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WEATHER REPORT.

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March 17d. 19A Dee-No returns rom Japan and Vladivostock,

Pure basipereased slightly from Wochaiwei to Shanghai, and decreased Bghtly alsewhere. The anticyclone up peare to be moving eastward.

Hougton rainfall for the 14 bours ending 10 a.m. to-day, 0.00 lach, Total vince. January 1st, 4.03 tackas, agakost an average, ol' +4.62 inches.

Torest for the 24 hours ending si 000 on the 18th,

1-marong. * Gap Rock. NE winda, strong; fair.

-Farmors. Channo The same as. X.. 1.

-Such cut of Chins between Boazen und Lamacks. The same as No. 1.

<-Boath coast of China between Hongkong sad Esiaso. The same as No. 1.

BOTAL OBSERVATORY,

HONGKONG, DAILY KRITEER

REPORT.

SUALİDE

MARCH 17, 1920.-6.

Hour.

Barometer

at Sea Lovol.

Vidivostock 6

Komarota.

Hakodate Cokio

Scchi

Nagasaki

Kagoshima

Oshima Saba......... Ishi'jima. ...! Bonin Leland Welhsiwal

Hankow

Ichang

Kiokiang

Changsha..

Shanghai..

Gutzla..

“átiödujaji,

8. 30.21 38

30-30

Wind.

Humidity.

Direction.

Abarp Fk... 7.30.74 34 87

Amoy me

Bwato

Taiboku....

Taicha!¦ Tainao

Koshan

Pescadores Canton - Songkong. Cap Rock Kacao

Wachow

fakhof

Heibo...!

-

30.13 57 94

312 # 93

30.01me!

30.05 63

8000 to

£0.05 63 — YAR

30:05 $9

30,14

9.05

Pholien 7.30.01 61.150 Torino

C. St. James

Aparri .... Dagapan... Marils..... Legaspi.... Tacloban..

Doilc

-

Surigao...

Guam. 4.2% Labuan

Force

Westbar.

SHIPS DUE TO ARRIVE.

FROM EUROPE -

The 6.1. KEEMUN, dae bere. Mar. 1 from Europe and sails for Tsingtau and Japan, Mar. 28.

The . NURE, left London Feb 13 and is due bere ria Colombo, Penang and Singapore bar. 28.

The TELEMACHES, die bere Aprl from Europe and sails for Shang- hai and Japan, April 8.

The ... STENTOR, due hero Apr. 7 from Europe and sails for Japan Ape 8.

The .s. KHE US, dre here April 3 from Earope and sails for Shanghai and Japan, April 10.

The s.s. EURTADES, due hore Apr. 1 from Europe and asila for Japan vis

ainata Apr. 18

The .. TRUCKR, due here Apr. 23! from Europe, and sail for Yokohama ris Tsingtao, Nagasaki, Moji and Rebo, Apr.

23.

The s.3. LAERTES, due bore Apr. 97 from Europe and sails for Shanghai Apr. 28.

The .. TYDEUS, das here May 4 from Europe and sails for Japan via Shanghai May 3.

FROM AMERICA.

The ss., ECUADOR, left San Fran cisco Feb. 7, and is due here via Honolulu. Japan. Shanghai and Manila, Mar. 17

The .. MONTEAGLE, Jeft Vancou ver Feb. 19, and is due here vis Japan Shanghai and Manila, Mar. 18.

The s.3. COLOMBIA, left San Fran- cisco Mar.. 8. ad is. doe bere via Hono- Ilu, Japan, Shanghai and Manila Apr.

14.

The 3.5. IX10, left Seattle Mar. 11. and is due bere via Tsingtao, Japan and Manila. April 20.

The a... PROTESILAUS, leaves Seattle April 7 and is dus here via Japan and Manila, May 9.

The 28 VENEZUELA, leaves Sap Francisco Apr. 3 and is due bere via Honolulu, Japan, Shanghai and Manila, May 12

—

FROM AUSTRALIS,

The . NIKKO MARU, left Sydney Mar. 3, and is due bere vis Manila Mar

The ... ST. ALBANS, left Melbourne Mar. 8 and is due bere via Sydney, Bris bane, Townsville. Cairas. Thursday la Land, Sandakah and Manila, Apr. 9."

FROM CALCUTTA.

The GREGORY AFCAR," left Calcutta Mar. 10 and is due here vis Rangoon, Penang and Singapore Mar. 25.

FROM MANILA.

The s.s. IXION, leaves Manila Apr. 18. and is due here Apr. 20.

The s.. PROTESILAUS, leaves Maril May 7 and is due here May 9.

FROM JAPAN.

The s... BANCA, left Yokohama Mar.

8 and is due here via Kobe, Moji and

oq Shanghai Mar. 2.

T. F. CLAXTON, Director.

Hongkong Observatory, March 17, 1820.

1. BAROMETER, reduced to 31 degress Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea in nches, tenths and hundredths.

2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade in de rave Fahrenheit.

3. HUMIDITY, în'percentage of satura- dop, the humidity of air saturated with moleture being 100.

4 DIRECTION OF WIND, to two pointz.

á. FORCE OF WIND, according

Beadford Scale.

6. Brate of ReATHER, b blue sky, o detached cloud, d drizzling rain, I fög, gloomy, b bail, I lightning, o overcast pearing showers, q squal,rraio, vacow.) thander v vizibility' w'dew, wel

J. RAIN is incoes tenths and hun- dredth.

HONGKONG TIDES.

The Wide-tahin kiven below ban"Then compiled at the National Almanso Office fn London from the reagit of the snalysis af obecreations taken by means of ar automatic tide-recording machine in the Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui during the years 1809-9, a

The zero of the table corresponds with

Chart, which has been found to be Lost

inches below mean sea-level'

To obtain the depth of water on the dde gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard

add 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gang

The 8.5. JAPAN, leaves Kobe Mar. 22 and is due bere via Mojt Mar. 28.

The as. KNIGHT COMPANION, leaves Yokohama Mar. 23 and is duo bero vis Kobe Apr. 6. sailing for Liverpool vix Singapore Apr. 7.

The 58. KRIVA, leaves Yokohama Mar. 25 nad is due here vis Kobe, Moji

and Shanghai Apr. 3.

The a.s. MADRAS, leaves Kobe May.

31 and is due tere via Moji Apr. &

The 5.3. TITAN, leaves Yokohama. Apr. and a due bere april 13, sailing for Liverpool via Singapore Apr. 15. -

FROM SHINGHII.

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The sis. HYSON, leaves Shanghai Mar. 16 and is. dae bere Mar. 18.

The ... CHARLTON HALL, leaves Shanghai Mar. 15. is dua bere Mar. 18 and sails for New York via Singapers, Panama and Havana, Mar. 20.

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TYRES

Touss

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TUEXS

x.r. $

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28 × 3

92.10

6,10

34 × 46

74.30

I.X.

15.95

30 x 3

24.25

7.40

35 x 4

60,00

30 x 34

21,50

8.20

38 × 4

31 x 4

49.70

9.75

36 × 41

39 × 31

36.40

9.65

The s.s. ECRYPYLUS, leaves Shang- bai Mar. 25 and is due here Mar. 28, il-

32 x 4

50.60

11.10

705 × 105

33 x 4

53.20

13,30

&15 106

75,50" 10.45

*8.00 16.95

47.36 49.45

14.40

The s... JASON, leaves Stanabai Apr.

34 x 4

54.40

14.00

880 x 120

66,90

17.15

The as HECTOR, leaves. Stangbai Mar. 18 and is des here Mar. 21, sailing for Liverpool via Singapore Mar. 29.

The s.s. EURYPYLUS, leaves Shang bai 25 and is due here Mar. 25.

ing for London via tirgapore Mar. S.

5,

due here Apr. S and sails for New

York via Singapore and Suez, Apr. 10.

The . RHESUS, leaves Shanghai Apr. 15 and is duo here Apr. 18.

ARRIVALS.

March 17.

The 8.6. KI UKIANG, Brit. 1,228 toos from Bonay, apt. Peacock, B. & S., | B22.

The 3.8. ELKT N. Amer., 4,847 tons, from Shanghai, Capt. Willowden, Ad- miral Line A4

The a.. BENAVON, Brit. 2,548 tone, from Singapore, Capt. F. Haski, G. Li & Co.. E. Wha

The as GENYFI MARI, Jap., 1.200 tans, from Mike Capt. H. Hada, M.B..., 134.

CLEARANCES.

March 17.

Down to-morrow.

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Subject to change without notice.

Confidential Discount for quantities upon application.

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Episodes 11. and IR

THX

DRAMATIC HISTORY OF

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TO-NIGHT I

THE FAR EAST.""

OPENING THURSDAY,

MARCH 18th 1920.

With

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FRIDAY, MARCH 19th

THE MARRIAGE OF KITTY

By Cosmo Gordon Lennox

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WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, 'MARCH 94th & 25th. COUSIN KATE By Hubert Henry Davis.

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POST OFFICE.

Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where maila are advertised to close before 9 registered and parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day.

INWARD MAILS.

WEDNESDAY, March 18. Shanghai and Japan-Per SHIDZUOKA

MARU,

FRIDAY, March 19. Japan-Per SHINYO MARU. Shanghai-Par 8HANTUNG.

SATURDAY, March 20. Europe via Negapatam-Per SANTHIA. MONDAY, March 28. Australia and Mania-Per NIEKO

MARU..

TUESDAY, March 30. Bombay & Etraits-TENSHIU MARU.

OUTYARD MUA.

WEDNESDAY, arch 17, Straits, Bangkok, Cey.on, Maurition, L Marquis, South Africa, India via. Dhanushkodi, Bomaby and Aden-Per DUNERA, 5 p.m. Japan ria foji - Per NAMJANG,

p.m. *Stanghal and North China - Per

LOKHANG, 5 pm. Holbow and Pakhoi-Per AH PIT TAL,

Haakow Per HANYANG, 5 pm.

THURSDAY, March 18. Japan vis-Nagasaki-Per BENAVOF,

11.

North Chins Par Shanghai ard

Par SINKIANG, 11 a.m. Weihaiwch, Chefoo and Tientsin Per

HANGCHOW, Bp.m.. Shanghai and North China-Par

KWONGSANG, 5 pm.

LYCAUN, 5 pm.. Shanghai, and Forth Chins-Per Philippine Island-Per PROMETHEUS,

5 p.m. FRIDAY, March 19.

and Bangkok-Per HUPEB,

Hoihow

Stisits,

9 L.m.

L Marquis, South Africa, India Bangkok, Ceylon. *Mauritina, via Dhanushkodi Egypt and

EUROPE via MARSEILLES Per SHIDZUOKA MARU, Re- gistration 9:45 a.m. Letters 10.30 a

CHING, Noon.

Per 8.3. Fushimi Haru from Hong kong:-Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Beattie, Mr. A. B. Campbell, Mr. V. Forquenot, Major Carrion, Mr. Marcel Blum, Mr. brightest in twenty-four hours, and Emile Levy, Mr. H. 8. Darlington, Mr. then gradually died away. It was so Goo. B. Goast, Mr. Gen. 8. Aveyard, bright that if it had been as near to Mrs. I. F. Fatstone, Mrs. Fairchild. Mrs. At the museum of the Royal as the sun it would have been B. Taylor, Mrs Sheble, Mrs. A.. Gertik, 20,000 times as bright; it was 300 Mr. J. Benes butt, Mr. C. Bamberger, Mr. Botanic Society, Regent's Park, light years away. In other words, 4 Gioia, Lieut. Com Forgas, Capt. A E. Benskia, Lieut. 0. O'Bierne, Lieut. recently, Professor A. W. Bickerton, light took 300 years to travel the A

Capt. M. Pitt, Liout. O. G. The SINKIANG (Brit. cleared president of the London Astronomical distance between it and the earth, Gre), Capt. D. A. Dyer, Lieut. P. M. E. Spire, Mra. Bar- the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty to day and will sail ter Shanghai a Society, concluded his series of and in this way they knew that it Rock West,

was 10,000 times as bright as the ter Ballet, Mrs. F. Eew, Mr. and Mrs. V. G. Alerta, Miss C. Miller, Mrs. C. E The R.3. AH HIT TAI, (Chi), cleared lectures on stars and flowers. Deal- to-day and will vil for! Hoihow and ing with the stars and flowers of In the course of a series of interes. Miller, Mrs. M. M. Marques, MP. W. P. Mr Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Alle- Kesy, Pakhui at 8.50, tomorrow.

The B. DUNERA, (Brit.), cleared comic space, he had much to say ting experiment's Professor Bickerton Mr. E. 1. () Bries, Mr. J. Zellen. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow-Fer HAI-

added sulphuric acid to a quantity of sky, Mr. and Mrs, Win. E. Hooper, Lieut. tong and will sail for Bombay via about the nove, the new or lemporary best sugar, and showed how the B Elmes, Lieut. J. F. Peters, Lisut. S. Philipping Islands--Per LOONGSANO, Singapore at 6 km, to-morrow,

The S. DRUFAR, (Norw.), eleaed stars, and explained at length the attraction between the acid and the Dalton, Mr. and Mrs. Hambert, Mr. W, to-day and will sail for Hongay at 19.30 theory which he discovered over water in the sugar resulted in the H. William, Mr. Fomas Royce, Mr. B. Philippine Islands-Fer TEENKAL

U. Eerkno Mr. O Rademaker, Mr. A. that forty years ago, and which has now water being eliminated so become generally accepted. The nothing but a black mass of carbon Van Trijk, Mr. Schilling, Mr. and Mrs. Straits,

remained. In this way, he said, by A. Mort, Mr. T. MeTague, Mr. P. De probability was, he said, that they treating sugar with sulphuric acid Wilde, Lions A. Skinner, Miss J. A. Shanghai were the result of an exploding and then washing it. well, Day and Bragg, Mina B. Elios, Mr. E T March 17.

sun. Two stars had been subject to Martin made their original blacking. Vourcekis, Mr. 8, S. Macria, Mr. P. D At the close of his lecture Professor Nicolas, Mr., A. Che Chelmie Mr. D. D. GLENFALLDOR, (Brit.). mutual attraction, and grazed one Bickerton pleaded for a more general Stamatistas Mr. A. Ly Pogoolatos, Mr. Capt. Holmes, Ax-nts Seug Soon Hoor another to such an extent that the teaching of science. It was really H. Costernoble, Mies Costerpoble, Per 15 left for Amoy to-day.

The AAN TEZKIANG, (CHL) piece that was struck off formed a so easy, he said, and he had every a. E. Roche, Pte, B. Attwell, Zorgt. S. Capt. Brown, Auents Yusa Cheong Lee cosmic spark. In this way, when hope that is a few ear's time J. Habgood Miss Hardy, Mr. Fallo

science would be so completely The KIVA (Brit), Capt. Potter ever they saw a new star, they saw understood and so common amongst Guzman, Mr. J. W. Farley, Mr. H-T. Swatow and Bangkok-Per LUCROW, Agents MME Co., left for Bhaiglaan exploding sun. One of these the people that we should then be Jadro, ir 0. Abe, Mr G H Black

The MENTOR (Brit.), Capt.novac was seen eighteen months ago, living in a paradise such as, no man don, Mr. B. G. Wafts, Mr. and Men, IA Warrall Agents B. & S., lett ur Too and was the brightest that had been had ever conceived in its beauty and de Britto, Miss Britto and Mia G.

Remedios. seen for-340 years; it grew to its possibilities. bama via Shangha to-day,

at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 teet

i lesbos to the height ziven in the table

am to-morrow.

Wed 21

March 12 10 24, 1820,

BOH WATER

LOW WATER

Hongkong

Fighti

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DEPARTURES. -

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1,5

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left for Turane in Hwalow today.

today.

pie

p.m.

Japan Tia Negali Per NIKKO

MARU, 10. Jy

Amos, "Shanghai and North China Per SUIYANG. 3 p.m. Philippine Islands-Per TAMING,

3 p.m. THURSDAY.

March $5.

Shanghai, North China and Japan_vin Kobe-Per TAM BA MARU, 10).

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SUNDAY, March 28.

Philippine Islanda, Australia, and New Zealand via THURSDAY IS- LAND-Par TANGO MARU. Registration 9 2. Letters

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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

The 0.P.OS. Ca's B.M.S. Empress of Russia arrived at Nagasaki on Mar. 18th 8 p.m. left there 1 p.m. 16th March due at Kobe on noon 17th March.

The N.TE. L Shidzuoka Maru (Euro- penn Line) left Shanghai for thin port on the 18th March and may be expected here in the 18th March. The C.P.O.S. Co's B.MS. Monteagis arrived at Moji on the 15th March 9am. leares there 7 a.m. 26th arch due at Tsingtao on 18th Mar-

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The

KYK LA Shinyo Mary (Bombay Line) left Moji for this port on the 14th March and is expected here on the 19th March. A

The P. & U. B. N. Ca... Buthin left Singapore for thin Port on the 13th' instant at 7 a.m. and is due bere on the 20th instant at about noon.

The P. M. 8. 8. Con sa Ecuador mailed from Shanghai March 11th for Manila and may be expected here cu on about Monday March 22. ́ ́· The N.Y.K. a. Mikko Maru (Australian Line) left Thur-day Island, for this port via Manils on the 11th March and is expected here on the send

March.

The NY.R... Tamia Kara (European Lion) loft Loudon for this part vis Suez on the 4th Feb. and is ex- pected here on the 24th March. The N.Y.E... Tenshin Maru Bombay Line) left Bon bay for this port via Bingapore on the 11th March and is expected bers on the 20th Burch.

The N.Y.... Mishima Maru (Euro- pean Line) left London for this port in Suzz on the 28th Feb, and in expected here on the 5th April.

The .N.V.K... Topoka Meru (Euro- peau Line) left London for this port Tia Brez on the 25th Febi, and is expected here on the 7th April

ANTILOCHUB, 5 pm.

Bangkok, and Egypt-Fer The SATURDAY, March 20.

and North China-Par YING- OHOW,3 p.m...

SUNDAY, March 21.

Line) left. London for this port", via " Euer on the 6th Mar, and is expected here on the 14th April.,

NY.K. Sado Mar (European

`A LIFE SAVER.

Bitow, Amoy and Formees vis Keo.TT is safe to say that Chamberlain's lung-Per KAIJO MARU, 9L0. Colio and Diarrhea Remedy has Haiphong-Per KAIFONG, 9 .. Baver she lives of more people and re-

remedy MONDAY, March 13.

Hered more suffering than any other existanod. It is known-al!

Chefoo and Dairen-Per HSIN PING

ON, Noon.7 TUESDAY, March 23,

over the drilized world for its speedy curts of cramps in the stomach, diar- by all Chemists and Storekeepery

hoes and all intestinal, pains. For sale

Printed and Published for The Concerned by Guorog WILLIAM- CADE BURNETT, Editor, No. 5. Wyndham Street, Hongkong.