LATE TELEGRAMS.
TSINGTAU NEWS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1915,
POST OFFICE,
Ships' Letter Boxes.
1. It is hereby notified thai during the continuance of the War all outgoing cor
ni Post Offion or at any of its -Branch
SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVED
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 11th at noon-No returns" from | Japanese and Indo-Chinn stations.
Pressure has increased quickly over the South and Fast, count of China, and
respondence must be posted at the Gener-Luchow, Brna 1,121, Mesthral, 10th inst. lightly over the Philippines. Oficer.
British Cargo at Tsingtau. The Struggle for Antwerp. The British Consul General at An official detailed narrative Shanghai has received a telegram socompanise recout Orders, the from Mr. Bokford, British Vice- general trend of which is the Consul at Tingtin saying that, summarised by the Times :- before British firms and banks Divisons were sent to aid the interested can obtain delivery of Navel Division at Antwerp. They their cargo at Teingtan they must landed at Oarend and Zeebrugge produce shipping documents for about the 8th October. They of the inspection of the Japanese cupied the regions of Bruges and authorities, and that, if bills of Ghent, and had to suffer initial lading cannot be obtained, they
3. Shipmasters are not allowed to pluck disappointment at Gading that should endeavour to obtain some er expose on board their vacsela lettor they had arrived too late. Two other acceptable proof of ship-boxes for the purpose of collecting corres pondence; all such boxes fourd exposed
The Ellen Rickmers:
1
2. Ships Officers are strictly forbidden to receive on board their vessels any
errespondence from the Fablic.
returned to the General Post Office.
Ceylon
Eiger,
calve for the Publio for inclusion in
4. Bblpping Companies must 'not re-Hanoi, their ships Papers any but bona fide con- ignces' letters which should be left open or Inspection when required."
Li
Shanghai, 7th Inst, Gen-B.&
Maru, Jap. .. 5,142, M. Shinake, 10th last Singapore, 3rd Inst. Gon-N. Y. L Norm. L. 875, E. Fingalsen, 9th insk-Bainy, 3rd lust., Bean and Bean all-Chinese.
An anticyclone has formed over China and the wonnen will blow fookly over the Formoso Channel and the north part of the Chlon Ben during the next twenty-
four hours.
Fresh to trong monsoon will prévall over the East and Bouth coasts of China and the northern part of the China Sea.
MAIL STEAMERS
THE PENINSULAR
AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.
ENGLISH MAIJ..
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned FORTS on o.
Dth inst.-Hohow, 8th loat, Gen. ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 Inchos. -Mezar Carmiobaci & Clarko."
Fr. a. 739, Ch. La Chevalier, 9th Inst-Pakhol, 7th inst., Rico- R. Marty. Ryasho Maru, Jup.ax. 1,595, Shimokawa, 10th inst.Dairen, 3rd inst., Cos! M. B. L.
days afterwards, Ganeral Rawlinment. Mr. Eckford adds that cargo on board their vessels will be removed and Dorarongas, Br. 8.s. 1,047, C. W. Bhearer, son moved his Headquarters from can be taken delivery of iram Bruges to Ostend. The enemy December 28 and that permission was advancing in fores, and the has been given for ateamers to position of our troops became ur-
enter port by daylight only in tenable. The situation was EO
former accordance with the serious that the troops on the
regulations. lines of commucication and at the hase were forced to re-embarÈ, The position of the Divisions or ward was in grave danger, as they were forced, by the overwhelming superiority of numbers, to retire. There was a desperate rear guard fight from Ghent to Ypres, until we took a fasl stand before Тргев.
Then came the worst ordeal of all. It was left to the little force of 30,000 to keep the German Army at bay for some days, while
Ofco
ers must send to the Post Office ALL.
5. Shipping Companies should state is notifications to the Post Office the The Rickmers Siberian lineet hour of departure of skeir vessels steamer Ellen Rickmers, which in order that the public may have every fled into the port of Teingtsa for facility for posting at the General Fost refuge soon after the ontbreak of the war and remained tanghor there, had her hull badly damaged by the bombardment during the recent slegs and sank in the main barbour, together with another German steamer, the Durendart. The lost vestige of the Ellen Rickmers is now visible near the │· floating dock, the top of her
8. Shipping Companies and Ships' Off- correspondenco except bona fide consign- eas letters posted in the Skips' Letter Boxes or received by Ships' Officers at the ports from which they sailed, oranywhere
en route to Hongkong.
War risks are not covered by postal
the other British were brought funnel emerging above water, registration or insuranos,
riddled with bullets.
Mine-Sweeping.
THE PARCEL POST SERVICE TO
THE PARCEL POST AND INSURED LETTER SYSTEM TO BRAZIL IS SUB- PENDED.
"
from the Aisne. They hang on like death, every man in the trenches of a thin exhausted line, »gainst; Japanese reports are that a FRANCE IS BUSPENDED UNTIL which the prime of German First safe fairway fór. ingress into FURTHER NOTICE. Line troops burled themselves Kinochau Bay has been opened furiously. They fought against and a warship of the Secoad adds of about eight to one. Squadron has made a trial entry A German officer afterwards into the port. The main herboar described the action as a brilliant is, however, inaccessible at pre- feat of arms. He said that the sent, the entrance still being Germans were under the impres- fraught with danger. Half the sion that there had been four number of the 207 mechanical NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT AL- British Corps at this point. mines laid by the Germans have THOUGH EVERY POSSIBLE PRE-
When
the Divisions were so far been fished up. The objects CAUTION IS TAKEN TO SECURE withdrawn, it was found that the thrown into the Bay or sunk by THE SAFETY OF ALL 1 OSTÁL PAO- Infantry alone, out of 400 officers, explosion will probably be sold by KETS WHILST IN THE CUSTODY OF had only 44 left, and out of auction as a more ready and profit THE POST OFFICE THE POSTMAS- 12,000 men only 2,336,
Able means of diaposal, says a TER GENERAL CANNOT GIVE COM- Tentain contemporary.
PENSATION FOR ANY LOSS OR DA- Position in Germany.
MAGE WHICH MAY BE DUE TO THE Calcutta, Dec. 18th.-The Ger-
Death of the Viceroy's Son,
ACT OF THE KING'S ENEMIES. UN- maa public is still left in ignore
Delhi, Deo. 19th.-I very much TILFURTHER NOTICE NO LETTERS, ance as to the failure of the plan regret to report that intimation BOXES, OR PARCELS FOR BELGIUM, of campaign, Victories are still has been received of the death BRAZIL, ORETE OK MONTENEGRO being reported. The Government yesterday from his wounds of AND NO LETTERS, BOXES OR PAR- Lient, the Hon. E. O. Hardinge, CELS FOR MALTA CAN BE ACCEPT- 15th Hussars, son of B. E. the ED FOR INSURANCE., Viceroy.
is husbanding food supplies. The coat of several commodities is now beyond the purchasing row er of the poor. Supplies from neutral countries have greatly diminished since a more effective
Calcutta Trading with the Enemy Case, Calcutta, Dec. 19th. In the overhaul of cargoes by the Brit-trading with the enemy case at ish began.
the Police Court to-day Mr. Sinha, German Campaign In U.S.A. for the defence, argued that the
Fails.
cousignment of .mica had been
Trushima Maru, Jap.aa 4,314, C. Combor, 10th inst-Singapore, 4th inst., Go-N. Y. K.
Has, Fr. 709, A. Cornelinsson, 10th fast.
Ga.-A. R. Marty. „
Haiyang. Br. 14. 1,868, A. E. Hodgins,
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS. ENDING AT NOON TO-MORNOW,
Forecast.
about the DATES named ——
For
LONDON via Usual】 Arcadia
District.
|
Light
variable
Ports of call
winds, freshen
1 Hongkong
Neighbourhood......
and
ing from N. &
N.Eine at first,
cloudylataci | SHANGHAI
probably some
drizing rain.
10th inst.-Swatow, 9th instant. 2 Formosa Channel... Gea.-D. L. & Ca
To Sail On Bemar) a
посп 16th Jan.
Freight & P'sage'
Steamers
Fraight
Capt. 8. Barcham
& P'esge
A
Nubla
Capt. A. B. Garwood
R.N.R.
about 17th Jan,
Freight
“The' same: a No. 1.
Port"
Penang, Colombo, Capt. Sald and
G. Manley
20th Jan.
&P'sage
Marseilles eet...
Ist-Bhanghai, 6th inst., Gon-s South coast of Chins be- The same Choysang, Br. a. 1,424, M. Courtney, 11th
J. M. & Co.
tween H.K. and Lamooks No. 1. South coast of China be- The same! tween H.K. and Hainan... a No. 1.
Yo-yo Mora, Jap.sa, 3,135. O. Hayakawa, 11th last-Dairen, Coal-M. B K.
DEPARTED.
Kanchow for Canton
Changchow for Shanghai 'Chibli for Shanghai via Swałow
Tochow for Shanghai
China Const Keteorological Register.
11th Jan, sim.
Hour.
Barometer,
Temperature.
Humidity.
M
Winda
3an
000.
Weather.
January 10.
Station.
| Sungklong for Haiphong vla Hoihow
Varg for Hoihow
Wostock Ya 30.07 Q" Nemuro Hakodate Tokio
DNO O
ва
Kochi
Oshima Nabs
Bonin Is.
W
Hankow
Ichang
CLEARANCES AT THE
HARBOUR OFFICE.
January 9.
Daijin Marufor Tameal via Bwatow
Miyo Maru for Port Courbet Tamox Marü for Dairen Massang for Bandakan. Auping for Shangbal Halching for Foochow via Swatow
Haimun for Swatow
The services to Germany, Austria, and their Colonies, and to the Ottoman Em-Chingchow for Kwang-yon pire are suspended.
Kwangtah for Canton
January 11.
The Cordiller has been detained is
delivered to and paid for by the Japan for repairs and no information ro- Jaros Cincinnati Co., of Amerios, garding the mails transhipped to her from and not by Jarcalow, the Berlin the Manchuria has yet been received, firm, as alleged by the prosecution.
Germans and Turks,
Calcutta, Deo, 18th.The Ger man campaign to capture Ameri- can sympathy hoe failed, as the newspapers have declined to be influenced by the agents sent. Most of these have since gone to South America, and although to gain Turkish favour and political agoats are boay prompt impress the Moslem masses the ingaympathisers in the Senato, the Germans have persuaded the Turks Haiphong & Pakhoi-Fer SINGAN, 12th Gormans will never recover the that they have embraced Ialam.. ground lost through their treat They enter the mosques and go
Haiphong-Per HA JOI, 12th inst. 10 am. ment of the Belgians. This fact through a pretence of prayer. Pallippine L-Per CHINHUA, 12th Jan. has repeatedly operated against German sentinels are posted out- German policy even in sympath side the mosques, etic quartera.
from Jaffa report that the German officers wear arm bouds inscribed, "There is no God but God.
London, Dec. 17th. In order MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW.
Turkish Prisoners for India,
Decouber 181b. The first batch of Turkish prisoners of war for Thayemye Concentration Camp will consist of about 40 officers and 1,103 rank and file.
Leaflet Suppressed. Calou ta, Dec. 18th.-The Lieut. Governor has suppressed a leaflet entitled Welcome to Terri torials," issued by J. Cowen and printed at the American Baptist Mission Press, as having a den dency to bring the Government into contempt. It deals with "the social evil,"
Travellers
Canadian
Jan. 9 a.m.
10.0.0.
L
"
معال لطمي
Klukiang "
Changsha
F
30.31 32 50 nw 3 cd
Shanghai 30.20 41 Crutzlaff 30.04 42 P. 74 30.18 "59
Sharp P
Amoy 6 30.05 02 94.5
Swalew
Telcha
L'DON via S'pore, | Nankin
(SHANGHAI,
MOJI, AND
HAMA
KOBE Į Namur TOKO (Capt. A. Collyer
moscasas 3
Subject to alteration without notice.
10 in.
about
Freight
20th Feb.
& F'sage.
All 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.
f
The production of a Marino Risk Policy is not immediately
necessary.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
E. A. Hewett,
P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s office,
Superintendent.
AW
2.0
Hongkong, 6th Jan, 1915
now 6 om
no
er'
06
30.10. 60 100
Taiboku
5 30,06
AW
30.06
Hangsang for Shanghal via Swatow Llangehow for Shangbai» Boyarin for Haiphong Eiger for Canton
Tainan
30.04
Do 2
Koshun
P'dores
30.04
0
Canton
6 30.13 158 76 n
Gap Ro
11
30.09 6 90-
bf
Rook
30.10
51
2 1
Macao
30.05 2
nw
Wuchow
9% 30.27 59, 65 aw
10
Pathol
Holhow
Fhullen
Kaljo Maru for Foochow via Swatow Ryasho Maru for Canton
203.
Tourane
30.03 71
В
1b
Manila Legaspi Ballo
30.03 71
0 b
30.03 78
1 b
30.03 78
10
Bacolod Cebu
д
2 b
30.02 84
1 c
Labuan
29.99 .85.
Ceylon Mara for Kobe via Shanghai'
Yuonsang for Manila
Tamba Maru for Sasitlo via Shanghai Bingan for Haiphong
Toshin Maru for Canton Luchow for Canton
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
T. F. Claxton, Director.
Hongkong Observatory, Jan. 11
1 Barometer, reduced to 32-4 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the són in in- ches, tenths and handredths.
Temperature, in the shade, in degresk Fahrenheit.
3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation,
Philippian Idlands, Japan Per a.. Luchow from Shanghal--Mr & the Humidity of air saturated with mols- via Nagamki, Honolulu, Unit- Mra McCarty, Mrs & Misa Thorburn, Mrature being 100, ed States, & Canada via San Howard, Mr Hell." Francisco--Per CHINA, 12th inst., 11 a.m.
*
and Mabammed is Hie Prophet." Swatow, Amoy & Focchow-Per HAI-
Renter via Bombay).
SILIMPOPON COAL. BUNKERS
can be supplied at cheap rate
at
SANDAKAN & SEBATTIK
(British North Borneo).
YANG, 12th Jan:1 p.m.
S'hai & N. China, Japan via Kebo-Por
#
TJIKEMBANG, 12th Jon, 3
FUL.
Austra-
Philippine Is Australia, Taa- mania, New Zealand and New Guinea vía Thursday Is Por NIKKO M., 15th last., 11
"a.m.
Shanghai and North China, Swatow, Amoy & Fooohow-Per HAI- Japan, Va Mo, Victoria,
de Beatle (Wash)-Por TAM-
EBA MARU, 12th Inst., 10a.m.
3 p.m.
for bunker coal exclusively are
At these ports steamers calling Takao-For CHOSEN MARU, 12th Inst., exempt from all shipping dues and chargos,
A. BUNE.
WEDNESDAY: 13th Jan. Straits, Colombo, Suez Port Said, Marso'1- les, & United Kingdom -Por HIRANO M,13th inst, Da.m Japan via Nagasaki-Por HITACHI M.,
13th last., 11a.m. Bwatow--Per HAIMUN, 19th Jan, noon,
English
TAN, 15th Jan, 1 p.m.
SATURDAY, 16th Jan,
Mail.
Simits, Burmak, Cavion, Ade- Inide, Western Australia, In- dia, Aden, Egypt, and Europe
# Direction of Wind, to two points. 5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Boale.
State of Weather, b blue sky, a de-- taobed cloud, å drizzling 'rain, f fog, s gloomy, hi hail, 1 Ughtning, o overcast, p passing showers, q aqually, z rain, a know,
thunder, v visibility, w dow wet.
0 Rain in Inches, tarths and bundredths
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Day On date On date
sts pæn, at 6 m.
Late Letters 10.30 am to 11 Barometer ... 29.99 30.09.
Extra Postage 10 cents).
(Letters posted in all the Pillar Temperatura
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90
70 64 70
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75
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2
0
2
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bf bf
this contract mail). The parcel Wind Direction ... WNW
Boxes in time for the fret
clearance will be included in Humidity
mail will be closed on Friday,
Force.
the 15th Inst. at 5 p.m. — Per
Weather
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14th Jan., 9 a.ML--
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*14th Jan, 11 a‚m..
LUOHOW, 14th Jan. 3 p.m.Swatow-Por HAIMUN,17th Jan, Da.m
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TIDE TABLE.
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BUNDAY, 17th Jan.
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