10
OUR SILENT FLEET.
Hunting the German Merchantmen,
lobe
Up to the present, saya the of Sept. 11, there have been re-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1914.
ports in North America and afraid to venture out.
of coal in dodging Britieu cruisers, and was caught in the Bristol Channel, whither she had gone in the vain attempt to get more fuel.
POST OFFICE.
Ships' Letter Boxes...
SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVED.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 23rd at 11.00 The antley- clone continues to more eastward, being
continuance of the Warted at the Glenor Taming. Br. 3.x 1,356, G. H. Pannefather, central over the Sea of Japan this morn-
It is hereby notified that during the respondence must be posted at
Post Offien or at any of its Brauch Oncos..
al
2. Ships' Officers are strictly forbidden correspondence from the Fablic.
-23ed lust.—Manila, 20th Iɛstant, | Ing.
Ocn.-B. & S.
Prometheus, Norw. a.s. 1,024, 17. Jonsen, 24th inst. Bangkok, 15th inst., Bico-T. &Co... Glenlogan, Br. us. 3,800, Henderson, 24th inst. Shanghai, 20th lost, Gen. -S. T. & Co.
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Pressure has consequently given way along the whole China Coast, and increas ed over Japan generally. Changes in the southern part of the area are small.
Moderate monsoon will continue to prevail over the-8.D. Coast of China, and pondence; all such boxes fourd exposed Neilere, Br. s.o. 7,000, John Gaunt. 23rd the northern part of the China Sea. on board their vessels will be removed and returned to the General Post Office.
3. Shipmasters are not allowed to place expose on beard their weasele letter boxes for the purpose of collecting corres-
or
4. Shipping Companies must not re ceive from the Public for inclusion, In
their abipa Papers say but bona fida oon- signees letters which should be left open for inspection when required.
.S. Shipping Companies should state in their notifications to the Post Office the exact hour of departure of their vessels order that the public may have over oility for posting at the General Post
in
inst.-London, 9th ult:; Gen.-P. & Q, S. Co.
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PASSENGERS 'ARRIVED.
Per .. Tamlug from Manila -Mr !
Brune, Capt F Lindstrom.
Pers. Glenlogos from, Shanghai-
Miss Morris, Mr Kactt.
Of the 22 vessels of the Bamburg-Amerika and Nord- deutscher Lloyd lines that have been caught, 14 were ant equipped with wireless, and if the remaining sight two at least were seized for away from any ported no fewer than 200 German port, one was sunk us a converted to receive on board their vessels any merchant ships captured or sank cruiser, and another, the Belgis, was so harried that she ran abort by Great Britain, and these have annggregate total of 600,000 tons gross. Of this total some 70 bave been either seized in home ports or captured near at hand and
wireless in Although brought into some convenient barbour in the British Isles. this case probably prevented Some 20 are detained in Indian ships of these companies falling ports, and a like number in prey to British men-of-war, the same cannot be said for the Hanso Australia. So far only two or boats, as they were nearly all so three are reported as having equipped, but the geographical been seized in Canadian porte, situation of the ships was against and there are other shipping sen them. Moreover, it would be
8. Shipping Companies and Shipa' Offi- tres where a like paucity of num-rash, to draw too close an infer cars must send to the Post Office All correspondence except bona fide consi bers indicates that the accounts which have reached this country ence as to the use of wireless in gnees letters posted in the Ships Letter are not by any means complete. dodging the enemy from the Boxes or received by Ships Officers at the statistics quoted; to do so proports from which they aalled, or anywhere
on route to Hongkong. It is known that less than a dozen British merchantmen of perly one must know exactly the position of the ships when seized 'fair size have fallen a prey to the and the circumstancos relating enemy. Apart from these the main loes to Britiah owners is in to their capture. It is, however, a certainty that but for the power ships which were in German ports on the outbreak of war. It to recall shipe by wireless many of the biggest liners would have is estimated that our merchant fallen into our hands and also flect looked up in Germany is of contraire" as our Allies say.
Capt & Mrs Emanuel, Mr & Mrs Blacken- the aggregate value of £1,000,000.,
Up to the present little is
CORRESPONDENCE (INCLUDING burg, Mr & Mrs FA Cook, GA Hancock, The value of the German ships known of the doings of our armed PARCELS) 18. BEING DESPATCHED Yes Jam; S Fujimoto, John Sheriff. Lou eaptured must be in the region of £5,000,000, even to put it all me chantmen, those food carriers AS OPPORTUNITY OFFERS; BUT Mon-chung,t star Ah Show, Sun Pak-an
ALL BERVICES ARE IRREGULAR Joe Lee. AND UNCERTAIN AND ALL COR- RESPONDENCE IS LIABLE TO DE- LAY
on the basis of tramp tonnage. It must also be remembered that the total tonnage of British abip ping is 21,000,000 tona .compared with Germany's total.
of 5,500,000.
The bulk of Germany's abip ping is in the hands of a few men. The Hamburg-Amerika, Nord deutscher Lloyd, and a few other
which have two, 4.7 guns on their stern and whose function is to fire on a pursuing vessel and not to act as aggressor. In the absence of news one mest assume that they have been left alone, since they are supposed to be as powerfully armed as the German converted merchantmen. If this is really so the policy of the Admiralty will have been vin
Office.
Per s.s. Prometheus from Bankok-Ar thur McClus.
Per s., Nellore for Hongkong "from
London etc.--Kis Parry, MINH Barr Mrs Macdonald, Messrs Colin and Cher tor Macdonald, Mes FG and Miss Restor Mrs E E Alderman, W A Stopliers. G W Robinson, Mian HA Lawrener, Mr & Worcester, P. Bainty, Miss K Inoue, 7. The above regulations will not affect H Barnes. Rer & Mrs Kovy- the licensed, private letter boxes carried between Hongkong & Canton by the ves-aan, J Carroll, Miss B Meagle. B Hir- Hongkong Canton & Macao Steamboat sels belonging to or managed by the ahara and GAF Cowdray.
PASSENGERS DEPARTED. Company.
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE THE NAMES OF THE VESSELS BY WHICH
MAILS ARE FORWARDED WILL NOT BE ADVERTISED IN THE MAIL
NOTICES.
THE PARCEL POST SERVICE TO FRANCE IS SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT AL
THE SAFETY OF ALL 1 OSTAL PAC-
For Australia,on the 23rd inst.-Mosars Ralph, E Tanagchi, I'Kamiya, F X Alves, Robinson, V Solo, Mr & Mrs Greenwood,
+
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING. AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District.
Forecast.
1 Hongkong and Neighbour | E. winds,
hood
2 Formosa Channel....
moderate; fiae.
MAIL STEAMERS
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.
ENGLISH MAIJ.
WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or
about the DATES named 1–
For SHANG. H'A IN
MOJI, KOBE AND YOKO HAMA ratiónis,
To Sail On Remarks
Steamers
Nellore Capt. J. Gaunt
3 p.m. 25th Oct.
d'light 17th Oct.
R.N.R. Nankin Capt. G. Manley
SHANGHAI ........
LONDON & Genoa"
via Singapore, Candia Poning, C'mbo, Capt. R. E. Peal Port Said, and Marseilles
Freight
& Psage
Freight
& Fa
10 a.m. 28th Oct.
Freight
Freight
Capt. G. Manley.
4 p.m. 6th Nov.
& Pleage
LONDON," via Da- Nankin
ual Ports of Call
N.E.
winds, strong.
3 Bouth coast of China ba-7 The same tween H.K. and Lamooks as No. 1.
5 South coast of China ba-7 The same tween H.K. and Hainan...) as No. 1.
China Coast Meteorological Register. 23rd Oct., s.m
HOTEL LISTS.
Station
Hongkong Hotel.
THOUGH EVERY POSSIBLE PRE- CAUTION IS TAKEN TO SECURE KETS WHILST IN THE CUSTODY OF Abraham. ES THE POST OFFICE THE POSTMAS- Allen G
CANNOT GIVE COM-Alport C M
Kock Capt & Mis Lambert E B Lamb J H
lines.control. among them 77 Ricated, and the critics-mainly 1093 OR DA- Anderson Mr & MrsLangston A
FOR
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Lloyd G
Lobel
Lyle br EF
Mucdonald J
Mac cdonald J R
BE DUE TO TH
TOTHE Athol L per cent., and the following German, or German-inspired-ACT OF THE KING'S ENEMIES, UN Banham FO
TILFURTHER NOTICE NO LETTERS, Ballater Miss list shows how some of the will have the reply they have so BOXES, OR PAKOELS FOR BELGIUM, Bate E. R leading lines have been hit: cften demanded from the First BRAZIL, CRETE OR MONTENEGRO Belillos, Mrs ER
Saipa Ships Lord..
AND NO LETTERS, BOXES OR PAR- Bell CDT CELS FOR MALTA CAN BE ACCEPT Bena, GA Опрета, owned. Captd.
Bergen C van ED FOR INSURANCE Hamburg-Amerika... 181 14
THE PARCEL POST AND INSURED Bishop Mr & Mrs A Marriott, Dr O
A
Matheson, Mr Norddeutscher Lloyd 120 8
LETTER SYSTEM TO BRAZIL IS SUS.
Black W M Hanes Co.
-PENDED,
Brister J H
Matheson, His M THE PARCEL POST SERVICE TO Bredhoff OH
UB THE UNITED KINGDOM IS IN FULL
Mayer E WORKING ORDER IN BOTH DIREC-Broke
EO Brownlow TIONS BY THE LONG SEA ROUTE.
AJ Cambridge THE PARCEL POST SERVICE TO Carton Mrs EGYPT AND CERTAIN COUNTRIES Clayton, W E
ton D MENTIONED, SERVED BY EGYPT Coleman DrA LE F Dudenhoven W IS RESUMED FOR ORDINARY PAR Course Arthur
Dale 0 CELS ONLY CRETE, GREECE. SYRIA, TURKEY, ITALY, ALGERIA, TUNIS, SWITZERLAND AND (LYBIYA) TRIPOLL
68
20
German-Australian... 50
14
German Lavant .60.
4
30 2
20
3
Germany's Plan. The military correspondent of the Niewe Courant states that the German plan is to temporarily abandon East Prussia and Pomer- Baia to the Russians, and to retire soross the river Oder, where the principal line of the Berlin de- forces is to be found, so as to permit the German armies to deliver a decisive blow at the Anglo-French forces and then maroh to Paris.-Courrier Baiphong.
New Icebreakers for Vladivostok.
Kosmos Line..... Argo Co. Rickmers Co.......... 15
It will be seen from this that the Hansa line has suffered the most. These are all ships of :bout 4,000 tons gross, and most were captured in the neighbour. "bood of India. The German- Australian, too, lost most of hers in the Antipodes, which indicates that these eastern waters are not
The three icebreakers which the enfest places for possible. enemy ships to trade. The pancity have been built by the Kiangnan Dock are nearing completion and of captures from the Hamburg two of them, the Markeman and Amerika and Norddeutscher Lloyd lines is not surprising Engineer, were to leave for Vladivostok this week, proceed when ona remembers the frantic wireless messages senting under their own steam. The third vereel, the Meiling, which is out by their respective owners and the consequent scurrying of intended for service in Chin- their chips into the nearest neat-wangtao harbour for the Kailan ral ports. Of the big liners, the Mining Administration, will short- Imperator was detained at Ham-ly be banded over-Shipping burg, the Vaterland at New York and Engineering.
-whence it is alleged she tried to escape for conversion into a cruiser-the Grosser Kurfurst at New York, and the Friedrich der Grosse at Baltimore, with the big. gest South American liner, the Cap Trafalgar, in a Scuth Ameri- can port, but now said to be on the high seas as a cruiser, (Since sunk). At the end of last. month there were 15 big German linera held up at New York, five at Boston, three at Philadelphia, two at Baltimore, and six at other.
SILIMPOPON COAL. BUNKERS
can be supplied et cheap rate
at
SANDAKAN &
OYPRUS,
Denalaton MC Douglas DSS Dodd M Dowley W A The English Mail from Europe is due Duckworth FT to arrive here on Monday, the 26th Inst., Duffy Miss ME at 4 p.ra....
Duncan J Eady Capt G W The mall from. London (vin Siberia) of Monday the 21st 3lto, is due to arrive Ehrenfels Mr de Mrs here on Sunday, the 25th Inst.
Evensen E Falconer Mr & A late mail for Swatow Amoy & Foo chow will in future be closed or all Franklin JW
PJ
do
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W'ostock 7a Nemuro Ба 3024 Hakodate 30.25 Tokio
Amoy Bwatow
Talboku 5
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Subject to alteration without notice.
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 Government National Insurance Scheme and they can effect War Risk Insurance on individual shipments with The National Insurance Committee, London, through their representatives there.
The production of a Marine. Risk Policy. is not immediately
For Freight or Passage, apply to
necessary.
Winds'
P.&O. 8. N. Co.'s offico,
Hongkong, 24th Oct., 1914.
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E. A. Hewett,
Superintendent,
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
FRENCH MAIL LINES.
FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE
"30.26
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30.27
Naganar
30.31
F'sgima
39.33
Oshima
30.24
Naba
1 30.23
30.23
Mann Mrs RR
MacIntyre Mr and
MTS N
30.13
Is.
30:12
Chefoo
TO AND FROM JAPAN via SHANGHAI,
ΤΟ FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE
AND EUROPE via SUEZ CANAL.
FROM
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For SHANGHAI, KOBE ANDĮ
YOKOHAMA ............
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To sail
【SATURDAY, 24th
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MARSEILLE via PORTS 30.13 70 80 no 10 30.12
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MA
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F'dores
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Richards H
Robinson GJ Rowell J P MrsSheckweat S
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Stolzh HC Smyth F
Sorenson A B Straton 8 S
Swift Mrs & H Walker Capt HA Warren EJT Watkins OE
The service to Tsingtau is suspended.
MAILS DUB. Siberian, 25th inat. European, 26th inst
Douglas steamers 20 minutes before each Gain PDG steamor. saila. Ordinary correspondence Gibb J will be received after the regular mail Gould J has closed at the side west entrance to Greenwood Mr and Square Mias A
Mr. the G. PO. in the lane off Des Voeux
Grinogeno P Hall Capt. TP Road.
War risks are not covered by postal Handley Pegg H
Hannibal WA registration or insurance.
Harper G
R Harvey N Harvey R D Hewett, Hoo, M. E
A, OMG Holmes Miss A A Hunter R
MAILS CLOSE. TO-DAY. Ftraits & India vla Calcutta
24th Oct. 2 p.m. Philippine Is. 24th Oct. 2 p.m.
Shanghal & North China (Europe via Siberia)...... 24th Oct. 2 p.m.
SEBATTIK (British North Borneo), At these ports steamers 'calling
(To make connection with the Tiontain- for bunker coal exclusively are. exempt from all shipping dues Fukow Railway closing at Shanghai Br. TO, at 8.30 p.m. on Thursday the 29th Inst.) and charges.
THE
ris WHAT YOU DET MORE
THAN WHAT YOU PAY, DOUBLE STRENGTH MEANS
DOUBLE VALUE.
LOTUS MOKHA UNIFORMLY EXOELLENT,
Obtainable Everywhere
A. BUNE
RUTTONJEE & SON.
Swatow, Shanghai & N. China....24th Oct.
4 p.m. Honga.....24th Oct. 4 p.m.
TO-MORROW..
Cwntow.....25th it, 9 a.m.
25
Hutchison DL
Jonas M T Joseph RM Keith Mr & Mr FH
Wickham p
"w" marsh Mr and Williamson H Wood G G Woolfe HD Wright Mr & Mra
JF Yernberg K
Grand Hotel.
Allen F
Roggersen Bondewijng & Sanderson Crow Mr & Mrs AB Wiesman O
Fenault Miss E Gibbs AWD
Wright B II
King Edward Hotel.
Swatow, Amoy & Formosa via Tamaut... Almberg E
Oct. 9 a.m.
Anderson R T Straits, Rangoon & Calcutta......25th Austin N. J
Bowen W Co
Oct. 9 3.m. Shanghal North Chinn & Japan via Moji Bidgor Mr & Mrs
25th lost, 3 a.m. Japan vis Mojl 2.45th Oot. Da,300.
MONDAY, 26th Oct.
HB
..
Brudge W
Leverett WJ Loober Mrs CH
Mayne O WO M'Clure C H MoHugh Mr.
Corey Stopben J Dross De OT Davidson Ming H Japan via Koba ......20th Oct., 10 nm. Conn Mr & Mrs BUR Swatow & Bangkok.....26th Inst,, 10 a.m.
Bhanghai and North China (Europe
Siberia) 26th Oct., 5 p.m.
'via
To make connection with the Tien- tein-Pukow Rallway, closing at Shanghal Br. P. O. at 11.30 p.m. on Monday the 2nd November.]
TUESDAY, 27th Oct. Walbatwol. Chefoo, Newchwang & Hien-
American
Canadian
HE Millar Mrs FA Morita Comdr Murdook J W Pancoast
Mr & Mrs
Passmore Mrs WC Pringle W J Hobinson Mr & Mrs
Fischer F Foy Mrs A Gardaar Ray
WH Hall PO
Bowley P.B Hollets Mr & Mrso MinⱭ F Selzonam
BPA
Bibree Dr Hunt LS
Skoo NJ Joseph 38m
Smith MTB D'GR
Bofer Mrs O.H Karsdorp D W Boler Kirchner Mr & Mr Sylvester Mrs E
PTamek Kraft Mr & Mrs Thompson Mrs Kreke Mrs WG
Underwood Mrand Vandervort CN Vanderstar AW? Young 1
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tsin 27th inst., 8 a. Laurstaen Bark Mrs Mra J 11 Philippine Islande,vý: Japan
Lennox Mias Lennox 3
via Nagasaki, Honolulu, Unit ed Blato, South America, e Canada via Ban Francisco, U. Leung Laiting Kingdom via Canada......2742
11.
T. F. Claxton, Director,
Hongkong Observatory, Oct. 23.
1 Barometer, reduond to :38 degrees Fahrenholt on the level of the son in in- ohen, tenths and hundredtha,
Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.
3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation, the Humidity of air maturated with mole ture being 100,
4 Direction of Wind, to two points. ! ·
5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Boxle.
State of Weather, b blue sky, a do- tached cloud, d driesling rain, I fog, g gloomy, h hall, I lightning, o overcast, p passing showers, q equally, e rain, a anów,
thunder, visibllity, w daw wet.
Rain in Inchos, tenths and hundredths.
METEOROLOGICAL.
TUESDAY, 3rd
Nov. at 1 p.m.
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