F THE BIG ME.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAP...), TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2. 1913.
and dangerous ground. It is in constant use to try the wind so as to guard against the approach of any foe. It is said that elephants velt's Storles of
only scream when the trunk is phants.
extended; but if this is so then in some cases the elephants must Coraible exception of curl the trunk the very moment elephant is the wisest the soream is finished, for the im Reresting of all the pression conveyed in that the games, anys Mr Theo-screaming sud the advent of the elt, writting in Saributions animal with its trunk Jazine. Most wild curled are simultaneous,
continues, lead very
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this office at 10.30 am. in the 4th Dec.,
The Delta, with the English Mall left Singapore on Sunday, 30th ult., at 8.00 a.m. and is due to arrive here on Friday the 5th inst.at 7 a.m. This packet brings the parcel mails closed in London for despatch by the Eildon youte on the 19th Ods, and for despatch overland on
the 5th ult
The "Llangohow with the malls
from London (via Biberia) of Wednesday arrive here Thursday the 4th inst.
| 12th and Friday 14th. instánt, is dus to
MAILS ARRIVED. TO-DAY.
On one.cccasion when an a; and while most of elephant charged me and was pes perform queer and stopped by a right and left from i feats or show traits my old hunting companion Mr. ibe observer's previous R. J. "Onninghame when but a tions, there in ordin- few feet distant, it throw its trunk nach variety or origin high in the air on or immediately hat they do. But the after receiving the bullets. Curl road by the exigencies Akeley informs me that one fe of prey to develop elephant that charged him aime es as marked as they are on oreaming and thrashing the Beang Bee, from Singapore Aer; and the elephant, in- tall grass, tearing up and tossing Leong Bang, from Manila ead of growing in stupidity as and plucking and brandisbiog in weight, has become the most branches and banches of grass, intelligent of grammnivores, with so that it looked like a hay tedder. an emotional and intellectual If an elephant catches a man it naturse sufficiently complex to make him a subject of endless interest to the observer.
Wongkel, from Saigon
MAILS DUE. English, Delta, 5th inst. Siberian, Liangchow; 4th Inat.
MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY.
Samarang. Sourabaya and Per TJIMAHI.
Batavia,
SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVED.
WEATHER REPORT,
On the 2nd at 11,00-The antiorolone Is now contral to the north-east of Hokkaido. A second anticyclone appear Wongkol, German as. 1,115, H. Olemanns, to be forming over N. China, and a depres-
2nd December--Saigon 26th Dec.lon over 8. Manchuria. Rico-M, & Co.
The southern" depression now lies to
Macasar- 2nd Dec., p.m.
Cheloo and Dairon -Per EIGER, 2nd inst., 4 p.m.
wei-hal-wol,
Bangkok-Per VESTFOLD, 2nd Dec.,
4 p.m.
·
Strui Per GLENTURRET, 2nd Dec.
5 p.m.
Rangoon Maru, Japa se s. 3,181, J. the south-west of the Bonina.
Wate, 2nd December-Singapore 26th December, Gen.-N. Y. K. Bee, British ., 9,784, J, Travis, vie 1st December-Rangoon Straite 26th November, General
9, L.
Fresh monsoon is indicated along the east coast of China and over the N. China Sea.
Seang
=
Sambia, Ger, s. 4705, W. Hesselmann,
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches.
1st December-Shanghat 28th November Goz.-H. AL. "Planturret, Britlah ca. 9,625, R. Wolstar1
1st December-Shanghai 18th December, General-8, T. & Co.
Straits, and Ceylon-Per MISHIMA
MARU, 2nd Dec.. $ p.m. Bangkok For MIYO MARU, 2nd Dec...
5 p.m. Japan via Yokohama--Per DUNERA,
2nd Deo. 3 p.m.
usually falls on its knees and endeavours to stab him with its tuake; but sometimes it knocks The elephant's physical and him down, puts one foot on him, mental equipment fits it for life and placks off his hood or lega or under utterly diveres conditions. arms with its trank, and some Most game animals live in times it eastchen him aloft with! narrowly circumsuribed habitatsite trunk and beate him against for instance, the bushbook in the the ground or perb ps against a foreste, the hartebeesta on
the tree. plains, the oryx in dry, almost desert country. But the siophant wanders everywhere, being equally at home in the haunts of "bash- back, oryx and hartebeests. It goes high among the cold bamboo belts of the mountains, it loves the hot, dense, swampy' lowland. forests, it lives in the barren desert where it has to travel. Since the murder in Sinza notHaiphong, score of miles for a drink of bitter oven a week has been allowed to water. Sometimes herds maka pasa froe from some crime of vio-i long migrations, swarming for lence. Yesterday again, says the sevol months in a locality, while N. C. Daily News of November at work, during the rest of the year not an 25, assassins
lice ia elephant will be found within and a Chinese now
SHANGHAI UNREST.
Another Case of Attempted
Murder.
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were
TO-MORROW.
DEPARTED. December 2
Ajax for Tacoma Choysang for Canton Borneo for Bandakan Sanuki Maru for Cale alta Kenkon Maru for Buizun Aki Maru for Seattle Kansu for Ningpo Halyang for Toochow." Bima for Yokohama
Luchow for Canton Cheongshing for Tientsin Taisho Maru for Canton Elebith for Canton Kyodo Maru for Canton Hanysang for Kechan
Africa for Shanghal
Polyneelen for Yokohama
CLEARANCES AT THE
· HARBOUR OFFICE:
Saigon Maru for Moj AMazone for Marsulies Sab'n Riakmers for Canton Rangaon Mara for-Kobe Hang, Chhw for Shanghal
. December 1.
December 2,
Pakho and "Saigon-Por KAIFONG, 3rd inst. 9 a.m. Straits and India via, Calcutta-Por
KUMSANG, 3rd Dec., 10 a.m. witow-Per HAIMUN, 3rd Dec. 10 a.. Glenturret for
ER
Shanghai, North China, Japan via Nagasaki, United States. South America and Canada via Vancouver (Europe via Siberia) Per EMPRESS OF
ASIA 3 Doc., 10,30 a.m.
MARU, 3rd Inst., 11 a.. Islands-Por RUBI, 'Dec., 3 p.m.
Kobe-For TAIWAN '3rd
3rd
a hundred miles of it. Elsewhere hospital severely wounded from they may live in the same neigh-a revolver or" pistol shot. The bourhood all the year round, Oa crime was committed in the West Swatow.Amor & Fooohow-Por KAIJO the south slope of Mount Konin, Hongkew district, only continues the writer, I found the elephants living in the daytime in the thick forest, but at night often wandering down into the plain to ravage the shambas, the cultivated fields near the native
a few Philippine yards from the Settlement bound-
ry, thus giving the would-be Japan via murderers additional facilities for escapa.
The attempt took place about twenty minutes past six o'clock is
for
such
1
crime
Laited thad
ix, 5.
THURSDAY. 4th December.
4.1.
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1
werp.
Taiyuen for Melbourne. Taming for fletlo.
Sambia, for Hamburg. Mishima Maru for Lundon. Shachsing for Shanghai Canton for Yokohama. « Timah! for Batavia. Chingehow for Kwangyon, Eiger for Datny.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District.
Forecast....
Hoogkong and Neighbour- | N.E.winds, moderata bood.*****
po.
8 Forinosa Channel........
Mail Steamers
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.
W
J
VILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or
about the DATES namëa k For
Stearders LONDON & ANT-
WERP via Singa- | Sunda
To Bail On Remarks
pore, Penang, Capt. O. E. Irving C'mbo, Port Said, |.../ R.N.R... & Marseilles. ........ LONDON, via Da Assaye
usl Ports of Call
about 10th Deo,
Freight &Page
11000 6th Dec.
Freight
& P'eage
about
Freight
14th Dec.
& P'sage
about
Freight
6th Deo.
&P'sago
- Qapt. 'G. J. Coldwell
NEwinds SHANGHAI, Borneo
strong,
MOJI, KOBE Capt. P. S. Ram AND YOKO- HAMA
5 South coast of China be-7 The same
twean H.X. and Lamooks as No. 1.
5 Bouth coast of China ba-) N.Ewinds,
tween H.K, and Hainan... moderate, SHANGHAI.........
China Coast Meteorological Register.
Station.
2nd December, n.
Winds
Hour.
Harometer:
Humidity
Temperature
D'tion.
Forca.
Weather.
30.00 33, 30 ase 1 D
W catook. Ta Nemuro
Ба
30.42
KO
6
Hakodato
30.17
Tokio
30.16
群到
Kochl
30.03
BW
Nagasaki
30.05
Kahimu
10.00
30.02
noo
Nals
Oshima
29.99
Anw
30.05
naw
Ishijima
30.13
Donin Is.
20.91
Chefoo
Whatwel
30,30 35 Da
ba
Hankow zankow Ichang.
Anay
| Taichu
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30.14 30.16
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R.N.R.
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Delta
Capt. W. R. Le Mare
R.N.R.
All the above steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy,
For Freight, or Passago apply to
P. & 0.8. N. Co.'s office,
Hongkong, 2nd Dee, 1913,
E. A. Hewett,
.Superintendent,
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
BREMEN.
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINĖS
To sail on
WEDNES., 10th Deo., 10a.m.
THURS., 11th Dec.
For
Steamtors.
-17,000
Capt. C. Nahrath 16,900
NAPLES, GENOA, AL-
GIERS, GIBRALTAR, Yorck
SOUTHAMPTON,Capt. P. Loever
A'WERP & 'H'BURG.,
SHANGHAI, TSING- Bulow
AND
MANILA. ANGAUR,
YAP. NEWGUINEA, Coblenz
ANDMELBOURNE...
Gutcinf
Sharp P. 7a
30.26 44 naw 0 30.20 48 unw 5 ov 30.21 59
En
30.15 59 76 no
2 c
Swatow Taiboku
30.18 64 78 80.
52.
30.17
*
30.10
4
TAU
Tainan
30.09
11
KOBE YOKOHAMA
Κοπάνη
30.06
1
Faores
30.11
Canton
30.21 53 80 n
H'kong
ба
30.17 60 73
Gap Book
11
Macao
BRISBANE, SYDNEY
Capt. L. Klugkist
PASSENGERS ARRIVED
Wuchow
On
6,750
Fakbol
Hoihow
Por as. Mishima Maru, arrived from
Phullen
6A
KOBE
Coblenz
30.12. B
one o
Capt. L. Klugkist 6,750
Yokohama
Touranc
*
Martinetti, G
Tu Bit Bing Mr
C. Bt, J.
30.05 73 29,97 73
110
Grossi Mrs A
Murai K
Kerr Mrs R
Legaspi Holla
29.99 71 29,95 71 29,93
W
Capt. J. Koehler
bno
1 b
94
29.95 80
na
Inouye 8
Nagasako 6 Shioda T Whong Mien
Bacolod Cabru Labuan
29.93 85
1 h
Train L
PASSENGERS DEPARTED,
Nowberry Miss A Lik Smith Dr A villages. In the Lado I found the evening, and it would be Fort Bayard, Haiphong. Fakhoi and Sal-Landgraf A herds of elephante Iving day and hard to find a place inside
gon-Per HUE, 4th lust, 10 Haupt A Borras G night in the same placon, in the the Settlement better
Shanghai-Por CHOYSANG, 4th Dec., Go dry, open plains of tallish grass,
10 a.m.
Ho sprinkled with acacias and a few North Tibot Road, where it occur Sandakan-Per HINSANG, 4th Dec., 10 red. A rather dark throughfare plams.
The old bulls usually keep, by honeycombed on either side with themselves, alone or in email alleyways, it is quiet enough for parties herds exclusively com-work of this nature to be ex- posed of cows and calves are ecuted rapidly with overy chines common; but often both sexes of the assailanta making good mingle in a bord, and some of their escape. Here at the time the largest tuskers are always mentioned the victim of the Japan vis Yokohama-Por DUN ERA Pure PE Major Thomson I Mrs
accompanied by herde of cows, assault, a man whose identity has which seem to take a pride in not yet been established, was them and watch over and protect walking. It is easy enough o them,
imagine what occurred, "alth agh ile facts are not as yet fully cleared up. It ie
American
& Canadian
Malls.
Shanghai
Shanghai, North China, Japan via Nagasaki, Honolulu, Cana- da, United States and Bouth Amorien via San Francisco Por SHINYO MARU, 4th inst., 10 a.m.
4th Dec., noon.
and North China Par LUCHOW.4th lost., 3p.as. -
FRIDAY, 5th Dec.
For .. Prinzess Feu Man Fu Chu Chat Stan Sun Ben Heung Fasse, G
Dallen T
Mre
von Probst Rev Mrs
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Гала Сото
Wu Wing Sam
Taal Mrs
Longnur ID Mr
Me Nulty EJ Sharp A
believed swatov, Amoy and Foochow-Per FLAI- Macgowan Mr
des red
Siberian
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TAN, 5th Dao., 10 a.m.
P
Shanghai and North China
(Europe via Biboria) Por DELTA: 8th inst., à p.m.
SATURDAY, 6th Dec.
Mail.
Word P Mr.
Allice, departed,
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Harrisson G
Swinton EJ Mra Neshayama K
B
Nabohaza M Invue Mis 8 Mahara Kameyama Ougaur Mea Kinnahela P
PASSENGERS EXPECTED.
*
T. F. Claxton, Director. Hongkong, Observatory, Doo, Ind.
1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degroes Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in la hes, teaths and hundredths,
Temperature, In the shads, in dogross Fahrenheit.
3 Humidity. In percentage of saturation,| the Humidity of air saturated with mcls- being 100.
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4 Direction of Wind, to two points: 5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Bculo,
State of Weather, b blue sky, a de- tached cloud, d drizzling rain, f fog. g. gloomy, h bait, I lightning, o overcast, p passing showers, a aqually, x rain, s snow, tthunder, v visibility, w dew wet.
[ Rain in Inchos, teaths and hundredths.
METEOROLOGICAL
Previous
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6.0,
30.12 30.17 30.11
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Por us. Hitachi Maru, October 25th from London.---Mies Rlove. Mias Starkey, M'as D' Gardner, Mrs H Bria bano, Badwell, Master E P Bedwell, Straits, Burmah, Caylon, Ada Miss L M Whyte, W Divens, Mr and Mrs, laide, Western Australia, India, Vizinzinovich, Mr & Mrs E Commiade Aden. Eeypt, and Europe via Master H Cammiade, Master A Cam- Barometer Brindisi (Late Letters 11 a.m. miado, J Tseng, T Shen, J Sharpless, Mr Temperatures. to noon, Extra Postage 10 and Mrs Wood, Master V. J. Wood Humidity
Wind Direction centa) (Supplementary mall on Miss EM Hutt, G Phonalng and F. For Direct board
up to the time fxed for Valera,
Weather Postage 10 cents) (Letters posted in all the Pillar Boxes and Mrs Morris, Miss D M Hoanison,
s... Delta at Colombo.-Mr Tuxford, Mr H open sur Susapaznimić co tam
Low] in time for the first clearance EWH Carpenter, W D Jupp, Capt. R. will be included in this contract Clarke, WM Watson.
H.E. Observatory, 2nd Doc., 1913. mali)-The Parel mail will be
departure of the mall (Extra Fer sa. Malwa connecting with the Rain
Protecting The Calves. In the parts of Afrion I visited, that three or four men, armed the elephants practically never lie with pistols or revolvers, down at all; that is, the cases made their appearance, and firing where they do are so wholly ex-one or perhaps more slots; saw ceptional that they can be dis-the man fell to the ground and regarded. I heard of such fled. They ran off up an alley. instances from the Ndorobo or way, which if they so Wakamba hunters, or from old would lead them over the boun- white-elephant - buntors, but dary, and disappeared, always as something curious und The report of the shooting was unusual. In carefully following heard by a Chinese policemen in Various herde and individuals, the vicinity, and he immediately carefully examining the, trails ran to the man's asistée. Hap- they had made during the pre-pily the shot had not proved fatal, ceding twenty-four or even forty and securing assist ince he had the eight hours, we never came across man carried off to hospital. Ho An instance where say elephant seemed to have been bit in theside, had lain down,
but the extent of his injuries has They slept and rested standing. [not been ascertained, nor for that But in the desert, north of the matter anything at all about hits. Gusso Nyiro, Heller found themes apparently he was unable to lying down. Whether the cows speak on ranching hospital. ever calve without leaving the The police from West Hongki w hord I cannot say; in the only Station and member of the phonghal, & North China, Per ESANG, 8.8. India at Colombo.-Hev and Mrs T case brought to my attention of detective for co were immediately the site of a calf's birth being despatched to the care of the found, the cow had retired to an shooting, and
effort whe isolated place, where she had spared to gain a clue to the evidently spent the first two or nganilants. There cn, howover, three days after the baby was] bà little doubt that they werO born before rejoining the out of the Settlement.wi hin a herd. By the time the calf is few moments of the commisaton a week old the mother as of the orices. joined the herd.
Exciting Moments. During courtship the bull and cow garens one another with their trunks, Elephants are very curious, and the trunks are uni? to test every object which arousES their curiosity. The quw is con- atantly fondling and guiding the calf with her trunk. The trunk
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NEXT SAILINGS:~~~~
Will leave for
Shanghel &
Japan on
HOMEWARD. "
Steamers.
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29th December, Polynesian 2nd Dacomber.
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