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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

NOTES & COMMENTS.

THE YACHT RICES.

FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1920.

DAY BY DAY.

SIN HAS MANY TOOLS, BUT A Britishers the world over are LIE 19 THE HANDLE WHICH FITS extremely hopeful of Sir Thomas THEM ALL-Holmes,

Lipton at last securing possession

of the America Cup after four efforts spread over more than

L

twenty years. The contest iss.s. China to-day. decided on five races, and inas much as Shamrock IV has won the first two of these she is in the enviable position of only having to win one more, whilst the Resolute, having only one win

There was a clean bill of health to her credit, will need to be victorious in the two remaining in the Colony yesterday. races if the trophy is to remain

STORM SIGNALS IN MONGKONG.

THE PRESENT SYSTEMS EXPLAINED.

HUGHES-CAMERON.

typhoons and depression by means LOCAL WEDDING, of symbols was considered. Asa consequence, a system of flags davined-by the Shanghai Observa- tory was adopted and displayed on Blackheads Hill, Tosse flags ware To Thai Church. Hollywood replaced by rattan shapes in 1906. Road, was the scene of a quiet Briefly, the principle of this code wedding yesterday, Mr. Arnold Storm warning signals have was to indicata a certain region Hughes, M.A., of Ying Wah Dr. G. W. McKean left by the been displayed in Hongkong by a number consisting of three College, son of Mr. and Mrs. since 1884; during this period the figures; the disturbance Hughes of London, being married form of the signals and their presumed to be situated in this to Miss Anne Camerun, daughter

of A night fete is to be held at the significance have been modified region, and its direction of Mr. and Mrs. Cameron, of from time to time. It may there-motion was indicated by a nomber Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scot- V.R.C. at 9 p.m. to-day.

fore be of interest to cast a brief consisting of two figures. These land. The Rav. Dr. T. W. Pearce [glance backward and compare figures could conveniently ba officiated. The Rav. H. R. Wolls the early storm signals with those displayed on # yard-arm by gave the bride away. Mr. J. A. at present in use.

means of 3 shapes at one end, Lupton was best man and bliss The Hongkong Observatory and 2 at the other.

Winifred Watkin bridesmaid. The commenced operations in 1884; The disadvantage of this coda reception was held at Mr. Wells' in America's possession. If the The Empress of Asia, which although storm warnings do not was the doubtful location of house, London Mission The Shamrock 'does win, it will be

"S. . of honeymoon is being spent in the first time that the cup bass dus here this morning, has seem to have been specifically typhoon positions.

been delayed in Manila owing to included in the programme of Paracela." S. af Lochoo Japan, Mr. and Mrs. Hughes ever been won by a British

the typhoon. She will arrive work, the staff appear to have Islands," are not expressions} boat, despite the fact that

undertaken the responsibility at involving any great exactitude leaving to-day by the s... China. the first contest took place

a very early date, for in August, of position, and probably for this so long ago as 1851. Since that

1684, the first code of storm reason, the code was not looked time, noi counting the present A ñne of 150 was to-day in-signsis was gazetted. The signals upon with any particular favour series, there have been co fewer dicted by Mr. N. L. Smith at the were four in number, the familiar locally as compared with the WARRANT OFFICER'S than thirty-two separate races, on a Chinese who Cones, Drum and Ball. They Local Signals. I will therefore TRAGIC DEATH.

here tomorrow afternoon.

A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD. at this one of which American Police Coated yesterday in posses were red in colour and had the be seen that in the beginning of

THE HONGKONG

DISPENSARY.

Phone 16.

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong. Felephone: No. 1. A.B.C., 5th edition. Western Union. Office address: 11, Ice House Street.

"MARRIAGE

SCRIVEN STOKES.-On the 22nd July, 1920, at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, by the Rev. Reginald Lindsay, M. A., Henry Ernest, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. John Seriven of Sheffield, England. to Jessie Frances, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Stokes, of Kowloon.

rachts have been victorions- sion of 300 rounds of ammunition. following significance The exception was in the year 1871, when the British boat

The death took place under

into the

body

water,

1917 two Codes were simultane- The Drum and Ball indicated ously used in Hongkong, viz, the the existence of a typhoon to the Chiha Saas Code, giving the Livonia won the third of the Orders for the Cadet Company east or west of the Colony. The position and direction of motion tragic circumstances on Wednes- series of five races through the of the Hongkong Volunteer De-Cone, polat upwards, indicated a of typhoon or depression centres, day night of Warrant Officer Columbia becoming disabled. fence Corps, by Lieut. A.O. Brawn, typhoon in a latitude more car-and the Local Code giving position James Holmes, late of the depos However, the latter sacht had state-Parade-Bathing: Launch thern than the Colony, or proof typhoon centres when at cer-ship Tamar. It is stated that. won the two previous trials, and will leave Blake Pier on Wednes-gressing towards north; with the tain distances from the Colony, returning from an evering spent with a new yacht, the Sappho, day, 28th instant, at 5.15 p.m. point downward, the Cone in It having been repeatedly stated at the Naval Dockyard Club, be the Americans were successful and call at Kowloon ten minutesdicated that the typhoon had a that the Local Code could not be fell into the water from the is the two remaining races and later. Officer detailed for duty more southerly latitude than the considered as necessarily imply jetty whilst boarding the tug thas won that year by four races 2nd Lieutenant B. J. M. Way Colony, or was progressing to-ing that bad weather was expect. St. Monace to see a friend. to one. In 1895, the competing man.

wards the south. It was emphasised locally, it would seem the The tragedy passed unnoticed boats were the Defender

ed, both in the original notice obvious thing to replace both until yesterday morning, when (America) and the Valkyrie III

and in subsequent references in codes by one, giving the positions the absence of the deceased 1.d (England). The first race of this

To-morrow's Pictorial Supple the Observatory publication, that ste. with accuracy, and introduce to investigations which disclosed series was won by the Defender, ment will contain several photo- these signals did not imply the another code that warned the that he met bis death by drown- whilst in the second the British graphs of local interest. These

An Indian constable on sacht came in first but was dis- include pictures taken at the approach of a typhoon to the Colony of the approach of bading.

Colony, or the anticipation of bad weather and gales.

duts near the jetty had admitted qualified for foaling the American weddings of Mr. T. C. Nixon and weather here. When there was These objects were satis that on that night he heard vessel and the race was awarded Miss Dora Dodwell, and of Mr.

а splash KS of to the latter. The Valkyrie then H. S. Hurley and Miss Minnie to believe that either of factorily accomplished by the withdrew and the Defender bad Goldenberg: two "Black Ca: the pregoing was probable the introduction of the Hongkong falling

Colony was warned by a gun. Nan-Local and Local Codes. The but bad taken DO notice a walk-over in the next race. photographs; as well as a portrait fired once when a gale was ex-Non-Local Code gave the position of the incident. A gang was at Sir Thomas Lipton made his of the new Bishop of Victoria, pected, twice when wind of ty- of typhoon and depression work the whole of yesterday in first attempt to wrest the cup Hongkong (the Ref. C. R.

phoon force was expected, and centres by means of latitude and an endeavour to locate the body. From America in 1899, with Dappuy).

sgain fired once when the wind longitude, the dicection of motion. The camber was dragged, and Shamrock I, which met with no

was expected to shift suddenly-velocity and time to which the divers were sent down, but, up to success. In 1901, Simrock 11

A call was received by the In connection with this code it signal referred being signalled by the time of writing, with no re finished first in the third race.

was stated that the signals were appropriate symbols. The Local salls. The deceased leaves a widow, after two wins by the Columbia. Fire Brigade at 12.05 this morn but she lost the decision on time ing. a fire having broken on: in intended to call attention to the Code made use of the symbols and children who are at Home. allowance. The last races were the cockloft of a printing shop on information printed in the China familiar to the Colony for 10 Coast Meteorological Register, many years, but gave them in 1903, when the Reliance beat the ground door of No. 115 The drum was first hoisted on a significance more in keeping Shamrock III in the first two Queen's Road Wes:. Damage to

with the popular ideas already races and also won the third the extent of $1,000 was caused September 8th, 1884. through the Shamrock being lost to property before the fire was it aimed to give information to the probability of gales and con-

The object of the code is clear: referred to. Le. the indication of EUROPEANS FINED. put out. The shop is insured the public generalis in a fog.

that a sequent bad weather. On June with the South British Insurance

typhoon existed, the movements 1st, 1920, to meet the wish for & THEFT OF WHISKY AND

PISTOL.. When Robert Burns wrote The best laid schemes of nice and

Company for $4,000.

of which might affect the weather code uniform with that of Shang- men gang aft agleg," he might have added, if he could have dreamt

of the Colony and the position of hai and Jodo-China, the Non-

Two Europeans, V. Breaux and of the position of Hongkong's housing, and many schemes fizzle cup, which Sir Thomas Lipton. Because another woman had which might materially affect the Local Code was discarded and the

The W. F. Higginson, the cook and out." He may have chosen more poetic language than that, but the has made so many atempts to seduced her husband and had plans of shipmasters leaving the China Seas Code adopted. burden of his song would have been the same. If one cares win. As we have stated, the laleniated bis affections from ber.barbour. The general public principle of the latter differs mess steward of the American - dares to look back and review all that the Hongkong Government trophy was first competed for in a Chinese woman in the street would not be greatly interested slightly from the Hongkong Code. steamer kulpao, were respective has promised us with regard to bousing and compare those promises 1851. It came about in this way, yesterday gave the temptress a until the firing of the gun, but it It should be posed that they charged before Mr. R. O. Hutebison at the Police Court Seas Code, like with actual achievements there is discovered absolutely nothing in One J. C. Stevens commissioned sound thrashing which resulted in beboved the careful shipmaster China

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1920.

WHEN ?

the Government bas let us all down.

the

HISTORY OF THE CUP.

It will be interesting at this stage to recall the history of this

ex

owper

its

common between them. We are anxious to avoid a carping tone well-known New York ship both parties being taken to the to satisfy himself from a predecessor the Hongkong Non-this morning with the theft of an on this subject, but the community bas suffered so many disappoint-builder to construct B racing Police Inspecion charged with perusal of the Chios Coast Local Code, is arranged to give automatic pistol and eight quar- ments and is still suffering so actuely from the boosing shortage schooner to visit England in the fighting The temptress in Meteorological Register, or by very definite information. Un-tero bottles of whisky belonging varions to the Commander of the vessel. that it is high time we glanced back to see just how badly” it la that year of the Great Exhibition, and question duly made ber appear enquiry at the Observatory, that fortunately, owing to

The prosecuting Police Officer. the result was the yacht America ace on the calling of the case it would be safe to commence a causes, principally distance of the It was in the early part of 1919 that the housing problem came of 170 tons. Säe crossed the before the Magistrate this morn-contemplated voyage.

typhoon-centre from reporting Sergeant Moss, stated that Hig- into real public prominence a prominence that was heightened by Atlantic in the summer of 1851.ing, but the other woman did not. la the course of time. the code station and telegraphic delays, ginson, who was the Captain's the attitude of the Government itself. The public was led to hope and but failed to compete for the Apparently her courage

bad was altered in detail, principally the position given may be some-steward and had access to his expect something that it has never had given it. Mr. Claud Severn. Queen's Cup at Cowes, although failed her, and the case way with the idea of giving more what in error, but is the best that cabin, broken open the case of who was the then Officer Administering the Government, even went the Club threw the prize open to dismissed.

detailed information of typhoon can be given with the data avail-whisky and stole therefrom the so far as to indicate certain definite schemes that were to be all the world, as her

eight bottles which formed the positions. The signals were able. andertaken by the Government. We all looked forward to declined to concede the inual

duplicated, a set of black signals At the present, time, therefore, subject of the charge. He also Government Hote! and flats in Kowloon We were also led to time allowance for differ- Burglaries have become a fre- being added, the colour being used the latest information available took an automatic pistol which believe that a sery big project involving practically the ence of size. The members of the quent feature in the crime records to give a rough idea of distance at the Royal Observatory as to was given to Breaux, who was rebuilding of City of Victoria, had

etc. been submitted Yacht Club, not wishing to risk of the Wanchai district, and one from the Colony, red signals the position, motion

of keeping a watch outside the cabin to the Imperial Government for approval. And since that time the reproach of densing a strang-of these customers who was indicating a distance exceeding typhoons or depressions is signal- during the process of the theft.

Wednesday. there have been many Government statements on the matter: how

a fair rare, decided that the caught redhanded earis bis 300 miles, and black signals- a led on Blackbeads Bill by means This happened on the Government intended doing this and that. But do we seem any match for a-cup given by the morning inside No. 9. Leighton distance less than 300 miles. The of the Chios Seas Storm Signal whilst the ship was at zochor in nearer the realisation of any of these promised things? So far as Club to be sailed around the Isle Hill road go: three months from direction of the typhoon with Code. Immediately anything is the harbour. The two men went we can hope to divine the official mind, the latest development is of Wight) should be without any the Magistrate. His excuse was respect to the Colony was only to hand that in any way modifies ashore, taking with them the.. the complete abandonment of some of the Government's earlier pro-time allowance. The America, that be took refuge in the house roughly indicated by four symbols, the signal, the signal is altered stolen drinks, and as the Astor which they visited, posals and a concentration on the preparation of bill sites so far as

the plunder with Hongkong itself is concerned. We can see that the preparation is thus exceptionally treated, entered from the bears rain, but as it was and an obvious advance was accordingly. The Daily Weather House. and competed against fifteen disclosed in evidence that the made, when, by combining the Report may possibly contain shared

It was whilst going on, but it is patently a slow and expensive process and has other vessels, beating the Aurora front door was securely locked existing symbols in pairs, it was further details, and should in some cronies. been made contemporaneous with the building of a scenic road round the harbour side of the Peak that can never be of any use for and winning the trophy by a and that he could not be in the possible to indicate eight direc-every case be referred to by the rounds of drinks were being shipmasters and others in lavishly passed round the circle, building purposes. How much Lugard Road is costing the Colony sufficient margio ever to discount place where he was found with-tions instead of four.

any time allowance had there out scaling the twelve foot back In 1907, the first departure fromterested. The Local Code gives that the Captain of the Malpas would be interesting to know. Looking to Kowloon, we are remind been one insisted upon. The wall, his story was not believed. the principle of the code was warning of expected gales, the made his appearance and took a ed that the Government has promised us the opening up of King's prize was eventually given to the

made by the abolition of the direction of the gale being note of the proceedings which Park. That was quite a recent promise we admit, but when is any New York Yacht Club and con- thing going to be done in the matter? Must we always be kept stituted a challenge eup. called

Commercial houses will possib-typhoon gun and the substitution denoted by a symbol hoisted at resulted in the present charges was doubtless a material im-H. M. S. "Tamar," the Wharf not desire that the case should waiting, even though there is a really serious shortage? With a the America Cup, for the yachts be interested in any suggest-of three explosive bombs. This the Observatory, Harbour Office. being brought. The Captain did before the court. His Beeming magnanimity the Goverment was at one time going to of all nations, by the deed of gift ion that has for its object the provement 25 a sigoal, but itsland Godown Co. the Standard Oil go

had been to pat loan money at a reasonable rate of interest to persons interested of the owners of the winnerving of cable expenses, and an

considerably Co., at Lai-Chi-Kok and the Field intention in building. The Announcement

intended way

men in irons on board for different.

the firing America has held it ever since advertisement in this issue calls significance was

of Officers Quarters at Lyeman. the Inter- 10 the nature of 20 inducement and encouragement. against all comers. Will she have attention to Keegan's

the bombs signified that the For details, as to the weather until the vessel reached Manila but private applicants have now been encouraged to thel

national 3 letter code, by which to yield it up now?

wind was expected to increase expected the forecast for "Hoog-where "they would be brought extent of being told that their applications have had to be

it is claimed that code offers a to typhoon force at any moment. Long to Gap Rock" should be before the American authorities. WARRING STILL left over. One might ask "When till?" Looking at the

method of cabling that will cut The Great War has not proved the cost of the average coded had disappeared, and,

Hence the old gale signal referred to in the Daily Weather The American Consul who was matter as generously as one can, the Government has placed itself

while Report.

informed of the intention would very much in the position of a false comforter. It has raised to be "a war to end war after telegram at least 35 per cent.the explanation given with the One further point is worthy of not allow this. Either the men hopes only to disappoint; it has spoken of boosing as something all In Russia. Syria. Mesopot-Many well-known firms out East

should be immediat- immediately required, only to continue its bad habit of procrastine amis. the Near East and even have taken this code up and it code continued to state that the notice. The Local Code gives bad to be freed, he said, or tion; and it bas manifestly been premature with offers and schemes China there are wars of varying certainly contains features that necessarily imply bad weather in typhoons are not the only cause ely charged at the local Court

boisting of the signals did not warning of expected gales, and they that seem as distant as ever of materialising. We didn't expect all kinds still going on. Efforts have make it

extremely attractive we asked for, but we did expect something. We actually have been made to compose the Russo from the economical point of signal existed between those of the word typhoon may be, it is and it was stated the men were the Colony, yet no intermediate of gales. Whatever the meaning The latter course was adoptedt, Polish strife, but they appear to view. nothing, or, at least, next to it.

indicating the existence of aused by the weather services of good workers whenever they True it is that a few late are going up in Hongkong and have been fatile. And France is

typhoon within 300 miles of the the Far East designate were not drunk, which they Kowloon, but the most important row now building on the Peninsula baving trouble in Syria, over

On engairies at the Police Office Colony, and that indicating that the sea-born tropical cyclone. invariably were when in port.

was Continental is bardly the class of thing required. Back to back to an existing which she has been given the

depressions are A fine of $50, or one month's block, the servants" quarters and kitchens seem to be as dangerous to mandate. Apparently, a state of this morning we learn nothing wind of typhoon force

exists between the further beyond the news contained expected at any moment. This equally capable of providing hard labour, was inflicted on both bealth as anything we have noticed. They might very easily be a direct encouragement to the disease that the Medical Officer of French and the King of Syria, in yesterday's Telegraph concern-condition of affairs lasted until the necessary wind force, while accused by the Magistrate.

N.E. monacon during

to be

war now

to

Health has so recently spoken about. Are we so cramped for space and the former is taking military ing the gunboat Kongku which July 1st, 1917, and as a coose the

action which is described went asbore near Castle Peak.quence the black local signals, in winter frequently reaches the

that this need be? The King's Park scheme would give us semi- detached houses and bungalows in a healthy locality and with plenty as being necessitated by cir-There has been no confirmation of spite of all explanatory state-force of a gale. The local signals of room, and that is the need of residents more than anything else. Cumstances. What about the the report that an engagement mants, were regarded as signify-therefore are not quite correctly monsoon was expected to reach In all seriousness we ask the Government when is it going to move League of Nations Covenant in with the Canton Government ing the approach of bad weather termed "typhoon" signals, for gale force-neither when a 8. W..

although they are used principal-gale was anticipated owing to the long the lines it has indicated itself? When is it going to make all this? By it, any war or threat cruisers sent out in chase preceded and high wind.

To fully appreciate the objects ly during the passage of typhoons, existence of a continental de- provision for the roads and conveyances that will make the many of war was declared a matter of the incident. The Kongin at the

10y Colony. For the future, the for- acres on the Kowloon side attractive to buiders and residents? concern to the whole League, by present moment is considerably of the present systems, it is now they may nevertheless be used to pression to the north of the When is it going to burry with its Hongkong scheme? These sound whom such action as is deemed below water, and one of the local necessary to hark back to the give warning when, from

gale. ery much like forlora queries, but, with a little energy and applica wise and effectual was to be taken Chinese ship-repairing concerns early years of this century, when cause, the wind is expected to mer should be regarded as a pos It has not sibility and the latter as a dis on, the Government might easily transform them into bright Surely this Syrian matter is a vessel, which will eventually be detailed information as to the bees customary during past years tinct probability.

to safeguard the peace of nations. is engaged in the salving of the the question of giving more blow a Visions reasonably near to attainment, We have hoped for so much.

position sod movement of to give warnings when the N. E. case very much io point. We have got so littlo.

towed into the harbour,

C. W.