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February 16 Th-Pressure has increased considerably at Vladivo stock. It has decreased slightly from nearly Shanghai to Taurace and is stationary over the Philippines.
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"The monsoon will freshen slong thi scuth east coast of this and dia Farbed weather may be expected over XChisa Sea,
Hongkong Rainfall for the 21 hours ending at 10 am. to-day, 803 irch. Total since January 1st 123 inches, against an average of 224 inches.
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Document No. TER. The King of Greece to the Kaiser.
Attes, August 2, 1914
His Majesty the King has handed me the following telegram frets his Majesty the Emperor and King, with the request to transmit it to its high destination.—Eassewitz Charge d'Affaires at Athens.
"I cordially thank you for your telegram and your promise to sup por: us in our Entente with Turkey We ever had the intention of assist ing e Serb, but it appears to me impossible for us to associate with The enemies in order to attack them Lecause they are our Allies." In the
margin the Kaiser wrote:
Inform Amhers that I have conclud ed an Alliance with Bulgaria and Turkey to fight Russia, and that shall consider Greece as an enemy is the event of her not adhering to it immediately. I have said so to Theotokis (Greek Minister in Berlin) in informing him of our own Alliance with Bulgaria and Turkey.
The King of Greece's degram continues:
"It appears to me that the in terests of Greece require absolute neutrality, and the maintenance of the status quo in the Balkans, as established by the Treaty of Bu charest."
The Kaiser wrote in the margin:
You must march against Russia. And a little lower down-
Impossible.
"If we abandoned this point of view," King Constantine's telegram continues, "Bulgaria would ag
JAPAN IN SOUTH SEAS.
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Tokyo, February_2-During to- day's session of the Diet, replying to a question as to the difference of opinion between Great Britain and Japan in regard to the administrative system in the South Sea Islands south of the equator, Count Uchida, the Foreign Minister, stated the poin: at isace depended for its solution on the interpretation of clauses' in the Peace Treaty. Great Britain maintained | that the clause specifying equality of opportunity should notį?] be applied in the South Seas, whereas Japan, held the contrary view. Japan had therefore decided to recognize the British view, reserving the final deci sign to a future occasion.
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300K OF MEMORIES.
KRIGES OF THE PAST,
. Mr H. C. Hubbert, who ts, by the way, dramatic critic of The Gloor, has a myser which is well nigh per-
fact in recalling theatrical/history.
Or the few playgoers who have a
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1. BANGKITZE, reduced to 39 deres Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea is Life," which he has issued in "A Tel. 2143. 10, Queen's Rd. Central
Filty Years of a Londoner's Iron, Stoel & Piece Goods. inches, tenths and hundredths
2. TEMPERATURE, in the shads în de Playgoer's grees Fahrenheit.
3. Buxminy, in percentage of satura- tion the bemidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.
1. DIRECTION OF WED, to two points. 3. FOIZ OF WIND, according to
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Richards, Bs)
Memories (Grant
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Mr. Wam Archer, in a charrning prefatory letter, pays tribute to the tantalising discretion with which he has produced a uniformly urbane and fel.
5. STATE OF FRAZIER, ò blue sly, cattractive book, but while he rigidly detached cloedd drizzling rain, to avoid a scandalous chronicle his gloomy, bball. I lightning, o everrist accuracy and fidelity to truth in the P passing showers, q equall, x raiz, e snow detalls he does recount are little short! i thander v vizibility w dew, wet
of a literary miracle. 7. Rary in inches tenths and hun- dredths.
HONGKONG REGISTER.
We can recall no other theatrical biographer whose kindly narrative is more absolutely impeccable to memories which can cross
every
Tel.
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Previors on date at Ondace W. F. Gilbert," but a bad error by
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*Swatow. *Shanghai and "North China "Swatow, "Amoy, and Takao - "Swatow. Straits and "Bangkok ....................... Iloilo, Australia, and New Zealand ri THURSDAY ISLAND. Begistration Professor Michelson," of the
9.45 am. Letters 10.30 am. University of Chicago, winner of the Swatow, Amey and Foochow are Nobel prize for scientific research, Straits Bangkok and Calcette ................................ Tikada
............. Cheongsking.... announces the perfecting of a device) Tiantain .................................. for measuring the diameter of stars
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17. by "interference methods."
Kweilin device | Shanghai and North Chias... first application of the grandise herself by the annexation to one of the stars in the con- Philippine islands, Sandaran Australia and New Zealand, via THURSDAY of the tentories recently constellation of Orion gives the diameter
ISLAND. Registration 1.45 p.m. quered by Serbia, and would invade of the giant star Betelgeuse, the
Letters 230 p the whole of our northern frontier northernmost star of the constella Shanghai and North Chine as far as Albania. These considera- tion, as 260 million miles. If tions compel 12 to maintain our Betelgeuse were placed as- near to neutrality, and do our utmost in the earth as the sun, its brilliant sur Tientsin agreement with Roumania to prevent face would fill the entire visible Philippine Islande
heavens. As for our little earth, * Bulgaria from intervention."
The King of Greece's telegram Professor Michelson tells the Ameri concludes:
"If Bulgaria succeeded in greatly increasing her power, a Slay hege- mony would be established in the Balkans the equilibrium of which would be destroyed."
Attached to the telegram is a Note by the Kaiser saying:
"If Greece. does not march with Germany she will be treated as an enemy. It is not a question of the Balkans, but of an operation in com- mon to berate the Balkans from Rusia."
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can Society for the Advancement of "Swatyw, "Amoy and Keelong Science that Betelgeuse is as big as ghai, North China and Japan
Bwatow, Amey and Foochow trillions of globes like it
The distance of Betelgeuse from
Kaijo Maru Side Mara Haiching MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21..
Spiyang THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, Bangkok, Ceylon, Mizritins, Marques Bouth Africa India vis Dhanushrod Egypt & EUROPE VIA MARSEILLES. Registration B... Letters 9,30 sulla suoritus!
the earth is perhaps 150. light Shanghai and North Chins. yean," that is, the light that strikes your eye when you look up at it started on its journey from the star Straits, at the rate of 186,000 miles a second 150 years ago.
Professor Michelson's discovery has created a sensation and, aided by diagrams of Orion, all eyes are searching to-night for Betelgeuse.
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T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong,Observatory Feb. 14. 1921.
HONGKONG TIME SIGNAIS.
Mr. Hibbert's standard for himself is to print the second title of the Clan Tel.
carty peerage as "Danto," and he mistakes the old Nottingham musici ball in which Vests Tiley did her! prentice work, which is still standing Tel.
as a picture house, for a St. George's Hall, of which the site was obliterated. a street improvement twenty years aga.
It can be imagined what echoes of the past such a miseroscople writer recalls to, his readers' hearing. For instance, how this story, which was
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reverberates down the corridors of the past.
bis brave days Dillon was sup, about the Hollingsbead reign at the ported by Henry Irving, whom he is Gaiety.
said to have insolently accosted in "Half the people who babble about the Strand during the first run of the old burlesques would be bored The Time Ball on Kowloon Signal HM "Hamlet" with "Are you doing any stiff if they were invited to sit one is dropped daily it 10 am, and 4 p.m. thing now, young fellow ?* "
through. Much of their old-time except on Saturdays when it is dropped at
Old playgoers will rejoice at Mr. success was due to the fact that they 10 am and 1 pm, and on Sundays and Hibbert'a verdict that Kate Vaughan were seriously interpreted by trained" Holidays when it is dropped at 10 a.m.
a great actors. That is how Gilbert got the: The Ball is listed half wast at the both was correctly described as minute and fall asst at the 57th minute. English dancer," to which he adds, complete effect of his old humour. Rhould the ball fall to drop at the correct doubtless the greatest this country' "With regard to the revues, which time it will be lowered 5. minutes past has produced." She was afterwards are the latest music-hail crate to the hoor and the ordinary routine repeat-associated with the old comedy com- invade the theatres, the conditions ed at the following hour, if possible,
Should the Time Ball be out of order Pany which Mrs. George Compton are the same; success is only to be. the above routine will be carried out with can remember, and the fat declarz obtained by trained actors.” the flag "Z" on the Storm Sigust want. - tion of old Farren, that she was the Mr. Hibbert has some sige and: Timo Signals are als given at night by best Lady Teazle of his experience dispassionate femarks upon the fren- means al three white lampe mounted ver- is no more than rendering a tributa zied finance of theatrical speculation- tically on the Ob-ervatory wirsless mess due. -
and he believes in the present victory From 868 to 9.00 pm. "the lampe a
The shrewdness of Mr. Hibbert's] of the film as final and irrevocable;. extingisished momentarily at the even seconds, except at the fod, 29th, Both, insight is proved by this remark which others may doubt. Stad, and Sith of each minute.
• The hours re'er to Hongkong Standard Time (Bhoots Eset of Greenwich).
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