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Intimations..

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

30,000 h.p. were to be installed in & Dreadnoughtnaturally attracted i groat deal of attention, Therengineers on Monday, but it has

The YMCA. linokey (cam lind,[" an enjoyable game with the Roya

was, as a mattor of fact, no foundation for the rumour, but tw oil, enginn has been a per-

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to record still another defeat. The Engineers won by 3-2, but the game throughout was of a very even nature.

It is notified that the names of the following companies have

SATURDAY MARCH

DISTINGUISHED

VISITORS.

By tho 8.8. Fooksang on Thors- day night, there arrived here Mr. and Mes. RI A. Gressen senior partner of Mossrs. Jardino, Skinner and Co., Calcutta, and brother of the former head of the

COMMERCIAL.

- "COAL MARKETS Messen. Hughes and Hough, in their" doal' report, state ilunt no sales are reported during the fortnight. The Quotations are: Cardill, $10.00 to 200 ex-go down, nominal, Australian West Wallsend, $11.25 ex-ship, nou-

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reasons for this is the rubber boom and gront call for labour in the. Simits, Malarea and the Dutch Judies.

Coal Freights:Japan to this tonnage is difficult to obtain, c rosially for Canton Charters reported as follows: Moji-long- kong $1.75, Pulo Lant-Canton 82.75, Hongay-Pulo Brani $3.95

CHANNEL FLIGHT."

FRENCHMAN'S PLAN TO FLY FROM PARIS TO LONDON WITHOUT A STOP.-

question of months. Some of the been struck of the Register Firm here of Mossrs. Jardine, ual, Yubari Lump, $12.00 nomnd Hongas-Poning $3.25, por attempted shortly by one of tho

Co., Lt. The Merbuk Rubber Co. Ltd. The SS. "Canton Stamship Co., Ltd.

latest developments were men-The Philipping Land Investment tianed recently at the loeture at the Engineers' and Shipbuilders' Institute of Hongkong, and wo now see that at Hamburg; Messrs. Mr. H. D. C. Jones, lato Mana Blohm and Vass are building anger of the Yokolama branch of 8,000-ton cargo out for the Ham-the Hongkong and Shanghai burg-American Line's North At-Banking Corporation, with Mrs, Jonos, left Yokohama on the 9th, lantic service.

She is to be on leave, on route home, going fitted with two Diesel engines by the Siberian route. of 1,500-h.p. oach, driving four screws. For the Woermans Line,

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Again we live! A change of

A sonsational porfprnance in the shapo of's flight from Paria to London without a stop into be pupils of tho aviator and aero-

Pelterio, whoso machines aro known by the three initials, R. E. P.

The pupil will probably lo M.

inal; Miiki Lup, $10.50 to ton $11.00 ex-ship, nominal; Moji Timechurters-Threo settle plano-constructor, Robert Ernault Lump, $7.75 to $0.50 ex-ship, ments done locally are on record : steady; Moji Unscreened, $6.00 -5.S. “Fooshing" for a voyage to $8.00 ox-ship steady; Aknike henco to Mexico and back on time- Lump. $8.25 to $8.50 ex-ship charior basis of $9,000 per month. Porro Murie, who on 31 Doc.-- steady; Kaiping Navy Lump, S.S. "Spir" 3.1 months at $10.00 to 10.25 ox-ship Nominal; $5,250.00 per month for cattle when yet quite new to the sport Kaiping Locs Lump, $7.50 to trado, and S.S."Brand" for 3.3 made an surodromo flight of 331 $7.75 ex-slip; Kaiping No. 5 months at $5,500 per month. miles in 6 hours without a stop Lust, $6.50 to $6.75 ox-ship; Sovoral vessels have been taken on a R.E.P. monoplane. The Ministor of Marine has promised Kaiping No. 1 Dust, $8.25 ex up on time-charter up North.

Salos-German 5.S.Knivs- the assistance of a torpede-boat ship.

borg" 640 tons n. reg. has been as convoy sold to Japan at £7,000. Throo further vossels S.S. "Sing Lee" also reported sold in Shanghai

Sing Yuo" and "Lysholt for Taols 50,000, for breaking up RAINFALL IN 70 YEARS.

Matheson and Co., T., Mr. W. "..Grosson). Mr. Gresson was married in Calcatta, on the 28th of February, to Miss Theodora Violet Earle, daughter of the seretary to the Government of India (Home Department), and the "Englishman" describes it as the most brilliant function of the season. The reception was held at the Belvedere, whichi was placed at the disposal of the newly-married couple by the Lieut-Governor. There wore prosent between-900 and 1,000 gnosts, prominent among. wore the Viceroy and Lady Hirdinge, Sir Edward Baker, the Lieut-Governor. Mr. Grasson has

pont 20 years in Calcutta, acting Rubber. The weakness in the as the end of the firm for sevon home rubber market reported last years, and both he and his wife wack still continues, and London are prominout leaders of Calcutta quotations show a depreciation all society. They are now guests round. Fino hard Para is quoted The following details arrived in of the Hon. Mr. H. Keswick, and to-day 6s. G. and Plantation the Command-and aro taken on leave for Shanghai and Japan on Smoked Shoot 6d, higher. Singa the strength accordingly.G. the Tooksung (Capt. Mitchell) on pore shows a very dull market and A.—3, N.C.U's. 2 womon and Monday. Same time will pro-transactions reported with that

lins dropped from 70 to 50 at the Peak. We are no longer moody and our friends appreciate us the moro. After all, is it so much

a vossal is also in course of conwind, the fog has been driven away, the moisture in the air struction equipped with engines dissipated, the sun is shining of similar typo, which are to de-brightly and the temperaturo vol p 2,000-hp. The oil is to be carried in the double bottoms of the ships, and will thus do away with coal bankers and boilers, inThere will, therefore, be great saving in spate and weight, en- abling the vessels to earn much more money as cargo carriers. Sa far as United Kingdom yards

FINE MELLOW.instion oil onginos, is being tive power is to be internal com-

Comploted at Wallsond-on-Tyne for service outho Canadian canals.

FLAVOUR.

Robert Porter & Co.'s

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the mood as the tense?

whom

are concerned, a boat, wioso nun-children, por P. & O. s.s. "Borneo"bably be spent in Japan bolore

on 16th March, 1911. 1st K.O. on 15th March, 1011.1 woman Mr. and Mrs. Cresson leave for and 3 children, por 8.8. "Dovanha" England via the United Slutos. YLL,-1 W.0., 1 N.C.0., 1 wo- man and I child, por P. & 0; 5S, Devanha" en 1th March, 1911.

She will be able to carry 97,000 bushels of, grain, or 15,000 bush0,8 moro than the largest steam freighters can possibly handle As a rosult it is prodicted that in a fow years ant will be dropped for vessols of this type, and oil ginos exclusively adopted. In our news columus Thursday-wo mentioned a new passenger and cargo motor liner being built for A. S. WATSON & the Daily East Asiatic Company, of Copenhagen. She will be the CO., LD).

first motor linor faunchod in Brît- ish waters, although British com- panies are closely watching the development of the oil engine, Should the experiments prove a

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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

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CHINESE POOR DIE.

A Chinos gontleman when asked his views regarding the Crowded houses have been soon death rate of Chefeo replied, the Bijon Scenic Theatre, for "Cortainly there are more deaths the last low nights. Miss May to be recorded this winter than Maxwell made is hit with the song previously, but why? First of all of Bountiful Giardon of Rosos," To-night, all new pictures will be known, aftor recoiving their day's our labouring class, it is well exhibited Miss Grace Vyveno carnings, say 300 cash, spend and Miss Vern Ferrace will also third of it upon opium--this is

with-new songs." appear

-Tho now denied thom; socondly, their first part of the programme will foot has rison to double what it conclude with a "skotch," intru-used to be; thirdly, there is hardly diced by Mr. Bob Stephenson and any work for them to do at pro- Miss Vera Forrace.

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sont; and owing to the plague restrictions tho poorest are un- The Hon. Treasurer of the able to obtain a night's shelter for Alice Memorial and Aliliated a few cash, those places laying Hospitals begs to acknowledge been closed down by order of the with thunks the following dona-authorities." tions to the funds of the hos

SHARE MARKET. Mossrs E. S. Kadoorie and Co. somewhat restricted. scale with a report-Business continues on a little activity in the smaller denominations.

hotwave been very few and far

between.

FREIGHT CIRCULAR.. Messrs. Lamke and Rogge roport- Tho freight market during the interval under review has undergone a change for the botter, a distinctly firmer tono is ruling owing to the scarcity of tonnage, partly caused by tho numerous sales of well known Norwegian tonnage being taken coasting vessels to Japin lately, and partly by practically all up an tinie-charter, a great deal of which is tied up for quite a length of time. It is remarkable that all Gorman tonnage oxcept such absolutely required to keep up the "regular linos" is also under timo

arter for still-some time. The North reports that Tientsin han opened and thero is a fair amount ofcargo going up to that port. Fixturos from Newchwang ta Swatow havo ulready been effect- od on basis of 30 cents per picul,

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NEW ORDINANCES APPROVED.

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The distance from Paris to London is from 250 to 280 miles, ecording to the route followed.

DEFICIENCY IN SOME

YEARS, DESPITE

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APPEARANCES.

The "man in the street," who His Excellency the Governor is always rondy with theories for has given his assent, in the name weather, receives a severe re- and on behalf of His Majesty the huff on the publication recently King, to the following ordi- of: 70 yours rainfall from the 'Council :-

The Average annual rainfall for passed by the Legislative records of the Royal Observatory. Ordinance No. 4 of 1011 the last 70 years has been 24.17

Ordinance to prohibit the use of Dynamite or other Explosives for the purpose of catching or destroying

Fish.

Ordinance No. 5 of 1911.-An Ordinance to amend the Police Ordinance, 1900, Ordinance No. 6 of 1011-Au Ordinance to amend the

This has only been exceeded in four years since 1894-namely in 1903, 1906, 1900, and. Inst year. In fact, if you go through ilio whole list of records for the 70 years, you will find that wo have had five yours of deficiency of rain for every three years of

excess.

"Since the ethoral waves of wiro- Harbour of Refuge Ordin-loss talography have been project- ance, 1900..

ed through the atmosphere our Ordinance No. 7 of 1911.-An rainfall has kept consistently Ordinance to introduce nearer the average than, say, in into the Criminal Law the early seventies, when the Ordinances of 1865 cortain fluctuations were very great, or provisions of the Criminal about tho ciglities, when for years Law Azhondment Acts of the United Kingdom of 1861, and for other pur- posos.

BOXING.

In coniection with the coming

Att comunications Intended for publication in 81ccess cargoaud passenger trafficpitals:--Jebsen and Co., $25;KAISER'S SONS IN FAK"liners torms," and as the plague Mellvain v. Kouny fight next

addened to The Editor, 47, Dea Vizas land, sted should be accompanied by the Writera N-me and Addres

shout

Ordinary business communication

addreried to The Manager The Editor will not underts to be responsible for

· EAST BURLESQUE.

succession the rainfall was considerably higher than the moan. Last year was exception- ally high, but this year we seem to bo on the way to "striking a balanceagain, because the rainfall in London since 19 Jan. lins boon less than a quarter of an inch. The HONGKONG TELEGRAPH will be revolutionisel. Apart China Trading Co., $25; A.-M.

The influence of the moon on Gilman and Co., $25; Holland

seems to be abiting it is hoped month in Manila, it will be re- the rainfall is quite as seriously from the enormous savingof space, Fasabboy, Es, $25; Johnson, Ming the Torrible, or Arthur's will soon set in. If everything during the Zamboanga fair, and municated by Mr. F. W. Dyson, a revival of trade in the North momborod that the men boxed challenged by the figures com- due to the absence of 'builers and Stokes and Master, $25; Gibb

Livingstono and Co., $25; Dod-Trip through the Far East" is, Larns out as expacted, and re- Mellynin was given the decision the Astronomer Royal. It is. stokers, the comfort of ocean

well and Co., $25; Loigh and says a Berlin correspondent, the gular liners" find sufficient pro- in the tenth round of what was to popular belief that the travel will be enhanced a hundred- Orange, $25; Linstead and title of a burlesque of the Ger- fitble explayment in their own have been a 15-round go, the re-higher the moon's declination fold by the employment of theso Davis, $25.

man Crown Prince's adventures sphere, goes beyond saying that feree deciding that Kenny had compared to terrestrial latitude, vèssols, for there will be no smoke,

in Asia presented by an aristo- the present scarcity of tonnage funked his opponent. Many who the wetter the year. Wo find cratic cast of amateurs, including will be felt very much, and in saw the bout declared the decision that in 1895, when the moon's dust, ushes or sool, caused by

two of his Imperial Highness's consequence freights all round to be a fluke, and neither man was declination was 28deg. 20min. bunkers, coaling or frenten.

brothers, at the casino of the First should stiffen.

satisfied with it.

20sec., the rainfall was only What the offect of the perfect oil-

Regiment of the Guards at Pots- Saigon-Hongkong:-Ratoshavo, Under the articles for the match 19.73in..; while in 1903, when the engined vessel on existing linos Hotel was charged with stealing dience laughed itself hoarso over 18, cents with further offers at o'clock in the afternoon of the date 18deg. 29min. 10sec., the rainfall A watchman of the Granddam. A most distinguished au-gradually worked their way up to the men must weigh in at three moon's declination was only will be it is impossible to say, but white sheet, valued at $2, from the piece. Those present include this rate unresponded to. Prompt mentioned, at 100 pounds. So far mounted to 35.54in.---twoinoles if tho deconats which reach us of caso in the backyard of the ed Princes Honry, Eitel Friedrich, tonnage being all employed, there has been only one hitch in in excess of the highest rainfall

hotel. A coolie reported the theft the trials of these vessels are cor- to the manager, air. J. H. Og Oscar, and Frederick William of owners are keeping back and are the arrangements for the hout, recorded for the last 70 years! reef, a now era in mine pro-lorry, The magistrate gave the Prussin, and Lieut-General von holding out for higher rates. pulsion is about to-opsh.

mun threo weeks hard labour,

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The Carnarvonshire have been succossfully flohtod off,

Honghong Telegraph The English Mail: of the 18th

Korokoro, Satunnay, Man. 18, 1911

MARINE DEVELOPMENT.

Since the caveman, hotly pur- sued by his angry tribofellows, first discovered the uses of a piece j

February was delivered in London on the 17th inst.

thenshire for home.

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POLICE COURT.

Two coolies were found yester day cutting and taking earth and stone from Crown land situated between Signal Hill (Kowloon ) and the railway, Fined $20 oath, or two weeks' imprison. ment.

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A pantry-boy of the s.s. Siberia was charged this morning with larceny of two cases of Eish from Mr. G. Piercy loft the Colony on another pantry boy. The com- Wednesday by the s. s. Carmar-plainant sent the fish ashore in

sampan. Onseeing this tho lefen daat went ahead and received the goods. Lator the complainant left for the shore, and found the two cases missing. He reported the mutter to the Police. The defendant was discharged.

A sale of Crown land will take place at Taipo on Saturday, the 25th inst., and the PWD, on Monday, the 25th inst.

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Miss Emilis Pint le Port, and

Was

role.

nud this is in reference to the

amount of tapo of bandage to be used, McIlvain holding out for only four feet, while Kenny wants twenty. But it is believed that this can be settled and that the men will meet on the day mentioned.

WEDDING.

MILNE-LESLIE,

Moltke (Chief of the Genéral Saigon Philippines-In this Staff).Ming the Terrible" direction the rate las materially passed the consorship of the improved. Tonnage boing scarce Kaiser (who was absent through a vessel was able to obtain 31 his indisposition) in a general cants, full cargo 29/30,000 piculs for before its production. It to Cobu The Philippines had written by one of the again to import rice from Run- Crown Prince's comrades, Count goon, leading to the fixture of a von Arain, and the Crown 46,000 piculs boat at 43 cents to Princo was oldverly bur-Manila, option 2.ports P. I. at 45 Jesqued by another of his friends, conts por pical, also a much en- Count von Rantzau, in the title banced rato compared with the The burlesque opened latest fixture. Messrs. Wm. G. with a scene in the ante-room of Hale & Co., Saigon, report under the Guards' casino. As the story date of March 4th as follows: progrossed the seeno gradually "The presence in port of some changed into a Chinese land- tonnage and the immediate vici scape, to which romantic region nity of more to lift contracts duc, Arthur" in his dreams sud-added to the meagre arrivals of denly found himself transported. paddy from the interior, keep Ming" was supposed to be our market high and firin pre- some high and mighty mandarin, eluding all now business, dealers and a group of light-footed young being wisely reluctant to contract Guardsmen evoked shrieks of merriment as a Chinese corps de ballet... Arthur's peregrina- tions came to an abrupt ond on the mention of the plague, and the play ended with is return to Foledam. The piece was full of hits," nuinorous highly-placed personages being cloverly cari catured. Prince August Wilhelm,

The Registrar-General pub- the Kaiser's studions fourth son, the position is unsatisfactory as he lishes, the following in the played the part of a Chinese fore, there being very little doing "Guzotto": night-watchman and worea grotes in either dimctiou.

Chinese are hereby warned of

Union Church this morning, A wedding took place at the when Mr. J. D. Milho, chief officer of the s.s. Bingan, was married to Misa Annio Leslie, both of Aber- doen. The bride arrived in the Colony by the a.s. Borneo.

At the church the Rev. C. H. Hickling officiated. After, the ceremony the wedding party ad- journed to the Grand Hotel, whoreo further without being first certain the breakfast was servod. The of supplies.":

reception took place on the large Saigon-Singapore:Luquiries verandah of the hotel, which was for tonnage have led to one fix unistily decorated with overgreens ture only, a vessel being declared and flags. to Hongkong option Singapore, ilo rate working out at about 18 cont por pical: Farther inquirios · CHINESE IN BRITAIN. are still unfilled. In regard to Saigon-Java and Java-Hongkong

The theory that heavy gunfire brings down rain also has very interesting commentary in theso tables. In 1871; 1874, 1876, and 1887 a succession of the Wool- wich Infants" as the monster guns of that period were called," were undergoing trial at Wool- wich, which is not very far from Greenwich Observatory; yet in each of those years the rainfall at: Greenwich was below the mean, and in 1871 and 1887 consider- ably sol

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The records since 1841 show that 1864 was the driest your on record and 1903 the wottest.

The Weather Forecast.

CHANGE

RAIN

FAIR

MY.

VERY DRY

The government is proptred of floating titabor, the develop to least certain areas on the rail- montof ship-building has steadily way roclamation and elsewhere Miss Molly Potz, both residing grown as an art, until to-day it in the Ta'im-sha-tsui peninsula. at the Queen's Hotel, were cha- ged this morning with unlawfully presents one of the most in-

Thess. Titareni. of the Java behaving in a disorderly manner teresting features of human pro-China Japan Lijn, will take a run at Chi Sing, tailors, No. 11 gross-in every sesise of the word. round the Island to-morrow, with D'Aguilar Street, and wilfully At present perliaps, the questions & number of local shippingexperts and maliciously doing damage to

on board,

number of articles of clothing; of fuel and saving of space attract

to the extent of about $40, the the most attention. We have Tenders are invited for making property of the complainant, on nearly, if not quite, reached the summer clothing, helmets, rain the 17th inst,

Forecast District, high-watermark of marine luxury coats, etc., for inspectors and Inspector Morrison prosecutod.

que costume. Prince George Bangkok --Regular liners are the risk they run in proceeding 1.--Hongkong and Neighbour and comfort; but wo, have still, other members of the staff of the The case was reminded."

of Greece portrayed a Chinese well employed, rates having ad to Great Britain in search of hood, N. winds, fresh; fine. large and numerous as our vessois

Public Works Departmont,

priest, and Prince. Joachim, the vanced to 32 conts, "liner tormis." work. Only those should go who

2-Formosa Cliannel, N.E. are, too little space for the needs

One of the two Indians named Crown Prince's youngest brother, The charter of the s.s. Germanis have posts already secured for winds, strong. On the facade of the new Post Iser Das (dairyman) who were proved an accomplished comedian las boun arranged at 28-21 conts them, or have the means to pay 3.-South coast of Chim be of traffic. The oil-enghid ship Office, and over the main entran discharged yesterday for omboz-in the role of Lord High Execu neti. is, therefore, baingulosely watch, is now to be soon in bold zling $236.26, was re-arrested-ticher, Being armed with a huge Coolio trade-Several "ou their passage back if unsuccess-tween Hongkong and Langeks,

ful in obtaining employment, same na No. 1. lottersof brass the words:Hong this morning on a similar charge and buainosilike axo as tho om- sido" boats have been taken up other wise they are liable to find 4-South coast of Chira bo od, and the roport, current somo kong General Post Office, A.D. of embezzling $40 from another blem of his particularly vital for the conveyance of coolies from themselves left destituto in Great tween Hongkong and Heinon months ago, that pil-engines of 1011,

Kowloon dairyman,

functions."

Amoy and Swatow. The chief Britain,

same as No. 1

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