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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1913,

CORRESPONDENCE. while Shourd, demanded that the

The opinions expressed by our correspondents are not necess~ arily those of the “Hongkong Telegraph"]

Consular Disclaimer:

To the Editor of the "Hongkong Telegraph."

Dear Sir,

i.

·

In the imus of Saturday, June 28th of the local

paper, the "China

indictments should be quashed and that no stain should attach before he made good the thefts

to his reputation.

Shourda appeared to hold the trump card, for he knew that the bank without the restoration of the stolen bonds would go to the wall, and the officials in Court acknowledged this in dropping

the case.

POST OFFICE.

The Amazone with the Fronch Mall is excepted to arrive here on Sunday, the 13th inst.

The Mexico Maru is due to ar

MAILS DUE, French, Amazone, 13th Inst.

SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVED.

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 19th at 10,55.—Pressure has decreased slightly in all dis- tricts except over the lower rive here on Saturday, the 12th Sung Kiang, Br. as. L. Robinson, Yangtze Valley and in the ex- inat, with malls from London via

8th July-Haiphong 5th treme South. Siberia of Wednesday, the 18th &

Gen.-B & S. Saturday, the 21st ulto.

A shallow depression lies, over Chip Shing, Br. s.s. 1,199, T. M. Annam and the western portion

Meyrick, 9th July-Can-of the China Sea. ton 8th July, Gen -J. M. & Co.

Light or variable winds are in- Siberian, Moxico Maru, 21st Darflinger, Ger. 8.8. 5,148, Franz dloated along the east coast of Proesch, 9th July-Foo-hina and moderate E. winda chow 8th July, Gen.-M. Over the northern portion of the

N. China Sea. Fooshin, Chi. 6.8. 573, OH. Horg, Hongkong Rainfall for the 24

9th July-Honkohe 6th

hours ending at 10 am. to-day, July, Salt-A, Bune.

0.14 inches. Chenan, Br. as. 1,350, W.L. Jones, 9th July-Shanghai 6th July, Gen.-B. & §.. Kwongsang Br. 1,424, N. F.

inst,

A BIG FINE,

At the Police Court, this morn- Daily Outlook," an article ap- peared entitled "Another Viewing, before Me Hazeland, Mr. of the Peace Question," purport. Hoggarth, of the Opium Farm, ing to have resulted from an in- terview given to the reporter of the "China Daily Outlook" by a "Member of the Consular Body" in Hongkong.

MAILS VIA SIBERIA.

Let.. Loader

June 21

Tas Shanghai

"July 7

MAILS CLOSE.

charged a man with being in un-Shanghai and North-China,— lawful possession of seventy taels

Por Anhui, 10th July, S of raw opium, and pipo mace of

p.m.

.

drosa opium, at 219, Queen's Shanghai and North China-Per- Road Central.

Kwangtah, 10th July, 3' p.m.

It was remarked that the We the undersigned "Consuls de Carriere" in Hongkong, beg defendant had also ninety-five to state that no one of us has been tuels of a compound made up to the interviewee or informant in represent opium. connection with the above article A fine of $840, or in default and consequently that no one of six months, was imposed.

us is in any way responsible for the contents and views of that article.

We would be thankful to you for kindly publishing this letter

in your esteemed paper.

: We are, Dear Sir,

Youre faithfully,

Z. VOLPICELLI

Consul General for Italy.

DE REUS

Consul General for

Netherlands.

GEORGE E. ANDERSON

Consul General

S: IMAI

United States."

Consul for Japan.

GASTON LIEBERT

WATER RETURN.

Amoy-Per Tilbodas, "10th July,4 |

German

Mail.

..p.m.

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

tralia,

Egypt, and Europe vis Naples Per Dorfflinger, 10th July, 4 p.m.

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow- Por Baiyang, 11th July, 10a.m.

Level and Storage of water in Straits and Indis via Calcutta-

Reservoirs on July 1, 1913.

CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER

WORKS LEIKL

1617,

141

Tylami ful sin. below) 118, fain, below

for

the Tram

***... (1712, xi. below soft, stin. Byewash Luvern Tylan Inter

zi. fo. indie... nitiduw

Dverdos below alth the Poft overflow

Left pin Wong-ri- ft. ris. below aft. below Yel-

Overflow

uverfeny

Overflow

kelow

Overflow

below

belon

above

мочи

Consul General for France.

WISER

Austro-Hungarian Consul.

FRANCIS JANSSENS

Consul for Belgium.

V. D'OETTINGEN

Consul for Russia,

M. DE DERTEANO

Consul for Poru

J. EITZEN

Vice-Consul for Norway.

Dr. CRULL

chungu......

STORACE IN MILLION AND DECIMAL GALLONS.

Tyball...

Tytam Ryewat....

T Intermediae....... Pobfutu

Wong-ni-chung

ایران

1970. 150.40

+37 101 74

1913. #84 60

2+351

2.A

11-36

540.00

Consumption at the water in the City and Bill District in millions of guilen, during the month of

June 2012.

Сокачево....

Estimated

popu:salon...

tunsumption per

head day...

111

103.55

732.519

25.0

קני

kinga `mi pals.

254,119

. 247 xals.

Intermittent supply by Kider main Ig Rider

main districts up till sth June, 1919, Constant upply in all districts from the bib June 1918

Per Fooksang, 11th July,}

.11 a.m.

Saigon For Pheumpent. 11th

July, 3 p.m. Korror. Yap, Ulini, Sai- pan, Truk, Tonape, Ku- saio, Jaluit, Nauru, Rabaul and Sydney-Per Germiniu 11th July, 4,

Australian

Mail.

p.m.

Touron-Per Kiangping, 11th

July, 4 p.m.. Shanghai, North China and Japan via Kobe-Per Namsang, 11th July. 5 p.m. Tientsin-Por Chipshing. 11th

July, 5 p.m.

Australian

Mail,

& Co.

Bichard, 10th July- Shanghai and Swatow Gen. J. Mi & Do Loksang, Br. s.8. 977, G. H. Bow-

L:

ker, 10th July-Wel-hai- wei, Gen.-J. M. & Co.

"FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON

TO-MORROW."

Distriot.

Forecast.

Hongkong and E, winds,

moderate;

fair to

Neighbourhood

Triumph, Ger. s.8. 768, Langawe 2 Formosa Channel

ager. 10th July-Holbow Gen.-J. & Co..

Kansas, Br. As. 3,934, R. Linkle- ter, 10th July-New York 16th May, Gen. Order.

CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.

July 9. Sunda for London. Hongkong for Haiphong., Atagosan Maru for Muke. Seattle Mary for Victoria.

July 10. Kwangtah for Shanghai. Tjibodas for Shanghai. Solun for Bangkok. Chenan for Canton. Varg for Wakamatsu. Anhui for Shanghai. Vadala for Yokohama. Kwangse for Saigon Derfflinger for Bremen.

Philippine Islands, An-Protesilans for Liverpool. gaur, Yap, Fred. Wil-Loksang for Canton. helmshafen, Rabau,

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

showery.

variable

winds. moderate.

Mail Steamers

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned FORTS on or

about the DATES named ****** For

Stearuera

SHANGHAI,)

MOJI, KOBE NAMUR AND YOKO-Capt. A. Collyer HAMA colan SHANGHAI...

LONDON, vis Usual Ports of Call

}

ASSAYB

Capt. G.J. Coldwell,

CHINA

Capt. C.H.8. Tocqua R.N.R

LONDON & ANT-

WERP v: Singa-

pore, Penang,

C'mbo, Port Said,

& Marseilles...

To Sail On Remarka

about 19th July & Page

about

Freight

Freight

17th July &P'esgev

Noon Freight

18th July & Pange

All the above steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.

For Freight, or Passage apply to

P.&O.S. N. Co.'s office,

The same as No. 1.

Hongkong, 7th July, 1913.

The same B No. 1.

South coast of) China between H.K. and Hainan.

China Coast Meteorological Register.

Station.

10th July, am.

Wind.

Hour.

Humidity.

Temperature

Barometer.

Weather.

D'tion.

Force.

Wostock 7a 29.84 52 Nemuro... 6 a 29.91- Hakodate 20.8 L Tokio Kochi Nagasaki 29.84

M

29.83

29,84

se 5.or

nna

E. A. Hewett,

Superintendent,

NORDDEUTSCHER

LLOYD. BREMEN.

|IMPERIAL GERMAN MÁIL LINES

For

NAPLES, GENOA, AL-`

Steamers,

GIERS, GIBRALTAR, (DERFFLINGER

To sali on

THURSDAY,

SOUTHAMPTON, (Capt. F. Prosch 17,000

YORCK

Capt. H. Formes 17,000

YAP, NEWGUINEA, / COBLENZ

BRISBANE, SYDNEY Capt. L. Klugkist 6,750 & MELBOURNE......

- sw 1-

€

1-

"

-ene I-

A'WERP & BREMEN.,

K'shima

1:

29.78

B

Oshima

29.79

0

AKJ,

SHANGHAI, NAGA8-)

KOBE AND

Naha Ishi'jima

H

29.77 29.82

B

2

YOKOHAMA..........

0-

MANILA. ANGAUR, }

Bonin Is.

Chefoo

Whaiwel 29.8968 85,sw 3 o

"

Misken, G. Parsons, W. L. Penny, Mr. &

Mrs. F. J.

Iohang Kjukiang Changsha

H

Gutzlaff

Sharp P.

Amoy

Herbertshohe; Matupil PASSENGERS ARRIVED. Australia, Tasmania and

Hankow Per s.s. Derflinger arrived 9th New Zealand via Brie-July, from Foochow, eto.

bane-For Coblenz, 12th July, 8 a.m.

Arroya C.

Bayor, Airs. Behrens, T. Borger.

Acting Consul for Germany. Serves to houses in Rider main eles con Pakhoi, and Haiphong-PerSung- Hongkong, July 8th 1913.

ABSCONDING BANKER.

Curious American Case.

A Philadelphian bank defaulter, who absconded a year or two ago with £350,000, turned the tables on his accusers by surrendering and restoring the whole of the booty, thus securing the annul- ment of the indictment against him and leaving the Court an exonerated man.

The fact is that the returned prodigal, who is named Shourds, not only made restitution of all he took from the Merchants' Union Trust Company, of which be was a trusted official, but gave £1,000 as a sop to the injured feelings of the bank's directors.

accted from mains, and supply given by public | fountains only during 1913.

KOWLOON WATER WORKS LEVEL.

Ira

Kowloon Gra

sitation Re- Advv

Mervoir....... averflow

}

Below overfow

STORAGE IN MILIONS AND.DECIMAL

Kavioon. Gr

vitation

GALLON.

$553

31.03

Heservoir Fonuimtin of water in Kowloon in milions of gallons during the month of June, 191)

Consumption.........

med popula Cominption par

tion..............! head per day...)

1917

י

ז 13

gros

IL.J

1911

kiang, 12th July, 9

a rd.

Boland, Mr.. & Perzyushi.

Mrs, 0.

Japan via Kobe-Per Japan, Ciar.

America, Canadian

and Siberian Malls.

12th July, 10 8.m.

Ciar, B.

Formosa via Keelung. Chang Shanghai, North China, Chang, Sisters. Japan vis Nagaaki, Cheshire, Miss Honolulu, United States

A W. Cheung.

Dyavn, L.

America, and South America, Canada via San- Francisco (Europe via Farmer, W. A. Siberia)-Per Shinyo Freese, H: Maru, 12th July, 11 am. Frankel, Dr.

3547 geltona Philippine Islands-Per Yuen-Ginther, Carl.

sang, 17th July, 1 p.m. Shangbai & North-China (Europe via Siberia)- Per Chenan, 14th July,

Inj galfens

The Government Analyst's apports show that the water is of excellent quality.

Public Works Deparment.

W. CHATHAM.

Water Authority.

BUNKERS

can be supplied at cheap rates,

at

!

Ꮵ ;

SANDAKAN & SEBATTIK

(British North Borneo),

Sboards disappeared in 1911, and the Pinkerton detectives nat out to track bim down. Even- tually they succeeded in doing so when is transpired that the bank was not so much concerned in capturing Shourde as in getting the stolen bonds back. The dot- ectives were instructed to assure Shourds, who was unearthed in ing for bunker coal exclusively Germany, that be would not be are exempt from all shipping prosecuted if he made restitution, dues and charges.

THE BEST

THE

Guinness'

Wheel

Brand

At these ports, steamers call.

A. BUNE

BREWERS BREW.

Stout.

SAME AS SUPPLIED

TO HIS MAJESTY THE

"

KINO CAN BE HAD

ROM ALL DEALERS

Sole Agents for Chine.

H RUTTONJEE & SON,

14, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

Siberian

Mail.

5 p.m. Shanghai and North-China-Per Kwongsang, 12th July,

5 p.m. Swatow--Per Haimun, 13th July,

Siberian

Mail.

9 a.m.

Goldenberg, Mrs.

M. Harrisson. Higashi, T. Irreur, P. H. Le. Jac. Jonkay, John,

Pickering, J. C. Pinley, W.

KOBE & YOKOHAMA P. SIGISMUND

Shanghai " 29.8368-ene o

29.8368-480 50md KUDAT & SANDAKAN 7a29,7581-

Swatow

Taihoku

00

Ba 29.84 80 82 ne 1b SANDAKAN........

29-7979 91.. 1 b

8

2-- 0-

Reay, J.

5&29.76-

Rottenberg, B.

Taichu

29.79

Bosch, G.

Tainan

../29.80-

Bylander, Mr.

Koshun

n 29.78-

& Mrs.

P'doros

29.78

Sea, R. T. Sharmal, G. Sihnler, Stevens, Mrs. Tucker,

W. M. Tucker, Dr. A.

W. Urban, B. L., Westermann. Wong Mao Lok. Yooung, P.

Canton

Da

H'kong

Gap Rook, Macao

#1

Miss

6a29.7480 91 ese 1 op

29.70-680 40 29.7282

* 88 Wuchow 98 Pakhoi +1 Holhow

20

Phulien

Tourane

**** 19

2 or

0. St. J..

19

7 o

Aparri

Manila

29.8475

#

0 0

Legaspi Iloilo Bacolod Cebu Labuan

29.82 75

aw 1 b

9.29.8981

sw 30

nw i o

29.86 84

13

Per 8.8, Sung Kinng arrived th July, from Haiphong- McKenzie, Mrs

PASSENGERS DEPARTED. Per es. Sunda departed 10th July, from Hongkong. Armstrong, W.; Melville, Miss Chan, Mrs. E. L. Chan Ah Fook. Melville, E. L, Ko Sik Cheung, Chan Mui, Miss, Rutherford, E.

D. Mayer, Mra. B.

Tan Han Mayer, Miss. Wood, J.

Shanghai, North China and Japan via Kobe (Europe via Siberia)—Per Amazone, 13th July. 9 a.m. Swatow, Amoy and Formosa vis Tamsui -Por Daigi. maru, 13th July, 9' a.m, Straits and Burmah-Per Itola, 14th July, 5 p.m.

aigon, Straits. Ceylon,. Adelaide, Western Aus- tralia, India, Adon, Egypt SHIPS PASSED. THE CANAL, and Europe via Marsoil- les (Late Letters 11 to Noon. Extra Postage 10 centa), (Letters posted in all the Pillar Boxes) in time for the first elearance will be included in this contact mail.)→→ Per Atlantique, 15th July, 11 a.m. Swatow, Amoy and. Foochow

Per Balching, 15th July,

French

Mal!.

10 am.

Weihaiwai & Tientsin-Por Hui chow, 15th July, 10 am, Philippine Islands-Fer Tean, 15 th July, 3 p.m. Straits and India via Calcutta- Per Laisang, 15th July,

American

Mail.

1 p.in.

Formosa via Koolung, Shanghai, North-China, Japan via Moji, Victoris and Seattle-Per Yoko- hama Maru, 15th July, 3

p.m.

London, 17th June. Arrivals from Chins:-Bo- hemia.

The following vessels have pas- sed the Canal:-Bengloe, Dunbar, Lennox, Yorck, Kansas, Lovat. London 20th June. Arrivals from China: Balow Hirano Mant, Peiho, Polynesien, Teenkai.

The following vessels have passed the Canal:-Bayern, Miy- asaki Maru, Ningobow, Prinz Ludwig, Tango Maru; Vorwäerts, Cotswold Range, Yangtsze, Am-| azone, O. J. D. Ahlers.

་་༩,

TIDE TABLE.

7th July to 18th July, 1913.

30

..

Low Watár

6a 29,71 79 53 A

29.6979 29.83 77-*ew

*

Hongkong, Observatory, July, 10,

T. F. Claxton, Director.

degrees Fahrenheit on the level 1 Barometer, reduced to 32 of the sea 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, Direction of Wind, to two

points.

5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort 'Scale,

6 State of Weather, b'blue sky, o detached cloud, d drizzling rain flog, g gloomy, h hail, I light- ning, o overcast, p passing showers, a equally, r rain, senow

t,

Capt. D.. Lenz

6,000

BORNEO

Capt. J. Koehler RAJAH

Capt. C. Rosiefsky

10th July, 5 p.m. THURSDAY,

10th July.

5 8.m.

[SATURDAY,

12th July

9 B.II.

about TUESDAY, 22nd July.

about

End of July

about mid- of July.

Imid

All the steamers of the European Line are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. New System of Telefunken.

For further Particulars, apply to

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

MELCHERS & CO.,

GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG and CHINA.

Hongkong, 9th July, 1913.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS.

REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE BETWEEN EUROPE AND JAPAN.

OUTWARD;

Steamers.

Amazone, Australien,

NEXT SAILINGS:-

HOMEWARD,

Will leave for

Marieilles.

Will leave for Steamers.

Japan on

9860 T. 18th July Atlantique, 10728 T, 15th July

10820 T. 27th do

| Ernest Simons,'9086 T. 29th do

For Freight and Passage apply to

M. SAINT CLAIR de BUSSIERRE, Agent.

Queen's Buildings, No. 3.

thunder, visibility, wdow wet) THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN

0 Rain in inches, tenths and hundredthe.

METEOROLOGICAL.

Previous

Day On Date On Date Barometer 29.81 29.79. Temperature 88 78 Humidity Wind Direction Force

Hong Hong Weather:

STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.

Mail Service to Australia

via Manila.

MAIL SCHEDULE

(SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION).

29.76

87

Steamers.

65 93

ዘፈ

BASTERN

W

E

EMPIRE İsta

-1

0

Rain ***................ | Highest open air fangeratarm on the sch

Lowest

631 H.K. Observatory, 9th July, 1913.

T. F. Claxton, Director.

EUR Water

Hongkong

MOL.

-10

#3

34

4.1

Straits and Ceylon-Per Kaga

Maru, 15th July, 5 p.m. Australia, Tasmania & and New Zealand via Port Darwin-Per Tai- Fri. yuan, 16th July, 10 am,

M TO

59

& # 1

437 3.0

51

Wedt

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10

39.

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Swatt-Per

Heimun, 16th July, 10 am,

31

Australian

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tor

#3

Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stened, Find Haddocks, Kpper &o. ALEXANDRA CAFE,

ALDENHAM «.............in

Arrive Hongkong from Australia,

28th July. H

31st July.7-

Leave Hongkong

for Australia.

19th July, at noon. 16th August,

The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, en- suring & Plentiful supply of Ice, French Provisions, etc., and are lighted throughout with Electricity: All State-Rooms have Electric Fans. A duly qualified Dootor and Stewardess are carried.

For further particulars, apply to

Gibb, Livingston

Co.

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