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HONGKONG OBSERVATORY,

AND STORM-WARNINGS.

¡Continued.] Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce.

Wed August, 1902. SER-I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the Stat ultimo repiring to this Chamber's lector of the 4th idem, and trans- mitting copy of memorandum and enclosures from dr. Figy, the Acting Director of the Hongkong Observatory.

2. If the Chamber has in any way been misled with reference to the fists in the cases

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRFES, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD, 190.

carefully investigated-I have the honour to be, Sir, Tour most obedient servant, on

A. R. LOWE, Secretary.

HION, COLONIAL SECRETARY.

Swatow, 4th August, 1902, SIR-We, the undersigned, who have passed through the recent typhoon bewoon Hongkong and Swator, wish to bring to your notice in the strongest possible manner the inadegaste and misleading system of storm warnings in the port of Hongkong. Relying on the weather forecast, and the absence of storm warnings we left Hongkong for Swatow at 7 pm on Friday, 1st August, and met the typhoon soon after

· EXPRE85.—IPTBOON WASNIEGĀ

Hongkong Observatory, 1st August, 11.50a.io. The typhoon is probably situsted to the east of the Eatingtang Channel. It appears to be moving" 1, wards north-west-- Wind probably freshening from north-east in the Forms Channel,

F. G. Fisc.

1st August, 1902.

FROM CAPTAIN A.C. HODGING, 8.8, "HAIGHING,” TO THE DIRECTOR, HONGKONG METEORO. JOGICAL STATION.

Swatow,5th August, 1902, DEAR SIU,-In sending typhoon I would feel

my leg of the recent you would let me know if the condition wore not akuormal.

ever a bank of heavy clouds to the E. S. E.

THE CONTINENT AND THE COMMERCIAL TREATY.

Public opinion in Germany was slow to expom itself upon the draft of the commercial rosty between England and China. The Bezliu papers ontments, for Elis' most part, agice, in regarding the treaty us tho inaugura- |tion of a new epoch in the ́oommerce of Europe

with China..

The Vossische Zeitung says: "Thore is nothing to prevent Germany from ceceding to the Anglo-Chicose agreement; it is, indeed,

desirable that she should soon declare her

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of the steamer Laisan and De Witte, the all I believe the 'great majority of skip- The extraordinary display of blinding ligccession to it, for the abolition of tekin and $4,000.00 18 PRIZES (IN U.S. GOLD CURRENCY),

Committe desire to express their regras, bul while accepting the statement of Me. Figg in this regard, um to point out that the letter in the Daily Press referred to was accepted by this Chamber as the expression of what had frequently been brought to its notice from various quarters of the dissatisfaction, rightly or wrongly entertained by marinera frequenting this port, with the storm warnings issued by the Hongkong Observatory,

3. Mr. Figg points to the fact that in 1997 this Chamber suggested and scoured a return to the system of steorological signals, in ne from January, 1881, to December, 1896, as a proof that they were satisfied with that system, wheroad, as matter of fact, they simply advocated a resura to that systems as being simplr and more readily nuderstood by the boating population than that in 1280 at the time. While thankfully acknowledging that this system has born of much service, the Chamber naver meant, as Mr. Frg seems to imply, that it was not susceptible of improve ment and it was with the object of composing some measures of further improvement that th more recent representations of the Committee were mainly directed. This Chamber has now, for

r many years, dominencing in 1889, andorronted to seduce improvement in the system of stormu warnings, the meteorological communications with other ports and ile rapid dissemination of

weather forecasts,

masters, think the shipping should have ndeiquate notice of weather changes

the ineronse of import dutí a presuppose 20

The present system of forecasts in lit night.. The absence of swell from the centre. identical treatment of all peoples who take part

batter than a snare and a delusion. We are Sir, yours faithfully,

HANS-S LAIKE, Master, Ger: str. Pecina.

A. C. HODGINS. 3faster, Brit. str. Haiching,

G. PARKINSON. Master, Brit, str. Laertes,

Supported by

SPENCZE WILDE,

Master, Brit. str. Hangsang. W. PALMER-Baker,

Mester, Urit, str. Talising

J. DEWUR, Master, Brit. str. Tungchow.

F. HOFEINS.. Master, Brit. wr. Chunking,

∙C. GosKWITCH, Master, Gor, str. Dagmar.

The SECRETARY,

Chamber of Commerca, Hongkong.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

26th August, 1901 81%-I am directed to acknowledge the re coipt of your letter of the 16th inst., in which you enclosed copy of a letter, dated Swate the 4th instant, from the masters of the ss. iiching and. Find and supported by the signatures of the masters of six other steamers, complaining of the inadequacy of the storm warnings in Hongkong, stating that the writers (apparently the masters of the a laiching and Decimad), relying on the weather forecut and the absence of storm warnings, left Hongkong for

The N. W. wind in the advancing somi-circle.

Was the captain of the Decima wrong ia heaving tao off Chalung Point? How could be get the centre over him? Did this typhood recurve to the W.S. W

I must own I would think wyself safe with the wind from N.W. and that to leave to or run back was the proper thing to do, but although I ran to the W.N.W. 50min. and then anchored in Fan-lo-Kong, I had the full force of the typhoon. I would fest very much obliged if you would rolightan mo and a number of my confrères. Thanking you in anticipation,

Yours, de..

A. C. HonuING.

SIÀM AFTER THE NORTHERN TROUBLE.

The Bangkok Tirnes anys-Politically the Shan rising ms proved to be a small affair. The Musug Long minors depended more on dúcoity that on mining for a living, and the administration of the district must have besa very slack before they came to think they had a rested interest in sarrying on both trades there. But though there people gat, no support from the general body of the people in the North, their getting out of hand not only produced a big scare, bat has sorred to thoroughly disorganise the season's work in the tesk trade, and there seems no

certainty when it will be possible for work

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in commerce with China, Germany has in any case no reason to adopt a different attitude from that of England in regard to lekin, for in commercial matters the interests of both Powers run on paralled lines. We may await in suspenso the Jecision of America. So far the Americane bave always been strongly opposed to the abolition of lekin, The American exports to Obing, which consint principally of petroleum, Licking, and the so-called “shoot- ings

almost Ko

exolusively to the north aud thones to Manchuria. In North Chins there

are no lekin duties, and it is intelligible that America abonld not wish to pay higher import duties, as who cannot be compensated in the same manner as the other Powers."

The Freur Zeitung, in its weekly survey of foreign politica, says: If the system of lekin is to be discarded the result will an effectual opening up of China to European trade, for there is no doubt that corresponding treaties with the other Powers are in prospect. It is to the credit of Sir James Mackay and the Chinese Commissioner Shing that they have found this formula which makes an understand. Viceroys has, of course, bien consistent with log possible. The attitude of the Yangtze the line taken by Shong. It is impossible not to recognise that the enlightened Viceroya have doserved well, of Chins. They are to be thanked for the localization of the war, und, without doubt, it is in a large mensurs due to their counsels that the party of

peace and reform holds away in Foking to day.""

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value of the climage proposed, a step in the right and met the typhoon soon after midnight the to be resumed. The affair, however, should Powers will have a word to say when questions

4. The Committee hail with much satisfac tion the statement · in paragraph: 6 of your despatch, to the effect that His Excelleney finds that the system of issuing wontherisforma- tion is capable of improvement and has given directions by which it is hoped that the Chine const Meteorological Registor isaned by the Hongkong Cheervatory, may be more quickly and widely distributed," and roengals the

direction: which cannot fall to prove of material benefit to shipping.

5. They would, however, at the same time again respectfully urge upon the Government there are occasions when such intelligence is too tardily distributed, too late to be of service to the maritime population, whereas, by a code of flag signals, departing vessels might be warned in timo instead of being allowed to sail into ilangers Not only are the expresses not sufficiently widely distributed, but the mere

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Swatow at 7 p.m. on Friday, the let of August,

2. In reply I am to transmit to you accompanying copy of

a report from the Acting, surro one good parposo. The whole of what of detail arise. The National Liberal organ in Director of the Observatory, with its enclosures, has happened tas supplied and we think discossing Article 1, says: "The English the fact is recognised-a powerful drgument in Government promises to relinquish its extra comprising cupies of the remarks attached to the usual China Cost Meteorological Register instant; of two Expressas containing special merely that had the railway to the North been Chinese judicial system and the establishment typhoon warnings issued on the same dales completed the snormens difficulties of trans. of an effective administration shall unscent before noon, and of a letter from one of the orting the troops and their impediments, this step. This promise of British diplomacy writers of the lotter onelose in your letter would have assumed small proportious; a mors is a cheap one, for definite date for thy important fact is that easy communication submission of English subjects to Chinese under acknowledgment.

reduces to such an extent the difficulty of jurisdiction is not dred. The article, at any effectively controlling the administration in rate, points to a tendency apparent in other ways in the Anglo-Japanes Alliance, to detsy in printing and circulation is often miff. the captains of the s.. Haiching ́and Derima distant parts of the country. In the all day endeavour to introduce into the Chinese OLD MACHINE in part payment for a NEW ONE. cient to admit of supe teaving when they should left this port on the evening of the 1st instant the outlying Monthons largely controiled ibook in spits of weather forecasts published not only

Government disposition friendly to this 6. The remarks of Mr. Figg on a flag signal in fue ordinary muy but in the form of typhoon

alliance, and to attract it towards the two ocde, to the effect that unless a very extensive warnings, which were mare than ample to warn

allied island kingdoms." them of the risk they ran. and therefore impracticable code were adopted it could not give the information in a definiteng Director of the Observatory and to this 4. I am to request that is justice to the Act form, ate noted, but it is within the knowledge Government you will give to this letter and its of the Committee that such a code has for a

enclosures the same publicity that you have number of years teen in daily use in Shanghai, already given to the letter of the manors of whers it has given the grotest autiafuction to

the steamships ilaicking and Decima.-I bare shipmasters frequenting the port. The Com.. mitted further venture to think that the the honour, to be, Sir, Your obedient servant," Government will, on examination of the accom panying copy or tals code, together with the The SECRETARY, Chamber of Commerca. forms of bulletins issued by the Sicawei Ober- vatory, admit that the system adopted at that. port of making general the various weather reports is in adeauce of that in force here, and which the Chamber justifiably anxious to se improved. A

The adoption of a flag signal service, which would be principally for the use of the foreign shipping in harbour, need not necessitate the abolition of the present drum, cone, and ball signals shown by 1.8. Tamar for the benefit of native shipping nud craft.

Certain improvements in the Sicanei code are now being effected and are expected to be published by the middle of September and to

come into fores on lat November next. The effect of these will be that without making any material change in the present indications more pradise particulars can be given about storms. It may be worth mentioning that the code has been generally adopted by the German, Russian, and Chinese Governments along the coast of

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7. With regard to paragraphs and 2 of your letter, the Committee respectfully suvit that they never suggested that the Hongkong Observatory should be ronde responsible fortuo storm warnings of other institutions, but they cannot help feeling that the observations made at Bioswal must surely furnish more accurate data than can be supplied by a possibly un- trained though doubtless intelligent observer at of the const stations, such as Gutzlaff. Moreover, it able that there should be want of reciprocity between the Hongkong and othar observatorin, and they find it dificult to resist the con- clusion that the absence of sympathetic and friendly relations with such an institution as

Hioawei Observatory

is calculated to mit the usefulness of both institutions,

8. In conclusion 7 Commitice wish to disclaim any wish to either suggest imprastic Able schemes or may desire to hamper the Director of the Observatory in making his forecasts they are simply aminated by the wish to secure the earliest and widest possible-dis semination of warnings of the approach of storme, to the end that the disasters afloat may be averted when possible.-I have the honour to bu, bir, Your most obedient servant,

to the Committes lament-

A. B. LOWE, Becretary,

HON, COLONIAL SRCENTARY,

Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce

- 16th August, 1902.

So, I am directed to acknowledge receipt of your letter of Sist vltimo, enclosing report of the Acting Director of the Kowloon Ob servatory, on the subject of storm warnings issued in this Colony, and to state that the matter is now engaging the attention of the Committes of this Chamber, who will address you again on this matter shortly.

www.

E. H. MAY, Colonial-Secretary:

re-

COPY OF THE, BEFOET BY THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE OBSERVATORY. HON. COLONIAL SECRETARY-With ference to the letter of the Chamber of Com- morce dated the 18th instant and its enclosure. attach the storm-warnings issued prior to the departure of the steamships Decima Hatching,

and

The accompanying letter from the enpinin of the Huiching throws some light on his dwn action and on that of the captain of the Decina It would spear that the latter rossel was heve to off Chelang Point about midnight of the lat and there quietly. awaited the arrival of the eatre of the typhoon, which must have passed over her about 15 hours later, say at 3.00 p.m. ou the 2nd.

The log of the Haiching, whose captain appears to me to have acted in a more seaman- like manner, shows that he put back to Bias Bay for shelter, that he experienced no more than a fresh breeze until 10 am. on the 2nd, and that the centre did not reach the neighbourhood of his ship until 7.3 pm, the same evening.

I give these facts in contraven on of the statement in the letter that the typhoon was met by them at midnight on August ist.

selves, and even in the case of such a rising as that of the Bhan miners, haste would not have been essential. Bangkok would simply have naverted itself in due course. to be, and the central government is responsible But to-day Siam is one in a way it did not us for the whole administration, All officials can not be expected to be ideal administrators; festive outrol is necessary, and for that the country needs to be more closely bound together by railroads. The present railway programms is, no doubt a very considerable nadertaking when everything is paid for out of current revenue. But for work of that kind a loan is more than justified. The line to the North is, sne that should be pushed un with considerably faster than the present programine allows of,

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In Paris the Figuro published an article on which, it says, proves that the officials of the the 30th July on the Anglo-Chinese Treaty.

Celestial Empire possess a more thorough com prehension of present necessities and more foresight with respect to the future than has been generally thought. This tresty, the journal PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THERE ARE NO GENUINE SINGER MACHINES further remarks, constitutes an undeniable success for British diplomacy, to which Europe will owe the recognition of her traditional claims, It is an honour,”.

"says the Figaro, for Sir James Mackay to have succeeded where.

The journal ac many others had failed" supports the two claude referring to missions and to exterritoriality, in which it is unwilling to see any secret agreement. "It will be enough," it says, "to be on our guard. As for Article 8, France has no cause for uneasiness, England being more interested than any other nation in the satisfactory settlement of the question of the suppression of the lekin."

The Debats, while scknowledging that most of the clauses of the Anglo-Chinese Treaty will be advantageous to all the Powers, demurs to the increase of the Customs duties as too dear substitute for the lekin. It also suspects Eog- land, in bolding out a prospect of the abolition of exterritoriality, of bidding for the gratitude of China and of organising the latter against

"Asia for the Asiatics," which would be a kind Russia. The ultimate result, it thinke, would be of treason towards European interests, or, at any sate, very short-sighted. This, though a simple supposition, is considered plausible by the Debata, and would be tantamount to a kind of exclusive English guardianship, now path in Chins's foreign relations, which time alone and bor gradual evolutiou could justify.

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(OFFICES IN EVERY CITY IN THE WORLD.) Hougtong, 22nd July, 1002, tourist season there is also a special "traiu de luxe," composed exclusively of dining and sleeping ours, leaving Caleo at 6.30 pm daily for Laxor. Cairo Station, though the largest in Egypt and a handsome, stately building from antaide, has but three departure and ans arrival platforms, spanned by one roof.

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In Colombo, Ceylon, where compulsory registration has been in successful operation for some time, the cost in connection with it amounts to about only 360 gold per month. The number of servants registered in Colombo, from January 1872 to the end of December 1901 was 33.760. The number of new rogia- THE SERVANT QUESTION. trations last year was 1,203. There is no difference made whether the employer of a -The Philippines seem to be suffering in much domestic servant is an European or a native. The the same way as Hongkong does from the establishment, which is immediately under the servant difficulty. Here as there the Chinese control of the Superintendent of Police, servant is as much the master of the situation consists of 1 registrar at $385 gold per annum, as Mary Ann the housemaid or Mrs. Botey the female clack at 88) gold per annum, mate. cook is mistress of an English domestic clerks at $60 each, 1 male clerk at $55 and 1 petsblishment, holding the household in the offles orderly at $80.per annum. hollow of her hand. In considering the situs. Here is an object lesson for the Hongkong tion in the Philippines, the Manila Times Government!

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The St. Petersburg Novoe Franza in its As the masters of these rassels admit receiv. article towards the end of July on Russis and ing this information-it is incorporated as Corea says that Russia's loss of prestige in the usual in the weather forecasts of July 1st and latter country has been due to the incream of August 1st (see CC.M.E. attached) it would that of Great Britain and of Japan, who have in appear that they left this port on lot Auguali respools been making rapid and continuous for Swator with full knowledge that a typhoon existed to the eastward and that it was Likely progress in that direction. The Novoe Fremyn, to approach the southern entrance of the in support of its statement, farnishes circam Formosa Channel about 18 hours alter their santial explantious drawuffom a series of recent departure.

occurrences. It attributes the present state of affairs, which it describes as deplorable, frst and chiefly to the successive concessions which the Russian Government has been improcentenough to make at various times to the Curean and Japanese Governments as well in political and strategical questions as in fusocial matters.

The journal goes on to urge the Russian at least to Government to endeavour new ragain lost time and to make good its mistakes by enhancing its prestige and by strengthening

Most of the railways in Egypt have beon declares for registration as a plan to pat mattere Hussian authority in Corea, sinee nothing built and are owned by the State, and in the on more equitable footing and it cites instanci podaces more dangerous results with Oriental nations than a lack of energy and firmess. With iluay Magazine for August Mr. A. Vale of other places in the East which have found gives some doseription of them. There is a regard to the measures to be taken, the Noror story toht of the old Cairo-to-Sex line, first relief from their discomforts in this fashion. Vremya particularly recommends the opening of a Russian bank at Chemulpo, the establish opened in 1859, which shows how easily its on-But the Times is mistaken when it includes ductors daed to take matters. On one occasion ment of Russian Consulates in all the Corean the engine to the mail train was found abort Hongkong · among those that have so fauzdi

salvation. Much as Hongkong would like it, ports, and an increased service with those ports water in the middle of a run. Consequently of the steamers of the Manchurian Railway was uncoupled and sent to the most water-tank and much as the community have expressed The establishment of Russian Consulates in to have the tender filed, while the Araia was their desire for it, registration of nervants is JAPANESE Cores and of a branch of the Russo-Chinese left alone on the sad for an hour or two still unkeppily unknown. The Commission Bank would enable Eussis, the Novoe Fremy Irregularities like these and accidents frequently contends, to come to the help of an element occurred, which brought the line into discredit, rocantly appointed to enquire inta and report which would in the end completely oust the and in 1868, one year before the opening of upon the subject recommended registration of Japanese from the field of commerce and in- the Suez Canal, it at least temporarily servanta and cool es as a solution of the problem, dustry, that is to my the Chinese, whose abandoned. The Alexandria line is now con- but for some reason best known to itself the activity in Cores is at present paralysed by the sidered the orack line of Egypt. It is by far Government refused to sanction the propo- Japanese banks and steamship companies the most frequented line in the country as Another useful way of maintaining Russian regards passenger as well to goods trafie, and sal. And so the same unsatisfactory state of On the 31st at 11.15 am. The barometer is prestige in Cores would be to send Russian the only one baring a double track from and affairs prevails to-day as that which is found to still falling over the Philipines owing to the warships for frequent cruises along this Corean to end. There are no fewer than eight trains be so galling by residents in the Philippines

The const. depression to the eastward of Lason.

It is interesting to note that in Rangoon, the barometer has leon over the S. coast of Chine, One of the most striking passages in the daily each way between Cairo and Alexandria, besides some local trains between country fallen in N.. Japan, the northern depression article is where the Note Vremya observes stations. Of these uiglit trains four are last Bersant question having become such a burden, having approached the northern islands. that the principal danger for tussia consists in enes, deing the journey in three hours five the Municipal Commissioners drafted a Bill on Moderate SE, and 2. winds on the Chips coast, the eventuality of Great Britain and Jupan miantes, giving an average ruiming speed of the subject and that it has lately become law.

Forecast:-E, cr variable winds, light; fair. establishing a naval and military station in the forty-four miles an hour. The railway stations Appended are some of its clauses

F. G. Figa, south of Corea, thus cutting off Vladivostock are small, the principal one at Alexandrisa Acting Director. from Port Arthur. 1aorder to counteract this place of 350,000 inhabitants-having but two danger Russia purchased a certain amount of platforms, one of which is very seldom need: land at Masampo, but she subsequently signed The railway from Ismailis to Port Said is the agreement of 1900 by which she gave my characterised by Mr. Vale as "a disgrace." who is not so registered. (b) Requiring em- that port, Corn on her part binding herself officially call it a steam tramway," which is the intention of establishing a naval station at The Suez Canal Company, to whom it belongs,

The fact is simply that both ships loft this port in spite of the forecasts issued and in the face of typhoon warnings separately published sal widely distributed hours before their departure, and the risk they ran must have bean well known to their respective captain.

F. G. Frog. 22nd Angust, 1902.

EXTRACTS FROM CHELNA COSAT || - METEOROLOGICAL BROISTER.

Hongkong Observatory,

Thursday, 31st July, 1902.

On the 1st at 11.50 am. The typhoon is probably situated to the east of the Balingtang Channel. It appears to be moving towards

of

it

(a) Rendering the registration of domestic servants. compulsory, and prohibiting the employment as a domestic servant of any person

and domestic sorvente to g as may be necessary or advis

such

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A letter, dated Swatow, 4th instant, from the north-west. Wind probably freshening from neither to cede nor soft to any foreign Power a more appropriate name for it. The gang out or rendering effestive such

received by this Chamber. vouch for the accuracy of the statements made winds, moderate; fair,

F. G. F109, Acting Director.

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of PER CASE OF and supported by the masters of six other falling in 8. Chins, rising over the Southera Kargodo for the purpose of establishing novel recently as 1896 1s but 75 entimetres (2ft. powers and duties of Registrare, and other, steamers, complaizing of the inadequacy of the Phillipines. Fressure still low over the N, part stations. Coros, however, reserved to herself the storm warnings issued in Hongkong, has bee of the Sea of Japan. Reports from N. China right of leasing land there to foreign Poe bin.). The line has some thirty passenger omnars for carrying cub and rendering effective coaches, and eight locomotives-zainistare such registration. (d) Providing for the kesp

wheels about Afting, maintaining, inspection production "YEBISU " BLACK BEER. The Committes are unable, of course, to and Formosa not yet raotred. Forecast:-N. for commercial purposes. Therefore, the jourtis tender cugines, with 4-coupled registers and books in such manner aud Will

goes on to say, if some English steaiahip diameter, and a leading pair of or øved Dempang were to build decks or big factories bogie, and the trains cover the fifty miles from such particulars as may be necessary or advisable in the south of Corea it would be very easy, at a Ismailis to Port Said in about three hours, the for carrying out or rendering effective such PED CASE OF 8 DCZEN PINTA ...$16. given moment, to convert these places into a load being sixty to seventy tons and the road registration. (o Providing penalties not ex- British naval station.

perfectly level. Engines, carriages, rails, &c., veeding a fine of Rs. 250 and imprisonment are all of French make. The Upper Egypt either simple or rigorous for the breach of any Railway from Cairo to Assouan, near the of such rules, and (f) Generally for rendering

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First Cataract, is 500 miles in length. There such registration effective and complete. In THE WAVERLAY Pas, for Esay Writing.. are two regular through trains each day between sush rules the words domestic servants shall BAI FLYING SCOTURKAN PEN, instead of Quill Cairo and Luxor (420 miles), the distance being mean and include servants of all descriptions Tax Futimo & writes 200 words per dip." covered in about sixteen hours. A night train usually employed in or about the house,

WATERLEY WOSKs, Epissurum, does it in fourteen hours. During the winter kitchen, stabies and garden of an employer.

in this letter, but, as the letter bears on the subject of the representations made in this Chamber's letter to you of th alimo, and comes from practical men, my Committee deem is of sufficient importance to forward same on to you at once, Sky

1, accordingly, have the honour to hand you A oopy herewith, and my Committee wish to express the hope that you will cause the matter of the complaint made by the signatories to be

Hongkong Chservatory,

riday, Jat August, 192.

KXPK$68.—TYPHOON WARNING....... Hongkong Observatory, 31st July, 11.15 a.m. The complex is still falling over the Phillipines owing to the depression to the eastward of Luzon.

31st July, 1902.

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