THURSDAY, AUG ET 3.. 122.
·GOVERNMENT MINT IN
SHANGHAI.
CRUSOE'S ISLAND.
CRITICISM AND REPLY.
Mr. F. M. Sah, managing director
NEW USE FOR IT IN STORY.
Robinson Crusoe's Island is about to be turned into a health reïort.
There is very good reason to believe
AUSTRALIAN VENTURE.
AN INFLUENTIAL TRADE GROUP.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Much has already been done by the
THE HAGUE AND THE PRESS.
ORDERED TO LEAVE THE PEACE PALACE,
SINGAPORE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
COMPARISONS WITH HONGKONG,
GREASING THE PUNKAH.
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WEATHER REPORT.
Had Ileath Robinson been in the Hongkong, Coasi Parts &-A August 2d. 175, 55m,-Warning to Penang Library on Wednesday after-typhoon of unknown intensity within noon says the Straits Echo he would 60 miles of Lat. 23 N. Long 117 34 have found a roady-made caricature moving N. W.
August 33, 12b. 00.-Warning to
The preliminary session of The (Prom Our Singapore Correspondent) { for his ponoil. For some months pas Hongkong: Coast Ports, &o..-A
The final match in the above men-
of the Shanghai Chiness Government that when Defoe wrote his famous Commonwealth of Australia, both by Hague Conference was opened this. Mint, has issued a statement regard. book he was, to a large extent, des- the Government and by individual afternoon,when the delegates were tioned competition was played on the the friction between the iron hooks in typhoon of unknown intensity within ing the progress of work in the in-cribing the adventures of a real man firma, to accuro for the country an welcomed by Jonkheer stitution, in reply to an article in Alcxander Selkirk.
Datch Wednesday's issue of the Sinanpo Selkirk's life was as remarkable as established position in the trade of Karnabeek, the
in the Mint,
Certainly,
a
of funds, because the loan concluded before Selkirk actually left the by virtue of 15 years' work in the East, in a quiet atmosphere of international points, but when his agile opith anxiety and appeared to be mak Total siaca January let, 3991 aches,
Mr. Sal's statement follows:-
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1-Form Cubel. 8. windsy 2-osta cost of Chins baterie
Frosh to motorat.
donekong and L SW. to 3. gale, meddating overest; vanry, squeally
to
3-Hongkong Gap Book. BW. gile moderation overcast miný, squally.
4-83ath cost of Chine bewoon Hongkong and Hainan. 8.W. to 8
ROYAL OBSERVATORY, HONGKONG. DAILY WEATHER REPORT, ·
Statis
AUGUST 3, 1379.-..
Floor.
Barometer
Wind,
at Bon Lesole
Humidity.
irection.
von 20th July at the Singapore Cricket the ceiling and the eyelets carrying 120 miles of Lat. 2 N. Long 114 E. criticising the alleged delay of work anything to be found in Gotion. Ho the Far Esat, but every now and Minister: Subsequently Jonkheer van biggest ever open at a tenuis match in librarian's room is suspended, has|
Foreign Club before a huge crowd-said to be the roper by which tho paskah in the filling up.
August 24, 13b. 2001. ---Local'digual The Sinanpao said. was for years a member of a crew of f again there comes & Bow offort to Karnebesk, on the proposal of Bir Singapore. The spectators were re- |
No. 1 lowered. "The Government Mint in Tsinan, buccaneers. After a terrific quarrel prove that Australia has a fixed im- Philip Lloyd Greame, was appointed warded with a disappointing display resulted in a noisy squeaking very Shantung, which has been organized with his skipper, Selkirk asked to be pression that there. is a great com-President, says a Hague wire to the by Dean the Englishmax and Honda; disconcerting to roadors who repair | No. 5 hoisted.
August 2d, 17h. 55m.-Local signal for about two years, will be in marooned on the island of Juan mercial future here, in which she is Daily News of June 16.
the Japanese Dean took very low to the library. The P. W. D. gent a The Foreign Minister, in his speech risks; loads took none.
Augast 3d. 11h. 53m-Retaras augurated on September 1. Although Fernandez, out in the Pacific Ocean, going to be largely represented, says
For the the much heralded Shangbai Govern 120 miles west of Valparaiso. Here the N. O. Daily News. Another of welcome, said the Dutch Govern- greater part of the game both remain couple of clerks, four workmen, a
from, the majority of stations aro ment in has been organized for the adventurer lived for four years and Australian commercial enterprisa toment was happy to receive the mem-ed well on the back line and pegged step lailder, an ordinary ladder. twotion. No weather mer will be publish Jacking on account of cable interrup- three years, the date of its inaugura four months from 1701 to 1708. He do with the Far East has now been bers of the Conference, believing that away monotonously to one another's pieces of timber, some frayed ed. tion is alill uncertain and it appears really did have a "man Friday." an reported.
their efforts might lead to peace, back hand. Occasionally the taller rope and a dollop of grease in a bit of Indian whom he rescued from death in
Some months ago, W. G. Crokam, After the experiences of Gisnon, he Dean advanced and smashed, and in paper. The little procession ad to the north of Canton.
The typhoon appears to be filling up that a loan has been wasted. The Management cannot plead lack the woods: he was drowned one day well known amongst business people hoped the Conference might succeed this way
be gained few vanced, gazed long and earnestly at
Hongkong lufal for the 24 hours the punkali, surveyed the coiling ending at 10 am today, 0-9 incb. with the Chiacae bankers has been island. Finally, Selkirk was rescued and highly popular with the general co-operation.
ponent by a tremendous effort advanced. We cannot see why a site by a certain Captain Rogers, in skina public on account of his success as a
An endeavour is being made, managed to reach some of these ing astronomical observations. Re. against ansvarage of 63 01 inches. for the Mint has not yet been decided and wilder in appearance than the jockey, left for Australia to recover to
ab agreement on well placed maabes and return them called to earth by the flight of time noga on August 4, 1903.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at some of the braith he had lost. He the principle that the discus the Englishman seemed to be non- thay placed the stop ladder in posi- pen and why no plan has been laid goats themselves.'
fit down for the installation Juan Fernandez to-day belongs to returned
of
possiblosions of the preliminary Conference plussed, and turned to the back line tion, tool fourpoint beariage from with evidence that be shall refer, not to the Ra sian ques where he made the mistake of trying every angle and lifted the single lad machinery, etc. The personnel of the the Chilian Government. It it said and Organizing Committee has twice been to posons one of the finest climates had made something more than an tion itself, but only to the method in to beat Honda at his own game, der so that its two bottom rugs rest. changed. And now we only find an in the world, and is strongly recom. invalid's holiday, for he is here now as which that question shall be approa-Houds, who w. a 6-2, 6-3, is not an ed on the two top rungs of one side
placa
to which the Eastern manager of Australian ched after June 26. idle organ hearing the sign "Shanghai mended as
impressive player. He dose not play of the step ladder. There they lashed Manufacturers, Ltd., Jliot Government
Preparatory consumptives in search of a
newly It is expected that this endeavoar sach an aggressive game as most it with the ancient rops as that it Office."
should repair. The more frequent organised group of influential firms will be successful.
Japanese players, and only once stood up at an angle; the whole con The first meeting. lasted only an during the whole match did we see traption forming a figure like the modiorating overcast rainy equally. calling of steamers is to be arranged, representing a capital of between "The meessary expences for the which would be an improvement, £6,000,000 and £4,000,000, whose hour. It was marked by a regrott- one of those Japanese top-spin hard Greek letter lambda. To mount it for, at times, only one boat a year special purpose is to develop tradeable incident, in which the Press cor- drives He was content to win by than would have meant a very bad organization of the Shang'ini has been known to visit the island. with the Far East. It is impossible respondents 6gured rather Government Alint have been
pro his opponent's mistakes.
fall, wherefore the pieces of timber secured through the conclusion of in size the island is thirteen toiles to name here all the lines represented, miuently.
Judging by this game I should say were brought into play. These were alon with the thiness Banking long by four railes in breadth; it is but it can safely be said that there is A number of journalists made their that M. W. Lo would beat either lashed upright to the other side of the Group for $2,500,000. The long by no means barrun, the scenery is very little not dealt with by Mr. appearance at the Peace Palace. without much difficulty, white against step ladder. Then the brave greaser contract was signed on March 3, Varied and it las meuntains, some of Crokom's organisation,
Jonkheer van Karneburk spoke to a tactician like Ng Sze-kwong neither climbed carefully to the top of the to height of Before leaving, Mr. Crokam was en- them and demanded that they should would have the ghost of a chance. rickety erection and anointed the 1921. It provides that the Chinese which rise
Over most of the tertained by many of the leading leave the building. He could give But perhaps I aw with Hongkong bearings on the ceilings, after which Group shall be entitled to the 3.00 feet. power of survising the disburse-ile there is quite a luxuriant vaget busivas people in Melbourne, who them, te said, to accommodation, eyes. The most pleasing feature of a he descended and the whole ozboodle ments of the said lean and the ation, of which magnificent tree ferns spake most enthusiastically of the sinen the eession was not a public one. poor match was the good sportman was shifted to face the other book,
In are a prominent feature. Then there business to be done here. One of the
The newspaper men, privilege of appointing an
however, ship of the great crowd who cheered the lashings were tightened and up be preting Auditor ta the Mint. are wild pears, quinces, packages and most encouraging was Mr. A. S. Rod- were persistent. They urged that they impartially.
swarmed again, with confidence this vidivostock, 6 a All cheques sued by the Miul rapes Soue of these are quite like gera, the Minister of Customs. who is should at least be allowed to remain
time, and repeated his treatment. It Vomero shall be counter-signed by the said the descendants of the original so impressed with the opportunities in the vestibule, and the French cor- CHINESE
fruit trees.which were cultivated by that he announced "I intend to call respondents were particularly-em-
SOAPBOXERS," is a pity that the scene, highly amus-
Cokio-11- -Inspecting-Au-itor.—-
stane:rly date a conference to go in phatic on the subject. The Foreign
ing to the spectatore, could not hava Kochi "In the
Selkirk. As for animals, guata, pig, to the whole question of trndo vepre Inister, addressing them in French, New South Wales are owned and need contemporary Straits Produce, Mean- Karoibims of 1921,
The finest political club rooms in been photographed for our Bingapore Tagasaki.. pared of land with an area of and a certain number of ponies run 103 mow, 3 fun ned 1 ti, and wild. The sea abounds with fish, and sentation in the East. I shall invite
by Chinese says the Melbourne Argus. time whilst congratulating the bim the northern bank of seals quite commonly visit the shores. Dulacturers, shippers and all cases
They are the Chinese Nationalists, P. W. D. upon their Robinsonian tekijins the Sonchon Creek near Gordon i The present inhabitants number of business men, and I want to thrash that they should leave the building.
the term having nothing to do with resource may we suggest the construc- Ronin laland Road, was purchased. *
about ity, chicly the remnants of the whole matter out with you. I have There was great indignation among our politics, bat concern China. How tion of a step ladder of sufficient some emigrants who were encour very definite proposal to submit." the Americans (adds the Exchange), the Chinese ato progressing is further length to meet the premises under aged to settle on Chilean authorities. The new organisation proposes to who remarked that the Peace Palace shows by the fact that they have their anatrol.-Straits Echo. Duce the island was used as a penal Open up not only in Chins, but also was built with American money.
started "soapboxing." Probably for settlement, but, owing to the Java, Malaya and India, Shanghai When Dutch coldiers appeared on the first time in any land a Chinese irregular way in which ships. called being the starting point. Mr. Crokam the scene and ordered the journalists has been seen on a fox at a street at Juan Fernandez come years ago, draw attention to the great need for. to retire another protest was made. corner, waving his arms si a crowd of convicts and warders were often left better shipping facilities and also for Luckily, no further action was taken, vacaat-faced countrymen. It was "Tho said building is constructal
without supplies,
direct banking between Australia and and Jonkheer
Karnebeek this that led to the fracas which
For the information of visitors the of reinforced concrete. Work was
There are still a few things to be the Far East and the outcome was smoothed the incident over by in-brought Chinese to the police court and following list of some of the highest sha... commenced at the end of Detover, in seen that can be associated with discussion of the possibility of secur-viting the journalists to tea pending gest to the mill of the lawyers. The points on the Island and Mainland is 1921. The front part of the building, Selkirk, The visitor is shows then an immediate improvement in the issue of a communiqus. including the administrative of cave which he used as a house. Round shipping services. Various difficulties and work shops, and except the the walls are some shelves made from in the way of direct and cheaper electricity generating room (power which Selkirk used to watch for pas-transport were gone into and, though PROPOSED DICKENS SHRINE. bouse) and the cement flooring, bassing ships. Some years ago a Chilean to, it is understood that the E. and committee of the London brauch of no definite decision has yet been come It was announced recently that the been completed.
surveying party discovered here the A. Line is ready to extend its service the Dickens fellowships had secured The contract for the machinery requins of an old flagstaff which was supplies rana concluded on August & quite likely to have been the one actu- to Shanghai in return for a moderate an option to purchase for the ar- with well known firens, also as a resultally set up by Selkirk. Not far away measure of Government support thus poses of a national shring and Dickens One liked to be called "Billy of public tender. The plant which is from this spot there is a tablet. This most up-to-date is capable of minting was inecribed and erected to the $800,000 silver dollars per day. memory of Selkirk by the officers and Thres ebiparents of the machinery men of a British battleship that have arrived in Shanghai, and the rest visited the island in 1808. will reach Shanghai in August this
situate on
summer
The plans for the building of the Mint were drawn up by Messrs. At kinson & Dallas, the British architects. The contract of enction of the said building was awarded as a result of pablis tender to Yao Sin-kce, coa
tractors
-year.
"All plans and specifications re garding the building and the plant of the Mint have daly been submitted to the Currency Bureau at Peking and to the Chinese Banking Group respectively for approval No con- tracts that have not been approved by the Currency Bureau have ever been excluded by the Mint.
"The price of the site for the Mint, the cost of erection of all build- ings and the purchase of the manu- facturing plant, Customs duty, freight rates and various eandry expenses approximately amount to $4,000,000,
The foregoing is only a general survey of the work of the Mint. Any one who wishes further details of the organization of the institution is requested to apply to the manage- ment, who will be glad to supply any information- desired.'
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said he could not consent, and be left
the vestibule repeating his demand
enabling Australian exporters to ship museum, the house, 48, Doughty. direct to the main Chinese trade street Bloomsbury, where the author centre without incurring the extra first resided after his marriage, and expense and interruption of tranship where he completed the "Pickwick ment at Hongkong,
Papers."
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Chiasse Masons apparently disagreed with the Nationalist who was spread. ing his propaganda and upset him from bis box. The most entertaining point of view, was the incidental part of the affair, from the Earopaan disclosure that the Chinese orators take loont politicians for their modela. Hughes," and another "Billy Holman," and so on. This may have led to the ex-Premier, though a K.C. being induosi to go to the polica fcourt as counsel for one of the parsies.
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0. W JETRIES, Director, Hougkong Observatory, Aug. 3, 1999. 1. BAROMETER, reduced to 3 dozrzes Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea in Incher, tenths and haudredths
2. TEMPERATUae, in the shade in de grees Fahrenheit.
3. HUMIDITY, in percentage of sature tion the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 300.
4. PIRZOTION OF WIND, to two points, 5. FORCE OF WID, according to
Beadford Scale.
STATE OF WEATHER, b Llas sky, a detached cloud, & driling tain,
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g gloomy, hail, 1-Fightaing, a overcab
p pessing showers, q equal, rain,
snow
thunder vinbility w dow, wet.
7. Ras in incher tenibs and nun-
dredths.
·HONGKONG REGISTER.
On Jate al On date is
Previo day
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LEPER'S CRIME.
A KOREAN HORROR.
Owing to the superstition, existing among Korean lepers wiro imagine if they take human flesh or sip human blood, they will be cared of the disease, very cruel actions are 'en committed by them. Acccording to a message from Soul, a Kerean gid name! Otsujus 5 years of ago, at Nolmii, South Chyungohong Province, was discovered serioasly injund in a mulberry field near her house few -days ago. It appears that she was amusing bersaif orët her house wlion a lepir dressed in foreign clothes. approached her, and, giving her 15 sen. took her to a field near by. Ta -out her with a sharp knife in the thigh and sucked her blood and rom away. The palice, are on the hunt. A somewhat similar superstition sometimes cadera trouble in Japan. **These unfortunate people ought to be provided for jo Arunit, but -dirigible sirsute se in to have a first
call un the public.parang
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TUNDETEIZAM on the mi Mongkong, Obeervatory, Aug. 3, 1225.
HONGKONG TIME SIGNALS.
The Time Fall an Kowloon Signal Hill is dropped daily at 10 am and 4p.m. except on Saturdays when it. is dropped at 10 am, and 1 pm, and on Sanday and Holidays when it le dropped at lo
4.m.
The Ball is hoisted half must at the 56th minute and full mist at the 57th minute. Should the ball fail to drop at the corrset time it will be lowered at 6 raluutes pist the hour and the ordinary routine repeated at the following hour,
if nomible.
Sboull the Time Ball by cat of order the above routine will be carried out with the fing "Z, on the storms Signal
mut.
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Tims Signals are alas given at night by menos of three white lam a mounted vertically on the Oberra'org wirstens
msat.
From 8.88 to 9.00 p.m. the lamps are extinyalabed momentarily at the evo socute, except at the fyd, 19th, 500 1 520d, and 8th of each minute.
The hurd refer to Hongkong Standard time (8 hours of Genw.cb}
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