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› THE SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE.

Last night's concert at the Soomen's Institute was given by Mr. C." Daunen- borg, an attractive programne having boon arranged by him. The ball was orowded to its utmost capacity.

Burgess.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY JANUARY 24 1911

LATEST MAIL NEWS.

[From "N.-C. Daily News."] COMMUNICATIONS AND DISEASE.

London, Jan. 20.-A conferenco.on The following Indio nd gentlemen sleeping sickness is being held daily at the Foreign Ofcc. The conferenda took part-Mr J. H. N. Mody, Mrs. E. G. Jordi, the Sociedade has been convened by the Imperial Philarmonica, Mosers. . . White, Government as a result of representa E. B. Ayri, A. Davis' ami Corporations of the danger of the spread of the disaise as a exsequence of the con- struction of the Rhodesia-Kotanga | Railway.

NAVAL MAÑŒUVRES. London, dan 20-The British IMPORTANT CONFERENCE IN PERISSA nouvres start today off the coast of Spain. Twenty-throu” battle- (Translatey ruon Nowrases

ships and fourteen amputred cruisers PAPER)

will take part undur twelve Ad- mirals: The commanders of the opposing Hoots will be Vice-Admiral Sir William May and Ahniral Sir

PASSING OF THE QUEUE.

The Prince Regent, Princes, Grandi Councillors and the Ministers of the Council of Suftü Affairs huye, prently belda inmeeting to discuss the question of discarding the queue on the style of

dress,

The causesis of opinion was that the quen should be discarded,

dress would remain unaltered..

the

Prince Ching said the Alteration of thus usage established in thripazanstors stould be considered most carefully,

Edinad Pov.

WIRELESS FOR THE PRATAS.

BRITIAN MINISTER'S QUERY,

THE TELEGRAPT" CORRESPON-

DENT.]

Canton, Jan. 23.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has

wired to the Canton Viseray stating that, regarding the installation of wire less telegraph on the Pratas Islands,

Co-day's Public Companies. Public Company

Advertisements,

HONGKOG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CUM-

PANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLI ERS THE EIGHTY-NINTH ORDIN ARY HALF YEARLY MEET ING OF SHAREHOLDERS to the Company Ill be hell at the Office of TU DAY, the 21st February, at 11 the Comp ny. Heel Mausias, CD oc ock Noon, fr he purpose of receiv ing a Report of the Dicor," toge her a D vitred, crnfirming the app'n' mert

Company will be CLOSED from 7th to of a Director and e'ec l'g Audilo-s

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the List February, ko h dayı ioclos'vo

By Order of the Board <1 D rectors,

W. E. CLARKE, Sec eta y. Hongkong, 24th January, 191', ['39)

HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMATION_COMPANY, LIMITED.

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WRATH BR-FORKUAST AND STORM-WARMINGS 188OED":

FROM THE HONGKONG. OBSERVATORY,

METEOROLOGICAL SIGNALE.

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Meter zological signals are holsted on the mast in front of the Water Police Sattena: Talm Sha Tsui for the Informa tion of masters of vessels Having the

NOTICE IS PEREBY GIVEN

that an EXTRAORDINARY NOTI

TOTICE is bereby given that the 1ENIH ORDINARY HEET- GENERAL MEETING of the abors ING of SHAREHOLDERS. in this Company will be held at the Hongkong Company will be held at the Comgang's | Hole), Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the

27th day of January, 1911, at 11.30 o'clock Offices, Victoria Buildings on SATUR- in the forencon, when the subjoined DAY, 4th February, 1911, at 12 o'clock Rato ations which were passed at the Nton, fur the purpose of rece ring the Extraordinary Generif Me tag of the Rep.rt of the Directors together with port. They do not necessarily imply that

for Confirmation as Special Resolus the Company will be CLOSED frok Company hell on Thur day, the rathading 31st December, 1910.

Statement of Accoun# for 100 year had weat) or is expected here

Bignal day if January, 1911, will be submitted

The REGISTER OF SHARES (1 tions:-

THURSDAY, 26th

*** January, to

inclusies) durlag which perled no traster Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

MOWBRAY 5, NORTHCOTE,

Secretary,

Tht Art ́çin No. 79 of the Articles

46. British Minister at ekcking hash a Statement of Accatot, declati `sociation of the Company, which / -ATURDAY, 4th February (both days

conferred with the Ministry, and set forth soma suggestions. Through tha Ministry of Posts and Caminications, the tatter had been communicated to the Canton authorition.

The scheme has so far not been taken in sad. The British Minister at Peking has repentally sent cómuntni- catis on the subject to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and is also told the licials personally that the sebe

FEAT IN AERONAUTICS. London, Jan. 19.-Dispatches from San Francisco state that Mr. Man is of great importance to navigation, riptor, started from 'a point twelve and inquired whether the Canton miles south of the city in a Curtis, hi-authorities have really given up the plane, lailed on the deck of a unisor project. in the harbour, and returned to the starting point.

WIRELESS FOR STEAMERS.

Dako Tui Tseant Pilure Ya-Lang replied that at the present time, whets all kinds of reforms were initiated, there the tere stormurs of the Nippon was absolutely nothing to stop the Yake Kaisha, Osaka Shosen Kaishin discarding of the quein oxcept ancestral and Tkro-Kison Kaisha running, bos Lilo, kit as larga utubers of the two apnu and America, there are poplo, oven His Excellency the Ex-only fix which are equipped with wire- Minister to Washington, Wa Ting-fang, Priuso, Trai-tao, Adupiral Sir Sab, aid other Military and Naval officists and discarded their quotes wit out waiting for the Imperial Hdist, it was visiblequipment of wireless apparatus on all to take the opprimity of issuing an ocean-going steaners is to bu put into Edist sanctioning it, so as to complypter.

with the wishes of the public." The change of dressing,chowover, ho pri»,, hibited in orderiteet, the cutningrcd of the country

HONGKONGECOAL TRADE.

Musses, Hughes & Hough, in their annual report, sinter-

There has been very litth change this years compared with the just two yuars -but prices für 1911 contracts show n slight reduction on those of 1910.. A largo consumers have contracted for their requiroounts for the caming your. Carlin Coals and Patent Fuel-The quantity timt arrived in the Coligny is abant 16,000 tops, luing 2,000 tons Tess than the previn, year. The. Ad miralty back 33,000 tons,' about 8,500 tons weny into the hands of lol dailers and 4,000 tons passed through-boun for Japan.

Australian Copls-The low a great falling off, about 49,700 toustonly arrived during the year against 40,500 tons during 1999. The a coals apppar to bravo. beon deivon out of the mutket by the Japana, v and North Chins coals.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs asks the Canton Viceroy whether the work is practicable, or otherwise and reminds the Viceroy to report his decision on

site, as the utter to the Ministry early as the British Minister attaches much importance to the outer- prisc.

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On receipt of the telègraphie dos-, less telegraphic apparatus. The re-patch, the Canton Viconay, has in- maining six, however, will be gradually structed, das Provincial Treasurer to

quippel before July of this year, when attend to the matter and report.. the new American law compelling the

FOOCHOW AND A POPULAR MEDICO.

CONSPIRING TO MURDER,

TO-DAY'S HEARISOL

Wong To Kin, Mak U Chin and Chin Chan wore hrought up at the Supreme Court, before Sir Francis Pig- gutt this morning, charged with con- spiring to mardez.-

This completed the sessions, and the jury wore discharged from furilor nt-

tenthinees

The "Shanghai Mercary" says: The many

y-friends of Dr. Bennis, M.D.) not in the parlors of the Fuochow Club The Attorney General having ontoret -on-the-aitomour of the,16ib and pre- 15 nolli prosequi in this case, the prisoner sentol him with a large and beautiful were discharged. silver server, in token of the care and attention he had given them, and the high esteem in which thuy hold him."

Mr. Ronald Greig in a fow well st2-

prophesied some of the us periences the Dr. might have during bis vacation time and then pre ented the gift. The Dr. leaves on the 18th and wxpects to be away for about two years.

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AMERICAN NEWS

RAILWAY OFFICIALS

HONOURED..

{THE "TELKOBATH" CORRESPON DENT.]

Canton, Jan. 28/ On the 21st inst. the fiareholders of the Yout Ian Baitway Co.fhold a ten- [VIA MANILA.]

party in laouf of the New President and Vice President of the Company, Washington, January 19-Major (Messts. dim af Wolg) in the hall tioneral Lonard Wood is dissatisfied of the Canton Principal Chamber of with the present regulations governing Courts, which hut boon placed at military practice of the United States their disposal by the Committee of that Army He proposes a complete re-institution. vision of the regulations. The decision

There was a representativo gathering,

of General Wood is based largely on addresses being prosented by the Nine Japane e Comi―The total imported the report of the inspector general Charitable Institutions, the soventy two during the year shows an ineranse onjuiblished some months ago in which guilds,_and_the_altarelolders-of-the- that of 1900 by snue 8,000 tons. The that officer found that the United States Company. total for 1910 amounts to 932,780 tons of which 51,000 tons went to Canton. The Mitsui Bassan Kaishm continue with tre load, their impioriati ms amount- ing to 600,000 tons,

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infantry word deficient in marching capacity. General Wood proposes to seek to eliminate this condition by the now regulations in so far as the regula- tious are responsible for that condition.

Washington, January 20.-The-

CHINESE SQUEEZE "PIDGIN." || Domocratic leadors in and out of Con-

CUSTOMS COMMISIONER ON TOWING

QUESTION.

[THE TELEGRAPH

DENT. }

gress endore Representative Champ Clark of Missouri for the next speaker of the United States House of Repro- sentatives. No other member of the CORRESTON-party has sought to be its enndidate for

tho spaakorship. t

Canton, Jan.,. .

Washington, January 20-United States Senator). U. Fletcherof Florida on behalf of the minority of the Ball-

The Canton Customs Comunissioneringer committee resmin inds that the las iliscovered that the government's Senate demnal the dismissal of Socro- vessels have been, and are, committing tary Ballinger. the offence of towing boats with the sid of rope This practicu; the commis- sionor considera is not only an infringe most of Customs regulations, but a dangor to navigation in the river. If Dia offence be committed by mercantile Towels, they are heavily finel. Now the

• Government's vessels are all porpetrat-

Nox York, January 20.-Forner Scorotary of the Navy Paul Morton died hard last uvening of apoplexy, THE ORDERS FOR CHINESE

WAR VESSELS..

The Mainichí - publishes a Tokio ing, the offence. They do not observe message stating that it is riported that the rulas of the road, and are hollows the Chinese Government Ims asked in navigation. The coumissioner pro-Botng 'American shipbuilders to constreet posos to report the matter to the Can-a cruiser of 2,600 tons It will be re- ton Viceroy, and requests His Excel memberol that it asked the Kawasaki loney to warn the commanders of gov-Dockyard and the Mitsú Bjski Dook- ornmental vussola gonorally against the yanl to each construct-a ganbont of 780 contravention of Customs regulations, tons, Mesurs. Amistrung & Co, and while passing through the waterways of Vickors Maxini & Co., eich a ernicor the Canton River. If any of the cum of 2,400 tons, a certain German Dook- mauidors bo found guilty under this re- yard, a lestroyer, and an American gulation, the commissioner may be en-year another cruiser. Orders remain powered to fine the perpetrator ton Hal-ta be place for another orulsor and a kwau taula.

trining vessel,

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The two distinguished-guests brielly replied in suitable tortus. Tes was then sorvol, and the proceedings ended.

OUR DIARY.

Wednesday, 25th January. Matilda Hospital Concert. Bijou Scenic Thaatro, 9.16 p..

Thursday, 26th January, --Y:M.C.A. Annual Meeting, 5.16 p.m.

Masquerade Carnival, Bello Vior Hotel, 9 pan.

Dramátio Entertainment at St. Joseph's College, 8 p.m.

1.1.

CHINESE NEW YEAR

now reads

Tee Directors shall bave power from ime to time and at any time to "pp at any other parassa to ta Directors, but so that the total "number of Directors shall not at any time exceed acron and so that no "appointment under this clause shall "have effect unless two-thirds at least "of the Directors concur therels," be amended by eliminating the word

Gongkong, 17th January, 1911.

Intimations.

HOLIDAYS.seven" in the third line of such Artice FRENCH STORE.

accordince with Goverment Noti

fication No. 9 of 13th just the EX; CHANGE BANKS will bo CLOSED

for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSI NESS on MONDAY and TUESDAY,

the 37th and just idem, respe tively.

Hongkong, 24th Janua y, zçi

EASTERN AND 'AUSTRALIAN

- STEAMSHIP. COMPANY,

LIMITED

FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, (Calling at Timer, Q1essland Ports, and taking through Cargoto Adelalde, New Zealand, Tasmanis, &c.)

THE Steamship

"EMPIRE," Captale St John, George, will be der patched as above on WEDNESDAY, the 8th Febuary, at Noon,

The well-knon Steamer is especially ftied for assengers, and has Re frigerating Chamber which ensures the apply of Fresh Provisions, Ice, &c, throughout the voyage,

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The Steamer is installed throughout with the Electric Light.

A Stewardess and a doly qualified Sat. geoo are carried,

N.B. To assure the Additloan! com (on of passengers the steamers of the Company han slectric fins Beted lo

taterdems."

For Freight or Passage, apply to`

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., Agants, Hongkong, 24th January, sos

and by substituting the word" Avg" Therefor, and alsɔ by eliminating the words "two-thirds at Frast' in the fark tine of such Article and by subs i ut og the words "a majority" thatefɔr,

(a) That Ait cle No. 71 of the Articles

6, Queen's Road.

of Association of the Company, which CLOUET

now rendi -

"The Directors other than the Ceccial * Managers shall be paid out of the "fands of the Company by way of 'Timurqiation for their services a

CHAMPAGNE

EXTRA DRY.

Mail; nevertheles

A CONA: polat aj. wardi

A CONE point b ward an i DEUM below

A DRUM

A CCKE polat dowe. wards and DRUM belon

S. A COFE

we

supply case of 24 pinis at

commission of Five per cent of the Just arrived by last French "net profits of the Company for each your provided that such profits "moon to Seven per cent of the * capital of-the-Company and such "remuneration shull ba, divided "amorg them in such proportions "and mapaer as the Dhectors may "¿eta mize and in default equally " be amended by eliminating therefromm (he words "provided that such profits mount to Seven per cent of the capital of the Company" in the third and founh lives thereof and by subit teting in f'en thereof the words

"provided that such commission shall, "pot in any ons year ex ted the "sum of $5,0ca."

(3) That Articl: No. 8a of the.Articles of Association of the Company, which com leids:

"Too ren useration of the General * Managers shall be $5,000 per annum 4 la cover office rent and maturine of "Becretary and clerks and a commi.. sion of 5 per cent. of the net prosts "of the Compary for each year that "Ech prefis amunt to 7 ptr coal. "of the Capital of the Company ". ba_smcoded_by climinating the words "that such profits amo at to 7 per celt. of the capital of the Company" coltaloed is the flu th and fifth lines.of the Article

in quinos.

(837) That Article No 165 of the Anticles of Ass ciation of the Company be struck out and that in lieu thereof the two follow ng further Articles be added, Demel :-

HONGKONG TO NEW YORK.

AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN LINE.

FOR NEW YORK VIL PORTS AND SURZ CANAL, (With liberty to call at the Malabar Doast).

apply to

On or about 5.S. KATUNA".

14th Feb, 3911. For Freight and further information,

"SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.

Rongkong, 24th 200 y 1988

General Agents, American &. Machurian Line.

Entimations.

ST. JOSEP'S COLLEGE

DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENT,

"FALSELY ACCUSED"

A DRAMA IN FOUR ACTS IN COLLEGE HALL.

THURSDAY, JAN 26th, AND

SATUR AY, JAN. 28th

AT 9 P.M.

ADMISE ON: ST AND ST

The Orchestra of the Oatholia Urion will be in attendance.

Hongkong, *3rd January, 1911. [83

Friday, 27th January, Humphreye Estate Mouting, 11.80 Wost Point Building Co., Ltd. BOXING! Twenty-Third Annual Meetin 1.45 a.m.

Hongkong Land Investmont and Agency Co., Ltd., Twenty-First An- nual Meeting at poo..

Saturday, 28th January, Boxing, City Hall. Hongkong Voluntour Corps, Gas- soigne Shield Competition.

St.

Dramatic Entertainment, at Joseph's College, 8 p.m..

Monday, 30th January. Chinore New Year. Bank Holiday,

Tuesday, 1st January.

Bank Holiday

BOXING!

CITY HALL, SATURDAY, Juo. 28, 1921.

The Last of the Ecason.

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BILL LEWIS ROD STANTON, The best of 23 three minute rogade for a purse of 51,000, $500 aside and the welterweight supremacy."

2- 15-ROUNDS: Gr. Arandel. Pto. Richards. 10-ROUNDS: Stoker Arnold v. Cr. Redbrook. 8-ROUNDS:

Pte. Pottery. Sezman Price Doors open 8.3 Commencing 9 15 P.M.

sharp.. Admission S», $3 * $4, Ringside Seals Sib, Soldiers & Sailors Balf-price to Gallery Booking and Plans at the ROBINSON PIANO CO.

*No. 1os."

"Notice of the Declaration of any

• divid toda whether interim Or "otherwha shall be given to the "boldare of registered shares by Hadvertisemeat in mir ner hareis after **provided and no dividend sball bear "Interest as against the Company and "a dividend shall not be deemed a ⚫ specialty." "No. 105A."

"Alldy derdi u:claimed for one year. "after having been declared may be.

$22.50.

FRENCH STORE.

L. GAMEAU. Hongkong, sgih January, 190.

Wonderful

New

paint, down- wards

A COER polat down. wards and I ALL bolow

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7.

A BALL

Designs!

JEWELLERY

PRECIOUS

STONES

&o.,

&o.,

&o.

revisted or otherwil e a ade use of by MOHIDEEN

the D rectors for the benefit of the ompany anil! claimed and all "dividendi uoclaimed for Gva jaus fter having been declared may be "Forfailed by the Directors for the "bereft of the Company."

(5) That the abovs Resolutions abali be re rospective in their effect and that the alterations 'n the Articlsi öf Ass:ci- ation of the Company thereby efficted aball be deemed to bava,bsen effected and o coma foto force asfen and from -the-tit-day-of-fandoiy, 19fp.---

Dated this 13th day of Merary, 1911

1y Order of the Board MOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, 8)

Congrel Managers,

THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY COMPANY, LTD.

NOTWENTY-THIKE ORDINARY OTICE is hereby given thật the

MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS is bs Company will be held at the Company's Offices, Victoria Buildings, on FRIDAY, the 27th January, 1917, at is o'clock Neon, for the purpose of receiving. the Report of the Directers together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1910,

The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will b: CLOSED from TUESDAY, 17 b January, 10 FRIDAY, 17th January, 1911 (both days inclusive). during which period no transfer of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

A. SHELTON HOOPER,

Secretary. Hongkong, 17th January, 1973. (80)

| THE WEST ‹ POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTICE

TOTICE is hereby given that, the TWENTY-THIRD ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS jo this Company will be held at the Company's Offices, Victoria Fuildings, on FRIDAY, the 27th Jau ry, 1922, at 11.45 AM„for the purpose of r.ceiving he Reput of the Directors 10,0 hei with Statement of Accounts for the year eod og. 31 December, 19

The REGISTER OF SHARES the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, 17th January, to FRIDAY, 27th January (both days inclusive); during which period no transfer: ól Shares can be registered,

By Order of the Board of Directors, Secretary, Hongkong Land Investment

A. SHELTON HOOPER,

and Agency Co, Ltd, General Agents for the West Point Building Co, Ld Hongkoog, attt January; (pli, - [8:9)| Hongkong, zath January, ASTU

Late Car, Late Foʻry.

e

& CO.

38, QUEEN'S ROAD

CENTRAL.

Hongkong, 14th November .cg

OSMAN &

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CASUM,

1 & 3, D'AGUILAR STREET,

JUST PXI AŬKED

Ladies/Trimmed and

Untrimmed

HATS, RIBBONS,

FLOWERS

& FEATHERS.

-MUSLIN and FIGURED VOILES.

LACE and EMBROIDE) LIS

• speciality.

"ABLE LINENS, SERVIETTIS

"ied HOUSEHCLD LINENS,

Samples on application. Const Port Orders carefully xooted

3.

A-DONE point up- words and

BALL below

-Indicates a Ty".

phabu to tha Worth of the Colony.

indicatos a Ty phous to the North-East of the Oplony.

Indicates a Ty phore to the Best of the Calony,

Indicates a Ty phon to the... Bonth-East

of the Holony.

indicates & Ty pasen to the Bonth of Eis-

Colony,

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Indicatos aƒTƒ• phoon to the Bonth-Wes

of the Colony,.

Indicates a Tr | phaou to the West of the Colony.

Indicates a Ty. phoon to tha North-Wat

of the Colway.

Rod Signals in Ucate that'the contre le believed to be worn them jou milles away from the Colony.

Black Signal Indicate that the centr is believed to be less than 100 miles sway from the Colony,

"The above signals will, as heretofore, bi holated only when typhoons exist fo soch positious or are moving in such directions that Informallen garding thom is considered to be of Importance to the Colony or to shipping leaving the- harbour.

Those signals are repeated at the Har. bau. Odico, H.M.S. Tamar, Green Ir land Signal Mast, and the Flagstaff on 158 premises of the Hongkong and Kow. loon Wharf and Godown Company st Kowloon.

URGENT SIGNAL.

In addition to the above, when 't is speciac that the wind may increase to all typtoo face at any moment, the following Vigons Signal will be made at the Water Punce Station, and repeated at the Harbour Ol

TURKE EXPLOSIVE BOMBS, AT INTET- VALS OF TEN SECONDS.

A Black Cross will be holsted at the usme time, superior is the ether shapes,

NIGHT LIGNALE,

The following Night Biguals will be exhint ad from the Fisgatan on the roof of the Water Foilco Station at Kowloon, ths Harbour Ort Flagstaff, and H, M.S. Tamar

-I, Thren Lights Vertical, Green Greas Groe Indicates that a typhoon is ba Hoved to be situated more than 100 mlina. froes the Colony..

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II. Thras Lights Vaal, Green Rod 'Graan, indicates that a typhoon, is be lieved to be situated Ions than soo miles from the Colony.

III. Thren Lights a tical, Rod Green Rod Indicates that the wind may be ax. pected to tocrosse to full typhoon forts at any mcmeate

No. 111. Signal, will be accompanied [ bị thu Explosiva Bombs, as above, in the'. reut of the information conveyed by th ́s sigual haing Ars published by night,

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There Night Signals will be substituted the the Day Signals at sunset, and will,' when necessary, be altered duriori the night.*

SUFFLEMENTARY, WARMINGS,

For the benefit of Native Crah and passing Ocean Votsols, a Cone will be kxhiblied at each of the inlawing stations facing the time that any of the abova Day Siganis ats hol t id là thu Harbour,

Gap Rock.

Wagian.

Stanley. Vape Gollfaron

Abardson, Sau XI Wan Sai Kung. 6h Tao Koh Tel Pa.

This will indicste that there is a dou pression somewhere in tha Obina Sea, and that Storm Warning is hoisted in. the Hartuar..

Ferber datallu can always be ġlven ta Ocoas Vaisals, on demand, by signal, froza che,ligy houses

F. G. Ficaj

Dhector,

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