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INVADING" GERMANY.
A French Officer's Views.
1
THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1914.
English soldier the best in Europe, who said, "Fortunately there are only a few of them."
POST OFFICE.
Ships Letter Boxes.
SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVED.
Haitan, Br. us. 1,183. J. W. Evans, 21st
Sept Swatow, 20th Sopt. Gen- .D. L. & Co...!
Ryusho Maru, Jap.8.8. 743, Y. Kanada, 20th fast. Wal-hai-wel, 14th Inst. Coal & Gen-M. B. K. Tacoma Maru, Jap, a. 3,830, J. Hamada, 21st int.Manila, 18th Inst. Gen. -0. S. K.
Kwangise, Chiat so ss. 1,469. J. M. Mo-
Dalgi
Arthur, 20th inst.Shanghai, 17th Int., Gon.~~~O, M. S: N. Co. Maru, Jap, x, 899, Tokushige, 21st last-Swatow, 20th inst., Gen.- 0.8.K..
Drafar,
Norw. s. 1,102, Y.Bing, 21at inst. -Swatow, 20th lust., & en.-C. 8. S, N. Co.
5. Shipping Companies should state In their notifications to the Post Office the Yei Maru, Jap. 9.3. 1,424, Itanl, 21st fast.
act hour of departure of their vessels la arder that the public may have every facility for posting at the General Post
Wakamatsu, 14th Irist, Coal- M. B. K.
The Landing of the Troops. It is generally held that to undertake landing operations on 1. It is hornby notified that during the Although numerous books and any considerable scale with any continuance of the War all outgoing cor- respondence must be posted at the Gener- articles have been published prospect of success, it is well to al Pest Offices or at any of its Branch showing the possibility of au ensure beforehand the supremacy Offices. invasion of England by Germany, of the sea. But how many ships to revalve on board their vessels, any 2. Ships' Officers are strictly forbidden very few, if any, bave been written approximately-would be re- correspondence from the Pabilia. by Englishmen describing aquired to bring this great enter- 3. Shipmasters are not allowed to place, British invasion of Germany. At prise to a successful conclusion.or expose on board their varsels letter
for the purpose of collecting corres least one French military writer, A large number, it is evident.pondence; all such boxes fourd exposed however, has not overlooked a That would not bille & Power on board their vessels will be removed and possibility which has now become which possesses more than 10,000 returned to the General Post Office.
fact. The writer is a staff officer steam vessels, tut the effort would the Public for incision in 4. Shipping Companies must not re- in the French Army; and he nevertheless be great. It would their abips Papers any but bona fide con- be necessary to make a selection signees letters which should be left open In the first place, it is under- of these steamers and to take the for Inspection when required. stood that England would not beet of them. alone on the Continent face If there werd only infantry to mighty Germany: We are adopt be carried, even counting-the ing the general idea of a conflict horses for the staff and the between the Triple Alliance and officers, baggage waggons, am- the Triple Entente as basis of munition and immediate provi-cers must send to the Foat Office ALL our inquiry, and the mixed sions, the operation would re- correspondence excost bona fide quasi- Knees letters posted in the Ships' Lotter operations, of which I am going quire only a small number of Boxes or received by Ships' Officers at the to speak, would be in close liners, especially if the floating rorta from which they sailed, or anywhere combination during certain phases oities of the big companies of the conflict with the exclusively-Cunard, White Star, F. and Continental operations between O, etc.-were requisitioned. the belligerent armies. Nor can Altogether for a crossing of we be sure, for that matter, that short duration, which this would the mobile force brought to bear ba, 00,000 foot soldiers, with all by the British General Staff will impediments, would be fairly be limited to the 70,000 men of [essily accommodated on board MAILS ARE FORWARDED WILL Chan F William H Shaw, re
NAMES OF THE VESSELS BY WHICH YAMAHAY, & the expeditionary army,
Gilty liners of medium tonnage. NOT BE ADVERTISED IN THE MAIL ME English Rarely Fight Alone, But the cavalry and artillery and
Mn FB.8 Pilo, Mra
E Bammerek Jackson. Mrs A. Í The English rarely go to war apriliaries will necessitate forty PARCELS) IS BEING DESPATCHED
CORRESPONDENCE (INCLUDING Bowen, Mrs
Mrs D Helmud, DH SA
Miss P I Elis alone; rarely, either, do their to fifty more liners at the least. As OPPORTUNITY OFFERS: BUT
HEW150
& forces land, especially in Europe. If we add to these the ordinary ALL SERVICES ARE IRREGULAR Mrs WBO Middleton, M Dodd, Mias Ray-
Often
6. Shipping Companies and Ships'. Off-
en route to Hongkong.
the lloessed, private letter boxes carried 7. The above regulations will not affect between Hongkong & Canton by the yea- sels belonging to or managed by dongkong Canton & Macau Steamboat
Сотраву.
PASSENGERS ARRIVED,
Per a.. Kwangies from Shanghai-Mrs
Per sa Drufar from Bangkok-M. Scherbells.
FA Cook, Messrs Knigsby, Maojan.
PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
For San Francisco eta, on the 20th inst.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 21st at 11.00-The northern depression is passing into the Pacific.
thened. It is now central to the north of
An anticyclone over China has strong.
the Yangtze Valley.
·
Fresh monsoon may be expected along the east coast of Cafes and over N, Chinu.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hour ending at 10 a.m, to-day, 0.00 inches.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District.
Forecast.
N.E.
Hongkong and Neighbour winds,
bood
fresh:
fair. "
NE
2 Formosa Channel.
!
Miss EF Bolles, Mr & Mrs H B Braat, Messrs GH Thompson, WP Springar, Mr 3 Bouth coast of Chins be-? The same & Mrs Hayley Bell, E Grooms, De and tween HK and Lamooks as No. 1. Mrs Brown, Chack-chin, Mr &
Mr & Mrs 8 B Son, Miss E
A Hoskins, F S Spencer, 3 South coast of Chias be- The same GEMaroband, Beth,
宜
tween H.K. and Hainan...) as No. 1. Mr and
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE THE P
NOTICES.
AND UNCERTAIN AND ALL COR-mond.
without a strong complement af cargo boats, loaded with coal, oil,RESPONDENCE 18 LIABLE
TO DEA, Mrs Telle-
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for, Tobu Fo THE PARCEL POST SERVICE TO FRANCE 19 SUSPENDED UNTIL Morris.
FURTHER NOTICE.
Chiza Count Meteorological Register.
Station
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21st Oct., aim."
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Barometer.
Temperature.
Humidity.
B Boone, Mr and Wickban Croast, Gobel. E Fortune, sa
Miss H Miss Burgell, EROckwell, Rev AB Ferguson, MrC
Mr& MIBS A.Miller, Miss THOUGH EVERY POSSIBLE PRE pherson, M B Clark, H Goldenberg. Mr & NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT AL Henry Wine, H Christo- CAUTION 18 TAKEN TO SECURE Mr MB Tong, O Kaprianicout, ER Hood.
LEWETTOF ALL I OSTAL FACT Moran, R de O.Neves, Mr & Mrs A. Dase W'ostock 7% KETS WHILST I
TIN THE CUSTODY OF YLLIB, JLogan, Rev A Friesen, Mr J Nemmaro THE FOST OFFICE THE POSTMAS- Kuhnle TER GENERAL CANNOT GIVE COM- PENSATION FOR ANY 1 093 OR DA- MAGE
UN.
OF WHICH TAVBA TOTHE
OF KING'S
ALFURTHER NOTICE NO LETTERS, BOXES, OR PARCELS FOR BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CRETE OR MONTENEGRO AND NO LETTERS, BOXES OR PAR- ED FOR INSURANCE, CELS FOR MALTA CAN BE ACCEPT-
HOTEL LISTS.
"Hongkong Hotel.
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contingent allied troopa Thus, materiale, fresh water, reserve LAY. at the time of our great wars, ammunition for the fighting fleet, they associated themselves suo tuge, always so useful and even cossively in 1799 with the indispensable when landing, Russians, in order to make, a lighters, pants, sheerhulks, and descent on Bolland; in 1806 landing pontoons, we shall reach with the Neapolitans or Sicilians and even exceed the figure of in order to land in the kingdom 120 units, not counting, the fifty of Valencia. It was with the or aixty of the escort. assistance of the Portuguese that The Protecting Warships. in 1807, when they had hardly.
Admitting it to be necessary lauded, they repulsed Janot at for the attacking fleet to possess Vimeiro, and it is a well-known decided superiority, whether as fact that from 1808 to 1814 they the rosalt of a decisive naval
Abraham, E 8 Kocki Cant & Mü Baldom moved
without the battle, or of the close blockading
Allon H G
Lambert EB Alport C M
Lamb J H Spanish and the Portuguess. In of the enemy's roadsteads, this
THE PARCEL POST AND INSURED Anderson Mr & MraLangston A May, 1815, the troops of the new condition has certainly been LETTER SYSTEM TO BRAZIL 18 SUS- Athol L kingdom of the Low Countries fulfilled hitherto, by the British PENDED.
Angolo Mrs M were there at Ostend, and at Navy as compared with the Ger- THE UNITED KINGDOM IS IN FULL B
THE PARCEL POST SERVICE TO Bain E. R
Bellion, Mrs ER Antwerp to receive them. In man. All steps are taken by the WORKING ORDER IN BOTH DIREC-B Bell
Bena, GA 1809 their first appearance in the Admiralty to ensure that first- TIONS BY THE LONG SEA ROUTE, -
Bishop Mr & Mr A Scheldt ended in failure, although class fighting units of the German THE PARCEL POST SERVICE TO
Mann Mrs RR their expedition was very strong fleet shall be able to be met at MENTIONED, SERVED BY EGYPT, Braat Mr & M B Matheson, Mrs R
EGYPT AND CERTAIN COUNTRIES Black W M
Marnott, Dr O and bad boen well organised once by a number, approximately IS RESUMED FOR ORDINARY PAR Bristor J H about 45,000 men, and ample double, öf British warships. CELS ONLY-CRETE.
OYPRUS, Brodhoff OH plant for the siege of Antwerp. Will the staff in Berlin risk a ALGERIA, TUNIS, SWITZERLAND Brownlow
GREECE, SYRIA, TURKEY, ITALY Brok
Broke OB But they were alone, not having meeting, the result of which AND (LYBIYA) TRIPOLL -
Cambridge A. J found on the spot the support could hardly be in doubt?
Clayton, WE they were expecting, and the Assuredly no.. I can better picture Wendesday the 23rd uito, is due to arrive Course Arthur
The mail from London (via Siberia) of Coleman DALE ferers of the low-lying awamps the German Navy posted at the here on Friday, the 23rd inst
Croset M melted their fighting strength in mouth of the Elbe, under the guns
Dalo NC of Caxbaven and Heligoland, a few days.
The American Mal "ex Manshur's is Denniston MC
Dodd M scheduled to arrive here on Thursday the A Reasonable Supposition. lying in wait and watching for 22nd ines.
Douglas D8 B it is reasonable to suppose that the moment when the immense
Dowley WA Deokworth FT this next time, in 19, the British British convoy sails past for the A late mail for Swalow Amoy & Foo- Duffy Miss ME expeditionary force would be Skagerack. Then, rushing head- Douglas ateamers 20 minutes before each Edy Capt & W
chow wil in future be closed or all Duncan J supported at any rate by a lirench long upon the blockaders, how-steamer sails, Ordinary correspondence Ehrentals Mr & Mrs Ray, OH army and perhaps also by a ever numerous. the German will to received after the regular mail Russian army espacially if the Admiral would certainly, by the O. P. D. in the inae of Das Voeur Falconer Mr & MreReay, Miss F Baltin were the theatre of war. sacrificing the bulk of his naval Road.
Rowell JP Flashman Capt H Show HG Now 100,000 or 110,000 men are force, succeed in getting some of
Sheckweat Gala PDG War risks are not covered by postal Gibb J
$ in truth never a negligible his most rapid units past; and registration or insurance.
Sleigh HC Gould J.
Smyth F quantity, and if this imposing these would promptly make for
Urban WE
Sorensen A B mass were to land without hin-the open sea and attack the
Grisogono P de Sterling Pile Mr &
Mrs F B Grooms EH drance at the right moment and transports.
Hall Capt. TR. Equare, Miss A Handley Pogg H Tomperley H R
Walker Cant H A Warron EJT Watkins O EG White FW Whitmarsh Mr and
'Mrs F Wickham P Wood G G Woolfe HD Wright Mr & Mrs
J.B
at a judiciously selected spot on the German coast, there is no doubt that the face. of affairs would be considerably alterel. The point is, we must Eat forget that English troops, once established in a position, are well-nigh inexpungeable, as we know to our cost, we who wore
SILIMPOPON COAL. BUNKERS
can be supplied at cheap rate
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has olored at the alde west entrance to
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MAILS DUB.
American, 22nd inst. Siberian, 23rd inst.
MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW.
Tourne & Quinhon 22nd inat., 9 a.m.
Horno R Kurter R
22nd Oct. 9 Km. ̧*
Jones M T Joseph R M
SANDAKAN & SEBATTIK Fort Bayard, Haiphong and Pakhoi...... Hutchison DL
(British North Borneo),
never able to turn them at Water- for bunker coal exclusively are
At these ports steamers calling exempt from all shipping dues
loo, Talavera, Fuentes d'Onoro,
It was Marshal and charges. or Vimeiro. Bugerand who considered the
IT IS WHAT YOU GET MORE
THAN WHAT YOU PAY.
THE
DOUBLE STRENGTH MEANS
DOUBLE VALUE.
LOTUS MOKHA
IS UNIFORMLY EXUELLERT.
A, BUNE.
Siberlan
Mall,
inst.]
девам
Shanghal and North China Keith Mr & Mrs FH Yernberg K. (Europe via Siberia)......
22nd Oct. 3 p.m.
-
Carlton Hctal.
To make connection with the Tien- ton-Pakow Rallway, closing at Bhanghai Audorson Capt. It Morris E C Bt. P. O. at $ p.m. on Monday the 26th Ballantine Mr and Moss Mr & Mrs:
MBA
PS Bartos 0
Pullen Mr A A Bentley R
Paul B Strails, Bormal, Caylon, Ade Cromblo Lt Ge
Bentley Mr & Mrs Pennell WV - laide, Western Australia, India, Cross Mr GE
Powell Riggs A Aden, Egypt, and Europo
Silva Mr & Mra
Englisb
Mall,
FRIDAY, 23rd Oct.
Late Letters 10.30 am to 11 Faldboro W
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T. F. Claxton, Director,
Hongkong Observatory, Oot, 21.
MAIL STEAMERS
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.
ENGLISH MAIL.
WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or
about the DATES named -- For
SHANG HAI
Steamers
MOJI KOBE | Nellore AND YOKO-Capt. J. Gaunt HAMA
R.N.R. [LONDON, vis' Us-】 Malta
ual Ports of Call Capt. G. W. Cookman
R.N.R. Nankin
1 Barometer, reduced to 92 degresa" Fahrenholt on the level of the son la in- ches, tenths and hundredths,
2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrean Fahrenheit.
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3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation, the Humidity of air saturated with mole ture being 100.
4 Direction of Wind, to two points.
5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufore
Scale.
Atached aloud, d drizzling rain, I fog, g State of Weather, b blua. aky, o da-
(Lettera posledin all the Pillar TA Bores in time for the first Grandy AJ clearance will be included in Howolt Mr JW, Toebel Mr O this contniet mail). The parcel Hewett Mias
Bowelt Mrs WJ Walker Mr and Fa mail will be closed on Thursday: Higginbotham OJ Watling Mr & Mrs the 22nd Oct. at 5 p.m......23rd. Oct. 10.30a.m.
HE
Whibley AR Wilson Wm
Shanghal & North China.....23rd inst. Jackson Mr & Mrs W Wilson DO
10a.m.
Hollway HD
Leo H
Austra
lian
Mail.
Philippine Ja, Australia, Tas-
mania, Now Zealand and New Guinea via Thursday Ls, 23rd Oct 10a.m.
Swatow, Amoy & Foochow........., 23rd Oct.
1p.m
Grand Hotel.
gloomy,h ball, lightning, o overcast, p passing showers, a squally, rrain, a snow, ì thunder, v visibility, w dow wat,
0 Rain in inches, teeths and hundredtbj
METEOROLOGICAL.
SHANGHAI ..........
Capt. Owen Jones
R.N.R.
LONDON & Genos
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via Singapore, Candia
Penang, Ombo, Capt. R. E. Peel Port Baid, and
Marseilles.***
Subject to alteration without notice.
To Sail On Remarks"
about 21st Oot.
Freight
&P'suge
Freight
noon 23rd Oct.
& P'sage
Freight
& Paage
about: 23rd Oct.
about. 28th Oct,
Freigh
All the above steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.
"NOTICE TO SHIPPERS.
SHIPPERS are informed that the P. & O. Company's Vessels are insured under The British Goverment National Insurance Boheme and they can effect War Risk Insurance on Individual shipments with The National Insurance Committee, London,
hrough their representatives there.
The production of a Marine Risk Policy is not immediately necessary..
For Freight or Passage, apply to
P. & 0.8. N. Co.'s office,
Hongkong, 14th Oct., 1914.
E. A. Hewett,
Superintendent.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
FRENCH MAIL LINES.
FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND FROM JAPAN vla SHANGHAI,
FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND FROM EUROPE via SUEZ CANAL.
For SHANGHAI, KOBE AND)
Steamers
YOKOHAMA ...............} AtlantiqueTM
MARSEILLE via PORTS >Chili
·
To Ball SATURDAY, 24th
10ck at 7 a.m.
TUESDAY, 3rd
Nor, ati p.m.
ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELESS Transhipping on the Co.'s Steamers at Colombo, for Caloutts, Bombay and Australia, at Fort Said for the Levant, Constantinople and Black So
For further particulars apply.to,
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PACIFIC MAIL S.S.CO.
OPERATING
MODERN HIGH POWERED TWIN SCREW EXPRESS STEAMERS.
MONGOLIA zrodo tóne
KOREA 1000 tons
CHINA 10200 tons.
* PERSIA
MANCHURIA 27000 tons
SIBERIA 10000 tons
NILE 1000 Lons-
to
Between Hong Kong, Manila, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama,
Honolulu and San Francisco
"THE SUNSHINE BELT-The Most Comfortable Route to America and Europe
CHINA
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Sailing TUESDAY,
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TUESDAY,
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TUESDAY let Doo, at 1 p.m. WEDNESDAY, 16th Doo. at 1 p.m.
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Baloon passage Hongkong to London £40.
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Exxouple
Obtainable Everywhere.
RUTTONJEE & SON,
Siberian
Mail.
Allon F Венкая D Book C Shaoghal, North China and Blair A M Japan via Kobe (Europe Bowers Mrs. A
Bundewilas G Siberia)......23rd laat, 5p. Clark It
Cobh C.
Halg & O Jones C Kristoppormon T. N Quien A Sanderson R Boggaveon
Bollor OA Touboy B
(To make sotnoction with the
Tien tain-Fukow Railway, closing at Shanghal Crew Mr & MrsAB Wallace A R Br. P: O. at 8.30 p.m. on Thursday, the
Esnault Miss E Wiearian O 29th inst.)"
Fortune En Wright 8 11
Wise Mr & Mrs H Gibbs AWD Griffith Mr & Kri Zollvin O
SATURDAY, 24th Oct. Welhaiwal & Tientsin 4th Oct 11 am, Straits & Iridía via Calcutta
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Oystors, Fresh, Fried or Stewed Findon Haddocks, Kippers &c,
ALEXANDHA CAPE
Baromater Temperature
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Humidity ... Wind Direction
Fordo ・Weather .......
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For freight or passage, apply to
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Highest'open air Wemperatura on the
H.E. Observatory, 20th October.
T. CLAXTON, Directir.
Hongkong. 23rd July, 1914.
SHEWAN TOMES & Co.
Agents.
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