BOTANICAL AND FORES- TRY DEPARTMENT.
How Afforestation Proceeds.
BOXING.
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Bux and Maher Back in Hongkong.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1916..
POST OFFICE:
SHIPPING NEWS.
WEATHER REPORT.
Mach inconvenience and delay in the
ARRIVED,
Kanchow. Br... 1,999, G. Gibbw; 26th inat -Shangbai, 23rd lust. Gen. Bi
6.
On the 17th at 11.20-Pressurs has de-
creased moderately over central Japan and the Loccheo Islands, and slightly over
MAIL STEAMERS
THE PENINSULAR
south Chini, Anana and the Pilippine AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO,
The anticyclone has passed into the Pnoffic the northern depresion has moved east- wards and te central over the Sea of Janan An aron of law pressure still ro-
"China Sea.
Fi
At the Victoria Recreation The following is from the re- Olub last evening, leading mem- delivery of correspondance is caused by port on the Botanical and Fores-bers of the local boxing world residents who change their addresses, try Department for the year 1914, congregated. Bux aud. Maber filing to notify the General Post Office by Mr. W. G. Tatober-It is a showed that their sojourn in Residents arriving in or leaving the Col- great pleasure to be able to re- Macila has had a beneficial effect, or changing their address in the Col- pert that the year was free from on them; and in the care of Büx it joay, are requested to notify the clerk at Paotong, Br... 1,072, F. M. Dillon, 26th malis over the central portion of the typhoons, as these storms when is very noticeable that he has add the Fonte Restante, General Post Omar, they occur undo the work of years.ed to his speed. Bur hopes to be of the change of address at the earliest The amount of qunshine during back in Manils for July 12 where the first quarter was above the in all probability he will meet
The Services to Germany, Austria, and average and was eepcoislly bene some new arrivals from America. ficial to winter-Blowering apauale Bux bas come here to wrast from their Colonies, and to the Ottoman Em many of which are similar to those Sapper Biota:de the light-weight pire pro suponded, "grown in England during the championship of Hongkong so as
summer months.
te din claim the light-weight
opportunity.
inst,Chefoo, Goa.-B. & 9. Tjimanish, Dut. sa, 9,510, A. W. La Fong 27th May-Amoy, 26th May, Co. -J.O.J.LA
Namang, Br. B.. 1,591, H.E. Gelroy, 27th. May-Kobe, 21st inst. OoD.-J.M. & Üo. Prometheur, Norw... 1,024, U. Jensen, 27th -Rangtok, 19th May,
Riga-T. & Co.
La-Chingchow, B
bour before the steamor la advertised to
Registered Letters to the Caroline, The second quarter was favour-championship of the Orient, able for gardening operatione ex- having beaten all the Manila drone, Pelow and Marshall Island on cept for the last few days of June claimants to the title. Mr. F. E. now be accepted for transmission. when heavy rains fell. In the Hall is bring up a fight between third quarter, July and Septem- Bux and Riobards for the 12-h
The attention of the Pablle is directed ber were particularly wet. The prox, and the programme for rainfull during the fourth quarter that evening will also include to Para, 23 of the Hongkong Postal Guide wse 20'80 inches and has been a bout between Maher and which roads as follows:- only twice exceeded, viz, in 1893 Carvalho. To those who frequent The usual time for closing a mail is Dae and 1900, and was 10 70 inches the V.R.O., both these men are above the average taken over a well known as hard fi, herr, and Sail. Letters prepaid with 10 cents in ad- period of 23 years. November Mater has so impressed the dition to the postage will, if handed over made two records (1) in the num-public in his fights in the past, the counter, be received after the adver ber of rainy days and (2) in the that little attention to nains to be sed, time of closing the mail until the an cut of raia which fell. This called to his abilities in the ring. mail has actually left the office.
As to the full programme, quarter was particularly fatal to many vegetables and winter- further arrangements are in the flowering annuale. On the other making and at the earliest op hand the rains were extremely be-portunity details will be publish- neficial to trees which were plented in the Hongkong Telegraph. ed earlier in the year..
Since my appointment as Head bills. Arrangements were made to of the Department in 1910 pu collect and pay for lies by merous worka ind grounds have weight and the first collections been added to those at that time were made on
January 30, placed under my charge.
From that date up to and includ ing the 12th March, when very
MAILS DUB.
Siberia, Amazone, 28th last. Negupalim, Obi, 1st June. Froach Chill, 1st Juge.
MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW,
Australia, Tasmania, Naw Zealand, New Guinea vin Thuraday L.-Per ALDEN HAM, 28th May 10 am.
Of these additionsthe following may be mentioned:-The plant few caterpillara roms ned, collec. Haiphong-Per KEIJO M. 28th Inst 9 a.m ing of trees alongside the road tions were made almost daily. from Castle Peak, to Fanling, the Altogether over 10 tons by planting of the bills at Fanling weight, estimated to contain up- with flowering trees sud warde of 12,000,000 caterpillars, Holbow & Fakhoi-Per EINGAN. 28th shrubs, Goviroment Civil
were collected and destroyed.
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inst. 1 p.m.
TAN, 23th May, noon.
p.m.
1.195, J. Doyle, 27th For Pazzavel, 24th inst Gen.-9. T. & Co. Chuzas, Br... Roberts35, 27th May
Bangkek, Rico-B. & 4.
Blebard. 87th May Canton, General-B. & 8.
Liangchow, Br.
DEPARTED.
May 26.
standard, for Swatow & Bangkok
Tenmis Maru for Karote Choy sang for Shanghai via Swatow Wada Maru for Mike
Halman for Foochow via Swatow Tean for Tolle vis Manila
Soshu Maru for Anping via Satow Kores for San Francisca vin Shanghal Lokeaux for Holoow
Yel M Maru No. 8 for Moj Talahun for Shanghai' Hsinchang for Tientsin
City of New Castle for London Donax for Balik Poppan
CLEARANCES AT THE BARBOUR OFFICE.
May 25. Ohongva for Kwang-chou-wan Kanohow for Canton "
May 27,
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24-hourn ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.28 inches.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HƠI KS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District.
Forecast
1 Hongkong and Neighbour- E. winds,
hood
moderate; Overcast, rala.
ENGLISH MAU
WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORT3 » or
about the DATES named 1-
For
DON via S'pore, Penang, Colombo,
Port Sald and Marseilles É
SHANGHAI
LONDON via Usual Ports of oall ......
No 1.8 HANGHAI
2 Furmons Channel....
E. winds, moderate
to fresh.
3 South coast of China be-) tween H.K. and Lamooks
The same
4 Bouth coast of China be-? The same tween H.K. and Hainan... No. 1.
China Coat Meteorological Register.
Station.
W'ortook Nemuro
6
27th May, a
Hour.
Barometer,
Temperalüro.
Humidity.
Weather.
D'Bion,
Force.
a 29.71 40.83 w
29.89
29.67
Steamers
Malla
Capt. C. G. Smith
R.N.R.
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Oriental Capt. A. L. Valentini
entini}.
MOJI, KOBE Karmala AND YOKO (Capt. H. G. Evans
R.N.R.. HAMAvant
Subject to alteration without notice.
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To Sail On Remaris
about 3rd Juna
noon
5th June
about 6th June
All steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
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Freight
* Prage
Freigh & Pinge
Freight, & Prage
PACIFIC MAIL S.S.CO.
OPERATING
E. A. Hewett,
P. & 0.8. N. Co.'s office,
Superintendent,
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Hongkong, 22nd May, 1915.
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29.82
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29.75.
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29,77
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29.78 $5 98e
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29.73 27
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Devawengu for Saigon Sbidzuaka Mara for Seattle SAIGON M., 28th lost. 4 p.m.
Rubi for Kikohang & Lisbon Quinbon & Tourate-Per TAIWAN M. Kwang teh for Canton
28th May. 4 p.m.
Liangchow for Shangbai
SATURDAY, 29th May.
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Hospital Grounds, Last As the caterpillars when full- Swatow, Amoy & Facchow-For HAI-
Grounde, Asylum
Royal grown are from 214isules to 3 Observatory Grounds, Exten- inches long, it placed end to end Straits-Por CHUNSANO, 28th inst. Haldia for Haiphong gion to Colonial Cemetery, they would have formed a line Straits, Coylon,, India via Bombay-Per Janci for Haiphong via Hofhow Government Bungalows' Grounde, something like 500 miles Royal Square Piots, Volunteer length. They were weighed and Pande Ground and Grounds paid for either by myself or Mr. around Subordinate Officero' Green and afterwards buried QUIET"
under the supervision of one of us An economic garden has also near the plantations where they beru started at Fanling with the were collected. Myself or Mr. hope that it will lead to some of (reen had to devote at least half the natives' laking up, especially, a day to this work during the six the cultivation of vegetables for weeks that the collecting was in them res and the Hongkong progreer. The prompt measures marker.
taken were eminently satisfactory Philippine Is.-Per YUENSANO, 28th Experiments with artificial as very few trees indead were fertilizers will be carried oat io mach damaged. The Assistant Shanghai This garden so far as circumstances Superintendent, who was fre-
qantly employed on the hills Boihow and Haiphong-Per TAKSANG,
will allow.
Formation of Pine Tree Plants long after office hours, co-operat tine-Over 27,000 one-year old ed most loyally and heartly in pine tree seedlings were planted the work.
French
Mail.
Saigon, Strats, Barmah, Cey lon, Adelaide, Western Austra lia, Tada, Aden, Egypt & Eu- rope. Per AMAZONE, 29th May, hoon
last. 2 p.m.
BANG, 29th May 4 p.m.
& North China--Fer WING-
29th inst. p.m.
Per s.. Namaang from Kebe--Mr & Mrs | patho Darby, M Tosh.
PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
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29.75 73 81 ns - 16 -
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Tourane C.
Bt. J. Aparri Dagupan Manila
29.81 179 Legaupl
Tacloban
Surigao Lapuan
Pors.. Korea for San Francisco etc.— J Bose, Mr & Mrs Au Chakman, J Johns- ton, Mr & Mrs Washington Runyon, EH Hollo Shanghai, and North China Pound, Mra Geo lunt, Mrs P M Woods, (Europe via Siberja-Por, WM Junker, Mr & Mrs J O Mordough; KANCHOW, 29th inst. 4 p.m. Mr & Mrs H VEdwards, Miss Post Mas·
tor H Aldrich, PL Trout, Cadt
HTClea (Tientsin-Pukow Railway Shanghal Br.ver, La
Yook-chuen. Col & Mrs HC Davis. Mra
Law Iu-cheung, Mis KRGrean, Fong Benham, S Bullman, Mrs ML M. Smith, J
in Da on the bare hills near the This is the most serious visita! south face of the Beacon Hill tion of this peet since 1894, in tunnel and over 7,000 sites were which year 36 tons of caterpillars P. O. Wednesday 2nd Juse.)
sown with seeds, 'On billy onverad were collected. It may be of with grass in 9a and 9h, 185 lb. interest to draw attention to the of Pino seed were sown bodcast | fact that the year 1894 was aleo
SUNDAY, 30th May.
Pruitt, J Bg B
29.75 17 20.80 77
C. W. JEFFRIES, Director. Hongkong Observatory, May 27. ̧
1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degress
Ho, Mr G Dan EH Harm Mrs Fahrenheit on the lovol, of the sea in in-
Holen ADO
or. M
Hart, Rey & Mra RW
and there are now thouanoda of the woret year on record for Plague Swatow, Amoy & Tamsul-Per DAIJINOV Tan
seedlings to be seen in these areas.and that the year 1914 was also d In the Tytam ratohment area bad year for that disease. The 15,000 sites were sown with seeds ¦ Assistant. Medical Officer of and at Aberdeen 9,500 eitee. Health, Dr. Pearse, bas informed Brond-leaved Trees Planted. Oo me that the early part of 1914
A'can,
Canadain
Siberian &
MARU, 30th int..9 a.m.
TUESDAY, Lat June.
the bills around the Cheungsha was particularly favourable for swatow, Amoy & Foochow-Per HAI-
CHING, 1st June noon. wan reservoir 1,000 Melaleuca and fleas so that it seems that climatio 1,000 Ficas were plantad. Over conditions which are favourable
Shanghai, North China, Japan via Nagasaki, Honolulu, Unit- 3,000 trees were plauted in the for Beas are also favourable for
ed States, South Amerion and tam ratchment area consisting pine tree caterpillars, hence the
Canada vin San Francisco "& U. Kingdom via Canada (Eu- principally of Melaleuca, Eucalyp" coincidences mentioned above,
ropa vla Biberla)-Por BIBE. fus and Tristavia,
The report also contains detaile PRIA, let June, anon, Towards the end of January of a botanical expedition to the (Tientala Pukow Bervice Shanghal Br. the caterpillar of Metangstria North River with additione, to P. O. Saturday, 5th June) punctata, Walker, was discovered the Flora of Kwangtong, by Mr. Fhilippine Islands-Fer CHINHUA, 1st 10 large numbers on the young W. J. Tatcher, F. L. S., which pine trees in the plantations ou will be of great interest to the south side of the Kowloon botanists.
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DOUBLE STRENGTH MEANS
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Mies the Humidity of air saturated with mois
North- ture being 100, cott, Miss M B Pruitt, Miss A Riley, Mrs Ho Wing-ching. MISHAR Au, EG Long, Mra AC Perco, Mias B Brown, Mrs O A Eille, Mr & Mrs R Burns, Mra AJ Rica,Scale. Mr & Mrs A Gideon, Miss M Post, Rey & Mrs Alorioh, Min J Aldrich, Ho Un Yau.
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WATER RETURN:
Lovel and Storage of water is Reservoirs on the 1st May, 1915. CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER
WORKN LEVEL SA "Jazfz. zit n'ow 38ft in Below inat. 3 pim.
Tyler
"overflow
verflow Below Tylamm
pla.elaw''11" Shanghai, and North China Bywh Coverflow
overflow (Europe via Siberia) Par Tyind Interft. ein. Below a7f1 Join Below
mediale..... ove: low
averflow LUCHOW, 1st Juas, 3 pm.
Taylo. Below in Below
Ovellow
overflow Tiontain-Pukow Rallway Shanghai Br. Wong-nal.a. in Beowsoft gin Below
overflow
overdow P. O. Saturday, the 5th June.).
STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECINALS
THURSDAY 3rd June.
Pekinilun
4 Direction of Wind, to two points. 3 Force of Wind, socording to Beaufore
State of Weather, b blue sky, d de- tached oload, d drizzling rain, flog, g gloomy, k ball, I lightning, o overcast, p passing showers, q aqually, e rain, « znów, ; tthunder, v vielbility, w daw wat.
0 Rain in inchef, tonthe and hundredths
METEOROLOGICAL.
Barometer
Previous
"Day On dats On date
......... 23.79 29.76 Temperature w 75 74 Humidity Wind Direction...
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Total rid the City, and Hilf
13071 Straits, Caylon, Port Said, Marseilles, &Consumption of
London-Per FUSHIMA M, District in millions of decimals gallons during the 3rd June 11 a.m.
month of April, 1915.
Wei-bal-wei & Tiontein-Per HUI- Contemplan
OHOW, 3rd June, 3 p.m.
́FRIDAY, 4th June.
1974
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732,60 149.80 m. gallons Estima ed
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gallors Interuaitteet supply be Rider lains in Rider Mals Datricie up illi 19th Aprit, 1914. Bervices to Lopes in Rider main Districis disconnected from Rider naing and supply given by public street foun tains baly from soil pris 19-4. Constant supply. In
KOWLOON
Swatow, Amoy & Foochow Per HAI-li dans drie ATER WORKS LEVEL.
MUN, 4th June, 1 p.m.
SATURDAY, 19th June.
Austra-
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Mail.
Australia, New Zealand, Tas- mania, via Port Darwin and Now duines via Thursday Is. Per OHANGSHA, 19th June
2 p.
Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stowed Findon Haddooks, Kippers &co.
ALEXANDRA CAFE,
1914 att gin. | Kawloon Dra} gfe gin viation Re} Esov.
lelow Overdow
OVERHOW STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIZIALS OF GALLONS,
Kowloon Gra
viution Reservoir
- 1075
#75.9?
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#61.50 Consumption of water in Kowloon in millions of Wad. Decimals Gallons During the month of April, 1919.
1014- 1019 Consumption
31.10 30.75, Exlions Basimated popula
Consumption per
$4,400 90,200
10.0
C. W. JEFFRIES, Director.
'TIDE'' TABLE.
High Water
24th May to 30th May, 19:5,
34
Low Water
Hongkong
Rosgeorg
Time.
4.0
H
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2+1
Proposed Sailing from Hongkong
For NEW YORK via PANAMA CANAL.
MIDDLEHAM CASTLE":
Bailing hence on or about 2nd June.
For NEW YORK via SUEZ CANAL,
The s.s.
SAINT RONALD
sailing hence about early in July.
For Freight and further information apply to
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