HONGKONG STORM SIGNAL CODE. (LOCAL). Introduced on ist`JULY, 1917.
-SYMBOL,
DAY SIGNALS.
MEANING.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
COMMERCIAL NEWS
AN AERIAL MALL SERVICE~ San Francisco, July 29-The Board of Directors of the"
(REB) (A typhoon wrists hidh mar por sua as a Chamber of Commerce, at its
Hongkong within 24 hours.
Gals expected from the North (W.W, to NE)
South (SE to SW.) East (Ni 'SR) Wart (N.W, to S.W
Gale expected to increase.
Wind of typhoon force expected (any direction.)
FRIDAY
EX-CROWN PRINCE.
WRITING HIS MEMOIRS.
The ex-Crown Prince has again
unburdened himself, this time to
meeting to-day. resolved to the American correspondent, Karl endorse the establishment by the Wiegand, to whom he said: "It Government by the Government is ridiculous to think I should of an aerial mail service between flee from Holland, sering I am Chicago and San Francisco and free to leave any time I like." to urge upon Congress the enact- Bargomaster Beerkboom, says ment of legislation providing the Wiegand, who has charge of the necessary appropriation. It is ex-Crown Prince, corroborated felt that if San Francisco this statement, saying, "AN
Wenal No. 1 in Exiandad ua a warning to "Stand By" and watch for the asit and when is manifests a strong enough desire Frederick William need do is to
slaking silveru Visok-menal dan bara displayed it, wil mens that, da zovent of a change to the tr Can wakoon, or for wouve oiber reseco, a gule is no longer expected from the direction indicated by the Mustangunt, and thai another black signal may possibly be hoisted Dala
Band Xa ? will be accompanied by three explosive bombe. Erød at intervals of 10 seconds at the
·Palios Station and renanted as the Harbor: O
The signals will be lowered when it is considered that all dangue in ovne
The Der Signals will be displayed as ton man:head of the vizem signal mass on Blackhead Hill
Man Marbenz Offer, EM.. Tamar. Green Island sign, the aged on the premises of cas quast, 126 Bagstaf on the pret of the nghnung sad Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Company ́at":
(Dit Company at Lai-ebi-kak, and the Engstad neat the Finli Officer'a Quarteta en Ermunus.
NIGHT SIGNALS. (Lamps.)
3.
2.
WHITE
GREEN
5.
GREEN GREEN WHITE WHITE GREEN WHITE GREEN WHITE WHITE GREEN
4.
8.
GREEN GREEN GREEN
RED GREEN RED- H.M.
The Night &¢sam win to displayed, at sonnet, ma the tạmes of the Railway Statior, and on the Harbour Den dagent. The wil barn ide sabe kids. Scailon as the day sikUMIN, Signal No. 7 will bara varapan.md N #INATO DOMUL MA slavee, in the event of saw miarmatum ` smanaged by the azgahi being set pubhaber al
SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS,
When hosť slanalı avo d'epíayed in tha Harbour a CONE will be methibet med at the following stations ——
GAP ROCK
WAGLAN
STANLEY
ABERDEEN
matute tha then ya maliwa craft and passing ocosa Transia,
SAU KI WAN
SAI KUNG
SHA TAU KOK TAI PO
Farther details can always be given ta ceran vemmin on demand, dy signal from lighthouses.
HONGKONG STORM SIGNAL CODE. (NON-LOCAL). Introduced on 1st JULY, 1917.
The Signals are made by, maana of tem symbols representar the ten numerals se
~LT+AVONX
2.
3.
4.
E.
6.
7.
8.
9.
0.
They are displayed at the yard artde of the Storms Sama! mast on Blackbead B., and zwaaia vadit na arder to change or met in proneved from the Obeere 12029,
The folowing alamatio9 16 2180 21 Trabeen and Continental Powten of centre: by swymbols at one yeni arta.
Bourassica Dignals
Resto SignalU,
17 Directiva el aravan and veûsity of Coutra, and the time; by 3 sembole
? the other rare any (Tasima 1, 2013.
Thermos threatened, the a remian tren which the goale in exime" act
And the time, by davon, main at linn mundurn (Tasim
EXPLANATION OF THE SIGNALS.
The two upper ngnan VÍ KIDUD lot imbrate nam latiuum, said she two tomat satuluisine auginim Đố than van ten of the Treason of Devresion in urgies, as smut rantan te parantained Froan, the „Mam Kračača." Only the tena and units of the jingitude are given i thun, 19 ind rates inng:tone 109 EL.
The upper tubet of group 13; cadientri thelu pwetka la which the Typhoya or Depomantis The muídielny mbi si group bindicate the veinte at which the centre of the Typhoon is.
stevečng. Alternativney it may indicata cortan cum di pak, or a Commaen al Depremno za m valody is given.
སས། ས་
The lowest symmal ut grasprindienter the time at wà vị thamani za was - tamen te laat 21%, ed. * The upper armbol of (27 in) indicate din rebus partante startende avoidan kum which the gate in esported and the lument nymbol the cam as wacka pala mandato
2 were trat
educated.
Lavelling W.H.WV. at (3a rate of 1 to 10 mini
Lolitada
CONTIÈRE
lomallude 111 Eiesseling & s
Loui
TYPHOON SICKAL,
Time Yolly of Brazilas
19. Directive of th
DEPRESSION SIGNAL _
voljom je
Conditter.
Condos 16. retarday indicated NE,
Latitude
ར་ན་བའི་ཆ་ནས་ཆར་
Longitude
Time
direction
TYPHOON SIGNAL
CALE SIGNAL
Condition
Diraction
CAUTION.—Onder the most favourable circamatamury the amsition signal lädien!an muly Sagres of Iulitiće nad jungitude soartaz to the estimated vanities of the centre. When the wwel, but iram kay reporting sixties, or when Telegraphic reparts are inching, the deshion Wenche may be an asch på 2′ is stres, both in latitude andinasituda, xad the valmeirs and 2. It sawuld be particuinely spied that the velocity sigunited is the mess for de tion
**<*ption of maiiwa mill then be in error ky commopanding amonata.
3
to have this service the prospects notify me of his intention to for its establishment are favor-leave Holland, and he can go at able. The Board also resolved to any time." This was confirmed endorse Senator New's Bill, be a high official at The Hague, providing for an independent air who declared that both the ex- service, which, if enacted, it is Kaiser and his son are at libery felt will tend to promote the to leave Holland whenever they efficiency of the Government air desire. They are not prisoners: (1 service and prevent unnecessary neither are we holding then for duplication of personnel and the Allies. But while they are material in different Depart in Holland they must remain in
the place assigned to them.”
ments.
The ex-Crown Prince seemed U.S.A. RUBBER IMPORTS.
in good health, and keeps himself The complete official statistics
occupied with brisk exercise and showing the American consump studying, music, sketching, read- tion of rubber in the fiscal yearing, and writing. He is writing to June 30, 1918, (which owing to his memoirs for publication, and War-time conditions. have only has received many substantial recently been issued), agree in the offers. Wiegandi was asked to main with the preliminary figures read a chapter upon King Ed already published, and serve to ward, for whom the author pro- remind us of the great progress fessed great admiration, and said made by the industry, in the that other chapters would be United States. Appended is a devoted to his impressions as a comparison of the totals for the
boy of Queen Victoria, Prince past few years: --
Bismarck, Lord Rosebery, and other notabilities, he has met at close quarters. His aim, he says, is to give close personal ideas of) his characters so as to make the public feel they have met them face to face.
Tens.
1910-11
32.163
1911-12
49.101.
1912 13
50.618
1913-14
58,927
1914-15
76,816
119,542
148,827
1915 16
1916-17 1917 18
173.928
The question is often asked whether progress at the rate shown above can be maintained. In America, at least, there is no doubt on that subject; nothing. it
and
Wiegand declares that the Crown Prince. despite America's part in the war in giving the "death blow" to Germany. really has confidence in the spirit of Justice inspiring the United States, and while he and his father could hardly be expected to be tried
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U. S. BUSINESS PROBLEM.
is believed, can stop the spread of fairly and squarely by a Court motor traction.
that, of made up of their accusers, yet course, means that the demand they were willing to be tried by for rubber must continue to in-the United States, where the crease. Considerable attention presence of a very considerable is at the present moment being umber of persons of German paid to the rubber in-blood would help to provide the dustry by the American news-júdical atmosphere. The young papers. The big advance in Hohenzollern says that the Dutch the price of shares in motor Government is being swamped manufacturing companies and with letters and petitions from tyre companies since the Armis-associations and individuals in tice has advertised the fact that Germany pleading against the the industry is prosperous. The giving up of the former Kaiser. imports, too, of the raw material and says that one bore 2,000,000 since the restrictions were re-signatures. moved have been so heavy as to The impression left upon the New York, July 24 The par- invite comment. Trains laden observant Wiegand, who is an amount business problem before entirely with rubber have pro-American citizen, is that neither Americans to-day, according to vided & new feature, one manu- the former Kaiser nor his son fear Mr. James Alexander, president facturer alone announcing that a a fair trial. Admittedly." said of the National Bank of Com special train of 26 trucks was the young William, "I am disap-merce, New York, and a member employed to bring part of his pointed in President Wilson, but of the Committee of Bankers supplies of raw material from the believe he meant well. He formed to devise ways and means docks to the factory. Ac-simply did not know the game to re-finance Europe is the efficient cording to trade authorities over here." Talking about the organisation of her credit re the supply of motor cars in future, he said. "I should like sources for the purpose of financ- America is. in consequence of to be a king of finance in the ing Europe's purchases of mat, the war, now 18 months behind United States. I believe their ferials for consumption and recon- the normal demand, even if no crowns sit firmer than ours.struction pending her economic allowance is made for the in- Finally, in a burst of boyish recovery. The chief requirements creased buying power resulting emotion, the former Crown Prince for the success of such financing from the war. The fact is, how said. "You know me pretty well be declares, are extensive public Lever, that the demand for motor Wiegand. Now, tell me, am Ico-operation here and an agree
cars in the United States has been really as bad as the newspapers ment amongst the nations of
The enormously increased by war say?"
correspondent's Europe to stand behind their profts, and never before has the answer is not cabled, but he does pooled collateral, so that the demand for cars been so insistent. intimate that the refugee, by his strong nations may protect the A humper harvest this year will daily work is laying the found-weak, and America have the increase this demand still further. ation of a great career as a assurance that every European
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION journalist or violin virtuoso.
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FOR WORLD COMMERCE. San Francisco. August 1,Å topic of the utmost importance to
country will guarantee Ameri- can credit. irrespective of which country receives it. Americans are committed to an output great- the commercial relations between arbitration cases presented to the or in many respects than their the business interests of the individual units. In communi- domestic trade can consume, and. United States and
commercial unless they get together and form other ties, where po countries was brought to the at- organisation exists it was sug-plans to enable Europe to purchase that the American surpluses the situation will arrive tention of the Foreign Trade gested
the need of Taman Indicate the direction in which a cyphoon or degreants to traveling of the direction from Committee of the San Francisco Counsel could represent the in- when Europe/ ill te sufeng
Chamber of Commerce to-day. terests of American business physically for Mr. P. C. Denroche, who had men and secure the appointment American supplies, ard American been appointed Chairman of the of an Arbitration Committee, industries will be incurring great Spécial Committee to make a which committee, would render losses, because they will be
Table No. 1.—Direction Signals.
UFFER SYMBOL OF HOIST..
• AROMBONE. KRÍA jo e Tancial.
1.
4.
6.
7.
-ITTA
Table No. 2. Velocity and Condition
um Yesterday:
3.L. LESZ WAW.
W.
W.S.W. 3.W. XX.W, Urkaawn
għals.
CONDITION.
0.
MIDDLE SYMBOL OF HOST.
VELOCITY.
3.
Table No. 3:-Time Signals.
LOWEST SYMBOL OF HOIST.
7.
1 p.m. Testerday.
6án T-day.
2 Queen's Buildings
SOLE AGENTS.
FISK
TIRES
Covers
Reduced
Prices
from
Sept. 1st
1919
Size
Non-Skid
Plain
Inn
28 x 3 30 x 3
:- $21.00
23.00"
51
30
29.50
28.00
6.
32
34.50
33.00
7.0
31.
45.50
$44.00
$8.00
47:00
43.50.
8.50
49.50
48.00.
9.00
$1,50
.50.00
9.50
75,00
12.00
90.00
12.50
CO
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report of the subject of Inter. Its decisions in accordance with able to make their good. SHEWAN TOMES &
national Commercial Arbiration, the international principles which The American investor, must be will be reported the findings of bis com- would be evolved. Mr. Denroche protected, and this mittee and emphasised the im- further suggested to the Foreign accomplished and machinery for portance of some arrangement Trade Committee that this matter the distribution of credits facil being made with other countries was of euch a broad character tated if there is an equalising of whereby disputes could be fairly that it would be impossible to im- credit opportunity on your side. arbitrated. Mr. Dearoche brought possible to institute a world wide In short, Mr. Alexander proposes out the necessity of protection system of arbitration, from Sun the pool of Europe's needs and the to the business men in either Francisco alone and therefore pool of America's resources, so this or foreign countries against suggested that the matter be that some commodities more
investmenta
Lowery For Fattal the unscrupulous individual or brought to the attention of the profitable to produce may not prepared to give a general mort: of a standardised Certat 21-577:30 m.p. S'ationery Lokas
firm who endeavors to evade Chamber of Commerce of the exclude others in loss demand,gage upon his entire assets and based solidly on the to payment of an account. He United States for its consideration. and the strong nations and con- bave his loan further endorsed by ateral of the torrowing 0.3 the National cerns of Europe will receive a consortium of banks in his own Without such an orgāpis stated that very often flimsy Inasmuch" excuses were advanced for ann-Chamber Board of Directors will preference for American' credit, ceuntry, reinforced where posis fearful lest American payment of bills and with, have a summer meeting at Seattle while the smaller nations "with sible by Governmental guaran have thrust upon the occasionally, no excuse at all early in August it was urged collateral representing -second- tees. Thus every debenture sold issues based on coll the buyer absolutely refusing to that the matter he brought to rate security would receive to an American investor would uncertain Vale accept the goods ordered due to their attention at that time. The second notice at much higher have behind it equal security the amount of
Mr. Alexander recommends the unsound a falling market or other condi-report made by Denroche appeal rates.
American bankers must group scientific survey of Europe's a purely selfish tions which impelled him to ed strongly to the members of the break his contract or cancel his Foreign Trade Committee and it themselves into a great centralis needs in order properly to appor- be declares that here order. The plan, as suggested by was ordered that the National ed credit organisation, in which tion, American supplies. Europe this working together Mr. Denroche, would co-ordinate Chamber be fully advised along the public here have complete must be willing to pay American existing unsettled all of the Chambers of Commerce this line that they be confidence, to protect it from un-rates on her loans rather than Europe will and commercial organisations approached on the subject on sound investments. On the other European rates which have been finevitably throughout the world in effort to their arrival in arrival in San have Arbitration Committees ap- Francisco on Monday with the pointed under a system of idea, of having the matter for international rules and regula mally presented at the Seattle tions which would govern all meeting
12.m. To-day.
3.
4.
6. 6.
7. 8. 9.
Table No. 4.-Regions Threatened by Monsoon" Gales.
LT+A
0.
"Annam
Golf of Ool of Choras 14. Formosa Farisões Worth of Bee of chill and to Shantung Tongking Coast
skaido, Japan. A Guli Promontory. Chreinsa watow
« min fry the Cable Companies, free of charge, to Share
Mulaby Eripurse Laco, ka? Push, and
and
hand, Europe must be prepared to notably lower heretofore Mr. States, place everything in the way of Alexander concludes with the unk
the collateral she has to offer as assertion that his plan would sche curity behind debenture. The in-placem dividual European buyer must be of Americ
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