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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

HANDICAPS TO IMPORT TO FIGHT LUNG SCOURGE.

TRADE.

The following is from a report of the Russian Consul at New- chwang:

U. S. Medloal Expert Called to

South Africa.

viewed Ad B

POST OFFICE.

Christmas and New Year's Holidays.

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 241918-

SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVED.

WEATHER REPORT.

On the Sith at noon.--Pressure hos Increased slightly along the east coa China, over N. Luron and N. Annam." It' Haltas, - Br. an. 1,183, L. 8. Roach, 24th is now decreasing slightly at Hongkong.

inst Swatow, Zied inst. Gen.--| ̈ A depression is shown to the north-east D. L, & Co

of Hokkaido. The anticyclone le moving sontward. It is now cenizel in the neigh- Gur-Merloústhahire, Br sa 4,308, W. H. Land-bourhood of Shanghala ke

son, 23rdinst-London, 31st inst. Gen-, M. & Co.

"After his great success in im proving the sanitary conditions The Fost Office will be open on Thurs in the Panama Canal zone, Colonel day the kinek, from 8.tc.9 sm, William O. Gorgas, of the United

In the event of the arrival of the States Army Medical Corps, and man and Canadian Mells the Post Office chief of the Department of San-ll be open for one hour for the delivery

thereof. itation, at Panama, is now in On Friday the 26th inst, the Post Office London on his way to South Africa will be open from 8 to 9 am, and from 8 to answer a call from the Rand fo4pm, and on Saturday the 17th inst., Chamber of Mines at Johnnes from am to 1 paz. burg, where expert advice is needed regarding matters of sanitation.

On Thursday 11 January the Fo gates will be open from 3.49% um, su svoal of the Arrigal of the English Man from murope the Port Ofies will be here will be ana delivery of ordinary [»] open for one hour for the delivery tharsof. correspondance and ens collection of let. tim sach day as on Saturdays.

The Registration Branch will be open

The importation of foreign goods into China might be a much more important business than it is were it not for chaotic relations of current money in the country, which disadvantage is particularly observable in Menchuria, and is by no means unknown in New- chwang. The Chinese who deal in Baselen goods buy them in Russian money, which they are obliged to calculate on the banla of loosl.coin, so sa to obviate the

Dr. Gorgs explained his mis risk of loss and to ensure a Bion to a Press representative. "I requisits profit on the trans- understand," he said, “that there soilons. But this they do, allow is a great deal a pneumonia for the posting of Registered correspond ing themselves very safe margins, amongst the Kafire employed in ance from to 9 sam on the 25th and Another obstacle to the develop the mines at Johnnesburg, and it 26th inst., and on Saturday, the 17th inst., ment of the business is the exact is my 'mission to try to better the from 8 am to noon. ing character of Chinese Customs conditions there in order, if polla, sed German New Guinea by regalations, one of the vagaries of sible, to eliminate, or at least to the foblems will close at 9 am on Christ- which is that goods imported modify, the ravages of the dreaded mas Day the 25th Inst. from Harbin through a Man- lang disease. While my trip is chutian station pay two-thirds of in reality of a purely business 5 per cent, duty, whilst the re-nature, I am looking forward to maining third is only paid on my stay in South Africa with importation into other Chinese mach pleasure, and I expect greatly to gain by it, both in health and in a better under standing of foreign methods of tropical sanitation. With me are two colleagues from the Panama Conal zone--Major Noble, U.S.A. M.C., and Dr. Darling, head pathologist at the canal zone laboratory.

towes,

+1

The Registered Mail to Philippine Tala,

There will be a delivery of registered respondence during the morning of the

27th inst...

closed during the holidays.

The Money Order Office will be entirely

1st of January being a holiday, mail, per Emprem of Russia will be closed at 6 pm, on Bist December.

1.

Worang, Br... 1.127, J. Smith, 24th inst. Swatow, 23rd last., Chen,-J, M. and & Co. Daljin Maru, Jan: s. 809, E. Murakami, 24th Inst.--Tamimii, Alas instant. Gen-0. B. X

Sungklang, Br. as, 1.600, J. Robinson, #dik init/Fakhol, 23rd instani, Gen...-B. and B, Gon, 24. 1,886, Christiansen, 35rd inal-Singapore, 17th last, Gun,:

Bilásia

DEPARTED.

December 23,

Anna for Bangkok Chlynon for Shanghai Sabiel Rickmers for Amey

Riojun Maru for Bourabaya Wing sang for Canton Kwang Lee for Clanton Choy Bang far Shanghai Pakhoi for Font Courbet Rubi for Hollo

Prinzess Alice for Bremen Tencer for Vancouver Bardinia for London - dian and American Malle is due to arrive

The Empress of Russia will the Cana-Feoksang for Calcutta here to-morrow at 8 am.

Elger for Dalny Liangshow for Shanghal The Lotzow, with the German mailloft | Itsukushima Marú för Shanghal

Singapore on Saturday, the 20th inst at 6 Talzon Maru fox Dairen to-morrow at daylight. p.m. and may be expected to arrive here

The United States

mails ex Nile

arrive

have been transferred in Japan to the here on Wednesday, the 31st inst.) Eastern which is scheduled to

Please note the time of closing the

Vacation.

The Chinese, Customs also insist that the goods shall be imported always in the importers packages, falling which the fall 5 per cent. duty must be paid although already tow-thirds of it have been disbursed. The con- sequence of this, regulation is that if on the way to Manchuria some local clients want a portion Asked if the opening of the of the goods in the package, canal was likely to be delayed by which has to be broken in order further landslides in the Culebra to satisfy them, the ultimate Cut, Dr. Gorgas replied, "Do. duty paid is considerably in ex-cidedly not. Only so much dit mails as below during the Christmas cess of the rate on which the price of the goods is calculated. Another burden laid Harbin axporter into China is a regulation that came into force on August 14 this year, making a charge of 17s. for each visit of a Obinese official to the stores for inspecting goods to be

"I understand that when I despatched to China and Man-left the canal zone on October 13 churia, whereas hitherto only the there wore some 500,000 cubio travelling expenses of the official years which had rolled into the had been paid. Thisnema regula-cut from the Cucurache slide, tion necessitates the soc-lation of

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can possibly alide into the out, and that has been accurately est the imated, and its effects discounted. Dredgers will keep the out clear antil all the dirt that can possibly slide has been dredged away. After that there will be no far- ther trouble.

- considerable stooks of goods for export, in order to obviate the frequency of these charges. This involves delays in sending out small orders. There are other

churia which the Harbin mer chant complains constitute practical differentiation between the Russian and foreign exporter to China in favour of the latter.

MAH S DUE,

German, Lutsow. 25th Inst. American and Canadian, E. of Russia, American, Eastern, (ex. Nile) Jat last,

25th int

Straits,

MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY.

Batavis, Cheriton, Samarang

Bourabaya Per RIDJIEN MARU, 24th Inst. 5p.m.

Swatow,

Fort

Amoy and Formosa Tia Anplag

and Takao - Per 80SHU MARU, 24th inst. 5p.

Bayard-Per CHONGVA, 24th

Dec.. 5 p.m.

but that amount could easily be saigon-Per TUNGSHING, 24th Dec, removed by the huge dredgers

p.m.

CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.

December

Hallan for Foochow Tamlag for Mazila » Changshow for Swatow Silesia for Yokobams

Seattle Mara for Victoria Soshu Maru for Anping Trigoula for BisgapoES Yatsbing for Yokohama Daiten Mara for Kobe Taintan for Haiphong Keong Wai for B ngkok Hutchew for Bh ghal Chongra for K. C. Wan.

TASSENGERS ARRIVED.

The monsoon will probably be interrupt ed to the north of Fooohor, but remald strong to fresh over the N. China Sea.

Mail Steamers

THE PENINSULAR

AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

ENGLISH MAIL.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 14 hours WIL Husratoh VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or

ending s3.10 a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches.

FORECAST FOR THE 24-HOURS "ENDING AT MOON TOKOBNOW.

Diatrics,

F'oradit...

1 Hongkong andNeighbour- | N‚Ewinde, “hood...

|2 Formoss Channe................

about the DATES named *****, * For

LONDON & ANT.

WERP via Sings- Simia

paro,

Steamers

Penang,Capt. G. Philipps

To Sail On. Remarks

about 7th Jan.

Freight

Cibo, Port Said,

& Pears

& Marseilles

LONDON, via Us

Himalaya ⠀

N.E. Álo ma'e...

nal Ports of Call

Capt. H. G. Evans

R.N.R. Egypt

noon 3rd Jan.

Freight

&P'sage

about

Freight

2nd Jan."

Freight

27th Deo. & Page

13 Bouth coast of China be-) The shie

tween H.X, and Lamooks N.1. SHANGHAI... .............. Capt. F. R. Summers

5 South coast of Chius be-gene

tween H.K. and Halnan...

China Coast Meteorological Reglator:""

Station.

24th December, B.EL.

Winde

Hour.

Barometer.

Temperaturs,

Humidity.

Force

Wostock Ya $0.04 8.50 Nemuro 6a 20.73. Hakodato

Tokio

ון

Waw 2

две

29.89

90,08

Wow & whw i

19

30.25

90.97

п.

K'abima Oshima Nobo

30.31

1

30.29

50.28

Tabl'jima

Bonin

30.27

30.09

nhw

Chefoc

Whalwol

30.39 92 89 waw 4 b

Hankow

Tohong

Kindang

Changsha

Shanghai

Gutzlaff.

חי

Sharp P... 7a Amoy fa Swatow

الكبير

30.53 30

30.44 35

.30.43 · 51

nnw

น

one.

30.36 51 72 ne

Telboku Бл 30.93

Weather.

SHANG HA I) Nankin

MOJI, KOBE Capt. Owen Jones AND YOKO-{ R.N.R. HAMA......................

All the above steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.

For Freight, or Pausage apply to

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

8

Hongkong, 24th Deo..1913.

E. A. Hewett,

Superintendent.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

BREMEN.

MPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES

For

Steamers.

NAPLES, GENOA, AL-)"

GIERS, GIBRALTAR, Princess Alice. SOUTHAMPTON, Capt. J. Bortfeldt A'WERP & BREMEN,

To sail on

WEDNES 24th Deo,

·10a.m.

THURS, 25th Deo.

30.38 52 88 n

Talchu -80.8%

Tainan

-30.21

A

Koshua

30.13

na 10

SHANGHAI, NAGAS-) Lutzow

P*dores

90.30

21

AKI, KOBE

AND Capt. H. Textor

Canton

77 B

YOKOHAMA

F'kons

10

Gap Rook

Macao

30.87. 49

2.0

MANILA, ANGAUR,

Wuchow to

YAP, NEWGUINEA, Coblenz

Pakhoi.

Holbow

BRISBANE,SYDNEY Capt. L. Klugkist

6a 30.24, 50

ANDMELBOURNE..

6,750

30.10 04

29.95 73

Prinz Sigismund

53.04:, 7ལ་

KOBE

Capt. A Hurtzig

6.750

20.00 75

迦

29.91 80

SATUR

29.92 -84

Capt J. Ecobler

3rd Jan.

29.08 79

Phallen Tourne

Per a. Rubi from Maulla on the 23rd C. St. 3.

used there in the course of a Shanghai and North China-Per KAN-inst Mr and Mrs Hoabrook, AUF Hel-

month or two. Earthquakes? Yes, they do coeur, but only infrequently, and

are nover

DAHAR, 24th inat., 5 pim

TO-MORROW,

CHOW, 25th lost., 9 am

25th last. 9 a.m.

25th inst., 8.m.

1a.m.

vas. Mins I E German. Miss L Rodger

Miss M Evans, Miss M Blakely, Miss A Légsep!... Carson, Yeong KI, Wang Fuy Wong Hollo Chan-sang, Mr and Mrs Hi Cal-il, Miss II Baseled

Yu Cebu

Barbosa, Liecester, E.Lena Ng Yu Mang. Mr and Mrs J. H. Collins, AJ

ron.

29.05 75

Lane. 2 o

TF. Claxton, Director.

Mew. Wong Yet, Wong Man-tong, Wong Mansin, F. Nutier, Tan Tiance, Na Hongkong, Obarrators, Des. 24 noron. Master I-Pantanoran, La Fanyang-Fahrenheit on the level of the mea in in- bales, H Panganoron, Master A Panga1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees

on Miss O Panganoron, A PADUERTO TW Jackcon, AC Cavonder, Kuen Pak-bes, tenths and hundredthe. Ming, Mrs Kusa Fak Ming, Miss Kuan 2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Kai-ho, Miss Kuan Kwai-ching, Ng Fahrenholt, Gulm Cuan, Master L Vendiola, Te Ohio, Co.

vexatious formalities in Man-sufficiently violent to do any Shanghai & North China-Fer HUI-Bin, Mastor Hi Leung, Ya Yung Labuan

harm, and furnish bat little singe Swatow and Amoy Per OHANGCHOW, for apprehension among the army engineers in charge of the work. Shanghai & North Chian-Per HUPEH, The engineers are very well Bestow For TSINANYU, 125th Dao, satisfied with the progress of the work, as they are nearly a year ahead of time As to the sanitary conditions at Papams the canal zone for a tropical country is one of the healthiest in the world. There has been no yellow fever there since 1908 as we h.vd now, got rid of the yellow fever Hollow Haiphong Pakhoi& Bsigon-Per mosquito."

Theseus Ashore.

The Holt line steamer Theseus, with 800 pilgrims on board, wee aground, on the 5th inst., with a

lost propeller, twenty-five miles northofJeb-el-Teir, in the Red Sea.

Record Tin Shipment.

A record shipment of tin was made on the 12th inst. from Pen- ang for Europe by the Mishima Mara, this vessel carrying 775 tons of the metal of the value of £132,- 000. This is believed to be a world's record for a ship to have left one port with.

·

Libel Action Falls,

SILIMPOPON COAL. BUNKERS

can be supplied cheap rates.

The libel action in which Loke SANDAKAN

Ohow-thye sued D. G. Robertson

tained in a statement concerning

American

puz

Iberian

Mall Canadian

Mails.

Japan via Mojl, Victoria and Tacoma Per SEATTLE MARU, 25th inst., 9 a.m

Shanghal, North China and Japan via Kobe (Europe via Siberia)--Per LUTZOW, 25th

6.7.

9a.m

HONGKONG, 25th lask, Biraits-Per TRIGONIA 25th Deo. 5'p.

WEDNESDAY, 26th Des.,. Bangkok-For DINGWALL, 28th Inst

9.0.1. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Per HAI

TAN, 26th inst, 10a.m.

Australian

Mall.

SHumidity, in percentage of asturation, the Humidity of air saturated with mols- being 100,

4 Direction of Wind, to two points 5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort. Scale.

State of Weather, b blue sky o de-

24th Inst.Mr and Mrs T Hill, Comdr

For so. Bardinia for London eto,,on the Arohdala, Vallence, LB Henwood, P Steed, Lt-Comdr R. W Bayiy, Bub-Lt M Crockett, Sub-Lt JB AM 6medley Mekoy, W Schoplocher, Comdr GYWsloomy, h hall, I lightning, o overcast, P Christie, H Kenny. Carey, Mr and Mrs B E Manville, D A A passing showers, o squally, rrain, s snow,

thunder, vvisibility, widow wot 0 Rein in inches, tenths and hundredths

Sub-101 Bury, Bub-L4 N 3. Weir, Wtached cloud, & drieling rain, fog, s

PASSENGERS, EXPECTED.

Per sz. Kitano Maru from London 22nd Philippine Islands Angaur, Tribe, Mr and Mrs J Disseldett, Mr and

Novamber-3 Grant Mackenzie, Dr Ethel (D. Yap, Fred Wilhelmshafen, Mrs Hohdan, Mr and Mrs Hutchison, Miss Rabau, Herbertshoke, Matupl, Hutchison, Miss J Newton, Mrs WJ Australial, Tasmania, New

Mrs 9 M Noel, Miss N COBLENZ, 26th inst. 4 p.m.

Nool, Miss Destelan, Master F Destelan, Master Dos Wo.telan, H McGee, Mrs H L Cochrane Miss B Cochrane, Mrs D Buston, W Kooler, D Norman, Ko Kin, Mrs Nee Mei... ....

METEOROLOGICAL,

Zooland. via Brisbane--Par Miss Maros, Mr and M. Plaard Barometer, u

at

SEBATTIK

Shanghai and North China-Par SANG, 25th Dec. 5 p.m.

for $10,000 for alleged libel con.(British North Borneo),

a tin mine, has been conoluded at At these ports steamers call-

SATURDAY, 27th Dec.

Kuala Lumpur after occupying ing for bunker coal exclusively Shanghai and North Chins--Fer the court for many days. Mr. are exempt from all shipping Justice Edmonds has dismissed dues and charges.

the claim with coats.

Shanghai

A BUNE

PRIZES Į PRIZES! PRIZES

1ST. $200.

2ND, $100,

3RD, $50,

We beg to announce to our custom are, patrons and the general public tha having been advised that the Coupot Boheme we introduced in connection with cash purchases made for Christmas 1913, some under the Lottery Act, we regro to state that we have had to abandon the Scheme entirely, “

APOAR, 27th Dec, 9 m

and North China Per KWONGSANG, 27th inst. 9

Philippine Islands Per YUENSANG.

Siberian

Mail.

27th lost,.9 m.

Shanghal, North China and Talaztan (Europe via Siberia) -Per KANGOHOW, 27th Deo,

1 pm

*

SUNDAY, 28th Doo.

Strait and India via Caloutta-Per G. APCAR, 28th inst, Da.m. . .' Swatow Amoy and Formosa vis Tomsui -For DAIGIN MARU, 28th inst., 9 a.m.

MONDAY, 29th December. Shanghai and North China-Per WING-

SANG, 29th inst. 5 pans.

TUESDAY. 30th Deo.

In its place we have jutroduced a Shanghai & North Chinn-Per SHAO

guessing competition, in the form of

a

glass jar full of sweets, every dash puraha- BOT of $5.00 worth of goods at any ora time from Ist to Sist December 1913, being asked to guess the total number of sweets In a jar, the figure guested being antored on a coupon duly signed by us, handed The prizes will be $200.00 for the near goas, $100.00 for the next, and $50.00 Fest

for the Srik

H, RUTTONJEE & SON, WINE & PROVISION MEROHANTS.

11 Queen' Road Centr

French

| Mail ⠀

BHING, 30th (art. 10a.m.

Findon Haddooks, Kippers, &o.**

Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stowed

ALEXANDRA CAFE.

Previous

Day. On date On date

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30.02 30.19 30.23 83 55 57 9883 73 Calm North N

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Temperature. Humidity....... Wind Direction FOTOB Weather

of 0. gratopan air Temperates on the i rund ELE Observatory; 23rd Dos.

п

0.08

ST. F. CLAXTON, Directo

Mail Steamers

PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO. AMERICAN MAIL

THE AMERICAN LINE TO SAN FRANCISCO

Via Shanghai or Manila, Nagasaki, Inland Sen Kobe, Yokohama and Honolulu, THE SUNSHINE BELT Operating the following steamers

MONGOLIA, MANCHURIA, KOREA, SIBERIA and

NILE, CHINA and PERSIA. Some Features of Service: Electrio Fans, Swimming Tank, Orchestra, Amusements, Wireless Telegraph, Hubmarine Bignal Servios and Bligo Keols; OVERTAKAN PRACT famous caterers.

Cubing under personal supervision of Mr. V. Moroni, one of the World's most

Return portion of round trip tickets, as above, awallable for Passage Vis C.P.R. Grum Vancoura If. d'aired. Throughs Passengers have the Privilege of Travelling by Rall between ports of Kobe Balgon, Straits, Ceylon, Ade-Yokohama

Jaldo, Western, Australia, In-Steamer:

via Marseilles (Late Lettersli China..................... 10,200 Tons, Sailing Tues.; 30th Dec., at noon; a

dia, Aden, Eaypt and Europe

to Noon Extra Postage 10

conta). Letters posted in all

the Pillar Boxes in time for the Bret clearance will be included

in this contract mall)-Per FOLYNESIEN, 20

20th Desa 11,00 am, Bwalow Amoy and Fooghow-Fer MADONTCHING, 80IH DES., 10 days Philippine Islands-Per. SUNGKIANG,

**20th Deo, & polite

imprentenata Hongkong-Manila Service.

YES, HONGKONGJWAN

Hous Dro. 30. HINAH Jan 10 King's Building {cpp:(B/

Σ

··12,

Mani Hongkong Dec, 20,2,CHINA: Doo-26MANCHURIA

RC MORTON

JESSELTON, KUDAT & | Borneo

SANDAKAN

SATUR 27th Deo.

9 a.m.

TUESDAY,

8th Jan.

All the steamers of the European Line are fitted with Wireless

Felegraphy, New System of Telefunków. –

FREIGHT

LINE

NEXT SAILING FROM HONGKONG.

OUTWARD

Mark... Tuebingen Franken

2nd Feb. 16th Feb.

2nd Mar.

Goettingen.........16th Mar. Lothringen 30th Mar, Thueringen..

13th April.

HOMEWARD.

For Marseilles, Dunkirk. A'werp, For Havre, Dunkirk, Emden and

R'dam and: Bremen/Hamburg:

Mark about End of Mar.

For Havre, Emden and Hamburg!

Bremem:

Tuebingen about End of Mar

For Marsellles, Antwerp, R'dam

and Bremen/Hamburg:

Franken about M. of April.

Hamburg/Bremen:

Goettingen

about Beginning of May, For Maraeilles. Antwerp, R'dam

and Bremen/Hamburg:

Lothringen about M. of May, Bor Havre, Emden & Hamburg/

Bromon

For further Particulars, apply to

Thueringen

about Beginning of June,

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD

MELCHERS & CO.,

GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG and CHINA Hongkong, 22nd Deo., 1918.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS.

REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE BETWEEN

EUROPE AND JAPAN

TWARD ANEXT SAILINGS:- OUTWARD TATUA

Dumbea Córolliere Magellan

Nera

Will leave for Bhanghai &

Japan on

HOMEWARD.

Steamers

29th December. Polynesian 12th January. Paul Lecat 20th January. Dumbea

9th February, Cordillere

For Freight and Passage apply to

M. SAINT CLAIR de BUSSIERRE,

Printed and Published by the Propri

Loe House Street, in the City of Victoria

Will leave for Enrope via Ports of call 30th Debember, 18th January, 27th January, 10th February,