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HONGKONG STORM SIGNAL CODE (LOCAL). Introduced on let JULY, 1917.

SYMBOL.

DAY SIGNALS.

MEANING.

(REBY CA typhoon exista which may possibly nausea sale

Hongling while #4 hours.

Gale expected from the North (N.W. to N,E)

South (3.5 to 5,W)

East E to S.) Wast (N.W. to 8.W.J

Gale expected to inartare.

Wind of typhoon force expected (any direction.}

Messi No. 1 la intended a caring to" and Ry" and watch for the beri signal Wh

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

- Hatchet blive in blank Nenal kat been displayed it will mess that, on moneus of change in the track Cu tot het sanikur bisch signaƐ may possibly be hoisted Inter.

cordon off in cong term the derin india Essal at intervals of 10

at the The Day Bignals will be displayed at iba mahead of the a sual man of Backhead Hall Hari Om, 1.Hi. Tamar, Green Island sigal cast, the fastal on the prema of the

Water Fallen Besties and repeated at the Exrbose Onion.

---Paratignander will be lowerné when it is contidiend that all datave iz ovues

THURSDAY, AUGUST

NEW FAR EAST STAMPS. A DEAL, IN ROUBLES.

EFFECT OF THE RISE IN

? SILVER

A curious result of the recent

A RUSSIAN'S GIFT TO HIS

WIFE.

1919.

INCREASE OF TUBERCULOSIS

INEVITABLE EFFECT OF A LONG WAR

Mrs. Maria Oldak, of Howitt- Speaking at a recent sitting at arise in the price of silver is its road. Hampstead, was plaintiff the Guildhall of the Conferance effect on the postage stamps of in an action in the King's Bench of the Royal institute of Publie Eastern countries, where the rate Division recently brought against Health Dr. Hyslop Thomson, of exchange has increased to a Mr. Michael Adolf Kleibs, Wood-medical officer of health and chief remarkable extent, says the Times. lands-crescent, Muswell Hill, for tuberculosis officer for the bounty The United States Postal Agency £295, being the balance of the pro- of Herts, gave the following at Shanghai has been forced to ceeds of sale of 9,000-roubles, sold statistics of deaths from tuber. surcharge its stamps with by the defendant on behalf of the culosis of all forms in England equivalent values in Chinese plaintiff. Mr. Kleibe denied that and Wales: 1911, 59,120; 1914, currency, amounting to double he received the roubles on behalf 50,298; and 1918, '58,073.

This increase, he said, was their face values in order to of the plaintiff.

Mr. J. G. Haist: K.C. common alike to the fighting avoid loss on exchange. The series comprises all values from (for the plaintiff), said that forces, the civil population, and Ic. to $1 of current United the defendant had sold the roubles the inmates of large înstitutions,

this striking increase States postage stamps, together and given the plaintiff £50, but especially asylums. The reason with the 10c. (5d.) special delivery refused to hand over the balance for

to bønn áttributed to stamp overprinted Shanghai When the matter came before the was

-from- (new value) China in three Master, the defendant stated that conditions inseparable lines. Ever since the establish- he never received the roubles on a prolonged European war. The ment of the Agency in 1870 account of the plaintiff Later, reserve of resistance to tuber- ordinary unsurcharged ·· USA. the set up a counterclaim. The culosis possessed by the popu stampe have, until now, been in plaintiff was the wife ofs Russian lation of the country presented who carried on business in the much too small a margin to give Similar conditions prevail at Chy. They were married in rise to any sense of security. the agencies of the French Indo--February, 191, and a week or two "There is," he added, "no pro China post office operating at afterwards the husband made aspect of effective control and final Canton, Hoi-Hao; Kwang-Chau; absolute present to his wife of abolition of this disease until we Mong-tse. Pak-boi, Chong-king, between 9,000 and 10,000 roubles, have had in operation for an and Yunnan-fu, where the sur which she kept in a bag in a safe. extensive period of time a far charged equivalents in local cur-In January, 1918, the husband reaching and comprehensive which will include rency have lately been increased went to America and subsequent scheme

kang and Lawloon Wharf and Godawn Company al Torfoon, the Engstal on the premise of the

NIGHT SIGNALS. [Lamps.)

3.

"

6.

7.

RED GREEN "GREEN" "GREEN: WHITE.

GREEN GREEN WHITE

GREEN GREEN WHITE

GREEN GREEN RED GREEN WHYA WHITE The Kisha Hesus whetherland, at acases, on the power of the Railway Satwa, Mause there. Power, and me the Harbour Ofson Regal. They will have be sunne vienai Contion as the day sumala

gan! So, 7 will be accompanied by expleuro boost ku shova, la làv prezi te warm & CONTE

v våren de this nigos! Dena Braș pellished si zig, bl.

SUPPLEMENTARY WARKIROS,

When loma) signals are displayed in the Harbour « CONE vil be azhibited at the billowing FALARM 190

GAP BOCK.

WAOLAN

STANLEY

ABERDEEN

SAU KI WAN

SAI KUNG.

SHA TAU KOK TAI PO

is mothy the fact to mira craft and passing coma vesels.

Further detalla saz always be given to coeun vesela, on demand, by aigunt from lighthouses

HONGKONG STORM SIGNAL CODE. (NON-LOCAL). Introduced on 1st JULY, 1917.

The Biganis are made by meana në ten symbols zagrcimating the imm angaraiz :-*

[−LT+AY+EX

14

2.

3.

5.

6.

7.

8.

1.

The ace desplayed at the yard arms of the Storm Sel mest on Backhead Hill, sad

weten offer w change or lemne iz razsived fots the Observatory.

Tam àquina vzdanimation is given —

Typhona sad Costisantal / Position of teatre; by lermbals at one sari arm.

Depressins Siquada.

Gala Siganis

1) Direction of mig city of

0.

and the negar 3 arm

at the other rad abo (Tables 1, 2 and 3.

br nearly 50 per cent.. toy to Russia. Later the plaintiff adequate and sufficient measures meet the rising value of consulted the defendant as to the for prevention and treatment.” the Chinese dollar. The stamps sale of the roubles, and on his Dr. Thomson advocated, the of the British post-offices advice they were sold to Farrow's dispensary as the first essential in China have their values ex- Bank under a contract to repur-unit of such a scheme, secondly, pressed in Chinese money, and chase the same number of roubles sanatoria where manual labour are therefore not affected. Those at a certain date. The rate of would form an essential part of then open-air established by the Italian Govern exchange led to a profit on the the treatment, ment in the interests of Italian-transaction of about £100. The schools, abolition of insanitary speaking Austrian subjects plaintiff received that money and areas and houses, and a" higher interned in China Bre Dow also the roubles from defendant; hygienic standard in the home: surcharged with new values in the transaction being tarried out and the provision of a pure milk

and "dollars," in in ber sister's name.

supply. An efficient scheme of addition to the names of the

after care was also necessary. **Pechino"

cents

Me! The region türastenet, le direction from which the gala is expecta).

offices, --néréesymiza wyphoti se one párd arts (Tabine 3 mund 4)

.

EXPLANATION OF THE SIGNALS.

» The two unpermignala of group talindicate the intende, ami the two inverarmbolethe longituds of cas contra "f the krphone, or Detration star00, Aavy ke kan die neuetainad from the informa- tom vrsílable. Opierka tees and ends of the ; ngizoda an giangy than. 09 indicates Tungkule 109 YA

The_some symbol of group th; indicate the dirton in which the Typhoon se Dugenannt is awesiliae, (Table Li

The middle symbol at grou 2 »D! tndicates the walenty of which the vectre of the Trudon

The Savnet ernhol af group tô › indicates the time at which the centre was in the position magmuljad: The vapur grmbed of group (a) indies! the region threatened; the miɑdie armbol the direction Jewas which the esis in expected, and the lowest symbol the zone at which gair conditions were Scat

TYPHOON SIGNAL.

·TYPHOON SIGNAL.

"Tientsin."

Subsequently the defendao

Dr. Nathan Raw, M.P., said he and told the plaintiff to sell the roubles

again, make a profit, and buy was present to put the case of the To the Straits Settlements, in-them back. She gave him the tube culous sailor and soldier, of creased rates of exchange have roubles and he told her that he whom there were estimated to be necessitated a complete rehad sold them for £345. £50. of between 35,000 and 40,000. The adjustment of the colours of the that sum had been paid to the Government was determined that gaveling Alternatively it may indicate certain conditions or a Continental Depression is such a current low value postage stamps plaintiff, but the defendant refus- the fullest pension which was pos- to confirm with the standardised ed to hand over the balance. sible should be given to these He wished with great colour scheme for British Col Mr. Jacob Joseph Oldak, the men. onial stamps. The Ic. value is plaintiff's husband, said he gave emphasis to disabuse the minds now printed in black, the 3c. in his wife 9,000 roubl s about a of sailors and soldiers that taber grey, the 4c. in scarlet. and the month after his marriage. Cross-culous was au incurable disease: 10c. in blue, while a new value, examined, he loudly protesed On the contrary, in its early most curable 6c. orange, has been introduced, against the suggestion that he stages it was a representing the equivalent of qurrrelled with the defendant. disease.

Cries of shame greeted s the new 14 postal rate. (A Mr. H.M. Giveen (for defendant) Straits Settlement dollar equals You have four actions against statement by Dr. H. J. Gaurain 2s. 4d.)

each other at the present time? that a sailor who contracted active Meanwhile. the protected Because Mr. Kleibs likes actions. tuberculosis while on Malay State of Kedah has tem-He specialises in bringing actions service in 1914 and was now permanently on his back had porarily run out of its own distinc-against people. (Laughter.) ire postage stamps, and And you have also got the only received from the Govern- making use of those of the Straits disease, because you have two ment a pension of 7d. a day for Settlements. pending the receipt cross-actions?--Yes, becaues if one year. of a fresh consignment from the somebody attacks me I have to printers in London.

defend. He came to me in 1916 praying to me to take him into the office.

Latinda

Yetacity at Dirvella Roaditions at am today Indivated in tot diene Time storm centre of walios 119. Diction of man w Longitude Latitude

E

CONTINENTAL DEPRESSION SIGNAL ....

CALE SIGNAL

Confinde 111*, travekitar 2

Lailtude

el motiva

Time Condition

Confliton

Tins

CACTION—Under the most favourable inaasiasses, the suction signal lädicately the degree of lallisia and longituds sparast to the asumated position of the castre. Whan the agakiled may be so much as 2′′ in aeror, both la latitude and longitude, and lke velocity sad dration de particularly peled that the salcity assalied in the menu for the sections

centre in far from any reporting station, de when telegraphic resorts and lacking, the position

of motion will then be is arror by correspondiagamosata.

Table No. 1-Direction Signals.

UPPER SYMBOL OF HOLST

•hleb • monsoon gale în expert að.

1.

2.

7.

1-LT+AV

8.

9.

طور

is

A series of Victory commemor- ative postage stamps is being prepared by the Japanese Depart- ment of Communications." and will shortly be ready for issue.

BAD LANGUAGE FILMED.

STARTLING DISCOVERY BY DEAF MUTES.

Dr. 8. Vere Pearson said that until the evil of land monopoly was overcome it would be im- possible to deal adequately with housing. Eliminate poverty

and then we shall have got rid of the root cause of

After another outburst by the witness, during which he gesticu-He added, lated wildly, Mr. Giveen asked: "Have you been feeling like that ill-health." since January?"

Defendant: All the time. (Laughter.)

Mr. Justice Bailhache: We had better have the windows open. temperature is usher. The getting high

The British Board of Film Censors, with Mr. T. P. O'Connor,

The defendant, in the witness M.P., at its head, bas come to

box, denied that he sold the the conclusion that swearing or anything in the nature of swear-roubles a second time.

Mr. Justice Ballhache decided ing must disappear from the films.

A sort of anti-swearing crusade that the action must stand over has been started, and the majori.until the other actions had been ty of the British film makers disposed of and accounts taken. have become staunch believers.

BOLSHEVIST BLOOD LÜST.

SCHOOL CHILDREN SHOT.

New York, July 1. Mr. John A. Embry, an American Consular official at Omsk, has returned to New York with a story of the horrors of Bolshevism. After Admiral Koltchak had occupied Ufa, Mr. Embry, with a former Judge of the Appellate Court of Ufa, visited the city, and heard the story of its sufferings from the people.

The occupying force of Bol- American film makers, who are says Mr. O'Connor, in his circular no less addicted to printing bad to the trade, "gives a bad tone to shevists first looked the town, and language in their sub-titles than the whole story while failing to then appointed their own Govern- the British, have been invited to add to the impressiveness of the ment, the chief feature of which farce or the script. As it is im- was an extraerinary committee. join in the crusade.

The small beginning of this possible to make an arbitrary of investigation. This committee, movement can be traced to an lirait of the extent to which the headed by a cruel Lett named incident when "Pilgrim's Pro-use is advisable.it is thought that Belt, proceeded to arrest every gress" was first filmed at East- the only course is to rule out en-man, woman, or child suspected bourne. The actor who took the tirely all such language and ex-of being opposed to the Bol- sherists. Prisoners by the score The bullate the direction in which a typhoses depression sy traveling or the direction part of Talkative was told to coo-pressions.

were led into the public square À KNOTTY POINT. verse volubly with Christian while 5. 6. 3. 4.

the operator was at work. "You "Bad language has always and executed. The President of must give the the appearance of been a knotty point" with the the Ufa Council was dragged saying a lot! It doesn't matter trade," said the secretary to the from hospital, wheeled in an in- much what you say, but keep to Board recently It began by valid chair to the square, and the text if possible. All right," the half-hearted use of Dp for there shot dead by Belt himself said Talkative, but the part Damn on the screen. After a Mr. Embry confirms the reports

and being a difficult one he found time the word became more com-that the Bolshevists did not bury with himself saying a lot too much mon as the drama developed, and their victima,

melting of the snows and he used language which it was frequently used in East End the

of corpses wers would have surprised Bunyan dramas and Wild West scenes, thousands himself.

The practice has grown steadily,discovered. He relates that s LIP-READER'S DISCOVERY. and certain films with "swear teacher of the High School told Talkative passed in due course words" in the sub-titles had to be him that the Bolsheviste lined up all the scholars," big and little, into the educational series, but, to marked A, or for adults only." the horror of a superintendent of There was tendency during The big boye whom they suspect a deaf and dumb school where the the war to rely on trench langed of belag anti-Bolshevists and film was subsequently shown, it uage for effect, and the official therefore eligible for service teljes was found that the inmates were censor had a difficult problem in Admiral Koltchak, were taken The others were able to lip-read Talkative's dread- dealing with the world-famous out and shot.

*JL XI LAL F.SW. - they are

W...W. N.W. ... Uskaɔwa

Tabio No. 2:—Velocity and Condition Signals.

MIDDLE SYMBOL OF HOIST.

VELOCITY.

2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

7. 8.

CONDITION.

9.

0.

above

1-LT+AV

Yearly Velocity Forming

10 ... B'atropery Unknown

Table No. 3.-Time Signals.

LOWEST BYMBOL OF HOIST.

-

8."

1. Today.

Ting Continental Depression

2 pm. Yesterday. -Regidas Threatened by Monsoon Galos,

HARLEY-DAVIDSON

Model

19-J S

Motorcycle

Model

19-L

Sidecar

Electrically equipped three-speed twin Motorcycle... Price $550.00 Price $200.00

Sidecar

SHEWAN TOMES & CO..

Garage No. 7. Russell Street.

Phone

659

A Good Thing Will

Always Shine Out.

NIGHT FOR

A

ON MONDAY

VERY SHORT SEASON THERE

WILL APPEAR "AT THE VICTORIA THEATRE, A BRILLIANT PARLY OF

ARTISTES KNOWN AS

THE

GLOBE TROTTERS"

IN AN ORIGINAL AND DISTING- TIVE ENTERTAINMENT, ⠀ WITH MIRTH AND MELODY SERVED UP IN

A NEW WAY.

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COME AND HEAR FASCINA TING.

MISS FORBES

SWEET IN HER

SOPRANO VOICE."

THERE WILL BE NO PICTURES.

Prices $3, $2 & ȘI Booking at ANDERSON'S,

ful ejaculations! From that hour plays by one of our war Year-put to work of the most mezial British film makers were put on toonists. But the difficulty was character. The girls were order- their guard, and when an actor overcome by the liberal use of ed to serve in barracks, where

gramophons on the altar and Bussian révolutim kias has to fump over a precipice or dots and dashes, The war is their taskmasters systematicall

His only ambition allow himself to be run over by a over, and the film makers soon flogged all not blessed with

pre-war looks. In all, the cities drunken played non-religious music.

Mr. Embry cited numerous the countr motor he is very careful what he ons to get back

soldiers broke into house inisidual casm, which sme Lenin and That m BEYS!

violated, women, and shot the under his notice, of ray sons why they hay

males Everywhere.

The official censor is grost concerned

of

z omen who were subjected to insoitin Insults before being

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