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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH, 1917.

CANADIAN PACIFIC

OCEAN SERVICES

+ TRANS PACIFIC

LIMITED

QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC

To Canada, United States and Europe via Vancouver In connection with the Canadian Pacille Ballway

•

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG TO VANCOUVER (Subject to Change without notice)

EMPRESS OF JAPAN... 12 Sept.

MONTEAGLE".. "EMPRESS OF ASIA"

"EMPRESS OF JAPAN " "EMPRESS OF ASIA " ... 18 Sept.

"MONTEAGLE 27 Sept.

"EMPRESS OF RUSSIA ... 20 Dec. "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA" 25 Oct.

Each 10,645 Tons Displacement Electric Hent in Every Cabin. EMPRESS OF RUSSIA(c. Elabl in Every Berth. Une. Two and Three Berth Boom Haltra and Booms with Private Bath, Laundry, ASIA EMPRESS OF

L. Öyməædam aué Cafe. EMPRESS OF JAPAN MONTEAGLE (Twin Screw Steel Steemships, with

11,000 Tons Disp.

S.8.

Roden Accommodations. Excellent

12,000 Tons Disp,mbie. Beduced Pleni Clan Far

Montonale" calls at Moji instead of Nagasaki, ALL STEAMERS call så Shanghai both East and Wort Bound.

Through bills of lading Insaed via Yanoçarer in conection with Canadian Ponto Railway

to all Overland Paints in Canada and the United States, also to Pacific Comat Pointa, European Ports and the West Indies.

For information seto Passage Faros, Freight Rates, stoj-apply to

Agents:

WEATHER REPORT.

September 10th, at 11.27.--No returns from Jspacore an Vladivostock. Pressure has de- areared quickly at Shanghai, and, with for ezeptions, has incren od slightly elsewhere i is highest over 8. Manchuria and relatively. Belated low over the N China reports from the Lo aho Ilande indicate that the typhoon travelled on N.W. track from Las 28 deg N.; bar outered the coast and is situated to the 8.W... Shanghai this mouming.

Hongkong rainfall for 24 hours andằng di

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

Station.

10TH SEPTEMBUS, LE

Wind

10 am. to-day, 900-luch, Tommi unde im || Vindavostock fanuary, 72.91 kuches, against an average of | Somuro €9.18-inches.

Hakodato...

The forecast for the 14 hours ending at noon in-day in se follcom

Vormons Chamel

то

Hour,

Barometer

at Bes Loval

Temperature.

Humidity.

Direction.

moderate to labijma

Weihaiwal 613003 68

SouthCourt of China between (The same as

Hongkong and Lamooks į No. 1.

Bouth Coast of Chizin between ) The same a

Hongrong and Batuma... 1 Na L

HONGKONG'S STORM SIGNALS

A NEW CODE

Tokio

DETRICT

FORECAST.

Koch Nagasaki

(Northerly

7 Nov. 22 Nov.

Hongkong to Gap Book

variable winds, Naha

Kagoshima | Using......H

{

... 24 Nov.

Light; fit.

Honin in

(The mms as

No. 1.

Hanko

Ishang

Kiukiang m

Changsha

Shanghai

29.47

Gutzlalt

Sharp

Peak

Amoy

| Saator

Taibokun 699 Taichu

Boshan-S

Pescadores

2,79

storm

Lanton Hongkong

略

Gap Bock.

Macao Wach Hoihow Pakhei

Vuchow

Phulien Tourane

Aparri

Dagupan ... Manz Legaspi

Tacious

Holla

Surigno Gusm Labuan

HONGKONG-MANILA-SHANGHAI-NAGABAKI-MONI-KOB■—YOKOHAMA,

J. R. SHAW,

General Agent, Passenger Dej srtment,

Hongkong.

Telephone 42.

J. IL. WALLACE, General Agent, Hongkong.

793

P. & O. S. N. CO.

ROYAL MAIL SERVICE

VILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentionen PORTS

LONDON & BOMBAY PIL SINGAPORE PENANG, COLOMBO, PORT BAID std MARSEILLES.

LONDON VIA

BHANGHAI MOJ & KOBE

SINGAPURE, PENANG, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, PORT

BATD and MARSEILLES,

SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE and YOKOHAMA.

LONDON AND

PENANG, COLOMBO,

BOMBAY

SINGAPORE, VLA PORT SALD AND MARSEILLES.

WIRELESS ON ALL STEAMERS. Beturn ticketa ab a faro and-a-hall availabs to Europe for two years, or Intermediate Porta for six months. Round the world and through tokota to New York, at Specia Rates

For PASSAGE RATES, HAND-BOOKS, FREIGHTS, DATES OF BAILING, ETC., apply to

P. & O. B. N. Co

E. V. D. PARR.

Superintendent.

INDO-CHINA S. NAV. `CO.,

LTD.

PROPOSED BAILINGS FROM HONGKONG (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).

POR

SHANGHAI 202 90mm 10pment. Det va MANILA TIENTSIN MANILA

STEAMNES

TO BAIL 4

WOSANG " Friday, 14th Sept.. D'light "LOONGBANG" Saturday, 15th Sept., 3 P.M. "CHIPSHING"... Boaday, 16th Sept., D'light. "YUENBANG” „. Saturday, 22nd Sept., 3 F.M.

QALOUTTA LINE Three sillage per month from Hongkong to Calentia Calling at

Singapore and Penang.

Returning from Casontra steamers proceed to Kobe and Moji, frequently calling at Shanghai.

These steamer bare excellent peasanger stcommodation, are Asted with electric light and carry a fully qualified Surgeon.

Canton

line is temporarily Morgained owing to the war. Particulars on application. HANGHAI Every dve

sometimes calling at Swakow.

Steamers on this line kare limited amount of passenger socommodation, and through tickets can be obtained for Northern and Yanghase Ports via Bhanghal. Through Bill of Lading are issued to all Northern and Tanglese Ports.

MANILA I LINEA weekly service is maintained with Manila by vessels with good passenger

accommodation, mailings from both ports every Saturday.

HAIPHONG LINS-Bailings approximately weekly for passengers and cargo, calling ai

Hofhow when indussment oxers

DENEO LINE-One ailing per mouth between Hongkong and Bandakan by

#teamer having up-to-date accommodation for passengers,

Cargo taken on through Bills of Lading for Kudat, Josselton, Labuan, Tewas and Lahad Datu

TIENTSIN LINE-A regular service is run from March to October between Hong-

kong and Tientsin, calling of Weihaiwal and Chefoo

UNDER STRAITS GOVERNMENT PASSPORT REGULATIONS. AD European Passenger louring the Colony for Straits Settlements are required to prolase on arrival at dostination paarports with their Photographs and description allied thereto.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD.. General Managers.

Telephone No. 115.

R.M.S.P.

Now [oen] and non-loom) signals codsa will be introduces

st Hongkong on July 1st, in place of the old Local Code and the Chins Com Coda.

The principal obange in the Local Code

****

is that the new signale will show the | Caposit.James direction from which the gals is expected, whereas the old signsis showed the posi tion of the typhoon. The latter will be indicated, as heretofore, by the non-local siguals. The Dew Local Code is given

below:

"WAY LIGNALA. ----

Mcaming.

Signal, Symbol, 1-Red cops.--A typhoon exists which may possibly dense a gale at Hongkong with. in 24 hours. -Black cone-Gate expected from the

North (N.W. to N.E.). 1.-Black coas

inverted-Gale expected from the

South (8.E. to 8.W.). 4.—Black drum-Galo expected from tha

Esat (N.E. to B.B.). -Black ball.-Gale expected from the

West (N.W. to 8.W.). -Doubla cone-Gale expected to in-

Crasso.

7. Black cross.-Wind of typhoon fores expected (any direo- tion). Signal No. 7 will be accompanied by three explosive bombe, fired at intervalı of 10 seconds at the Water Police Station and repeated at the Harbour Office.

Weather

Force.

||28.75 75 | 96 88 2

29 76 77 91 W

77, 91 BW

4,209.87 75-

KURU

48.29.74 80 81 BW 6 b

T. E CLAXTOs, Director.

1, SABOMFERR, reduced to 83 degrees Fahren- halt, on the level of the sea in inches, tezéňa and hundredtan,

X. TEMPERATUR, in the shade, in degress Fahrenheit.

3. KUMARET, In perdentage of saturation, th humidity of air saturated with moisture beras

4. DINMOTION Or Wien, to two painta. 6. FOROMOF WIND, according to Befort Bomis. 4. STATH OF WHarena, b bine aky, o detachao alond, d drinking rain, i fog, g gloomy, h kril, ↓ lightning, a overonat, p passing showażą, q pynai, resin, snow, t thunder, v vidbility, w dom (wet).

7. Bare in inches, tenths and hundrade

HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL

Hongkong Observatory, August 10th.

Barometer. Temperatura

| Humidity.

Previons On Date On Date

at Day At at 2 p.. 8 mm | 2 p..

VISTORS

AT HOTELS.

HONGKONG Hox

Mr 8. Aitken Mr C. A. Alecbrradas My W. B. Androwa

Mr G. E. Anderson Mmm de Angeline and

infant

Mr & Mrs H. A.

Baxter

Mr El R. Bellion Capt B. Een lay Mr W. Bertenshaw Mr R. J. Birbook

J. D. Birrell Mr D. B

Binalar

****Mr H. R. de Journé

Mr J. H. O. VAD

Mr B. T. Bitting Mr & Mrs A. L. Bouso

Capt & Mr Branch M & M J. V. D.

Brisk

Mr W. G Browell

Mr L. A. Calderon Mrs C. Campbel Mr D. E. Capplana Mr G. L. Courtenay Geo. E. Contello

Mr G. L

Mr F. M. Mr D. J.

D. J. Carran

Mr W. B. Davenpori

Mr D. E Dannally

Mr E. H. Dackworth

Kenlen

DIF. E. Keyt*** Mr & Mra M.F. Kline Mr C. J. Lafferty Mr O. LAUR

Mr M. £, LawEĆN Mr & Mrs Lauritasn

Guidon

Mr. & Mrs J. J. Leirls

Mr T. B. Ligle Mr C. Little Mr. Langfold Mir Leo Liorginotto Mr G. Ludia

Mr. F.8 Lund Mr R. B. Marksy Mr J. R. H.. Masen

M> H. E. Maskin Dr O. Marriott Mr H. A. MoComb Mr R. B. McKay Mr D. McLaren Mr A. MoNell MrJ. W. Mayhew Mr H van Meinas

Moreaki

H&M C. D. Neill B. Nelson

Mr G. A. Nelson Mr J. S. Nicolson Olien

Mr & Mra Dubois and M. Picknell

family

Li Ebarwale

W, H. Evans

ETK. M.

Fatterly

Mr & Mrs F. C. Fliobe Mrs R. B. Foster Mr G. H. Fountain Me W. D, Francis

Mr J. F. Oslo

Me M. Gajcie Mr V. Goaldbonem Mr J. W. Griffin Capt TP. Hall Mr & Mrs D. A.

Habolbal

Dr J. G. Hanns Mr & Mm J. H. R.

Hanse and family Mr. S. Hamilton Mr J. 8. Hamilton Mr G. Karper Mr & MDEE. Haskell Mr D. S. Hewitt Mr W. J. Hodg Mr AE H

| Ma

Hodgins

Mr L. Hope

Mrs L. C. Lagran Capt R. Innes Me W. Jackson Me A. J. Jacobson Mr. M. Joseph

MF. A Pocook Mr. H. Bay

MY J. N Rose Capt H. Boope Mir J. Rusell

Mr W. P. Ratledge Mr & Mrs F. N. Sanderson

Mr & Mrs G, W. Scott

and children

Mr H M, Sherwin

Mr B. Shindler

Mrs M. Blade

Mr A. W. P. 8plers. Mim A. Square MrA. W. van de Star Mr W. Stewart, Mr C. P. Templeton Mr E. M. Tory Me & Mas Eran

Thomas

My C. R. Thomson-

F. G. Thompson Mr A. L. Todt

Mr W. B. Tyler

Mr & Mrs J. Waltba a Mr & Mrs Will Mr G., Wood », Mr G. Zate

PEAK HOTEL

Mr D. K. Blair Mr & Mrs O.Ti

Breskapear

Mr Briand

Mr & Mrs A. E.

Carleton

Mr & Mrs F W. Clary

Mr Compten

Mr.A. David

Mr & Mrs Dubois

Mr S. H. Ellis

Evans

Mr F. W. Evans Kre8 Ber. Featherstone Rey, Mr L. Forster

Mr Denman Puller

28.78

59.77

29.78

Mr Gasthorn

142

MI E. Gaudiot

Wind Direction...

Foren

Fast

Eat

ALT T. C. Gibson

H FAK

The signals will be lowered when it is considered that all danger is ovat.

The Day Signals will be displayed at the masthead of the storm signal maak ons Blackhead Hill, the Harbour Oos, Weather H.M.8. Tamar, Green Island signal mask, | Bela the flagstaff on the premises of the Hong- Long and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company at Kowloon, the Angstall on the premises of the Standard Oil Company at Lajchikok, and the flagstall near the Field Officer's Quarters at Lyeman.

NIGHT SIGNALS (Lamps) 1.-White-white-whita,

-White-green-gresa,

B-Green-white-white.

---Green-green-white.

L-White-white-green.

8.---Green-green-green. 7.-Ead-green-red.

Highest open-air Temperature on 9th B6 Lovect open-air Temperature on 10th 79

Wook or

HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.

MODERN

From 11th to 16th Septemb.z

HIGH WATER,

H'kong

ALean

Time,

Height

Low WATER.

Halgbt

H'kong

Mean

Time.

b. m. ft. la

0 56 a 2 0 11 32

The Night Signals will be displayed, at sunset, on the tower of the Railway Station, on H.M.B. Tamer, and on the Harbour Office flagstall. They will have

h. m. ft. in. the same signification as the day signala.

Twe 11m 5 3 6 2 8 28 4 7 Signal No. 7 will be accompanied by

12 m 6'23 6 5 explosive bomba sa above, in the event of Wed. the information conveyed by this signal

3904 8 Thurs, 13 sm 7 19 67m 0 as

8 50 Fri. 14 8 0 When local signals are displayed in

ROYAL STEAM being first published at night,

THE

MAIL

PACKET

SUPPLEMENTARY WAKNING.

CO. the Harbour & Cons will be exhibited as Sater. 15m 824

OWNERS OF THE “SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS.

FOR SAILINGS TO AND FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM AND

Pions Apply to

INTERMEDIATE PORTS,

JARDINE. MATHESON & CO. LTD Agen

Telephone No. 215, Bub, Er 10,

CHINA MAIL S.S. CO., LTD.

FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS

8.9. CHINA

WILL SAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR

SAN FRANCISCO

VIA SHANGHAL NAGASAKLIKOBE, YOKOHAMA AND HONOLULU TO SAN FRANCISCO. NOV. 16. 1917.

73]

AN. UNSURPASSED HIGH-CLASS. PASSELICHB SERVION AT Integundiata Ra m.

10..9; KITTER, Freight and Puercoger ågsst

Prince's Buildinge, Ios House Barret.

the following stations:-Gap"·"Rock, Waglan, Stanley, Aberdeen, Bau KI Wän," Sai Kung, Shs Tau Kok and Tai Po, to notify the fact to native craft and passing ocsin vessels

Forther details can always be given

to cosan vessels, on demand, by signal from lighthouses.

The object of the code in to give në lones

14 hours warning of a gale (Force

2 14 m

1 30 1 8

4 0

7 1 23 3 6

2 27 I 7

1 59 1 7

54 a' 1 8 44 2 8

Sen.

16 m 9 6

927

3 202 0

Mon

17m 9 37

2 6

7a 2 2

Beaufort Scale, or 40-45 m.p.h., maan velocity by Dines Anemomster) and ulem warnings of expected changes in the direction and force of the wind. Uwing, however, to the uncertain movements of Is typhoons and to insuficient telegraphic observations, it will occasionally happen that signals to may be displayed without a gale occurring at. Hongkong, or even Gap Rock, but the reverse is nos likely to happen, except in the case of typhoons forming in the vicinity and travelling rapidly towards Hongkong, or of a loosted typhoon incrossing the rate of progression abnormally, phen

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

In the new non-Local Code the approx mate 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 slák be shown.

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