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BEST EQUIPPED MAN."

DANGER

#IR JAMES YOXALL 'ON'

OF BEING A MONOGLOT.

Sir James Yosal), 11.P., meinber of the ze Government Committee to inquire into the position of modern languages in our natiuval system of education, spoke to an interviewer recently on the value of modern languag

*lust pople," observed Sir James seem to attach the chief importance of modern languages to their commercial shue, but the reference to the Committee comprises rogard to the requirements of & liberal education including an apprecia tion of the history, literature and civilisation of other countries, and it is here that the value of modern languages Bhumanistic study comes into play,

"Thor

reading of great bocks in another language thin your

refines, DWN cultivates and progressively hunianises oughts and feelings. I have nothing to say against the literary study of Latin and Greek, though probably the current study of those languages is far too much concerned with grammatical minntise cd philogical scholarship, but I do not see why the study of French, Italian Spanish and Russian literature, all of then great and fertile in thought and emotion, should not be as humanising as the study of Virgil and Caesar, Plato

ad Sopholl

"It seems me that the thing to The best void is the monoglot.

and equipped man is the one who know reads in, the two great dead languages and two or three modern ones as wall

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The zero of the

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* table corresponds with the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty which has been found to bo 4 feet Chat 3 inches below menn ses level

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October 13th to 19th 1916.

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FURMOSA Vis KEELUNG, JAPAN YE NAGASAKI, VICTORIA & TACOMA *UNITED KINGDOM V12 CANADA. Per Hawaii Maru. Registration at

13.15 pr. Letters at 1 pm on Friday, the 13th Oct.

SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.

Per Hai Hong, at 1.30 pm, on Fri-

day, the 13th Oct. PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AUSTRALIA & NEW GUINEA Vis THURSDAY ISL IND

Per Fiklo Maru Registration at 215 pm. Letters at3 p.m., on Friday, on the 13th Oct.

JAPAN Y NAGASAKL.

Per Aki Mary, at a

the 18th c

2 pm on Friday, SHANGHAI & NORTH CHINA.

For wrongsang at 5 pm, on Friday,

the 13th Oct.

ETRAITS & INDIA T CALCUTTA

Par Namning, at 11 am, on Saturday,

the 14th Oct"}

WEATHER REPORT.

On the Tith a 15.35.-Red Drum hoisted.

On the 17th at 3,40-Signals lowered- At 10.58. No returns from Japan or N.E. China, E

Pressure has decreased moderatoly along the east coast of Chira and Blight- y over Formosa, the Visayas and N: Bornco.

The typhoon has curved to north- eastward, at 6 am. this morning it was to the cast of Formasi,

A depression lies between Bornto and the Visayas.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 mm. to-day, 0.00 inch,

Total since January 1st, 79,13-inches, against an average of 78,71 inches.

Forecast for the 4 hours ending at noon on the 13th October :-

1-Hongkong to Gap Rock winds, moderate fine.

2-Formosa Channel N. winds, strong.

a-South coast of China between,

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1916.

SHARE REPORT

OCTOBER 12TH, 1916,

Stock and paid op

Valtio

Qtions 11.30 A.M.

Last Dividend and date.

Ratam based on lasi Your'

dir.

BANKS

Hongkong & Shal $125 8770 sa.

MARINE INBUE. ANCHI.

Cantons ..........................# 50 - 8400, d. North China.£T. 115 Culoze. $100 $925

Hongkong and Lamccks: The same as Yangtorce... 60 1260 No. 1.

4-South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan : The same as No. 1.

OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN OCTOBER.

The Official Nights during October are as follows:-

Date. Ends

Begins Oct. 19th, 86

6.13 p.m.

13th, 6.7

6.12

143h, 6.7

8.11

15th 6.8

6.10.

16th, 6.5

6.9

17th, 8.8

19th, 8.9

18th, 6.9

1st

goth, 6.9

87

8.10

22nd, 8.11 23rd, 240b, 6.11

8.12

97th B1

T

8.13.

"

29th

#

Both 6.14

6.0

31st, 15'

5.39

ROYAL OBSERVATRY.

HONGKONG DAILY WEATHER

· REPORT,

OCTOBER. 19, 1916-Em.

Hour,

Barometer

Ba

Włostock....j Caj

N-mar Hakodate Tokio Koob

NORTH- CHINA, SHANGHAI, "

JAPAN Via YOKOHAMA, HONU Kagoshima LULU, USA., CANADA & SOUTH AMERICA VIR SAN FRANCIACO

Fer Ecuador. Begistration at 10.15 Bonints and

Letters at 11 am, on Satar Chefoo day, the 14th Oct PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

Per Funiang, at 3pm, on Saturday, Torang...

- the 14th Oct.

SHANGHAI & NORTH CHINAM

Per Azisi, at 3 pm, on Saturday, the

14th Oct

Shangha Sharp Fk SWATOW; AMOY & FORMOSA Via Amay

REELUNG,

Parmokusa Masu, st 9 am, Talbo

Sunday, the 18th Oct.

BOIHOW, PAKH 1 & HAIPHONG,

*** 19

H

..

Per Sungkian at 9 am, on Sunday, ↑ Kashem.

the 15th Oct

l'uscadores. Canton PHILIPPINE - ILANDS, JAPAN VI Hongko

NAGASAKI HONOLULU UNITED Gap Bool STATES, CANADA, CENTRAL & Micso

Wachow91 SOUTH AMERICA vs BAN FRAN PARIMAN CISCO & UNITED KINGDOM via † Hothow CANADA

For Nippon Maru Degistration A 5.

on Monday, tho 18th Con 0.35.James Letters it, 8 am, on Tuesday, the Arane

Dagupan 17th it.

Manila STRAITS, CELLONA DURB N,

JOHANNE-BORG, CAPE TOWN & Tacloban

UNITED KINGDONAN: Per Fushimi Mure Registration at

0.15mm. Lattéra 10 am, on Fri day, the 30th Oct. STRAITS, BURMAH CEYLON, ADE “LAIDE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, INDA, ADVE, EGYPT & EUROPE, Per Novara. Registration at 10.15 8.m. Letters at 11-3.m., on Friday, the 20th Oct.

The Parc Mil will be alosed on Thurs- day, the 19th ctt 5 m SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA, JAPAR

V NAG 8 KL. VICTORIA, BC VANCOUVER, UNITED STATES, CETRA K-1TH AMERICA & AUNITED KINGDOM via CANADA.

Per Emines of Russia. Registration. at 410 pm. Latters at 8 pak, on Wednesday, the 1st Novels

kha Ch 2.7 Mon, 0thoval

Superscribed correspondence only

Napaperabure.

Imaldity.

Wind

T. F. CLAXTON, Director

Weather.

FIRE INSURANCES,

China Fires...............#-20 | 8154: D. «

Hongkong Free.....z. Du } #389) bi

SHIFFING.

Douglas Steamshipa 350 3122 b. Steamboats.8 16] (29) b. & say.

Indo-Chinas 20

(Praterred)...85 | 248–25. (Defarmed).91 #181) D..

interim

7 final al 1914, $13

Interim ag 1916 ............. Int. 194 % ate 1915

Final of $90 and bonne

$10 a/c 1914. Interim of $30 a 1915 immer Final of $18 making $18 for 1916 and int. of $5 La secount 1915. ...

$7 and bonna 83 for

1914.

397 for 1014

$t. final and 88 borus,)

making 814 aực 1015-16 $1 for 1918,

6 1915

10% Bonus.

6/- for 1915

** Shell " Transporta £1/118/6 m.

*Star Forry......... 1028 b.

REFINERIES.

China Sugaison semin#:00 | 8113

Malabon Sugarkesan 830|236).

6. wa 1916 Corpop 20 le 1915 Coupon 28

§1.66 dividend 43 renta Beans for year ending 304.18

$12 for 1910

36 for 1915..

MUNTET CA

£130

„guirm. 10)T. 25 in. vགvས་ བའ-21}2

Kaflanze

Langkats Raube. Trotch Mines”, „sir... £1|30|--

DOCKE, WHABYES

AND GODOWNƐ.

Kewloon Wharves 3 50 383 1.

HK. & Whampo

Docks § 50|#1804 b.

Shanghal Dooks T. 100 T. 85 b.

· L/- a/c 1915/16, Coupons

NG.

Tix. 1 for 1930

2/- 1916 1-1/1916.

Bo 1913

831 for 1915

$5 for 1915

[[136, 75-tor year ending

30-41

Hongkow Wharis T. 100 T. 83. 36. 3 for 1915

HOTELS, LANDS

AND BUILDINGS

Hongkong Hotels, 50 #115 Central Ratates $100 | 8101 1,3 Hongkong Landa...100 101 Humphreys Estates $ 1088 b. Kowloon Landa ....8-20838.

West Fonts 60 888 %

Shanghal Lands. T. 50. 95

$3 / 1916

87afa 1818.

Interim div. of ‍$34

85 cents for 1918

82+ for 1915 ...............

Interim of $3

%interim afe

COTTON MILAN,

#T: 80 ] T. 180: TMTM

Bhanghai Cottons T.: 50]T. 164 m.

Tin. 16 for year ending.

The 6-die, & a 13

· bónus “for year ending

Kang Yiknite

10 T. 24.40′ bui

6 T.816.

MISCELLAZTEOUSI

China-Borre

Hongkong Observatory, Oct. 12, 1918. Light

1. BAROXETER, reduced to 38 degies Fabraheit, on the lover of the sea in Chins Frovke inches, tenths and hundred the

2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de Dairy areça Fahrenheit.

3. HUMIDITs, in percentage of sain

Green Inland

10 $10 20

tion the humidity of air maturated with Hongkong Electrics 10544 moisture being 10087.

DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points.

B. Joner or WIND according "to Beauford Seale.

T 17 for 1915,

79 etw. for 1915.

6 p.o. for rest Indi

28-200

20 cents for 1916

$1.95 for year.

*21-7-18;

80 cents for

for 1913/

#2

37.209

Ист

/ 1918

$1 interim 191

A/C 2016 vente isi per share ar

12 for 1918

$0.60

Tor 1915/1910 **

# STATE OF WEATHER, 5 blue sky, o detached clouds d drizzling rain, flog, g gloomy, b hail, I lightning, o overesat, p passing showers, a squali's TRUI, S ELOW, thunder, y visibility, w daw (wet) // 7. Bax in inches, toaths and Inn Peak dredthe

ît pa

8 p.

25 cents for 1918/1916.. | 2.7L

ONGKONG REGISTER.

Steam Laundry#5##15

Union Waterboste 10 $17

|70 ounts, 1er 1915

156

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