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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1913.

THE LIPTON CHALLENGE. of the rating, so that Reliance

New York Paper's Interesting

Comments.

The following interesting artiole is from the New York "Evening Post." It was written, of course, before Sir Thomas Lipton agreed to waive all restrictions in issuing his challenge

would be handicapped beyond any possible competition with a modern boat, although still able to give time to a seventy-five- footer, and beat her under the and water-line old Bail-area method of rules under which Sir Thomasnow says he wishes to sail. As to the desirability of racing smaller boats of seventy-five feet, The declination of Sir Thomas as Sir Thomas suggests, that is a Lipton's challenge by the New matter about which much can be York Yacht Club was not sar-said. He is correct in pointing prising, in view of the condition out that there is no Ameri laid down by him that the delen-can ninety-footer in existence to- ing vessel should not exceed day, save Reliance. We have seventy-five feet in length. The Club le technically well within its rights when it asserts that this doprives it of the privilege given by the dead of gift to select a de fender of any size it pleases bat- ween sixty-five and ninety feet of water line. Its freedom of choice ought to be unlimited so long as the deed of gift controls. In 1907, when it last declined a challenge from Sir Thomas, the Club took a similar position, and then declared:

For these roзsóng,

POST OFFICE.

''. MAILS ARRIVED TO-DAY,

Singapore, s.8. Namsang. Coast Ports, 8.8. Haitan. Singapore, 6.8. Kirin-maru. Coast Ports, 8.8. Daijin-maru. Bangkok, s.8. Chowtai. Batavia, e.s. Tjibodas. Bangkok, a.a. Pongtong. Europe, s.s. China.

MAILS VIA SIBERIA.

London

April 2 April 3

Thue Shanghai

April 19 April 21

MAILS DUE. Siberian, Davanho, 25th inst,

The Devanha is expected to arrive here on Friday the 25th instant with the London Mails (via Siberia) of Wednesday the end, Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th inst

seen for years past glorions racing on both sides of the ocean by seventy-five-foot boats, and we ourselves cannot but feel that the chief purposed of an international yacht race would be subserved by the testing of two boats of that length. At the same teme, the Club has consistently taken the other position, and is entitled to be respected in that opinion, even if, later on, other considerations might induce it to modify its viewa. It might be swayed by the belief that a smaller boat) would increase the prospect of a satisfactory challenge by reducing Japan via Kobe-Per Kamo-maru, somewhat the enormous expense

24th

MAILS CLOSE. Swatow Per Johanne.

April, 9 a.m. Shanghai, & North China (Europe via Siberia)- Per China, 24th April,

Siberian

Mail.

....

"

24th April, 10 a.m.

of a race Bat-80-long-as-Sir Saigon-Per-Laertes, 24th 10, Thomas is in the field, it probab

a.m.

a.m'.

SHIPPING NEws.

ARRIVED. Tjibodas, Dutch 8.9., 4,500, Kroes 23rd April-Batavia, Tea:

J. O. J. I

Kirin Maru, Jap. 8.0,, 2,356, M Deguchi, 23rd April- Calcutta via Singapore 17th April, Gen. Y K. Haitan Br.s.s., 1,183, Roach, 23rd 22nd April-Swatow April, Gen.-D. L. & Co. Dailin Maru, Jap. 9.8., 899, Na- gano, 23rd April-Swa- tow 22nd April, Gen.-0, 8. K. Namsang, Br. s.8., 2,591, Gilroy,

23rd April-Calcutta 8th April, Gen.-J., M. & Co, Ichang, Br. 6.8., 1,228, Jones,

93rd April-Canton 22nd April, Ballast.-B. & 8. Chinhua, Br. 6,8., 1,349, Wake,

23rd April-Uanton 22nd- April, Gon,-B. & S. Chowtai, Ger. s.o., 1.115, R her, 23rd April-Bangkok and Swatow 22nd April, Rice. -B. & S.

Ortiga

Hermans, Gor, 8.5, 250, Pate, 23rd April-Manila 18th April, Sugar.-Or- der.

Pongtong, Ger. s.6., 899, Bole füher, 23rd April-Bang kok 13th April, Rice.-B, & S.

Bon-maru, 24th April, 11 Tjikini,

Weihaiwei and Tientsin-Per!"

Chipahing, 24th April, 11 China,

a.m.

The America's Cup, held by the Club as a trustes, under the deed of gift, is a trophy which stands pre-eminently for speed and for the utmost skill in design ing, constructing, managing, and handling the competing vessels,ly will cling to its present pas-Japan via Nagasaki-Per Azuma- and should, therefore, be sailedition all the more so because of tho for by the fastest and most powor- rumours that Mr.Charles C. Allom, ful vessels that can be produced. the owner of the English racing yacht, Istris, may soon challenge. matchoa for this cup should not on his own bobali. Such a chal- Swatow and Shanghai-Fer Lok- Bang, 24th April, 11 a.m. be hold Eatween vessels of com- !lenge, unless it is for a ninety-foot paratively insignificant powerboat, will put the New York Straits und Indio via Calcutta-

.. Per

24th Fooksang, Yacht Club to the final test of its and size..

April, p.m. It admitted, of course, thint the devotion to that size of craft. : defending Club cannot require

When all is said and dono, we Macao-Por Sui Tai, 24th April,

1.15 p.m. the challenger to be of any given canno deny a feeling of disap-Saigon--Per Lysemoon, Biza within the limits of the deod pointment that it was not possible of gift, but stated emphatically for the New York Yacht Club to that it "should not consont to agree to race. Tho sport needs any limitation upon the power or another international contest. In- size of the defeuding vessel." Sirtorest in racing has been lagging Thomas cannot, therefore, claim for some time, not only in the that he was not forewarned as to East, but on Western waters as ! what the attitude of the Club well The inroads of the gasolene! woahl be.

engines and the cruising motor Swatow, boats have been eзrions, indeed. Even though the number of conJapan tostants in the Sound regattas re-

24th

April, 2 p.m. Saigon-Per Temiya-maru, 4th

April, 2 p.m. Shanghai and North China-Per Ichang, 24th April, 3 p.m. Haiphong, Pakhoi and Bingan. Saigon-Per

Hoihow,

English

Mail.-

25th April, 8 a.m.

Amoy and Foochow Per Haitan, 25th April, 10 am.

via Moji-Per Kirio-maru,

25th April, 11 a.m.

1.15 p.m,

via Kobe-Per Tjilatjap,

25th April, 3 p.m.

Cheribon, Samarang and Sourabaya-Per Tjikini, 26th April, 10 a.m.'”,

Straits, Burmah, Ceylon, Adelaide, Western Aus- tralia, India, Aden,

· Egypt, and Europe via Brindisi. (Late Letters 1 a.m. to noon, Extra Postage 10 cents.) (Sup-] plementary mail on board up to the time fixed for departure of the mail (Extra Postage 10 cents) (Letters posted in all the Pillar Boxes in time for the first clearance will be included In this con- tract mall.) The Parcel Mail will be closed on

Had the challenger wished to sosure himself of the acceptance of his now offer, be need only have omitted the length limitation mains about the same as in pre-Macao-Per Sui Tai, 25th April, from his letter. As it was, he vious years, there is an absence gave the Club the excuse to reject of healthy growth, and the ques- Japan his challenge for which many of lions is whether the younger" the gimbers were looking. As yachtsmen are going to be wholly Batavia. we have already pointed out, they absorbed by speed runabouts and Cannot forget the fact that the motor cruisors, without a vestige shareholders of Lipton's, Limited, of sail-spread on them, or whether complained publicly that their they cau be induced to qualify as tea company had to bear some, first-class ananteurs as the men of if not all, of the costs of the older generations. This situation last roce. It is peculiarly is all the more important in view the duty of the New York of the efforts being made to in- Yacht Club not merely to protect dece. Americans to turn great- the America's Cup by proper safe er attention to their shipping. At guards, but also to protect the first blush there seems but a sport itself from any taint of com.light relationship between sailing mercialism, so for as lies in its ships, for money return and sail- power. At the same time, we ing boats for sport; yet there is n relationship, particularly now Dannot see how it could decline à challenge if, complying with the that some of the restrictions upon deed of gift, Sir Thomne should American ownership of foreign- challenge with a ninety-footer, built vessels have been removed. without say

restriction upon the Only a few will deny, we think, Bize of the defending boat. That that it would be would compel the latter to be fortune if sailing craft should. disappear from our waters. One length nine-foot

for the may lead a healthy life ou à motor mattor of New York Yacht Club would boat and learn a good deal about never dream of putting, say, anmachinery, and even of naviga- But the eighty-foot boat against one ton tion, if one chooses. feet longer. It is only fair to training of eye, ear, and band and point out, too, that Sir Thomas of wite, judgment, and manly Lipton, in his interview of to-day, virtues that goes on aboard every is decidedly mixed in regard to sailing boat, is something that the rules. He raced in 1903. cannot be obtained in the came under the old racing-machine measuro elsewhere. The country rules, in which only the load is to be envied whose youth turns water line length and sail in increasing numbers to the aren were considered. Now dishealthy and invigorating sports placement is the chief feature of the water.

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WIND & PROVISION

MYPCE

H RUTTONIEE & SON,

Friday, the 25th April, at 5 p.m.-Per Devanha, 26th April, 11 a.. Philippine Islands-Per Loong-

sang 26th April, 1 pm. Macao-Per Bui Tai, 28th April,

1.15 p.m.

Islands-Per Zafiro, 26th April, 3 p.m.

Philippine

Siberian

Mall.

Dutch 8.8, 3,014, Rooy. 23rd April-Mike. 17th April, Gon.-J. CJ. L

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 23rd at 11.28.-Pros- aure has increased sharply over central and N. China, the depres elon having moved rapidly to- wards Vladivostock, "deepening. considerably.

Pressure is nearly stationary in southern districts. A shallow do- pression remains over Indo-China.

Moderate E. winds are indi-

Mail Steamers

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

.......

cated over the northern portion of WILL despatch VESSELS to the Unmentioned PORTS on or the N. 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.

District.

1 Hongkong and

Neighbourhood

2 Formosa Channel

3 South coast of) China between H.K. and Lamooks

Forecast,

about the DATES named :-

For

+

Steamers

CHINA

SHANGHAI.....} LONDON, via '

Usual Ports of Capt. W. R. Hickey

Capt. C. H.S. Tuoque,

Call

LONDON &·ANT-

DEVANHA

WERP v. Singa-

NORE

pore, Penang, Capt. D. Asbury,

O'mbo, Port Said,

E. winds, moderate; fair.

SHANGHAI,)

N.E. winds, freshening.

SUMATRA

The same aa No. 1.

& Marseilles.......

To Sail On Remarks

Į 24th Apr.) Freight R.N.R./ 10 am &P'ssge

Noon Freight 26th April) & P'sage

}

about Freight

30th April & Psage

about Freight

MOJI, KOBE & Capt. W.R. Le Mare, R.N.R. 3rd May &F'sage

YOKOHAMA....

All the above steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy,

For Freight, or Passagoapply to

4 South coast of)

China between H.K. The same P. & O. S. N. Co.'s office,

as No. 1. and Hainan.

China Coast Meteorological Register.

Station.

23rd April, a.m.

Wind.

Hour,

Barometer.

Temperature

Humidity.

D'tion.

Force.

Weather.

BQ 4-

- Hongkong. 19th April, 1913.

E. A. Howott,

Superintendent.

NORDDEUTSCHER

LLOYD. BREMEN.

ese 5 |IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES

Br. a.s., 1,265, Tocque, 23rd Wostock 7a29.25 43 20 nne 2 o

April-Bombay 9th April, Nemuro 6&30.02- Gen.-J., M. & Co

Hakodate 29.71- Tokio CLEARANCES AT THE

Kochi HARBOUR OFFICE.

Nagasaki April 23, Kaijo-maru, for Foochow. Indo-inaru, for Bombay. Loksun, for Singapore. Phuyen, for Saigon. Helene, for Macao. Fooshing, for Yokohama. Loksang, for Shanghai Hupeh for Ningpo. Hyson, for Liverpool.

DEPARTED.

April 23. Siam, for Singapore. Dakotah, for San Francisco. Iyo-maru, for London. Mathilde, for Swatow, Tamon-maru, for Saigon. Benmohr, for Yokohama. Keijo-maru, for Foochow Phuyen, for Saigon. Hupeh, for Shanghai. Lockeun, for Ewatow.. Indo-maru, for Bangkok.

PASSENGERS ARRIVED, Per s.s. Namaang, arrived 23rd iust., from Calcutta, &c. - Boggs, Miss Benavitch, Mr.

& Mrs. Clarke, Mrs. R. Clark, Miss L. &

Dinning, U.

MI

George, Lieut. Munro, J. Smith, Rev. & Mrs. D. F. Sauballe, L. Tanner, G,

PASSENGERS DEPARTED.

Per s.e. Yokohama Maru, sailed on 22nd inat,, for Seattle, &e. : Delden, Mr, and Loureiro, P.

Mrs E. J. van Mathias, Mrs.

Mathias, Miss Bundstrom. Mr.

& Mrs. J. Yokoyama, Y.

Goddard, Mrs. Hermann, I. M.

P.

Kojiyama, Mre

Per ss. Iyo 23rd inst., for London, &c. -

Matsubara, T. Martin Montuno, A McNair McLeod White Wellmann, E. Sine

Maru, sailed on

Band Oushing, H. J. Dupuis, Mrs. Elphinstone. T.

Japan

Nagasaki, via

Mrs.

United States, South Little

Shanghai, North China Ishikawa, Mr. &

America and Canada vin Leung Ming Vancouver (Europe via Lu Chung, Mits Siberia)-Per Empress of

A.

Japan 26th April. 5 p.m. Lu Chung, Miss

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29.8750-aw Ic Gutzlaff 29.8656- w2bcv Sharp P. 7a29.8878

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KOBE & YOKOHAMA PRINZ SIGISMUND

Capt. D. Lenz T, 6.000 NAPLES, GENOA, AL-`

GIERS, GIBRALTAR, LUTZOW SOUTHAMPTON, (Capt. J. Bortfeldt 17,300 ANTWERP & B'MEN.,

SHANGHAI, TSING-1 ́TAU, NAGASAKI '&]) .KOBE

about TUESDAY

29th April.

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Capt. F. Semblil-

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Toursne

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*Calling at Manila.

PRINZ LUDWIG Capt. F.v. Benzer 18,300

MANILA, ANGAUR,

YAP, MARONN, SA-PRINZ SIGISMUND MARAI, SYDNEY & Capt. D. Luez · · ·6,000' MELBOURNE -.........................

BORNEO

29th April,

10.8.m.

about THURSD'Y, let May,

SATURDAY,

17th May

at 9 a.m.

End of

April

All the steamers of the European Line are fitted with Wireless

Telegraphy New System of Telefunken.

៩។

For further Particulars, apply to

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

MELCHERS & CO.,

GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG and CHINA,

no2 DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD,

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T. F. Claxton, Director. Hongkong, Observatory, Apr. 23. 1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the ses in inches, tenths and hundredths.

2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.

3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation, the Humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100, 4 Direction of Wind, to two points.

5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Scale,

Trawver, H. Volz, J, R. Wong Pak-

hundredths. Whitcombe,

chow

Shanghai and North China-For Lyons, Mrs.

Linan, 26th April, 5 pm. Mavascues, J., Miss E. H Swatow-Per Haimun, 27th

April, 9 a.m.

Hongkong-South China Coast Ports.

Highost Class, Fastest and Most Luxurious Steamers on the Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First-Class Passagers, Electrio Light. Excellent Cuisine.

FOR WATOW. AMOY AND FOOCHÓW RETURN. (Occupying 9 to 10 days.)

Steamships. HAITAN ...... HAIYANG HAICHINO,,

Captain

Leaving,

J: 8: Roach...... | FRIDAY, 25th April, at 11 am. A. E. Hodgins... [ SUNDAY, 29th April, at 11 am, W. C. Passmore, | FRIDAY, 2nd May, at 11 a.m.

FOR SWATOW.

HAIMUN 3. W. Evans... Į SUNDAY, 27th April, at 10 a.m.

Steamers will arrive at, and depárt from, the Co.'s Wharf near Blake Pior.

For Freight and Fasenge, apply to

Douglas, Lapraik & Co., General Managers.

THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.

Shanghai and North China-Por SHIPS PASSED, THE CANAL,

Nameang, 28th April, 11

6 State of Weather, b blue sky, o detached cloud, d drizzling rain f fog, g gloomy, h hail, 1 light- Eshowers, q equally, r rain, s snow, ning, o overcast, P passing

thunder, v visibility, w dew wet), 29]

Rain in inches, tenths and

METEOROLOGIŲ AL

Previous

Day On Date On Date Barometer 20,87 20.87 79,83 London, 25th March. Temperature 76 77 82 Arrivals from China:—Antilo- | Humidity B6 87 |chus, Idzumi Máru, Kaga Maru. | Wind

Patroclys, Bremen.

Direction. B The following vessels have pas-Force laide, Western Australia, sed the Canal:-Bulow, Hima Weather 0, on India, Aden, Egypt and laya, Indrawadi, Machaon, Pala Rain Europe via Naples-Por wan, Stentor, Atreus, Ville de la Highest opan ada Temperature on the rest Luetzow, 29th April, 9 Ciotat, Benmohr..

H.K. Observatory, Liat April, 1913.

a.m.

Maoso--Per Bal Tai, 28th April

German

Mall.

1:15 pm.

Philippine Island, Straits, Burmah, Ceylon, Ade

a.m.

H

London, 1st April. Arrivals from China:-Golden- fele, Machaon.

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow

Per Haiyang, 29th April. The follo ring vessels have pas-j 10 a m

sod the Canal:-Bellerophon, Ale- Shanghai, North China, sia, Bendoran Somali, Domodo Japan via Nagasaki,ous. Honolulu Canada, United States South America and San Francisco (Eu rope via Siberia)-Per Shinyo-maru, 29th April, 11 am.

Siberian

Mall.

Swatowand and North Chino-

Per Hangiang, 20th April, 11 am.” Masso-Por Bul Tal, 29th April

1,15 pan.

Lower

61.1

75

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SW

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Mail Service to Australia

via Manila,

MAIL SCHEDULE '

(SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION).

Steamers:

T. F. Claxton, Director,

TIDE TABLE. ·

BASTERN EMPIRE

ST. ALBANS

We'er Fleng koog

21st April, to 27th April, 1913..

High Water H Law

Halong

London, 4th April. Arrivals from China -Achilles, [Mos Atauta Maru, Sardinia,

Tois

The following vessels have pas- wad, sed the Canal:-Bohemia, Ping- Suey, Sumatra, Yunnan, Ine drahnala, Paul Leont. --

Oyster, Presh, Friel or Sional, F'nden Haddocks, Kippers da...

ALEXANDRA CAFE,

Thar

Arrivo Hongkong from Australia.

6th April

And lay.

30th May.

Leave Hongkong. for Australia,

30th April,

24th May,

21st June.

The above Steamers pre fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, en- suring a Plontiful supply of Ice, French Provisions, etc., and are lighted throughout with Electricity All State-Rooms have Electric 0753 Pans A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carried..

For further particulars, apply to

Gibb, Livingston & Co.

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