1917-07-20 — Page 8

WEATHER REPORT.

On July 19 at 12.50-No returns from Japanses stationsTM Pressure has decresand slightly over NE Chins and the Philippines, and deercased slightly along the south east coust of China. The typhoon at 8 am, ils morning was situated in Int. 19 deg. 8. Long, 116 deg. E apparently moving W.N.W. Blowly.

At 13.10.-No. 2 signal hoisted.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, JULY 20TH, 1917.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN

REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE BETWEEN JAVA, CHINA AND JAPAN.

| CHINA COAST : METEQROLOGICAL,

REGISTER.

19TH JULE, &

CANADIAN PACIFIC

OCEAN SERVICES

Hongkong, reinfall for 34 hours ending irans pacifIC 10 and today, 0.00 Inch Total wines Int January, 44.53 Inches, against an average of 48,16 Inches...

The forest for the 24 hear anding at noon to-day is as follown sour

DISTEJOT

Hongkong to Gap Rook

Formosa Channel

FORECAST.

Strong, increas ing winde, from N.E. to E.; fine at first, overonat

(with rain later.

N.E. wind {fresh to strong.

BouthCons of Chins between, The same as

No. 1. Hongkong and Lamoobs South Court of China between, The same as

Hongkong and Bainan..1 No. 12

HONGKONG'S STORM SIGNALS

A NEW CODE.

New locat and non-local storm signale oodea will be introduced at Hongkong on July 1st, in place of the old Local Code and the China Coast Oodo.

The principal change in the Local Code

is that the now signals will show the

LINES

Hour

LIMITED

All Steamers fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.

Siation.

The Steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric Light and have accommodation for a limited number of Saloon Passengers. All Vladivostock

steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon.

Cargo, taken at through rates

NemuroĎA Hakodate Tokio Kochi Nagasaki Kagoshimad Janima

QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC

To Canada, United States and Europe via Vancouver In connection with the Canadian. Pächlin Hallway

EMPRESS OF ASIA. EMPRESS OF RUSŠĨA.

30,625 tons displacement.

80,625 is displacement. Electric Heal In Every Cabin, Electric Light in Every Berib.

One, Two and Three Room Saltes with Private Bath

Laundry-Gymnarfun-Verandah Cafe.

EMPRESS OF JAPAN.

11,000 tons displacement.

MONTEAGLE.

12,000 tome displacement.

Twin Seww Stał Bianchips, with Modern Ansoramedations.

Reduced First Class Faren.

Exsollent Tabla.

8.8, Moutongle" salle at Moji Innband of Nagasaki,' Azz Braamane call at Shanghai · both art and West Beand.

Through hills of lading isznad vis Vancouver in connection with Canadian Pacida Hallway to all Overland Points in Canada and the United States, also to Pacife Coast Pointe,... European Ports and the West Indian.

For information as to Passage Faros, Freight Rates, atd., apply to

Aginta:

HONGKONG-MANILA-ShanNGHAI-NAGASAKI—Mosx-Konr-YOLDHAMA.

J. B. SHAW,

General Agent, Passenger Dept, Hongkong,

to all ports in Netherlands India and Australia.

For Particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the

York Building, 1st Floor.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

Telephone No.. 1574)

B

JAVA-PACIFIC LINE

Tot 42

J. H. WALLACE, General Agent, Hongkong,

NETH.

793

P. & O. S. N. CO.

ROYAL MAIL SERVICE

direction from which the gale is expected, WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS

whoress the old signals showed the pori- tion of the typhoon. The latter will be indicated, as heretofore, by the non-local signals. The new Local Code is givan below:

Signal, Symbol,

DAY SIGNALS.

Meaning.

may possibly cause

1-Rad cone. A typhoon exists which

gale at Hongkong with in 24 hours.

LONDON & BOMBAY vu SINGAPORE PENANG, COLOMBO, PORT SAID and MARSEILLES.

LONDON

VIA

A

LONDON

2.-Black oone.-Galo expected from the

North (N.W. to N.E.).

3.—Black coco

inverted.-Gale expected from the

Bouth (B.E to B.W.).

East (N.E. to S.E.).

West (N.W. to 8.W.).

4.-Black drum.-Gale expected from the

SHANGHAI мол

KOBE

SINGAPURÉ, PENANG, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, FORT

BAID and MARSEILLES,

SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE and YOKOHAMA.

AND BOMBAY FIA SINGAPORE. PENANG, COLOMBO,

PORT SAID AND

!

MARSEILLES.

WIRELESS ON ALL STEAMERS. Return tickets at a fare and-a-half availabs to Europe for two years, or Intermediate Parts for six months, Round the world and through tickets to New York, at Specia. Rates.

For PASSAGE RATES, HAND-BOOKS, FREIGHTS, DATES OF SAILING, ETC.,

apply to

P. & O. 8. N. Co

E. V. D. PARE,

Superintendent.

OF THE

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

MONTHLY BELVIOR. BerwİL N

Naha

Isbikna. Bonin

Barometer

Temperature,

Weihaiwet 6.2984 70. Hankowww.

Ichang*********

1 Wind

Humidity.

Dieselien.

..9978 7586

Kiukiang mis Changako Shanghai Gutzlaff Sharp Peak Amo Swatow? Y=", Taikoku maicha water

Koshon

INDIA. MANILA. HONGKONG & SAN FRANCISCO Pescadores...

Next Salings for SAN FRANCISCO via NAGASAKI. Subject to Change Without Notice.

9.8. RINTANG "

23rd July.

The Steamers have accommodation or a limited anumber of Saloon Fassengers and carry a duly qualified surgeon.

Cargo taken on through Bill of Lading to all Overland Points in the United States of America and Canada

Canton Hongkong

Macao

Gap Book....

Wachow Hoihow Pakhoi

29 75 76-195

11223828225ARA 18

29.69.8062 2908

1969

89.6 ย

-62867 Ga. 19.66 7895

95882: THESIS

Force.

Westker

29 62 78 78 ENB h

19.00

H

29.60 1987

க.

Phulian 78.29 63

Cape St James

K

Aparri .....629.63 Dagupan Manila 10 | Lega

Tacloban.....

Foilo

For Particulars of Freight and Painge, apply to

Surigao Gosm

York Building

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

Managing Agenta,

Labuan

162

ROYAL

"NEDERLAND”

LINÉ

P

7596

NR

88.7 7791 W&W 98.75 77 98

29.74 75 | 86

29.74-75 92 § - 31 4.20 29.85 79|—

6a29.71 80 90 SW 46

T. E. CLAXTON, Director.

BABOMER, reduced to 32 dogrias Fabren-

MAIL, the love of the men in inches, tepihat

(STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPY "NEDERLAND ")

ROTTERDAM LLOYD ROYAL

MAIL LINE

and hundredths.

2. Tauernazuma, in the shade, in degree Fahrenbelt.

8. HUMIDITY, in parentage of saturation, the

| humidity of air esturated with moisture being

100,

4 Druserios On Wran, to two polstr

5. FOROS OF Wirn, according to Beaufort Scale G STATE OF WHzums, b blue sky, a detacbod cloud, d drizzling rain;t log, a gloomy, h hail, 1

STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPY ** ROTTERDAMSCHE LLOYD lightning, o overcast, y passing showere, q squat,

JOINT SERVICE

Between NETHERLAND INDIES, SINGAPORE, HONGKONG and SAN FRANCISCO

5.---Black ball.--Gale expected from the INDO-CHINA S. NAV. CO., LTD. Next Sailings for JAN FRANCISCO via NAGASAKI, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU.

6. Double cone.-Gale expected to in-

cresse.

7-Black cross.-Wind of typhoon force

expected (any direc tion).

Signal No. 7 will be accompanied by three explosive bombs, fired at intervals of 10 seconds at the Water Police Station and repeated at the Harbour Office.

The signals will be lowered when it is considered that all danger is over,

The Day Signals will be displayed at the musthead of the storm signal mast on Blackhead Hill, the Harbour Office, H.M.S. Temar, Green Island signal mast, the flagstaff on the premises of the Hong. kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company at Kowloon, the flagstaff on the premizes of the Standard Oil Company at Laichikok, and the flagstaff near the Field Officer's Quarters at Lyemun.

NIGHT BIGNALS (Lamps)

1.-White-white-white,

3.-White-green-green.

3.-Green-white. white.

4.----Green-green-whije.

5.-White-white-green.

6.-Green-green-green. 7.-Red-green-red.

The Night Signals will be displayed, at sunset, on the tower of the Railway Station, on H.M.8. Tamar, and on the Harbour Office flagstaff. They will have the same signification as the day signals. Signal No. 7 will be accompanied by explosive bomba as above, in the event of the information conveyed by this signal being first published at night.

BUPPLEMENTARY WARNING.

When local signals are displayed in the Harbour & Cone will be exhibited at the following stations:-Gap Bock, Wagian, Stanley, acerdeen, Bau Ei Wan, Sai Enter Cha Tra Kok sad Trì Pa to notify the fact to native craft and passing ocean vessels.

Farther details can always be given to ocean vessels, on demand, by signal from lighthouse,

Ti object of the code is to give at lonet 24 hours warning of a gale (Fores: 8 by Beaufort Scale, or 40-45 m.p.h., meso valocity by Dines Anemometer) and also warnings of expected changes in the direction and force of the wind. Owing, however, to the uncertain movements of typhoons and to insuficient, telegraphic observations, it will occasionally happen that signals to 5 may be displayed. without a gale occurring st Hongkong, or even Gop Rock, but the reverse is not likely to happen, except in the ease of typhoons forming in the vicinity" and travelling rapidly towards Hongkong, or of located typhoon inoressing ita, rate of progression abnormally.

Signal No. 1 is intended as a warning to "Stand By" and watch for the next signal.

In the new non-Local Code the apprazi- mats velocity of the storm centre will be shown, in addition to its direction of motion, and the position of the centre will be given in degrees of latitude" and longitude. The time at which the warn ing was issued will also be shown,

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).

MANILA TIENTSIN

HAIPHONG

#on

GIYAL

MANILA.mnastik chapalatszerzonť, s¶

SIAMIES

TO SAL

#LOONGSANG" Saturday, 21st July, 3pm. *CHIPSHING Wed'day, 20th July, D'ight

Thursday, 26th July, 7 Am Saturday, 28th July, 3 P.M.

TAK3ANG *YUENSANG'

CALCUTTA LINE:-Three sailings per month from Hongkong to Calcutta Calling st

Singapore and Perang.

Returning from Calcutta steamers proveed to Kobe and Mojl, frequently calling at Shanghai

These stenzar have excellent passenger mocommodation, are fitted with slectric light and carry a fully qualified Surgeổn.

SHANGHAI LINE-Sailinge approximately every five days between Canton and Shanghai,

sometimes calling at Bwnlow.

Besmars on this line have limited amount of passenger accommodation, and throngh toksin can be obmined for Northern and Yangion Ports via Shanghai Through Bill of Lading are issued to all Northern sad Yang Lass Ports.

MANILA LINEA workly service is maintained with Manik by vessels with good passenger -

accommodation, saillage from both ports every Saturday,

HAIPHONG LINE Edilings approximately weekly for passenger and cargo, calling at

Hollow when inducement offers,

BORNEO LINE-Two mailings per month between Hongkong and Sandakan by

steamers having up-to-date socommodation for passengṣrk.

Cargo daken on through Hills of Lading for Kudai, Jesselton, Labuan, Taweo and

Lahad Datu

TIENTSIN LIKE-A regular service run from March to October between Hoog-

and Tientsin, calling at Wellawal and Chefoo

UNDER STRAITS GOVERNMENT PASSPORT REGULATIONS. All European Passengers leaving the Colony for Straits Settlomeria are required to produce on arrival at destination passports with their Photographs and description Bized therese.

For Freight or Page, apply to

"JARDINE. MATHESON & CO. LTD.. General Managem

Telephone No. 215.

R.M.S.P.

THE

ROYAL

MAIL

STEAM

PACKET

CO.

Steamer% "REMBRANDT "

GOENTOER "

"RINDJANI"

"VONDEL

•

Tonerge

to kail.

10,000

25th July.

10,000

1st August.

8,000

15th August.

10,000

12th Sept.

15,000

28th Sept.

**KÖNINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN »

These Superior Passenger Beamers have accommodation for First and Second Class Saloon Pamengers.

For further particulars please apply to

$52)

Shipbuilders,

Salvors, Repairers,

Boilermakers, Electrical

and Mechanical Engineers.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, Agents. JAVA PACIFIC MAIL SERVICE,

r rain, mow, t thundar, v viability, w dow (wet).

7. MAIN in inches, tenths and hundreds

HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

Hongkong Observatory, July 19th.

Previous On DiteOn Date

Day

st

it

at 2 p.m. € 2.

I pa

Barometer..... Temperature

29 63 84

29,67

29.60

18

Humidity

65

78

Wind Direction... East

Faroe

NNE

11

Weather

Bain

0.18

114 JAI

Graving Doak

787f, by 88ft, by Baft. sin.

vessels up so 8,000 sOSK

Patent Slipways, taking

Electric Cranes lifting up to 100 Tons,

SHIPS

ENGINES

TAIKOO DOCK

BOILERS

MOTORS.

Agents for John 1 Thoraycroft & Co., Limited.

Representative, is av present in Mr. Boxburgh, Messrs. Thornycroft's Hongkong and may be seen.

by appointment,

OWNERS OF THE SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS.

FOR BAILINGS TO AND FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM AND

Flosse Apply to

INTEBHEDIATE PORTS,

JARDINE. MATHESON & CO., LTD.,

Telephone No. 215, Sab. Ex 10.

CHINA MAIL S.S. CO., LTD.

FREIGHT ANT PARBENGERS

8.S. CHINA"

WILL BAIL FROM: HONGKONG FOR

SAN FRANCISCO

VIA SHANGHAL NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA AND HONOLULU TO - ́N PRANCISCO. SEPT. 5-NOV. 16. 1917.

AS UNSURFAMED HIGH-CLASS PASSENERE SEBVION &T Intermediate Ba 18.

OM KITTER" Frolzká ̋and Pumenen Brank

AIKOODOOK •

283,。1

Highest open-air Temperature on 18th 84. Lowest open-air Temperstars on 30th 78

HONGKONG TIDE TABLE

From 20th to 28th July,

HIGH WATER,

LOW WATER.

Week or

Day of

Month

HLong

Alfean

Time,

Height

H'kong

Mean

Time.

Height

b. m. fi. in.

1 m 2 52 3 0

0 6

Fri.

20 m

425

Bater. 21 m 10

334 2 9

11.48

5 7 0 7

dan.

22 10'34

6 7

Im

4 13

2 9

5 33 s

is 10

Men.

23 in 0 8 4 2

m 451 3 0

4

Wed

m11 76 2

24 029 4 4

529 3 1

26 & 15 25 m 0.54 4.7m 6 10 3 2

m 11:43 5 7

Thors, 26 m 1808 7 10 3 112.477 28 2

The Taikop Dockyard and Engineering Co., of Hoog-

kong,

Lid.--Butterfield & Swire, Hongkong,

and Japan, Agenie. Telegraphis

Address:

Telephone,318,

THOS. COOK

& SON.

TOURIST, STEAMSHIP AND FORWARDING AGENTI, BANKHES, 320,

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Cook's “FAR EAS ERN TRAVELLERS GAZETTE, containing: Bailings and Form from the Far East to all parts of the World will be forwarded free on applicatiam.

Talógraphão ndāņem " COUPON.

THOS, COOK & SON,

- Telephone No, 624

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