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'EMPRESS OF ASIA.”

Some Features of a Magnificent Veskel.

SANITARY BOARD.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1913,

Colonial Secretary's Office,

July 31.

Dear Sir,

..

POST OFFICE.

SHIPPING News.

“ARRIVED.

The Arcadia with the English mail left Bingapore on Saturday the 9th inst, at 8 am and may be expected here on or about Wednesday the 13th inst, at; noon. This packet brings the Taintau, parcel malls closed in London for despatch by the all-sea route on the 9th ult, and for despatch overland on the 16th ult.

..

MAILS CLOSE.

Yamawaki, 11th fust--

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 19th at 1108-Pres

Maru, Jap, ss. 4,163, Tsure has decreased slightly over Shanghal 8th inst. Gen

-N.Y. E Chenan, Br. s. 1,385, W. Lloyd Jones, Ith inst.-Cant n

Gon -B. & 8.

Ger. s.a. 1,002, F. Briok ing. 11th inst-Bolbow 10th inst., Rice.-M. & Co.

the central

Philippines and

Mail Steamers

THE PENINSULAR

Annam. It is nearly stationary AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

elsewhere.

ני

The depression over B.W. China is now central to the West of Haiphong.

No returns from Japan Moderate to light southerly Landrat Schelff, Ger. s.6, 1,620, 4, winds are indicated over the

Struve,11thinst-Saigon China Sea. 8th inst, Rice.-B. & Co.

Minnesota, Jap. 13,323, J. W

The Yingohow with the mail A meeting of the Sanitary from London vis Biberia of Fri- Board was held this afternoon at day the 25th ult., is due to arrive the office of the department. The here on Wednesday the 13th inst. Hitachi At the invitation of Mr D. W. following letter read from the Craddock, the popular General Government relative to appeals Trafo Agent in Hongkong for from the Board under Bootion 285 the Canadian Pacifio Railway of the Public Health and Baild Company's Steamship Line, a

ings

Ordinance :-- party of local Pressmen yesterday onjoyed tifin on board the new mammoth liner the Empress of Asia and subsequently inspected this latest addition to the Com-

In reply to your letter No pany's big lest. The vessel, as is 151/13 of the 17th July I am known, has been in harbour for directed to inform you that as no some two weeks past, and ison her provision of the kind is made in Straits and Ceylon Per Hita: ebi Maru. 17th inst., 5 maiden trip to take up her regular the Public Health and Buildings run on the Pacifio. She leaves ordinanes, His Excellency the Hongay Per Petchaburi 12th Hongkong tomorrow for Van Governor in Counoil is not pre- inst, 5 p.m. couver, and her run across the pared to give any undertaking Pacific Ocean will be followed that in the event of an appeal with great interest, inasmuch as from the Board under section 265 her sister ship, the Empress of of the Public Health and Build- Russia, broke all records some inga "Ordinance, he will in all little time back while on the cor-cases, before hearing the appeal, responding trip:

communicate the grounds of such It was a magnificent repast appeal to the Board for which was laid before the little consideration and report. Should Swatow, party of visitors yesterday, show-however any case eries in which ing unmistakeably that the such a reference appears to be steward's department is in expert desirable, the Governor in Coun- -hands. The food is whole oil will be glad to avail himself

and dainty, and it of the advice of the board.

some

Correspondence was read re lative to the proposed under ground trough-olorat in D'Aguilar Street.

Mr Chan Kai-ming minuted :-

:!:

p.m.

*10 a.m

Garlick: 11th inst., Beattle Wash Gen.-N. Y.E

Luchow, Brse, 1,921. Mesthrel; 11th inst-Amoy, 10th Inst., Gen-B. & 8. Misumi Maru, Jap. 1,905, Uchi-

Port Courbert-Per Wuhu 13th

inst., 8 a.m," Bwatow-Per Haimun, 18th inst., Swatow & Amoy~Per Kiukiang

18th August, 10 a.m. Sandakan-Per Mausang, 13th Rajah.

August, 10 a.m.

Canadian and

American,

Siberian Maila

Swatow,

Siberian

Ningpo, Shanghai and North China-Per Kiukiang, 13th inst.,

10 a.m.

Shanghai, North China, Japan via

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 0.08 inches,

hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day,

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

District.

tama, 11th inst.- Kwangyou 8th inst. 1 Hongkong Cement Stono,-A Rune

Ger. w., 1,275, T. Biefs & Neighbourhood

my, "19th inet.-S.,^u-} kan 5th inst, Timber,- M. & Co.

Choyeang, Br B.S. 1,424 M

Courtney, 12th inst., Bwatow 11th inst., Gen. - J. M. & Co.

Nagasaki, Choising, Ger. a.s. 1,021, F. Bruhn,

United States, South Amerios and Canada via

12th inst.,-Saigon 7th inst, Rice, B. & S.

Vancouver (Europe via Rubi, Am. ss 2,797, James Miller,

Siberia)-Per Empress of Asia, 13th August. 11

Per Choyaung, 13th Aug- 11 am.

Amoy and Foochow Per Kaijo Maru, 13th)

Aug, 1 p.m.

Shanghai & North-China (Europe via Siberia)- Por Arcadia, 13th Aug.,

is evident that the Company in- tends maintaining its high repu- ation in this all important respect. Tiffa over, a through inspection was made of the magnifesnt liner. The vessel was fully described in the "Telegraph" on the vessel's The original sits cleated at the Shanghai and North China- arrival in Hongkong, and yester-upper end of D'Aguiler Street is day's roam over the veritable better than the second. floating palace confirmed the Mr F.B.L Bowley-How is the high impressions then formed of new site ventilated?. The plans her. The party was conducted show no thorough means of ven- ovor the vessel by Capt. Robertson tilation. and Mr Craddock, who spared no paina to let the visitors see all that was to be seen. The room which was first approved, it seems Shanghai and North China-Per iness of the vessel, the magnifi-that the choice of the new site is cence of her fittings, the general only doubling the number of air of comfort, and the thousand objectors. Why was the first site and one little arrangements made approved of, abandoned ? for the convenience of passengers, impressed one all the time. Every conveniences must be set up in thing was in good taste; art was various parts of the town. When- Batavia, combined with utility; and the ever suggested these sorts of ob passenger who would desire any jections will be raised by property thing better than the Empress of Asis can offer him or her, woulders. I think the originul site be a strange individual;

Dr Fitzwilliams:-Having gone through all this with the site

The Hon. Mr Hewett :-These

the better of the two.

Plans of a proposed vermilion factory to be erected on a portion of Kowloon Inland Lot No 1218 also con. Mongkoktaui sidered.

were

5 p.m.

Choysang, 14th inst., 11

2.1.

Tientsin-Per Cheongshing 14th

inst., 11 a.m. Fort Bayard, Haiphong, Pakhoi

and Saigon-Per Hue, 14th Aug., 11 s.m.

Cherihow. Samarang, Bourabaya and Macassar -Per Tjimanoek, 14th August, noon," Shanghai and North China-Per Luchow, 14th Aug. 3

p.mi

Haiphong, Parhol and Saigon

12th inet,Manila 10th GenS. T. & Co." Cheongahing, Br. s. 1,989, V. MoChiddell, 12th inst.— Canton Gen-J. M. & Co.

Kotohira Haru, Jap. 2,267, J. Yamanaka, 1th inst-

and

2. Formosa Channel

"

3 South coast of

China between H.K and Lamooks

South coast of

Forecast.

S.E. or variable

: winds,

WILL despatch ESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or

about the DATES ñamed For

Stesjuers SHANGHAI)

MOJI, KOBE NORB AND YOKO (Capt. D. Asbury, HAMA............uḍ SHANGHAI... ARCADIA LONDON, vis) DELTA

Usual Ports of Cali

Capt. 8. Burcham

To Sail On Remarks

about 23rd Aug.

Freight

& F'sage

10 am.

Freight

14th Aug. & P'®ã£@....

Noon

1 Freight

Capt. EP, Martin, RN.R. 16th Aug. & F'saga

LONDON & ANT-1

WERP via Singa-

pore,

Penang,NAMUR

O'mbo, Port Said, Capt. A. Collyer,,

about Freight

20th Aug. &P'sage

All the above steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.

For Freight, or Passage apply to

moderate

& Marseilles.

to light; cloudy,

Some

rain.

P. & O. 9. N. Co.'s office,

S. winds moderate.

Hongkong, 8th August, 1913.

The same

in No. 1.1

China between H.K.The same and Hainan.

38 No. 1, China Coast Meteorological Reglater.

Chefoo via Weihaiw ei Station. Gen.-N.Y.K.

CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.

August 11. Robert Dollar for San Francisco.

Jobanne for Deli.

Kenjo Maru for Tourane.

opasng for Delay,

August 12.

Haitan for Fooshow. Sbidzuoka Maru for Seattle. Mausang for Bandakan. Chinhua for Iloilo.

Hitachi Marú for London.

Childar for Kwang You.. Kumsang for Robe. Misumi Maru for Kwang Yen. Japan for Calovita.' Wuhu for Pert Courbart. Per Sungkiang 15th Luchow for Canton. inat., 8 a m. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow- Per Hatching, August, 10 a.m.

15th

12th August, a.m.

Wind.

Hour

umidity.

Barometer,

Temperature

D'tion.

Force.

eather.

זו

Wostock 7a29.6268 Nemuro 6.8 Hakodate

Tokio Kochi Nagasaki

11.

+1

K'shima

**

Oshima

Naha

Ishi'jima

Bonin le. Chefoo

S

11

Whaiwei 29.6478 82

Hankow

Ichang

www

Kiukiang

Changsha Shanghai Gutzlaff Sharp P.

14

29.8877 100

1 b

29.7479 — ese

7829.72 85--

2 ov 0 b

Amoy

6a29.7682 87 ene 2 ́e

DEPARTED.

'August 12,

Swatow

Taihoku

„29.6980 91 sse 1b 5a29.72-

*0 2 --

Taichu

29.74-**

M

0

Tainan

2

98"

Koahun P'dorea 29.69 Canton H'kong 629.6779,91 e Gap Rock

29.64- Maono 29,6578 Wuchow 9a Pakhoi Hoihow

» 29.71

10 83 3 c WAW 2 o

and India via Calcuttaustralien for Yokohama. -Yatehing. 15th Aug., Chongva for E., Wan. Telemachus for Saigon. Amagisan Maru for Mike

p.m.

The luxuriously appointed smoking room, done out in the Jacobean style, with its oak panellings and massive pillars, is surely the last word in ship

Will Mr Bowley minuted: furnishing; while the spacious and beautifully fitted lounge is women and obilden be employed? Straits, one of the finest apartments we Section 43 means ventilation to have ever seen aboard ship. This be shown? Section 163 is there latter is in the style of William sufficient privy accommodation? Philippine Islands-Per Rubi, and Mary, and down to the merest Farther plans showing sections detail the period is faithfully and elevation will be submitted? Dr Fitzwilliams: - Is the reflected. The gymnasium will undoubtedly be one of the most M.O.H. Patisfied that the fumes popular apartments on the vessel, from the processes employed in fitted out as it is with all the the factory will not be injurious latest equipment needed for to the inhabitants of neighbour exercise and amusement, Thening houres? What restrictions there are the extremely coay are imposed in Great Britain? suites of rooms; the daintily

The M.O.H.:-I understand that furnished library and and writing Dr Pearse is quite gatisfied (the | room; the palatial dining saloon; factory is in Kowloon). The the conservatory; the numerous house regalations comprise not- little cafes for privato dinoerification to a medical practitioner parties; etc., etc. In fact, there of all cases of mercurial poisoning is nothing lacking on this newest and the probibition child labour. of new boats; she worthily repre Bents**

genius.

modern

"

shipbuilding

WATER POLO,

Hongkong League; D C.L.J. v. R.E's.

A CLEVER CAPTURE:

1J

For some time past an electric- ian employed by the P.W.D. bas been suspected of pilfering fittings. The case was put in the hands of At the V.R.C. Jast svening the Detective Sergeant Murphy, who D.CL.I. and be-R.E. met in a very cleverly found out what was water polo (league) match and going on, Yesterday the detective after a desperate struggle the stopped the man as he was leav game ended in a draw of one goal ing work and escorted him home, and there he found numerous fittings, the property of the

W.D.

eвoh.

The game was a fast one from the commencement and when the

whistle.rounded for half time,

At the Polics Court, this morn-

the Engineers were in the harpying, Mr Melbourne sentenced the position of being one goal up, man to fourteen days' imprison- Morrish having scored the goal ment and four hou 's stock a."

early in the game. In the second half too, it appeared that the Engineera were going to prove their superiority, but it is a long lane that has no turning, and, after an unsuccessful attempt on the part of Crissell, Walls scored for the Cornishmen. Just before

the conclusion Walle tried again

but the shot was saved. Score,

BUNKERS

can be supplied at cheap rates.

at

Australian

qs}{2ug

Mall.

Mail,

15th August, 3 p.m. Philippine Islands Aus- tralia, Timor, Tasmania & New Zealand vis Port Darwin-Per Empire, -16th Aug., 10 am, Straits, Burmah, Ceylon. Adelaide, Western Aus- tralia, India, Aden, Egypt, and Europe via Brindisi. (Late Letters 11 am to noon, Extra Postage 10 cents.) (Sup- plementary mall 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 Banks, I. R. be included in this con-0. Wo Him. tract mail.) The Parcel Evans, F: R Mail will be closed, Falconer, Mr. & Ohta, W. Friday, at 5 p.m.-Per Mrs. P. J.

Amazone for Marseilles. Preussen for Bamburg Wakasa Maru for Yokohama. Tuiumph for Tourane. Namaang for Calcutta.. Cheongshing for Canton. Hangehow for Baigon.

"20,71

44

.M

Phulien 6a 29.63 79.

E. A. Hewett,

Superintendent.

NORDDEUTSCHER

LLOYD.

BREMEN.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES

For

Steariere.

To sail on

NAPLES, GENQA, AL-)

GIERS, GIBRALTAR, Į PRINCESS ALICE SOUTHAMPTON, (Capt Bortfeldt 20,300 A'WERP & H'BURG.J SHANGHAI, TSING-

TAU. KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.... MANILA, YAP,

MA-

RONN, NEWGUINEA, BRISBANE SYDNEY & MELBOURNE

KOBE & YOKOHAMA

LUTZOW

Capt. H. Textor 17,300

SANDAKAN ...... Capt. J. Koehler

W'NESDAY, 20th August 10 am

about W'NESDAY,

20th August,

IP. WALDEMAR

about TUESDAY

Capt. H. Bremer

6,000

19th Aug.

JESSELTON, KUDAT & | BORNEO

about the end

of August.

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, 7th August, 1913.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS. REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE BETWEEN EUROPE AND JAPAN.

NEXT SAILINⱭS:-

Will leave for Japan on

Tourane

29.6484

C. St. J.

20.8277.

Aparri

16

20.7474

aw 5 c ese 10

[Manila

29.70 74

- 00

Legaspi

29.77 78

- waw 1 b

9 & 29.8382

ee 1 b

se 2 0

OUTWARD:

"

29.8487

'Steamers.

1.

Bacolod Cebu Labuan

PASSENGERS ARRIVED,

Per 8.6 Luchow arrived from Shanghai 11th inst. Buchannan, Mrs. Campbell, Iloilo

Per B.8. Hitachi Maru, arrived 11th inst., from Yokohama. alves, Mr. & Ma S.

Mrs. J. M. Nagahash S: Araki, Lt, Com. Namma, R.

N. Ping, Chit Ono, H. Okada, Mrs. I. Okonogi, J.

J.

Obmo, Miss K.

Delta, 16th August, 11 Guillot, Mr. & Pock, F. M

a.m.

Philippine Islande Per Loong-

sang. 16th August at

Siberian American

Mail.

Mall.

it pm.

Mrs. Guttertz, Misa A Hewitt, Rev. W.

H.

Philippine Islands. Japan H. Him Pad via Nagasaki, Honolulu, Hirose, T. United States, South Irwin, G. America and Canada via Kinosbits, S San Francisco-Fer Nile, Kitagawa, Y.

Kawakami, Miss North N.

16th inst, 5 p.m. Shanghai and

Wei-hai-wei

Rees, Miss D.

M. Sing L, K. Soares, Mrs. Uchino, Miss T Williams, Mes.

0. H. Yonngman,

Miss A. Ú. Yoshida, Y. Yoneda, T. Y. Fun Hashi

Ohina, (Europe vin Lee, M. Biberia)—Per Linan, Mills, A. H. 16th August, 5 v.m.

Per s.s. Teintau, arrived 11th and Tientsininet, from Hoihow. Per Kuelchow, 16th Aug, 5pm...

Blume, A. Swatow, Amoy & Foochow -Per

Fer B. Rubi, arrived from Baiyang, 19th inst, 10 Manilg, 12th inst.

Beech, Mrs. O.E. Krappentauert,

W. A.

TIDE TABLE.

a.m.

Philippine Islande-Per Taming, 19th inst., 3 pm.

German

Mall:

Straits, Burmah, Ceylon,

8 26

T. F. Claxton, Director. Hongkong, Observatory, July, 12. 1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit on the levol 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, 4 Direction of Wind, to twoj points.

5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Scale.

6 State of Weather, b blue sky, detached aloud, d drizzling rain f fog, g gloomy, h hail, 1.light- ning, o Overcast, p passing showers, q squally, r rain, s SDOW, t, thunder, v visibility, w dew wet). 0 Rain in inches, tenths and hundredths.

METEOROLOGICAL.

6.TH

HOMEWARD,

Steamers.

"

| Amazone,"

For Freight and Passage apply to

M. SAINT CLAIR de BUSSIERRE, “Agent.

Will leave for

Marseilles,

19th Ang. 1 pun

Queen's Buildings, No. 8,

THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN

STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.

Mail Service to Australia

via Manila.

MAIL SCHEDULE (SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION).

Steamers.

Previous

Day On Date

Barometer 29.68 29.65

78 Temperature 79 Humidity 92 95

On Date

at e pine

EMPIRE .....

29.66

ALDENHAM

83

ST. ALBANS .................................

81

EASTERN

Direction}

WNW

Low Wa.or

bong kong Force

0 0

..1

0

Rain

Adelaide, Western Aus- 11th Aug., to 17th August, 1913. Wind

Aden,

1

Weather od

*1.25 3440 Higuoss open air Tempemture on the zoth 295 1.5 COMPRES

#

***** EK, Observatory,11th Aug., 1915.

tralia, India,

Egypt, and Europe vis 334

Water F

Naples Per Prinzess

Men Elme.

(British North Bornco),

Alice, 20th August, 9 a.m..

1% in

to: 26

30 Д 4.1

"At these ports steamers call-

Shanghai and North China-Perre

Anhui, 21st Aug., 3 p.m.

1

Wed, 13 S

1 x 19

Formata ga Keelung Tam Shanghai, North China. m

19

147

to

41

To

4-3

血

Japan via Nagasaki, 1 Victoria and Tacoma- Far Canada Maru; 23rd

to

19 I'm

•

inst, noon.

D.O.L.L. one goal; R.E, one goal. SANDAKAN & S BATTIK

TYPHOON WARNING.

The folegram quoted below was

received from the Manila Obser

vatory by the American Consulate ing for bunker ooal exclusively

General Hongkong. at 8.30 a.m. are exempt from all shipping

to day:

Cyclone or typhoon near or over Yap moving W.N.W.

BUNE

dues and chargen.

Canadian

and Amer-

ican Mails.

WAR

Imoving a albishoom,

T. F. Claxton, Director.

Oyster, Fresh, Fried or Stewed. **Find Haddocks, Kppera &o. "ALEXANDRA CAFE,

Arrive Hongkong from Australía.

4th August. 30th

20th Sept.

Leave Hongkong

for Australia.

16th Aug. 11 a.M).

19th Sept 11 am. 31st Oct.

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

For further particulars, apply to

Gibb, Livingston & Co.

Agenta.

Printed and Published by the Proprietor, Dr. J. W. Noble

In House Street, in the City of Victoria, Hosakper