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BUILDING.

An. Unusual Six Months' Work.

of New York.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1912.

PRINTERS ERRORS.

Some Amusing Slips Which ."

Tickled Readers.

months' imprisonment in the House of Commons. A Savannah newspaperman ended his account of a city bangunt with the frank admission, It is not distinctly remembered by anyone "present who made the fast speech."

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CHINA WAR VETERAN'S

DEATH.

SICCAWEI OBSERVA-

TORY.

Purely for the Help of

Humanity."

Chovalier, astronomical, and Father J. Do Moidroy, magnolio. "We exist under a union of good wills," Father Froo said ton China Press"reporter; wo are not hindered here, and by our agree

How Signals and Spread, "Tho signale wo raise on the French Buad are repeated all along the count by the Customs. Without their aid we were help

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No ice

THREE

CASTLES"

CIGARETTES

We could make them Cheaper A

BUT WE WON'T

We would make them- Better

BUT WE CAN'T

W. D. & H. O. WILLS

RRISTOL & LONDON.

The Chairman of the Yorkshire Aero Club

Gives his Experience of an OVERLAND

MOTOR CAR..

Read this Extract from a wholly unsolicited testimony of a Motorist of High Standlag and Large Experience,

LEEDS, June 17; 1912,

Deir Sir,

As a motorist with a pursinal experienos of a dozen makes of cars, I onn trathfully say that may best invostasal for the maoỳ sp-nt has been the 20 1.p. Overlnud, on which I have done upwards of 12,000 miles. I got this lay it up for ovhsuling or any savio in repairs. car a year ago lani Maren, and during the past 10 months' I liave never had to.

I can get 55 miles an hour out of her, and osṁ keep up 85 to 10 miles

This is the first time I bave met with an American car that has not worn

Announcement at the 'olliers of It is curious, but human we the Cramp Shipbuilding Com- suppose, that some newspaper

In every port on the length ofment with the Maritime Customs, pany and the New York Ship-readers should shriek their de- It cortainly is, to say the least the coast of Asia, from Japan to are able to carry out our work. building Company at Camden light when they find a typo of it, annoying to the speaker or Tonkin, seafaring men are guided Captain. Tyler, the Coast Inspout- was male recently that the busi- graphical error and point it out writer possessed of any degree of in tyhoon times by signals in or, aide us a good deal. He is nose for the last six months has to all their friends as though they sentitiveness, when he finds his which they place the implicit a man of many ideas und has exceeded all expectations. Both had discovered some wonderful plainest statements, or it may be trust of the mariner in his com-done much to improve the system plants have been working at thing by moans of their own bis most carefully prepared flights pass, says the China Pross."of weather signals, specially the practically full cupricity.

supernatural clovernoss.

The of fancy, turned into nonsense When the sigant telling of dan-meteorological system. We ac At the Cramp yards, in Kon-editor and his assistants seldom by misroading of ager in the open son rises like a copt and cut on oach other's idens, sington, the finishing touches have hour any favourable comment on word.

Scotch divino, warning hand, they oboy and and work porfcelly together. been placed on the Wyoming, the the columns of interosting news and one of His Majesty's Chap bolt; and when tho signal, moving Otherwise wo have no outside 20,000 to dreadnought to be that are printed day after day laine, not so long ago was report with perfect mechanism as a hand connections, and consequently added to the United Slates comparatively free of mistakes, od as saying that he "personally on a dial, roads favourably, they have a free hand. Navy. The ship was to be given but slips that have escaped atton-violated the Lord's Day as much proceed, conficient of safety. her trial ortise on the 18th of last tion too late to bo rectified are as any member of the Church." The Siccawei Observatory @x- month, and should make the 20% sure to be brought to notico. Re- Vonerated" was the word no-ists under a system which is por knote pe hour she is under con-cently, says the Pining Gazetto," tually need by the reverend gen-hape without an equal for results. tract to inske. The Wyoming in the necount of the Kedah tleman..

It is conducted by a half dozen will represent an outlay of nearly Gymkhana, our correspondent, "A freakish mistake was made Jesuit priosts who receive no ro- loss. If we were not hote, some more than £1,000,000 on the part writing of the Malay dinner in the report of a speech by Sir compense for their work, it has one would have to pay for a of the fiovernment. "

nt Alor Star, said that all Arthur Quiller Couch during the international agreements which central observatory, but wo find Otherships, oither in the course | present were sitting on the last election. In the course of a allow the free transmission of the expenses little, having private of completion or construction, are floor using neither knife, speech on his native heath, to wit hundreds of telegrame daily, no arrangement with Russia, Japan, four 1,000-ton torpedo-boat de- [ fork nor spoon. Somo composi- at Fowey, "Q" referred to a officialdom hinders or interfores Franco, Gorunny, the United stroyers for the use of the navy, as for converted "fork" into" foot" speech by Sir Reginald Pole with the Fathers: it was establie States, Great Britain and. Spain well as one. 800-ton torpedo-boat and so it appeared much to the Carow, M.P., and to an "eflux od puroly for the help of humanity for the transmission of our tele destroyer. In addition, the (tovorn-hilarity of wome Club members of words' on the part of Sir and is bound by no outside tice,grams. In each of these com ment has four coal barges under who spotted the misprint. That Reginald, which was often trace- it is a thing apart from the world panies the cost of transmitting construction, and the company is was a very small thing compared able "no-whither." How the except for its co-operation with our telegrams would be nearly completing a 6,000-ton passenger to some of the "bloomers that "comp." came to make the words the Maritime Customs. The pro- Tla. 14,000 yearly. It is all vessel for the W. Graco Company, come under the notica of the "no whither" read "to whisky sence of Siccawei Observatory done for nothing. Two hundred working journalist. Most of them is best left to the imagination of saves the Government of Chino messages come from our 05 At the New York Shipbuilding are observed in proof and torve those whore caligraphy fares hundreds of thousands yearly; its stations throughout China daily, Company, in Camden, there only to raise a smile or a shudder somewhat badly under the eyes value to the world is inestimable, and aro sent along the coast. are in course of construction according to the temperament of of the hurried typesetter. and the number of lives and the Euch station sonde in two several vessels for the United the presaman. There is no harm The most added misprint the millions in proporty which have messagon a day, sometimes threo, Staton Navy, a battleship for the in reposting what once appeared writer has seen wan that in a new-boon saved by the few Jesuit anil, in typhoon times, many Argoutine Iepublic and a cruiser in the obituary of a distinguished paper report which stated that Priests who ask for nothing more moro. We transmit them to for the Chische Republic. The citizen of Kingston, Jamaica, the crowd rent the air with than to be allowed to do their Vladivostok, Antung, Noweh- battleship Arkansas, the fastest namely that "he died in the hope their snouts."

own work in their own way, will wang, to u station on the Gulf of Yoanel of her clase, which recently of n glorious immorality." And

never be known.

Chilli, Tientsin, Tuku and others returno I from a trial trip, in the while we are on the subject,

In Spite of Expulsion.

on the Pai-ho, Chefoo, the govern- course of which she was slightly renders might be interested in the

Centuries ago the Jesuits were

mont station at Wai Hai Wei, damaged while off the coast of following artiole from a Homo

expelled from China, but they Tsingtau, where they use only our Rockland, Mo., is lying at the exchange;

roturned in 1842 and established yard, where the vessel is being Dismay, Annoyance and Wrath.

The death has just occurred in missions in Nanking nud Poking, signala, Hankow, Chinkiang, Wooper hour for touring with at the load strain or nadas sibration. 4. And her completed. It is expected that The results of printers orrom Switzerland, in lis 84th year, of taking up their meteorological obg, Gutzlaff, Ningpo, Chinhai, wonderfully elastic, and when in busy Leason slow down on top gear to Woucliow, Sharp Peak, Focolow, two or three miles per hour. I consider the aontrol and springing. this battleship will be turned may bring dismas in the base. Mr. George Poarce-Serocold, says servations in south-east Chili, at Amoy: Sentow, to Hongkong, and excellent. over to the Government the latter mont, annoyance in the editorial the "Times,"

Chan Chai-chun, where the work to Hai-Pong in French Tonkin, to In connection with aviation, this car has had to do some pretty rough, work, part of this month,

department, and wrath and in- Mr. Pearco-Sorocold, who left wont ahead slowly for some years the central observatory at Tai Ilo- including 10 miles of sprinti.grow the rough Stray at Mareggo on ho Work for Foreign Clovernments. dignation from the writer con- Eton when 13 years old to join without recognition. The Jesuits

The time for the trial trip of the cerned; but, they are none the the Navy, sailed with the last of established at Sicos voi aku in Farmosa, and to Tokyo, occasion or the "Daily Mail" Flight. It takes hills and conds na sinothly and

na splendidly as it did when I bought it. Nagasaki and Moji for steamora battleship Moreno, being built for loss amusing for all that: A Nelson's captains, Sir William mission and it their headquarters, leaving Japan. You soo wo coverstrolf out, or, at any rate, seriously deteriorated its chasm, after are then a the Argentino Republic, and the Scottiel weekly, reporting the Parkor. Sir William was the receiving reports from other an oraisor Fei Hung, boing built for burning down of a schoolhouse, Commander-in-Chief of the Flect tious of weather conditions. The good deal of territory.

"We have a system here, only year's work. I had asulated that it was chospor to buy any irerisa I every the Chinese Republic, have not na vividly described bow a brave in the first China War and flow first real results were obtained in in use on the coast of Asin, which ar than to which three times's mind boy my present rent is wait to keep after the third your, but I won gind to say my present Orerland is yet been fixed, but it is anticipated townsman gained access to his flag in the Cornwallis. After 1873, when the Sicoawei obser-

Wo are trying to introduce

running far too well for me to deem a serud Orailand necessary. that they will be given their pre-bedroom, and at once kicked out the storming and capture of Ching vatory began the publication of throughout the world. It is Besides my Overlan i l'hava one oxpondre English est and a well-know1 liminary trials shortly,

three of the widows, and then Kiang Foo peace was made by meteorological reports. Even then In addition to the above-named proceeded to hand out the child tho Treaty of Nanking, which was the work of the Fathers passed very simple, made up out of a fillin air, but from the standpoint of a return on one's investment, swall collo and developed by can easily place the Overland first. the engi014 o inbls--never vessels under construction, the ren to the people assembled, and signed on August 21, 1842. on unnoticed, the typhoons wrought Father, Chevalier and myself harlag bain down yet-the cost of tyres so slight-and the pstrat army of employee are engaged at by that means averted loss of life.board tho Cornwallis. Mr. their havoo yearly on the China

Gale-Direction Particularised.

consumption at a3 to aó milles pergattonadivalondy jow-Yours truly, work on the torpede-bont destroyer Again, the omission of a single Ponrce-Borocold, in the youngest Coast, and little attention was paid

(Bigasi) STUART A. HIRST, Chairmin. Jarvis, the Sonora and Ontario, loiter completely alters the mean-middy" in the Elect, carried to the Jesuit priests who persisted

"In other countries, they use P.8.-You osu refer moyoan thinking of an. Overland to me for further two ocean-going tugboats for the ing of a sentence and turns the Treaty to be signed on a silver in issuing reports and warnings only local signals. For instance, particulas. 1 log every journay my ears do, and I therefore have ths: failest Government; the torpedo-bost piece of news into an altogether salver. During the war a man- from Siccawei. It was not until ship leaving Hamburg will be informction of what my Oreliad has done. The engine, though novar tiken destroyers Downo, El and So- incredible statement. According durin of high rank, having boon 1870 that the Observatory was re-advised of fair weather in the down yet, and though chacked with usbond padt ( [snap), in still pulling gundo, the Vesta and the Socon- to newspaper reports, non dave captured and brought on board cognized as a factor in Chinese viciaty of Hamburg, and not tole exellently. My chauffeur did Apperley Lans (a two miles climb north ing for the Standard Oil Com- boon found guilty of having the Cornwallis, committed suicide shipping, and then at the cost of that that she is to meet a gule off west of Leeds) on top last night, an!m wall have nearly aged 1 on top. pany, the fulfoil for the Gulfoil eaten a cabman," and of "stoal in a curious manner. Ho pre-a tragedy. In that year, in the the Azores. The signal on leaveveral tim. 1. hava novar kawa any car to to Apparley fiina on tip bafora Refining Company, the Washing- ing an ox out of the lady's hand-tonded to have an enormous ap-middle of the typhoon senson, ing Homburg would "be Expectand this for in Oradand after sixteen in the toughest wear. ton Iving, a large passenger bag, and hiding it in a waistcoat polite for ship's biscuits, with Siccawei issued warning of an ap-galo hore." That is all. Each one For Specifications and Prices: Apply to the Sole Agents, steamboat for the Hudson River pocket.".

which he was readily supplied by proaching typhoon,it was dis of our signale is sent out to each

THE DRAGON CYCLE DEPOT Day Line, a pontoon for the Unit- Often, by some unhappy the unsuspecting midshipman regarded. ed States Government to be used chance, the mistake is made in Ho then drank a quantity of wator

A Warning Disregarded. at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the just such a manner and place as and almost immediately died. Vessole left the harbour, un- Middlesex, a steamship for the will do the most mischief. Who Leaving the Navy in 1852, Mr. warned, were caught helpless at Coastwike Transportation Com-has not heard of the well-known Pearce-Seracold joined the Inte sea and the coast was strown with pany and the Norfolk for the same temperance lecturer of whom it Sir Robert Mackenzie in wreckage:. That was the last Line Eastern Sea moving north-west," was reported that he had said shoop station near Rockhampton.the warning of the Jesuits Fathors Then the captain of a vessel knows

Belat Tin Output. A our float for the Brooklyn" drunkenness is jolly," whorens Queensland, where he lived for wont annoticed. One skipper who what a freshening of the wind

The output of tin ore for July Terminal Company and a car float he had declared that it was upwards of ten years and gave had felt the lull, and the calm of moans. The result in this: Sup- for the New York Contral Rail-"folly "?

his name to Mount Serocold in the sea which told of tho approach- pisos steamer was leaving Tion- from the Bolat Tin Mining Co., road are also in the course of con-

Contral Queensland.

ing typhoon, had received the tin, going direct to Singapore. Lt., was 212.04 pienls and from struction. Work has also been i Perhaps the most egregious

signal from the observatory. At tho. samo time thoro is a Bruang, Limited, 57,20 piouls. started on a large steamship for mistake of this nature made

When he felt the quickoning of typhoon near the Carolino istands. the Pacific Coast wise Stonmship recently was that perpetrated in

Shanghai Bullion. the wind which was the fore-run. It is going to cross the Philip Company,

the course of a loading article |

ner of the storm, he put back into pines and enter Tonkin. Nobody Sar Silver awarde the contract for the this island, the English, the Scots made by the Minister of Agricul- heed the tyhoon signal, and paid Formosa he would be told of the Dragon Dollars Nativa,

was saved. Other captains did not Tientsin, but when he roaches Rate construction of the big battle- and the Wolah, will be restored ature for the protection of the sadly. But the captain of the typhoon, and know where and ship Oklahoma, The plans for large measure of self-government rubber industry was issued reveal which avoided the storm, when he wa to meet it. In any Copper Cash ... per Tis. 1752 the big fighter have boon receive by Irish Home Rule,"

An orror ed and the work on the laying of which sat many a chuckling! for a reduction in the cost of typhoon signals: ship after thing. They would say perhaps

cently. The regulations provide was loud in his praise of the other country he would know no Shanghai Gold the keol of the battleship will An absurd mistake is that

Bore... start in September. The con- found in a second-hand booksell-material and tools, for prizes to ship heard of it from him, cyclone at the Azores; our sys-Sar Silver tract for the work on this ship er's catalogue, in which he avera bo given to rubbar, growers, and and gradually shipping inen de tem would say 'cyclone going Sovereigne: Bank's was awarded on the sight-hour that among his stock are the "immental forms and of rubber of Siconwol observatory of the Hamburg would know that, after for the establishment of experi veloped the custom of enquiring north-west. A captain leaving law, recently passed by Congress. moral worke" of Milton..

At both yards it was said that But such errors are sometimes factories in Brazil. Further in-state of the weather "outside" three days, he was to expect a great deal of building was suspiciously germano to the mat ducements are to be offered to before leaving Woosung. fresh gale. In addition, we show Devoe's Imp. Brilliant

Oil (2 tina) local signale of course, for the] being done by private firms, as tor. One can hardly believe it immigrants, and it is proposed The_Present Observatory.

The basis of the present obser- bonefit of fieliermen and other Sylvan Arrow Oil (2 well as by the Government was through pars accident that a to erect hospitals in the Amazon

tins) Foreign governments, it was Wost Country journal startled its Valley to "serve as a nucleus of vatory was laid at Nanking by small shipmen. Tho now system declarel, are doing but little rondors with the news that a tank agricultural colonies which are Father Colombel, who was sua has been adopted in part in Japan. Fish Brand Oil 2 tine in building.

engine had run over a cow and to be founded. It is also in-ceeded by Father LeLeo in 1873, For the Benefit of Humanity. Fish Brand Oil 2 tins at cut it miraculously into "eilvea." tended to reduce freights on the and the latter brought the in

"We are established for the Lamp Glass (superfine) Amazon river, to improve the strumouts to the mission boro. A benefit of humanity," continued And it was, without a doubt, à

2 ting in The American navy bus begun bachelor compositor who, in set sveig to establish food-prouting that time itsobservations were mo Father Froo" for the good of Lamp Glass (superfine) the formation of a corps of off-ting up the Coast, Woman, with rivers, to establish food-producing terological, but in 1876, Father De seamen. Nearly all of us have

2 tine factories, to lease state properties, cleverons who succeeded Father had scientific study. The system Langkat's Dragon Brand cient radio-operators. Under an out her, man would be a savage, and to organize triennial exhibi- LeLec, set up the wonderful mag was first used in Europe for the order issued by the Acting Se- put the comma in the wrong tions.

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2 ting in cast cretary of the Navy, the assign-place, and made the sentence ments of wireless operators are to read, "Woman without her man, into force immediately, has been by Father Pia Boomsous in 1888 information to mariners we have Tarpone per tin 4 gal-

The measure, which will come the head of the mission was taken first came here merely to give 2 tins be permanent, saya the Evening would be a savage."ang well received. The Times." and in 1889 Father S. Chevalier, developed under pressure. We who is still with the Observatory, don't know what good we have

lons took charge, until 1898, when he done, we are a sort of provention

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