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SEIZURE OF german SHIPS.
Liner with 73 German Reservists.
THE. HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1914.
ing wheat flour, a large quantity of copper, and a number of wild animale, including alligators, for the Hamburg Zoological Gardens. There are 73 German reserviste. on board,
one
POST OFFICE.
Ships Letter Boxes.
* 1. It li bereby nottßed that during the continuance of the War all outgolog cor.. respondence must be posted at the Gener- often al Post Office or at any of its Branch
3. Shipsators are not allowed to place
or expose on hard their vessels lotter pondence; all such boxes fourd exposed boxes for the purpong of colieating dorres- on board their vessels will be removed and returned to the General Post Office.
Ships Seized at Cardiff. Five
other German ships, The most important of the cap, including the R. T. Rickmers, are tures in home waters reported under arrest at Cardiff Docks.
2. Ships' Officers are strictly forbidden today is that of the Hamburg- The R. T. Rickmers is to receive a board their vessels any American liner Belgia, which of the largest sailing correspondence from the Fublic. můžko was seized in the Bristol Channel, vuesele afloat, and she is also early yesterday morning. Other equipped with steam power. She seizures are reported from various discharged a big cargo of grain, ports, saya the
Manchester but was kept in port through Guardian of August 8.
being unable to get sufficient coal An important arrest of German during the week. There are reservists was made yesterday in a number of cadets aboard. All London, Sixty, who were pro- arms were seized, but the quanti. paring to leave London in a ty is not large, special German steamer chartered for the purpose, were arrested at the docks, and the book put in charge of police.
In the Ship Canal.
.
The German steamer Dryad, laden with timber consigned from Sweden to a Warrington firm, was detained by Custome
steamer
The British oruiser Grafton reached the Clyde "last night towing the German Behrens, captured 60 miles off the Mall of Ga'loway. The steamer is being towed to Glas- gow to-night.
Two German schooners were captured in the North Sen, and near convoyed by a torpedo boat to Seventeen men of Leith.
authorities at Walton, Warrington,
the crew were detained.
fi
A German sailing ship, the Elfrids, lying up at Bristol, was seized, and the officers and crew detained..
Two German vessole, tho Parkea, (a four musted barque) and Franz Horn (steamer), were seized by British warship and removed to
Dover.
A German cargo steamer, the Maria Leonhardt, with a general cargo from Lisbon, was arrested early yesterday in the Thames at Nicholson's Wharf.
The German steamship George Harper, was arrested while in Grimsby Dook discharging timber.
Other Captures. The German etoamer Albert Clement, which arrived in the Tyne from the White Sea, is under arrest at Tynedock.
Our Cardiff correspondent The German vessels Bays: - arrested at Cardiff included the Hamburg-Amerika liner Belgia, which lay in Newport Roads dur- ing the night, and after an exciting experience was arrested yesterday morning and brought into the Alexandra Docks, Newport. The Newport: Chief Constable (Mr. O. E. Gower), with Inspector Cox and a dozen police officera armed
Dutch Steamer incident.. with service rifles proceeded down
The Dutch steamer Houtvan, to the Spit buoy on one of the Brisbane for Batavis, was stopped Alexandra Dook
Company's at sea yesterday by the German tugboats, and were soon on board the liner. The captain and crew offered no resistance, and the liner wae subsequeatly towed into the Alexandra Dook, where she now romains under armed guard. The captain and crew will be asked to sign a declaration of neutrality, and if they fail to do this they will be taken to Newport police station.
The arrest was witnessed by a large number of dockers, who attempted to demonstrate, but at a word from the Chief Constable, who appeared on the side of the liner, they subdued their feelings. The ship has a heavy and valuable cargo on board, includ-
SHIPPING NEWS,
ARRIVED.
Taiyuan, Br. as. 2,000, F. W. Grierson, 25th inst--Bydney, [25th ult, Gon.-B. & B.
Vars,
Norw, 879, J. Jabson, 24th inst. -Swatow, 23rd last, GenOhl-
̈1680,
WEATHER REPORT.
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10.10-Pressure!
MAIL STEAMERS
THE PENINSULAR
Pay AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.
On the 25th ahangos since yest
The anticyclone is now central ÖYAY
Mid-Japan.
ENGLISH MAIL.
The typhoon to the east of N. Luzon WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned FONTS on
Salsette, Br. 2,301, A. F. Vine, 25th appears to be filling up.
Inst. Sbanghat, 22nd last, Gon. -P. & O. 9, N, Co.
Glenfalloch, Fr. 5., 1,434, Bainbridge,
Hongkong. Ralafall for the 24 hours 24th inst.Singapore. 17th insteading at 10 a.m. to-day, 0.00 Inches." Goa-Chinc
4. Shipping Companies must not re- colve from the Fable for Inclusion in their ships Papers any but bona ilde con. Astyanax, Br. 8.a. 3,821, Robinson, 35th
algunos' letters which should be left open for Inspection when required.
Javary.
inst-Singapore, 18th Inst., Gen. LB & B,
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,
about the DATES nameḍ
For
Steamers
LONDON, via U8-) Salselle
ual Ports of Call
SHANGHAI.........
LONDON & ANT-'
Capt. A. F. Vine
R.N.R. Oriental
Capt. A. L. Valentini
WERP via Singa- | Namur
poro,
dentini
Penang, Capt. A. Collyer
District.
Forecast.
Br... 793, W. H. Bielloob. 23rd Inst-Port Bald.22ndult. Gen. & Cune oll—B. 0, Cô
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O'mbo, Port Said,
1 Hongkong and Neighbour. N. winds,
moderate; SHANGHAI, hood.
fing.
& Marseilles
5. Shipping Companies should state in Belyo Maru, Jap...4.885, H.Jilinokuma, 25th lost-Mojl, 20th trist, Gos. their notifications to the Post Office the
-T. K. K. exact hour of departure of their vessels in order that the pubilo may have overy, indility for posting at the General Fort Office
6.Shipping Companies and Ships Off-Dalgi Maru, 899, 8Bokushige, 24th inst. cern rouet 'sand to the Post Offico ALL correspondence except bona fide' const- gness letters posted in the Ships Letter Boxes or received by Shins' Officers at the Forts from which they sailed, or anywhere on route to Hongkong.
7. The above regulations will not affect the licacsed, private intter boxes carried between Hongkong & Carton by the vos als belonging to or maunged by the Hongkong Canton & Macao Steamboat Company.
A late mall for Bwatow, Amoy & Foo- show will, in future bo, closed for all
Dougies ateamora 20 minutes before adch steamer sails. Ordinary correspondenas
will be received after the regular mail has closed at the aide west entrance to the G. P. O. in the lane off Des Vous Road.
registration or insurance.
War risks are not covered by postal
countries beyond le for the present sus The Parsel Post service to Egypt and ponded.
left Yokohama for Hongkong vis Manila The Korea, with the American Mali, on the 16th instant, at 10 6.m. and is scheduled to arrive here on Monday, the
28th lust.
The Hongkong, with the French Mall,
cruiser Geier and searched. A destroyer has been sent from Batavia to investigate the incidex Magellan, is due to arrive here to ent. Rice export st Batavia morrow stopped yesterday.
SILIMPOPON COAL. BUNKERS
can be supplied at cheap rate
at.
SANDAKAN & SEBATTIK
(British North Borneo), At these ports steamers calling for bunker coal exclusively are exempt from all shipping dues and charges,
SAINT-RAPHAEL
A. BUNE
TONIO, RESTORATIVE, DIGESTIVE WINE
Very palatable.
Known throughout the world and prescribed in all cases of Anœmia, Dobliity and Convalescence, to young women, children and the aged. Invaluable in hot olimates.
DOBE : One wine-glass after the two principal meals, "
Each bottle of genuine VIN SAINT-RAPHAËL bears, in addition
to the registered trade-mark :
Į
#1) The WARRANTY STAMP of the URION DEB FABRICANTS.
A METAL SKAL advertising CLETBAS.
CLETEAS & MELISSA and MINT cordial
which surpasses all others, by ita
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JALDBECK MACGREGOR & Co., Hongkong.
IT IS WHAT YOU GET MORK
THAN WHAT'· YOU PAY, · THE
DOUBLE STRENGTH MEANS
DOUBLE VALUE.
18
LOTUS MOKHA
UNIFORMLY EXOELLENT.
Malle for Honolulu, Ban Francisco, U. States, 9. America, & Cana'da will be made up for despatch pór za. Nikko Maru to- morrow, at 11 am, to connect with the 8. Shinyo Maru`salling from Nagasaki on the 3rd October.
The Salsetto leaves to-day at 5 p.m. The mall will close at 4 pm.
MAILS DUB.
Freceb, Hongkong, 25th Inst. Korea, American, 28th inst.
MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW, Fnkhoi Haiphong--Per SUNG.
KLANG, 26th insi, 9 . Japan via Nagasaki---Por NIKKO M,
26th inst, 11
(Honolula, United States. S. America, & Canada to connect with the Shinyo M. at Nagasaki),
Amoy & Focohow-Per HAICHING,
26th Sept. 2. p.m. Straits. India via Calcutta-Per FOO-
SHING, 26th inst., 1 p.m. Philippine -For LOONGBANG, 26th,
Inst., 2 p.m.
Swatow-Per GLENFALLOOH, 25th
Inst. 4 p.m. Japan via Yokohama-Por TJILIWÔNG,
26th inst., p.m.
!
SUNDAY, 27th Sept.' Swatow For HAIMUN, 27th Sept. 9am. Sestow, Amoy, Formosa vis Tamsul- Per DAIGI M., Sept. 27tb, 9
Austra-
Ilan
AustraTM
Нап
MONDAY, 18th Sept.
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Philippine Is., Australia, Tas- mania & New Zealand vis Port Darwin-Per TAIYUAN, 28th Sept., 11 am.
TUESDAY 29th Sept.
Mall.
Swatow, $378 lost; Gen—0.8,K. Bhabones, Br.za, 3290,0. J. Read, 24th
tast. San Francisco, Ull-Order. Tjilatjap, Dut. a. 3,859, F. E. O. Schem-2 Termoss Channel.....
bech, 24th last Mike. 19th inst, Goa. J. GJ, L
Valetta, Br, ad. 3.780, Mackle, 25th inst. New Durban, 27thult. Caso all-80/and.Co.
Chipahing, Br. N 199,Scheuk, 25th ions. Wel Hat Wei,:19th Inst, Goa, --J. M. and Ca.
DEPARTED..
September 24. Wesang for Shanghai) Hue for Fort Bayard and Haiphong"
Varg for Tourane val Hołhow Rangoon Maru for Straits Halmun for Swatow Boilefos for Bangkok. Kawachi Meru for Cahusta via S'pore Athou for Yokohama vis Shanghal
Fukura Maru for Taych Tjimanoek for Batavia
CLEARANCES AT THE ZE
HARBOUR OFFICE.
September 25. Tillwong for Japan via Yokohama Chusan for Bwatow ́and Btralta Choyang for Caloutta via Straits Tillaljap for Batavia vix Manila Salette for Straits Yochow for Shanghai vin Swatow Dux for Bangkok Jarary for Canton Kinkan Maru for Mike' Gunini for Canton)
Astyamax for Vladivostock via S'pore
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The BAIO n No. 1.
3 Southjassst of Chins be) The same tween H.E. and Lamock ƒ as No. 1.
5 Bouth coast of China be-) Tbo. same
tween H.K. and Hainan... No. 1.
China Coast Meteorological Register,
25th Sept, a.m.
Station.
Tokio
Kima
Winds
MOJI, KORE | Nellore AND TOKO (Capt. J. Gaunt HAMA
R.N.R.
Subject to alteration without notice.
Freight
To Sull'On Remarks
4 pm
& P'soge
25th Sept.
about 2nd Oct.
Freight
& P'sage
about 14th Oot.
Freight & P'sage
about 17th Oct,
Freight
& P'sage
All the above steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy..
NOTICE TO SHIPPERS.
SHIPPERS are informed that the P. & O. Company's Vessele are insured under The British Government National Insurance Scheme and they can offect War Risk Insurance on individual shipments with The National Insurance Committee, London. through their representatives there,
The production of '& Marine Risk Polloy is not immediately necessary.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
P.&O. 8, N. Co.'s office,
Hongkong. 23rd Sept., 1914,
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:
Steamers
T'ortook a Nemuro 52 29.85 Hakodate
WEW G
30.93
1
30.18
Kochl
30.09
Nagasaki
30,09
30.10
про
Oshima
30.04
B
Naba
29.99
260
IMP
Tilma
29.91
Bonin Is.
30.04
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For
Chefco
Whaiwei
30.15 63 83 Wow -2 be
MARSEILLAvia PORTS
Polynesien,
To sail
TUESDAY, 29th
Sept, at 1 p.m.
pne
one
29.93 78
now
2 or
Som SHANGHAI & JAPAN
Chili
5th October.
29.91 77 82 nne
2
29.95 74.86nw
1 b
Taiboku" a Talchu
29.93
Aankow Ichanz Changsha Shanghai Gutclaff GP 14 Shary Amoy
Bwatow
Talzan
Koshun
Canton
Macão
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30.06
м. 29.88
29.90
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29.58 M
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29.89
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20.98 70 85
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29.92 75 71 r
2 b
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# 29.88
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4 b
29.91 72
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10
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Pakkot
Courage 0.8t. J. Aparri Manila For anisette from Shanghai--Mesars Legaspi Li Bul-ling, WA Farley, McMatzon, Bu-Hello
Bacolod barwalla, JA David,
Cebu
Hoihow Phullen 68
29.99 75
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20.
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29.92 82
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PASSENGERS ARRIVED,
Per ss, Boiyo Maru from Moji---Misa Labuan E Harlen, Messrs Nai Ramoon, H Sono- moto :
Peras. Talyaan from Australia etc.- Mesers James, Mair, Weir, Gibb, Tarris- off, Banoff, Jones,
Persa. Tilatjap from Kobe sto-Mrde Esten.
'1
PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
T. F. Claxton, Director,
Hongkong Observatory, Sept. 25.
1 Barometer, reduced to 33 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in In- ahos, tenths and hundredths.
Temperature, in the shade, in degrees
3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation, the Hamidity of air saturated with mois tare being 100.
For .. Atsuta Maru for Japan sta. Fahrenheit. Mrs Obira, Menara K Shimada, Charles MoNell, Mr & Mrs MoPhail Yoshida. Teranehl, Ohtani, Wada, Y Ishida, Fror Philippine In Australin, Tas-Hasegawa, De Tauno, Miss Hall, Coschy, mania and New Zealand via Mr & Mrs T Okada, Kanishi, Iwasaki, A Thursday Is.Per TANGO MARU, 29th Sept., 9 a.m. W Medley, EJ Brockhays, Takeuchi, Swatow, Amoy & Foochow-Por HAI- Cameron Keane, Mr & Mrs Nagano, B
YANG, 29th Sept, noon. Osaka, Baron Iwamura, Iwal, Niolo, Na Soale Shanghal & North China gata, Mes Timuro, Mrs Ishinomiya, Yo- (Europe via Siberia) Por ahibashi, Tolmum, Arisaws, Murakami, ANHUI, 29th inat, 5 p.m. Ida, Kashimura, Yamagata, Wakobaya
1)
To make, connection with the Tien-hi, Tajitsu, Nakahara, Obata, Toriyama, tain-Pakow Railway, closing at Shanghal Kojima and Dasal. Br. P. O. at 11.30 am. on Monday, the
5th October.)
Philippine I-Per CHINHUA, 29th Bept.
3 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, 30th Sept.
Philingine Islands, Australia, Tasmania & New Zealand via Port Darwin-Fr 8T. AL- BANA, 30th Sept. 9am.
Hollow, Pakhol & Haiphong For
Direction of Wind, to two points.
5 Force of Wind, nooording to Besafore
tached cloud, d drimling rain, flog, 8 State of Weather, b blue sky, o de- gloomy, hall, 1 lightning, o overcast, p passing showers, q squally, z rain, s snow, It thunder, v visibility, w daw wet.
TIDE TABLE.
0 Bain in inches,
os, teaths and handrod the
21st Sep, to 27th Sept., 1914.
ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELESS
Transhipping on the Co.'s Steamers at Colombo, for Calcutta, Bombay, and Australia, at Port Said for the Levant, Constantinople and Black Sex.
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HUIOHOW, 30th Inst., 3. p.
THURSDAY, 1st Oct.
Obtainable Everywhere
RUTTONJEE & SON.
Formones via Keelung, Japan Sa via Moji. Victoria & Tacoma Per OHIO400 MARU 1st Oct
Swatow, Amoy & Foochow Per KAIJO
MARU 1st Oct., 1 p.m.
FRIDAY 2nd Oct.
7-1
37 Barometer. Johar Temperature aqu
Humidity Wind Direction... Weather
m: morning, 'w afternoon.
Oystere, front
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watow, Amoy & Bochow-Por HAI- Findon Haddocks, Kippers. Aco,
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