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HEAVY WEATHER IN JAPAN,

Terrible Havoc Caused by

Thunderstormsen

CORRESPONDENCE.

The opinious expressed by our corres- pondents are not neempally the me of the "Hughông Toligraph "]

THE ROYAL COLONIAL INSTITUTE.

"To the Editor of the Hongkong Telegraph.'

A Eovoro thunderstorm visito - various loonlit'es in Ibaraki, „To- chigi and Saitama prefectures of Jupau a fortnight since. A tele- phono message from Tauohiura, Ibaraki, says that a heavy dow Colonial lustitute has asked mo, Sir, The Council of the Royal pour of rain, accompanied by as its Corresponding Secretary in Thunder peals set in there about half-past three Friday afternoon, this Colony, to take steps for ex- A house at Sakae-mura, Nilar order to assist it in onlarging its tonding its lccal mombership, in gori, was struck by lighting and was partially burno. An opero of usefulness. vorlar, tren at the cemetery in Nakaya-mura, of the same district, to lay the following facts bolore all British subjects in this Co- Jony:-

With that end in view i dosiro

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1912.

senting the different jadi- cial systems of the world and capable of insuring continuity of jurisprud- ence and arbitration. 2. Unification of legislation

with regard to cheques. 3. International Postal Re

forms...

G. International Maritime Union. Compilation ofu

program.

6. Regulation of Expositions 7. An international agreement

between banks of issue.

CHURCH SERVICES.

4th."

FISH

FINNAN HADDOCKS. SELECTED KIPPERS. SELECTED BLOATERS. SELECTED FILLETS. Received direct from Home.

THE DAIRY FARM CO., LTD.

ALEXANDER'S

tar; walls of brickwork on Ifine and sand mortar; floors of [coment, sand and broken stone St. John's Cathedral, Hong-conorete at least 0.15 thick the kong. 30th June; 4th Sunday after necessary concrete blooks for set- Trinity. Holy Communiou 8.15 ting the engines and pumps; a.m. Matinella.m., Responses: skeleton, and doors and windows covering to be of tiles upon iron Ferial; Venito: Macfarren 31st day; according to art rules. Pelms: of the 30th morning To 4. Commercial statistion. Im- Deum, Lawos, Cooke, Hopkins; The machinery to be supplied, melinte institution of an Benedictus Troutbeck; Hymne transported and installed will international office, 200, 221, 222. Evensong 6.45 comprise:

p.m. Full Choir. Responsos-Two equal systems of olevating Ferial; Pealins: of the 30th and pumps and their respostive en- 31stevening; Magnificat: Maunder gines, situated and disposed in in G; Nunc Dimittis: Maunder in such a way as to permit each G: Anthem, "Blessed be the God Pump to be connected to any and Father.-Wesley: Hymus, pump indifferently-allowing, bo engine and each engine to any 8. A suggestion looking to the 220.19; Sevenfold Amen.

aldes this, the two systems, ongine preparation of a resolution

Union Church, Kennedy Road. and pump to be conjugated in the intended for the suppress. Minister, Rov. G. H. Hickling works of raising water to the trict was struck by lightning stituto is to preserve the unity of (1) Tho chief aim of the la-,

ing of menkuros takon 11a.m., Worship; Hymns 20,#amo reservoir. against foreign worchants 208, 25; Chant 83; Authom, The mistress of the lionse was

on account of their re-"Lift up your heuls" (Hopkins) killed. Several telegraph poles

the Empire.

·ligion-

Up.m. Worship, ilyans 10, at Maaabo-machi 1. Nakami-i) The Institute is of a non-

After communication with 180, 226, 493, and 200 mura, near Tsuchiura, wore departy character, H.M. The King vermont officials, commercial

go. Garrison Divino, Service- being its Patron, and H. R. 11. the stroyal.

Duke of Connaught hoing its organization and leading citizens Church of England, Victoria er ofte bic meters of water no added aeld. With full flavour of the peel. One or

per hour the reservoirs the American Committed selected Cathedral, 9.15 u.m., Chaplain; situated 80 meters above sea two tablespoonfuls with hot, cold or rated water A unione sight was witnessed Presidents are to be found men lowing additional topics:-

President, whilst among its Vice- from the replies received the fol- Detention Barrack, 12 noon, Chap-level. on Lake Kasumigant, the water holding euch diverso views on

Iain R.N.; Stonecutters Barracks, "Should electric motors be;

forms a delicious and refreshing beverage. home politics as Lord Brosseyening international co-operation Military Hospital, Bowen Road, 250 volts,

9. The desirability of strength Undor Orders Senior Officer. employed they should not exceed Lord Grey, Lord Minto, Lord for the unification of agricultural 10 pm, Chap-lain; Lyemun, Bar-

Prepared, bottled and shipped by Roberts, Dard Charles Beresford,

d) Together with the machinery Mr. Jo-oph Chamberlain and Mr.

statistics and for the dis racks, 11.10a.m. Chaplain; Kowall and any accesorios necessary Lewis Harcourt,

semination of information toon, St. Andrew's Church, 10 for the good working, inspootion. regarding them.

.m., Offg. Clergyman; Mount and safety of the system should be provided and installed, includ- 10. The desirability of an inter-Austin, Barracks, Under Orders, ing motors, levels, cooks dis-

national agreement to de-Senior Officer Baptist, Victoria, chargos, &c., &c. termine whether the statusion Churoli, 11 am., Offg.

Clergyman Congregationalist, The adetion and discliarge pipos

was shuttered by the lightning Another house in the same dis-.

A Unique Sight.

rising in a great whirlpool The water seamal to be dark brown and the waves ran very high. The sten-boils plying on the lake took refuge at Mitsumat. During the stw, hif-stones, as large as being foll in the nelgab surhood of Kokorioc-mura, Nitharu-gori.

Tolograph and telephone lines wore broken at many places. The dumage to crops in ostensive.

Damage to Crops.'

A telephone messige from bra. wa, Stima prefecture, says that a great thunder-storm burst over

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(iii) The Instituto affords op- portunities for the reading of papers and for holding of discus- sions upon Colonial and Indian abjects, and such papers and discussions are printed and dis- patched monthly to Fellows all over the world and help to keep

The typo of engine and pump to be chosen by the bidder.

b) The characteristics of ouch system should be such us to pro- duco, in normal work, the oleva-

1

5th,

of movable property use Victoria, Union Church, 11 a.m., should be of galvanised steel, in time of war shall rest on Offg. Clergyman; Presbyterian, with convenient diameter and the domicilo or the

LEMON SQUASH.

Made from fresh-Australian lemons.

Warranted

J. W. ALEXANDER, MELBOURNE,

GARNER OUELCH & CO.

J

SOLE AGENTS.

Td. 030.

FROM SHANGHAI, KOBE AND MOJI.

tionality of the owner. Victoria, Union Church, 110 provided with mucker, dischargos, NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. the various parts of the Empire conflicts of differing jurisdictions. leyan, Victoria, Wesleyan Church, accessories necessary for the por Merchants are subject to the... Offg. Clergyman Wes Valves, manomotors and other in touch with one another.

fect working, verifleation and (iv) The Instituto undertakes An international foronce held 0.15 am. Offg. Clergyman; safety of the group. the profecture on Friday evening, scientific literary and statistical in London in4908, f tiled to roseb Offg. Clorgyman; Roman Catholic, well set and soloratod at leastHE Steamship.

Wesleyan, Mount Austin Da.m.,

The olovation pipe should be

11. The desirability of an in-

Victoria, St. Joseph's Church, 91 meter, the bidder to execute for .m., Offg. Clergyman; Roman this the necessary works, accord- ternational ennference on Catholic Kowloon, Rosary Chur-ing to the nature of the soil and having nerivad from the bore arts, prices and the cost of out, a.m., Offg, Clergyman, living.

consignees of cargo are hereby informed list the goads will be dolitored from alongside.

The Committoo bolioves inter-

harmonious action

PHILIPPINES.

path chosen.

Botwoon the pump and the ole and pipe with the same diameter vation pipes, a discharge opek

as the former should be placed, so

"JAPAN,”

be landed at consignos risk and ox- Cargo impending the discharge will

No Fire Insurapoo has boon ollost-d. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the undersigned.

DAVID SASSOON & 00., LD., Agents. Hongkong. 29d: Jane, 1912.

482

na to discharge, as much as pos-ponso into the hazardous and/or extra sibe, to thesos, without damaging hazardons Godowns of the Hongkong 12. The desirability of an inter- The Association of Chinose the building or its neighbourhood and Kowloon Wharf and Godown

6th. national conference on the Residents abroad is again activo.

Company, Limited. validation of through over the quarantine regulations in the competition will be:

The conditions for proference order-notify bills of lading enforced in the Philippines, says and of legislation. for maktho Peking Daily Now". It transportation and installation of 4) Gross price of the supply, ing the system more effec. 500ms tant a Chinese immigrant the whole, complots. tive. In consequence of to these islands had died whon fraudulent practices, pro-

6) Maximum cost, guaranteed, being detained under quarantine, of each cubic motor of water dis longed conferences have and the Association's indignation charged into the Guiu reservoirs. been held between Ameri; over the unjust discrimination

7th. can bankors and cotton of the Philippines Autliorities For the first reception or pro- shippers and representa against Chinose immigrants in Visory reception of the machinery tives of European firma, intensified. It has adopted à

and its installation, the usual ex- A plan for validation of rosolution to protest against this, periments and measuring will be this class of bills bas born and, on account of the death of elaborate,

this Chinose immigrant, to polition bat nati al tiscussion would the Government to take action, bring about still better It was decided that the family of understanding.

the unfortunate deceased should

inter

Government.

proceeded with.

For guaranteeing the working, and, specially, the above con- dition ( one-fifth of the total amount of the proposal will be retained until the end of 6 months regular working during which period the necessary experiments of the mechanical and the nconomical incomes. in normal work or permanent regimen will be made.

causing incaluluble loss to the investigations in connection with an agreement, erojis. The house of Aijiro at the Empire, and has reconily tori of Rishings-mura, Kita-Saita-started a Prado and Industry ma-gori, was struck by lightning. Committer with a view to the An oil can was exploded and encouragement and facilitation of the, finns roduce the house to trade between the different parts ashes. A similar diastor occur of the Empire.

uational notion on this subject THE CHINESE AND THE rod at. Kita-yoshimi-múra, Hiki-;

It has also established a con-would bo of high importance and goti, where the house of Isaburomittee to consider the very im-night point the way to future Kato was destroyed by fire caused portant question of emigration by lightning. A barn belonging from the United Kingdom. ty Fusiki Watanible of Kayana- (v) The Instituto providos at mura, Minami-Saitama-gori, was its headquarters in Northumber also destroyed by lighting. Itland Avenue, London, a place of struck an old codur in the rear of finceting for all those who are in- a former's house at Motobata-terested in the Empire, ingether inara, Osato gori, about 4 o'clock with a good refurence library and and awemploye, Heihachi Naku-n museum for the, collection and no, was killer. Toosaku Morito, fxhibition of the products of the a farmor of Nishi-Yoshimi-jure, various parts of the Empire. Biki-gri, was also struck by The Instituto consists of Re lightning about the same time on sidest and Non-Resident Fellow- the trunk of the Arakawa while re-and Lady Associates, who must turning from his farm work. be British subjects and must b

Utsunomiya and acighbour-olected by the Council on the hood were also visited by a severe nomination of two Fellows. A thunder-storm. It cansel grost non-rosidout Fellow (ie, one who havoc in various districts, the has hia";

permanent home outside dunago being particularly heavy the United Kingdom) paya an in the vicinity of Utsunomiya entrance fee of £1.1/(which is At Shimotsaga district, the house incised to £3 when taking up of liikozo Tauburn, of Minainipormanent residence in the Unite inukai-mut, was struck by light Kingdom) un on annual sub- ning about 4 p.m. The house we seription of £1.1 (which is in- reduced to ushe Two women, creased to 2 when in the United who had taken shelter in the Kingdom for more than 6 months). hous', were struck by light-Lady Associates pay uro annual xing. Both were afterwards re-subscription of £1 and are entitled stored, but one seemed to have ton copy of the monthly journal. bean crazed.

Non-resident Fellow can Fire was caused by lightning pound for the non resident annual at Yokosawa-muts and Hiraishi subscription on payment of £10. ia being taken in the forthcoming 30th day of the coming month of meter:

The tremendous interest which will, up to 12 o'clock (noon) of the b) Cost of raising per cubic- mura, Kawachi-gori. The damage or, after the payment of 20 or Wifth International Congress in July, receive proposals for the to crops through the profecture more annual subscriptions, on America is indicated by the supply of machinery and respec- regarding the classification of is thought to be very large.

the payment of 25. Disastrous Hail Storms. At present there are in this splendid personnel of the Ameri-tive piping for raising water from the proposals. Anto the hail-storm that visited Colony only about 20 Fellows of an Honorary Committor, headed Villa Beach up to the Quis beveral districts of Nga pre- the Institute and venture to ap- United States, inchiding leading as it is by the President of the fecture, a latter report says thint peal to the numerous British sub- the shower Inated about an hour jects in this important outpost of

government officials, diplomatic at other places. At lelida-mura, the Empire to send in thoir names States of the principal commercial representatives in the United Tagori, the mulberry gardens, to mo for election as Fellows of Whest and barley fields and rice the Institute.

nations, the Govern rs of the im nurseries wore devastated to the.

portant states of the Union, the extent of übt ut 305 eko (1,185,000

Prosidents of the loading com. h Building for the installation tsubo), and the crops of greens

mercial organizations, and some of engines and pumps; were almost destroyed. Thalass

sixty of the greatest business ! is estimated at 35,000 yen.

mon in América. The table olurnotor of, this Committee may bo reon from the enclosed list,

Yours, elc., George S Smith, Chaitman, Boston Executive

Committee.

At Kanuzawa-mura and other localities in Suwa district; the hail-aform continued about thirty minutes, doing considerab'o dar mage to the farms. At Togaku-

and neighbourhood, Kamimi zuuchi-gori, a heavy hailstorm, accompanied by elrong Nortli-cast wind, sot in about half past four and lasted over thirty minutes, al

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coun-

Yours faithfully,

H. E. Pullook. Hongkong, June 27, 1912.

INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF CHAMBERS OF COM `\,

MERCE.

To the Editor of t'e "Hongkong Telegraph."

At the meeting of the Perms. nentCommittee of the Internation- Congrese of Chambers of Com-

To-day's Advertisements

13. The desirability of inter.be indemnified by the American

national uniformity of ac tion in the matter of con- sular invoices. This was discussed at the Fourth Intornational Conference of the American States, in Burnos Aires in 1910. Adoption of a standard form for all the republics would facilitate business.

The "Finest Site".

MACAO PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

The Public Works Department

the captation point at the Loitso

over, all under the following

conditions:

INL.

comprise:

The works and supplies will a) Captation of water at the beach;

e Pumps, and respective on- gines in two equal conjugated kystems;

In the contract will be fixed: the penalties or prizes for the deficiency or increase, respective- ly, of the final characteristics of the plant in normal work, thus:

a) Volume in eubic motors raised;

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No claims are to be made

8th.

panied of the following:

All proposals should be accom

a) Description and specifiod drawings of the motors and pumps. proposed;

b) Detailed plans of the instal- lation specifying clearly the connections satisfying condition 4th.

9th.

The term for the supply and complete installation should not exceed 10 months reckoned from d) Suction and elevation lead-the date of the adjudication. ing pipes between the captation well and the pumps and between

Further particulars may be the pumps and the reservoirs, the obtained at the Public Works whole being approximately 350 Department, all week days from meters in length.

2nd.

The captation should be made The erection of the railing walls made of dry masonry, by means of covered well, with

Many people were injured by the merce, to be held in Brussels on round the part of the "Finest going in depth down to 1 meter

10, to 12 a.m.

Macao, 15th June, 1912.

A.P. de Miranda Guedes, Director of Public Works."

NORTHERN STEAMSHIP

COMPANY

OF ST. INTERESUJG,

FOR ODESSA.

ALTAINE

June 28 next, the American Com- Site directly in front of the below the lowest tide level. hail-stones, which were unusually mittee on Program for the Fifth Law Courts, in proceeding space and large. A vast extent of flax plan International Congress of Cham- and a goodly portion of the iron- lation covering an area of 20chobers of Commerce to be held in work has been placed in position for sheltering the mechanical The building to be constructed was devastated, and the crops on- Boston, Massachussetts, Septem- on the routh side of the plot. Installations should be of such tirely destroyed, the loss being ber 24 to 28, will make its report, The design is a continuation of proportions as to, enclose all the THE Basis Steamship Forfoulsted

at approximately presenting suggestions of topics that round the other plots and machinery and accessories, al- 12,000 yen. Besides this extensive for discussion at the Fifth Con- the granito pillars, together with lowing at the same time the operat

gress in addition to the following the fencing, will do much, to ening of the machinery to be done Capt barley, mulberry eight toplo provisionally adopted hance the beauty of the square freely and allowing also the future lot, the

Golds in various at the meeting in Paris last July. The only criticism that we have Installation of third claysting raid that the T. The catablishment of a heard is that the whole design i

• permanent International rather unsuitab'e on the grai Court of Arbitral Justice - that it ers on the ride of

of judges

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