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Torter rings stable only if the end either closed on each

solid boundary E

water showed, however, tha plete vortices did not

disappear, the tendency of the cor to fill in being temporarily checked by the creation of a gravitational pressure difference at the core ends Similarly observations at the National Physical Laboratory had

Very old liqueur Scotch Whisky shown that the passage of a stently

Our Celebrated E very old Liqueur Scotch Whisky is air current round an obstacle gave a blend of the best Pot Distilled Scotch Whiskies. It rise to a number of nearly complete is of great age, very fine, and mellow. Its superior vortices, which were.

sufficiently quality has established 1's reputation as THE LEAD-persistent for their shape to be ING BOOTCH WHISKY IN THE EAST.

WATSON'S DE

BRANDY

recognised, although they rapidly disintegrated. Thus out of steady and an obstacle a sort of

Finest very old; BROWN BRANDY Gnar Pulsating or gusty motion was

25 years age, in wood. The finest liqueur Brandy on the turbulent motion motion. The tropi-

market.

MOUTRIE

are

PIANOS

MEMO. FOR TO-DAY.

MEMO, FOR TO-MORROW.

Da.m.-Excursion to Macao,

General Memoranda.

TUESDAY, March 17:- St. Patrick's Day. Tucraday, March -

Non-China Fire In-ce Cas. Mesting. 12.80 p.m.-H K. Fire Lusurance Co.

Afmeting

derived. Material obstacles were, he continued, not the only cause of

cal revolving, storms, which had ares of 100 miles in diameter, and last days; the tornados of the North American plains, which were 1 mile

NEWS OF THE DAY.

#LOCI

THE WUCHOW CON

GRATION:

COLONIAL APPOINTE

MENTS

the

arrived this morning,

·Hä.S.“ Yarmouth left for Colon

DESCRIPTION OF THE OUTBREAK NEW JUSTIDES OF THE TI CEN

The followingupyointments by BCE the Governor are Ganothed sa dalam men

To he Justices of the Puses for the Colony: Mr. Domid Barlingham,

Wrenow. March. Ak nil be seen in use, issue of the cor: Wuchow increspodidoak

at uins o'clock this morning to pay off het telegraphed a brief sccount of the dis- grow and bring out raliofe,

nefrotta, fry that had just beckten, out-at Wuchow. Ha now narrates in detail forgather to-night as the Hongkong Hotel

labors of the Devonian Societying himself been an eye-witnem of for their Annual s'abration.

the terrible cecurrence-Ed.)

The weekly mesting of the Hongkong Christian Union will be held at St. Paul's College on Monday at 5.20 p.m.

A

hundred Ib af hram Bekrings,

valued as 810), were from the Foot Sing" when lying at the Kowloon Ducks either on the 128 or 13th inst.

This morning a disastrous fire broke out in Wuchow. It had its beginning on one of the poor which are always inserid on the Wughow side of the River Fu. Apparently the condagration origi sted four the boiling of soma lard, which took fire, and at once at the pontoon, in base. These structures anu bist on-

Mr. Alan Gefcha Copom.. Sir Charles Norton Elgaamber Elion ECG C D G L L L D **** Mr. Bertram Augustus Hala, in

Hoa Mr. David Landale Mr. Algernon Robert Linton, Mr. Percy Tester. Mr. Charion Bunty Gale to act as Ist Assistant Director of Puble Works; Mr. Arnold Hackney Boilingworth to sab sa ad Asistant Director of Public Works and Mr. Frederick, Alan Biden to net as Executive Engineer, with effect from the -Bed: March, 19242.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

ROYAL

YACHL

gatherings

ANNUIDI

this afternoon. The wast spectator's point of view, mas that could have been doufred, there being an absenes of sunshine, but for the con- testant is round no hay boon. Improved, on. The towing shows found is bénulle fully cool; and a fine breeze favoured those taking part in the sailing events, at which there were three on the pro-

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Visitors were socommodated on the gally, decora verandah of the crub, house and on the water fruns, from, bodk of which, positicase they obtained a fles view of the events.

Rasoirs

Challenge Cup for Leat-Online G. Marble, 1st Baubsoribos. Crew to be drawn entire

Hồng ** Fours. --Open to member and..

any one) Firm or Government.

inly of wood, with tarred and feed roots, so it la sny to imagine that they k Detective Inspector Watt and Lanceurs very quickly, Baing andlored dose 5.0.Y.LL, has been granted lave of Sergeants Sutton and Thompson commence to no wither, with many pens, and absence from April 17 to December 19 and the Colony, Distance, their nine months leap today. They housebouts thickly scattered among them Captain M. F. Day has lacre of sheacon L Ewo.

und behind, they formed erly solid from April 14 to December 14, love for home by the s.a. India.

To announcing the Yokohama Speels Bank disidland in last night's issue, ws inadvertently gare the amount added to serve as 850,000 instead of $350,000

• many"...... of "most" inflammable, material,

!

1 through which the flames ran riot. Some We learn that Mr. Arthur Grimble, of the pontoons were out loose, or broke moond of Mr. Frank Grimble-a Loore, from their moorings, and floatedbrother of Mr. Go. Grimble, and who wa down the stream, only to get entangled at one tima in Hanghong-hat"beazi ap- in the others lower down, and so spread pointed to a Government billet at Cosan

the fire Moreover, between the boats

!!

his bride for his now post.

Bow Hupeden, E.

B., Mackenzie, D. R 8. Rigden, W. B. Stroke, Murdoch.

Car, Sutheriand, E. 2-P.W.D.

10 13

Bow, Ixs, SF, H.

2,

Exles, F.

100 12 0

8.

Reed. E. B.

Stroke, Rouse, H. S...

Cox, Caldwell, G. A.

11. 2 70

The race was won by a third length.

This is the fourth year in succession hut "Ewo has won this penk

OFFICERS' WHALERS,

1, Minotaur. 2, Hampshire. Won very easily; all started.

PERCY ESTIU " " CHALLENGE cer 1. Kellin and Tym.

8. p.m.-Devonian Dinner at Hongkong wide and lasted some hours; and the

Hotel.

common dust-dovils and water-spouts, Searching for unlawful possession of

and the houses of the town, the foreshore Land by the Inge Colonial Uffice. Mr. npium, Chinese excise ofoers yesterday | spaca was entirely filled up with the Arthur Grimble was married on.. Sed inst. } lasting a few minutes, could not be found 450i taela concealed in the "hold of chinese huta, erected annually during the to-Afixă Olivo Jersis and on 6th szilod; with attributed to the How of a steady ampan. Two large tias containing 100 time of low water, ay bumines places current round obstacles, and in the thels were inested in the bedding.

thew as it possible, mora infammablo present state of our knowledge it was

The engageravet is monounced of Roger. than the pontoons; being made of what The bostmen warsirented, and brought impossible to account for their re- before Mr. Hazeland this morning. Reports, with the spaces filled in by mate His Excellency Sir Arthur. Young, R.C. is locally known as pik pa, ie, woolen Oroiton, Rosi Artillery, aide-de-camp to latively long continuance, in spite of enue Offer Wilden prosecuted, and the mads of bamboo strips. Of course this M.G., Governor and Commander-in-Chief the many factors tending to destroy Magistrato adjourned the

case until was a ready prey

to the devouring of the Straits Settlements, younger son of the law pressure at the core. In May

olement, and it was not long before the Colonel Malby Cr fton, Iate the King's houses of the city, between the wail' and Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment, and certain cases temperature differences The total outpart of the Kailan Mining the Fu, watu blazing. Osho these bad Stella Clifton, youngest daughter of the between neighbouring columns of air Administrations' mince for the week sad caught, the gentlo north past wind which inte Judge Carrer, E.C., of Lincoln's Inn, were, he said, an adequate, cause of ing February 28′ amounted, to 54,999,86 was blowing carried the fames towards and Mrs. T. G. Carver,, turbulent motion. In the first in-nna and the les during the period, to the mouth of the river, devastating sil

GO:00:31: tons.

the front streets. In the meantime, the The engagement'ia andonnood of Bogar ice, such differences produced

Wing Da Hotal pontix, and the one Crofton, Royal Artillery, aide-de-camp to convection currents, and the flow of.

next is (the Water Police Station) were. His Excellency Sr Arthur Young, The following was the result of crust. currents next generated the turbuling operations at Raub for the five weeks stand, left in their places, and no attempt Chief of the Straits Settlements, younger any Amateur Rowing Club Distanse for some reason which I cannot under-5.0.M.G., Governor and Commander-in-four-cars. Open to crews represcating. lence, and convective" weather was ended February 28:- Bukit Roman: Stine was made to east then loose, with the enhed 5,128 ton gold obtained 787

ane mile.. ozs, average per tos 3,000 arts. Bukit Malages: Stone cu-hed 5,595 tons, gold obtained 508 ogg, avenge per ton 1,818 det Annual olem up from horas 500 oz.

Battanay, March 21:~

Y.M.O A'%. Annual Concert,

GUARANTEED MONDAY, March 21 ;-

for

FIVE YEARS

J $385.

5.81 p.m.-eating a Notholders and Subwegilers of St. John a Cathedral in City Bl Wenyesnay, Mar 27:-

Hongkong Volunteer Reserves man-

tere in e njeretion with the Army accordingly likely to be turbulent and Navy.

weather for the airman.

Tursday, March 2-

Stor-brokers' Settling Day.

SATURDAY, March 28-

§ p.m.-01" rd and Cambridge Dinner

*t Hongkong Hotel, torbay, March 30-

11a.m.-China Sugar Refining Co's

Meeting. 11.15am.-Laz Euger Refuing Co.

Meeting.

8. MOUTRIE & CO, LD. HONGKONG, SATURDAY, March 14, 1914.

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DEPARTMENT

NEW SLEEVE:

FRILLINGS

FASHIONABLE

CHARMING

NOVELTIES

IN

NECKWEAR

WIND GUSTS AND AERONAUTICS.

:

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Bonton Affair is published on page 5.

A long arport giving details of the

The Eulins Mail of the 11 February was delivered in Lendon on the 19th- Mar.

The cazzo of raw silk shipped by the Cordillère which left this port on February 10 was delivered at Lyon on the

12th instant.

The Bishop of Victoria will prenoh and calebrate the Holy Communion at 11-am/ to-morrow at St. John's Cathedral atid

College at 3 p.m.

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FEBRUAR” WEATHER.

February's weather was remarkable for one or two things, the outstanding feature.

THE

3. Norrington ani Loughlin.

Won by a great distance. Second dia not crow litiją.

TUR HONKONG CHALLENGE CUP —Fó

--CANTON ROWING CERE

Bow, E. Lelinsanı

R.. Johnson

3 F. C. Herbi

Stroke, W. Imboof

Cox, A. Hotson.

2-ROYAL HosaMONDI YACHT CLUB.

Bow, F. H. Thorini'

2. B. Brown....

E. Momber

10.

result that the burning mass of wooden of Colonel Maiby Crofton, late the bouts, etc., slowly drifting down the F, King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment buinped up against them, and of course, and Sea Clifton, youngest daughter of they wero at once set on fire. That waste late Judge Carver, K.0., of Lincoln's bad enough, but worso still, the floating Ina, and MR. T. G. Carver. bridge of boats connecting them with the land, formed another avenue along which fure Br., Hazeland his morning, the flames reached the foreshore, and -a Chinese, was charged with the larcen of brian, the bars in another part of te six peless if rubber from the Naval Derk. & wol By this time, boc over. yard, Prisoner, who pleaded guilty, was brains were getting to work, and the Frated to have got into a launch for nearer pontoona, ne yet unburnt, were shance to get the rubber ashorn. He was larger ones, alongside which were tied which according to the Royal Observatory exciting race, Hongkong appeseed to be Kowloon, thinking he would have a better towed out into the West, River;'eren: the being the high mean minimum temperature. Won by two fect, after a very cices and ensuccessful and, on boing searched, sit some of the Wuchow Hongkong steamers, records published in the "Gazette" by trading till hearing, the mark when Can pieces of rubler were found bed around deemed it wise to get out into midstream Mr. T. F. Claxton, Director, constituted a ten put on a desperato spr bis body. Mr. Hazaland sentenced him to The drifting bonts and mestoms, blasing record. The figure was 59.9 degrace the sne month's imprisonment with hard abourfrously, seamed to be stopped by the next highest beng 58.9 in 1888 and

abandoned Police Station, and this was 58.5 in 1990 and 1004 The mean tom ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. ani four hours" stocks.

Very fortunate, for it prevented the firing perinrs, 63.1, has never been exceeded,, of wood-rafty, and other craft just a little but was equalled in 1890. During the 28 further down stream. But the fire on

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The police received a report yesterday give an address at St. Stephen & Girls morning that the Ye Sam exting house, No.1 shore swept on, and, soon the river front days 117.6 hours of sunshine were res 82 Reel mation Street Yaunati was broken was entirely gutted. For a distance of into on Thursday right by two men. The some these or four furlongs every coolle who was found asleep on the counter | was destroyed, including the Gospel Hall the staircase while a cash box was broken Society situated at Fik Tiri landing. was gagged, band and tied to the foot of belonging "to the Wesleyan Missionary

"Actant" issilding, work on the hotel which the F.M.S. Railways are to con truct in Peng will begin in about eight months time, says the Straits Echo, when Mr. Habbnek, Goretonient Architect, returns

from levo.

futo and 375,10 ten cont pieces were stolen. One of the men was said to be armed with a dagger. The coolie's body shows no signs of a strugle and some doubt is thrown on his story,

The energies of the people working secund the Widow Hotel, where the Asiatic Petroleum Co. have their agency, suted the remainder of the town, for at that point there was a long brick wall right scrow the path of the advancing furnace.

ded; and the rainfall amounted to 3.240 reading of the thermometer was 77.6 and Inches. On the 20th and 91at the maximum

77.7 degrees respectively.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER

RESERVES.

DERMA.

Stroke, Murdoch

Cos. G. A. Caldwel

· 10 - 13:

Annual Fizancial Meating

nection with the Alice Almorial and The noul Gancial meeting in con

Affiliated Hospitals was hold yesterday a the attice of the Chairman of the Committee Hon, Mr. E R. Hallifu, who presided. There were also present, among others, Dr. B. MacLeibson (medical miscary superintendent, and secrutary). Mr. 8.0.

T. Pearce,

pin (trez-nrez). Bir Kai Ho, K

thi

Dress for maneuvres on the 28th will Chan Kai M ng, D. W. Cendol Hote

An action brought by Dr. T. Heyward.This wall, the side of the hotel, formed be:-nifura, Rifle, Web bult equipment.

with hayrack and water-botle.

The

pagal report

A first and final dividend of $32.26 PRACTICAL aviators have long re- per cent. has hoon d.cared in the lank cognised that the difficulty of success-dealers, lately carrying on business at 50, reptey of the Kwong Yuen firm, limber ful flight would be materially lessened Queen's Road West, could the aviator rely upon finding the fluid he traverses, either at rest or in that state of equable motion so dear to the mathematician, who imagines he can settle all questions

i and taken sa roads on Inid in the table of stability by computations from a

Hays against sir, J. J. McBeth was begun burrier, and the houses between this and

The Treasurer made a shorf statement fo the International Court at Bangkok, on

the river were not too many, so that the

A SZANDARU. TEST:"

concerning the financial condition 1. the few priori considerations. Had

As a Arruel to the recent mult by February 25. Pintiff ciximed Tex, 50,000 are could be controlled from that point. The Standard Test will be carried out at Hospitals, from which it appeared hat this been true, the large death roll Indians on European lady and ga temos the purchase prior of the British see the whole progress of the confiagra- All members who have not yet fired this total donations being 913,183,68-as As I stood well up on a hill, I could King's Park Ra go on the following dates. 83,811.33 amounted to 320,19:41-the the receipts, inclosing -halsen in 1914 of which weighs to heavily in the price the Kuns Park district of Rowoon is to pensary, or that the premises at Banration: Though scross the Fu-River, Part should attend an ons of these days increans if 3809.88 over the iscoms from auan is paying for the conquest of the patrolled by small parties of Indian and Sekak Phys Sti be handed over to heat war. I stood was tremendous, Saturday 21-4 at 2.20 p.m. Saturday, 28th the

troops, The 16th Baluchistan Infantry him unil he bad repaid himself out of the the sight of those blazing pontoons w air would have been most notably provide the Erst patrols next werk,

1912 source during prosta Judgment was reserved indeed terrible. But the outstanding

at 2.30 p.m. Sunday 29th at 9.30 %.m. which wear there was debić balance of diminished. Our knowledge of the

$3,063.80. The income received on

on funds [Noteno believe it was Dr. Heyward feature of the disaster, from an economie SPECTION.

invested in Mrx. Cay, of the Military Quartor, wan Bays influence, while on a visit bars point of view, is the absolute helplessne

statement was adopted structure of the atmosphere is being the victimes a daring case of purse stiching from Bangkok, that induced the Corinthian of the pomilation. The firs raged for over carried out in conjunction with the thanks to Mr. Coppia for the full and freid The Inspection of the Reserves will be financial stat oprities was 117. 50% The Mr. Criddock proposed a hearty rota of stendily increased, but is still very far in broad daylight yesterday. Aberat 3.30 Yacht Club to include the class of yachts an hour before it seemed to our to Volunteers on the afternoon of Saturday report hold presented. The oelsty frage complete. An interesting dis- she was in Queen's Riad when a Chinese known as the Beywood Hays class in their anybody that lives and property right 4th April 1914. Hour and place of parade very et Indebted to Mt-Coppen for the course on the present status of this snatched her purse and ran dower a side department of research, in so far as turning into Des Voeux Road. The it affects the aviator, was delivered thoroughfare was crowdust at the time, and by Dr W. N. Shaw, FRS, of the natcher was feet of foot and soon disap European gave chase, but the purse. Metcorniogical flient joint meetingpeared in the crowd. The purse contained of the Royal Meteorological Society 830. and the Aeronitlent Society of Great The medical service at Malang is Britain, hell in the. Royal United considering the advisability of gi ing Zren Service Institution recently. Dr. soap to the natives to the plague districts Shaw stated that nemispheric tur-

with the view of improving the sanitary bulence might arise in two WATE Conditions. This is estimated to cost about The most obvious causo was the

| 1.800 * 1.700 a month. The General of'

the Netherlands Indies

passage of air round or over obstacles Malang principally for Thus, at Gibraltar, there was a per- obtaining information manent cliff eddy, due to a sheet of plague there. He wind passing up the face of the cliff conference of the media

at a sharp angle. The fluctuations of

the air velocity Jere were the most extensive rekindled Wind

THE EDWARD DISPENSARY the ven, which

AMMING & Co. LD.

• and Druggislé

REDUCTIONS

relatively smoth sur gusty than that

bad been

clabED CME

THE Y.M.C.& CONCERT

The following is the programme to be submitted at the Europea YM.C.A.4 concert, to be held at the Theatre Royal next Saturday evening

--PART L (Kindly arranged by Lady May 1-Allegro from Suite, Opus 21

Gold Violin Mr. R. Tinroserachaid

fano; Mr. B., Dapenberg,

be saved by towing the pontoona ons into ) will be notified Inter a safer zone, Down below the Customi· LEHEARSAL FJKʼ0, 0, C'H. INSPECTION.

whole hearted at flan be give duties

of his importants office. Headingladed Mr.

Mr. Ho Kom Tong soconded and 16 was The Chairman in the course of a short carried unanimously address said the work of the lostitutions was progressing though slow, co they were Himited by the subscription (3 Lịch ph not be made to ingresne († Hon. He dre special.

the work aqu

phatoon were I don't know how many Rehearsal for the G. O. C. Inspection in the readed Mr. Williams, the audit Launches, but there seemed to be no at- will take place 5.5.30 pm, on the follow. tempt to utilize them. The culy launching dates. Thursday 19tb., Tuesday 24th Winsaw doing any good belonged toad Thursday 26th inst... It is hoped that the Standard On Co., and that ultimately every member will endeavour to attend at did tow away some uninjured pontoons. least one of these parades.

The loss of life will probably never be Imown, for at the start, many from th Boats jumped into the river, to try to ange themselves, but of these large

mber; were:

one

thers inuab ber mary

WHO HATS JOss homás aEIL, RAVENNA