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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1917.
POST OFFICE.
WEATHER-REPORT.
Golofina
THE
SMOKE
of
CONNOISSEURS.
TRY
PERTEL
HIGHEST
GRADE
JAMAICA
LEAF.
The Parcel Pa Sarrions to British East Africa and Egypt (axoans for members from Indo-China. Zzessure has decreased December 13, 12, 1fm-No returns of the Expeditionary Forceel and to asusiderably over N. Japan owing to the Abyssinia. Bagdad, Eritrom, Frecc 9.mali Coast, Italian Bemalland, Fort of a depression to the north of Roses Ears Africa, Zanzibar and Rumia specially over N. China, the antlersione Hokkaido: is his increased almewhere, have been suspended.
(having regained considerable intensity.
On and after the 1st October,' 1917, she
rata of postage on lestars from Hongkong to Katahan, Chan Chuen, and Whampoa will be 4 cents for sach ounce or frsation thereof.
Correspondance addressed to exemy subjects in China. Siam, Siberia and Porsaguase-East Africa, Farma and Mor- poco cannot be transmited
The Services to Germany, Austria, B L. caria and the Ottoman Empire are suspended.
"Uafneured parceln for the Ualted Kingdom will in future be forwarded Eom Hongkong in bage and the Publis are therefore advised to pack auch parcela very carefully.
Loltera franked at the 4 conta zafe addressed to Yunanfu and Mangise and other places in the Provines of Yunnan should be superscribed' with the words For delivery by the Chinese Post Office."
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Parcela for Gresca cannot b› accepted for transmission unless accompanied by a special permit issued by the British Minister at Athena.
Freak to strong monsoon will prevail Along the China Coast, and ove: the N. China Sea,
Hongkong Rainfall for the 34 hours. anding at 10 am. to-day, 0.00 Inch. Total sinos January 1st 31.48 inche against an average of 82.6% (nobes.
FORECAST FOR THE 14 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORBOW,
Dietzlek
Foreczek
Hoogkoog to Gar Book
2 Formosa Chandel
N.X. winds fresh to strong!
N. winda,
-10000 } strong to
* gale.
13 douth coast of. China, bəs? The same
tween H.K. and Lamooks) as No. 1. 4 Bouth coast of China beo-) The same tween HLX. and Hainaa... No. L
China Coast Meteorological Bagister.
Station.
December 18, a.m.
Hour.
Barimeter.
*santeseduio,T
Winds
Bumidity.
D'tion.
Weather.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
VICTORIA THEATRE
Tuesday, 18th Dec., 1917.
11th & 12th EPISODES of the
SE
CRIP
OF
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Pathe's Gazettes
and Comics.
TO-MORROW. 19th AND THURSDAY, 20th
THE
MISSES AILEEN & DORIS WOODS Famous Society Entertainers.
Booking at ANDERSON'S,
The Public, are informed that the Pit will not be avalible on either of these two nights, as it has been taken over for the Soldiers and Sailors,
RESERVED STALLS $2.00 D.C. $1.00
CHINESE AFFAIRS,
THE SEAFLANE,
Arrangements have been made for the transmission of parcals to the United Kingdom via Canada.
Y'ostock Nemuro
Sa 19.95 17
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Hakodate
29.44
Direct Flight from Mother Ship.
foklo
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Lochi
30.03
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"PERFECTO Actual Size
BOUQUETS.
The rates of postage are as follows: | K'aguna, Parcel not over 3lbs... 90 cen
Nagasaki
50.17
Btw
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JEČIMA
30.18
Do.
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Naba
30.19
Do.
11lb... 2.70
Labi'äma
30.17
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Bonin Is. Whaiwal 6
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BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO CO., LTD.
OUR AIRPLANE FLEET.
What Britain is Doing,
In an interview in London, Major General Sir David Hender- soo, for some time head of the British Air Board, warns the United States against what may be termed excess of standardis- ation in airplane construction. This iss knotty problem. Withont A good deal of standardisation of perta it would be impossible to turn out thousands of airplanes and keep them in repair. On the other hand, evolution in design has been so rapid in Europe since the War began that each new terror "of the air was soon consigned to
mine from the air abore the fighting live To-day the British still have an advantaga in spite of the the swagger of the German montbly ballerina. Like oar nelves, the British had to begin by designing the right kind of motor. Originally they used a French engine and a German magneto. The fact of the matter is they had presions little time for standardization as a system.
Still, as bas been said, standardisation is essential to the American plan of the most efficient sirplane navy in the world; but it must not be carried to an BX- treme. American inventiveness should be able to master the pro- blem of progressive standardisa- tion. The expression describes the policy of the Garmans, who have had remarkable saccesa with their engines. But as improve-
the strap hear, or withdrawn for«ments are made the Americans!
the training of novices. With Taubes and Fokkere the Germans "ruled the skies for a while, but vastly improved machines B** now fighting for supremnoy_in the air on the western front. "For war purposes the airplanes with which the Earopean combatants begun the struggle are DOW archaic.
Perhaps it is because "British construction has always been in a state of transition and experi ment that General Hender-on looks
with misgiving upon standardisation on any large acale. Certain it is that the British, who entered the War with eighty sirplanes, none of which could fly faster than as many miles in an hour, have performed almost a miracle in developing
their air forvios.
The Boyal Flying Corna did, indeed, 8270 Bir John Frebob's expeditionary army in the retreat from Mons by vigilant and tireles reconsistance: bat at the outbrend of war, the Ger cine could show at least reven mnobines for every one the Britial bad, and the German superiority in personnel was overwhelming. By the time the battle of the Somme opened, Ist July, 1916, the British had won in the etern ohape, which seemed like flora hope, sed in that long draws ont cffensive they drove the Ger
abould be ready to re-standardise.! We must have the most powerfal engines and the latest planes that] money can buy. With consider- ably more than half a billion to spend on the air service we will excel is it.
An unchallengeable supremedy in fighting and bombing machines wiss the War; still, we must not let the grass grow under our feet.: Only the other day General George 0. Squier, Chief Signal Officer of the Army, advertised for 100,000 machinists, electriciane, carpenters, and gasoline engine men. They are wanted in the, aviation, section of the Signal Corps to keep the army airplanes in repair. The incident is sagrestive. We have not as yet the airplanes to keep in repair, but only a nucleas. Theer is a TrBL amount of work to be done before the American manufacturers are fairly storied on their record. brooking enterprise. A good begin- ing basbasa nane with the Liberty motor. It may not be the best in the world-General Henderson, indrad, bists at "teething troub les"--but if the Liberty needs. improy ments they will follow fost. Perbap it in "not" extrava- geot to say (beton's few monthe we shall be turning out sirplanes faster than car viatore
Assimilate, The New York Times.
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Talboku dom, either, by letter post or by parcei Talchn post.
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Ichang
Kinklang
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6 b
30.10 12 79 30.21 51 79 ne
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5 30.25 55 93.
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Tatran
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Macao lery of any description.
Wuchow Letters and Farcela containing such Pakhal- articles cannot therefore be accepted for Solow transmission by the Post Office.
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Canton
6 30.22 52 65
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It is farthermore a beolutely uncesmry to show in the aforesaid declaration (1) The
Fahrenheit,
10
3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation
are being 100.
full name and address of the addressee the Hamidity of air saturated with mots-
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4 Direction of Wind, to two points.
Boale.
> Force of Wind, mocording to besofort Biate of Westbar, & blue sky, o de-
Policy of the New Premier.
The seaplane now flies without
Wang Shih'chen (says the the necessity of a preliminary Peking correspondent of the N. Machinery devised O. Daily News, writing on De- launching. by an American naval officer cember 6) commenced life 30 enables it to start directly from years ago sa a student under Li the deck of ita "mother ship." Hung.chang. Service under that The plane gets its speed, not from illustrious man made him am- ite own motor, as landplane bitious, and he hoped to do great does when it makes its start, but things for his country. But after from a cible attached to a several decades of official life the compressed-air sylinder. In faci,new Premier, as he told the sta the plane is thrown into the sires of the Cabinet when, he assumed a man might throws bseshall orffice, realised that nothing a bomb, with such speed that it can be done in this world without difficulty, Conke motor can then continue to carry it forward. Hitherto a hydro-quently his view of life ha aeroplaas carried on shipboard ohsoged, and of late he has not has been able to start only in cared to participate in worldly smooth water. Now the roughness faire. His health is feeble, and of the ses will be no obstacle to he knows himself ignorant of its use. The advantages of the diplomatic, fiancial administra new plans need no amplification ve, educational, and industrial Save a writer in the Fopular matters, while even in military Belenes Monthly (New York faize, of which he ought to know November);—
something, he has to confess that he is behind the times.
"Long before the engagemeni of the German and British fleets
For all these reasons "ka dir- in the North Sea focussed the eyes like taking office again, and was of the world upon the possibilities only persuaded by the President of scouting in the air, the officers and Premier Tasa Chi-jai became C. W. JEFFRIES-Chief Assistant.
of our Navy bad foreseen the part be was like a man standing at a Hongkong Observatory, Dec. 18, 1917.
that the flying machine would cross road, blocking the gangway 1 Barometer, reduced to 12 degroom
who would go galuranbolt on the level of the ass in the play in battle. Bat they were gainst those
prevented from carrying their forward. Bather than stand in thes, teaths and hundredths.
way. be allowed 2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees | vision into reality, by the diffoal anybody's
ties of launching a sesplaze, himself to be shoved into the sad hopes to When the water is rough a flying Premierebip, bost is so battered about by the teer a clear course by observa- waves that it is unable to maketion of three guiding principles: that preliminary run without (1) to act according to conscience; which it osa nct fly. In the (2) to follow good advics; and earliest experimenta a platform (3) to abjure theory in favour of gloomy, i nazi, i flytning, ort, was built over the decks of practice. The Premier finally passing Anowars, 4 squally, zain, snow, one of our warships, and a fr. said that he intended to made no ing machine actasily succeeded changes in the Cabinet office, not only in launching itself and hoped that every member from that platform, bat even in stereof would readily criticiss alighting upon it. But a platform him in the handling of his work. is an encumbrance. When Humility is an admirable trait ahip is to be cleared for action is in human character, bot it is a question if it is becoming in the Jis in the way.
"For some years Capt. Wash Prime Minister of a great country. ington L. Chambers, of car Navy, If this is the spirit in which Wang has been working on this launch Shib-chen has taken office, the He has at less probability is that he will soon. ing problem. devised an ingenions estapal have to give way to somebody less with which some of our ships are orapalone and more enterprising. It is "understood that General provided and which seems to
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METEOROLOGICAL.
Korgmoon.-West days. 6p.z. Except') Barometer - Saturdays; Sundays, 5. p.m.
ama and Sanmei.--Wesk' days,}
5 pm; Sundays, 5 p.th.
Shamchao-Week days. If s... 4pm Sundays, 9 a..
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH PO.
Maceo-Wook daya, 7.30a.m. 1.30p.m. Sundayı, 8.30 am: Holidays, 730 a.m, 130 p.m.
Cinton-Weekdays, 7.30a.m.9.30 pm Sundays, 930 pm Holidays, 7.39 àm; 9.311 p.m.
TAI P! Twig-Week days. 950 piana Sundays 930 pm; Holidays, 9.31 p.m.
Bhek Ki West days, 9.30 p.m; 8na- ayu, 9.20 p.m.; Holidays, 930 p.m.
Longe con- Week daya, 6 pm; Sun- dara, & p.m.; Holidays. 6 pm
Kamchuck-Wor'days, 6 p.m.; Sun- dark, 6pm; aliénye, & pm.
LatLong-Week days, 6 pin. Excoot Saturdays; Sundays, £ pan; Hol'days,
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
Telegraphia advice from the San Frans ss00 fice of the Uhma Malt 8,3. Cổ. | slows that the 12. OHMIA">trigad, at that port on Wednesday, Decembar 15, 1917.
Prevloca
Day Un date On date. at » to. At 6 am 41 1 9/
30.02
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Temperature
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Emmidity
69
72
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HI. Observatory, Dec. 18, 1917.
T. F, CLAXTON, Dissezer,
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meet the teabaical requirements of Wang Shih-chen insists on re- 3 those who must fight on the sess. signing the post, of Minister of "Oapisin Chambers's launch War and that General Tasa Ohi- ing devics is in reality a little asi is his probable successor. elevated railway" built on the
after-deck. On the track runs.
little car -- which carries the is not aulike that performed by seaplane. The car shoots forwardhe pulleys that hoist s sale from carrying with it the semplene'hé sidewalk to a fourth or fifth- When the end of the track, is story window, By the time the retched, the seaplane is projected; waplane has reached the end of into the air, ite motor having he track, it will have a speed of been started before the ran. The 4: Jónst forty miles an hour, oar reinros sutomatically to the which, in normal conditions, starting position after having keeps it aloft if the propellere are to motion. Of course, the asa- strack a bader.
What propels the car? 0 89 ust be antomatically # Not the screw of the i in. quietched from the car, * ***
A The elevated atrastare apan A mattia, machine, as might be suppover
From 17th Dec. to 23rd Dec.
Mos
Hons.
19
High Water
Mean Time,
Low Water Hongkong
23 at firat flush, bat a simple piece "h on" the track is carried in Ma of m'ohinery consisting of oxble, fenigued that it can be removed tickle, and compressed air, oglio- very quickly when the ship is to d-rThe fanstion of the tackle be cared for reling."..
inted and Fablished for the Proprietor, by Geor; Cade Burnett at 11, Ice House Birset, in the City
Boar Kore
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