10.
ITALY SURROUNDED BY
WAR.
Compiled from the latest avaliable Italian Papers,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1914.
POST OFFICE.
Ships' Letter Boxes.
2. Ships' Officers are strictly forbidden
3.Яblpmasters are not allowed to place or expose on board their vessels latter
on board their vessela will be removed and
5. Shipping Companies should state la their notifications to the Post Offen the act our of departure of their vesse facility for posting at the General Post Office
in order that the public may have every
SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVED.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 17th at 11.45-The anticyclone Yasaka Maru, Jap. s.s. 6,673, T. Yama wa has moved north eastwards and la contral ki, 16th Inst.-Shanghal. 13th ❘ over Kores this morning. Pressure bas Inst., Goa.-N. Y.K.
consequently decreased moderately over. Atlantique, Fr. 3.5.4.071, Obarbonnel, 16th Inst.-Shanghai, 14th fast., Gon. Halmun, Br. 61, Stewart, 17th inst
Swatow, 16th Inst., Gon.-D. L. & Co.
-M. M.
the China coast and Formosa and in- creased over S. Manchuria and N. Japan. Moderate monsoon will prevail ever the north part of the China Son.
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ין
1
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours) Inst. Saigon, Rice & Flour-Manding at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00-inches. Nichiyo Mara, Jap. s.s. 2,427, J. Sone, 15th
& Co. Yujang, Br.us. 1,120, N. R. Bennett, 17th
inst-Dalay, Gon.-J. M. & Co. Chingchow, Br. s. 1,193, J. Doyle, 10th
inst-Quangyon, 15th inst. Lime Binne-8, T. & Co. Alblana, Br... 2,468, Wm. Diabar, 17th Inst.-Chingwantao, 10th inst, Coal-D.& Co.
7.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TOMORROW.
Dutriot,
Forecast.
MAIL STEAMERS
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.
ENGLISH MAIL.
about the DATES namen zám
For
SHANGHA IN]
MOJI, KORE Nagoya AND 'YOKO - [Cap", W. H. Sweny HAMA............. R.N.R.
1 Hongkong and Neighbour-E. winds,
hood
fine.
moderate: SHANGHAI ......................... Oriental
WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or
Steamers
To Sail Or Remarks
3 p.m. 18th Nov.
Freight
4 p.m.
19th Nov.
d'iight 21st Nov.
Singapore, Nellore Penang, Colombo, Capt. J. Gaunt Port Baid and
about
25th Nov.
Fraight & P'sage
R.N.R.
Marseillea ubu
tween H.K. and Lamooks as No. 1.
The President of the Italinn Ministry, Sigacr Salan ro, receiv- ed recently "a delegation of the Sccialist members of the I'nlion Parliament, who urged the speedy convocation of the Chambзre. The spokesmen expressed their 1. It is hereby notified that during the conviction that, with Parliament continuance of the War all outgoing cor- respondence must be posted at the Gener- The former French Minister, in session, it would be more easily al Post Office or at any of ita Branch President Barthou, recently had possible than at present to en- Offices. an interview with the Paris cer-lighten public opinion, and to respondent of the Giornaled'Italia, guard the Government against a to receive on board their vessels any in which he pointed out the clamour that might cause it to de-correspondence from the Public. advantages Italy would derive if part from the present policy. The abo departed from her present Minister replied that such an as-boxes for the purpose of collecting corrca policy and joined the Alliee. He sumption was entirely groundless. pondouce; all such boxes fourd exposed took it for granted that they Mobilisation was not thought of returned to the General Post Office,
4. Shipping Companies must not re- would be victorious. "If I'aly is by the Government.
L'Italia publishes an artioleceive from the Public for faclusion in "and bas! on our side," he says,
alguses letters which should bo left open her share in the glorious comtat by a correspondent who recently their abips Papors any but bona fide con- and the final vistory, is it necess-passed through Trieste, on his for Inspection when required. ary to enumerate all she will gain? way to Rome. He says the pop- She will receive absolutely and ulation is entirely pro-Italian in finally everything Austria has sentiment. "People read, they hitherto denied bar. If France devour, the royal proclamation.
6. Shipping Companies and Ships' Om- and England will not object, Men, women, and children form
cers must send to the Post Office ALL Russia will not withhold her con processions in the streets, preced- sent, and thus the three granted by the Italian flag, and sing correspondence except bona fide consi- Powers will see to it that Italy the Garibaldi hymn. There is no anses letters posted in the Ships Letter Achilles, Br. .. 4,403, Edmondson, 17th
ports from which they sailed, or anywhere will keep what she has conquered disorder, only extreme joy. The Boxes or received by Bhips Officers at the
police is powerless and does not on route to Hoopkong. by the right of her army."
The Genos paper, Il Caffare, cf interfere.'
The problem of the unemploy-between Hongkong & Canton by the ves- Hild, Norw. on. 714, G. Jissen, 16th fust 3 Bouth coast of China be- The same August 31, published an article: by a captain of the Italian Genered is receiving the serious alten- sels belonging to or managed by the al Staff, showing that up to that tien of Italian municipalities. Hongkong Canton & Macao Steamboat
Company. time the fortures of war had faThe difficultion of the situation
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE THE youred the Germans, who on the are augmented, especially in battlefields of the east and the Sardinia, by the return of Italian NAMES OF THE VESSELS BY WHICH
bad weat secured strategic labourers from cther countries, MAILS ARE FORWARDED WILI.
particularly of miners from Bel-NOTICES. advantagee.
The Italian Government la gium and Tracce. In Rome the CORRESPONDENCE (INCLUDING esactioned the issue of new slate Minister of Public Works La PARCELS) IS BEING DESPATCHED notes of ten and five lire each, to issued directions to the various 48 OPPORTUNITY OFFERS; BUT the amount of 350 millions, prefects throughout the country AND UNCERTAIN AND ALL COR- which are covered by silver cat-to hasten the execution of public RESPONDENCE 19 LIABLE TO DE- roney in the Treasury. Thera era, works. If funds are lacking in furthermore, issued certificates of two and one lire each, which are similarly covered.
certain communities, the Minister promises Government assistance. In Milan the Municipal Council From Rome it is announced that is undertaking the repaving of the Banca di Napoli undertakes strects and the contraction of the transfer of payments between new passageways, and is prepar- the United States and Italy. The ing for a more thorough cleaning branch office of the Bano di of the a reeta in winter. Rome, in Egypt, has been com- claims of the agricultural pelled to close its doore, as the present rules of the Egyptian Government make it no longer possible for it to conduct business in a normal ny.
7. The above regulations will not affect the liceased, privato latter boxes carried
NOT BE ADVERTISED IN THE MAIL
ALL SERVICES ARE IRREGULAR
Lu Y
THE PARCEL FOST SERVICE TO FRANCE IS SUSPENDED UNTIL. FURTHER NOTICE.
ACT OF
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inst-London, 3rd Oct., Goa Nagoya, Br... 4,219, W. H, Swony, 17th
P. & O. 9, N. Co. Hokuto Maru, Jap. m.s. 2,926, K. Morita, 18th fast-Koolung, Mih instant. GenD. & Co.
last-Shanghai, 14th inst., Don -B. & S. Loongsang. Br.as. 1,003, W. G. G. Loask. Formosa Channal............
17th inat-Manila, 14th Instant,"
-Bangkok, 8th instont," Rico Chinese.
Lienshing. Br. ss. 1,048, Carle, 17th fast. Tientsin, 10th Inst., Gen.-J. M. & Co.
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
Por a Atlantique from Shanghai for Hongkong Mrs, Forsyth, Mesurs J C Dyer, H Hencak, B Brodsky.
N.E.
Capt. A. L. Valentini LONDON, vis Us-) Nubia
ual Porta of Call Capt. A. B. Garwood
R.N.R.
LONDON & Genoa 1.. -windo,
fresh.
South coast of China bo-? The same tween H.K. and Hainan...) as No. 1.
China Coast Meteorological Register.
Peru. Yasaka Maru from Shangbattalion. Messrs W Brown, H Kawabe, Kan Obiu- nam, Kan Yut-pung, M Nathan, E Suku- ki, J Hirose, T Kondo, Kan Yat-vai, Kan
Nemuro
Hakodate
17th Nov,
Hour.
Barometer.
Temperature.
Humidity.
Winds
Weather.
0 b
6л 29.97
W
30.03
WAW
30.10
Dw
30.19
か
30.19
одо
30.15
ene
30.02
29.91
SA
29.91
30.04
NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT AL-Leun-sle, Fan Lun-sang, G Walters, Li CAUTION 18 TAKEN TO SECURE okata, A W Snoman, Syabo. THOUGH EVERY POSSIBLE PRE- Sang, K Kurokawa, Kan Fun-sie, T Man. W'ostock Ya 30.92.-30.
Pers.s. Loongsany from Masila-Mr S THE SAFETY OF ALL 1 OSTAL PAC-
Kagasaki THE POST OFFICE THE POSTNAM KETS WHILST IN THE CUSTODY OF Clair.
Por .. Lienshing from Tientsin etc.- TER GENERAL CANNOT GIVE COM. Mrs O Valissarion, H Stamsby, J Ous- Kagima
FOR ANY I OSS OR DA salahis, D Ziemmis. TIS PENSALLCH MAY BE DUE TO THE
Oshima Pors..Nagoya from London ate.-Mrs Naha THE KING'S ENEMIES. UN-
O LETTERS, Hornby, Mr & Mrs Nonve, Misses Neave Isbljima TIL FURTHER NOTICE NO BOXES, OR PARCELS FOR BELGIUM Miss M Ford. Mrs W Hedley, Mrs Dow- Bonin Is.
CRETE OR MONTENEGRO | biggin, Mis E Collins, Mr & Mrs A Bond, C00 # 30.76 41 83 wsw 3 b AND NO
Hankow EM Fulep MISE CELS FOR MALTA CAN BE ACCEPT Miss FB Jones,
ton, W D Bell, Capt NE Jones, Commdr chang ED FOR INSURANCE.
Kuliba, Sear Lt Kiba fonsky,
Engr Gomor Klukiang Smirnoff, Dr Smirnoff, Lt Sub Lt Osipoff, Sub Lt Riber, Sub Li. ut Shanghai Kusbeloff, Michelka, Mussinaky, Safronoff Gutzlaff Kirpitancuke, Marsem, Russian Sailors, Sharp P.
Sa 30.01 66 84 no Swatow RESwalleld, OS Speyer, GH Tao, Mr Amoy
30.00 63 89 nuo 1 b Tzioku 5 30.07 Tolohu Talnan
lation are also being consider od, especially of grape growers, who are to be given greater facilities for trading in the towns. Italien travellers who arrived The Milaa Secure relates several recently at Ancona from Zara, instances of ill-treatment of the capital of Dalmatia, speak of alian labourers in France. Four yeri able reign of terror there, thousand Italiane, who had been caused by the Government's treat employed in the fortifications of meat of the Italian-speaking Austrian soldiers, "Belfort, were summarily cricred population.
to leave the town and lost twenty- with fixed bayonets, patrol the five days wages. In Nancy some deserted streets, and search the houser. The water supply is labourere fared no better..
The forming of Garibaldi insuflicient, bread scarce and of Legions in Paris and London has poor quality. All night life baa led the Italian Government to de-03a8cd. No paper is allowed to olare, through its Ambassadors in appear, and the few that arrive those cities, that Italian citizens from fiume and Trieste are 80 who join these corps lose thereby thoroughly censured that entire their rights of citizenship.
columns are left blank.
Professor Einaudi, of Turin, The Hamburg Club, Circolo Regina Elena, has sent a telegram well-known political economist,
a
writes to the Corriere della Serra
BRAZIL
THE PARCEL POST AND INSURED PENTEL SYSTEM TO BRAZIL IS SUS
FENDED.
THE PARCEL POST SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM IS IN FULL WORKING ORDER IN BOTH DIREC. & Mrs McClelland, Young.. TIONS BY THE LONG SEA ROUTE. EGYPT AND CERTAIN COUNTRIES MENTIONED, SERVED BY EGYPT, IS RESUMED FOR ORDINARY PAR CELS ONLY: CRETE, CYPRUS, GREECE, SYRIA, TURKEY, ITALY, ALGERIA, TUNIS, SWITZERLAND
THE PAROEL POST SERVICE TO
AND (LYBIYA) TRIPOLI.
A late mail for Swatow Amoy & Foo
chow will in future be closed or all Douglas steamors 20 minutes before each ateater sails. Ordinary correspondence will be received after the regular mall bas closed at the side west entrance to the G. P. O. in the lane off Des Voeux
Road.
Waz risks are not covered by postal
The services to Germany, Austria, and Teingtau are suspended.
Insured Parcels will only be accepted
Austra-
lian
Mail.
English
Mail,
Middio-
via
Subject to alteration without notice.
All steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.
NOTICE TO SHIPPERS.
& F'eage
Freight
& P'sage:
Freight
& Peage
SHIPPERS are informed that the F. & O. Company's Vessels are insured under The British Government National Insurance Scheme and they can effect War Risk Insurance on individua shipments with The National Insurance Committee, London through 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. 17th Nov, 1914
#
30,20
две
1 om
90.17 39
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7
29.99/ 65
1.0
30.00
71
20.08
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29.95
#
It
Philippine Is., Australia, Tas- mania, New Zealand and New Can Quinea via Thursday Is, 20th No, ila.m.
P'dorea
30.01
по
Canton
6A 31.07 61 94 0
H'kong Gap
30.05. 68 86.0
1 1
+1
Rook
30.02
4:0
19
39.04 64 nnw 1
Ex
30.12 63 80 0
1.c
11
Масло Straits, Burmah, Ceylon, Ad e- Wuchow laide. Western Australia, In-Pakhol din, Aden, Egypt, and Europe Holbow Lats Letters 10.30 a.m. to 11 Phullen Extra Postage 10 cen te). Tourans 4.M., EX (Letters posted in all the Pillar. St. J. Boxes in time for the first Aparri
Manila clearance will be included in
this contract mail). The parcel Legapi mall will be closed on Thursday Hollo the 19th Nov. at 5 p.m......20th Bacolod Nov. 5 p.m.
Cebu Labuan
SATURDAY, 21st Nov.
Wei Hai Wel & Ticatsia...21st Nov.,
11 a.m.
=
***
The New Year Parcel Mail will be Amoy & Fooshow.....21st inst., 2 pm. closed at 5 pm, on Thursday, the 10th
China Shanghal & North (Europe via Siberia).. 21st Nov. 4 p..
(Tientsin-Pakow Service Shangbal Br. P. O. at 8,30 p.m. Thursday 26th inst.)
SUNDAY, 22nd Nov.
CHRISTMAS MAIL,
to the leading papers of Italy Bay that the most important of all the ing: "We notice with the deepest economic problems which Italy registration or insurance. regret that at so serious a time) one-sided reports and false senti- has to face is that of her coil Bupply, Within the last few ment interfere with a rational view of actual facts and with the re-days, he says, prices have risen cognition of what is best for the enormously. Cardiff coal, which interests of our country. It would at the outbreak of the war was be an act of the highest patriotiem 28 lira per fos, jumped up to 90, inst.
aud finally to 105 lire. At the if the press urged the public to
time of writing the price was for the United Kingdom, exercise more self-restraint.”
The Italian papers indulge in about 20 lire. Factories compelled specalations as to the position of to pay such rates must work at the new Pore concerning inter- Ice. Still at the present The Publicarsinformed that the Christ- moment the stock of coal on han mas Mall to the United Kingdom and ational relatione. It is pointed in the various Italian harbours is Office at 10.30 am. on the 20th inst, vis countries beyond will be closed at the Post cut, by thoso. familiar with hia character, that there is to likeli-ahout cormal, say 152,000 tons, Suez and is due to reach London on the Switow...22nd Nov, 9 a.m.
25th Deo. Correspondence intended for of which 18,000 tons is for the this routs must be so superscribed. bood of bis resuming the policy
Malls to United Kingdom despatched of Cardinal Rampolla, in spite of use of the state railroade. Italy his close affiliation, at various consumed in 1913 nearly 11,000,-vis Siberia take shoni a month to reach
000 tons, of which 0,400,000 their destination. The Christmas Mall Philippine Is.....24th Nov. 3 p.m. times, with that prelate.
by this route will leave about the same Swatow, Amoy & Foochow Tlie Agencia Stefani publishes came from England, 950,000 from the following; "Several Swiss Germany, 164,000 from France,
Further particulars will be published papere, actably the Gazette de 133,000 from Austria, and 93,000 Lausanne, having printed lettere Staten constitutes at present, for from America. The United from correspondents stating that there were 800,000 soldiers in the Italy, the only open market for rive here on the 19th Inst. provires of Venice, and that the coal, but the price for American to arrive here on the 19th fast, at day. Italian campaign was about to coal has also risen enormously.
Sir Robert Turnbull's Retirement:
begin, it becomes necessary to contradict all such statemente. What apparently gave colour to them was the formation cf small
Sir Robart Turnbull has retired camps, after certain olasses of reserves had been called out. from the position of general The camps were formed because manager of the London and of insufficiency of room, and to Nerth-Western Railway Com facilitate drill, as well as for pany, and has been succeeded by hygienic reasons, and these mili- Mr. Guy Calthrop.
SILIMPOPON GOAL. BUNKERS
The American' Mail is expected to ar-
The English Mail from Europa is due
light.
MAILS DUB.
American, 19th insti English, 19th Inst.
MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW. Straits, Ceylon & Europe 18th Nov., 9 a.m. Batavia, Samarang, Sourabaya & Fort
Bwatow 18th Novnopa, st
TUESDAY, 24th Nov.
24th Nov. 1pm. THURSDAY, 1st Dec." Fhilippino Is.
"Iat Deon 3 pun,
Moresby via Batavia 18th inst., 1.p.m.
THURSDAY, 19th Nov. Pakhol & Haiphong10th last 10a.m. Fort Bayard, Haiphong and Pakhol
19th Nov., 11 a.m. - Taga Shanghai & N. China 19th Nov, 3. p.m.
Bhanghai and North China S (Europe la Biberia); 10th inst. 3 p.m.
tary measures extend over the entire kingdom of Italy. They naturally become more sppirant where the garrison is normally Etrong, as in Venetin and the valley of the Po, but it is possible can be supplied at cheap rate
atve that recourse may be had to these measures throughout the entire SANDAKAN & SEBATTIK peninsuls, as well as in Sicily and (British North Borneo),
At these ports steamers calling Sardinia Newspaper reports which contradict the neutrality for bunker coal exclusively are P. Begumed by Italy during the exempt from all shipping duos
and charges, FRIDAY, 20th Nov. present conflict are entirely with- oat foundation.
T3
Austra-
Нап
THURSDAY, 8th. Dec.
Philippine Islands, Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand via Port Darwin & New Guinea via Thursday 8th Dec
11 a,ta
TIDE TABLE.
16th Nov., to 22nd Nov, 1914.
High Water
Hongkong
Low Wais
Hongz g-S
Mian
Time
T
Wad
-29
19
3T 4.7
ח
6A 39.04 68 29.99 73 24.89 75 +27.9174 29.80 74 29.89 74 29.91 83
29.00: 86
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B
ADUL
60.000009
бло
D
.20
T. F. Claxton, Director,
Hongkong Observatory, Nov. 17..
1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees. Fahrenheit on the level of the wen in in- shes, tenths and hundredths.
2 Temperature, in the shade, in degres Fahrenheit.
3 Humidity, la percentage of saturation, he Humidity of sir saturated with mole- ure being 100.
+
4 Direction of Wind, to two pointa, '
*5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufor Soals.
State of Weather, b blue sky, o de- tached aloud, d drizzling rain, f fog, B gloomy,h hail, I lightning, o overcast, p passing showers, q squally, erain, a snow, 1 thunder, v visibility, w daw wat
Rain In Inches, terthand hundredths
METEOROLOGICAL.
Barometer... Temperature
10 Humidity
Previous
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