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Change of programme on Friday.

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FRUITS

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Ordinary prices.

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PHONE:

The Alvest

Hayed by Einheriaa

Dave, E., (n.2 £$

THE RESTITUTION OF WEIHAIWEI

such con pensation will readily be, THE GREAT NORTHERN TELL

given.

The total of money in- Ivolved cannot be larget the re- lations hetween Brinsh and Chinese round Weihaiwei have the always been cordial and readiness of Great Britain to restitute has caused

mont

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Thurekawamura cio Okanokiku! 1o. 18 Kaibogai, from Misumi,

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Bury Hongkong Club. from Shanghai.

Osborne Morgan Russia, from Shanghai.

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from

VT Francs

Question of Compensation. A Weihsiwei corespondent in forms us that " all. a very small group of Britons engaged in business and profession (favourable and friendly feeling in

China.

6 m/s. Francs......... 6.40 Weihaiweil are petitioning vi British Government that rendi Sentimental regrets that the

Demand, Germany." Demand, New York 5356 tion involves them in serious loss Laderella of Empire" is to be

Nora. and are asking for compensation of the Empire no more there must

IT Bombay Jemand, Bombay ... 187 on a basis of equitable valuation be. Many happy memories are

T Calcutta

Nom. of property and loss of income if bound up in the thought of those Moricho Chokagaras.

Demand, Calcutta... 187 engaged in business or profes.russet hills, blue skies and spark-Osaks. sional work. The writer goesling seas. The pleasant smiling Cheungkemwu c'o Manshun-Ja Yokohama..................... 112 on to argue with considerable countryfolk, the trim farmsteads, woo No. 29 Des Voeux Road, Demand, Manila... 110 force that such prosperity as has the air of spaciousness and tranfrom Tientsin. come to Weihaiwei bas been quillity which made of Weibai- bound up in 11 status & free wei true balm of Gilead after the port. He estimates that more rush and fret of Shanghai, seem. than half the trade is technically ed also an expression of British

token and a

of illegitimate goods finding their equanimity way in and out by junks, to es- the British colonizing instinct. cape import duties elsewhere. And Still, at Mokanshan, Kuling. be contends that if Weihaiwei is Chinwangtan and elsewhere, Honchakan Kwongfookseng, converted into a treaty port, it where Chinese authority is always from Yokohama. will be quite unable to compete the last appeal, much the same with Tsingtao and Chefoo, one refreshment.may be had, and we actually, the other prospectively do not see that Weibaiwei need concected with the biaterland by railway while Weihaiwei's hin- terland is mountainous and its localproduce is negligible.

Queens

Singkee, from Shangbai. Hinglee West Yingpon Tram Road, from Shanghai.

Manchoenchan 154 Road, from Amoy.

Leeon, from Amoy, Leeyewtong. from Shaogbai.

L. Wabylk Waiyip, from Yokohama.

Wingsingcbonz. from Yoko-

Youngsuseng Taitung Hotel,

TH. KRING. Superintendent.

be less agreeable as a summer re-bama. sort than it has ever been. At any rate, if the British Govern from Amoy. ment has decided to give back Taiseng Co. Shanghwan, from the Territory, the British com-Tientsin. munity in China should acquiesce readily. The original necessity for its leasing has long passed. away. There was the lease, as everybody knows, which has made its retention! since the Russo-Japanese War to say the least;questionable; and where no preponderant interest

8

Baw in

On what terms the restitution of Weihaiwei is to be effected no one in China, so far as we can ascertain, yet knows. It cannot very well include the island which is, we believe, Admiralty prop erty paid for in hard cash and, as such, will continue to be pos- sessed under Chinese sovereign rights as it might be a piece of land any where else in China. The exists on the one side, there is same practice would no doubt good deal of national pride apply to foreign bungalows owned the other. The justice of the by summer residents and to other Chinese claim for restitution be land or balklings owned by for- eigners and purchased by them in all good faith. But if they wish to sell out, they certainly ought to receive fair valuation on the lines indicated in the petition,. Daily News. inasmuch as Weihaiwei's pro- spects as a treaty port, between

Hongkong. Feb. 16, 1922.

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forward

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B'kong 50 ct pieces

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Hongkong Feb. 22, 1922.

METEOROLOGICAL.

Previous

Day

on date.

on date,

Bowen, a blinded soldier, recently Barometer 29.97 29.99 29.97 called to the Bar. This heavy Temperature... task was undertaken by the Humility

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WEATHER REPORT.

TIME BIGNALS.

The time ball on

Kowloon

Feb. 21d. 11. 21m-Pressure Signal Hill is dropped daily at 10 has increased slightly from 9.W. | s.ms, sod 4 p.m., except on Satur THE OSAKA MARINE & FIRE Japan to the Philippines, and days when it is dropped at 10 INSURANCE CO.

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decreased slightly from Shaoghai

to Haiphong. The depression to m. and i p.m. and on Sundays the east of Lazon has filled up. and Holidays when it is dropped

An anticyclone is central over at 10 am, only. S. Manchuria

The ball is hoisted half must at No. 14. Pedder Street Hongkoors ending at 10 am. to-day, the 55th minute and full mast at

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24

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will be lowered at five minutes past the hour and the ordinary routine repeated at the following hour, if possible.

TIME TABLE,

WEEK DAYS.

120 mm to 1.00 am.

Every 15 min

10

.30

.. -

19 Ja

1.30

L1.00 am..

15

to 12.10 p.m

2.10 più. to 1.30 p.m.

4.00 ..

NIGHT CARS.

8.50 p.m. to 100 p.m. 1.20 p.m.

+

19 120

8.30 jr.m. to 11-30 p.m. vvvir 30 minutos 11.45 p

SATURDAYS.

EXTRA CAR 22.00 midnig%%,

62

59

62

73

82

76

DISTAN

SUNDAYS.

E E.

Ex

4

3

3

1.30 am to 7.55 1.4, ..

Svers 16 mts

0

о

0

3.30 AM to 1100 km.

20

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0.00 0.00 0.00

ing admitted. it only remains to manuscript, department of the Wind Direction ask that they shall, as we feel National Institute for the Blind, Wind Force sure they will, show equal justice but, as in the case of Mr. Bowen, Weather

to those whose moderate interests

Ell

such work is considered Rain. are affected by the change-N.mply repaid by the success of the student. When a student bas

ET. HOOLEY BANKRUPT. · · Mr. Ernest Torah Hooley has

finished with the volumes they | are given back to the institute, in casa they should be desired for

its wo hig neighbours, are not been adjudicated bankrupt at the same purpose by another blind bright; and we do not doubt that Darby.

student.

Highest open

sir Temperature on the Lowest

open Bir Temperature on the

-20th 64

21th 38 T. F. CLAXTON, Director. H. K. Observatory, Feb. 21.

1180 soca de 109 3.m. 1.00 pas.. 10 -4,00 j.m.

NIGHT CARS.

44 in Week Days.

SPECIAL CARS.

ה

PORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO MORROW.

District. Forecs E.

}

1 Hongkong to NE. winds,

Gap Hock......... fresh to

moderate; Overcast. N.E, winds

¿ Formosa Channel frest.

5 South count of)

Chin & between>

B.K. & Lamocks.)

The same

as No. L

4 South coast of The same

China

between

HK..& Hainan.)

Should the time bill be out of inter the above routine will be carried out with the flag" Z", on the storm signal mast."-

Tim signal are also given at night by means of three white iimpe nivaated vertically on the Observatory wireless mast. From b. 56m. 0 to 9h. Om Om p.in. the lamps are "extinguished momentarily at the even seconde, e

xcept at the 2nd, 28th, 501

sa No. 1.tod, and 54th of sach minute.

The hours, refer to Hoogkon Standard Time (3 hours of cani Greenwich),

T. F. CLAZTUR, Director.

1.K. Observatory, Feb. 21, 1922.

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