THE NIPPON.
Interesting Cable Correspondence The cable correspondence bet ween Washington and Manila gives a very clear idea of the antion taken not only by the Washington Government but by the Swedish and German Govern ments anys the "Cablenews Am ericiu." The first sable received from the state department was pablished at the time of its re ceipt:
In answer Vice Governor Gil bert sent the following which gives a very clear account of the proceeding to that date
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*Manila, May 26. Referring 10 telegram from your office of the 24th instant, Nippon sailed from Manila morn ing May. 7th with general cargo obtained elsewhere and nearly 2,000 tons oopra from this port. Stranded Scarborough reel, May 8th. On May Jih chief officer and pins sailors left ship, arrive fag Santa May 12th.
Cruz,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1918.
pany objected action Erlanger and Galinger in taking possession of vessel and cargo.”
The following evening Vice- Governor Gilbert sent the follow ing, supplementing his cable of the day previous.
Manila, May 27, "Additional to fapte stated yesterday relative to Nippon, noting Swedish consul served notice
Erlanger on
and Galingor, May 15th, about foar p.in. that he, as consul,
POST OFFICE.
MAILS VIA SIBERIA.
Lah
London
May 25 May 24-
Shangha
June 7 Jun 9
MAIL'S ARRIVED TO-DAY. German, ■.s. Dorflinger.
MAILS DUR, Siberian, Chenan, 11th inst. Siberian, Africa. 13th inst. French, Atlantique, 15th inst.
alaimed possession of salvage The Chenan with the Siberian Nipponitaequipment and personal mail from London of Friday the effects master and crew, and pab-3rd ult is due to arrive here to lished such notice in the Cable day. news-American and Manila Times
►
SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVED.
Fukui Maru, Jap. ss., 9,089, E. Taminaks, 10th June- Port Arthur 4th June, Coal-M. B. K.
| Varg, Nor, ss., 874, Absen, 10th June-Bante 8th June, Rice.--Urder. Changsha, Br., Priest, 10th June-Sydney 17th May, Gen.-B. & S.. Gooben, Ger. s.o., 5,151, 4. Ahl
i
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 11th at 11,48-The nor thern degansion is now central over Manchuria. The southern
Mail Steamers
THE PENINSULAR
depression has practically ill AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.
[up, though pressure is still low from Tongking to the north-east
coast of China. It has increased-
slightly along the south coast and over Annen, and decreased over Japan, considerably in the north and slightly in the south.
SLL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or
about the DATES namea —
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For
SHAN GF AI,)
Steamuore
MOJI, KOBE SARDINIA AND YOKO [Capt. G, Mauley HAMA
1 DEVANHA
The Afrion is due to arrive here/Slam, Dutch motor ship. 3,810. hours ending at 10 am to-day | SHANGHAI--- Capt. W. J. Hickéy."
on May 16, and in El Comercio, on the 13th inst., at daylight with May 17th."
the London Maile (via Siberia) Then
came the cable of Wednesday, the 21st and about, which there has been Saturday the 24th ult.
As so much speculation.
The Atlantique with the French predicted in the "Cablenews-Mail from Europe le due to arrive "American" of yesterday's date, here on Sunday the 15th inst., at
thin cable recognizes the claim | daylight,
of Messrs. Erlanger and Galinger
MAILS CLOSE.
'8 a.m.
bat requests that stops Le taken Saigon-Per Laartes, 12th June, Zambales, to ess the work is being carried Reported Manila. on for the best interests of all Straits and Celyon-Per Mogileff, May 12th director of naviga: conce ed. The cable is given tion dispatched Mindoro to below: wreck. Same day ... Manchuria ·
It
"Washington, May 31. left Manila for Hoogkong. Both "Referring to telegram from ships reached Nippon night of your office of the 26th instant May 12th. Master and all remain. Swedish and German govern- ing crew went on an. Manchuria ments request State department to Hongkong although Mindoro to cable proper official at Manila there ready render assistance. to see that all of the cargo poss Mindoro returned to Manila with-ible in salved immediately. The out disturbing vessel or cargo. matter of ownership of what may May 14th, Erlanger and, be saved to be adjudicated by Galinger chartered Mindoro, went proper conris later. Bureau bas to wreck. No person whatever on been advi ed that thie is board. Vessel partially filled with trend bociuse of information that
and Galinger water and in apparently danger. Eilanger
Erlanger and probibiting the assistance of the Qua position. Galinger took possession assalvom owners and underwriters and thus and announced their purpose to materially reducing amount of Bare both vagaal 'an l ́augo, if cargo in be saved.' possible and bring all salvare la Manila.
No flag was fing and they boisted American flag on main truck. Since then salving
has been continuous,
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In answer to this cable, Vice Governor Gilbert Bont the follow- ing Tuesday and since that cable nothing new has been reported. The answer follows:
or
12th June, 8 a.m.
Q. C. Wan, Haiphong, & Pakboi -Per Hongkong, 12th June, 9 a.m.
Japan Batavia, Semarang & Sourabaya -Per Halvard, 12th June, 11 am.
via Kobe Per Fausang,
'12th June, 11 8,0.
-Per
Macao-Per. Sui Tai, 12th une,
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
born, 10th June-Foo- chow, Gen.-M. & Co. Moderate S, winds are indicat; Phuyen, Fr. 6... 1,250, 11th June ed along the east coast of China
-Saigon 7th June, Gen. and over N. China Sea. - B. & Co.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24
Jensen, 11th June-0.84 inches. Europe and Singapore 6th June, Gon-M. & Co. Haimun, Br. 8.8., 641, Evans, 11th
June-Swatow
10th June, Gen.D. L. & Co. Choysang, Br.8.6., 1,424 Courtney, 11th June-Canton t th June, Gen.-J., M. & 1 o, Br. .., 1,554. Harris, 11th
Anhui,
June-Canton 10th June, Geb.-B. & 8. CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE. June ". Sumatra, for London. Sosbu-maru, for Anping. Devawongse, for Saigon. Bombay-maru, for Bombay, Talthybius, for Tacoma, Bourbon, for Saigon. Seangchoon, for Rangoon.
June 11.
Swatow and Shanghai-Per Choy- "sang. 12th June, 11 s.m. Formoss via Keelung, Japan via Anghin, for Haiphong.
Maji, Victoria and Ta-Goeben, for Bremen. coma-Por Tacoma-Drufar, for Bangkok.. maru, 12th June, noon. Mongolis, for San Francisco. Straits and India via Calcutta Haimun, for Swatow.
Suisang, 12th Laertes, for Saigon.. June, 1 p.m.
Talthybius, for Tacoma Motorship Siam for Yokohama,
1.15 pm. Shanghai and North China-Per Hongkong, for Haiphong.
Choyeang, for Shanghai. Anhui, 12th June, 3 p.m. Chongva, for K. C. Wan. Boihow, Haiphong and Pakhoi- 18th Per Bungkiang.
DEPARTED. June, 9 a.m.
June. 11. Philippine Islands and Straits-Neleus, for London.
"Per Bambis, 13th June, Ishang, for Chinwantao.
81-kiang, for Haiphong. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Machew, for Boihow.
Per Haiching, 13th June, 10 a.m.
9 8.1,
Macao-Per Sui Tai, 13th June,
1.15 p.m.
8.11.
Sashu-maru, for Anping. Sumatra, for Straits..
Goeben, for Straits. Talthybius, for Seattle. Mongolia, for San Francisco. Drufar, for Swatow. -
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
District.
1 Hongkong and
Neighbourhood
2 Formosa Channel
Forecast. 18.W.winde, moderate, squally; cloudy, rain
3.South coast of China between H.K. and Lamooks
4 South coast of) Chins between H.K. and Hainan.
at times.
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LONDON, via )
ARCADIA
Capt.B. Barcham,
Usual Ports of Call LONDON & ANT-
WERP v. Singa-
pore,
Penang, NUBIA
U'mbo, Port Said, Oapt. F. J. Fox,
& Marseilles...... } ·
To Sail On Remarks
at I p.m. 14th June
about
Freight & Page
Freight
19th June &P'ango
Noon Freight 91st June) &P'ligs
about Freight 25th June &P'sage
All the above steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.
For Freight, or Pasuage apply to
S. winds, fresh.
[P. & Q. S. N. Co.'s office,
Hongkong, 11th June, 1913.
The same 88' No. 1.
The same
as No. 1..
China Coast Meteorological
Station.
Register.
11th June, D.
Wind.
Hour.
Barometer.
Temperature
Humidity.
Weather.
D'tion.
Force.
Wostock 7a29.6137 100 so if Nomuro 6a29.73- Hakodate
Tokio
1
3
80 1 -81-
-0
29.79
29.91
Kochi
29.88
*
Nagasaki 29.80
K'shima
29.86
B0 5 ase 1
Oshima Naha Ishi'jima
29.89
BBW 1
29.91
1
*
*
29.84
Bonin Is. - 30.02- Chefoo
11.
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Whalwei 29.6471 76 wew 1- Hankow " Ichang Klukiang Changsha
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Sharp P. 7829.75 78
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Superintendent.
NORDDEUTSCHER
LLOYD. BREMEN.
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAİL
For
NAPLES, GENOA, AL-`
Steamers.
LINES
To sail on
WINESDAY, 11th June,
10 m.
GIERS, GIBRALTAR, GOEBEN SOUTHAMPTON, Capt. A. Ahlborn 17,300
A'WERP & BREMEN, SHANGHAI, NAGA-
| DERFFLINGER
Capt. F. Prosch 17,000
SAKI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA...... MANILA, YAP, MAR-
ONN, NEWGUINEA, / PRINZ WALDEMAR SAMARAT, BRIS->Cant. H. Bremer 6,100 BANE, SYDNEY & MELBOURNE
about WNESDAY,
11th June.
[SATURDAY,
14th June, at 9 a.th.
allout TUESDAY, 24th June
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KOBE & YOKOHAMA Caps. L. Klugkish
COBLENZ
6,750
1
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-+-29.69 71
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Tarii
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2 by
Capt. E. Sambili:
End of June
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O'Famozai
"That portion of cargo arriv
"Manila, June 3, 1913. `ing at Manila, consisting of cɔpra "lteferring to telegram from shipped from Manila and certain i your office of the 31st ultimo, in- other general cargo obtained information from insular colleator foreiga porte has been taken pos- of customs, bureau of navigation sassion of by insular collector of officials, is salvage. Nippon pro-Straits and Ceylon-Per Africa, customs, as provided in Section coeding all possible diligence. Im-
13th June, 4 pm. 361, Act 355, and be will take possible to use more ships or ap- Philippine
Islands, Maronn possession balanes of cargo and pliances to advantage. Erlanger
Yap,
Fred. AW11- vessel itself if it should be salved. and Galinger claim prior rights
helmshafen, Rabaul
Per s... Goaben," arrived 10th | Amoy 5a29.7777 91 have May 19th Erlanger and Galins and
rafared
Herbertshobe, to per-
Matup inst., from Yokhama, &c.— Samarai, Australis, Tas Bullen, E. ger filed a salvoin lien against mit owners underwriters
mania and New Zealand
Clarke. L. cargo and vessel. Ker and Co. to assist salvage whose proposal
via Brisbane-Per Prinz
Collis, Miss have notified insular collector of has been to employ same vessels
Waldemar, 14th June, 8
Chang, C. N. castoms that they are authorized and appliances now used by
Dahbor to represent underwriters and the Erlanger and Galinger. Believe Shanghai, North China Japan via
Drake, F. owners of vessel. Struckmana salvage of cargo will be complet-
Kobe-Por Fooke asi Famaza and Co. have notified insular col-ed one week. Believe Erlanger
14th Juno, 11 am. lector of customs that they repre- and Galinger interpret the law Shanghai, North China Japan via Fairley, R. Moji-Per Sardinia, 14th Fawanold sent underwriters so far as copra correctly but if not I am at a loss
No one has apto know how the government Philippine Islande-Per Yuen-Gracia, Mr. and Sanaf rd, C.
June, noon, ia concerned.
Gelemann peared claiming to represent re- could proceed. Erlanger and
Galinger are confident will Straits and India via Calcut Hall, H.
sang, láth June, 1 p.r. Mro. F. maining general cargo.
refloat the vessel.”
Per Kutsang, 14th June, Holder, E. 1 p.m.
Hama Macao-Per Sui Tai, 14th Juna. Kwan, Dr.
1.15 p.m.
Knapp. C. Manzanillo and Guaymas (Mexico) Kautmann
Per Marie, 14th June. Kila 3 p.m. via
"May 25th, owners chartered Bisi'an and are now presumably at wreck. It has been presumed that this matter 'must be settled in the courts of the Pbilippins islands ruless on agreement of all parties concerned arrived at and it is intention on part of insular collector of customs to hold all cargo arriving and the vessel itself, ending such adjudication or settlement.
"Action taken by insular collec- tor of customs, so far as we know, met the approval of all parties named, and at a meeting held in the office of the insuler collector of customs, at which the three above-mentioned firms were pre-
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T. F. Claxton, Director, Hongkong, Observatory, June, 2. 1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.
2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.
3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation, the Humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100, points.
4 Direction of Wind, to wo
5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Boale.
Tasmania & New Zea- SHIPS PASSED THE CANAL. land via Port Darwin -Per Changsha,
London, 13th May. June, 11 ata
Arrivals from China:-Atholl, Philippine Islands--Per Rubi, The following vessels have pasa detached cloud, d drizzling rain
Ningchow.
16th June, 3 p.m.
6 State of Weather, b blue sky,
All the steamers of the European Line are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. New System of Telefunken.
For farther Particulars, apply to
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
MELCHERS & CO.,
GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG and OHIN
Hongkong, 29th May, 1913.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS.
REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE BETWEEN EUROPE AND JAPAN,
**** NEXT SAILINGS:-
OUTWARD.
Steamers. Atlantique, Ernest Simons, Amazone, Australien,
Will leave for Japan on 10728 T. 15th Jane 8085 T. 29th do 9850 T. 18th July 10820 T. 27th do
HOMEWARD.
Will leave for
Marseilles. 16830 T17th do
Steamers. Paul Lecat, Armand Bebis, 10480 T. Im Jah Atlantique, 10788 T 15th do Ernest Simons, 9085 T, 29th do
For Freight and Passage apply to
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Weihaiwei and Tientain-Perclyde, Kaga Maru, Theseus, Bar-ning,
eed the Canal: Canton, Inver-1. fog, g gloomy, h bail, 1 light- THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN
Hulshow, 16th Juno, 3 p.10.
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
Franch
ዝግ
on Cawdor, Baron Minto.
London, lith May. Per Haitan, 17th June,
Arrivals from China:-Nankin. 10 a..
London, 16th May. Arrivals from China-Koerber, Balgon, Straits. Ceylon. Kitano Maru, Peleus, Prinzess Adelaide, Western Aus-Alice, tralia, India, & den, Egypt The following vessels have pas- | and Europe via Mareil-sed the Canal-Ernest Simons, les (Late Letters 11 to Agamemnon, Machson, Nyanza, Noon. Extra Postage 10 Monmouthshire, Sardinia, Orme centa). (Letters posted zan.
in all the Pillar Bozes
in time for the first clearance will boincluded in this contract mail)- Per Paul Legat, 17th June, 11 a.m.
:
TIDE TABLE.
9th June to 15th June, 1913.-
Formosa via Keelung, Shanghai, M.
North China, Japan vis T Moji, Victoria and Seat wa tle, Wash.-Per Awa- maru, 17th June, 3 p.m. Straits and Colombo -Per Aki- ¦TMTM1⁄2 meru, 17th June, 5. p.m. at Shanghai and North Ching- Fer Luchow 19th June
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