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EXCURSIÓN TO MACAO:-/

ON SUNDAY, THE 307 AUGUST, 1991 8.8. "SUI TAI

Will depart from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf st 9 A.M.

and from Madio at 4.00 F.M.

MACAO RACE MEETING

SPECIAL MACAO' EXCURSION

612 SEPTEMBER, 1931.

9.8. "TAISHAN??".

From HONG KONG A.M. (Wing Lok Street Wharf) From MADAO. 6.P.M.

BANK HOLIDAY EXCURSION

VTT BEPTEMBER, 1991. montre avisos gu8.“SUI TAI”

From HONG KONG 9 AM.

From MACAO 4.00 P.M. SET SPECIAL SALOON FARES,

WEEK DAYS-Single, 81.00 Return: $5.00. SUNDAYS and EXCURSIONS Singlet $1.50; Return: $4.00, Nors-All Steamboat Company's stadmare are fitted with Wireless.

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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS.

(August 974)

Queen's Theatre: Way For A

World Theatre: “The Story Kin Tan Part 3 (Chiness Alm).

Star Theatre: *** Married - In Hollywood."

Central Theatre: "Honor Among Lovers."

King's Theatre i Tarnishod Lady.

Prince's Theatre: "Big Time." Dinner Dances at Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotela

METEOROLOGY MADE

EASY

HOW TO BE YOUR OWN WEATHER

PROPHET

A RED SKY AT NIGHT IS THE

SHEPHERD'S DELIGHT.

Until within comparatively recent years, writes Mr. EL Hawke, Superintendent of Hampstead Ob rvatory, in London journal, nearly everybody acquired a work ing knowledge of weather lore out

European Mail-Inward: Europa via Buer" (Kalyan), Europe auf sheer necessity, but now that, an Siberia (Nagato Maru); Europe via Siberia (Glengany).

Tides: High at 8.35 and Low at 154 and 8,60

Friday.

(August 98.)

When the feecy wisps are seen drifting rapidly and in increasing. quantity from some westerly point on a clear, augay day, with southerly or south-westerly surface wind, the chances are that the ane- weather will not last long. authoritative opinion of the meteo If the cirrus gradually over- rological prospects is so easily ob-spreads, the sky with a veil of dull 10.31;tainable an hour or so after its white, and at the same time a ring ility to road the face of coloured light about half as wido issue, the ability to

• rainbow circles the sun, it of the sky is not much cultivated. as Nevertheless, the store of wisdom will be anwins, to leave umbrellas accumulated by our ancestors re-and raincoats behind. These en mains and, although a good deal cumbrances will soon be needed of it fails to stand the searchlight when, as usually happens in such of modern statistical analysis, circumstances, tho citrus pall there are many old adages well thickens till the sun pales to a worth remembering

watery blob and freshening breeze One of the most useful of the old drives patches of ragged grey adages is that relating to sunrindscud beneath it.

Spirits Festival (Chung-yuan chich

Promenade Concert at Volunteer Headquarters, 9:15 p.m. ⠀

Queen's Theatre Way For A Bailor."

GA.

Worldy Theatró :. **The Story of Kin Tan," Part 2 (Chiness film},

Star Theatre: "Married In Hollywood."

Central Theatre; "Honor Among Lovers!!

King's Theatre:

Lady,"

Tarnished

Prince's Theatra: Big Time" Dinner Dances at Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotel

European Mail:- Outward " Europe via Siberia (Empress of Russia) 10 am..

and sunset colours. A common form After steady rain has lasted for of it runs

some hours a veering of the wind, say from 8.E to BW, or from S.W. to NW., is frequently nesom

A red sky at night

Is the shepherd's delight;. A red sky in the morningpanied by squalls and a sudden Is the shepherd's warning, heavy downpour. This means that

This has been carefully canted over the axis of the cyclone is passing, series of yet It was found and that the day will begin to mand that in our part of the world a red at once, though there may still be marise is followed by rain within showers between spells of sunshine.

Tides:High at 9.15 and 20.55; 24 hours seven times out of ten; Low at 236 and 4.05.

Saturday.

(August 9.)-

Beheading of John the Baptist Concert at Craigengower. Cricket Club

Queen's Theatre: Way For A Sailor

World Theatre: His Imposter,"

Storm in the Qing, and red sunest by an equal period

Some people are curiously atia- of dry weather with approximate ceptible to the electrical tension. ly the same frequency. Whoever that heralds thundery weather, and originated the saying might have

have can foretell the approach of a storm added that shepliords could get an with an accuracy which seems over aürer warning from a green almost uncanny to their friends sky, which is almost invariably who are not similarly affected The precursor of unsettled conditions, rest of us must rely on visible. If that hus appears brightly and signs for our warning. Foremost Monkey and extensively above the western hori- among these is a development skin Married Inon of an evening, the odds on wet to the familiar mackerel sky." or stormy weather next day are When the cloud-lete that make up as high as eight to cno. A pale this formation increase in size on yellow sunset must also be regard a summer day, and eventually ed as a bad omen.

thrust up little turret-like excres Cloud formations play an import conces until they somewhat resemble ant part in the constraction of the the top of an embrasured wall, it official forecasts, and provide the is practically certain that thunder. best general indications for the is brewing. And, later, should wo Cirrus ses clouds like giant cauliflowers amateur weather prophet.

"marestail cloud, as it is looming above the horizon, with (Benpularly called, often gives the extensions in the shape of an anvil, first news of a oyclone approaching we may safely stake our prophetic Britain's shores from the Atlantic. (Continued on Poge 4)

Star Theatre, Hollywood."

Central Theatre: "Honor Among Lovers." King's Lady."

Prince's Theatre: "Big Time." Dinner Dances at Peninsula Hotel and Repulse Bay Hotel.

· Thentro : **Tarnished

European Mail:-Outward: Europe vid Suez (Karmala) 10.30 or a.m. Europe via Siberia mohr) 3.30 p.m.

Tides-High at 9.49, and Low at 3.15 and 430.

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Exchange Building To-day's Tiffin $1.50

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Lemon Cream Pie

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