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THE HONG

HONGKONG STORM SIGNAL CODE. (LOGAL).

întrédeced on Ist JULY, 1917-

(RED) {

DAY SIGNALS."

NEAKING

typhoid wrists which may possibly manne a gala si

Hongkong within 24 hour.

from the Noria (NW to NE)

South to SW.)

Ex(KE. to

West: NW.

Gais expected to increase,

Wind of typhoon force expected (any direction)

Sigal No. 1 la intended, so a warning to “Stand 29 **and visch for the man sävel. When it is Shonend when King 2, mimusi ye hons, dinglayed will mean that, as 2000unt of achs in the tract of

• Kyshow, or for me a hallá is on longue es parlad 1-om the diction unfrentad ar the

■ Man! Nau? Wil be sooous punimit be theos arɔlosive homde, feed at interaale of 19 ančonde, at 134 Faktor Pules Station and remazed at the Karbour Ofen.

I that all danget in oraz...

TALDI SORAS vid bangbonet paar |

Harbor Offer, Take Toner Grand king" "ligtad nik, the Engatan on the green of t bebung und Leviosa Whef sad Godowa Campane as Kevior, the Sagunt, on the popmises of the www sing di Campuar si Lal-chicking and the lagstaf pène the Fan Offers,akarąca si koma

NIGHT SIGNALS. ̧(Lamps.)

WEFTE GREEN

GREEN

GREEN

WHITE

GREEN GREEN

WHITS WHITE

WHITE GILEN WHITE GREEN GREEN GREEN

RED

GREET RED

The Jachtignan wil be dieslayad, at event, an Era fomer the Rakayi Katoen, ma' iiAN.

kber Ofen Cassinio. They will bawa. Si dute, sevirdicating in 17am lua Krusla

Eve skin signal being fistuled

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SOPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS. “

Jual signalľavo dfiflared in the Harbor à CONE =53 bu athibited as the fliswing statiose:=

AP ROU

WAGLAK

STANLEY

ABERDEEN

› mokify the fact tov naziva teszt now! Dankiša ichaa voisali

SAU WAN SAI KỨNG kan

XHA TAU TOK TAI PO

Further details nat siwara be given se temas vemerke, sa demand, b♬ sighi) from lighthODINE.

HONGKONG STURN SIGNAL CODE. · (KON-LOCAL). Introduced on ist JULY, 1917.

Đư

The Signals are made by means of ten uymbole reprowadŋg the tan dunstalaz

-LT#AVO

7."

9.

4,

They are Jumplared in the yard arma of the Stare. Signa non vs Barchami itu, and realis weil an rive to sammas or lower is received from 5 Ülity

:: Thatolkettant information je piten 20

Kypamos ask Coulisszta)ffer Position of centre; by 4 symbols of cum vanda al

fal Direction of motion a... wekedy of næste, ^nd the Lose; by 3, Xembole

at the other gardi men (Tmbien 1, Zandi.

Dean. Signala Dale Signals.

QUE LYL

Pos. The region faressened, the diection from whichthe sản in wapKini,

EXPLANATION OF THE SIGNALS.

The upper signals of grown taliadicate the lari rútana ole vera foremansiadenie Tanglade the Tapoor Dworaus in dienen, as coming 19 785 wa pwersand from TAM Indra.

"

The unser synthol of group thi indurata, the Camerat is much tử Tris un uz DenrowAA wavelling, (Tanje 1.)

The sad gymbe ni zenup 182 (nėrates the working at while thom emathm of pay Caramelitas (allesamliveży it may sextirate sprain o nastane, e a Court moara. Degrat la math (30et

ma walzeyr la pienet,

way sabi of Eran a bit inglesion than than at which the centre watat e solta negËM. 14 39 14e wymbol of group (c) indicates the region inreatment, then tudok ng na tha a mring hwan with the gade in expected, and the best symbol the time at whima and cousin, ana were liter

TYPEJON SIGNAL

TYPHOON SICNAL

Habingiom, dug

The new Russians Nams western Provisional Government has been formed under Premier Lianmf. The gunwal completion of the Ministry is moderately revolutionary, social oil strongly anti-Bolshevik.

Agrarching to advices from Helsingfor the North-West- Russian army began a counter-offensive on the 13th on the westbank of the Narvayamburg railway, eighty miles south- west of Petrograd The movement is deralping faroutably. Whale battalions of Reds have beeniped out, Many have. been captured, she much materi

Lonsdoh, Aug. 16

The "Times" correspondent at Boral and writes on Aug. 17 that as a result of suggestions to the British Mission to the Baltic States a ne Eussian Governmeti has been formed for the provinces of Petrograck Pakoff and Novogorod The new Government wherein. Genéral Yudenitch is War Ministers has recognised the independence. of Estbonts

EVACUATION OF LETTLAND,

Bertin, Aug. S The German Government in a note to the Entente desties that the evacuation, of Lettland was purposely delayed and šajt it is proceeding in accordance with plai agreed to between Generals Goltz and Gough on 19th July. Ideolmes to comply with the demand for the recall of German General Goltz, which is an encresciment, an military authority and reserves the right to recal General Golts when the evacuation is sufficiently advanced ́ ́ It concludes by declaring that the German volunteers ari-most bitter at the non-fulfilment of Ulmeni's cabinet's promise to allow them to settle in the country and become Lett. citizens and it warms of-the danger of increasing friction by overlasty evacuation.

PRINCE OF WALES IN CANADA.

St. John's, New Brunswick, Abg 16

H. R. H. the Prince of Wales landed officially and was entertained al incheon. In a speech he said he was gratified with his first landing on Capadian soil but be bad been so much among the Canadian troops at the front and had made so many friends that he could not consider himself a stranger. He wanted the Canadians to regard hi as a Canadian in mind and spirit. He valued his Canadian It friendships deeply and hoped to make many more. world always be his earvest endeavour to prove trae to those friendships.

COMME

CABLE COMPANIES

Much has been done during the That few years instards perfect- ing wireless telegraphy and sooner or later the competition of this system of communication will have to be seriously reckon- ed, with by the various cable" companies. The seroplane is another possible competiton et though the limitations in thai direction, are obvious. These questions are dealt with by the directors of the Great Northern Telegraph Company of Denmark in their annual report Sererat

of the counts seared by that company hate built or contei- I plate building powerful wireless stations, bet, while the direcĂnci

mit the possibility of thežt tending to diminish the com- pany 4 receipts ther that wireless vlography is a master (of desks considerahie.COMIDEEKIS, pondence, is ndi yet to be fes: as a real competitors of the marine cable. They, and of the opinion, however, that the com ragance of postal matter by aeroplane litaly to supplant, so a certain extent, short-distance telegraphy. à point to: which attention is drawn is the possibili- tyofthe use of telegraphic codes. being sanctioned. Permission to ase codes, which the directors state after all, may not be sö far off will shorten the "tele- grams.. and thus diminish the company's receipts. While these considerations are not ofanature to cause immediate anxiety, it is satisfactory to find that their the upon important bearing company's future is fealised by the board.

HARLEY-DAVIDSON

Model

19-1

The Electrically Equipped

Motorcycle

for.

Utility and Recreation.

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

Garage-No. 7 Russell Street.

Phone 659,

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niche rate of a lot

Labda slavi laistude 15. N. and longkuda sig fra Conditicks at Tim, to-day tudkased a furkach in

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Time

ster seatre of molis

Direction of mation unknown.

Conditions at 6 am, to-day indicated a taboos 119 E ore d

ར་པ་ན་ Latitud

CONTINENTAL DEPRESSION SIGNAL. *

tunalinde 17)* K, Gravadītam E4

**

Longitude

Condillan optio

Coalitions al 6 aus, seaterday, indicated a NE

Longitude

Time

gala in the Furmors Chanorl

Time

CALE SIGNAL.

Condition

CAPTION.-Jader the most favourablu sievumelshoes the qualtion vigasi tädimin saly the degree of intitude and longitude ïances?'Su tha cutimated position of the castre. Visa tha waste a far from saj reporting station, be when talapzakic exports zza bucking, the sonition olgssist may' be si mută sa 2" in styor, both is hiltude and institués, sad tha veiocity and Maandies of motion will thda bo in arrer by corespondia; amoxata

It should be particularly noted that the raincity signalind în the mean for the wetiona 16 14 kwa

Table No. 1.-Direction Signals.

OFFER SYMBOL OF HOIST.

The Indicia the direction in which a typhoon at capteagibn in tranflag, at We direction from

which u mangpen gate is expected

4%

5.

6.

ILT+AVOL

TIE

9. 0.

N.L. LEBE. WSW.

IV.

W... . ...

Coknows

Tabio No. 2-Velocity and Condition Signals.

MIDELE SYMBOL OF HOIST.

VELOCITY.

CONDITION.

722

3.

4.

5.

6. 7.

9.

0.

1-LT+AV

abowy

Youts Velocity Tonics Filling Continental 11.50 #'stionary Coknown

Diptention.

Table No. 3.-Tips Signals, LOWEST SYMBOL OF HOIST.

8."

am. To-day

9:

DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS.

London, Aug. 16.

Lord Lee of Farehani has been appointed President of the Board of Agriculture. According to the Morning Post Sir George Buchanan has been appointed; Ambassador to Rome, Sir Williams Tyrrell as second in-command to Earl Grey at Washington, Mr. Maxmueller, Minister Plenitentiary to Constantinople, Sir George Clerk, to Czecho Slovakia and Mr. Theophilus Russell, Minister at Berne.

MR. WILL THORNE'S SENSIBLE ADVICE:

London, Aug. 16.

At Northampton at the National Socialist Party con- ference, Mr. Will Thorne, M.P., urged the development of a disciplined, educated and organised democracy capable of carrying out a real democratic reconstruction policy as the beat meats of defeating trusts and monopolies. Mr. Thorne strongly opposed Bolshevist tezdencies.

BRITISH OFFICAL ORDERED TO LEAVE MEXICO.

New York, Aug. 17. The Associated Press correspondent at Washington says Carranza has ordered Mr. Cummins the British Charge d'Affaires at Mexico City to leave the country. The reason is not stated

*SUEZ CANAL BLOCKED,

London, Aug. 15. Lloyd's report that the sinking of the Italian warship Basilicata near Tewfix after an explosion has blocked the -Suez Canal since the 12th inst

OBITUARY

London, Aug. 17. The deat is announced of Baron Inverclyder"

Paris, Aug. 17 M. Isvokky, the ex-Russian Foreign Minister has died.

THE HOME STRIKES.

London, Aug 16 The Executive of the Dockers Cuion & Liverpool har repudiated the proposed three days stoppage

HOME CRICKET

London

ions Threatened by Monsoon Gales.

Notts beat Leicestershire, by an innings Hampire beat Somerset by 130. Yorkaime best Middlesex by 187. Gloucester beat Warwick by two Kent best Bossex by 140. Lancashire and Suny drew,

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SHANGHAI SHARE REPORT.

Messre. A1E Anderson & Co.. in their weekly share circular, dated Shanghai, 9th August stateAs is to be expec ed in the month of August when most clients and a number of brokers flee the Shanghai heat, basiness has been very slack during the- past week. Rubbers hardly figur- ed on the quotation boards at all: Docks were unnoticed, General Securities a little easier · and Cottons, after their their rise last week, inclined to steady. Today's opening rate for TT on London was 5/8, the Dollar rate being. 72.95. Debentures. We have not been drawing attention to this heading for some time past, as this has been a more or less dead market. During the last few days, however,

*some considerable business been effected at prices showing a return to the buyer of 9 to 91% but it is..doubtful in 'view. of the present and ever increasing stringency “in the money market whether even these rates will be sufficiently high to realise sales Banks. Hongkong and Shanghai: sympathy with the rise in ex- chenge the price has a tendency. to decline, no sales being effected owing to buyers hanging back. Insurances-North Chinas are unchanged at 220,Unions sold and are wanted af Hk. $200 with perhaps a little better obtainable; Yangtazes offer at $280 and Far Easterns at

Shipping Shells: Owing to the reported sale of over a tenth part of the authorised ordinary sase by the company to New York buyers the price raised sharply to 177/6 ex rights, the equivalent of 236/3 cum. Tugs: Buyers offer 40 for Ordinaries" without inducing business; 38 could be obtained for the Preference. Dockyand Eng- ineerings-Hongkung Docks after rising to $174 have declined to a buying quotation of $165 Strang. hais are neglected and inclined to weakness at 120 New Engineer- ings have ruled oasier and after sales at 26 now offer a 26. Cote ton Mills While no weakness, despite inflation, is noticeable, the avidity with which shares were snatched off the market lase week. no longer obtains in view of the scarcity of funds: Rubbers Hope deferred maketh the heart sick and the prospect of indefinite deferment of dividends in const quenes of climbing exchange is having the same effect on this market. While few shares as yet come out for sale be noted that a na

orders have.

It is out

the tempt

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