THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH.
MONDAY, JULY: A 1921.
ENTERT
UNIVERSITIES FOR ALL
US, AND BRITAIN.
EXCHANGE.
**** HOTELS.
Books, not Lectures.
Samne **Scraps of Advice."
Opening Rule: closing Rate
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THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.
SELLING.
27716
ON FING
Amorica ia 30 dis
4
60 dis
2/736
Nom
REPUESE BAY HOTEL
(Regula Kay)
(under avastructiond
11136
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experen des:
the
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& New York, FT JAVA. IT Marks T/T Franes ........... Demand, Paris
· Mr. H, Q. Wells, in a conclad returned from America, and in ing article in the Sunday Times the Sunday Express he tells us T/T
"The Salvaging of Civilian-in characteristic Chestertonian Demand tion" outlined a new scheme for language," wint adult education by means of thinking about us.
It is happily, he says, a vary 4 raļa college (an extension of the Unt versity system), books (instead of solid truth that we have a num TT Shanghai lectures), and now papers. Heber of perfectly sincere, avon TT Singapore... gives some interesting personal passionately, sincere, friends in T/T Japan
1011 America. The Anglo-American T/T India........................ $09 schooling was shocking; but ften reassure us by reminding Demand, India a blessed compensation, my us of it; and Mr. Chesterton T/T San Francisco)
Is much more certain that college stage was rather *I* captionally good. My schooling it is entirely true, than he is that ended when I was 13. My father, it is entirely reassuring. It we who was a professional cricketer, are wise, he suggests, we shall was smashed up by an accident; be warned by a new note in the and I had three horrible years in very voices of those who are most employment in shops. Then attached to us by type and tradi- my luck changed, and I found tion.
It came upon him, he says, with myself under one of the greatest teachers of his time-Professor a cold shook of wonder, that Eng
hand was being pitied! "Many Huxley.
Americans sympathise
with *I worked at the Royal College of Science in London," continues England io ber quarrels; but they M. Welle, "for one year under pity as because we have strayed our strong position and from him in his great course in Zoo- logy; and for a year and a-balt missed the advantages of our real
virtues." ander a very good but rather un-
He suggests one or two "scraps inspiring teacher, Professor Judd, the geologist, I also did physics of advice" for retaining for our and astronomy. Altogether, country the respect of reasonable had three full years of science wtudy."
Americans':
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(Liangtanz)
PENINSULA HOTEL (Kowlooa)
HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE
TOWN GARAGE & SHOW ROOMS RUSSELL STREET GARAGE
(Padre dispeel?
REPULSE BAY GARAGE
49
14916 Nom.
- PROPRIETORS:
6.00
THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.
BUYING.
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30 dis. Sydney and
Melbourne.... 30d/s, San Francis
4 m/s L/C
2873 m/a DP....TE SING THE
2/914 2,999 6 m/à L/C ...........
2/1056
KING EDWARD
HOTEL.
co New York)
5216
Nom.
6.60 6.80
fel. ST3.
4 m/s. Marks.... 4 m/s Francs
Nom.
202
Nom. 202 101
1484
Nom.
6 m/s. France....... Demand, Germany. Demand. New York 49tg T/T Bombay...... Demand, Bombay If resolved to resist the Irish T/T Calcutta claims, say you are doing it for Demand, Calcutta... As a result Mr. Wells believes the protection of England, which a Yokohama...... ic a biological backbone" for they understand, and not with Demand, Manila 105 the college side of education so any notion of the patronage of Demand, Singapore, 1114 much that he has secured it for Ireland which they very rightly Demand, Batavia bis sons
despise. Do not, in the name of On Haiphong If schooling is a training in sanity, say that you love the Irish On Saigon
$1 expression and communication," but alasi they cannot govern or On Bangkok
Sovereign
Nom. 7.50 "college is essentially manage their own politics. he sage, the establishment of broad If you want really to defend the Gold leaf per Tral... 49.80 convictions. And in order British Empire, do not say that Bar Silver, ready... 3514 354 that they
be may
estab the Anglo-Saxon has a mission to lished firmly and clearly, it rule everybody, but say that the Bank of England rates 6% is necessary that the developing Englishman eally has a taste for Naw York/London ... young man or woman should turning up everywhere. hear all possible views, and see Let him judge that ides by the the medal of truth not only from the obverse ba: from the reverse side."
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It is in making the broad issues of various current questions plain and accessible to students in the college stage that he puts for ward his plan.
He does not see how it is possible to extend the college Course over most or all of a mo-
success in tolerating different religious cultures in India, and
forward
3.20
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
par. pat.
1/2 dis. 154% dis.
not by the ghastly failure to crushHkong 50 cts. pieces & religious culture in Ireland.
Whenever you really note s foreign fault, pause to ask if you yourself have not the opposite fault; and set yourself, like a patriot, to put it right.
cera population, if we are to see KAISER GETS A DUCKING.
it in terms of college building.
assrooms. professors and the
like. But the frank recognition Frenchman Who Understands
of the book and not the lecture sathe substantial basis of instrac- fior, opens up a large and inter- esting range of possibilities.
"What's in a Name."
A Parisian-born pastrycook handicapped with the name of The H. G. Well's ideal univer-Kaiser has petitioned the French sity (like Carlyle's), will be a courts to be allowed to change "naiversity of books. The great bis name to Darand. ·
Kaiser, who has amassed a teaching professora will not lec- ture, or they will lecture only to large sum of money by selling try over their treatment of a cakes to Montmartre children subject before an
intelligent during Whitsuntide, decided to audience as a prelude to publica-take a holiday. tion. They may, perhaps, visit
.
Withou: announcing the fact the colleges under their influence to his wife, he left home. Late the but their basic instrument of same evening, when helplessly he was abducted instruction will be not a course of inebriated,
in a motor-car, and driven to the lectures but a book.
This will help along what Mr. Bois de Boulogne, stripped of valuables and clothing, and Wells regards as a new idea-the abandoned. He was found early idea that one can go on learning right up to the end of life-which, ba, suggeats, marks off modern men from all animals.
EX-KAISER'S SON FINED
£250.
Smuggled the Family's
Wealth to Holland.
next morning.
the
"Who are you?" asked keepers. "Kaiser." answered the aude Egure. "Ob, you are the Kaiser, are you!"
Lifted by three stalwart officials, the unhappy pastrycook was ducked in the lake, and taken to the lock-op.
A fine of 30 franc has decided him to ask that his name should be changed.
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
10 る
katon sub coins Hongkong July 4, 1921.
WEATHER REPORT.
July 4d. 11h. 45m.-Warning to Hongkong, Coast Ports, &c.: Typhoon within 60 miles of Lat. 15 N. and Long. 1:3' E moving West.
July 4. 11b. 49m.-Pressure has increased slightly from Foo- chow to Toursce. It has de- S. creased considerably over Luzon, owing to the approach of & typhoon. At 6 am. this morn- was about 100 ing the centre miles to the east of Manila.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day. 0.30 inches. Total since January 1st, 63,88 inches. against an average of 40.82 inches. FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
Forecast. District.
1 Hongkong to Gap E. winds,
Rock
> moderate:
fice.
1 N.E.
2 Formosa Channel winds,
jfreshening.
3 South coast of The same
China between R.K.& Lamocks.)
+ Squth. coas; of)
Chine between H.K. & Hainan.)
T. F. CLAXTON, Director. H.E. Observatory, July 4, 1921.
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THE PEAK
.500 #EET
ABOVE
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SEA
LEVEL ID MINUTES FROM LANDING STAQE.
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UNDER NEW BRITISH MANAGEMENT,
THE PREMIER HOTEL. FINEST SITUATION.
*
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ARTHUR E. ODELL,
(Late Grand Hotel, Southclifa, England and
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in
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Address: 'GRAND HOTEL "
Peking,
PEKING, CHINA.
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THE ONLY HOTEL DE LUXE IN THE FAR EAST. Afternoon dansant, daily,
Beautiful new steel and concrete fire proof building with six floors, 3 lifts: 200 rooms, each with private bath and city telephone: and a spacious roof garden overlooking the romantic Imperial Palace. the Legation Quarter, the Rockefeller Institute, and the entire city.
Unexcelled cuisine, with French chef. specialty. Wines of the best districts of France.
Large playground for children in the park of the hotel, which is the healthiest location in the city.
THOS. COOK & SON, Headquarters, in the building. Motor bas meets all trains.
RIVER LEVELS.
As a guide to skippers and others interested in the water levels of the river we have been requested by the Board of Conservancy Works of Kwangtong to pablish the following table of water levels. The levels are taken at 10 a.m. each day.
feet
recorded
feet
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Cantons North Chins Unions
b
40236
b
144
240
Yangtzee
b.
Far Easterns
吕
22
Fire Insurances.
China Fires
b.
120
HL. K. Firee
b.
31714
L. M. MAILLE,
Manager,
Shipping.
Douglases
b.
H.K. Steamboats b.
Indos (Pret)
b
Indo Def. Lon/Reg. n.
Indo Def. H.K. Reg. n. Shella'
270
8.
115
Ferries
b.
31
Refineries.
as No. 1.
The same
Sagsts Mals bona
12.
as No. 1.
Highest W. L..
Lowers 57. L
Place of user ration
ever
етет
recorded
1921 W. L., W. July 2 July
feet feet
Mining
Wuchow. Kongmoon. Linkoaghew, North Samsbui. Sheklung.
West River
+79.50
-2.24
Kallena Langkata
b
+ 14.70
-0.80
7.20
7.60
Bhanghai Losos
1
11
00.
+ 57:00
0
8'hai Explorations)
+27.25
-5.00
9.70
10.60
Raubs
b.
$1
East
+ 15.15
-0.98
7.11 8.50
Tronohs
Ural Caspians
b: b.
24/-
21/3
For Particulars Apply to:
Docks, Wharver, Godowas, &.......
PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD. | H.K. Wherrer
JM
K. Docks
n.
TIME TABLE. WEEK DAYS.
S'hai Docks
b.
15612
Miscellaneous.
N. Engineering
b.
1334
12:2
15 min
Lands, Hotels & Building -
Cements China Light old
D.
17.30
b
10.90
Do. Light naw b.
10.80
0.30
15 mra
12.30 p.m. 12 3.30 p..
10 min
h
Central
b.
142
China Providenta b.
*124
tê min
19 win
FL.K. Hotels
b
195
Dairy Farms
1.
26
NIGHT CARS.
H.K. Lands
b.
208
Electrics H.K:
b.
#50 p.m. in 9.00 p.m. 8.20 p.
H'phreys Est
Bar
11
Electrics Mnogo D.
8.30
11.45
p.
to 13.30 p.m. erary wisntes
SATURDAYS.
K'loon Lands
b.
35
L Reclamation. b.
122
West Points
b.
60
Cotton Mills.
very is mis
Ewos
a.
20 min
Kung Yika
15 ை
Len Kung Mows
Bis
Orientals
10 min
S'bai Cottons
Yangtazepoos
Judgment has been given a Berlin in the case against Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia, who was charged with contravening! Per 9, KANOWNA:—Mr. E. the law against the export of J. Simmons Mrs. H. Pearson, capital by consigning 370,000 | Mr. Woon Wab, Mr. W: F. Denby, marks and 2,000 Dutch florins to Mr. A. J. King. Mrs. Ss. William- the banking firm of Philippsohn, Jon Inspect. & Mrs. F. Aster, Grusser and Co., with the object Mr. Ab Kow, Mr. Mong Mok Signal Hill is dropped daily at 10 Kwan Mr. A. Jenkins, Mr. Lee, and 4 p.r., except on Satur
The time ball
TIME SIGNALS.
On
Kowloon
of sending it to Holland.
The Prince, who appeared in Shing, Mr. Wong Chan, Mr. Fong when it is dropped at 10: court in person, said he had been Hoo, Mr. T. Griffis, Mrs. C. J., and 1 p.ro., and on Sundays afraid of the private 1ortunes. of Collis, Mr. & Mrs. Li Ho. the members of the House of
Hohenzollern being confiscated.
There was not merely a danger of their being confiscated by the State, but also of their being seized by the Entente.
DID NOT ACT SELFISHLY. He bad, consequently, felt
not
METEOROLOGICAL.
and Holidays when it is dropped at 10 a.m. only.
The ball is hoisted half mast at the 55th minute and full mast at the 57th minute. Should the ball fail to drop at the correct time, it will be lowered at five minutes past the hour and the ordinary, routine repeated at the following hour, if possible.
Should the time ball be out of order the above routine will be carried out with the flag "Z", on 29.74 23.78 29.79 | the storm signal mast.
82. 79 85
Previous
DAY
on date.
on dato."
på 1 poznat farmesh 2 p.m.
it his duty as the father of a family to lay by somtheing for rainy day. He was acquainted at the time with the prohibition against such opera- Barometer tions as the one he had performed. Temperature He was a soldier and not a Humility business man, and had never coa-Wind Direction templated an evasion of the in-Wind Force
Weather
come tax.
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TIDE TABLE
4th to 10th Juls, 1921
High Wan
Bengkong
h. m.
Mom. 4735 Time signals are also given at | cum. 5 ma 78 night by means of three white
Elamps mounted vertically on the Wed. 6m 9 12
CREC SECCEDENNA Ht.
**
Low Water
Bongkang
[Lena Time
b. m.
3 124
1,50 m. 40 1.00 a.m.
35
3 33a 0.0
23
4.00 13
1 2 39
86 93
E
E.
3
3
0.
4 Observatory wireless mast. From Thur. 7m 69 c3b. 55m. Os. to 9h. Om. Os. p.m.
110 4.4
3.9
11 45a
3.61 0.00 0.30 the
LIT
1045
7.6
5 15a 5.1 4 19a 1.5
5 101.6
m-6 7 15
·7 3ía 1.5
The Prince was found guilty of Rain... the jaience with which he was Highest open charged, but the court, holding Temperature on the That he had not acted out of selfish Lowest
air Temperature on the
er dishonourable motives, mer ly fined him 5,000 marks (nominally £250).
open
11 43a
lamps are extinguished Fel momentarily at the even seconds, 3rd 82 except at the 2nd, 28th, 50th, Sat 9 m 6 37,
52nd, and 54th of each minute.
The hours refer to Hongkong Standard Time (8 hours of east Greenwich).
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T. F. CLAXTON, Director. H. K: Observatory, July 4.
Jun. 10. 1, 28
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Do. new b. Steam Laundries b.
24 Steel Foundries
Water-boat
Watsons
174 157
Wm. Powells
Wisemana
27 | 2.5
6.43% -0.2.
EXTRA CAR 12:00 miɗaight
SUNDAYS.
to 10.30 am.
m. lo 11.40 m. 11.30a.m. 10 EZ,90 1000 1100 moun so $.05 pm. 100p.m. 10, 130 p.m. 3.30 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. 1,00 p.m. la 4.30pm.
NIGHT CARS. ·
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BY ARRANGUIE WET ATŘENÉN COM AET'I QEVICA,
ALEKANDES A JILDIFO4.
rou
Hongkong, July 4, 1921.
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