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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1919,
SHIPPING NEWS.
WEATHER REPORT.
AMERICAN NEWS.
EXPOSURE OF THE GER- MAN ARMY SYSTEM.
POST OFFICE.
Olaat Oll Gusher.
"A pendant to Lisutenant Kane, Pa.,Aug, 1.-The Sweet Bilse's well-known book describ Oil Company, of Bradford, madeing life in a small garrison town an unusual oil strike on its form in Germany is published by Dear Limestone to-day, when a Retired Captain Pommer, bo giant gusher pumped afty barrels served for twenty years as of oil in six hours. The well infantry officer in Alsace," says was struck at the depth of 1,059 the Daily News Berlin corre- foot and is nine feet in the sand. spondent. When an effort was made to tabe
an
Ships' Letter Boxes.
continuance of the War all outgoing cor respondence must be posted at the Gener omes al Post Office or at any of its Branch
1. It is hereby notifed that during the
ARRIVED,
Kiev, Buz. a. 3,32% Stetsky, 11th inst
to receive on board their vessels any
2. Ships Officers are strictly forbidden Sardinia, Br. x6. 4,142, 3. T. Jeffery, lith InstYokohama, 1st Inat, Gen. correspondence from the Fubllo,,
-P.&O. 8. N. Co. 3.Shipmantere are not allowed to place or sipose on board their vessele fatter "Captain Pommer says: To boxes for the purpose of collecting carros- the well it was found to have maintain discipline amongst pondence: all such boxes fourd exposed filled up 728 feet over night. The German soldiers of the twentieth on board their remola will be removed and Hanoi, s. 734, Le Chevaller, 11th well began to produce without century methods are employed returned to the General Post Office.
Price of 'Meat to go up, y
5. Shipping Companies should state in their notifications to the Post Offies the exact hour of departure of their vessels in order that the publia may have every
On the 11th at 13.20—Pressure has in- creased slightly in the south, and con siderably over the Loochoos, the typhoon
Karen.
MAIL STEAMERS
THE PENINSULAR
having moved rapidly northward to war AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.
་་
north-east of Japan.
An antisyalons is now shown to the
ENGLISH MAIL.
Elonstong Rainfall for the 24 hours WILL deepatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS of o
about the DATES named For
Singon, Br. s. 1,047, Trowbridge, 11th
Inst.—Manila, 8th lust.. General | ending at 10 am. to-day, 0.00 inches. -Ordar
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,
Forecast.
N.W.or
winds, moderate to light; fine.
Inst-Halphong, Gen-Marty, Eslastte, Br... W. F. Vine, 18th instant London, Gos.-I. & 6, 8. N. Co.
DEPARTED.
4. Shipping Companies must not re- being shot.
which may have been suitable ceive from the Public for Inclusion in for feudal armies, but in a modern their abips Papers any bat bona fide son- Ohicago, Aug. 1.-Farther army must be considered as a for inspection when required.
almess' lotters which should be left open increases in prices for meats are mockery of the elementary rights prophesied here. It is reported of human beings. that beef on an average will cost
"He nacerte that suicido is consumers about 4 cents a pound frequently the end of barrack facility for posting at the General Post more in the course of next week. martyrdom, raw recruits suffering Office
"Beef has been going up right bullying and torments because along," said Mr: Gustave Pollack, they fear that if they protestors must send to the Port Off ALL of the Stock Yards Packing Com-through the ordinary channels a guess letters posted in the Ships' Letter Chingtu for Bangkok via Swatow pany, today, "Porterhouse and black mark will be set againes Boxes or received by Stips' Officers at the Suisang for Calcutta via Singapore sirloin steaks have advanced from their names.
ports from which they sailed, or anywhere 5 to 5:1-2 cents in the last six
en route to Hoop kang. weeks."
4:
3
6. Shipping Companion and Ships OM-
September 11. correspondence except bons fide consi. Yei Maru No.2 for Wakamatsu
Ian Mails despatched from Hongkong
apatob.
"Captain Pommer describes
7. The above regulations will not affect the vandalism of the aristocratio the liceased, private letter boxes carried Following was the range of retail meat prices here to-day:ments.
officers of the cavalry regi-between Hongkong & Canton by the ves- sela belonging to or managed by the *At every farewell Hongkong Canton & Macao Steamboat Porterhouse steaks, 30 cents dinner of officers of the Cavalry Company. sirloin steaks, 22 to 25; log of Division at Elsenborn Camp I veal, 18 to 20; No. 1 hame, 20; was witness of their crude love of The undermentioned Homsward Siber- No. 1 bacon, 28.
destruction which wrecked not before the War have reached London:--- That the European situation only all the crockery and glass on Date of de- has not been a factor in the the tables, but also the atoves, increased cost of meats was the statues, pictures, tables, and July 22nd opinion expressed by Chicago chairs, packers. They, however, were "He deolares that the moral equally certain that a prolonged delinquencies of the officers, war would cause further material which should be punished under advances.
the penal code, are hashed up. Packers have received no ordere Officers guilty of grave offences registration or insurapes. for meat direct from the Governare merely summarily dismissed ments of Austria, Germany or the service without being subject- Russia since war was declarad.
Kwongsang for Shanghai via Swntow Walshing for Port Courbet Haltan for Foochow via Bwatow Kaljo Mara for Foochow vis Bwataw Anhui for Canton
j
CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE." -
September 11:
& P'sage
Freight
District.
|1 Hongkong and Neighbour variable
hood..
Steamers Salsette SHANGHAI ......... Capt. A. F. Vine
R.N.R. LONDON, via Ue-) Sardinia
ual Ports of Call Capt. J. T. Jeffery
To Bail On Romaris
about 12th Sept.
1 Freight
noon
12th Sept.
& Page
SHANGHAI,
About 20th Sept.
Freight
About
Freight
22nd Sept.&P'sage
about
14th Oct.
Freight &P'sage
2 Formosa Channel.
The Ame
# No. 1.
13 South coast of China be-) The sams
tween E.E, and Lamooks Pas No. 1.
B_Bouth coast of China be-) The same tween H.K. and Hainan... as No.1.
China Coast Meteorological Registor.
Station.
11th Sept., ..
Winds
Hour.
Barometer.
Temperature.
Hrimidity.
Weather.
D'tion.
Force.
Wo took a Nomura
Ba 30.24
ሰ
0
Dw
Hakodate 30.13
30.30
29.95
MOJI, KOBE Candia AND YOKO (Capt. R. E. HAMA................ B'BAY, via Straits) Nubla
and Colombo......
"
Capt. F. J. Fox
LONDON & ANT)
WERP via Singa- Namur
Penang, Capt. A. Collyer
pore,
Ombo, Port Said,
& Marseilles ***
Subject to alteration without notice.
{
All the above steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. NOTICE TO SHIPPERS.
SHIPPERS aro informed that the P. & O. Company's Vonzols are insured under The British Government National Insurance Scheme and they can effect War Risk Insurance on individus shipments with The National Insurance Committee, London, through their representatives there.
The production of a Marine Risk, Policy is not immediately necessary.
Per s
Date of Ar- rival London,
22nd
23rd
E. of India Yorck Kores
Aug. 27th
23th 27th
Kanchow
Aug, 28th
Paul Lecat?
Kaga Maru for Yokohamo Liddesdale for Whampoa Hopsang för Bangkok via Swatow
Tokio
War risks are not covered by postal
I.
Oshima
Kagima
* 29.72
49.64
Neha
29.6561 #80
Lahijima
29.64
Bonin La,
19.89
+
Hongkong, 10th Sept., 1914.
Chafoo VEDIOG
Whalwel
29.72 68 05 waw 7 crm
MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY.
-18th Sept., 3 p.m.
Lelun for Bangkok Loongsang for Manila Baron Napler for Cape Town September 12. Choongshing for Canton · Bua-Ningpo for Canton
Haimun for Swatow
| Toitari Maru for Dalny
Sardinia for Bombay vla Singapore |Hainchang for Canton
Yatahing for Calcutta via Singapore
The Parcel Fost service to Egypt and ed to criminal jurisdiction, the countries beyond is for the present Trading in wheat was quiet whole object of the procedure
ponded. to-day and the quotations were in being to maintain the halo of the narrow limits. Opening prices officer's honour. Many officers, were from 1 cent to 1 cent under Captain Pommer asserts, enjoy Japan via Nagasaki-Fer TOTTORI M. yesterday's closing figures and brilliant careers, though their remained generally within the superiora are perfectly well aware Shanghai & N. Chinn-Por TAKSANG,Salsette for Shanghai, opening range until just before that they are overloaded with the close, when December and debt. Much of this is caused by May jumped nearly a cent. Clos- excessive Inxary and the practical ing prices were higher than the impossibility of married officers. opening.
South
African
Mall.
12th Sept., 4 p.m. Mauritius. Delagoa Bay, Dur- ban, East London, Port Eliza- beth Mossel Bay, & Cape Towh-Per BARON NAPIER, 12th inst., 4 p.m.
living within their means without Japan via Kobe---For JAVA MARU, endangering their promotion.
"The Vossische Zeitung says the book will be discussed in the Reichstag when the next army estimates are presented:"
Closing in on Mexico City. Mexico City, August 3.-The Constitutionalists are reported as slowly closing in on the capital from three points. General Jesus Carranza moved southward from Tepeji del Rio, Sunday. General Britton, who are thought to be in Obregon, with 15,000 men is at Berlin.
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12th inst., 4 p.m.
TO-MORROW.
"PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
For s.s. Bardials from Yokohama etc. -Messrs Chow Tsong Fou, A Lello, Chang Tao Chin, Mab Kamal, W 8 Yau, Mr Yau, Mr & Mrs Hinton, JW Han-
Swatow-Per HAIMUN, 13th Sept. 8 - derson, Sir Charles Eliot.
MONDAY, 14th Sept.
Ningpo, Shanghai & North China-Per
KASHING, 14th fast, 4 p.m. -For CHEONGSHING, 14th
4 p.m."
Tientsin
Acambaro planning an advance A special dispatch from London through Toluca. Three train loads to-day stated that the terminals of Constitutionalists have moved inspection committee of the south from San Luis Potosi to-Chicago City Council, with whom ward Quetaro.
Mrs. Young and Mrs. Britton had Provisional President Carbajal been travelling, had been unable is expected to send an unofficial, to get word from either since they Bw personal representative to General left for Germany. Villa in the interest of the peace Forest Fire in Montana, movement.
Kalispell, Mont, August 4.-
The Government
1-
TUESDAY, 15th Sept. tow.. Amoy, Formosa via Tamsui
Per DAIGI M., Bapt. 15th, 10.
Batavia, Samarang & Sourabaya-Par
TJIBODAS, 15th just, noon.
2 p.m.
still hopes for peace, but publio Two hundred men are fighting Philippino Is-Por TAMING, 15th Sept., opinion inclines toward pee-forest fires which started yester simiem.
day near Essex. The fire was Shanghai & North China--Per ANHUI, Chicago's Teachers Marooned. said to be beyond control and
15th inst2 p.m. Ohicago, August 4-Chicago urgent messages were sent to schools will be crippled by the Great Galle and Spokane for one
WEDNESDAY, 16th Sept. absence of a large number of hundred more men. Kalispell Hollow, Pathol & Halphong teachers marooned in Europe by militiamen were sent to give aid. war conditione unless the trans- Six smaller fires are barring in Bwaton, port of non-combatants out of the Flathead county. ecene of motion is arranged for, it
was said to-day.
More than 400 teachers from
this city are in Europe, according
SILIMPOPON COAL. BUNKERS
to the records at the Board of can be supplied at cheap rates
at
SANDAKAN &
SEBATTIK
Education, and attempts to get into communication with them have so far failed. Among those (British North Borneo), missing are Mrs. Ella Flagg for bunker coal exclusively are At these ports steamers calling Young, superintendent of Chicago exempt from all shipping dues BOLCols, and her travelling and charges.. companion, Mre. Gertrude Howe
A. BUNE.
IT IS WHAT YOU GET MORE
THAN WHAT YOU PAY,
DOUBLE STRENGTH MEAN A DOUBLE VALUE.
THE
"
LOTUS MOKHA
IS UNIFORMLY EXOZLLENT
Obtainable Everywhere.
RUTTONJEE & SON.
--- Por KAIFONG, 16th Sept, 8 a.m.
Amoy & Foodbow-Per HAI.
MUN, 16th Sept., § a.m. Bandakan-For MAUSANG, 18th Sept.,
10 a.m.
Hankow Ichang
Amoy
29.65
For Freight or Passage, apply to
P.&O.B. N. Co.'s office,
E. A Hewett,
Superintendent
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
FRENCH MAIL "LINES.
FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND FROM JAPAN via SHANGHAI..
FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE
TO AND FROM EUROPE via SUEZ CANAL.
Bbsngbat Gutzlaff Sharp P. 7
29.78 68
wow 7 org
29.19 75 29.06 78
BA
Bwatow
Tatboku
9 arm 1.b 29.64 76 "73 5 20.70 75 72 waw
Ab
HW
W
5A 29.65
Talobu
29.70
門
D
Tainan
28.72
Koshun
29,68
Flores
29.66
Canton H'kong Gap Rock Macao Wuchaw Ba Pakhol Boihow
20.78 73 76
29.74 77
For
Steamors
29.72 29.72
MARSEILLE a PORTS
olynesien.
"
Phullen
J..
60
29.82
дру
4 b
29.18 75
BW
3 b
29.86 75 BW
40
20.80 81 29.81 81- 29.91 82
29.89 88 29.05 81
KEW
20
10
BW
Pers.. Salsetto from London eta-Mr Weeks, Mr & Mrs Onison, Miss A A G Young, Sgt Marks, Ahman, Appa, Cheon- Manila Holmes, Hon Seng Pamr, A Course, Aparri
foon, Thay, Foon Choong, Mon Long, Legepl RJ O Ables, B Wagh, O Borth, But-Bacolod
Hollo
ter, OB Rily, Chu Phoon Chong, Chaw Cabu
Labuan Kun Chong. Chah Teang Owin, Thung Hang Swan, Eng Haak Chye." Cheah
Teary Jin, Cheh Son Bee, CR Wllace, RC Stont, Mumed, O L Rober, W Mur-Hongkong don, JD Konasa. Sai Whee Seong, Lau Chon Wan, Mr & Mrs Daro; Les Choon,
Lut Hoon Kain, Burns, Tau Chen Wa, G Y Tay, EE Dance, J W Woran, Mr and Mrs Wilcox, Miss E Obleon.
PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
Poras. Koga Maru for Japan-Mesara E Russell, J Watanabe, Anthony P Mél,|| Dr&Mrs Yamasaki, Mr & Mrs K Tamaki, Portor, Watanabe, Mrs Moore, Mrs
Observatory, Sept. 11.
T. F. Claxton, Director,
Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in in- 1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees ches, tenths and hundredths.
#
2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrass Fahrenbelt.
$ Humidity, in percentage of saturation, the Humidity of air saturated with mols- Lure being 100.
|
4 Direction of Wind, to two points.
5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufore Boale.
1.
State of Weather, b blue sky, a de-
Formosa vin Keelung, Shang-Smith, Higuchi, Nishino, J Matsubara. Ttached cloud, d drimling rain, ffos, g hal, North China, Japan, Kase, O Takahashi, Mariott, Mrs T Ikart, Nagasaki, Vistoria & Tacoma (Europa vis Biberia) For Mrs T Osaki, Mia Mariott, O Ruddick, F. MEXICO M., 16th Sept, 1 p.m. Bloomfeld, Mr & Mrs Parkina, Mina Sėk),
Pakow Railway closing at Shanghal Br
(To make connection with the Tientsin-and Miss Kubato
P. O, at 11.30 s.m. on Monday the 21st Inst.)
THURSDAY, 17th Sept. Wei-hai-wei & Tientsin Fer KUEI-
OROW.17th Sept. 10a.m.
11
PRIDAY, 18th Sept.
SHIPS PASSED THE CANAL.
London, 28 July. -Arrival from China;-Hitachi Marú.
The following vessels have passed the Canal-Bennrty, Canton, Glenroy, Ma-
Swatow, Amoy & Focokaw-Per HAI-obson, Myrmidon, Nubio, Peking, Svoro-
YANG, 18th Sept., 9 a.m.
i.
TUESDAY, 22nd Sopt. Swatow, Amoy & Toochow-HAITAN,
22nd inst., a.. Philippine I Australia, Tas mania & New Zealand via Port Darwin-Por TAIYUAN, 22nd Sept, 10 s..
p.,
Pallippine Iz.Per TEAN, 22nd Sept. 2
Kalung
Siberian,
C'dian
& A'can
Formosa
Shanghai, North China, Japan via Mos. Victoria B.O. & Beat- Ho, (Europa via Siberia)- Fer AWA MARU, 22nd Inst. 2 p
(To make connection with the Tien tain-Pakow Railway, closing at Shanghai
no, Bithonia, Nellore
gloomy, h hail, I lightning, o overcast, p Passing showers, a squally, z rain, snow, tthunder, v visibility, w dew wei,
0 Rain in inches, ter the and hundredthe
METEOROLOGICAL.
Barometer... Temperature Bra-Humidity
London, 31 July. Amvaie from Chinn: Achilles, silla, Chalister, F. Bulow, Goeben
Provious
Day. On date on date ala pat
atp.m. 29.69 29.74 29.70 .81 77 86
53
Wind Direction... ENE Force.........
The following vessels have passed the Weather... Canal:- Miyamaki Marn, Aenne Risk-Bal mors, Helgolaad, Deucalion, Keemu,
IDE TABLE.
7th Sept., to 13th Sept., 1914.
Br. P. O. at 11.30a.m. on Monday, the 43 2 28th September)
WEDNESDAY, 23rd Sept. Btraits & Ceylon-Per KASHIMA, M.,
23rd Sept. 8 a.m.
TUESDAY 30th Sept.
Phlippine Islands, Austraila B Tasmania & New Zealand via, Fort Darwin For BT. AL HANE, 30 Sept., 9am. 10pie
Austra
Mali.
Mo
Tow
Wed.
Chaka |
BAG
"High Water S
Hongkong We Ther
Low Wates
alangka A
Time
No inferior
|Bor Low
6.1 3,0
*N
m morning.
400.6
NW
61 42
NW
+
62
Q
J.
anth 04
77
High open Air Temperaturs on the Ботен
12
HK, Observatory, 11th September.
T. V. CLAXTON, Dirastor,
LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
The F. M. a. CHINA arrived at San Francisco on Saturday, Sept. 5.
To sail
TUESDAY, 29th Sept. at 1 p.m.
ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELESS, Transhipping on the Co, Stosmom at Colombo, for Calcutta, Bombay shó Australia, at Port Said for the Levant, Constantinople and Black Soa.
For further particulars apply to,
P. THOMAS
Agent.
PACIFIC MAIL S.S.CO.
Li
OPERATING
MODERN HIGH POWERED TWIN SCREW EXPRESS STKAMERS.
MONGOLIA 27000 tona
KOREA 16000 Lens
CHINA 10200 tone
MANCHURIA 27000 tone
SIBERIA 18000 tone NILE 1000 tons
PERSIA 000 tona
Between Hong Kong, Manila, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama,
Honolulu and San Francisco
“THE SUNSHIRE BELT”—The Most Comfortable Route to America and Europe
NILE.......
MONGOLIA
PERSIA KOREA
Salling
THURSDAY, 17th Sept, at & D TUESDAY, 6th Cot. at 1 p.+
These stormers are famous for their modarn equipasent, confort, and the superiority of.. the euling, which is under the personal supervision of Mr. V. Moroni, bad world-famOCHE caterer. Large statereates, equipped with electris fars, and running water. Barthe equipped with electria reading lamp Numerous anteman waler swimming tank, plao arabestea, deck games, dances, stoot a dull moment throughout the trip. The Safety and Comfort of Patroon in Dor First Considerati
For further information, ratos, litsenture, schedules, sto., apply to
R. C. MORTON,
King's, Buliding (Opposite, Blake Flor)
Panna-Pacu International Exposition Ban Francisco-mag
TO SAIL
Agent. Telephone No 041
"GLEN LINE"
(McCREGOR GOW & Co.) LTD.
For London & Antwerp
Baloon passage Hongkong to London £40.
For freight or passage, apply to
Hongkong, 23rd July, 1914.
SHEWAN TOMES & Co
genth
a afternoon.I
Oysters, Fresh,Fried or Stawed Findon Baddocks, Kipper &o,
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