONG:
Hongkong Hotel,
Peak Hotel, Repulse Bay Hotel SHANGHAI:
Astor House Hotel,
E
Palace Hotel,
Grand Hotel Kalee.
PEKING:
Grand Hotel des Wagon Lits.
The Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd.
In conjunction with
The Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.
and
The Grand Hotel des Wagons Ltd.
KING EDWARD
HOTEL.
CENTRAL LOCATION,
ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING, TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR, HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS,
Tel Central $73.
Talographic Addresa: "VICTORIA “
«J. WITCHELL,
Manager.
THE EUROPE HOTEL.
SINGAPORE.
DANCING AFTER DINNER.
EVERY
MONDAY WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY.
TEA DANCES
TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS.
The Hotel Orchestra under the Direction of
Mr. F. R. Martens.
Telephones in every Room.
Telegraphic Address:-"EUROPE, SINGAPORE.”
Telephone No. 2740 (9 lines).
KINGSCLERE
THE EUROPE HOTEL, LTD.
ARTHUR E., ODELL, Manag
HOTEL
KNUTSFORD HOTEL
MID-LEVEL KOWLOON
SACHSE, LENNOX” & Có... General Agents
Are resident Managers.
PALACE HOTEL, KOWLOON.
Tel. No. Kowloon' 8..
Tal, Adi. Palace,'
AIRCRAFT LECTURE.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL
PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
WEATHER REPORT.
Fog may be expected along the 9.1 and 8. coasts of China.
Bangkong Rabifall for the 24) hours anding at 10 am. to-day. 0.00 inch. Total since January is 1.18 Inchas, against average of 6.63 inches. FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District.
Forecast.
AD
Per sr. PRES. MÄKINLDY April 4d 11h 17m.-Pressure for Shanghai etc.-Mr. W. Hong has decreased considerably at The Mysterious “Hala.”
ger, Mr. Ian Purdie, Miss Alca | Shangbai, and slightly from A lecture for children on model Smith, Mr. & Mrs L Danbar, Formoss to Tongking. It is aircraft was given at the Royal Mr. Jas Mentear, Mr. & Mrs. R. nearly stationary over the Philip Society of Arts recently by Mr. Lion, Mr. S. E. Matteson, Mr. A.- pines. R. A. Fraser, of the National R. Braga, Mr. & Mrs. H. D. Physical Laboratory at Ted- | Warner, Mrs. Geo. W. Marshall, dington. Professor L. Bairstow, Miss E. Marshall, IF, N, M. president of the Royal Aare Larsen, Mr. & Mr. F. Westin, nautical Society, presided. The Mrs. D. Smith, Mina. C. Smith, lecture was illustrated with lan- Mr. H. W. Sullivan, Miss Mary tern views of all types of aircraft, Banks, Mr. & Mr. D. S. White, from rigid airships to observation Mr. & Mrs. Jas. Humphrey Jr., balloons, and by various working Mr. & Mrs. F. A. Bryan, Mrs. models. The most interesting H L Green, Mrs. A. N. Vail, was a model of the windtunnels Mr. Albert L Farwell, Mr. W. used at Teddington to test the H. Groskamp Rer. Chas E. resistance of aircraft to the wind Patton, Mr. & Mrs. W. H and, therefore, the force required Atkinson, Mr. & Mrs. R. L.2 to drive it and to test also the Bridger, Mr. A. R. Madar, LL. & Mr. C. E. Bwithenbank, Mr. "lift" of seroplane wings.
This contrivance is so simple & Mrs. C. A. Beard, Mr. W. Beard, Mr. & Mrs. W. E Grim- that the lecturer had no difficulty shaw, Mr. & Mrs. E. Kent Bwift, in explaining it to the children. Mr. P. H. Guother, Mr. & Mrs. There is a
tunnel in which the model is placed. AJ. Harold Dollar Miss Alle propeller near one end sucks the Dollar, Mr. E F. Townsend, Mr. F. O. Cudlipp, Mrs. L. P. Moors.
DAYTOW
Formosa Channel
South coast of or China between variable. H.K. & Lamocks | winds,
to moderate 3 Hongkong Gap Rock
to light: South coast of fine at first, Chios
between fog.
HK & Hainan.
T. F. CLAXTON." Dirveter.
the air through in a steady stream Miss Brudenell Bruce, Miss A. | LK.Observatory, Apr. 4, 1923. at a regulated rate. The model!
To measure the
the
is attached in a balance. As it is M. Pitts, Miss W. Beard, Mrs. driven back it moves the balance John Bryce, Mrs Margaret Dr. Charles MoVitt, Mrs. Charles and the amount of weight mored Braisted, Miss Gertrude Brad MoVitt, Miss Mary Mevitt, Misa shaw, Mr. Emile Bauda, Mrs. Ethel Morse, Miss Ana Murdock, by the balanca measures Elvia Bowling, Mrs. J. C. H. Mr. & Mrs J. H. Wade, Miss amount of the model's resistance Lee, Mr. W. A. McKellar, Miss Ethel Louise Way.
lift" of the Pearl McKellar, Mrs. Joseph H. Per &s. PORTHOS for Mar wings of an aeroplane a second Severyns. Mt. Sam S. Wolfe, seilles etc.-Mr. Cuvillier, Rav. balance, set up at right angles to Anus Wolfe, Miss Martha Fr. Gore, Mr. G. F. Freeman, Mr. the first, is used simultaneously.
Caris, Mr. Naeb, Wolfa, Mr. H. R. Cooper, Mrs. Mr. The lecturer explained that air Alice K. Freeman, Miss Mildred Mr. Boumessier, H. Catfilia, moves in the same way as water. Freeman, Miss Phyllis Freeman, Mrs. R. D. Acton. Mrs. Loire -Foura- To enable the children to Mr. S. E. Jackson, Mr. Virgil Mrs. Laffond, Mrs. visualise the stream lines of air Jackson, Mr. H. W. McCormick, iar. Mr. E. Negre, Mrs. A. Luns, against which aircraft drive Mr. W. G. Moore, Miss Harriett Mies G. Fuselin, Rev. & Mrs. he showed them by means Raymond; Miss Gertrude Gallen- Bornand, Mr. Leon Walch, Mr. of & Iantern K model der, Miss Helen O'Malley, Mr. & Mrs. Tjon Poon Gim, Rev. Fr. suspended io
flowing water. George B. Boyd, Mr. Charles Vignal through which
Peras. PYRRHUS for London. streams of Freeman Mrs Sylvia Toby, coloured water passed, dividing Mrs. John 1. Traphage, Mr. Mr. & Mrs. Eckford, Mr. & as they reached the model and Harold Weston, Miss Elizabeth Mrs. G. R. Atkin, Miss Kesenia approaching each other again as Boyd, Mrs. Evelyn Freeman, Kotilarowskaya, Miss Tation they passed it. He showed how Mr. John I. Traphage, Mrs. Kotliarewakaya, Mr. & Mra. Pery much great was the resistance of Harold Waston, Mrs. Hazel Fowler, Mrs. Ames, Mr. J. B. a spherical body than of one Wilson, Mr. J. A. Barwin, Mrs. Southmaid, Mr. & Mrs. J. W. shaped like a rigid airship. He Sarab E. Berwin, Mrs. Ethel Berwick, Mr. & Mrs. Barley, Mrs. pointed the blot of coloured Craig, Miss. May B. Craig A. E. W. Davis, Mrs. Johnson, water that remained behind Mr. Edmund B. Clary, Mr. A. Miss Macfarlane, Mr. & Mr. the model even after the Callahan, Dr. G. W. Don- Macfarlane. Lieat Comdr. J. M. coloured water taps had been lap, Mrs. DaVeet Dunlap, Heath, Mr. R. Young, Mr. J. turned off and a stream of Miss Lorena Dunlap, Mre. E C. Lennox, Mr. F. C. Crush, Mr.A C. clear water had flowed through Walters, Mr. Ike Weinstelu, Mrs. Johnstone, Mr. F. K. Ferguson, This dark water represented Anita Winsteir. Maj Arch Mr. & Mrs. A. M. Reeves, Lient. the "dead air" tehind the air-Yorke, Miss Damians Dolorico, N. H. Adcock, Mrs. Wrightson, craft which provides a problem Mr. Fred Kert-ld, Mrs. Amy Mr. & Mrs. A. C. Glenister, Mr. for aviatore.
Kenfeld, Mrs. H. A. Lampman, J. B. Afflich, Mr. J. H. Eston.
These experiments had been show first fifteen years ago. but it bad only lately been noticed that while the coloured stream flaws, against the model it does, not actually touch it, being withheld
foe halo. NOT/T from it by
of Demand the cause one yet knows
30 d/s...... that fine halo, which exists 60 da alike in the streams of water 4 m/ and of air. If the cause could T/T. Shanghai. Singapore be learned and a remedy found, a
Japan resistance T/T. Indis certain amount of would be removed.
Demand India
York
EXCHANGE.
(Opening Rate: closing Rate on Page 13
Calentta
SELLING.
30 dia, San Francisco and Now
York
56
2/4 2/4.1/15
4 / Marc......
Nom.
4
ms. Franc .........
8.90
6 1/1.
9.05
Demand, Germany.
214%
Demand, New York
541
Nom.
T/T. Bombay
99+
Demand, Bombay
1744
T/T.
.174%
Demand, Calent
On
Yokohama
Demand, Manía
Demand, Singapore
139!
Demand, Batavia
Nom. 9.30
On Haiphong
Now.
On Bangkok
BUYING.
Sovereign
Gold leaf per Tasi
2/4 16/16 Bar Silver 2/5.1/16
ready
forward
The lecturer afterwardsrepeated T/T. San Francisco and ow the experiments with bodies T/T. Jara suspended in air through which TT. Marks smoke was driven, showing, as in T/T. Franc..... the case of water, how the stream- Demand, Paris lines of air passed around-the
model.
2
On Saigon
2/5: Bank of England raves
4 / L/C. Frofessor Bairstow told the 4 m/s. D/P. children that bebind all they had 6 m/s L/C. seen was much scientific truth 30d/ Sydney and Melbourne 2/5 as to the way in which the world attacked some of its problems' ones. The and provided new adult members of the audience were probably most impressed by the evidence of the immense amount of mathematical work done by the staff at Teddington.
A NEWSPAPER BY WIRELESS?
Paris, Th possibility
"fasbing through the ether
New York/London
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
Hongkong O cent pieces
5 23 Canton snb. coins
Hongkong, April 4, 1923,
31
www
**+
POST OFFICE NOTICES
13/16
ENTERTAINM
THE
CORONET
ALL THIS WEEK
at 2.30, 5.13, 7.15 and 9.15 HAROLD
LLOYD
in 1
his newest and greatest sucCSES
"Dr. JACK"
THE STAR
Wednesday and Thursday
at 5,45 and 9,15
· MARGUERITE CLARK
"A WIDOW BY PROXY."
WORLD THEATRE
PRONE, 1337
[PHONE
Wednesdab, 4th to Saturday, 7th. April.
only
9. p.m. STASIA NAPEEKOVSKÁ The beautiful Actress in
" ATLANTIDE” (The Queen of Atlantis
12. parts.
Prices
11.50 and $100 Soldierre and Sallors in Uniform only half price to Stalls
Usual Prices.
5.15 p.m.
UNIVERSAL SPECIAL..
ATTRACTION
CARMEL MYERS
THE
MAD MARRIAGE
Usual Prices,
Booking at the Theatre.
BEER
ASBY
DAI NIPPON BREWERY Co., Ltd.
TOKYO JAPAN.
Specially Brewed for Export
Sole Agents- MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD.
The Parcel Fost Service to Kwaichow via Yunnan is suspcaded. Parcs ANOTHER LONDON RELIC, addrmed to Kaichos will, until farther notice, be accepted only at senders' risk and will be forwarded via Bhanghai and Changtch (Hunma)
Dus
INWARD MAILS.
From
Shanghai Shanghai
Per Lyons M Boocho
4th
D.A.1., Japan & Shanghai
Prem Jacksan
5th
of Straita
Soudan
5th
Japan
Azalera
it
Badgeon M.
Nagpore
6th
· Lochure
7th
Corporation of
OUTWARD
Bangkok
Kashgar
MAILS
Ginzan M.
inte
Thurs. Sinet. I
entire page of a newspaper with Japan one touch of a telegraph key" is Ehanghai
T
foreseen by Edward J Nally. Earupe via Bass (Letters & Papers) London 8th March, and Parcela director of foreign relations of zith Feb.
tbe Radio
For
America, who spoke at lancheon of the Anglo-American Press Association. Mr. Nally stated his prediction. was "DO Straits, Cerion, Mauritius. L. Marques, Jules Verne dream," but one apt B. Africa, India via Dhannakhodi
Bombay & Adam to come true in the next few
Philippine falands years, in view of the phenomenal walow development in radio in the last Changisi & Japan two years.
Hoihow & Haiphong ... Bangkok Another possible develop Swatow, Amoy & Foochow
the re- Philippine Islanda
ment
outlin'd
:
TH
Burm. M. Karybates: Hydrangea Kutang Lareng Ruka
Eshg Yerning
South America & Europe Tis Vancouver B.C.
Emp of Oxads
Two ininutes from Ferry and Hallway Station, Five minutes by Ferry from Hongkong laying of radio concerta from Shanghai, Japan, Canada, UB.A., C
A frst clase Hotel in every respect and under English management
Onling pader personal supervision of the Proprietor, Loung Bar and Billard Room,
Term fodr.
Spooka rrangements for fantilicajon application to
ASTOR
1. EL; UIBERET,
Proprietor.
HOTEL.
HOUSE
Telephone Central 179.
WAS
á central point by telephone to various broadcasting stations. Thus he sees the probability in
the noer future of every owner of
Beigon
k
New Zealand vis Thursday Is
tening to the Metropolitan opera.
7th
Staple Inn Hall Saved.
HONGKONG.
of the Prudential Assurance Company, by whom it was acquired from the Ancients of Staple Inn in 1884. The present It is good, after these examples tenants are the Institute of of the problem of preserving Aotuaries. The Hail is by no 4th April. antiquity, to record the definite means so old as the Inn. In the asivation" of Staple Inn Hall Intter, in the fourteenth century, This, like Weetminster Hall, was the wool-staplers carried on their attacked by the death-watch business; but they appear to beetle with the long Latin name.have been sent back to West The failure of a lintel over one minster by Richard II, and in of the windows gave the first 1378 it became so-Inn of sign that decay had set in. An Chancery. An oriel window-in- investigation was made by Mr. the Hall bears wilness in one of Waterbouse, who consulted Pro-ite panels to the sojourn of the fessor Lefroy. These experts merchants-in the Inn, The soon discovered that the death Billiard House, or Staple Hou watch beetle had attacked the was the ancient Customs House, timbers. Some of the cavities and the merchants of the steel- Thure Sish. 1.30pm. made by the insects were almost | yard, says Mr. Cato Worsfald, Thaty
5 i 2p.Iarge enough to contain a man's were so called from their trading Thara 6 Inst. 8.30 pmr body. The method used to almost entirely by weight and Thurs 5.inst 330 pm destroy the hosts of beetles and using the steelyard as their sp Thart B Inst 5 pm
Fri 6 fast 10 30 am and their eggs and larve in the paratus. At one time the Hall Fri 6int noon. wood was similar to that em- was-vested in Principal and Fri. 6 Inst. 2 p.ployed at Westminster Hall-elevan Ancients, and had ita Eamely, the forcing of a very place in the legal life of the Inns Fri ́btb Farcals 5 pm powerful insecticide, containing | The roof of the Hell itātes from
a solution of cedarwood ofl, into 1581. the wood, after clearing -away- dust and decayed matter. The
CATS 50 FELT JUMP Burface of sil old and new wood | A black cat névad also was sprayed. In some cases being bred to death by steel reinforcements have had unburt a distance of to be used to strengthen the im- from the fourth storeyof,
tha was on fire. The poverished oak
WITNESS OF THE WINDOW Canned £15;000% Staple Tan Hall Is the property Fout op premis
94
+++
7 inst
Beziston 916 pm. Lecture 10 am (Dua Vancouver BC. 3rd April 1 - Vin Flona
7.inst 10 s.. *ntiicchus
Arslan
RAL 72021 Besutration 145pm
Lettere 230 pm. (Dee Thir. Is 20th April). Pre-, Jackson Sat 7inst 3 V 1.12.
Telegraphic. address “ASTON."
Laufà, Queen's Road Central.
a radeiving set from Maine to walow & Amoy
California and North Dakots to Philippine Is. Sandakan, Australia Florida sitting at home and lis-}|
Mr. Nally, who was barn in Philadelphia, is former vice-pres Philippine Islands ident and general manager of the Philippine Is Postal Telegraph Company. He Seator, Amoy & Kagang WA The glass Hotel centrally located in the shopplag and business districts, large leaves soon for a brief trip to the watow, Amoy & Bochow
Bwsiow, Amoy and sirgilioms, completely renovated and returndized. Dining Room and Lounge United States, after which he will juet opel-Enileg sænder new management.
make his headquarters in Paris. For terms apply to the Manager.
*Correiondeuse bouring vossal'a tumạn ngly.
do
*Foochow
Amakuiz M-
Baitonag H-iching
Hig
„Fri: 13 lost ⠀- prodd
Printed and Pablished for Franklin, at 11; Los House Street,
Ding