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AN INTERESTING

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1912,

journey home in the s..."Aragon"} NARRATIVE. of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. which called at Montevideo,

(Continued from page 5), Navigation Co. I found that several of

follow my

ранан- gera had actually started for Buenos Aires a fortnight or three weeks earlier but had been unable to get through and had to return after spending several days at Los Andes.

SHIPPING NEWS.

POST OFFICM.

The Publio are requested to post

Ha Nor.,

ARRIVED. Sangking, Br. «.x, 987, E. Finlayson, 291h Nor-Haiphong 27th

*Gen.-B. & 8.

Dis

Shanghal

Nor Deo. 2

Santos, Rio de Janiero, Bahia, early for the Maila learing on Tuesday Pernambuco, St. Vincent, Ma- next, the 3rd proximo. deira, Lisbon, Loixcoes (Oport). Vigo and Cherbourg and arrived at Southampton on October 5th.

At most of these places it was impossible to go ashore bat I managed to do so at Santos, the great coffee port of Brazil, Rio, Madeira and Lisbon. The proper Like Hongkong. Valparaiso is quite a big city thing to do at Rio is to go up the Corcovado or Sugar-loaf Mountain and is like Hongkong in that but for this there was no time there is hut little level ground between the hills and the sea, it and I had to content myself with has quite a number of lifte, work- motor drive along the super- ad on the same system as the Peak latively fine Avenida del Har. As Tramway, by which access is for the harbour, its beauties can given to the higher levels. As hardly be exaggerated and even Sydney, tell it not in Australia, I had some time to spare I went

for a few days to Santiago, must, in my opinion, yield prido up where Mr. J. L. Blanch, brother of place to Rio in this respect as of Mr. N. F. Blanch, of Messrs. the curiously shapen hills tower ing over the latter city create an T. Cook and Son, showed me much kindness. This city is situated in a plain between the coast range and a spur of the Andes and the view of the MOT covered mountains to the East is simply magnificent. These moun tains, some of which are high 08 15,000 feet, are

as

imposing effect which is not given by the well-wooded slopes of the harbour at Sydney.

A Hint to Hongkong. Madeira and Lisbon are too ear

MAILS VIA SIBERIA.

Lah Loadou Nov. 15

Nor. 18

MAILS DUE. French, Caledoniën, 8th prox. Am rican, Chiyo Mara, 16th prox.

The a... Caledonian, with the French Mail is expected to arrive here ob Thursday the 5th proximo.

Swalow,

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 30th at 11.15.-The northern antiorolone has weakened and travelled eastward. It is now central over Korea.

Prosania has decreased moderately

Mail Steamers

THE PENINSULAR

Ekatgrinoslar, Bux . 4,175, Tide along the E. coast of Obins and slightly AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

man, 29th Nov.Odama and over Formosa and N. Anam. It has Manila 28th Nov, Gan-ingrared slightly over. Luzon. 7" Lukhmanof.'»

The approximate position of the WILL despateb VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or about

Br. 6, 2,899. McGbes, typhoon at 6 a.m. this morning was Roth Nov.-Singapore 24th | latitude 15 deg. N. and longituds. 117| Nor.; GaBeang Talk deg E., moving W.N.W. Hong. Hangeng, Br. 3.0., 1,856, 8. Wilde,

MAILS CLOSE, Tamsui-Per Daigi-maru. Lisa Amoy, and Formos via

1st Dec., 9 AM Swatow-Per Haimun, lat Deo., 9 Straits, Batavia, Semarang and Sours- baya-Per Hokulo-maru, İst Doc, 9 A.M.

Pakho

Amoy

A.M.

and Ilaiphong-Per Hanoi,

2nd Deo., 9 à..

Per Glenogle, 1st. Des., 9 am, Japan via Kobe Per Thongwa. Zad

Deo.. il ..

Macao-Fer and Tai, 2nd Deo.,

home to need description but for exciting experiences commend me to the chief amusement of Straits

P.M.

1.16

Per Hongmah; 2nd Nov, 2

F.M:

30th Nov,Shanghai 25th Nov., Geo., M. & Co. goang, Bra... 1,428, W. J. Biobard, 80th Nor-Canton 29th Nov., Gen-T., M. & Co.

Br..., 1,352, C. C. Williami. 30th Nov.-Canton 29th Nor., Gan-B, & 8. Kaijo-Ham, Jap. .., 1,898, Y. Yami-

the DATES, named

JOR

STEAMKOS

TO SAIL DE

HIMALAYA

About

Capt. H. G. Erang, a M.x. [ 5th Deo.f DEVANHA

NOOD, 7th Doc.

Freight and, Pasag Freight and ~Passage

LONDON, VIA USUAL FORTS OF

Moderate monsoon is indicated along SHANGHAI the E. coast of Chins, and syclonic gales overth contre of the China Sea,

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 inches.

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

FORECAST,

DISTRICT.

LONDON & ANT-

Uspt. W. R. Hickey-

Uapt. H. Powell,

about 11th Deo.

SUMATRA

Capt. W. H. La Mare, R.x... Ist Dev.

Freight and Passage.

Freight and

Paarsge

to

*C] - WERPv, 8'rons, PRANO, O'MBO, PORT SAID AND MARSEILLE.....

SHANGHAI,

MOJI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA....

NILE

For Freight, or Passage apply to

Hongkong and Neigh- N. E. winde

bourhood

moderate Trash. N.E. gale moderating.

mato 80th Nov.-Swalow ? Formoss Channel) 29th Nov., Goa-0; 8. K.

AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE Nov. 29.

"ÜLEARANCES

Chongs, for Kwongchanwan.

Sultan Van Langkat, for Singapore.

Praz Sigismond, for Sydney.

visible from all points, but the Madeira where visitors are expect Fooehow, Shanghai, North and China wongsang, for Shanghai." best view is to be had from aed to go up the hill by railway and small hill in the middle of the come down by road in a wicker

Par Tingung, 2nd, Nor.

3.M.

city, Santa Lucia by namie, which basket fixed on well greased wood-Japan via Moji, Honolulu and South is laid out as a park.

en runners with two men holding The country on the way upon by ropes behind. People save when we were going through living in Hongkong might easily the mountains seemed very i fertile try this for tobagganing on the and thanks to the "aroma" bush, Peak Road where the corners are the same, I think, as the "Austra lian wattle, salmon coloured not more sharp, nor is the road

more steep than nt Madeira. Laprise and a kind of red lily, looked very pretty.

A Fire Alarm,

As I said before the "Oravia left Valparaiso on August 27th

On the whole, in spite of the fact that I did not get norass the Andes, I consider that my trip home via South America was a

America-Per Hoogkoog Maru, Brd Dec., 9 ... Bestow, Amoy and Foodbow-Pet

Halyang, Brd Deci, 9 x 16. Haiphong and Pakhoi-Per Sung

kiang, Brd Dec., 9 AM. Kudat and Sandakan-Fer Borneo, 8rd

Dec., 9 AM.

Philippins Islands, Australis

Tae-

mania and New Zealand vis Fort Darwin-Per Taiygan, 3rd Deo., 10 AM,

Nor, 30. Fukura-mara, for Wakamatau,

Jansen-r rao, for Calcuits. Deigi-maru, for Tameni.

Elamun, for Swetow. Hokuto-mara, for Sourabaya. Oermania, for Sydney. Shansi, for Haiphon.. Hibgang, for Canton. Loongang, for Manila. Shinba-mara, for Mike. Phdampenh, for Balon. Kalgan for Shanghai. Yushan, for Shaoghsi.

and next day we stopped for coal.decided success but were I to take Straits and India, ris Calentts-Per Loongang, for Philippine Islands,

the trip again I should prefer to

ing purposes at Lots (Coronel) arrive in South America either in Stite,

оп

November or May and not, aɛ I

Siberian

Mali.

Jelunga, 8rd Dec., 10 4.M. Ceylon and India vis Calentta Por Nippon, 8rd Dec, 10

A.M.

Shanghai, North Obina, Japan via Nagasaki, Honolula, Osuada, United Stater

and South America vis Baa

DEPARTED. Nov. 80. Prias Sigismund, for New Zealand.

Jinsen-maru, for Calcutta. Persia, for Yokohama. Shami, for Haiphong. Yunbun, for Shanghai. Pheumpenb, foi Baigon, Walshing, for Shanghai Andalusin, for New York. Hong Wan I, for Bingspore,

Francisco (Europe via Siberis) Protesilaus, for London.

the port of Concepcion. For the next few days we had an unex

in the middle of win- did, pectedly good passage, in spite of

It should be remembered ter. a fire alarm one evening about 9

that even in summer the west though, the fire p.m. which,

poast is never very hot, thanks to proved not to be serious, showed

the Humboldt current which how easy it would be to start

comes up from South Polar " but a panic,

Saturday

regions. 31at we had a tremendously heavy

Good Scenery, sea, I do not think I have ever

The scenery is good, but not seen bigger waves, and as the weather was misty we thought we until after one has arrived at should not be able to make the Valparaiso, though occasionally Striita but would have to lie to glimpses of the Andes may be' until the weather cleared.seen from the sea. Acconcagua, Luckily an improvement took the highest mountain in all the place just in time and we were Americas, 23,364 fest, is visible able to get in, though as our on a clear day from Valparaiso. skipper preferred to go through Both the P. 8. N. Co. and the the narrowest part in daylight, we R., M. S. P. Co, have excellent Mo-Per Sai Tii, 3rd Dec., 1.10 had to anchor for the greater part steamers, well found in every re- of that night. Next morning the spect, and their tickets are inter- Philippiana Islands-Fer Tann, 3rd acenery was magnificent, snow changeable., The Hotel accom- covered hills and glaciers on all modation is fair, of course on Fort Bayard, Haiphong, Pakhoi and sides and as we had ice and enow Spanish lines, but off the beaten Saigon-Por Si-kiang, 4th. on the decks it is needless to say track it is, I am told, exceedingly Sestow, Amoy and Foochon-Par

Deo, 8 A.M. that it was bitterly cold. Early primitive.

Preach

Mail.

& South const of

Chins between Hong-

The same as

kong and Lamoak No. 1.

& South comat of.

China between H'kong & Baidan.

The sams, Ma

No.1.

QULEA COAST METRÖROLOGICAL

Station.

ANGISTER.

80th November, aim,

Wind.

Bout.

Barometer.

Temperature

Humidity.

Direction.

Force

Wostock 7 30.92 10 81 Nemuro · 6.29.55 Hakodate 80.13 Tokio Kochi

WNW 4 WOW A

#1

11

80.22

HW 9

30.89

0

"

Nagasaki

30.55

8.

r

30.35

NE

2

#

K'shima Oshima Naba

Lehi'jima Bonin Is. Cheloo

Weather

P. & 0. §. N. Co.'s office,

i

Hongkong, 19th November, 1912.

About

H, W. D SHALLARD. Acting Superintendent.

NORDDEUTSCHER

LLOYD.

BREMEN.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL

Fon

Scraker's.

NAPLES, GENOA, AL-`

GIERS, GIBRALTAR, PRINZESS ALICE 80UTHAMPTON, ANT- (Capi. L. Trancky. WERP and HAMBURG,

.KORE and YOKOHAMA ................

17,000

LINES:

To BALL or

(WED'DAY,

11th Die

10 A.K.

About

W’haimoi

Bankow

Kjaklang

30.86 86 70 W

80.804500 #

Lo

1 or

Shanghai

11

80.3047 77

1 od

Guizlaf

th

30.2051

1

Sharp P.

7a30.22 61

R

2

0

SHANGHAI, TING~)

TAU,

KLEIST

Cap Mnass

17,300

Amoy

6a 80.12 64'68 =

"0

THURSDAY, 21th Dec,

—Per Biberis, Bed Doc., | |-

11 4.M.

PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

Swatow Taihoku

74

1

5, a 30.08

MANILA. TAP, MAR-"

Saigon, Straits, Ceylon, Por 8. Lutsow, arrived 28th inst Adelaide, Western Australia, India, Aden, Egypt and Eu rope via, Marsailles (Letter posted in all the Pillar Boxe In time for the first clearand. will be insluded in this con- tract mail) (Late Letten 11.00am. to Noon. Extr Postage 10 cents)-Pa Australien, Brd Dec., 11

raichu..

15

80.03——

0

C'sinan

80.03

0

ONN NEWGUINEA, PRINZ WALDEMAR BRISBANE, SYDNEY (Capt. H. Bremer

8,100

SATURDAY,

28th D embr

from Hamburg, &c. :—

Koshm

30.0.2

T

Arahold, Mr. and Meding, Dr. and

Mr. Ed.

Mrs. O. B. Brice, Mr. & Yr. Maus, M. & Mrs.

-0. │___], M.

Born, Dr.

Martinet J. V. Berghansen, B.

Naigt, Mr. & Mrs.

A. Blank, Miss H. Blunk, W. Bruckner, Q.

P'dores

180:03

t'anton

x 10 10 9a 30.11 64 84 N 20

and MELBOURNE

H'kong

JI

6 30.05 65 71 V. Peak 7

ENZ -8 Gap Book 6 30,00—— * 7 op| Macno, 80.06 681 of Wuchow

8 0

KOBE and YOKOHAMA PRINZ WALDEMAR

Capt. H. Bremer

6,100

About TUESDAY,

10th Deo.

"About

KUDAT & BANDAKAN..

BORNEO

Middle

Ng Hang-man Pond, Mr. & Mrs.

H.

Hoihow

11

December.

Pakhoi

Phulien

Toursne

O. 8. J. Aparri

6 a 80.01 64 29.90 72 29.89 73

3 db

NW. &

0

#

29.91

24 2 r

E.

Qiat, G. & Miss

Manila Legaspi Bacolod

29.85

#

29.88---

0.0

L'oilo Ceba

Des., 3 2.M.

Bau, Miss

Bance, H.

Rotses Raman, J. M. Rauchle, Miss M. Ramitit, J. N..

Oh, Simkish Ohber, Mr. & Mrs. Puak Teng-toog Outling, Miss G. M. Quellenberg, Mis Oraik, J. Cheak Choon-song, Mr. and Mrs." Dowhurst, T. Kaijo-maru, 4th Dec., 9 Fernandet, C. R.

Fankel, G. Swatow-Per Haimun, 4th Dec., 10 m. Fricke Shanghai, Japan via Moji, Victoria, Bolluar, W. B.C. and Seattle-Pay Go Sok-joo Shidzuoka-mara, 6th Dea Goh Cheow pit

Hobbes, B. W. Jabden, B. Jocki, Mr. & Mr.

11 A.M.

Chicha, 5th Dec., 8 PM. Ebanghal, North China, sud Japan via Kobe (Europe via

in the afternoon we reached Most of the big towna Punta Arenas, the most Southerly. have English clubs and if town in the world. There are a travellers do not know anyone in few whaling settlements further the place the British Consul will South, and I got ashore for a always put their name up for short time but was soon glad to temporary membership. I found get back to the pleasing warmth people most kind in this and in- Shanghai and North China-Par of the ships's smoking room. On deed in every respect. Tuesday, September 3rd, we With regard to money, it is touched at the Falkland Islands easy to reckon the cost of tioketa for an hour or two but there was before starting on the journey and no time to go ashore. Port Stan- an ample margin' should be ley the capital, seemed a fair sized brought for contingencies which Swatow, town and it was a pleasure to are cortain to ocour and every- know that we were looking at thing is expensive. The English British territory for the first time sovereign is legal tender in some since leaving Hongkong, but the countries and needless to say, is place is bleak, wind-swept and gladly taken anywhere. With tree-less, no place for a summer regard to books it is difficult to holiday,

give advice as I have only read

非

Siberian

Mail.

Boglish

Hall.

Eiberis-Per Caledonien.

5th Deo., 57.M.

P.

in-tan

Kwan Pok Kwang Ch{n-cho Kook, Willy Amoy and Foodhow-Per Kiakowske, J. Halching, 6th Dec, 10 am..

Klaster, Dr. Straits, Burmsb, Ceylon, & de- Koppke, Otto laida, Waste-n Australia, In- Keen, Mr. M. dis, Aden, Egypt, and Europe Keb' Cheg - booy, via, Bendisi. (Lats Letters Me 11 am to 1035, Extra Las Ben-ru' Postage ID cent) (Supple- Les Fak mentary mail on board up to Leing, E. Gree the tim fixed for departure Lennhardt, W of the mail (Extra Postage Lichtensteia, O. 10 conia) (Letters posted Mart, Mrs. Miss in all the Pillar Boxan ip Maxmon, S. Wy time for the first clearance

Botas, Miss A,

Schafer

Spittle

Sanderson, R. C.

Schariance, Mr. &

Mrs. M.

Speyer, Misa C. Scholt, Mr. and

Mrs. D. Bum, S. 8:0 Chooan, K, Spittles, Mrs. Toong Sing Trol How-eang Verkerk, J. J. Wong Tuen Why F. 8. Wastrack, Mr. and

Mrs. Wiser, K. Von Wong, Ng A. Winkler, A. Weber, 8. M Yay, E.

will be included in this con,Peres Kaijo Marn, arrived 80th

in he tract mail.)

Parcel inst, from Swatow Mail will be closed on Friday, Baloner, Sister F. the 6th Dec, at 5 p. Edwards, J. For Devanba, 7th Nov., 11 O'Connor, Dr. &

Mrs.

On Saturday September 7th, those which happened to come my the "Oravia" arrived at Mon-way, but I believe that "The Ten tevideo and I went up to Buenos Republics" by Robert P. Potter Aires by the night boat which is and the books on each of the Re not unlike a very large "Kinshan". publics in "The Progress of the Istayed at the Phoenix Hotel, a Nations" series give reliable comfortable hostel and moderate; information; the two on Peru for Buenos Aires, in its charges. (by O. Reginald Enoch) and my first day's lodging only cost Chile are the only two I have 35/- while at the Plaza Hotel seen. I have also read "The which is owned by the Ritz I New Brazil" and "The Old and should probably have had to pay the New Pera" by Marie Straits and India via Dombay-Per considerably mors; later, hower, Robinson Wright, "Argentina, I was able to get cheaper Past and Present" by W. H. Philippias quarters.

Koebel, "Trade and Travel in Money Easily Earned and Spent South America" by Frederick Philippice

1

A.M.

|

Labuan

17

29.9482-

T. F. Czarton, Director, Hongkong, Observatory, Nov. 80.

11 Binomerun, reduced to 82 degrees Fantenheit on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths,

Capt. E. Sembil

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Bongkung, 18th November, 1912.

2 TAMPHRATTEN, in the shade, in DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP Co., LD.

degrees Fahrenheit,

8 HUMIDITY, is percentage of saturKS tion, the Humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100,

4. Direction of Wind, to two pointa. 6 Force of Wind, coording to Beaufort Boale,

4

6 State of Weather, b blus sky, e detached olond, a drizzling min, f fog, ggloomy, h hall, 1 lightning, o over- cast, P passing shower, q squally, sia, a snow, i thander, visibility, dew (wet).

'r

0 Rain in inches, tenths and no- dredths.

METEOROLOGICAL.

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Pax, Bister M. Bio, All Rasm, Ra v. Fr.

Barometer

80.05 80.06

80.04.

Temperature

66

66

67

Humidity

89

81

.74

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$

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PASSENGERS DEPARTED. Isakin. 7th Doo, 11 AM.

Por sir, Lutzow, aølled on 29th Inst. Islands-Per Tenang. 7th Deo. 1 P.x.

for Shinghal, &o. **** Islands-Fer Zadro, 7th Amundsen) Mr. and Macqueen, F. M. Dec, 8 P.M..

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I had heard much about B.A. Alcook, "Along the Andes and Shanghai and as the City is known to all down the Amazon" by H. J. good Argentines, but after a day Mozans and "A Woman's Winter Jappan and Yokohama--For Okura, Cyreate, a.. or two I felt that the half had in South America” by Charlotte not been told me. The town Cameron.

Hima, Mrs.

Tom, its Docksine of veel extent. Spanish is the language of all

its Docks are of vast extent, the States save Brazil, where Shanghai, North China and Japan via Leung Show-sch-Welson, G. H.

ite parks, sspecially that at Portuguese is spoken and my Palermo, are well laid out, the experience is that even a little Avenida de Mayo must be one study of a Spanish phrase book of the finest streets in the world and a bowing acquaintance with and certainly, if, as one is told a limited number of Spanish Smits, mont is easily earned it is words will prove most useful equally freely spent,

though English will serve in moet

On Friday, September 18th, I places especially in Chile and started on the last stage of my Argentins.

Hell, Nagasaki, Honolulu, ON

Wind Direction E.NE. E. Forde... Weather

Balt

0.01 --- Higher open air Temperature on the slih - 67 H.K. Observatory, 28th Nov. 1918.

T..F. CLAXTON, Director.

Lowest

TIDE TABLE.

Nov. 28th to 2nd Des., 1919

Lov Wales

Hongkong

High Water Mean Time

Hongkong

Teas

T

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