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WEATHER REPORT.

Aug. 23d 12h, 29m-Pressure has increased moderately at Shang hal. It is nearly stationary at drar is а reporting stations. There shallow depression over 5. China.

Hongkong Bizfait for the $4 hours anding at 10 am today, 000 inch. Total since January 1st. 73°49 inches, against an average of 82.79 inches.

Forecast for the 4 boura ending at noon on August 96th

*Hogekont

10: GAT Back. S.W. winds, moderato; fian

-Formes Chaunel. The same në Ko. 1.

3-South cosi of China dekween →parkour and Lamocks. The exe 25 No 1.

4-Fouth const of China between mekong and Haines. The mes

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(Direct) 4th Sept. 6th Sept. 13th Sept 20th Sept. 27th Sept

LIVERPOOL

(Direct or via Continental Parta)

NINGCHOW!

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11th Sept. 3th Oct. At Oct

Genoa, Marseilles & Litzrpool Marsailles, Favre & Liverpool Genos, Marsellies & Liverpool

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(via Kobe and Yokohama)

24th Aug KATALIHYBIUS" 14th Sept

5th Oct. BEYNDAREUS "

Victoria, Seattle and

Vancouver

HONGBONG. DAILY WEATHER REPORT,

TEL. K181.

SERVICE

vía Suez

PACIFIC

YORK

3rd Sept

7th Sept.

-

11th Det.

for Singapore & Liverpool for Singapore & London

ROYAL OBSERVATORY,

AUGUST 23, 1971,-1,

Wind.

Hour

Ron LATOL.

Temperatura.

Humidity:

Direction

Force.***

Weather.

TUEJDAY, AUGUST 25,

ENTERTAINMENTS.

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CORONET

PICTURE HOUSE DE LUXE

TO-DAY, at 2.30, 5.15 & 9.15

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FINAL PERFORMANCES

OF

"THE IDOL

DANCER"

TEL.

KOWLOON THEATRE 15

TO-DAY, at 5.45 and 9.15

THE CLARINS

in Songs and Dances

NORMA TALMADGE

"SHE

IN

LOVES &

LIES*

SLIGHTLY INCREASED PRICES.

TEL HONGKONG THEATRE.

2511.

TO-NIGHT, at 5.15 & 9.15

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Alexandra Buildings,

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International Building,

SEAKCHAL

#IXION

NEW

*ATREUS *

(Tix Boes or Panama) 29th Aug.

PASSENGER SERVICE

"PYRRHUS " "ASCANTUS "

PYEREUS "

for Shanghai Kobe, & Y'hams

For Freight and Passage Rates and all Information Apply to:---

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

AGENTS.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

REGISTERED and PARCEL MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and whère mails are advertised to close at or before 8 sm. registered and parcel mafis are closed at 5 pm on the previous day.

INWARD MAILS.

Station

Vidivostock £9.83 65

SANTO

Kakodate

Koebi

Kagoshies

Jabima **** Saha fabijims -

Shala Teline

Welhalwei Bankow

chang ** Kipling -

Shingaha Shanghai Jatal Sharp Fr... Amoy ... *to- Telbaks... Taichu

Fakat .... Kothuna

29.61

iv 59

22.00 75

MASSED WHIST DRIVE,

FROK

1000 PLAYERS IN A LONDON HALL.

Shanghai

Straits

TUESDAY, AUGUST 23.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24.

THURSDAY. AUGUST 25.

..Tottori Mazu

Pescadores

ga 58 19

Canton --

R

Ceylon Maru

Fongkong

Gap Rock.

Victoris Salyang

IN

THE

NATURE

GIRL'

▲ universal production in 5 parts,

TEL.

9511.

KOWLOON LANO SALES.

KEEN COMPETITION.

some

After

bid. very keen ding. New Kowicen Inland Lot No, 339, comprising 3.635 sq. ft., with an upset price of $2,727, wss knocked down at the P.W.D offices yesterday afternoon

A correspondent who bought a ticket for one of the enormous whist drives which are being organised in London gives to a Haine paper her

to Mr. Wong Yiu experience

of Bonham Strand, for Arriving half an hour before the $6.550. The period of letting is time, she had to take her place at the for 75 years commencing from July 1, 1918, with the option of end of an enormous quere of ticket- newal at a Crown rent to be fixed olders, but the organisation was so by the Government surveyor for one perfect that all the 4010 players were further term of 24 years, less three in their places at the moment play was days. The present annual rent is to begin. People of different classes were there. The great majority. $16.

Keen competition also marked the į however, were working people, who sale of New Kowloos Inland Lot No evidently came straight from shops 1426 which was eventually knocked or factories dressed in their working down to Mr. Lau Shung Tsun, of clothes. All the worien retained their Shanshuipo.

hats and coats, because with such a

OBITUARY.

DR. A S. GOMES.

WELL-KNOWN PHILANTHROPIST.

crowd no arrangements for discarding them could be made.

Orders were given by a stentor- phone, and were implicitly obeyed. Stewards moved about among the | tables secing that the rigour and pro- | priety of the game were strictly served, and at the end of each game when a bell sounded the winners

Artialis and Manila" Shanghai.....eksamenstemmed me smU MAIN PROGESTE EUROPE via Sacz (Letters only London date ist July)..Lake Folk

FRIDAY, AUGUST 26.

EUROPE vis coez (Newspapers only London 21st July) „Namsang Shanghai

...... Shantung

Bacha Wochow

Pakbol

Folbo

Fhalien

Tourens

C. St. Jame|

ADETTI

Dagupan

OUTWARD MAILS,

Kanila.... Lesept.

99,72

16

Tacloban ... notlo

-

1

Foz!

Ри TUESDAY, AUGUST 23.

Kwong Hong

Saicho...NEYDI.COLON

TINTS

Surismo mom

23.73

4.29 29.78

4 p.ID. 5 p.m.

Yap 4:47. Cabaso...

23.75 80 91) aw

§ p.m.

Tairana

Yangtsekiang AUGUST 24.

$ BEL

Samshul and Wachow Reibow and Haiphook

Hotboy una and Bayard Qalabon and Tourant....... Pakhal and "Esipboog ------

an

WEDNESDAY,

gator, "Shanghai and "North China Yasssg.. Skanutsí, North China, : --Japan,

"Canada,

*United

States America *Central and South

& *EUROPE via VICTORIA B.C. Re gistration 8.45 am. Letters 9.30. Fushimi-Maru Philippine Islands

Taming .....................11 Bl

Japan, Canada, United States, Central and South America & EUROPE VIA VIC. TORIA, BC. Registration 1.45 pm Letters 230 p.1..............................

Cheloo ( THE

•Fohow Shanghai,

Irion Kwai Wah Tri-Le King UD.

is pu

5 p.1.

North

China, Тарап Capada, United States, Central and *Shath America & EUROPE via VIC- TORIA, B.C. Registration 5 p.m. os Thursday, 25th Letters 8.30 a. Eleven.

THURSDAY, AUGUST

The Portuguese community loses passed without delay to the next Tourang one of its most familiar figures in the table, leaving the losers behind. death at 730 o'clock this morning of Our correspondent played at nine Dr. A. S Gomes, who died at his retables and enjoyed every game. sidence, No. 3 Aus in Road, Kowloon, What impressed her most was that the from heart disease. Dr. Gomes, working niea were much the best who had reached bis 77th year, players. They knew more about had been ailing for. some the game, she thought, than any of time and his death, which the people she had previously played Saigon............. was probably hastened by the recent with. By the end of the evening, Satow and Bangkok hot weather, was not altogether on which came punctually to time, the Straits, Bangkok, Calcatta and ADDR expected. Predeceased by his wife some years ago, also by his two shifting of partners had been so wo

Hwatow, Amoy, and Takso.....

children son and daughter-Dr. thorough that friends were hopelessly Amy, Shanghai and *North China Gomes leaves two grandchildren separated. When people stood on and a daughter-in-law in Hongkong chairs to look about them the stentorp

hone politely asked them to get down, to mourn his loss.

Dr. Gomes spent the greater part and they obeyed.

of his life in Hongkong. Leaving Macao at an early age, he completed bis medical education in England, and then came to” Hongkong where he met with considerable success as a practitioner and soon became very popular. He entered largely into the social life of the community and pade a wide circle of friends. While stil in bis forties he made w

KINEMA NOTES.

THE WORLD THEATRE.

-

Booking for notable coming events

furtune by speculation in shares at the World Theatre-the Dempsey which enabled him to give Va. Carpentier fight, may be had at

Mesara. Methas & Co., Hong kong Hotel Buildings, as from to-day.

The Matinees programmes for the week are as follows

up practice for the next thirty years and devote himself to works of charity both here and in Macao. In ́ addition to giving generous assistance to many charities, he built the Tuesday 23, Wednesday 24. “Eyes Kowloon Rosary Church and gave of Youth.". lavishly to the Italian Convent, the 515 pm Thursday 25, 4th & 5th Wanchai Hospital of the Con- Episodes "Vanishing Trails."

and étber vent.

charitable Friday 26, Saturday 27. institutions. He also built a wing Hired Man." for the Macao Hospital. In recogni rien of these generous bequests he received a distinction from the Pope and was offered recognition by the Portuguese Government.

The funeral takes place to-morrow afternoon, passing the Monument at 5,45 o'clock..

The Green Island Cement Co., Lyds has declared sa interim dividend of 50 cents per chare for the half year ending June 30, 1921-

The

étrica Ma 25,

Bosha Majunsesemer & Bulü. Pheunpenh

Chunsang, memeras agli a Yatabing

Hydrangea

Budring.....

+'d g

C. W, Jarress, Director. Hongkong Observatory, Aug. 23, 1031.

1. BARORSTER."roduced to 83 degrees Fahrenbait, on the level of the ses in -inchee, tenths and hundredths.

£. TEMPERATUez, in the shade in de- grees Fahrenheit.

12. Humphrey, in percentage of "saturą, tion the humidity of air satuated with meistare being 100,

4. Diarczion of Word, to tw prints, War, ae din te Beadfærd Spe

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6. Brim or Wizatzen, b'klue sky, c detachel dond, d dzlezling zalin, Joz g gloomy, hhail lighting, e urezmat pi padze soweta, q squal', z mali, = KDOW ¤ thandor e visibility w daw, wi

7. Ram in foches tenths and 1z0- dredths

HONGKONG REÇİSTER.

Previste ABY

On date at Du dasmat

82

THS

Under Entire British Management,

N.

TUESDAY, 23rd to THURSDAY, 25th August. 9.15 p.m.

CHARLES BAY

IN -

"THE HIRED MAN

༡

A Paramount Star Attraction in 5 acts. Paramount Magazine & Mack Bennet- Comedies,

5.15 p.m. MATINEES : TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY, (23rd & 24th.) "EYES "OF. YOUTH”

THURSDAY, 25th. 4th- & -sch - Episodes of

“VANISHING TRAILS"

LENDING. LIBRARY ON. TRAINS?

PROPOSAL TO RELIEVE TEDIUM

OF TRAVEL. ·

The novel wazgestion that railway companies should provide leading libraries on trains is made by a cor- respondent in a letter to the Daily Chronicle. Our correspondent writes 201

& TIL

.30 pm

Barometer.

29.66 29.68 29.56 Tamperstars 92

- 69 60 Kundity Direction of Wind.......

66

WSW

3

2.

to me how excellent it would be if

Weather *****

0.00 0.00 0.00

10 am.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 26. ·

Hanoi Fort Bayard, Haibow and Haiphong ****** *Swatów, "Amoy and Koslyngeremarkna Amakuta Marečk 1.12). Amoy, "Shanghai and North Chica Tibodas nova 11. Straita and Bangkok is

Kuryalys

11.30 a.m. Ewstow, Amoy and Foosbaw -

Halloongame ! p. Yangon.m. Philippine Islands

Sandakan

SATURDAY, AUGUST 27. Yangia...

Shanghai, North Chips Daired, Japan, Honolulu, Canada, United States, Den tral & South America & EUROPE via SAN FRANCISCO. ·Baglewation 8.46 am. "Letters 10.30 - Siberia Kaça Shanghal and North Chinm

Suiyang Straits, Bangkok, Ceylon, Meritis,

Marques, Bonth Africa, India. via Dhanushkodi, Egypt & EUROPE is MARSEILLES Begistration p Letters 5-p.m.

The Parcel Mail will be closed on

Saturday, the 27th Aug), at 3 p.m..

Manela

* SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, Swatow, *Shangbei and North Chica... Chorang. Bwatow, Amoy and Keelung and Bajo Maru.

Swatow Strube and Bangkok Chuthus Weihaiwei, Cheloo and "Tientain seront is servisere Kueichow A. MONDAY, AUGUST 29. Shanghai and North Chine

Shanfang Swatow, Shanghai and #North China..

Krongsang Philippine Islands Sandakan, AUSTRA

chara-. Ls, and Few Zealand day, Island. Registration : 146 pm. Lettera 2.50 p

Taiyuan TUESDAY, AUGUST 30,–

Chengta

ÉPTE:

Swatow and Bangkok... banghal. and Worth China | Bwadowy funny and Zoochow

A gentleman visitor to Sidmouth was the object of a thrilling rescue. Seen to be out a perilous position on the Peas Chiff, an alarm was raised and a coastguard and helperaburned to the top of the hill, from where one of the number was lowered about gamahal and Horto

Helbow, Pakbol and Haiphon 200 or 300 feet. The rope was then

SAT attached to the men, who was only clad in his shirt, and he was hauled Shanghal and North Catus safely up the cliff.

9

11 am.

3. M.

"Making a journey from London

BUSINESS DIRECTORY,

REUNNER, MOND & CO. (CHERA.

LIMITED,

Alkali Manufacturere. Tel. 1630. 7, Queen's Rd. Cenkil

CHINA AGENCY & TRADING 08. Bir HOXOXONG.

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

CHINA OYERSEAS TRADING ON. (1918), XÆDA Importers and Envriere. 1104, 18, Queen's Rd. Confu

to Glasgow a few days ago it occurred Rel.

the railway company would provide

a lending library on the train.

· EDWARD MOM FUNG,

-Import & Export Mercbini,

**It would take up little space, and tak. 1876. *60, Dos Vistix Rf. Cầ

Michat.com aiz Tumberstore on De Kad-wild be populer enuigh to be re- Laune kam air mortgage in the 20-30 munerative." "Light novels, guide

ST. B. CLAXTów, Irector,

books dealing with the country on

LAZARUS, I.

Opticiana.

Hongkong, Observatory Ang.93, 1991 route, and books of travel general Tel. 2203. 12, Queen's Ră. Central.

HONGKONG TIME SIGNALS

ly would be appreciated. One can get through a vast amount of literætore" on a journey, and a library would be a godsend

TYPHOON WARNING,

HOTEL'S ONE BOOK. > The same ides might be applied

The telegram quoted below WAS to hotels. I arrived late at night at received by the U.S. Consulate from a certain town some time ago, boo the Manila observatory at 9.00 am.

The Time Ball on Brgloon Signal Hillate to buy books or magazines, is dropped daily st 10 a.m. and i p.m.. "I asked the hotel porter if he could ezent on Baldy when it in dropped ab

10 am and 1 pm, and on Sundays and find me something to read and, after much searching, be managed to Holidays when it is dropped at 10 am,

The Ball is hoisted half man at the 55k produce a copy of “Little, Lord minute and fuli.meet at the 57th mionte. Fauntleroy the only-bookc be could Rhould the ball fall to drop at the curree find. Train libraries and hotel Linois will be Towered at 5 minutem pa libraries would add greatly, to the the bow and the ordinary, reating repent-

pleasure of travelling, adan the following hope, if ponible. Abedil the Time Fall:ba'ent of order the abera, roebron will be merried out with. “Thu thi “2, on the Bterns Signal Temek

A travel expert, to whom a Daily Chronicle representative - súbinitted the lex expressed approved

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August 23,

Typhoon in about 132 deg. Long.

E, 24 deg, Lat "" almost stationary.

The pressure which the Allies hare been eating on Germany In the past few months in their determination to exact reparations " is calculated to spread over all joy in work the mildew of enervation and, languor, fi declared D., Rosen, the Foreign Minister, in the Reichstag

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