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April 7. 11h 38m.--Pressure has increased considerably "at Weihaiwei ;-) other changes are slight. The de-
| pression romains over Tongking.
Hongkong Rainfall for the-24 hours soding at 10 am. to-day, 0·00 inch, Total sinen January 1st. 5:54 inches.. against an average of 10-92 inches.
Forecut for the 24 hours ending at
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ROZIL OBSERVATORY, HONGKONG.
DAILY WEATHER REPORT,
Sea tlor
APRIL 97, 1991.—7
Wind
Iloar.
Baromotor
að Ben Lovel..
Temperature,
Vidivostock 8 & 30.48 42
Femuro 5 ! Askodate
Tokio
Боск
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Hamidity.
Direction.
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Sharp F
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THURSDAY, APRIL 28.
Straits
„Japan_and_Shanghai ..................
USA. and Shanghai
Saigon Shanghai
Malacca MaruL Jnaba Maru Lima Maru Chima
FRIDAY, APRIL 29.
Amira 'Lebon Sinktarg
Dagga
Manila
часто
Weather.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1921.
THE
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TO-DAY AT 5,15 and 9.15
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THURSDAY, APRIL 26.
$ 8.00.
EX-GERMAN SHIPS.
MOVE TO SELL THEM BACK AGAIN.
Are the 140 ex-German steamers which have bot yet found owners to
be resold to the Germans? The question was raised in Parliament by Sir Edwards Carson.
The answer given by Colonel Lesle Wilson, the Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Shipping, showed that the matter has been under con- sideration: "This is a question for the Reparations Commission," 'be said, "and, of course, for the Govern- ment to decide, on the advice of ite Reparations Commission The whole position is to be pat before the Council of the Chamber of Shipping.”
Mr. Gould, a Cardiff shipping man, * said be believed the German ships sold at the top of the market had realised £22 to £25 per ton. Today they could not get more than £10 for the ships. In January 236 shipbuild-
ᎪᏚᏦ
FOR
NESTLE'S
MALTED MILK
£40,000 BRINGS SORROW.
WOMAN'S LOTTERY FORTUNE.
Sudden wealth won in a lottery has ing orders here were cancelled, and brought sorrow for Mme. Hofer, s
in February 80, add it would be a woman employed as a servant in a bar, serious thing if these other German who in 1905 drew the winning ticket, "ships were to be thrown on the worth £40,000, in the French Press market.
Lottery.
Bangkok-
Samahai and Wachow
Pakhoi and Enphong
Amoy, "Shanabai, "North Chips & Japan... Japsa.
• banghai, *North China and *Japan .... mem Atsuta Marum ma Failippine Islands, Sandakan, Australis
and New Zealand, vi THURSDAY ISLAND. Begistration 8.45
6.1.
Changsba Soochow
Japan.
Letters 9.30 a.EL
*Shanghai sod "North Chins
Shanghai, North China,
■
Canada, United States, Central & Scath America & EUROPE via VAN- COUVER. Begistration 9.45
Letters 10.30 0.
JADER...... P
Empress of Russia Honolula Maru Kaichomet George Hydranges Wiegsang......
Waihaivai, Chefoo and Tientsia *Swatow and *Quinhon gehad, the tr Swatow, "Shanghai and North Chins
FRIDAY, APRIL 29. Straits, Bangkok, Cayion, Mauritius, L. Marques, South Africa, India via Dhanushkodi, Egypt EUROFE via MARSEILLES Registration 8.45 MIL Letters 9.30 am, Fhilippine Islands Ningpo. Shanghai and North China Shanghai, North China and Japan ...............
SATURDAY, APRIL Straits, Bangkok, Ceylon. Mauritius, L. Marques, South Africa, Todia via Dhanushkodi, Aden, Egypt & EUROPE ▼ MARSEILLES,, Hogistration 8.45 a.m. Letters 9.30 1-21..................... The Partel Mail will be closed on.
Friday, 29th, inst. at 5 p.m. Ewatow, Amoy and Fooehow”. Btraits and Bangkok
usual organasu cabaran Colonel Wilson replied that there of national note, bought a house and gtanghal and North China
She became for a time a character Straite, Bangkok, Calcatta and ADEN · Petaling is a superabundance of tonnage in the world at the moment, and that carriage, employed 10 servants, and Welhafwe, Chalou sad Tientsi with the present high cost of mate lent money right and left to friends "Swatow, "Bhanghai and North China rials and labour it does not pay to and other applicants. In 6 months Swatow and Bangkok
- build ships. The average price she had only £8,000 of her fortune.
obtained for the German ships, which This she had lost in speculations, in Saigon - mi were of all types and all ages-one connection with which she brought an Ewatow, Amoy and Keelung of them was built in 1872-had been action against her lawyer. £11 a ton.
.10 3.1.
$p.m.
3 pm
4.D.DL.
4 p.m.
Inaba Marn Loongkang Hopsang.... Andre Labon
30. ·
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5 p.10.
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Wachor khol Beither.com
Fanden Tukerana O.BL.James Apar
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0. W. JEFFRIES, Director. Hongkong Observatory, April 97, 1971.
"1." BAZOTTLE, reduced to '33 degli es Fahrenheit, en the leval of the ses in Inches, tenths and hundredths.
1 FIZIKATURE; in the shade in de grees Fahrenheit
3. HUDIT, in percentage of satura- tion the humidity of air eaturated with moisture being 100,
DECHOS or Ways, to two pointe. 5. FORLI ** WIND,cording to
Bradford Scale.
6. STITE 67 Wzaraze, b blue sky, e for detached cloud, d ärizzling zain,
g gloomy, à bail. I lightning, o overmit
P passing showers, q squall, r'rain,'a AZOW |
Chunder visibility w daw, wel
7. Rar in Inebes tenths sad han-
dredths.
"HONGKONG,REGISTER.
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NO MATINEE TO-DAY.
Prices $4, $2 & $1 Booking at MOUTBIE'S.
WHY
IS THE NAME "AMERICA“ APPLIED TO THE WISTERN
CONTINENT 7.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY,
BRUNNER, MOND & CO. (CHINA)
·JAMITEED,
Alkali Manufacturers.
Tel 1830.
Every schoolboy knows that the
"America" refers to the ex-CHINA
Dame
plorer Americus Vespucci, but com- paratively few know of the ci
7, Queen's Rd. Cools
AGENCY & TRADING CO. ER
HONGKONG.
Iron, Steel & Piece God.
cumstances which led up to the Tel. 2143. 10, "Queen's Rd. Confcat:
bestowal of this name, rather than
that of Columbus, upon the New
Ohe data at On date at World. Major, the expert on the science of mapdrawing, has shown that the appellation "America" firet
CHINA OYERSELS - TRADING OR. (1919), LTD.
Tel.
29.77
29.70
70
.84
72
Direction of
B
8
Sonda.n
Forco
Haiching Chias
Weather Rain
appeared on the map of the world drawn by no less an artist than Leonardo da Vinci, and be explains the circumstances which led up to its adoption as follows:
Tel.
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0.00
0.00
0.00
p.m.
2 p.m.
Chenan
Salchow
Творов в о
5 p.m.
SUNDAY," MAY-1.'.
Haije Maru
Swatow, "Strails and "Bangkok
MONDAY, MAY 2.
Visugihow TUESDAY, MAY- 3.
Alluding the amazing feat of Four fatal cases of small pox Capt. E. R. G. Evans, of EMS. and one of enteric fever, were: "Carlisie," in saving many lives at reported yesterday, also one non-fatal the "Hong Moh" wreck, a home case of cerebro spinal fever. All the paper saya: He is a wonderful man, cases were Chinese
always thinking of others. At one
| *3watow and Bangkok in - Kanchow
Btraits, Bangkok, Ceylon, Mauritius, L Marques South Africa, India Dhanushkodi, Egypt 4 EUROPE via BUEZ. Registration" 9.45am. Letters 10,30 M The Parcel Mall will be closed 00
Monday, 2nd May at 6 pin.
EF
of his lectures in London on the Bwatow, "Amoy and poshow Antarctic expedition, when he Amoy, Shanghai and "North Chias.....
thought his audience did not show sufficient enthusiasm over the por- Hothow and Haiphong trait of one of his, colleagues, he called out to the operator, who had shanghai and North China... switched off the picture, Hi, Mr. Operator, put that portrait on again.
BOWEL COMPLAINT IN CHILDREN, URING the summer months children Dheet to dieorders of the bowels, and should receive the most The portrait came back That is Hulbow, Pakhof and Haiphong skensmaassaa --caročni ́attention. As 4000 as any Mr. Ponting, of whom I have been.
unnatural looseness of the bowels is noticed, Chamberlain's Colic and Diar telling you ladies and gentlemen,
rham Remedy should be given. For enle he remarked grimly. And how by all Chemists and Storekeepers.
everyone did cheer for
Bigbust open airi Temporaines on the
Dowans open fr Temperate on the 17th-7the
"The first map known to exist with the New World delineated upon it, is that drawn by Juan de la Cosa,
pilot of Columbus on his second Tel. PT.-F. CLAYTON, Director,
voyage. This map is dated 1500. Juan de la Coen was with Ojeda and Hongkong, Observatory April 27. 1921. Vespucci, and afterwards with Ojeds.
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HONGKONG TIME SIGNALÊ.
9 a.m.
Importers and Exporters. 1104. 18, Queen's Rd. Contrast:
CHU KYOKU TRADING CO. Importers and Exporters,
7, Queen's Rd. Cenirsă-
2108 and 2908.
EDWARD MOW FUNG. Import & Export Merchant. 1676. 60, Des Vius Ed.
**THE, KWONG KHUL":
on his last and ill-fated expedition. New Films and Cameras just arrived, In May, 1507, just the year after the Tel. 2170. 60, Queen's Rd. Central, death of Columbus, a man named Martin Waldseemüller wrote a book
LAZARUS, K. Opticians.
to which was appended a Latin account of the four voyages of Yes Tel. 2203, 12, Queen's Rd. Centrál The Time Ball on Kowloon Signal Hill pucci. In this book, pablished at is dropped daily at 10 sim. and 4 p.m.. St. Die in-Lorraine, Waldseemniler except on Babondays when it la dropped st
10 m. and I p.m., and on Sundays and proposed that the name Amers Holidays when it is dropped at 10am should be given to the New World,
The Ball is hoisted ha! mast at the 56th in honour of Vespucci whom he crune. Tel.: 254. micute and fali meat at the 57th minute ously supposed was the discoverer
Abould the ball fall to drop at the bract
time it will be lowered at 5 minutes past of the continent
MUMEYA & SINO.
ese Photographers.
BA, Queen's Rd, Central
sccepted as a well known denomina
the hour and the cediary restine repeat- In 1508 the first engraved map tion, in an anonymous work entitled
ed at the following hour, if possible..
Should the Tams Ball be out of order containing the New World, appeared Globus Mandi, published at Stras
the abors routine will be carried out with in an edition of Ptolomy printed at the flag "24" on the Storm Bigual part
Rome; but this does not bear the burg. The map of the world of Team nardo da Vinci, presumably issued in Time Eignals are als given at night by name America. But in 1509 this 1814, has, the name America Beross
Pyrrhus
Balloong Sinklang
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4.
Lokmang ANTHURSDAY, MAY. 57
Boraing
3 a.m.
SUNDAY, MAY~3.
TEDNESDAY, MAY 18.
Amoy and #Philippine Islands
I p.m.”
Bând, and bath of sach mibute, ADATA
Correspondence hewing vessel's pains only
**wha berzen zuʼur to Hongkong Standard Time (8Yours But o" Greenwich);
moens of three white lataja "mounted vers
tical y on the Obfervatory in me name appears as if it were already the South American continent so well
From 8,58- 9.00 pm. che lamperar. extinguished-momen zysh the even
| së the North-thus ■ Dutelt auther
sroomda, except se suo sad, 2012, 50th,inted and Published for Tax Oak, and an faian artist contrived, pos Charm by GeokKOR WILLIE CASE | sibly without malice, to rob Columbiai Bunxir, Editor, M5, Wynd of at least some of the fruits of he His Beret, Hongkong.
courage and perseverance."
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