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

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DAY SIGNALS.

MEANING.

(REE) {A typhoon crisis which war possibly saame a puỏa

Hongkong within 24 hours.

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

South (SE to S.WJ

East (WE to SE)

West (N:W-to-SW)

Gale expected to increase.

wind aftyphoon force expected (any direction)

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

EARLIER. TELEGRAMS.

Mane Ka 1 is befandled sa a warning to "Stand By" and watch for the next særet. When 11 in skať diver a black signal kas been displayed it wil me that, on account of change in the track of toon, or for some other reacti, a gala is a longer expected from the direction indicated by she Sang Mai, and that another hick sigaki may pon. by de hoisted laine,

** Bignal No. 7 will be accompanied by three explosies bamba, Ered at Intervale of 10 amonaila uz the Water Police Station and posted at the Harbou". Office

e signals will be lewend what is in one sidered that all dangwe in ever.

The Day Signals will be daplayed at the map bred of the stent signal maxt on Blackhe

the Harbour Office S... Tamar. Geren_s..sod signal man, the Ganz on the reason of the Langwar and Kowloon Wharf and Godewa Company at Kowloon, the acted on the peppers of tus ***dare Ou Company at Lai-chi-kok, sad the Gagstaf pear the Find Der's Quarters at Lyeniu.

NIGHT SIGNALS

3.

4.

WHITE

GREEN

GREEN

GREEN GREEN

WHITE

GEEN

ΠΕΙΤΕ WHITE

The Night Magenta w be deployed, a° e- Taner, and to the Harbour Ocean. Th

(Lamps.) 5.

WHITE

GREEN

GREEN G GREEN

RE!L GREES

KED

28 the luput of the "alway Station, on 14. ÜN will have a Seston m the dog menade Big! No. I will be a spanied by azpiske bumita na abute, la lle event of the inner b several by this signai brug i sistbloked at man sig

SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS.

i lemak alapsels are displayed in the Harbour COSE will be exhibited at the following sTATJOSH —

GAP ROCK

WABLAN

STANLEY

ABERDEEN

Szstify the fact on naties craft and prasing ovezan Terania,

SAU KI WAN

SAI KUNG

SHA TAU KOË TAI PO

Further decada can always be given to ucaan vassals, on demand. by signal from lighthouseIPS.

HONGKONG STORM SIGNAL CODE. (NON-LOGAL).

Introduced on ist JULY, 1917.

The Signals made by mass of ten symbols representing the ten namerala —

I-LT+AVOIX

1.

2.

3.

5.

6.

7.

6. 9.

0.

They are displayed at 126 yard arms of the Stora Eignal must en Rackhead Bike and remain sal order to chases or lower in received from the Obsecrstory.

The following internation 16 gİTKA :~ Typos and Continents; {(a! Position centre: by 4 symbols at noe vand arco,

Depression. Signals

Gain Signala.

ihi Direction of motion and vekeity of cute, and the time: de 3 erazbole

at the other rand moga (1

1fc) The ion thread, the direction frost which the cale e ex

gand the time; by 3 apothek antene pod argo Tables 5 g 4- EXPLANATION OF THE SIGNALS.

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The prignals cf grown tɛbindicate the lavinuse, and the two lower symbals the lucgituse entre of the Tynor Devrees on in dozers, as neatit na man Le hearted from the informa Dan albis. Onir the reusest waits of the longitude are given: thun, 15 ditates longitude 109 E.

The upper armbol at group (8) indicate the direction in which the Typhoon or Depremios in travelling. (Table Li

The madale symbol, at gruce ră? indentm the velocity at which the centre of the Trabben is warding alienatively it may indicate certain conditiona, oca Colarotal Depresalin. 1. etch caw

sa vincit is given.

The lows: 17mbetet amp:51 in dient te time at which thereal way's the puuko – sizewied The upper sabe of arong (e) indicates the page threatened the meet ila wyrabia, the direction from which the gale is ezzetini, kou the lowest symbol the time when pale ecado we Erst Indicated.

TYPHOON SIGNAL.

CONTINENTAL DEPRESSION SIGNAL

•Donatics

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Longitude 1-3a Me, traveling E

Latitude

Tim Condition

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threatened

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direction

Time

TYPHOON SIGNAL.

CALE SICHAL

GAUTHIN-Under the most £Yoursbla aircnustusare the position signal indicatas valy the degros of belitude and jonciteda avarest to the estimated position of the castro. When the sonic is the from say reporting patios, or when islegriable reports are ischias, the sonilise aigaldad, may be as much sa 1o in errer, hath in itinde and longitude, and the velocity suÁ Besukion of mačkou, will then he in scene by cocraspanding amounÍK.

„It should Să particularly autod that the wałycity algaalled in the mean 1er the arevings ›ki kotes.

Table No. 1.-Direction Signals.

UPPER SYMBOL OF HOIST.

Thelicate the direction in which a typhoon or depremina, le travelling, or the direction from TAŠA » MARICOs gale in expected.

2.

-1T+

6.

1.

8.

9.

0.

XIX.

IL LEE WAY.

W.

WN.W. *.. ., Voknows

Tabla Ho, 2.-Velocify and Condition Signals."

MIDDLE SYMBOL OF HOIST.-

VELOCITY.

CONDITION.

5

B

+

8.

0.

above Karir Valocity | Forstias

I-LT+AV

21-30 20.7, Biatlonery Unknował

Table No. 3.-Timė Signals. LOWEST SYMBOL OF HOIST.

7.

8.

62., To-day.

Filing Continental ほつ Depression.

#pra. Yesterday.

I p.m. Today,

Regions Threatened by Monsoon Gales.

ITHA

THE LAMENT OF VON TIRPITZ:

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1919,

London, Sept. 7.

Extracts from the memoirs of Admiral von Tirpitz are published in the Sunday Times." He declares that be alone in Germany realized Britain's desire to crush Car- many, and but for the interference of German politicians be would have concentrated all Germany's energies against Britain. He maintains that unrestricted submarinism should have been prosecuted ruthlessly to the end, as the only weapon that could save Germany from defeat. He declares that the prestige of the British Navy robbed Germany's leaders of their courage in the beginning of the war, when the German Navy had a prospect of victory. He laments that he was denied an opportunity of accompanying the fleet to the Battle of Jutland, which, if fought to a finish, would have put a different face on the history of the world.

Discussing the blunders of German diplomacy von Tirpitz declares the despatch of the Panther to Agadir. for which Kiderlenwaechter was chiefly responsible, was a grave blunder which inflicted a severe blow on German prestige. To counteract this von Tirpitz insisted on the introduction of a Naval Supplementary Bill, the announce ment of which in the Kaiser's speech of 7th Feb., 1912, led to Lord Haldane's visit to Berlin Fon Tirpitz lengthily expatiates on Lord Haldane's cleverness as a negotiator în dazzling the Kaiser with the prospect of a great African empire while merely claiming the Cape to Cairo railwar as England's share. That meant Africa for Fogland." He says that Lord Haldane. without giving an equivalent, pocketed Bethmann's surrender of the original Supplemen- tary Bill and constantly evaded the vital point of an agree- ment, which would, secure England's neutrality in the event of war. Yon Tirpitz reproaches the German Staff with underestimating the British Army. Even as late as the Autumn of 1914 he says he was constantly thwarted in his design of concentrating his energies on cutting British communications by risking the High Seas Fleet in battle in order to seize the Channel ports. He says Bethmann tas infatuated with the idea of effecting an understanding with Britain and once remarked that the war against England was only a passing thunderstorm. He therefore wished to handle England gently even in the actual war operations.. Bethmann Hollweg failed to realize that England, having entered the war, was deliberately bent on winning it. He says leading circles in Germany were quite ignorant of the meaning of sea-power and the bitter fate threatening Ger- many if she was driven off the seas. Von Tirpitz laments the lost opportunity, not merely of holding up the trafic of the Channel with artillery posted at Cape Grisnez, but of subjecting London to a concentrated bombardment from Grisnez, which would have been far more effective than the bombardment of Paris in 1918. He says Bethmand refused to risk the feet in battle because he listened to Her Ballin, who held that the feet should be preserved intact until the conclusion of peace.

THE FIGHTING IN RUSSIA.

London, Sept. 6.

A telegram from Omsk says that the Russian troops in the operations on the Tashkey railway captured twenty six complete trains, with 5,000 railway cars. Goods traffic is re-established along the entire length of the railway.

Referring to allegations published that the public has been misled as regards the British policy in North Russia and that offensive, not defensive, operations are being carried on, a high official of the War Office, inter- viewed by Beuter, said that there had never been the slight est intention of deviating by a bair's breadth from the policy of evacuation, which was proceeding satisfactorily with the help of the relief forces. The sole advance was General Sadleir Jackson's advance of ten miles which was a purely local affair and strictly in accordance with sound principles of defence. The official added that it would be found, when the ports were closed with ice, that all the British troops had left."

London, Sept. 1

A Moscow wireless shows that the troops of General Kamonto, who pierced the Bed front in the direction of Tamboff, are still operating despite the statement that troops have been sent to liquidate this movement. They are destroying the railway and telegraphs, the Red Army's food and military stores, also Soviet premises. They burned the monument of Karl Marx

LATEST GERMAN SHUFFLE.

London, Sept. B.

A faller version of the German reply to the Allied note than cabled on Sept. 5 comes from Paris. The reply stated that the alleged objectionable clause in the German consta tution merely provided for the possibility of union with Austria, therefore it did not conflict with Article 80 of the Peace Treaty. However, in view of the Allied note of 2nd Sept, Germany was unable to maintain the standpoint she had hitherto taken. but amendment of the text of the Germany was German constitution was unnecessary as willing to declare that the objectionable clanse remain without force and that no admittance of representation of Austria to the Imperial Council can occur without the Assent of the League of Nations to the necessary alterations in the Austrian constitution. The reply proceeded to char- acterise the Allied threat in the case of the Allied demand not being acceded to as a deeply regrettable act of violence.

DEATH OF LORD BERESFORD.

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

SPINNING BOOM IN JAPAN.

It seems that there is an un conquerable zest among Japanese capitalists for the flotation of spinning companies, in spite of the discouraging report of the possible adoption of the eight- hour day at the forthcoming International Labour Conference, which in the opinion of Mr. Muto, of the Kanegafuchi Spinning Mills, and many other experts, would deal a severe blow to the industry. Many flotations of spinning ventures, both in Japan proper and in Tsingtao have been announced. Another smiliar plan is now reported. Mr. Wada Yasujito, of Qsaka, together with many other enterprising friends, is now inter sted in the formation in of

company a spinning

Province. Mikawa Okazaki. About 20,000 spindles, and a capital of Y. 2,000,000 are assign- ed for the project.

JAPANESE TRADE IN PERSIA.

Great Britain's commercial en- terprise in Persia is making headway again. An office has been opened now at Bombay by the Imperial Bank of Persie which is a banking organisation established by royal charter of Great Britain and has its head office in London. An official re- port from the Japanese consular official at Bombay states that the Bombay office of the bank was opened more than a decade ago but closed some years before the outbreak of the war. So far the Eastern Bank has been the only banking institution which band- les business for merchants trad- ing with Persia and Mesopotamia. The re-establishment of the Bom- bay branch by the Imperial Bank of Persia must be the result of the rapid recovery of trade fol-i lowing the progress of the British In the expeditionary troops. opinion of the Japanese consular official, this will benefit Japanese merchants, too. Recently Japan- ese goods imported into Porsia and Mesopotamia through Bom- bay and Karachi have increas- ed very much, and it is confident- ly hoped by some that these lo- calities will soon be good markets for Japanese goods. The establish- nient of this branch at Bombay by

the bank having a chain of branch offices in the interior of Par-ia and Mesopotamia is expected to give great facilities to Japanese merchants selling their goods through Bombay.

CHINA'S EXPORT TRADE IN 1918.

The usual yellow back volume headed "Exports" has just been issued by the Statistical Depart- ment. of the Maritime Customs In it covering the year 1918. more than three hundred of the articles exported from China are listed in detail, giving figures as to quantity and value dealt in at each port and also showing the quantities and values exported to each individual country to which The fact has they were sent. already been made know pre- viously, but this volume again- calls attention to the fact that China's export trade in 1918 was the largest ever recorded, despite the combined depressing effects of internal strife, lack of shipping facilities and high ex- change rates. It is to be noted, however, that the record total of 1918 is due to increases made în many of the more remote ports, the large export ports like Shang- hai, Hankow, Tientsin and Canton having either only made slight increases or at best only held their own. China's exports in 1918 amounted to Haikwan'Taels 485,883,031 an increase of Hai- kwan Taels 22,951,401 over the total for 1917, and of Hai- kwan Taols 4,085,665 over the total for 1916, which was the best The avereEF previous record. value of the Haikwan Tael în 1918 was 0.81:26, in 1917 G. 81.03. and in 1916, G. $0.79. As China's exports in 1909 amounted to Haikwan Taels 338,992,814, when

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32 x 314 31 x 4 32 x 4

NOTICES.

FISK

TIRES

Covers

Non-Skid

$21.00 23.00

Plain

T

33 x 4 34 x 4 33

35 x

29.50 34.50 .45.50 47.00

Reduced

Prices

from

Sept. 1st

1919

Inners

$ 5.50

5.50

28.00

6.00

33.00

7.00

44.00 45.50

8.00

8.50

49.50 51.50 75.00.

48.00

.9.00

50.00

9.50

12.00

90.00

12.50

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report.

of Hankow, the Haikwan tael was only worth conditions in Russia have affected era river port

that Chinese exports in 1918 were valued at sixty-three cents in American the country's credit may be seen Shanghai's closest competitor,

the fact gold, the increase within the past from decade has been Haikwan Taels exports to European ports of Hk. Tis. 102,825,328. 146,890,217. The export shows Russia fell from Hk. Tis. 4,222,617

All "RICH" WHO ARE POOR, that Japan continued to be in 1917 to Hk. Tls. 83 in the year

in covered by the

"The gentry of England are China's 1918, as exports to Japan for the through the report the direct year amounted to Hk. Tls. effects of the war in Europe are to neither idle nor rich," said Father 163,394,992. The British Crown be seen. In 1916 China shipped Vaughan recently at Farm-street Colony of Hongkongholds second goods having a value of E. Tis. church. In the old county place in the record with exports 1.105,998 to the Netherlands, families, he added, we had a amounting to Hk Tls, 116,988,021 When the blockade against the section of the community who Exports to the United States from northern neutráls became effective were driven to work early and China are third in the list and the following year, China's ex-late to make: £3,000 do duty for amounted to Hk. Tls. 77.134,203, ports to the Netherlandsdropped to £10,000 for what with income, 1918. money their incomes had con France is next with HE THk. Tis. 26,336 and they reached super taxes, and depreciation of 30,459,677, and Great Britain is the vanishing point in in fifth place with Hk. Ths. It is seen that the bulk of China's tracted to one-third the am 25,234,589, but it should be trade with the rest of the world in pre-war days In stated that a large pro comes outof the northern part of the stances they had portion of exports to Hongkong country Exports that originated than skilled workers are for Great Britain Bussis from Shanghai amounted in 1918 ham, Middlesbran

to HL. TI 175,089,475 bile the other formerly

tomer for ta

from the

of Canton

nese ern cents

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