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INDIAN NEWS
ways in Bangalore, and the line is already being surveyed. The estimated cost is Rs. 885,530.
~Central_Indļa Horse. The second two squadrons of the Central India Horse from the Persian Gulf arrived at Bombay
"Dufferin.' in the R. I. M.8. There were 6 British and 9 Indian officers, 240 non commissioned offers and men, 170 public and private followers, and horses, mules and camels.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY,
POST OFFICE.
MAILS VIA SIBERIA.
Kaf
Londos
May 16 May 17
Dua Shanghai
May 31 June 2
MAILS DUE. English, Arcadia, 4th inst. Siberian, Linan, 4th inst.
SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVED.
Kamo Maru, Jap. e.s., 3,283, K. Krwa6, 2nd June-
JUNE 3. 1913.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 2nd at 11.05.-The nor«
Mail Steamers
THE PENINSULAR
Shanghal S0th May. Gen.thern antiogalone is passing into AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.
-NY, K.
Socotra, Br. &.9, 3,896, H. Call
3rd June-Antwerp 16th April, Gen.-P. & O. 8. N. 06.
W
Chinese Faction Fights. Acts of violence among the Calcutta Chinese continue, in spite of increased police vigilance. The cause of disagreement be tween the factions is now alleged to be the removal from office of the secretary and the treasurer of the Chung Li Mong club; as a
The Arcadia with the English || result of this another club has
mail. left Singapore on Saturday Szechuen, Br. 8.a., 1,149. Jones' 31st ult., at 8 am, and is expected come into existence. Two Chinese
Plague Mortality.
3rd May-Hongay let members of the Chung Li Mong During the week ending the to arrive here on Wednesday the June, Coal.-B. & 8.
This packet are reported to have been murder 20th April 1913 the total plagaeth June at noon. onely assaulted by four members mortality stood at 9,111 against brings the parcel mails closed in of the new club, with iron roda: 10,158 cases, the previous week. London for despatch by the all
ses route on the 30th April and one of the alleged assailants has Delhi had 17 deathe, Bombay for despatch overland on the 7th been arrested and seat for trial. Presidency 350, Madre 18, Ben-May. In another case, seventeen men gal 63, Bihar 1,322. United Pro- The Linan is expected to arrive have been bound over to keep the vinoes 5,124 the Punjab 2,006 here on Wednesday the 4th inst., peace; while, in a third, four Barma 71, the Central Provinces with the London mail (via Siberia) Chinese are charged with waylay-5, Mysore 9. Central India 8, of Friday 16th ult. ing another and stealing his Rajputana 108 and Kashmir 15. bicycle.
A Tragedy of Child Marriage. A seven-year old girl, who is married to a man of twenty-three, has appealed to the Caloutta Bench for protection from her husband. The girl's father stated that on calling to see his daugh ter, he was refused admission to the house; and subsequently ho discovered that the child was be- ing systematically ill-treated by her husband. Counsel pleaded that, unless the girl was placed under her father's guardianebip, she would continue to be tortured by her husband. A summons was granted.
Sir W.S. Meyer, K.C.I.B.
BURMA.
Inspector General of Police." On May 12 Lieut. Col. Parkin, Inspector General of the Burmese Police loft Barma on retirement. His successes is Major Des Voeux.
MAILS CLOSE. Holhow, Haiphong Pakhoi and
and, Saigon Por. Hanoi, 4th Jure, 9 a.m.
Swatow-Per Haimun, 4th Junë,
Japan
Revision of Rules. Revised rules are published in the Barms Gazette of the pro- cedure to be followed by courts, and regulating the treatment of Japan lunatics in asylums.
10 a.m.
,
via Moji, Honolulu, Man-
zanillo, Salina
Cruz,
4th
Arioa, Iquique. "Valpar siso and Coronel-Per Hongkong-maru, Juno, 11 am. via Nagasaki-Por Yawa ta-mara, 4th June, 11
a.m.
Tasmania, New Zealand vis Thursday Island Per Nikko-maru, 4th June, 1a.m.
India via Calcutta-Per Glene
Longseng, Br. 6.8., 1,083, Leask,
Erroll,
3rd June-Manila 81st May, Gen-J., M, & Oo Br, s. 2,887, James, 3rd June-Liverpool, Glas- gow and Singapore. 28th Haimun, Br. s... 641, Evans, 3rd
May, Gen.-D. & Co.
June-Bwatow 2nd June, Gen.-D. L. & Co. Lyeemoon, Ger. 9.8., 1.238, Saoh.
3rd May-Saigon 30th May, Rice.-Chinese. Haliotis, Aust. 6.s, Barker, 3rd June-Singapore
28th May, Bulk oil.-A.-P. Co. DEPARTED
May 3 Quarta, for Saigon. Goldmouth, for Balik Pappan. Dorothea Rickmers, for Vetock. Kwangtah, for Shanghai.
St. Albans, for Kobe. Onsang, for Canton, Taiahun, for Canton. Tean, for Iloilo Haiching, for Foochaw. Swazi, for Yokohama. Magellan, for Saigon. Tamba-maru, for Seattle..
Nile, for Ban Francisco,
PASSENGERS ARRIVED. For 8.5. Kamo Maru, arrived 2nd inst., from Shanghai:-
Thompson, Mrs.
D. E.
Police Proposals Sanction has been granted by Philippine Islande, Australia, the Burma Government to the proposals of the commissioner of police, Rangoon, to take all land work from the River division and form another division in Rangoon town to be known as the cantral division. The new division and the western division will be under the control of Imperial police offi- cers, while the eastern division will be under a deputy superia Macao-Per Sui Tai, 4th Juno, Ericson, E. A. Worcester, Mr.
tendent of police to be appointed from the Rungoon town police.
CEYLON.
Bust of Sir H. McCallum, A well-known English sculptor has been commissioned to design
bust of Sir Henry MoCallum, ex-Governor of Ceylon, for the Legislative Council.
Sir William Stevenson Meyer, KOLE, 1.0.8., who has been appointed to succeed Sir Guy Fleetwood Wilson as the Finan- cial Member of the Council of the Viceroy, has put in the great bulk of his Indian Service in Madras, where, until he took his sent on Lord Nicholson's Committee on the Indian Army in 1912, he had been Chief Secretary to the Gov- eromtient for about three years. He joined the service in 1881, anda served continuously in the Madras Presidency until 1894. He be- came Deputy Secretary, Govern- Show Poultry for Colombo, ment of India, Financial Depart- A scheme is said to be on foot ment, in 1898, and after complet-in Colombo for importing a new ing five years in that poat took up stock of poultry from England the editorship of the Imperial for the forthcoming show in Au- Gazetter of India. In 1905 he guat. A prominent member of returned to the Imparial Secre- the Colombo Poultry Club who! tariat as Financial Secretary batie England, has promised to ins- in 1907 joined the Royal Com-pect all birds, before they leave mission on Decentralization in Home. Indis. On the termination of the Invention of a Cattle Muzzle. Commission Sir William returned Mr. J. C. Gourolves of Colom- to Madras as Obief Secretary to bo has just invented a cattle Government, but in 1911 was muzzle. It prevents cattle from appointed a British delegate to detroying cocoanut, rubber and the Hague International Con- other valuable planta. The in- ference and joined Lord Nichol-vention permits the animal to son's Committee a year later. He gravo and drink water freely, but was born in 1880.
as soon he attempte to eat any Tribesmen of the Khost Valley, plant, six inches high, the muzzle According to news from Jella-locks ap its mouth and saves the labad, the Amir has directed the plant being eaten up. Mr. Gon- governor of Khost to issue a pro-salves' has already patented his clamation to the Jaji Mangal, and invention and gave a public de. Jardran tribesmen, ordering them monstration of its utility at the. to pay arrears of revenue within Government Stock Gardens on fifteen days and to take the formal the 9th ult. oath of loyalty on the Koran. Punitive measures are threatened in case of non-compliance with. these orders, The Khost valley. has been in a disturbed atate Bo long that it is doubtful whether the tribe will at once submit. Mir Syed Jan, the successor of Hada Mulloh, is said to have sent come of his followers to Khost to preach submission to the Amir as spiritual ruler of the country.
Tramways in Bangalore. The Government of Mysore have sanctioned a plan for the construction of electric tram-
SILIMPOPON COAL.
BUNKERS
can be supplied at cheap rates.
at
SANDAKAN & SEBATTIK
(British North Borneo),
At these ports stoamers call- ing for bunker coal exclusively are exempt from all shipping dues and charges.
A. BUNE,
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Its purity, its delicate,
rich and delicious flavour and its delightful aroma have attracted the atten- tion of those who Hike our LOTUS BRAND
MOKHA COFFEE:
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pean, 4th June, noon. Bangkok-Per Kamor, 4th June.
noon.
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow→ Per Kaijo-maru, 4th June, 1 p.m.
Straits,
1.15 p.m.. Batavia, Samarang and Sourabaya-Per Bokuto maru, 4th June, 2 p.m., Shanghai, & North China (Europe via Siberia)- Per Arcadia, 4th June, 5 p.m. Shanghai and North China-Per Kwongsang,, 5th June, :11a.m.
Macao-Per Sui Tai, 5th June,
1.15 p.m.
Shanghai and North China-Per
Luobow, 5th June, 4 p.m. Bwatow, Amoy and Foochow
Per Haitan, 6th June, 10 8.0.
Chinwantao-Per Onsang, 6th
June, 11 am, Macao-Per Sui Tai, 6th Juno,
1.15 p.m.
Philippine Islande Per Zafiro.
6th June, 3 p.in.
& Mrs.
Per s.e. Yawata Maru, arrived 2nd inst., from Manila :— Aguilar, Mrs. & Moore, Miss L.
Miss
Moore, G.. Coffee, F. Oneill, P. Desnouce, Mr. & Richards, Mr.
Mrs. E.
& Mrs. E. Greig, Mrs. A. Reynolds, F. P. Harris, Mrs. H.
Mrs. G.
F
Pacifio.
Depression lis over the Yangtze Valley and to the north of Korea,
Pressure has increased slightly over Luzon, Formosa and the Loochoos.
There is probably a depression to the east of N. Luzon.
WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or
about the DATES namsa —
For
Hongkong Rainfall for the 2418 HANGHAL)
hours ending at 10 sm to-day,
0.00 inches.
TO-MORROW.
Forecast:
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON
Distriot.
Hongkong, and Neighbourhood
B. to S.W.
derate; fine.
Steamers
MOJI, KOBE (SOCOTRA AND YOKO. HAMAs
SHANGHAI, CANDIA
MOJI, KOBE Capt. R.E. Peel · AND YOKO" (SARDINIA HAMA....................... Capt. G. Manley
Capt. S. Barcham
winds, mo- SHANGHAI..} ARCADIA
LONDON, via ASSAYE
Usual Porte of Call LONDON & ANT-1
Variable.
2 Formosa Channel winds, mo-
derate"
3 South coast of China between H.K. and Lamooka
4 South coast of
China between H.K.> and Hainan.
Capt. G. J. Colawall,
WERP v. Singa- SUMATRA
pore, Pening, Capt. W. E. Le Mars, O'mbo, Port Said," R.N.R
& Marseillos......
daylight 4th June
To Sail On Remarks
Freight, *& P'eage
Freight
only Freight
Freight
about
6th June about
12th June J&P'ange
1 daylight
5th June & P'aage
Noon Freight 7th June) & Fange
about 1 Freight 11th June &P'sage
All the above steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy..
For Freight, or Panage apply to
The same
as. No. 1,
The same as No. 1.
E. A. Hewett,
P. & 0.6. N. Co.'s office,
Superintendent,
Hongkong, 3rd June, 1913
China Coast Meteorological
Station.
Register.
2nd June, a.m. ir-
Wind.
Hour..
Barometer.
Temperature
Humidity.
D'tion.
Force.
Weather.
W ostock 7829.7655 - now 0 o Nemuro 6a 29.97- Hakodate 29.91 Tokio Koohi Nagasaki" 29.89-
K'shima 29.02-
NORDDEUTSCHER
LLOYD. BREMEN.
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES
For
NAPLES, GENOA, AL-'
Steamers,
To sail on
WNESDAY,.
11th June,
GIERS, GIBRALTAR, GOMBEN SOUTHAMPTON, (Cant. A. Ahlborn 17,300 AWERP & BREMEN.,
DENFFLINGER
10 a.m.
about WNESDAY,
PRINZ WALDEMAR
ONN, NEWGUINEA, BRISBANE, SYDNEY ( Cant. H. Bremer 6,100
(SATURDAY,
14th. June,
11
30.04-- now 1 29.99-
ве
one 5
33
Oshima 29.87- Naha Ishi'jima
+
t.
29.87-
29.86-
BW 3
"
Bonin Is. Chefoo
16
29.97-
SHANGHAI, NAGA-1
"
SAKI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.....
Capt. F. Prosch 17,000
FI
W'haiwei 29.8162.94
11th June.
K
31
H
MANILA, YAP, MAR-
"
*
#
& MELBOURNE
at 9 a.m.
17
29.7368 80
10
Gutzlaff
ве
10
Sharp P. Amoy
Taiboku Taichu
29.7464-- 2 ovKOBE & YOKOHAMA, 7a29,93 79
0.0 5a29.917995 # 1.0 ,,B29.8878 86 w 1b
ICORLENZ
Capt. L. Klugkish
about
6,750
TUESDAY,
24th June
KUDAT & SANDAKAN
BORNEO
Capt. F. Sembill
End of June
5&29.86——
0-
竹
29.89--
0
. M
29.88- 29.88—— 11
88
ne 2
11
Hankow Ichang Kiukiang Walford, Mr. & Shanghai Changsha
SHIPS PASSED THE CANAL, Swatow
11
London, 6th May. Tainan The following vessels have pas-Koshun sed the Canal:-Sunda, Schwarz P'dores
29.85 burg,
Canton Da London, 9th May. Arrivals from China:Ambria. Gap Rook. 29.86-- 6429.8878 88 H'kong
BSW 2 The following vessels have pas- Macao Philippine Islanda, Australia, sed the Canal:-Antenor, Kitano Wuchow 3a29.9079 91 w 1c 29.8678 sse 1 c Tasmania and New Maru, Armand Behle, Koerber, Pakhoi Zealand via Thursday Peleus, Prinzess Alice.
Hoihow Islands-Por Aldenham.
London, 13th May.
Phulien 7th June, 10 am.
Arrivals from China:-Atholl, Tourane Sandakan-Per Mausang 7th Ningohow.
Q. 'St. J. June, 10 a.m.
The following vessels have pas Aparri Straits, Burmah, Ceylon, sed the Canal:-Canton, Inver- Manila Adelaide, Western Aus olyde, Kaga Maru, Theseus, Bar-Legaspi tralia, India, Aden, on Cawdor, Baron Minto... Egypt, and Europe via Brindisi (Late Letters 11 am. to noon, Extra
English
Mall.
Siberian and
Canadian Mails.
Iloilo London, 14th May.-
Bacolod Arrivals from China: Nankin, Cebu
London, 16th May,
Postage 10 cents.) (Sup- Arrivals from China: Koerber, plementary mail on board Kitano Maru, Peleus, Prinzess up to the time fired for Alice.
India, 7th June. 11 a.in.
.
0 2 or
13
6a29.8779 8 3 c „29.99 79 — zw Zo
29.88 73
+
29.8677
29.8775
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nne 1 b
9 & 29.8785
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Labuan 29.8484
"
ве
1b.
nne 1 b
T. F. Claxton, Director.. Hongkong, Observatory, June, 2, 1 Barometer, reduced to 3% degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the sca in inches, tentha 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:
6 State of Weather, b blue sky, detached cloud, d drizzling rain
All the steamers of the European Line are fitted with Wirelous Telegraphy. New System of Telefunken.
For further Particulars, apply to
NORDDEUTSCHER LUOYL,
MELCHERS & CO.,
GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG and CHIN
Hongkong, 29th May, 1913,
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS.
REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE BETWEEN EUROPE, AND JAPAN.
OUTWARD.
NEXT SAILINGS:~~~~
Steamers.
Will leave for Japan on Atlantique, 10728 T. 15th do Ernest Simons, 9085 T. 39th do Amazone, 0850 T. 18th July Australien,
*,10820 T. 27th do
HOMEWARD,
Will leave for
Marseilles. 9850 T 3rd June
Steamers.
Magellan. Paul Lecat, 10820 T, 17th do Armand Behic, 10480 T. 1st July Atlantique, 10720 T, 15th do Ernest Simons, 9085 T. 28th do
For Freight and Passage apply to
P THOMAS, Agent.
Queen's Buildings, No. 3.
ffug, g gloomy, h hall, I light THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN
ning, o
departure of the mail The following vessels have pas. (Extra Postage 10 cents)sed the Canal:-Ernest Simone, (Letters posted in all the Agamemnon, Macbaon, Nyanza, Pillar Boxes in time for Monmouthshire, Sardinia, Orma the first cloarance willzau. be included in this con-
London, 20th May. tract mail.) The Parcel The following vessels have pas- Mail will be closed on sed the Canal:-Benlawers, Derf Friday, 6th June, at 5 flinger, C. Ferd Laoisz, Asama, p.m. Par Assaye, 7th Sachsen, Goldenfels, Indraghiri.
London, 24rd May. June, 11 a..
Arrivals from China-Ernest Shanghai, North Chins Simons, Silesia. Theseus, Japan via Nagasaki, United States,
The following vessole have pas. South
sed the Canal:-Atauta Maru, Iyo America and Canada via Maru. Bado Maru, Menelaus, Vancouver (Europe via Siberia) Per Empress of Spezia, Welsh Prince.
London, 27 May. The following vessels have pas sed the Canal:-Hyson, Atlant, tique, Rheaus,
London, 29th May. Arrivals from China:-Nyanza. Philippine Islands-Per Loong-]
London. 30th May. sang 7th June. 1 p.m. Arrivals from China-Lutzow, Shanghai
and North Iyo Maru, Sachsen, Shimase, Chias (Europe via St-Schwarzburg. beria)-Per Linan, 7th
The following vessels have pas- June, 5 p.m.
eed the Canal:—Antilochus, Coy- Swatow-Per Haimun, 8th June Erskine. Amazóne.”.
lon, Nore, Peiho, Simla, Baron
9 B.m. [Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
Per Haiyang, 10th June, 10 6.m. Tientsin-Por Chipshing, 10th
June, 11. a.m.
Straits and India via Calcutta- Per Torilla, 7th ' Junė,
Siberian
Mail.
noon.
overcast, p passing showers, q squally, r rain, e snow, thunder, v visibility, w dew wet). Q Rain in inches, tenths and hundredths,
METEOROLOGICAL.
STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.
Mail Service to Australia
via Manila.
MAIL SCHEDULE
(SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION)."
7th June, 11 am, 21st June,
Steamers,
Previous
Arrivo Hongkong
from Australis,
Leave Hongkong
for Australia.
6 am
Low Water
Barometar 20.88 29.88 Temperature 84 Humidity Wind Rourkoog Direction
Force
78
Day On Date On Date
Atp 29.87 87
ALDENHAM
ST. ALBANS imm BASTERN
75
88
64
W
W
1
b
TIDE TABLE:
2nd June to 8th June, 1913.
Kangkong
· 10th
Mon.
Taesi
... a
Na interlar
Straits and India via Caloutts
-Por Suisang.. June, 1 p.m.
German
Mail:
'Btraits, Burmah, Ceylon,
Adelaide, Western Aus Wes tralia, India, Adon, Thur)" Egypt, and Europe via va. Naples Por
High n Low Water Weather' 1. No Interior Hith nor Low Water Rain
= 0,3+
29 30 4.3 5) Highest open air Tamperature on the st
No lafestor High to Low Watar
Goeben, SALME,7 m2.43. 11th June, 9 am “aku Shanghai and North China-Fer Anhui, 12th June, 3 p.m.
19 509 ELK. Observatory, 2nd June, 1913, GT, F. Claxton, Dissotor,
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434
Oysters, Fresh, Fred or Stawed, BAZARENORIDE) Finden Haddocks, Kppers &a.
ALEXANDRA CAFE.
27th June.
19th July,
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