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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1915.
MERRY FRENCH SOLDIERS.
DIARY OF WADI
Witticisma Amid Bursting Shells (Continued from bich of Page 8).
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POST OFFICE.
Ships Letter Boxes.
Jan. 22.-Announced that Allies
1. It is horsby notified that during the have made good general progress continuance of the War all outgolas cor- iu past three days, despite eeverel Pont Ofice or at any of its Branek
respondence must be posted at the Gener There is nothing more pleasing Cercas attacke. British naval Onces. to the Frenchman, says an Ex-seaplanes drop. bombs, ca Ger chang, than to note that the man submarines and guns at traditional gaiety of his race is Zeebrugge.
ware
not extinguished by the trials of Jun. 23.-Announced that Ger- the field or the paine of the bot-mans attempted to pierce British pitale. "Good stories" run the line at St. Omer, advancing in length of a battle line from trench massed formation, but to franch with amazing rapidity. ropulsed with heavy losses. They serve their part in the war. Düteh fishermen report having "If one man finds a good joke in eeen & Zeppelin founder at sos. the fall of a shell another tries to Jan. 24 Russians continue to find a better.
rout Turks. German naval raid on It was a man of the 29th Regi-English coast interceptod; Gar- ment of chasseurs a pied-ike man cruiser Blueber sunk and brave little foot soldiers chosen two "battle-cruisers seriously for their elan sad untiring vigour damaged; no British ships lost. -who is credited with saying to
s commide while the shrapuol fell | -around them
"Well, at any rate this year we shall be rid of the manouvree!".
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to receive on board their vessels any 2. Ships Omuors are strictly forbidden
orrespondence from the Publio.
3. Shipmasters are not allowed to place or expose on board their vowels letter boxes for the purpose of collecting sorres- pondence; all such boxes fourd exposed on board their vessels will be removed and returned to the General Post Of
4. Shipping Companies must not rem ceive from the Public for inclusion in ignoos letters which should be left open their abips' Papers any but bona fida con-, for inspection when risquirod.
their notifications to the Post Often the 6. Shipping Companies should stata in exact hour of departure of thoir vossole In order that the public may have evory facility for pusting at the General Post
aloe.
Riejun
Anna,
fashin
Hong
SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVED.
Maru. Jep, s. 2.979, Y. Yamagu
chi0th inst-Singapore, 2nd Inst. GTMD, & Co., :
Norw, ss. 1,017, F.Odhor, 9th inst, -Hatphous, oth inst, Rice-T & Co.
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Maru, Jap. #2, 921, R. Minakawa, 9th inst-Swatow, 8th lust, Gen,,
-Chinose.
Wan IPBr, s. 2,000, J. Mason, 10th instRangoon 22th att, Gon-- Chinese.
DEPARTED.
February 10. Benvenus for Yokohama via Nagasaki Hanyang for Iloilo
6. Shipping Companies and Ships Om.indi for Halphong via Pakhtoi cors must send to the Post Office ALL Feichtag for Shanghai correspondence posted in the Salpe Letter | Nissin Muruor Saigon Boxes or received by Ships' Officers at the ports from which they sailed, oranywhere en route to Hongkong.
War risks are not covered by posta
Bank of Upper India. Allahabad, Jan. 12th.-At a "Wou!!" came a great porridge meeting of rome Allobabad cradi- pot as the French call the Jack tors of the Bank of Upper India Johnsons-into a trench cocupied to consider the scheme for the re- by dragoons. The explosion throw construction of the Bank as pro- ono man up in the air, a fragment posed and adopted at the share.registration orimurango. struck his back, smashing his holders' meeting, held at Meerut haversack and breaking every-on the 15th December last, Nawab thing in it, including a coffee mill. Abdul Majid, Barrister at-Law, When the Cragoon camo to C.I.E., presided and its himsolf his first thought was for resolved that Allahabad creditors the ccffee-mill.. "Devil take regarded the scheme as impractic them," he grumbled. "It was able and were, therefore, anable the only one we had?"
to cospt it.
The same squadrou bad's cook who was busy in an abandoned house bohind the trenches when the inevitable shell came and carried away n
corner of his courage and make them forget kitchen. He had to be told twice danger. They inke the place of to clear out. At last he obeyed, the bards of other days and go but very reluctantly.
into the fight singing, With a "Glad enough to go," asid the word they raise their spirits and dook, but those haricot beans will re-incculato them against lox certainly be burned."
spirits.
Another man who had been in
J!
They do not lose their gaiely
trouble for drunkennees was put when they get to the hospital. It right again by an set of bravery.was one such incurable good Hearing a man groaning at night fellow who, having lost both loge, batween the trenches lie went out need to propel himself around to bring him in. In the darkness the ward and, stopping near some
LETTER SYSTEM TO BRAZIL IS SUS- THE PARCEL POST AND INSURED PENDED.
NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT AL-
Loksang for Haiphong via Hollow Pakhol (or Shanghai via Ningpo Takata Marufor Yokohama vin Kobe,"
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ULEARANCES AT THE
HARBOUR OFFICE.
February 10. Balahadji for Singapore Shabenau for San Francisco
February 11.
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THOUGH EVERY POSSIBLE PRE- CAUTION IS TAKEN TO SECURE THE SAFETY OF ALL I OSTAL PAU-| © Moon for Macao KETS-WHILST IN THE CUSTODY OF THE POST OFFICE THE POSTMAS TER GENERAL CANNOT GIVE COM PENSATION FOR ANY LOSS OR DA- MAGE WHICH MAY BE DUE TO THE ACT OF THE KING'S ENEMIES.
UN TILFURTHER NOTICE NO LETTERS, BOXES, OR PARCELS FOR: BELGIUM, BOXE BRAZIL, CRETE OR MONTENEGRO AND NO LETTERS, BOXES OR PAR- CELS FOR MALTA CAN BE ACCEPT- ED FOR INSURANCE.
Hagwan I for Penang via Amay Luchow for Shanghai Wakamatsu Maru for Moji Halton for Foochow via Amay
The services to Germany, Austria, and their Colonies, and to the Ottoman Em- pirs are suspended as are also the Farcel Post services to Francs & Teingtau.
PASSENGERS ARRIVED,
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 11th at 11.40-The northern depression has passed into the Pacifio. The southern dopression has deopened alightly. It is now central over N. Annam. A shallow depression lles over the N. Looskoo
The antlayalono over N.E." China and B.E. Mongolia has not developed. Pres- saro is relatively high, however, over the former district.
Prossure has decreased lightly over
MAIL STEAMERS
THE PENINSULAR
AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.
ENGLISH MAI.
slightly at hongkong, now lacreasing WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS of or
slightly at Hongkong.
Moderato monsoon is indicated along the cant coast of Chiwa
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours! ending at 10 am, to-day, 0,00 Inches. -
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District.
Forecast,
about the DATES named
.For
Steamers
LONDON via Usunt "
Oriental - Porte of call..... Capt. A. L. Valentin!
Matia
SHANGHAI...Capt. G. W. Cookman
Sail On Remark
Freight
noon
12th Feb.
about 12th Fob.
R.NR.
S.E. to
SHANGHAI
1 Hongkong and Neighbour- | E. winda..
• moderate; hood
fuir.
MOJI, KOBE Namur AND YOKO (Capt. A. Collyer, HAMA
about
20th Feb.
L'DON via S'pore, | Namur
10 ..
Port
Poncug, Colombo, † Capt. A. Collyer.
Said and
31st Mar.
Marseilles
2 Formosa Channel...
N.E.winds, moderate to frost..
3. South coast of China bo-) The same tween E.E. and Lamooks as No. 1:
4. South coast of China be-)
tweon H.K. and Hainan...
Subject to alteration without notice..
All steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.
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For Freight or Passage, apply to
& P'sage
Freight
& Pengo
Freight & P'eage
Freight & Page
Thə" same
No. 1.
E. A. Hewett,
P.&O. 8. N. Co.'s office,
Superintendent.
Hongkong, 10th Jan, 1915
China Coast Meteorological Register......
Station.
11th Feb., ..
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Hoar.
Barometer.
Temperature.
Humidity.
D'ti00.
Weather.
Force,
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30.06 19.95
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Kagasaki 29,95 Ksyima Oshima
29.04
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99.93
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99.93 30.02
30.10 26 89 sw
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Per as. Chilifrom Colomba ate.--Musors L Wah, W Holmes, as Gung, Cheung Loki'jime, Gaw, Tam Yuck, Chang Ching, Toan Sew, Lad Poo, Wong Ting, Ting Feu, Mrs H A Lampman, FL van Epp. Mr & Mira McWil
Chefoo Quire, LJ Wiley, TE Lee, Mr
Hankow and Mre Crichton, Va Man thing, Kow Bow-pan, Tchang Chu San-chron. Loshuar. Ma
Misses
Kluklang Ryder. Files, Secor, Bio-sre Parsons, Quck Lee-
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30.15 34 30.10 36 #
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The Publie are informed that Gold and Cheng, Wong Khuay, Crichton. Man hai Le could not be certain whether ufferer who was going thrɔngh Silver in Coin or Bullton & Paper Money Chuen, Mr & Mrs Dudao do Marsoulics, Sharp P. 7 30.04 50 98 one 4 or cannot be accepted for tranamusion it was friend or foe, and as he too painful process of new through the Post without a permit is approached the man be thought dressings, would point his fingersund by the Superintendant of Imports &
Exports." by the out of his hair he was a to the ceiling and say with a Bavarian.
quaint smile: "Look at the little "Swear that you are not a birds!" Boche!" he said to the wounded
man.
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British Postal Orders are now on sale
Chinese New Year Holidays.
4
Sunday next, the 14th Inst being Chi-
* 29.98
29.95
Joblin, Birs Trophy, E G Trophey, Tung Chiyvn, Họ Live, Chung Chuong
Stutzia
Amoy
Swator Talhoku Talehu
Ba 20.94 57 94 no
Sa
I dh
99.00 80 94 no
1 dh
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PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
Talpen
M. 2015
Korhun
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29.94
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P'dore Canton
19.95
6 29.92 67 87
29.00 73 90 aw 99,88
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29.92 69
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Per as, Nippon Mars for San Fransisco Gap Rock on Feb. 10-Messrs Waris, E. Waite, Macao Roy J L Bulkley, Petersen, Mias Ross Mrs Huck, Mr & Mrs F O Jones, f) A Percy, Pakhof Da
Mrs
Bobech, LG Wit
Aparri
In a field hospital of the 17th at the Sai Yung Poon Branch Post Office. Army Corps & Colonial soldier The poor wretch, who had a was lying "în 'bis hod when a frightful face wound, could not general came round. The nurse speak. But he raised his band in drew back the coverlet without a
Mias MA Ryder, Miss M E Files, Mr and Holbow protest at the suggestion. Lifting word and revealed the fact that
Miss V Bocor. Miss LG Phallen him upon his back the dragoon the man had lost both his legs. nose New Year Day, the Post Office will W Hubbs, A. Lurasobi, H8 Hannigan, O.
FL Van Epps, Tourane CB4. J. staggered back to the trench. The moment was solemn and the bo natirely plosed. There will be ac doliv Chan Yiekam, Chan & Fook, Master
Liang Arriving there he met an officer silenos almost religions. Theory on colleation of correspondence from Chan Pak-len, 1 ang Fac to whom bs mentioned his doubt, general took off his kepi and was however, obtain their ordinary correspon. Singh, Yo Ya-sa, Lam Tung, T L Par-Bacolod
the Piffar Bazes. Non-boxholders may, Wind, Lindgren, Me & Mis D Tagle, Hell
H Landberg, Lee Keay, Mr&Mrs Manila
Long It was a stupid thing to sak," going to say what? ग dence on application at the enquiry coun. said this typical hard caso, "be. when auddenly the wounded man, ter at the West corner of the building. "cause if he had said he was a gathering together his strength Boche I should have brought him raised himself, saluted, and eaid with a half-serious and balf-joking along all the same,'
It was a man of the same ronghair type who went out ander fire to
"Well, general, what do you
pick up his lieutenant, and came think? Shall I be good enough back with him on his heck, presently for the Flying Corpa?"
whistling as he came the famous Socialist air, the "Internationale"! Suddenly be stopped, while the balls still shrieked around them. But it was not to take breath; it
was only because he recognised the impropriety of whistling the
SILIMPOPON COAL. BUNKERS
air in the presence of his officer. can be suppiled at cheap rates at Turning his bead be said;
"Beg pardon, lieutenant-it's SANDAKAN '"&· · SEBATTIK just a habit."
Modern Battle Bards,
(British North Borneo).
Such men as there, remarks At these ports steamers calling M. Lucien Descaves in Le Journal, are the vivandiere of the present war. They give the fighting men
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26th last, the Post Office will be open from
On Monday, the 15th and Tuesday, the
to a dim. and there will be one delivery and ore collection of ordinary letters a
on Sunday.
The Money Order Office will be
tirely closed.
Thore will be no night steamer for Can- ton on Sunday and Monday, the 13th and 14th inst.
The Malta. with the English Mail left Blagapore on Sunday, the 7th Insty, and is due to arrive here to-morrow.
MAILS DUB.
English, Malta, 12th inst.
MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW.
for, bunker coal exclusively are Straits, Colombo, Marseiles, & U. King- exempt from all shipping dues and charges.
12 13 WHAT YOU ́GET, MORE THAN WHAT YOU PAY.
THE
MEANS
DOUBLE STRENGTH
DOUBLE VALUE.
LOTUS MOKHA
19 UNIFORMLY EXCELLENT,
Obtainable Everywhere.
RUTTONJEE & SON.
A. BUNE.
dons.
Swatow, Amoy, Tormon via Tanisal SUNDAY, 14th Feb.
For DAIGI M., 14th inst. 9 a.m Swatow--For HAIMUN, 14th Feb. 9 a.m.
Austra-
MONDAY, 15th Feb.
Philippine Islands, Australia, New Zealand Tasmanin, and Now Guloos. via Thursday I -For HITACHI M.. 15th Feb. 10a.m.
Mall.
TUESDAY, 16th Feb.
6 29.85 70
29.84 75
29.89 90
.29.94 71 29.03 74 29.92 74
Now
b
one 5 b
9 29.95 91
D
Cobu
29.94 83
* 20
Labuan
..
Hongkong Observatory, Feb, 11.
T. F. Claxton, Director.
1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the yes in ing shes, tenths and hundredths.
2 Temperature, in the shada, in degrees Fahrenbelt.
*3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation. the Humidity of air saturated with mols- ture being 100.
4 Direction of Wind, to two polate 5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufore Scale.
State of Weather, b blue sky, o de tached olond, d drizzling rain, fog, s gloomy.h hail, 1 lightning, o overcast, P Bwatow, Amoy, Aapion and Takao---Pert thunder, v visibility, w dow wet.
paring showers, a squally, r rsÍO, # FROW, BOSHU M. 16th last, 4 p.m..
0 Rain in inokos, tenthsand hundredths
THURSDAY, 18th Feb.
dom-Per KAMO M., 12th 8wstow, Amoy & Tamsul-Per DAIJIN inst, 9 a,m
MARU, 18th Inst., 1a.m. Swatow-Per HAIYANG, 12th lost, noon | Philippine IR - Per CHINHUA, 18th
Toplast, 3 pic..
SATURDAY, 13th Feb.
English
Mall,
FRIDAY, 19th Feb.
Austra-
llan.
Mail..
Straits, Burmah, Cavion, Ade- laide, Western Australia, In- dia, Aden, Egypt, and Europe Lato Lettere 10.30 a.m. to a.m., Extra Postage 10 cents). (Lattera posted in all the Pillar Boxes in time for the first olearanes will be Included in Swatow, this contract mail). The parcel musil will be closed on Thursday. the 12th inst.. at 5 p.m. Per 'ORIENTAL, 13th inst. 11a.m.
METEOROLOGICAL.
Baromater Temperature... Humidity
Previous
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Philippina Is. Timor, Australia, Wind Direction ... Tasmania, Now Zealand & New
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Guinea via Thursday Ia-Per Weather ......................
ALDENHAM, 19th fest. 10
a.n.
Eain......
78
72
20.86"
66. 74.90 · 02
8 SW WNW
3
Amos & Fouchow-Per HAI-Hitant open air, Temperature on the suth OHING, 19th Feb, 1 p.m...
H.K. Observatory, 11th February.
T. F, CLAXTON. Director.
TIDE TABLE.
Batavia, Samarang, 'Sourabaya and Port Moresby vin' Batavio. — Per TJIKEMBANG, 13th Feb. 11 Filippine La-Por SUNGKIANG, 23rd-
am.
|Bandakan-Par MAUSANG, 13th inst, 11
B.m.
Philippine I-Par LOONGSANG, 13th
Inst. 2 p.m. Shanghai, & North China-Por. SHAOS-
HING, 15th last, 4 pim. tut
Per
Shanghal and North China (Europe is Biberia) CHENAN, 13th inst. 4 p.m.
American
Cdian
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TUESDAY, 23rd Feb..
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WEDNESDAY, 24th Feb.
Shanghal, North China, Japan Avis Mol, United States, B. Mos
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Haugkor g
Time,
mn morning. "a afternoon.
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