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* WEATHER REPORTS.

COOPERATION OF SHIPMASTERS

REQUESTED,

PROMPTNESS ESSENTIAL.

THE

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 1611, 1926

“ADOLF - VON. BAEYER.”

REPAIRS TO BE MADE AT NAGASAKI DOCKYARD.

SHIPPING "NEWS.

„HONGKONG SHIPPING.

FINDLAFER'S

WOODPECKER BRAND

HEREFORD CIDER

Grounded in a thick fog two miles After Mr. McMurray had suitably re- south of the North-east promontory near plied further remarks were made by Mr. Weihaiwel, the steamer Foo Sing in now | Russell, Government Surveyor, Mr. Lang, helpless and is requesting assistance, ace of Lloyda, and Mr. D. Gow, an old, cording to a cable received from Captain schoolmate and co-worker in Hongkong The week-end shipping statement showroom was flooded, and the steamer looted,

Roos of the grounded ship. The engine shipping inforests. SHANGHAI, August 7th. ed some interesting and plso a general the message reads, but salvage is possible Among those present were :-Messrs. Mitsui Bussan Kaisha's plant at Naga improvement in freight movements. if the weather permits. Captain Roos R. M. Uyer (Hongkong and Whampoa (1) In-their-Circolor No. 403 the Laki will have the job of repairing the While Saturday's freight figures should arrange for assistance from either son, P. Tod, Captain P H. Rolfe, asked that Wen Kee & Company, owners, Dock Co.), R. Sutherland, A. W. Sander- Marconi International Maritime Com- Stinnes Line steamer Adolf von Baeyer heavy, those for yesterday showed a Dairen or Shanghai. The necessary sal- Captain D. Skinner (Jardine, Matheson munication Company have authorised at a price which none of the local dock-considerable decrease. This was due to vage work will be carried out by the local & Co., Ltd.), Messrs. E. L. Hosie, H. H. their operators to send weather reports yards was willing to meet. A cablegram the fact that the arrivals for Saturday gents of the Tokyo Salvage Co., Ltd., Scott, D. Cow, J. S. MaoIntosh, J. W. the company reports. The steamer is re- Mathews, W. Forsyth, S. Steel, G. Dun- to the Royal Observatory, Hongkong, and from the home office of the Stinnes Com-touched the top mark, and in fact they gistered at 1.163 conx, was built in 1997, can. J. M. Ramsay (Hongkong "and Very refreshing in this hot weather i shipmasters are enraestly requested to co-pany in Hamburg has authorised the were the highest figure for some time and was purchased last February from Whampoa Dock Co.), Messrs. W. Rusaall operate in the forecasting and storm local agents to siga the contract with past; while the arrivals up to yesterday the Foo Chong Steamship Company for (Government Marine Surveyor), W. Lam- $5 per dozen pints delivered.

morning were ten less than on the pre- $100,000 She sailed July 30th with a bert (Assistant Government Surveyor), warning work of the Observatory, by the Japanese. The next best bidder as visus day at the same hour. Consequent full general cargo for Tientsin. Her J. R. Kinghorn (Engineer Superinten arranging for meteorological observations the Shanghai Dock and Engineeringly, there was a drop in both tonnage and hull was insured for only Tis. 80,000 with dent, B. and S.). Captain R. Innes

Company.

freight. The freight entered for both the Wah An Fire and Marine Insurance | (Marine Superintendent B. and S.), to be made and transmitted by the wire-

It was pointed out that the vessel is days was an increase on the Friday re Company.

Messrs. W. Lang (Lloyds), T. S. Morri less operator without delay.

nane too seaworthy and that it will turns. Tonnage figures were. Satur

son (Lloyds); K. E. Greig (Taikoo Dock), G. A. Shaw, S. Baker (China Sugar be running a considerable risk to tow day:-Total: 35,804 tons (British vessels, her to Japan in this typhoon season, but 13,350 tons; other nationalities 26,

Refinery), A. A. Henderson, Hongkong GILMAN & Co., LTD., the Japanese dockyard's offer was sotons) Sunday:-Total: 13,983 tons (Bri-

Tramway Co.), J. Tully (Asiatic Petro- tempting and meant such a considerable tish vessels, 8,032 tons; other nationalities

leum Co.), W.-C. Shinner (United As- bestos Co.). R. Hunter (MacDonald and saving that the owners will take the 3,021 tons).

Hunter), W. McFarlane (Dairy Farm chance.

Co.), J. Ormiston (Holyoak and Massey), W. R. Butchart (Jardine Engineering Co. Geo. Edwards (United Asbestos Ca), J. F. Millar (Bradley & Co.), and Dr. Black.

(2) The accuracy and utility of the Observatory forecasts will increase in proportion to the number of ships co- operating, the accuracy of the observa tions, and the promptness with which they are despatched. In the interest of shipping, therefore, evory master pos- Bessing a radio-telegraphic installation should send observations at the hours atated, namely at 300, 0900 and 2900 GMT., and endeavour to make the

service as efficient as possible.

The total number of deck passengers on 610, acted at 9am. on Saturday was 616, of which the ss. Sinkiang (British) Irom Shanghai and Amoy carried 114, and the a.. Talma (British) from Osaka and Amog 411.

At 9 am on Saturday there were 82

Considerable repairs will have to be

Another well-known resident of Hong effected to the vessel before she can be vessels in the harbour, of which 2 were keng will be lost to the Colony this week. gin ber hazardous trip and these repairs British. During the previous 24 hours This being Mr. J. McMurray, who is re- will be made locally. The Mitsui cock there were eighteen arrivals, is, tiring from the post of Superintendent officials aim to minimise the risk ia tak British, one French, two Dutch, one of Indo-China Steam Navigation Com ing the vessel across the China Sea as Norwegian, one Danish, three Japanese pany, after 26 years service with the much as possible, and will send their and four Chinese. The departures over firm, about half of which time he has (3) It is requested that mercurial baro own towboats and savage crews dorosthetish one lapaces, three Chinese and filled the position of Engineer-Superin. meters aholud be used whenever possible, to get the von Baeyer,

one tendent succeeding Mr. Angus Sinclair. and that owners should co-operate by The Idolf von Baeyer was just ready one Danish At 9 am yesterday there Mr. McMurray leaves on Thursday for supplying their ships with at least one to sail, on June 22nd, in fact her sailing were 31 vessels in the harbour, of Home by the RMS. Empress of Asia. good mercurial barometer, of the Beard time had been pushed back a few hours which 20 were British. During the and will tour Canada en route before of Trade pattern Very few aneroid owing to the weather, when the fire broke vious 24 hours eight vessels arrived, verossing the Atlantic. In connection barometers are satisfactory.

Generally out in the forehold. The principal item three British, three Japanese, one Chinese with his retirement, a farewell tiffin was speaking, the index error varies consi-of the cargo was saltpetre, and the fire and one French. The departures, during given in his honour by the Jardins, derably from time to time, and is seldom was most spectacular as many explosions the same period came to eleven, ti, four Matheson and Hongkong and Whampoa constant throughout the scale. More occurred at intervals, so that the firemen British, two Japanese, four Chinese and Dock Management, at the Hongkong' over their readings are usually affected by felt that they were taking their lives in one French.

Hotel on Friday. Mr. R. Sutherland, changes of temperature though they are their hands. The fire was not extinguish-

who presided, referred to Mr. Me- supposed to be compensated in this re-ed until after three days' work by fre

Murray's services and connection with spect. In every case the readings should floats and the Municipal engines.

firm, in an edolgistic speech. He.com be followed by the word "Mercury"

mented on his hard work and devotion mercurial barometer is rend,

|to duty: On behalf of all he wished Mr. Aneroid "if an aneroid is read."

McMurray, who suffering from a tem porary breakdown in health & speedy return to good health. Mr. R. M. Dyer (General Manager of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company) paid a kind ly tribute to Mr. McMurray, and, on be half of all present presented him with an English silver aalver, which he hoped would remind him of the friends he had left behind in Hongkong.

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PASSENGERS,

ARRIVALS.

Per B.I. S. Takada, from Calcutta, vid ports, on August 15th:-Lieut. Y. R Wright Nevilla, Mr. J. Cova Eian, Mr. A. England, Mr C. F. Lerses, Mr. Cheongy Chan Thong, Capt. Hille, Mr. M" Jon.

Among through passengers were: Mr. N. T. Johnson, Miss L. P. Hooper, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Beckton, Miss Wheeler, Mr. B. B. Hansen, Mr. N. S. Gosalia, Mr. Albert K. Avendt.

DEPARTURES..

(4) It is very important that ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄few readings (at least four) of the barometer used for the wireless messages should be taken in Hongkong and forwarded to the Observatory, for comparison with the Standard. It is also very important that the readings in the radio messages should be exactly as read off, without any correction whatever, except in the case of ahips which have not sent com- parison observations to the Observatory, Such ships should correct the readings of mercurial barometers for index errot, and reduce them to 32" degrees Fahren- heit, sea level, and gravity at 45 degrees Per sis; Suwa Maru, on August 14th :-- latitude; using the best index error Mr. S. R. Smith, Miss M. Curtice, Mr. available and adding the word cor-4. C. H. Lay, Mr. P. K. Postema, Mr. rected." If an aneroid barometer is used W. H. Findlay, Mrs. L Baget, Mr. J. and no comparison "observations have Wilson, Mr. S. Lack, Mr. C. M. F. been sent to the Observatory, the read-Fineill, Mr. S. Abe, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. ings should be corrected for index error

and reduced to sea level.

OARGÒ ENTERED."

.0

(For the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. Festerday).

For-Hongkong 11,168 tous. For ports beyond 3,359

Total...............10,529

63

(For the previous 24 hours ended at.

9 am, on Saturday). For Hongkong For ports beyond

Total

...99,993 tons. ....14,859

.37,515 "J

(For the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m on. Friday). For Hongkong

6,491 tons. For parts beyond......... 6,038

.12,519

Total

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Of the cargo entered for Hongkong Brownlee, Mrs. W. L Thompson, Miss yesterday, 7,753 tons was general and M. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hill, 3,416 tons comprised coal. Of the eargo Mr R. E. Phillips, Mrs. L. Hennessy for Hongkong on Saturday, it is in- (5) It is requested that when within Mrs. R. Conlon and infant, Mr. Wteresting to note that all of the eighteen range of Cape d'Aguilar the Captain will Antonie, Mr. A. "Giovani, Mr. Tarrivals brought freight for this port. arrange for observations to be made at Giovanni, Mr. P. Aurelic, Mr. U The six British steamers entered 5,916 4300, 0600, 0900 and 2200 G.M.T. and Salvatore, Mr. J. da Costa Barboza, Mr. Cons, of which 2,284 toris and 2,300 tons. for a message, prepared by the observer, . Imoto, Mr. W. Gennaro, Mrs. J. da were the highest entries. Of the remain- to be handed to the operator for trans Costa Barboza, Mr. C. Dayton, Mr. Ning 17,083 tons in the other twelve vessels, mission containing the following infor-Pasquate, Mr. T. Santo, Mr. W. Fran- the best entries were 5,811 tons and 7,400 eesco, Mr. W. Umberto, Mr. R. Carmelo, tans. Of the former entry, 5,511 tons Mr. V. Domenico, Mr. Paolo, Mr. was sugar and the remaining 100 tons De R. Ginseppo, Mr. P. Vincenzo, Mr. general cargo. With regard to the B. Sugiyama, Mr. C. Ubalalo, Mr. S. Freight not for Hongkong, two British Antonio, Mr P Vincenso, Mr. R. vessels carried 2,743 tons between them, Giovanni, Mr. T. Luigi, Miss and three vessels of other. nationalities, Sugiura, Mrs. T. Gotoh, Mrs. E. 1. 11,510 tons. Lippe, Mr. Antonio Schiaffino, Mr. C. Annibassa, Mr. M. Vite, Mrs. F. Fuku-

mation:-

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(a) Ship's name, position, and the

time of observation (G.M.T.) (b) Barometer reading (with no correc

tion whatever, except-a-mentioned in paragraph 4 above), « (c) Thermometer reading. (d) Wind direction and foren, (e) State of Sea.

(1) State of weather (in plain lan-maru, Mr. J. Daynes, Mrs. A. J.

guage) fine menging 0 to 3 of Cloud; fair.4 to 6 of cloud; cloudy Lor 8; overcast_0_or_10__

In no circumstances will the operator write these messages.

Budden, Mr. H. W. Kinney, Mr. S. Gotoh, Capt. R. Giovanni, Mr. C. Giovanni; Mr. A. Vincenso, Mr. A. Fritz, Mr. M. Noda, Mr. G. L. Barrett,

(c) Reports for transmission from the ship will be addressed to "Royal Obser- The first four 6gures of each group vatory, Hongkong," and immediately on will give the barometer reduced to 300 F, the acceptance of these mesangas the sea level, and gravity at 45. The fifth operator will enter (6) Prefix "'S," "(b) | and sixth figures the temperature of the

SHIPPING NOTES.

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According to a report made at the Harbour Office on Saturday morning- by the master of the British India 8.8. Talma, Mr. D. J. Ramsay, Chief Engineer, of the vessel, died from heart failure while the steamer was on her way. to Hongkong from Osaka, vić Amoy.

At the Marine Court on Saturday, be-

Date, (c) Time handed in (G.M.T.) air in degrees Fahrenheit, the seventh fore Lieut.-Commander G. F. Hole, R.N., (7) All messages handed in under the and eighth the temperature of evaporan cargo boat mistress was fined $10, or of the wind (00 North; 04 East; tribing to exhibit regulation lights while tion, the ninth and tenth the direction ten day's hard labour in default, for

above conditions shall be dealt with as

followas..

They shall be communicated to the coast station at the first opportunity, and shall receive priority as Government

-messages.

: 08 South; 12 West) the eleventh the under way.

force of the wind on the Beaufort seale, 9 meaning 9 or above. The twelfth the weather according to the following

Wherever possible, each message shalli be repeated.

(8) All messages shall be treated free of coast tax, ship tax, and land charges. (0) Reports handed in for transmission written on any form other than on the message form numbered "SI, shall be affixed

a menage form 21 in such a manner as not to cover the space reserved for service instructions and other data (10). A special watch on the 600 metre wave will be kept by Cape d'Aguilar for ships calling with these messages from 0315 to 0345, 0015 to 0845, 0915 to 0945; and 2215 to 2245, G.M.T. or until meteorological messages are cleared.

Shipe calling with these messages are advised to call with prefx B

ROYAL OBSERVATORY

INFORMATION,

all

The information broadcast by the Royal Observatory, Hongkong, is a follows",

code:-

1-fine; blue sky or detached clouds. 2-cloudy or overcast" 3-rain.

4- fog. 5-thunderstorm.

Z-no observation: [The List of Stations whose meteoro- logical observations are broadcast by Cape d'Aguliar, Hongkong, are publish ed in the Government Gazette.]

2. Storm warnings are broadcast at about 0400 G.M.T. and repeated every next warning is issued two hours until 1600 GMT or until the

The Timo Signals are preceded by the following warning signals from Stone cutters, between 0153 and 0166 G.M.T. and between 1253 and 1954, G.M.T:-

of Customs and the Representative of A notice issued by the Superintendent

the Foreign Consular Body have declared the Port of Shanghai to be infected with cholera. A similar notice issued by the same authorities declares the port of Ningpo also is cholera infected. All vessels arriving from these ports for Can- tan or Whampoa are to be governed by the Sanitary Regulations for the Port of Canton with two modifications as noted below. 1. Steamers arriving from Shanghai and Ningpo bound for Wham. pan need not archer at the Tide Pole) Quarantine Anchorage but may proceed

Whampoa. On their arrival there they will be boarded by the Customs Boarding Officer, who will demand a

Captain's report is such as to arouse suspicion in the minds of the Customs Authorities at Whatapos, he is to be ordered to hoist the Quarantine Flag with the shore until the arrival of the and to refrain from any communication Canton Port Medical Officer who will be sent for at once by the Customs. If a vessel anchors at Whampoa and is not regarded as a suspect aho must neverthe the Port Officer if she subsequently pro less be regularly inspected at Canton by ceeds there. 2-Rule under Special Regulations à is to be altered to read that the Canton Quarantine Anchorage shall be immediately below Macao Fort,

3. The Hongkong Observatory will statement in writing from the Captain Stonecutters, in accordance with the there wore any deaths on board after also send wireless Time Signals, vid of the vessel concerned as to whether Manila programme, between 0165 and leaving Shanghai and whether there are 0200 G.M.T., and between 1255 and 1300 or were any cases of sickness. If the G.M.T. In this programme dota cre sent cach second, the 26th, 29th, 54th, 5th, seth, 57th, 88th and 9th seconds being omitted for the purpose of identifying the signals Meteorological observations from various stations in the Far East will be broadcast by Cape d'Aguilar (V.P.8.) on a 600 metre park at 0400 and 1200 G.M.T. and repeated on 2800 metres C.W. at 0500 and 1300, respectively. These CQ DE BXY "HE TIME WAIT. messages will be followed immediately by Both Warning and Time-Signgls are the weather reports and forecasta which sent out on a wave length, of 2,000 were formerly broadcast at 0500 and 1200 metres from a 30 kw tonic train (1.C.W.). G.M.I. The names of the observing Radio-telegraphic land and ship stations stations included in the morning and within range of Stonecutters are requir. avening broadcast are given below, to ed to keep silent between 0153 and 0200 gether with the hours at which the G.M.T. and between 1253 and 1300 observations are taken at each station. G.M.T. in accordance with Article is, The master of the sa. Takada (British) As it has been found impossible to paragraph 3, of the Service Regulations from Calcutta and Singapors, reported secure complete synchronism, the mor appended to the International Radio- to the Harbour Office yesterday that two ning barometer readings will be reduced telegraph Convention of 1912. Operators deaths had occurred among deck pas- approximately to 2200 and the afternoon are also required to keep themselves pro-sengers during the voyage. One death observations to 0800 G.M.T.

vided with the most accurate time avail was due to beri bëri and the other to (Oontinued on next column) able in order to know when to shut down,” tuberculosis. :

VESSELS EXPECTED,

..

Empress of deig (C.P.E.), due to-day at Benurackie (Ben Line), due to-day, Empres of Canada (C.P.R.), due August Konigsberg (N.D.L.), due to-morrow.

23rd.

LADY MOTORIST FINED.

WINS ONE POINT IN APPEAL COURT.

Paixo, August 4th. The Court of Appeal-heard the case of Miss Southam, who was convicted by the lower court, frstly for driving a car without a licence, secondly, for rash driving.

After hearing argument on both sides, the court allowed the appeal on the second charge but upheld the first.- Straits Times.

AGENTS:

Hongkong Bank Building.

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THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD..

COPENHAGEN.

THE Steamship,

KINA" barely informed that all Goods are being haring arrived, Consignees of Cargo are

landed and placed at their rink into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godownr af The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa

Co. Ltd, where Delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all,Goede remaining undelivered after the 20th ef August, 1928, 4 p.m., will be subject to Rent

be

All broken, chaled and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godown, where they will be emmined by Messrs. Anderson Ashe on the 19th of August, 1926, at 10 a.m.

All Claims against the Vessel must be presented to the Undersigned before the 23rd of August, 1926, or they will not recognized

No Fire Insurance will be effected Billa of Lading will be countersigned by

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