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TO-DAY'S

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(Reuter's Service to the China Masl

FRENCH INDO-CHINA.

NEW GOVERNMENT FLEET OF STEAMERS.

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PARIS, April 29. The steamer "Indo-Chine,” the first unit of the French Indo-China Government feet, left Marseilles for Saigon with a general cargo, notably enrizes. The steame "Albert Sarraut" is now being built at Saigon as the second unit.

The "Indo-Chine" is to call at Beyrouth, Syria, to take on board a lot of the finest Arabian stallions the Government has bought for improving | the Indo-Chinese breed.-Hasos.

CHINA'S WATERWAYS.

VAST POSSIBILITIES.

"Mr. A. H. Halam. general manager

LOGAL AND GENERAL.

Mr. George, Gray, the Austra- lian billiard champion, who is now in Hongkong. will proceed to Java and then to Australia. Mr. Gray's return: visit to Shanghai was a short one

of the Vacuum Oil Co, at Shanghai. Į and consequently no opportunity was writes in the Compass --

One often hears industrial China spoken of, but few people realize from a marine standpoint the vast possibi- lities that exist for the development

offered for a repetition of his prowess on the green cloth. His biggest break made during his Pastern tour was 225 at Nagasaki.

of the thousands of miles of waterways In a strongly worded telegram that interest this large continent and to Peking demanding the pay of the the facilities for trading that would Chinese Navy for February and exist by quicker and more efficient March, the Commander-in-Chief and several commanders state that, unless transport once these rivers and cans's are opened up by the use of steam and mozor-driven vessels.

SWAYED

this is forthcoming, it is feared that there will be a mutiny. Peking is asked to alict special fund for the The present method, with but few purpose of paying the Navy regularly exceptions, is by the use of man in future and to purchase the reces- power on shallow draft wooden boatssary rations. averaging 60 feet long and 12 feet wide. Two long cars called "lots working on metal mushroom pins at the stero, one on each side, propel these vessels, "cach manned by four Chinese, male or female. They give these cars a peculiar twist in operation, which compares with the movements of a steam-driven propeller. Their speed under normal conditions is about 15 miles per day.

They also operate similar boats with a flat bottom, fitted with a stern wheel entirely of wood, which is made to revolve by a number of Chinese stepping on wood blocks attached to the sides of the axle turning the wheel

on the treadmill principle.

This particular class of vessel is principally used on shallow draft rivers and canals, and many ate zoticed daily wending their way frons Zchang up the gorges to Chungking. a somewhat dangerous trip to make en account of the strong current

the Russian representatives may lead The trade agreement signed with to a little more activity in shipping for that quarter, but any big move is out of the question. British ships are guaranteed proper treatment| while in Russian ports, and our OWN Government for its own part under. takes to give Russian ships the rights of free navigation such as are enjoyed by other nations. The Russian mar-

ket should prove a valuable one for

metals, cloth, machinery, motors and

bings like that, while coal should have a look in; but opinion is very divided anent the prospect of us getting grain from Russia for another year or two. The "bursting cofc bizs seem to have vanished and will not be able to export grain, some grain people hold, that Russ:

quantity for at least two years.

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May 9d 19h. 14m.-Pressurs has decreased slightly to moderately at all stations. The antleyclone is situated" | te the NE of Hokkaido, and a shallow depresion" appears to be developing

Ter Tangking.

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Hongkong Rainfall for the 14 hours ending at 10 am. to-day, 000 inch Total since January 11, 858 inches, against an average of 1206 inches.

Forecast for the 24 hours ending st trỏờn on May Sed..

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Face SE. winds, moderate fair.

4-Formosa Channel. The same as No 1.

Hongkong and Lamocks. The same as 3-South Cost of China, betweens

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Sed May. Genos, Mes, pool & Glaager 18th May. Havre Liverpool, & Glasgow

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Telegraphic Communication with Gap Rock Lighthouse is interrupted.

REGISTERED and FARCEL MAILS are closed 15 minutes. earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to clow at or before 9 a.m. registered and parcel mails are closed at 5 pm on the previous day.

INWARD "MAIS.

FROM

TUESDAY, MAY 3. LONDON (Parcels only 22nd Maz:)............. Japant...... Saigune

Japan... Shanghai.

„Fector

„Hakata Maru Mattawa

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4.

FRIDAY, MAY 8.

-South coast of Ohlin between

Na 1.

ROYAL OBSERTITORY,

HONGKONG.

DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

Station.

MAY 2, 1991, — Ka

Pied.

Hour.

Barometer

Tmperature.

Humidity,

Direction.

Farook

Weather.

Vidivostock 6.30 Samurod 15, 90.1 Elakodate... 30.12 Toldo

Fochi

Sagamki

30

3:0 Karoshima. 29.98 ~29,99

Oshim

fabijims

Boat Island

29.30

-Walan{wet 48 = 29.53–

Hankow

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tang Kinkling. hangaba Shanghai.. Sataladi....

MONDAY, MAY 3, (9 ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE CORONET

TO-DAY AT 5.15 and 9.15

Henry Lehrman presents

"A TWILIGHT BABY

A Distinctly Different Comedy

"A NIGHT AT THE SHOW"

Featuring

CHARLIE CHAPLIN

CORONET REVIEW AT: 230 and 7.15 ONLY Final Episodes of "PIRATE GOLD”

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FOR OPENING

DATE

THONGKONG "THEATRE.

TO-NIGHT, at 5:15, & 9.15

MARY MAGLAREN -

A COMEDY DRAMA IN 6 PARTS.

and Comedies.

29.93 61 29.89 Sharp F7 29.97 69

"BONNIE BONNIE

LASSIE

29.77, 73

49.81 78

boke

99,85 79

lobu

99.85 73

STEAMER WRECKED..

EXCITING RESCUE WORK.

Koshua

99.84

Pescadores.29.8

Canton Hongkong

Gap Rock

Kako vers Wachow

Pakbol

Holbow

Faalien

Токое

................ Havana Maru

......Yamagata Maru

£. St. James,

EUROPE via Suez (Letters and Newspapers London

31st Mar.)

SATURDAY, MAY 7. Japan.....

Sashai and Wachow».

OUTWARD MAILS.

FOR

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MONDAY, MAY 2.

Kownghung

Hydrangea

Hong Bee

Saunahing

---Teopso

Swator ADY Fort Bayard Sodaken. Australia and New Zealand ris "Swatow and "Bangkok..

THURSDAY. 1-LAND. Begistration

5 p.m. Toesday, 3rd Letters 83 Miner Victoris

TUESDAY, MAY 3.

to

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5 p.m.

5 p.m.

Kanchow Sinkiang Tjisaiak

10.

10 m.

vis SUEZ Registration 8.46 .. - Letters 10.20

Pyrrhus

Heiloong.LINDE HOSEN-AN

Tatshing

Ilam.

The. Parcel Mail will be closed

Monday, Ind May at p.m.

There is nothing new about the Swatow and Bangkok ................. proposal cy the Ministry of Tran-Amey, Shanghai and North China.

port to put up road lighthouses at fara Por's via Bataria dangerous corners on The river between these two places system as lighthouses for mariners.

the same straite, Bangkok, Ceylon, Mauritius, L Marques, South Africa, India via is barely 90 yatas wide, with very The strange part abeat the proposal

Dhanushkodi, Egypt EUROPE high mountains on either side. To is that the apparatus so used is that give some idea as to the strong current made by the Swedish firm, known as here. it is interesting to note that it the G.A.C, when equally good takes ten to twelve days to reach appliances are on the market by Satow, Ameg and Foochow Chungking, but only two days to British firms. The flashing acetylene Straits, Bangkok. Calcutta and ADEN... return. froin there to chang

light has now been brought to such Saigon, Straits, "Bangkok. "Egypt

'*ZUROPE TIK · MARSEILLES. Recently steel shallow draft steam-a point of perfection that it can be

gistration 7.46 p.m. Letters 2.30 p.m... Antilochus

Yau Cloon... straits and Bangkok been operated on this river with This has practically eliminated the Boihow and Haiphong

HEDNESDAY, MAY 4 access, and doubtless as time goes buman

Lokung element on the old-fashioned boat will disand

lighthouses Japan. Canada, United States, Central and lightships. • Now

South Americs sed *EQROPE vis appear.

road transport -bas increased VICTORIA. Registration 1.45 p.m.

enormously In wooden boats no metal of any 80,

the adoption of

Letter 2.30 p.M description is used in their mann-flashing or coloured lights at dan watow, "Shanghai and "North China facture, even the nails being of wood, gerous corners and crossings is of

bests of the stern wheel type have counted on to work for twelve

months without human attention.

that

Tientsin

great importance. The pioneer firm Every boat built is constructed within the manufacture of automatic Swatow, Amoy, and Takao watertight compartments down to the acetylene lights is Messrs. Collier Shanghai and North Chin amall "Serapons" carrying one or and Co., 46, Kingsway, London, and two passengers.

the company that provides the dis- swatow, Amoy and Foochow On the Yangtze-Kiang river, as solved acetylene for mest of the Philippine Islands far as Hankow, large commodious navigation Lights of the country is the old-established firm of Messrs.

tiver steamers operate daily from Allen Liversidge. Ltd, also of London. Shanghai and North Chin Shanghai. They are somewhat simi-Both these British companies have

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3 p.m.

8.

Apari Dagupan...

Manila Legeri... Гасіобва Lolio Surigao Guam Labuan

C. W. Jarrgita, Director,

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Hongkong Observatory, May 2, 1911 1. BAROMETER. reduced to 31 degrees Fahrenheit, er the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths,

2 TEMPRATURE, in the abade in de grees Fahrenheit.

3. Henry, in percentage of saturn tion the tomidity of air saturated with moistere being 100.

GALLANTRY OF BRITISH MARINES,

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2511.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

BRUNNER, MOND & CO. (CHILE).

JAMETER.

Alkali Manufacturees.

Tel. 1830.

.

7. Queen's Rd, Conkl

The sad story of mother wreck in Chinese waters and the noble part CHINA AGENCY & TRADING 60.-

played in the work of rescue by Bri- tish marines is once more told. Only

HONGKONG.

Iron, Steel & Piece Goods. 2143. 10, Queen's Rd, Centelle

CHIKL OVERSEAS TRIDING OF (1918), LAB.

e tew days ago the sis. "Nimpo"Tel. struck a rock near Kiaming, and the officers at Weihaiwei despatched arm- ed parties on board to ward off the pirates, says the Shanghai Gazzetta, A gale sprang up, passengers and crew gave up hope, and it was decided that Tel. these should get shore. Sailors cowardly commandeered two lifeboats. but the Royal Marines faced all ́dın- gers, went off in a skill and again Boated one of the bigger boats.

Importers and Exporters, 1104, '18, Queen's Rd. Confeille-

CHU KYOKU TREDING 00. Importers and Exporters.

41

7, Queen's Rd. Centerli Tel. 2108 and 2908.

character of the fighting man was evi- Then, after all had been saved, the

dent. The first mate, with one of the marines, "volunteered to tramp out to Tel. the lighthouse 15 miles away, for pro- visions though they had no coasts on.

4. DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points.es they had taken them off in case

EDWARD MOM FURG,

1678. 60, Des Vœux Rd. C Import & Export Merchant. "

THE KWONG KHUL

S. FORCE OF WI, according to they had to swim for it. The corporal New Films and Cameras just arrived. Bedford Sole.

then suggested they should patch up Tel. 2170, 60; Queen's Rd. Central,

6. STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, the hole in the small boat and try to detached clord. d dazzling rain, for ggloomy, hhail. 1 lightning, doverunt

P passing showers, q aquali, è rain, 's maw

thunder, visibility dew, wels

Raux in inches tenths and hun dredths.

HONGKONG REGISTER.

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Pretions on date az Ús date

*paz

Protexilens Chojnog ***** Cheongahing

5 p.m.

Barometer..."

5 p.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 1.

Temperature Humidity: 78

298 31

99.81

29.78

75

85

90

Borbo Mard

94.10.

Direction of

Wind...

FRIDAY, MAY 6:

Haibong Yuenang

Ford ****

1

2

Weather

C

11 a.m.

Rain.

0.03

0.00

$400

% p.m.

SATURDAY, MAY 1.".

Tingehow

3 pm:

SUNDAY, MAY 6.

Kaifong:

MONDAY, MAY - 9.

Hupeb

Lar in appearance to vessels used on played a big part in developing the Hothow, Pakhoi and Haiphong the Hudson.

safety factor in navigation and in There is also a large coast service of road transport, and have produced gwstow "Straits and *Bangkok * small bat well-equipped steamers own-automatic appliances for lighting that are a source of, wonder and

TUESDAY, MAX, 10.

Luchow..

ed and operated by foreign and Chine Fadmiration to those who have seen (Swato” and Bangkok -

companies.

The Chinese as sailors and navigators

are good, although their navigating instruments are home-made and

them working.

crude. They venture to sea on long these junks sailing in Chinese waters, Foyages on their large sea-going and not a angle metal nail is used wooder junks. These trips are some throughout their entire construction. times two or three months in duration.

Amoy,

*Shanghai, & *North Chira camera. *. Shantung..

WEDNESDAY, MAY 185A,

p.m.

*Correspondence bearing reseal's name onlyi.

| Amoy and "Philippine Islands Taming

..3

1

at

get alongside for provisions. The

scound mate, with canvas and tit. soon made the boat watertight and

LAZARUS, N.

"Opticians.

officers and marines got on board and Tel. 2203. 12, Queen's Rd. Central,

soon emptied the ship of its provi-j sions. With plenty of food the party made themselves.comfortable for the night, and, with sentries posted round

the improvised camp and a grame-Tel phone which they gor with the pro visions playing "Pretty Bubbles in the Air," they waited patiently to see what the morning would bring. They had previously shouted to the captain that they would come off for him whenever he wanted to leave, but he stuck to the ship..

+

MUMEYA 2. BANO,

Japanese Photographers. 254. 8A, Queen's Rd. Central,

FLOWERS AS FOOD:

NASTUKTIUM SANDWICHES,

The use of edible flowers was well On the following morning," the wind known to the ancients, and from the having gone down, also the ses, they earliest time the violet, especially, made a ferry of the small boat by has formed one of the greatest con- ying ropes on the bow and sterns, so fectionery delicacies, and with the tlighet opak ale Tempestem on the - 206–11that she could be gulled between the extract of this flower was made, à Lowers opet me zemperatazo on the

tad-74 ship and shore, and gor the officers, sherbet that is described in classic passengers" and crew's belongings on writers as most delicious. In some shoro.

T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong, Observatory May 2, 1921'

HONGKONG TIME SIGNALS.

regions of Eastern Europe it is the custom to-day to mix violets, roses and times with sweetmeats, in order to add a foral tincturè tâ the taste The reconstruction of the bar of the fruit. In Turkey sweets are bour of Haichow, Shantung, which of camations, filies and lavender, may be regarded as rival port to Floral sandwiches are made in Greece Tsingtao, has been decided op by the and Turkey with masturtiums, a most Peking Government, The Time Ball on Kowloon Signal Hill

edible Gloves, which grows,in warra in dos pad day at 10a.m. and i psi...

and temperate climates in profusion, escent on Batariya when it is dropped at During the midst of the wind Sandwiches are also made of pepper- 10 am, and I p.m., and on Sundays and and dust storm at Shanghai one of mint,. Bnely ground and spread over Holidays when it is droj ped at 1' a m

The Ball is hissed haf mast at the 55the foreign instructors and a Chinese thinly sliced radishes between even

time it will be oward 6 minutes past He and his plane were soon blown an excellent food, though somewhar minute and fuli ansat at the Sith minute, student of the Aeronautical, Depart more thinly sliced and buttered Should the bit fit to dep st të oapect

ment ventured out with an aeroplane. | bread. It is said that the dahlia is the hour and the diary z utine repest away after losing his control and are acrid. In the kitchens of Chunk and ed att following bear, if possible, still missing. The Government has Japan Bowers are as much in the st

Should the ? Eme Rell be out of order

An interesting wedding took The death occurred on April 18 Their large bamboo masts slant in the at times running into three genera hama, first at H. M. Consulate has been in Peking for a short time Such a boat has a large population, place last Saturday week in Yoko of Mr. Harris Palmer Jones, who opposite direction to ours-that is, tions, as it is the custom in China for General, before the Consul-General, only. Mr. Jones was an American at a forward angle of about 30 degrees the children to care for their parents Mr. Holmes, for the civil portion, lawyer who was travelling in the forward instead of having a rake aft.in their old age. Most of these people and later at the Mission Cartinique East chiefly for pleasure, but de The sails are fastened to long hamboos are born afloat and will die without on the Bluff for the religious celebra- cided to make a break in his the shores router will carried out with already wired to the local officials in vegetables in the preparation of rich in the shape of blinds and are easily ever knowing what it means to live tion, which was entirely private. It travels in Peking. During his stay the dag no the Bom Signal Tientsin sed the southern districts to dishes. In these cutries, a orok is hauled up or stowed and reefed. The on shore. While civilization has made was the marriage of Major A. R. there he had misted in the work sole are ala given at night by search for the missing aviators and said to be able to prepare an entire

means of three watre amis mounted, var plane but until now nothing has yet briquet made exclusively stern of these is built up very high in such progress everywhere else, it Sykes, D.SO., M.C., and Mrs. Dorothy of Peking University, teaching slym: he Obstory: Faleti ma

been heard.

made from special Bowers. comparison to the bow and gives them touches China very slowly, and present Corcoran, of London, widow of Major shorthand. Mr. Jones was taken 7cm 8.56 to 8.00 pm, be lampe sew

Corcoran, of the Regulars, who was II with small por about a week extingui hed. i^man arily - đề thc #re the appearance of the ancient galeon customs, most of them, in many inst died in France, while fighting with previously and to this disease hende, exostat dhe nd, 28th, 50th, There are hundreds of thousands of suces were in vogne 2,000 years ago the British (srces early in the war. succumbed.

S'had, and 64th of mesh usi s j

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