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"SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

A BURVEY FOR COUNTRY-PLANNING,

This century is to be one of maxima in human affairs.. It is almost certain to take ng past the highest production in many things much needed, and these Dony include fuel, whoat and other food upplies, iron and other metals, and various forest supplies. This gives forer to the British Association advies of Pror, H. N. Dickson that we begin a serious stock-taking of our resources. A begin- ning has been made with a great map on the scale of one to a million, but be

UNNWOLSSARY DEAFNEJS,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15th, 1914.

The preventability of deafness and the importance of preventing it are urged upon physicians by Dr. W. H. Tomlin From 99 to Do per cent, of all son deafness affects the middle car, and per cent, of this originates in inflamma tion of the nasopharynx, often dating Adenoid tissue is the from childhood.

most

frequent predisposing. CLUDE Neglected mild catarrhal inflammation becomes chronie, and chronic catarrhal deafness requires persistent treatment.

JOBS OF FAMOUS, TAPESTRIES.

Charing Cross Hotel in order to cheer herself as she subsequently remarked. Occasionally she would talk about her young days" when she went to Monte never wore a pair of gloves Carlo and more than once" and she slaimed to sumber among her old acquaintances Charles Dickens, Thackeray, and many other famous mon.

NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

"GLEN LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM MIDDLESBRO" ANTWERP, IMMINGHAM, LONDON AND SINGAPORE.

THE Stowship

A Prens representative was informed. that sho had a few relatives in Scotland. and that they had been communicated" with and had come to london after her death.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

THE AMERICAN - MAIL.

"GLENROT," Captain H. W. L. Holmann, having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Consignese Optional Goods will be carried or unless risk and expense.

27.M., TO-DAY.

SHIPPING IN PORT.

STRAMKRS.

BELGRAVIA, German afr., 4,942, Meisner, 13th January-Manila 9th January, General-Hamburg-Amerika Linie, OnIranING, British str., 1,199, T. M. Meyrick, 12th January-Swatow 11th January, Gonorul-Jurdino, Mathe Son & Co.

DERWENT, British str,, 1,502, Jenking, 4th January-Sourabaya 23rd December, Sugar. Chinese. EMPRESS OF INDIA, British str., 6,000 F. L. Davison, 10th January-Vancouver 20th December, General.-C. P. R Co.

January-Hongay 4th January, Coal. FOOSSING, British str., 1,423, May, 7th

Jardine, Matheson & Co.

The P.M. str. Mongolia sailed from The Berlin correspondent of The Times Yokohama on the 8th January, for Hong energy supplies of all kinds, and the supplied the following account of the fire kong via Shanghai. The Teaset is carry instructions are given to the contrary before HINSANG, British str., 1,500, A. Kennedy,

would go further, and have made "THE GREAT FIRE AT SCHWERIN.

international complete

geographical survey of the whole on a uniform plan. This would include not only geological structure and weather and climate, but such things as vegetation, water supply. bearings of one wement upon others under different conditions, The urgent

A great part of the Castlo at Schwerin. matters are questions not of partial study but of distribution upon the surface of which is the residence of the Grand Duke the earth. Readjustment must come, and and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg when we have forced upon us the neces Schwerin, was destroyed by fire last night alties of intensive agriegiture and the The Grand Dule is the brother of the development of resources wherever they Queen of Denmark and of the German exist, country-planning will become as Crown Princess, and the Grand Duchess important as town-planning, and will be the second daughter of the Duke of More complex business.

at the Grand Fuel Castle at Schwerining the United States mail.

n the 15th alt.:

Cumberland.

Beavy storms of wind and rain, with thunder, snow, and bail, broke over the whole of North-Eastern Germany yester day, and, whatever may have been the origin of the Schwerin fire, the extent of it

THE NEWEST TRANSPORTATION MARVEL - The projected aerial cableway-un- nounced by Cangal Baker is to extend from Barnnula, Kashmir, to Abbottabad in the Panjab, a distance of 7 miles over. Himalaya Mountnia barriers, and will give a nost novel solution of the transportation problem for the beautiful vale of Kashmir. The longest cableway ow in existence is one of 22 miles in Argentina. The new line. designed only for freight, will have spans of 500 yards, with fixed cables on iron pillars or towers was discwered that fire had broken out up to 130 feet high, and the 1-inch cables in the western wing. It appears to have will carry 30 steel cars to the mile, each began in the Elizabeth Toom, on

All Claims must be presented within FIFTEEN Dars of the Steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized.

8th January--Sandakan 3rd January Timber And General Jardine, Matheson & Co, .......

THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to The E. & A. str. Empire left Sydney on

bo left in the Godowns, where they will be for this port (vioozamized on THURSDAY, 15th inst., at 10 AM. the 7th January, Queensland Ports, Port Darwin, Timor, and Mauila), and may be expected to The 1.G.M, str. Prine Waldemar left arrive here on or about 31st January Sydney on the 10th January, at 11 a., 2nd February. and may be expected here on or about the undelivered after the 15th inst, will be subject INDRAKUALA, British str., 2,744, A. H

THE ENGLISH MAIL.

The P. & O. str. Devanhe left Singai Pop for this port on the 11th January, atm with the outward English mails, and is due here on the 16th January, at. about 6 a..

THE GERMAN' MAIL.

was largely due to the tempestuous

The LG.M. str. Goeben, carrying the weather, in which the small local fire brigade was practically helpless. The Grand Duke had returned from Rostock German mails, with dates from Berlin in the evening, and was sitting at dinner of the 24th December, left Colombo on the with his family in the residential part 11th January, p.m., and may be expected af the Palace, when towards 10 'clock here on or about the 23rd January:

MERCHANT BYZAMERS,”

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods. have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining

to rent.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., Agents.

$140 Hongkong, 8th January, 1914.

BARBER" LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES: The Steamship "ST. THEODORE,"

FROM NEW YORK. ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods Cargaretroby informed risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong und at Kowloon, whence and ex from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

holding 35 to 450 posinds. The ears insond floor of the five-storeyed building for about lath Jauuery: Marn (Calcutta Kowloon Wharf and Gedown Company, Ltd.,

places will have beneath a sheer drop of

1,000 feet.

RAIN-STAINED FLOWLES.

The acid From coal-sutoke washed down by rain rapidly destroys wetal-work, and in a late fine rain near Philadelphia the purple corollns of morning glories were anted pinkish red wherever the rain drop, struck.

THE AIR IN WATER.

The str. Glenfarg passed the Suez Canal the on the 19th December, and is duo here on

The N.Y.K. str. Sanuki Line) left Calcutta for this port via ports on the 27th December, and is expected

and to base spread at once into a vast adjoining hall which has been left u finished ever since the Castle was built

years ago.

THE GOLDEN HALL ON FIRE.

here on the 15th January,

The AL. str. Koerber left Shanghai for this port on the 12th January, and will arrive here on the 15th January

The Danish motor-ship Annam left Singapore on the 10th January, and may he expected here on or about the 17th January, at daylight.

Shidzuoka (American Line) left Yokohama for this port on the 5th January, and is expected here on the 16th January

The N.Y.K. str.

staru

The H.A.L str: 0. 7. D. Ahlers left Singapore on the 19th January, pm, and may be expected here or or about the 18th January, m.

The Bea Line str. Bengloe, from Middlesbro' and London, left Singapore for this port on the 13th January, and may be expected to arrive here on or about the 20th January.

The re spread rapidly, and in about half an hour the famous Golden Hall was in flames, and the Golden Staircase lead ing to it fell in. On, the west side of the Castle practically nothing was saved. All bodies of water hold a considerable The several parts of the Castle are amount of air, and how this is taken, apseparated by fireproof walls, but the wind has been a subject of scientific investigacarried the flames very soon over to the

Experiments have tion and discussion. shown that simple diffusion is not suffi-southern side and into the Great Tower. About delock a series of Lake. cient explanation. In Lake Construce. A short of fon barst out over the Schwerin 800 feet, it is found that oxygen would require 42 years to reach the bettom by explosions began in the tower, where there diffusion, and a million years to saturate was a large stock of cartridges. The rooms of the Dowager Grand Duchess, the water at a temperature of todeg. F. In the Black Sea, more than 7,300 fest which are unde the Golden Hall, were deep, with the lower water so densely destroyed, but a large part of the contents It appears that the saline that it is permanently stagnant, was rescued.

In the Schwerin fire brigade had at its disposal no dissolved oxygen is found: oceans, the dissolved oxygen does not only one main apparatus, and five hoses, diminish downward, as would be the case and the local troops were only able to if introduced by diffusion alone, but in assist them by saving as much as possible the tropical Atlantic the smallest amounts of the furniture and pictures and papers: two parts per thousand by Help, however, was summoned from volume were omined at depths of 500 Rostock and Hamburg, whence fire to 2.000 feet, while the water between brigades tame in by train during the 3,500 and 5,000 feet contained at least night. The Grand Duchess with her two Other agencies besides small sons went to the Marienpalais and twice as much. diffusion have been revealed. It appears the Grand Duke followed in an open to have been demonstrated that lakes are carriage, all the spare space in which was

erated by the spring and autumn ever-filled with miscellaneous salvage. turning of the water, and that in the afterwards returned to the fire with Duke reans the gases absorbed at the surface John Albert, Duke Paul Frederick, from the atmosphere are carried by Princess Reuss, and the Grand Duchess of Oldenburg. The secret archives had to currents to great depths.

be loaded on carriages at random and are. · stored in various barracks and in the town theatre.

-one er

FOOD FRAUDS.

He

The NF.K. str. Bombay Maru (Bom

expected bere on bay Line) left Bombay for this port on the 7th January, and is the 35th January.

The NYK str. Ceylon Maru (Calcutta Line) left Calcutta for this port on the 9th January, and is expected linre on the 28th January

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 16th inst. will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be pre- sented to the Undersigned on or before the 6th Feb., or they will not be recognized.

....

All broken, obafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, whers they will be examined on the 16th inst., at 11 A.M.

No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

DODWELL & Co., LTD.,

Agents. Hongkong, 9th January, 1913.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

THE P.&O. 8. N. Co's Steamer

"NYANZA,”

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Arrived Hongkong on 9th January, 1914, FROM ANTWERP LONDON, MALTA, PORT SAID, SUEZ & STRAITS, Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being handed and placed AT THEIR DISE in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf sad Godown ment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and Ce's Godowns at Kowloon, where each Consign: delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed. Optional Goods will be landed hero unless Kumsany, from Calcutta, is due in Hong. instractions are given to the contrary within

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION 00., LIÐ.

kong 17th January.

SHIRE LINE, LIMITED. ·

is due in Vennochar, from Tacoma, Hongkong 20th January. Cardiganshire, from London, passed the Canal on the 2nd January, is dus in Hongkong 2nd February. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. Euryalus, from Singapore, is due in

Hongkong 17th January

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

The necessity of some regulation of the special foods supplied to persons

The cause of the fire is really quite under diet restrictions is shown by the ato investigations of the Connecticut unknown, but there seems at present to Exbe no foundation for the reports of Agricultural Experiment Station. haustive tests were made of all European incendiarism. The most favoured view in and Américan diabetic fleurs, breads, etc., official civeles is that it was due to some and the greater part proved to be not defect, in the electric lighting. The most as represented-many of thea, though serious loss is probably the beautiful required to be free from carbohydrates collection of tapestries and a large E Steamship Laying as much starch us ordinary bread.quantity of old furniture, which burnt These foods also were sold at excessive like matchwood. prices. Some of the foods were found to be as claimed and reasonable in price and a special list of the reliable products has been made,

GER-FREE SODL

The problem of da fountain sanita tion is taken up with the North Carolina Board of Health by Dr. W, S. Rank He suggests the use of paper para cups and saucers, which are made sterile by dipping into melted paraffin in manu- facture, can be sold at half a cent eadi, and would be used, but once, with no handling of inside of upper third. Ice- be dipped in would врболь antiseptic solution.

Cream

Most of the personal

possessions of the Grand-ducal family including all the jewels of the Grand Duchess, are believed to have been saved. The Castle itself can, presumably, be restored, although the damage is

very

“PRINZ, LUDWIG,

6 hours.

Goods not cleared within 8 days including date of arrival will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any asse whatever,

Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consigness and the Company's surveyors, Messe, GODDARD and DOUGLAS, at 10 AM. on MONDATE and THURSDAYS. All Chims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised. have left the Godowns. No Claims will be admitted after the Goods

11

E. A. HEWETT

Superintendent. Hongkong, 9th January, 1914. ΤΟΥΟ KIBEN KAISHA.;

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. 8.8, TENYO MARU.”

Hoe, French str., 710, A. Cornelinsen 11th January-Haiphong 10th January, General--A. R. Marty. HUNAN, British atr., 1,143, Cole, 13th January-Swatow 12th January, Gen- cral-Butterfold & Swire..

Smith, 9th January-Shanghai eth January, General-Jardine, Mathe son & Co...

KENSON MARU, Japanese str., 2,109, S.

Sasaki 12th January-Manila 9tb January, Nil-Order.

KUTSANG, British str., 2,102, R. C. D. Bradley, 13th January-Singapore 6th January, General.

Matheson & Co.

Jardine,

LOONGSANG, British str., 1,093, G. W. W.

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 15th at 11,50 &.m.-The northern depression has moved eastward and now extends from Korea to E. Japan.

Pressure is increasing rapidly over central and N. China, and lightly along the south

cast

The monsoon will probably set in again along the east coast of China to-night, and freshen over the N. China Sea-

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending st 10 am to-day, 0,00 inches.

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noem today is as follows:-

DISTRICT.

FOREGART,

* Hongkong Neighbourhood

Kormons Channel

(North winds,

freshening.

South coast of Chins between The same

No. 1. Hongkong and Lamooks. South coast of Chinn botwoon (The same a

Hongkong and Hainan..

No. 1. *N.E. winds, modorato te fresh fine.

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

Station,

REGISTER.

14TH JANUARY, 1914, a.m,

Leask, 13th January-Hanila 10th Vladvestock ... 7 B. —

Nomuro January, General-Jardine, Mathe- Hakodate son & Co.

Koshi

Lucaow, British str., 1.221, Meathrel, Tokic........ 11th January-Shanghai Sth January, Nagasaki... General.-Butterfield & Swire,

Kagoshima Oshima...

Weilniwei

-

6 & 29,89

29.97

» 2978

za 29.86

30.01

30.05 -

30.05

» 30.22

.. 29,92

Wind

Hour.

Barometer

at. Ben Levol

Temperature.

Humidity.

<<<ERR Direction.

Force.

» 30.13 41

... 6 a 30.09, 62

30.06 43

7.30.17 62

30.11, 6194 58.30.12-

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Katow, 1st January-Chingwantao Naha MASIYO MARU, Japanese str. 1,905, H.

25th December, Coal-Dodwell & Co. Tski'jma MATHILDE, German str., 861, C. Schlaikier, Bonin Is. ****** 9th January-Mauritius 12th December, Cheloo.......... Sugar-Order. MISUMI MARU, Japanese str., 1,005, Bankow

Uchikishi, 10th January-Kwangyen Tohang 7th January, General.-A. Bune. Kinkisag MONTEAGLE British str., 3,053, A. J. Hailey, Chaugaha

10th January-Vancouver 11th Doc., Shanghai.....

Gratzlaff General-Canadian Pacific Railway Co. NAMSANO, British str., 2001, P. M. B. Lake, Sharp Penk...

9th January-Moji 4th Jan, General-Amoy

Swatowi Jardine, Matheson & Co. NISSEI MARU, Japanese str., 2,945, Niobi- Taihoku......

gawa, 6th JanuarySabatik 29th Taichu...

Tainan December, Coal-A. Bune & Co. PAKHOI, British str., 1,228, G. Gibbs, 10th Kosh........ January Swatow th January, Pescadores

Canton.........

.....630.14 61 94 Ballast. Butterfeld & Swire PERUMPENH, British str., 1,065, Bird, 12th Hongkong 68.30.01 63

January-Saigon 4th January, Rice. Gap Rock .......

Macau -Chinese. SEANG BEE, British str., 3,688, Travis, 11th

January-Singapore

7th January Fakhri Concral-Chinese.

Apri ACLNG, British str., 1,807, E. French, 9th Tourano. January Shanghai 6th Jan General Cane St SUISANG, German str. 1,776, H. Simpson,

& Swiro.

16th January-Singapore 31st De General Jardine, Matheson & Co.

Wuchow

Hothow

Thulien

Danlo......

Bogh, 5th January-Yokohama 31st Cebu December, Fish and Flour-Jordine, Labuazi SOLVEIO, Norwegian str. 2,829, 0.5. Bacolo

Matheson & Co.

STRATESPEY, British str., 2,851, 8. N.

Jones, 6th January-New York, Case Oil-Standard Oil Co

ST. THEODORE, British str.. 2,944, Shrine, 9th January-Sabang 26th December, Case Oil-Dodwell & Co. TaxSANG, British str., 977, McClure, 7th 1st January, January-Weihaiwoi January, General, Jardine, Mathe son & Co. TALONTER, French str., 691, Grathon, 12th

January Phra Nang Bay 7th Janu- ary, Salt.-A. Buno & Co. TAYING, British str., 1,350, G. H. Penne- father, 9th January-Manila 6th Sa January, General. Butterfield Swire.

TENYO MARU, Japanese str., 7,288, E. Bent, 12th January-San Francisco 10th December, General.-Toyo Kisen Kaisha.

extensive. It was planned by Demmler i Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown FROM SAN FRANCISCO VIA HONOLULU, 160, SUI, Chinese str., 881, P. N. Markus-

and completed by Stuler between 1845 and 1837, and a part of the old 19th-century castle remained. The Castle was the pride of Schwerin and was regarded as one of the most satisfactory buildings of its kind in North Germany. There seems. little down that the loss is fully insured.

THE RECLUSE OF MAYFAIR. WEALTHY WOMAN'S DEATH IN A MANSION.

In the heart of Mayfair there recently died a lady of considerable wealth, who for nearly twenty years had lived the life of a recluse, almost unknown to her neighbours.

having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hezeby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Tressure and Valuables, are boing landed and stored at their risk into the hazard- ons and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Company, Ltd., Kowloon, and West Point. Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless above-named intimation is received from the Consignees before NOON TO-DAY requesting it to ho lauded

bere,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all goods remaining andelivered after the 16th inst. will be subject

to rent.

All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be. erarained on the 16th inst, at 9,30A.M.

All Claims must reach us before the 23rd inat, or they will not be recognized,

No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

NORDDEUTSOKER LLOYD, Undersigned,

MELORERS & Co.

General Agents Hongkong, 9th January, 1914.

FROM EUROPE.

THE H.A.L. Steamship

PIECE

JAPAN PORTS AND SHANGHAI.

Steamer having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby countersignature, and to take immediate delivery notified to send in their Bills of Lading for of Cargo from alongside.

Cargo remaining undelivered on the 13th inst, st Noox, will be landed at Consignees wisk and expense and delivery must then be taken from the Company's Godown.

No Fire Insurance whaterer will be effected. No Claim will be recognised after the Goods have left the Steamer or Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered on the 19th inst. will be subject to rent and landing charges.

All chafed and otherwise damaged Cargo to bo left on board or Godown, and examization of came to be held on the 18th inst., at 10 a..

All Claims must be filed on or befor 28th inst., otherwise they will not be recognised.

S. MORIMOTO, Agent. Hongkong, 12th January, 1914,

8.S. CORDILLERE." COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

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Weeklies.

TF. CLAXTOʊn, Dirulars

1 BAROMETES, zodated to 2 devrees Fahrenheit, on the level of the sex in inches, bontha and

andreathe.

9 TAMPERATORE, in the shado, is degree Fahrenheit.

9 HUMIDITY, in percentage of asturation, the tumidity of air satursted with moisture being 109.

4 DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points.

6 FORCE OF WIND, nacording to Bongfort Scale. 4 STATE OF WATER, b blue sky, o detacaid cload, d drizzling rain, fog, a gloomy, à heill lightning, a overcast, a passing showers, q squab, rtain, a snow, thunder, v vizibility, wdaw (wet),

7 RAIN in inches, t tenths and hundodtha

HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

Hongkong Observatory, January 14rx.

Fravions On Date On Tate

Day at 2 p.m. 6 a.mL

Barometer Temperature... m Wind Direction.....

sen, 11th January-Singapore 30th December, Sugar-Asgaard, Thore sen & Co, chwager, 13th January-Boibow 11th TaLUMPH, German str., 769, W. Langs-perture

January, General-Jebsen & Co. WAI SHING, British str., 1,170, G. S. Ho'm wood, and Jan.-Samarang 23rd Dee Sugar-Jardine, Matheson & Co. WINGBANG, British str., 1,517, Lishman,

10th January Haiphong 8th Jan.," Coal.-Butterfield & Swire.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENT. Tho sir, Glenfarg loft Bingapore on the 18th January, and is due here on the 20th January,

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The German str. Goldenfels reports: Fine weather hazy air

The British str, Hailan reports: "Calm, clear, with thick fog at intervals.

The Japanese str. Dangi Maru reports: Light air, fine, clear, smooth sea.

IN AN ELECTRIC VACUUM FURNACE. An improved vacuum is now being made by a Berlin company in incandes cen, lamps or other vessels of glass. To drive out the last trace of moisture and air bubbles the lamps have been heated in a special furnace but the heating has Ion limited to 250dey, to 350ding. C. to aroid softening of the glass that would

She was Mrs. Julia Macdonald, and cause a collupss of the bulbs under the

Even at this she led a solitary existence, attended by air pressure outside.

In the same street temperature, however, not all air bubbles only one servant, at a house in South-

In the new process, the street, Park-lans, are expelled, lamps are subjected to even greater reside Earl Grey. Katherine Duchess of heat-up to 500deg while air is being Westminster, Sir Samuel Scott, M.P.

BELGRAVIA," still pumped from them, but the heating and many other prominent people, but is done in the vacuum of an electric Mrs. Macdonald seldom left her house, furnace, where the softened bulbe are not and during her life-time no callors were Capt. G. Mei-ner, having arrival, Consigness distorted, because the external pressure ever allowed to enter her own particular of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk is very alight. A novel method is adopted room.

For some time past she had been in the hazardous and/or extra-hazardous Go- for sealing off the larger tubes used to

s to avoid collars in this, A spiral of attended by a West End medical practi- downs of the Hongkong and Kowloon Whar

December 19th-yo Mara, Macedoniz, wound around the tioner for bronchitis, and her death, and Godown Company, Limited, at Hongkong electric heating with tube, and 20 softens it that the lamp natural on, occurred suddenly. She was abtors against Billauf Lading countersigned beig Goods with the exception of Persia, Glenfarg, O. J. D. Ahlers

of Treasure, and Valuables are being landed and

Desember 23rd-Annam, Atreus, Kasa- can be closed off while still in the furnace buried at Kensal Green, and her houss obtained

stored at their risles late the hazardous andfor vacuum, and free from outside pressure. in South street is now being thoroughly by the Undersened.

erira bazardous Gedowns of the Hongk ng and ma, neike Rirlmere

December 20th- Benventie,

Cathay, The lamp being completed, the furnace

Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, at is cooled to 35 leg. before air is admitted

whence delivery may be obtained Goeben, Miura, Nore, Nubiz, Sazonia, Tydeus, Wakasa Maru, Arabia, Fangtse, media'ely after lending. A COST OF LIFE-SAVING.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless Cily of Baroda, intimation is received from the Corsgates By Card Antito- before NGON TO-LAX requesting it to be landedehus, Arcannin, Glenturrel, Sambia,

Forch, Brad tane

To it.

Aro

overhauled.

Apparently, the part reserved for her special use has not been touched for years Sho had only one servant, being in fear The seven climate at the famous that tro might conspire against her, and over this woman was not allowed into Hospice of St. Bernard has a far more serions effect on monks than is usually her privato room, which consequentie was

found in an astonishing state of neglect. realized. Their lives

greatly.

Mra, Macdonald wore an auburn trans shortened, and, in a late London lecture describing his experience, Dr. Atkin formation which made it impossible to tell Swan toted that he feand the oldest her age, although she must have been over. monk to be only thirty even, and that ninety at the time of her death, and in this was considered quite a record agemang respects she was source of enriosity among them. A enrious custom of the to many of her neighbours. The front monks is the bestowing of the name of door of the house was invarishly opened a saint upút each of the thirty-six dogs on the chain, and there were hardly any upon which their rescue work depends, visitors excent the deter. She sometimen each animal being assigned its own stone went to a theatrics! "first night," and abo epeat one Christmas alone as the joell..

Optional Cargo will be carried on onless notice to the contrary be given 'TO-DAY.

All Claims must be presented within ten days of the stamer's waived hers, after which date they cannot be recognised.

No Claims will be admitted after the Gacris have left the Godowns, and all (roods manining indelivered after the 18th inst. will be subject

rent.

Al: broken, chafed, and damaged Gooda muer be left in the Godowns, where they will be -Xtmined on the 17th inst., &t 9.30 ..

sny

No Fire Insurance will be efected by us

case whatever.

This Steamer brings on Cargo:

Ex B,Hamburg from Boston.. Ex 8.8. "J-1' from Drammen.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, flongkong Office. Hongkong, 12th January, 1914.

[162

in

NOTICE

CONSIGNEES of Cargo from London es 8.8. "Sidon" and "Baeque and from in connection "Basque with above Steamer are hereby informed that

Havre

here

B.H

Force Weather Rain........

at

2 pk.

30.06

30.11

30.1

67

63

77

95

Enst

0.00

Highest open air Temperature on 13th Lowest open air Temperaturo on 13th

HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.

From 15th to 21st January, 1914, HIGH WATER

Days of

Days of

Month

Height

LOW WATE

CHED CHOVED CHED GENDONG Height,

H'kong.

H'kong.

Mean

M+Au

Time

Time

lx. m.

thin

Thurs. 15

16 FG.

0 18 Satur. 17 m

4 6 4

6.

4.

11 21

38a3 2.

I 5

€ 45

0: 8

7 231 4

·6 51

December 12th-Nolens December 18th-Bengloe, Japan, Var waerts, Indrogkiri.

San.

Mod.

19

19 m 2 49|

1 26

4 m 8

14

2 41 a

8.24 8 3

Tues.

Wed:

20.

21

4 22

4 26 4.8m 951

6 1

11 560 2

4 16 70 39

PASSED THE CANAL

January 5th-Wehrmia. "Hirano Maru, Bills of Ladior-will-be countersigned by the Undersigned. Goods remaining unclaimed after Konany St, Norzio, Steator, Sunda, West the 19th inst. at Noox will be subject to restphalin, Demodarus, Magellan. aed landing charges,

January 9th-Aleinous, Australien,

All Claims must be sent in to me on or before Telemachus, Telenting (55

the 21st inst., or they will not be recognized.

All damaged packages will be examined on the 19th ingt, at 10 a.M.

No Fire Insurance has been effected,

8. C. de HUSSIERRE,

Acting Agent, Hongkong, 12th January, 1919,"

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January 13th-Perlomond, Denbigh- shire, Derfisner, Ennaeus, Glenlochy, Himalaya, Indin. Nile, Segovia.

ARRIVALS AT HOME.

January 13-Antilochus, Australien, Denbigh Hall, Sudmark, Arabia.

5m 92 3315 6 10. 92 a

ON SALE,

A TABI E OF THE

AHONOR

RATES OF EXCHANGE AT BOMBAY For Demand Drafts on London on the day of or preceding the departure of the English Mails; also Table of the Yearly Approximate Averages for 30 years,

FROM 1874 TO 1909.

PRIOR $ CASE.

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