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RELIC OF THE LATE POPE.
THE HAMMER BLOW.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1915,
POST OFFICE.
SHIPPING NEWS.
WEATHER REPORT.
Secured by Hongkong Catholic Problem of General Joffre's Big
Ladies' Library.
Reserve
Ships' Letter Boxes,
ARRIVED.
1. It is hereby notified that during the Ume Mara, Jap. x.3, 1.539, 8. Nakayama, continuanos of the War all outgoing cor-
Stainsk-Kobe, 24th ult., Gen. respondence must be posted at the Gener
0.8. K
OM.com
Mr. Hilaire, Balloo, whose week offos or at any of it Branch The Bulletin of the Catholic Women's League for the currently review of the war is always
2. Ships Officers are strictly forbidden month says:-
most illuminating and singularly to revive on board the vessels, any accurate in its speculations, effers orrespondence from the Fubllo,
ome very interesting comments the situation East and West in
The Catholic Ladies Library has become the proud possessor of a curions relic of the late. Pope.
1. Shipmasters are not allowed to place or expose on board their vessels latter boxes the parpass of opilasting sorTON-
Chuan
On the ith st, 11,43-The anticyclone has passed into the Pacife. Another has alon over B. Japan, causing very sleep gradients between Japan and the Maine Mart, Jap, &. Moka, 3rd insland. The depression over Indo-China is
Haiphong, lat inst., Coal-0.8.K. Alling up. Onsang, Br. ... T. Taugh, 3rd Instal
catta, 16th ulton.-J. M, & Co.
[ Felching. Chl. s. 928, Baines, 4th Inst.--- Shanghal, lat inst., Gen.-Q. M. 8. N.Oo,
Strong minsoon may be expected along the east coast of China.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours
On the occasion of his jubilee, the Land and Water: Es deals parponisdon; all such boxas fened exposedSungklang, Br. s. 937, J. Robinson, 3rd ending at 10 a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches.
Bishop of Macao presented the ticularly with the fact that in the Holy Father with a book in West the Allies are preparing a Portuguese on Lourdes, of his great reserve against the enemy, own composition. Very beauti- the doctrine of the "detached re- fully bound in white morocco, Barve," being the soul of French with dainty illustrations and strategy. Mr. Belloo BAYA :~~- Jolterpress, and enclosed in a rich ivory cover, the book formed a very acceptable gift to the Holy Father,
"I have already compared the work that is being done against the trenchos in the West to the pressure a man may exercise upon For a long time it adorned his some strong, but brittle, substance private study, but was eventually auch, for instance, as a rod of presented by him to the Rector of glass. The efforts he will make the Portuguese College as a mark have a very slight, a hardly per of his affection. Knowing the ceptible effect up to the breaking interest it would have for those in point. But when the breaking Hongkong it was given by the point comes, it comes suddenly Reator to the Library the other and the result is final. day, and has now found an honons: "To this metaphor I will add
onboard their vessels will be removed and returned to the General Post Offlos
4. Shipping Companies must not re-
1! fast-Haiphong, latinit.. Gen.——
B.& S..
celve from the Pubilo, for inclusion in Llangehow, Br. s. 1,220, Wm. Benzon their abips' Papers any but bona fide con
signees' letters which should be left open for, Inspection when required.
3rd lost.-Shanghai, Jist ulto." Gen.-B. &8. Kumsang, Br. 6.1.2,077, F. Wheeler, 4th Inst-Slugaporo, 28th ult., Gon. -J, M. & Co.
5. Shipping Companies abould state In their notification to the Post Ofies the exact hour of departure of their vussels In order that the publis may have every 17 facility for posting at the General Post Office.
Mishima
Solun,
Maru, Jap. 8o. 5,278, 8. Wada,
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District.
4th inst-London, Gen.-N.Y.K. 1 Hongkong and Nolghbour-Freshonlts; Norw. a, 565, D. Hovbroader, 4th inst-Bangkok, 26th ult, Gout T. &.00.
6. Shipplag Companies and Ships' Offi- cors must send to the Post Office ALL correspondence posted in the Ships Letter Caylen Maru, Jap. x... 5,063, M. Shinohe, Bozon or received by Ships' Officer at the ports from which they sailed, or anywhere on route to Hongkong.
War risks are not covered by postal
4th inst-Kobe, 30th ulto., Gen.
N.Y. K., Deucalion, Br. u. 4.476, R. G. Woodgett 4thirstLiverpool, 27th Doo.. Ges.--B. & S.
DEPARTED.
February 3.1
Paoting for Saigon
THE PARCEL FOST AND INSURED LETTER SYSTEM TO BRAZIL IS SUS. Miyo Maru for Fort Courbet
ed asylum in the rooms in Caine another, which I think holps to registration or insurance,
explain the ac-called deadlook in Road, which already possessed a beautiful autograph letter of Flanders. Suppose you had.a Cardinal Merry del Val with the hammer, and the hammer was of bleasing, signature, and photo-such a nature that, if it struck its graph of the Saintly Pontif. The frat blow unsuccessfully, it would ivory cover, it may be observed, be abattered and useless for any remains in Rome.
WAR ITEMS.
Kaiser's Plans for his Second Son,
PENDED.
farther work. And suppose that, "NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT AL: while you are applying pressure THOUGH EVERY POSSIBLE PRE- to your glass rod, a friend hold- CAUTION IS TAKEN TO SECURE ing this hammer was ready to THE SAFETY OF ALLI OSTAL PAC- give the blow at the breaking KETS, WHILST IN THE CUSTODY OF point upon your signal.
THE POST OFFICE THE POSTMAS-
TER GENERAL CANNOT GIVE COM- FENSATION FOR ANY LOSS OR DA-
Talwan Mard for Port Porseval Tatoutso for Shanghai Kuclehow for Manila Chongshing for Canton Lalang for Yokohama Yei Mara No. 2 for Wakamatsu Faring for Saigon
CLEARANCES AT THE
·HARBOUR OFFICE.
"If you misjudged the strain you had put upon the glass rod; thinking it greater than it was, and if you, therefore, gave your friend the signal to strike with the The Cri de" Paris states that hammer too soon, the rod wonla BOXES, OR PARCELS FOR BELGIUM, Hercules for Canton
Paris, Docember 17.
according to Bada Peath news papers one of the Kaiser's heart fest wishes is to pot Pricoe Eitel Friedrich оа the throne of Hangary.Exchange.
German Stamps for the
Swiss..
remain unbroken, and the hammer could never be used again...
"Now, in this wearing down of resistance of enemy trenches, the hammer is the reserve, The whole point of a reserve is that you cannot have it and use it too. Paris, Deo 18. The Matin publishes photo-
The risk of working with a great reserve (as Napoleon did in all graphic reproductions of anthen-
his later battles) is that unless tic specimens of postage stamps, printed in Berlin, having the you judge the exact moment
MAGE WHICH MAY BE DUE TO THE TILFURTHER NOTICE NO LETTERS, ACT OF THE KING'S ENEMIER. UN-
BRAZIL, CRETE OR MONTENEGRO AND NO LETTERS, BOXES OR PAR- CELS FOR MALTA CAN BE ACCEPT ED FOR INSURANCE.
February 3.
Glenfalloch for Singapore vip Amoy Taksang for Haiphong
February 4,
Chelan Maru for Canten
Rubi for Saigon Hongkong for Haiphong.via Hoihow Bayarin for Haiphong via Holhow Yingehow for Shanghai Kohina Maru for Kobe Kyusho Maru for Canton Wingsang for Shanghal
their Colonies, and to the Ottoman Em-Felching for Canton
The services to Germany, Austria, and pire are suspended as are also the Parcel Pest services to France & Tsingtau.
The Public are informed that Gold and
Singan for Haiphong
Panama Mara for Victoria & Taocma Radnorshire for London.ria Colombo Heimun for Swatow
.. PASSENGERS ARRIVED,
bood
MAIL: STEAMERS
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N.CO.
ENGLISH MAIL
WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned FORTS on of
about the DATES nämed
Capt," A. L. Valentini > 12th Feb.
Far
Steamers
To Sail On Remarlä
Forecast.
LONDON via Usual
Ports of call
Oriental
noon Freight
& P'sage
E. winds.
cloudy,
Malta
becoming SHANGHAI golder:
Capt. G. W. Cockman
R.N.R.
about 12th Feb.
Freight
& P'eage
BHANG HAI.
MOJI,
KOBE Namur
about
Freight
2 Formoen Channel.............
N.E. gulo.
AND YOKO-(Capt, A. Collyer' HAMA
20th Fob.& Peage
10 s.m.
Fro'ght
31st Mur,
& P'sago
3 Bouth coast of Chias: bs-2 The same tween H.K. and Lamooks No. 1.
Bouth coast of Chias be- The same tween H.K. and Hainan...) A No. 1.
5.
China Coast Meteorological Register,
Station.
moy
4th Feb., a.m.
Barometer.
Temperature.
Humidity.
Winds
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Weather.
Wontock Ta 30,92-12 57‚nne' Nemuro
Ga 30,02 Hakodate 29,93 Tokio
b
20.03
д
Kochi
29.64
Nagasaki
20.74
K'egimo
29.62
Oshima
29.77
Tabi'jina
20.86
Bonin In Chefoo
29.95
Whaiwel
30.37 15 87 B
10 08
Naha
Hankow Ichang
Kiukiang Changsha
ท
Shanghal 30.20 $8 Gutzis if
Talobu
PW ZW
6A 29,90 64 95 n 29.93 65 84 n
20
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30.13 30
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Sharp P. 78 30.03 55
40
1 dh
Amoy
Swatow
Talhoku
5 30.02
20.91
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Tainan
29.92
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29.88
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29.90
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6 30.03 61
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eligy of Germania, and bearing tightly in which to ueg it you are savor in Cola or Builiun & Paper Money In the exergue the words "Deut.worse off" than if you lad do cannot be accepted for transmission sches Reich," with an inscription reserve at all.
"But if you do judge youred by the Superintendant of Imports & Mis Bobbinhome, Mrs E Ross, Mrs L EXoshun stating that Switzerland is hense-
Bash, Miss N Moure, Mr Baldwin, Rey B
Canton forward a part of the German moment rightly, then the ponses-
Polonger, Ror M Carket, Rt Rev Bishop Hong E Mosse.
Empire.
The newspaper possesses four examples of these stamps. Central News.
Reindeer Skin Offerings.
Petrograd, December 10. The Samoyedes are collecting for the Russian Red Cross Fund.
sion of a reserve is decisive then the method is the most decisive possible in war."
Napoleon's later campaigns give numerous examples of both success and failure in this method, and Mr. Belloc adde that the position in France and Belgium The majority of the contributions at this moment is, on a very large are being made in reindeer skins.trategical scale, what the actions which he cites were on a small Reater.
For Striking a German. tactical acals. Everything will The death sentence on Private depend upon the moment when Londsdale, prisoner of war in it is thought wise to use the Germany, who was accused of reserve, and everything would be having struck a member of the last if for any reasons it were Landaturm, has been commuted used too early. by a German Court of Appeal into twenty years' imprisonment,
No Heroics.
SILIMPOPON GOAL.
BUNKERS
Paris, December 24-The new papers again comment on the proceedings in the Chamber. The Figaro says: The new tone ard Accent of the Ministerial statement can be supplied at cheap rates at is characterised by firmness of SANDAKAN & SEBATTIK expression. The absence of false
(British North Borneo). horoica was noticed by British At those ports steamers calling! observers, who are auch good for bunker, coa! exclusively are judges in this matter and so exempt from all shipping dues appreciative to straightforward and charges. expression."
11-15, WHAT YOU GET MORE
THE
THAN WHAT YOU PAY,
DOUBLE STREKOTH NEÁRS
DOUBLE VALUE
t
LOTUS MOKHATM
IS UNIFORMLY EXDELLENT,
Obtainable Everywhere.
RUTTONJEE & SON.
A. BUNE.
through the Post without w-perált je-
Exports,
British Postal Orders are now on sale at the Sai Yuug Poon Branch Post Office.
مرکو
The American Mail, ax Mongolia has! been transferred to the Cordillore, which
dus to arrive here to-morrow.
is
The Cord Blore, with the msil from Løn- don (via Siberia) of Saturday, the 9th
inst, is due to arrive here to-morrow.
The Chili, with the French Mail, is due to arrive on Monday, the 8th Inst,
MAILS DUE..
American, Cordillere, 5th February. Siberian, Cordillero, 5th'inst, French, Chill, 8th-inat.
MAILSCLOSE TO-MORROW..
For 8.6, Kunsung from Singapore eto,
Per sa. Mishima Mazu from London.
43.34
Mr & Mrs H Speakman, Mr J Easton, Wuchow 38.06 58 70 n Miss ED Harris, Mosare HP King, HYs. Pakbol mada, Lindgeon, EJ Wind, A V.Pinson, J Hollow Herbachleb, Rev JL Bulkley, W Band or Phullen son. Mra 3 Emuruel, Ming & Master V Tourane
Emanuel, Mr & Mrs Loo Puk-ming.
Por as. Ceylon Mara from Kobe-MrSta
Mukerzoo.
Japan
C'dian American
Siberian Canedlas
TUESDAY, 9th Fob.
6a 29.82 GB
0.8t. J.
20.84 29 29.96 72
do 830
29.93
M
M 29.05
Legaspl Hollo Basolad Cebu
29.95
$ 29.99
..:29.07
00
via Nagasaki-Per TANGO M. Labuan
9th. Feb, am.
Philippine Island and Japan.
via Nagasaki, Honolulu, Valt-
ed States, South America via 8. Francisco & U. Kingdom Evia Canada -Per NIPPON M.,
9th Feb. 9 a.m.
Shanghai, North Chica, Japan
T. F. Claxton, Direotor.
Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 4.
$
via Moji, Victoria, Beattle U.; I Barametar, reduced to 32 degrees Kingdom via Canada, (Europa Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in ip~| via Siberia)--PerSADOMARU | chas, tonths and hundredths. 9th Feb., li a.m
Tiantain-Pukow Railway Shanghai Er. Swatow-Por ISSHIN M., 5th lost, 9 a.m. P. O. Friday, the 12th Feb.) Japan via Kobo Por MASHIMA M. Swatow, Amoy & Fosshow-Per HAI-
5th inst., 10 am
CHING, 9th Feb.1 p.m. traits, Rangoon, & India via Calcutta Shanghai & North China---Per KAN-
CEYLON M., 5th inst. 3 Sp..
·CHOW,9th inst. 3 p.m. Saigon-Fer DEVAWONGSE, 5th inst.'4Fhilippine Is-Fer TAMING0th Feb. 3
.p.m."
SATURDAY, 6th Feb, Haiphong-Per WAISHING, 6th Inst
10a.m. Stratis, Ceylon & India vis. Demay-Per
JAVA M.,6th inst., 1 mum.
Siberian
French Mall.
Saigon. Straits, Burmah; Cey. lon, Adelaide Western Austra- lia, India, Aden, Egypt & Eu- rope. (Late lettera il am to noon. Extra postage 10 cents (Letters posted in all the PIL- lar Boxes Inime for the, firat. clearance will be included fa this Contract mail--Per COR- DILLIERB, 6th just,, 11 a.m.
Bhanghai," North Chinn and (Europe via Fiberia) - Por j LIANGCHOW, 6th inat. ip.m.
[Tiantain-Pakow Railway Shanghai Br. P. O. Thursday, the 11th Feb)
SUNDAY, 7th Fab.: Bwtow, Amoy & Tamsul-Fer DAIJIN
...MARU, 7th Inst, ¤ sim, Bwatow-Par HAIMUN, 7th inst., 9 a.m. Oblawangtao-Fer HERCULES, 7th Inst.
just. § 2.2.
Austra
lian:
MONDAY, 8th Feb
Philippine It, Australia, Tay-
p.m.
THURSDAY. 11th Feb.
Tomperature, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit
3 Humidity, in percentage of saturailon, the Humidity of air saturated with mols- ture being 100,
4 Direction of Wind, to two pointe.
Straits, Colombo, Marse liss. & U. King-Force of Wind, according to Beaufort
don-Por KAMO M., Hih Boxle, inst., 11 a.m.
Swatow,
FRIDAY, 12th Feb.
Amoy Foochow-Por HAI
YANG, 12th Feb. 1. p.m.;
SATURDAY, 19th Feb.
English
Mall
1.M.
Straits, Burmah, Ceylon, Ade- laide, Western Australia, In- día, Aden, Egypt, and Europe Late Letters 10.30 am to 11 Extra Postage 10 cents), (Leitars posted in all the Pillar Boxes Hme for the first olsurance will be included in this contract mail). The parcel mail will be closed on Thursday the 12th Inst. at 5 p.m. — Per
FRIDAY, 19th Feb.
State of Weather, b blue sky, o do- tached cloud, d drizzling rain, flog, g gloomy,h hall, 1 lightning, o overcast, p passing showers,qually, rtain, a snow, i thunder, y visiblity, w daw wet,
O Rain fa inches, tenths and hundredtha
METEOROLOGICAL."
Philippine In Timor, Australia, Tasmanis, New Zealand& Now Gainesla Thursday In-Per ALDENHAM, 19th inat, 10 Barometer ......
SATURDAY, 20th Feb
Temperature Humidity:
Ρεστίοτιο
Day On date On date!
at a pim, nt d'autant a pomo
L'DON via S'pore, { Namur
Penang, Colombo, Capt. A. Collyer Port Said and
Marseiles.
Subject to alteration without notice.
All steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
P.&O. B. N. Co.'s office,
Hongkong, 30th Jan., 1915.
E. A. Hewett,
Superintendent,
PACIFIC MAIL S.S.CO.
OPERATING
MODERN HIGH POWERED TWIN SCREW EXPRESS STEAMERS,
MONGOLIA 27000 ton
KOREA 18000 tons
CHINA 10200 tens
MANCHURIA 27000 foo
SIBERIA 18050 tons
NILE 11000 föns
PERSIA 9000 tons
Between Hong Kong, Manila, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama,
Honolulu and San Francisco
›“THE SUNSHINE BELT”—-The Most Comfortable Route to America and Europe
MONGOLIA...............Sailing WEDNESDAY, 17th Feb, at 1 p.m.
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TUESDAY, tad. Mar, at noon- TUESDAY, 9th Mar. at 1 jm. WEDNESDAY, 17th Mar. at 1 p.m;·
Thane glassars ses fämens for their modern sysioment, somfury,
superiority of
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