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WEATHER REPORT.

NOTICES.

January 17d. 11h 5m-Pressure bas decreased slightly from Shanghai te Honkong. It is early stationary pror Indo-China and the Philippines.

The anticyclone has probably moved

eastward.

Mcderate monsoon may be expected over the N. China Sea. It is interrupted to the north of Amoy,

Hgkong Rainfall for the 4 hours, going at 10 am today, 000 inch. Tatal since January 1st, 11 inches, against anaverage of 0-40 inches. ··*

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REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND "PASSENGER SERVICES.

LONDON SERVICE

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HONGKONG TIDES.

The tide table given below has been ompiled at the National Almanac 0:5cc in London from the result of the annivals of observations taken by means of an satomatic tide-recording machine in the i Water Police Basin at Tom Sha Tsui turing the years 1905-6.

The were of the lahia corresponds with the arm of the sounding in the Admiralty Chars, which has been found to be 4 feet

Inches below mean, son-level

To obtain the depth of water on the de gange at the Victoris Naval Yard add feet 4 inches, and on the gauge Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 fast

Forecast for the 4 hours ending ac foober to the height siren in the table. poon on January 18th.

Longkong

Ecck Gar to

F.I. winds, moderate; fine.

-Formosa Chanel. The same as

No. L

January 18 to 2 1821.

HIGH WATER

Low Warez

Svaztatz

The same as

Height

Ta

--South coast of China between, Hongkong and Lamooks.

No L

-Booth crest of Chins between Hongkong and Kairaz.

So. 1.

The same as Tam

Wad. | 19

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Temperature.

Humidity.

Direction.

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58.30.17 üc

30.19 54 87

20.19 67

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30.18 50

30.11 57

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Facadores 30.17

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C. W. JETTEes, Director. Bougkong Observatory, Jan. 17, 1921. 1. BARONIIa, reduced to 32 degrees Fabrenheit, on the level of the rain inches, tenths and hundredtha.

·2 TEXPERATURE, in the shade in de-

grees Fahrenheit,

3. HUMIDITY, in percentage of furs-

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HONGKONG TIME SIGNALS.

The Time Ball on Kowloon Signal! Kill is dropped daily at 10 am and 4 p.m., except on Saturdays when it is dropped at 10 am and 1 pm, and on Sundays and Holidays when it is dropped at 10 am.

The Ball is hoisted half mast at the 55th minute and full mast at the 57th minute. Should the ball fail to crop at the correct time it will be lowered at 5 minutes past the hour and the ordinary routine repeated at the following hour, if possible.

Should the Time Ball be out of order the above routine will be carried cut with the fag the Storm Signal mart.

2" on

Time Signals are also given at night by mears ct three white lamps mounted vertically on the Observatory wireless mast. "From 8.56 to 9.00 pm. the lamps are extinguished momentarily at the even seconds, except at the 2nd, 28th 50th, 52nd, and 54th of each minute. The hours refer to Hongkong Standard Time (8 hours East of Greenwich).

"GOOD BOOKS OR BAD?

HAWKER INTERROGATED.

ALMANACS NOT HIGH CLASS

.. LITERATURE.

J

When a Chinese was this morning charged before Magistrate Orme with hawking books without a licence, the following conversation took place:

The Magistrate: What kind of books was he hawking, good or bad? If they are good books, we might encourage him.

The Police: He was selling Chinese almanacs.

The Magistrate: They are not high class literature. Fined $2.

(Direct)

*3rd Jan... 6th Feb.. 2nd Feb

1st Mar

Sth Mar.

-LIVERPOOL

RECTOR

104

"BELLEROPHOT-

*ANCHISES

Amsterdam, London & Hamburg Amsterdam London, & Antwerp London, Amsterdam or Hamburg Amsterdam London, & Antwerp. London, Amsterdam & Hamburg

SERVICE

(Direct or via Continental Poets)

18th Jan, Genos & Liverpool 24th Jan 5th Fab. 8th Feb.

Genos, Marseilles & Liverpool! Liverpool & Glagow Gents, Havre & Liverpool

SERVICE

* KNIGHT TEMPLAR"

PACIFIC

TENCES

(via Kobe and Yalchama)

3th Feb.

* PROTESILAUS” 17th Feb. “ KALTHYBIUS*・ 10th Mar.

NEW

Fietaris, Searle, Treosas and

YORK SERVICE

(via Snax or Fazams)

Tis Sacz

“AGAMEMTOM "

25th January

HOMEWARD PASSENGER SERVICE

* MENTOR "

- THIRESIAS'

** STENTOR

"ANCHISES"

** MERITOR

** TETRESIAS”

2nd Fab.

1st March

15th March / 21st June

5th July

19th July

For Freight and all Information Apply to

for London direct for London direct for London direct - for Liverpool direct for Liverpool direct for Liverpool direct

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

AGENTS.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Telegraphic Coumicunication with Gap Roc Lighthouse is interrupted,

REGISTERED and PARCEL MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to close st or before 9 a.m. registered and parcel mails are closed at 8 pm, on the previous day.

INWARD MAILS.

.Cape Finisterre

PZx

MONDAY, JANUARY 17,,

State and Calcutta Straite

Totcui Maru

Japan.

Straita.

Straits.***

TUESDAY, JANUARY 18. "Australia and Matil...

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19. Shanghai

THURSDAY, JANUARY 20.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 21.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 22

SUNDAY, JANUARY 23.

„„Aki Maru

Teas

Eastern

Tamba Mura

THURSDAY, JANUARY 27. Straits and Calentts.............

Bombay Har

OUTWARD MAILS.

FOR. "

Pzz MONDAY, JANUARY 17.

Samshui and Wuchow Fort Bayard Shanghai

mana

+

Japan and Shangbai

Shidzooka Maru

IDUS

p.DL

5oz ghung Shunet:eong on 4 p.m. Amor Maru. 4 pm. ChuchoVE Fran Sarandamenns

B putt YESBOGB

Hwah Ping

and Mandat er e Fort Bayard Swatow and Bangkok vannakhet snap cars "Ewatow, Shanghai and North Chine

Filippine Islands, bandakan, Australia and *New Zealand, vis THURSDAY ISLAND. Hegistration & pm 1nesday 18th Letters "830 & UNIDADIOLOGISTIKE

TUESDAY, JANUARY 18. Philippine Islands Australia, New Zealand IS THURSDAY ISLAND. Registr&ULOU 8.45 a Lesters 8.30 am. Straits, Bangkok, Ceylon, Mauntios, L

Marques, South Africs, India vis

Nippon Dhanushkodi, Aden and EGYPT

*.. Hyarsages Shanghai and North Uing Swate, shalghai and "North China

Swetow

Nitko Maru

Kansu

WEDNESDAY, VINUARY 19.

Luobow Lakbang Taming KWADR38 imasomas ...Tonghing THURSDAY, JANUARY D.

Swator and Bangkok Res Boibow nod Haiphong eng og setanse Filippine Islands smeromastonmen Weihaiwai, Chefoo and Dairen

swatow, Shanghai, & North Chins

tion the bamidity of air saturated with C, of C. regrets to have to announce moistere being 100,

Dmreries or WIND, to two points, the approaching retirement from Shanghai and North Chins .... FORCE OF WI, according to China of Mr. F. J: Norbury, Chair Philippine Islandsong to Bendid Scale.

man of the Trade Marks Sub-Com-Bbanghai, North China and Japan

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HONGKONG UNIVERSITY.

DEPARTMENT OF GOM.......

MERCIAL TRAINING.

Insufficient publicity has so Exc been given to the Department of Commercial Training which has been inaugurated by Hongkong University. The following gives a bird's-eye view of the coursć ——

One

First Year-Engish, Mathematics,

Geography, History. modern language additional to English or Science. Second Year-English, Mathema tles, Political Economy, Econ omic History.

Third Year.-Theory of Finance. Industry, trade and transport. Jurisprudence."

Fourth Year.-Banking, Insurance and Finance, Commercial Law.

Additional to this general course are the following special subjects:

First Year. Materials of Com-

iberce.

Second Year-Accounting. Third Year-Accounting. Fourth Year-Commercial Rec

ords.

The general subjects must be proceed the order given above, wlue the additional subjects may be taken at any time. Successful stu dents will be given the degree of B A. Commercial,

On the assumption that students begin,, with a good knowledge of English, which it is understood, will be the case, this four-year course should tum.out

with a thoroughly sound and extremely of business practical knowledge

affairs.

*****

LOCAL AND GENERAL. „s

:

The headquarter of the Canton Press Association was partly de stroyed by fire no the morning of January 16, when some 39 shops in the neighbourhood were also wholly or partly damaged.

A resolution to build a railway

from Walchow to Ping Wp Station of the Canton Kowloon Railway, distance cE 45 miles, has been passed by the Walyang Chamber of Commerce. Some $3,000,000 is needed to cover the expenses of construction.

In Tai Nam market, about 18 miles from Waichow, three junks conveying general cargo eastward under the protection of four police. men, were robbled on January 13 after two hour's fight. One policeman was killed and two rifles were taken by the pirates.

Mr. Szeto Wai, principal of the Primary Schools of Canton Christian College, will leave Canton next month for a year on leave in Eng. land to study educational methodds in Great Britain. He is going under the auspices of the Wesleyan Mission. Mr. Szeto, a graduate of Canton Christian College, was sent to Amer- ica on similar mission by the College: several years ago.

A very enjoyable evening was spert on Saturday by members of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders who beld a dance and concert, at which a number of lady visitors were present. At the concert songs were rendered by the Misses Frost, Messrs. T. G. Paterson, C. Edgcumbe and F. H. Farthing: Mr. Farthing also acted as accompanist.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

IRRATOON Y. APGAR & CO. Agents for

Banco. Nacional Ultramarino, Macas. Yorkshire Insurance Co., Ltd. International Petroleum Co., Ltd.

Tel: No. 332.

BRUKNER MOND & CO., LID.

Alkali Manufacturers. am. Tel. 1830. 7; Queen's Rd. Central.

CHINA AGENCY & TRADING Co. o HONGKOKE.

Iron, Steel & Piese Goods. Tel. 2143. 10, Queen's Rd. Central.

CHINA'OYERSEIS TRADING CO. (1919), LTD.

Importers and Exporters.

Tel. 1104. 16, Queen's Rd. Central.

i p 5 p.m. 5 p.m.

The Journal of the British Braita, Bangkok, Calcatta and ADEN........

Shanghai and North China Handakan Bwatow, Amoy and Foochow

Sinkianz

11 2.0.

Hinantig

.11 A.

Hailong

„JI'm

Leizang

MONDAY, JANUARY 21.

Kiakiang Loopgang Kwasong

i z...

2 Phil.

P.L

SATURDAY, JANUARY 22.

Tesa

3 pu

7, Queen's Rd. Contral.

Tel. 2108 and 2906.

EDWARD NOW FUNG. Import & Export Merchant. Tel. 1678. 80, Des Voeux Rd.

6. STATE OF WEATHER, b bine sÌ3. Cmittee and at one time acting Secre- detached clood d drizzing nin, 1 fog gglez, h hail, 1 lightning, o overrast

P pastile showers, squall, train, & now

i thunder r visibility w dew, wet.

7. BA is inebes tenths and han- dredths.

HONGKONG REGISTER.

tary of the Chamber, with which he Shanghai and North Chipserons has been closely connected since 1915. Straite, Bangkok, Ceylon, Mauritius, L

Mr. Norbury, who is the leading

British authority on Trade Marks in

the Far East, has done valuable work

on behalf of British Interests and takes with him the good wishes of

Tia

Pigssy

Marques, South Africa, India Dhanushkodi, Bombay, Aden, Egypt & EUROPE via MARSEILLES. gistration & p.m. Letters at 5 pm The Parcel Mail will be closed on Saturday, 22nd Jan. at Noon.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 23.

Hailong

all who have worked with him. He will represent the Chamber on Trade Mark questions in Manchester and in Swalow, Amoy and Fochow London, where he is to open an office Pris Ou data son date at for Norbury & Sons (Chinak, Lid.

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Hubert opes air Temperature on the 16th- Lowest oper air Temperature on the 17th--68

T. F. CLAXTVE, Director **Hongkong, Observatory Jan. 117 11

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PASSENGERS.

IRRYIĨA.

Fer B. "Nippon" from Shanghai this morning :- Mr B. M. Hind, Capo Timoniere Greta Antonio, Capo Mes canico Vapunce. Neri, A. Fontanese Edoardo, Vincenzo Agostino, Orlando Rinaldi, Branca Ginreppe, and Briano Lingi...

MONDAY, JANUARY 24. Straits, *Bangkok, Ceylon, Mauritius, L. Marques, Bonth Africa, India via Desen- shkodi, Egypt & EUROPE via MAR- BEILLES.Registration &.10a.m. Let ters 9.30 DS SOLESTIEDE SOME MOOL

Shidruoka Marn WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 281

*Bhangra, *North Chins, Japan, Canada, *United States, Central and Swath -America &• *BUROPE via VIĆTORIL, B.C Registration 8.15 am Letters

9.30 DAMEN DIE DES IN DI

Kashima Maru

ghanghai, North China, Japan, Canada, Infod States, Central and Bouth America & EUROPE vis VANCOUVER, B.C

Begistration.9.45 am. Letters 10.30am. Empress of Japan

*Correspondence bearing reel's name only:

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CHU KYOKU TRADING CO.

Importers and Exporters.

THE KHONG KHU

Photographic Suppliers.

MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1921.

ENTERTAINMENTS.

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SELECT PICTURES

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THEATRE

A GRAND

ROYAL

CONCERT

will be given

WEDNESDAY, January 19, 1921, at 9.15 p.m. `

br

VERA MIROWA

"the distinguished art

Danserse

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and

PODOLSKY

the Belliant Modera Pianist

Prices: $3, $2 and $1.

THEATRE

BOOKING AT MOUTRIL'S.

ROYAL

SATURDAY, `January 22nd.,

at 9.15 p.m.

STUPENDOUS ATTRACTION,

MADAME LOTTIE GORDON'S

GRAND CHARITY CONCERT

in aid of the Blind Home, Kowloon, and Pokfulum Homa.

Under the Distinguished Patronage and in the presence of His Excellency "the Governor and Lady STUBES," Admiral Sir ALEXANDER DUFF and Hias DUFF, Maj. Gen. Sir G. MACAULAY and Lady KIREPATRICK, and Commodora BOWDEN SHITH, C.B.E., and Mrs. BOWDEN 'SMITH,

ARTIS FES.

"Mr. Howard Freeborn, Lieut. Col. Crosse, Mr Reginald Meyers,- Madame Lottie Gordon, Mrs. Mabrice Minney, Mr. F. C. Hall, Mr. F. Cameron, Miss Nellie William, Mis B. D. Toomson, Miss Elia Also pert and Doris Woods. Soares and the Mises. Aileen songs: (ladies' voices).

the

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An excellent, entertaining and humorous programme under Direction of Madame Lottie Gordon, LAB of RAM. and RCM, LT.CL, ATC.L

TICKETS AT MOUTRIES, ANDERSON'S, KELLY AND WALSH,

WISEMAN'S AND HONGKONG HOTEL OFFICE, Box plan open at MOUTRIES on Wednesday, January 19.

$2 and $1. $3,

Prices:

THE YAP CABLE.

CHINA'S OBJECTION.

ingly strong, attitude against these". cables being controlled by Japan er clusively. It is determined, accord- ing to the Shanghai dispatch, to carry its point at the next International Communications Conference. There are indications that the Chinese Minister to America is now negotiat- According to a Shanghai dispatching with the United States authorities to the Mainichi, the Chinese Govern with a view to obtaining their ment is strongly opposed to the approval of the Chinese attitude on Yap submarine cable being placed, the question.

STRONG ATTITUDE.

Cd. under the sole control of the Japas-

ese Government. The message says that at the International-Communica tions Conference at Washington, which has just come to an end, the

STRAIGHT AT IT.

* boating arind the brak We might a

#Tel. 2170. BO, Queen's Rd. Centre Chinese delegate insisted that the THERE is no use of our

LAZARUS, M. Opticians.

settlement of the problem should take either of the three alternatives, well out with it first as last. We want you to try Chamberlain's Congh Recandy namely, these cables shall be placed the next time you have a cough or cold!! Tel. 2203. 28, Queen's Rd. Central under the joint control of China and. There is no reason so far as we can ase

LOCK HING.

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33, Queen's Rd. Central

MUMBYA & SANO. Japanese Photographers. 254. 8A, Queen's Ed. Central,

America, of they shall be put under why you should not do so. This pre international control, or they shall be pstation by its remarkable care se jointly controlled by Japan and Ame- gained world-wide reputation, and people everywhere, spank of it, in the rica. In any case, the Chinese Gov- dit best terms of praise. It is for sale by ernment takes up an uncompromis- all Chemists and Storekeepers.

Printed and Published for THE CONCERNER by the Editor, Geonos- WILLIAM CADE BURNETT, at No. 5, Wyndham Street, Hongkong.