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SOCIALISTS AND THE WAR.
A sianifesto Against Anti- Recruiting Party,
THE WAR.
Continued from back of page 8.) Dec. 6-Germans occupy Lods. Dec. 8-British naval victory off
4
Lalkland Islands, British occupy Bassorab; in Asis Minor,
Gen. Byers, Boer leader, killed at the Vasl River.
In referencs to a recent article in the Globs directing attention to the anti-recraiting resolation to be put forward, at "" divisiozal conferences". of the Soialist party, and expressing the belief Deo. 9 -- that this unpatriolis nation would be repudiated by many Socialists, the paper named has received a manifesto on the subject. This is eigned by Mr. H. M. Hyndman, Mr. Thorne, M P., Mr. Ben Tillett, Mr. Dan Irving, Mr. John Stokes, Mr. L. Qaelob, and other pro- minent members of the Social Democratio party,
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH II 1916,
HOW THE KENT BURNT HER BOATS.
Sidelight on Victory of
Falkland Islands,
Sir Thomas Esmondo has dent to the Manchester Guardian letter from his son, who is a mid- shipman on board the battle orniser Invincible, in which he describes the action of the Falk land Islande. He gives a vivid picture of the fighting and the rescue of the survivors of the Austrian forces, Qu Dec. 15-Austrians evacaste Bel-Gasisensu. Soms of them," be
grade.
Dec. 13-British submarine si nks the Morandish in Dardanel les. Deo. 14-Servious capture large
WEATHER REPORT
POST OFFICE.
War risks are not covered by postal Japanese stations, registration or Insurance.
"Da the 11th at noon-No returns from
Prossura has Inernased nightly at Wladivostook and over Formosa and the THE PARCEL POST AND INSURED sast coast of China. It has decreased the south coast of China and the Philip LETTER SYSTEM TO BRAZIL IS BUS-moderately at Haiphong and alightly over PENDED, KAM
pinet.
The anticyclone has moved north" The servicos to Germany, Austria, and their Colonies, and to the Ortoman Eastwards and is central over Kores this pire are suspended as are also the Farcel morulag. Fost services to France & Tsingtan.
British Postal Orders are now on sale. at the Bal Yung Poon Branch Post Office,
The Nubla, with the English Mail, left sirmapote on Saturday, the 6th inst, and destanite has on Friday, the 18th
states, "had their heads quite Dev. 16-German cruisers bom-turned when they were picked up, la
bard Scarborough and and tried to kill their rescuers or inat, at daylight,
jamped into the sea again and Hartlepool,!
themedies. Que drowned Dec. 18-Egypt proclaimed a
MAILS DUBL.
British protectorate. Gen. officer tried to shoot us with an English, Noble, 11th March. Botha regards Boer rebellion automatic pistol, but it was wrenched from his hand, and we | as of an end.
68cped."
Dec. 20-28-Severe fighting on
In the course of it the sign- stories say it has been openly stated, by German writers and speakers of authority, that Ger- many proposes to annex Belgium, toorash France, to cripple Russis, and eventually to overthrow Great Britain. The United Kingdom, with its Colonies, having been forced into war, in order to make Dec. 23-French Chamber votes war credit of $340,000,000. good its gurrantes to Belgium and
the line of the Bzura River, Dec. 22-French Parliament as
sembles.
is response to the Belgian appeal, Dec. 25-British naval and aerial
is this time, therefore, fighting for
the defence of emall European Deo. 28 astionalities, for the maintenance
ů
Bat the spirt of the letter of
the chase by the oruiser Kent? most interest is the account of
The Kent, a twenty-one-knot cruiser, was ordered to chase the
MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW.
Instochow-Per-HAI- Swatow, Ama, & Swatow& Bangkok-Per TUNGUS,11th
CHINO, 12th Jast, noon.
SHING, 11th inst., 1 p.m. / Shanghai, & North China-For SHAO-
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am to-day, 0.00 inches.
FORECAST FOR THE 14 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
-District...
Farsonst.
MAIL STEAMERS
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.
ENGLISH MAIJ..
WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORT'3 on ar
about the DATES named
For
LONDON via Usual) Sardinia":
Capt. J. T. Jeffery Ports of call
Nubla
Steamers
To Sail On Remaris
about
noon Freighs 12th Mar. | & P'sage
Freight
1 Hongkong and Nalghbour-winda,
bood
18th Mar & Penge
about 17th Mar
Freight
& Frage
moderate SHANGHAI................. Capt. A. B. Garwood aloudy renerally
RNE
SHANGHAI,
MOJE
L-KOB“ Nore
AND YOKCapt. D. Asbury BAHAMA sens
Formons Channel...
The same No. 1..
L'DON vis - S'pore,
Namur
Port Said and
1 Bouth coast of China be-) The same
No. L tween FL.K, and Lamocks
Nur barg, a twenty five-knot ship, Ningpo-PerSZECHUEN, 17th it.3 pm 4 Both coast of China be-) The same
SATURDAY, 13th March
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Shanghal, North and China
Por (Europe via Biberia) SE NUBIA,19th inst. 9 a.m.
-9 a.m.
Hollow & Pakhel -Per WENCHOW:
tween HL and Hainan...) as No.1.
Chiza Coart Meteorological Register, an
and also a mach more modern raid against Cuxhaven.
French occupy St. one than the Kent. She had only a few hundred tons of coal on Georgen, near Nieuport.. of treaties and Hague conventions, Jar: 1, 1915–British battleship board to catch the Nurnberg with. Formidable sunk in the The old Keat set off, and they worked up to twenty two, more for the safety of the French Re-
Channel, public, for her own protection against attack and invasion, and, Jan,3-French captureSteinbach, than she had ever done on trials, in conjunction with her Alliee, to Jan. 3-4-Russians win decisive Then the word was passed up viatory over Turks in the that there was hardly any cost left. Well," said the captain, put an end once for all to the
Caucasus, Bussians over have a go at the boate. So Straits, persistent measce of Germany against the peace and well-being. of the world. The motives lying Jan. 8-French advance across they broke up all the boats and smeared them with oil and pat Aisne, north of Scissons, behind S. Edward Grey's secret diplomacy have nothing whatever Jan. 13-Turka occupy Tabriz. them in the furnacee. Then in Straits & Calcutta Per URIESA, 13th a
to do with the situation which we had to face in consequence of Gor- Jan, man aggression.
Neither England, France, nor Russia was prepared for war, as Jan. all events have abown. Up to the very laat moment these three
Βακονίας.
went all the armchairs from the
Count Barchtold resigns.
19-German air fleet bom-wardroom, and then the cheats barda Yarmouth and other from the officers' cabins. They
next burnt the ladders.and all Norfolk coast towne.
stokehole. The result was that 21-General Falkenhayn, every bit of wood was sent to the German War Minister,
the Kent's speed became twenty- resigne,
four knots, and, she caught the Nurnberg, and, after a stiff Sght,
Powera strove earnestly for peace, Jan. 24-British naval victory in "North Sea; the Blucher sunk. and Bervia, at the instance of
Russia, gave way almost entirely Jan. 26-Germans lose two bat-in which several men were killed,
to the demande of Adstria, Ger- many, and Germany, alone, was fully prepared for war, and deter. Jan. mined to bring it about at the earliest opportunity. This truth is clearly demonstrated by the Fab, despatches contained in the Eng- "lish White Book, in the French Yellow Book, and in the dis- losures made by Signori Salandra Feb. And Giolitti to the Italian people. "There can be no question what- Feb. over as to this.·
talions of Givoney and Cain. oby. 31-Germany inaugurates submarine raids on British shipping.
3-German destroyer sunk by Russian submarine off Denmark. German auxiliary oraiser sunk off Patagonia.
5-Tarks attempt to cross Suez Canal..
6-Allies resolve to unite financial resources,
The whole of the trade unions Feb. 8-Total British casualties of Great Britain and the working- olass organisations of our free
104,000. Tarka retreat from Baer Canal.
rebel Marita
Feb. 17-Canadian contingent
lands in France. Feb. 20-27-Over 10,000 Ger-
Colonies recognies that the war Feb. 10-Germane exeants the must continue until the present Prassian menses to peace and freedom is effectively removed. They declare that the victory of the Prussian militarist oaste must atrengthen reaction and head back for many a long year the development of democracy in Evrope upon which alone, as Mar. 1-House of Commons votes we contend, gan a sound Social-; supplementary credit of 37 iam be built up:
millions and a fresh credit of 250 millions.
mans surrender in France. Feb. 27.-Allied Fleet enters the Dardanelles after destructive bombardment.'
BILIMPOPON GOAL. BUNKERS
the Nurnberg 3ank.
This is one of the most wonder ful triumphs of engineering on record all the more wonderiul to theas who know the record of this partionlar orniser.
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WA 3 PENSIONS:
Scheme Drawn up by Select
Committee.
Philippine
inat..9
13th
Is Per LOONGBANG, inat. p.m. Mauritius, Delagon Bay, Durban,
Londoo,Port Elizabeth, so Oupt Town Per BALAMIB, 13th Int., ila.m.
inst. 3 p.m.
SUNDAY, 14th March. Swatow-Per HAIMUN, 14th tast. 9 a.m. Swatow, Amoy & Tal-Per DATUI M., 14ta inst, Ja.m.
MONDAY, 15th March. Japan la Nagasaki-Per NIEKO M,15th
Inst., 9 a.m.
8,12,
9
Haiphong--Per KEIJO M. 16th inst.
TAN, 16th inst.noon. Swatow, Amoy & Foochow Per HAI Straite, Burmah Indis is Calcutta-For
ORRISA, 16th.inst. 2 p.m. Shanghal, N. China & Japan via Yoko- hama--Per ITOLA, 18th Inst. PIES I Per TAMING, 18th Mar
SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVED.
London, Feb. 2.-The-Select Committee appointed to consider scheme of pensions and grante for officers and men in the naval and military services, disabled by wounds or disease arising out of the war, and for the widowe, or- phans, and dependente of those Mishima Maru. Jap... 5,768 9. Wada, 11ta instYokohama Gen-N. Y. E who have lost their lives, issued to-day a special report. The Phoanang, Br. 1,072, Flashman, 11th Committee siate that they are not yet in a position to conclude their enquiry, but recommend the fol- towing alterations in the scheme pat forward in the White Paper: Choysang. Br. 31. 1,484, Holmwood, 11th *** We consider (mys the Com-se e mittee) that the lowest rate of 5. Rickmers, Dat 1.5.73, Sohurman,11th
Inst-Canton, Gen-ChinesA army separation allowance (in-İ cluding allotment) being 124, 6d.
a week for the wife, the allowance
for the children should be altered:
Station.
́11th Mar,
Hour.
Barometer.
"Temperature.
Humidity.
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O. W. JEFFRIES, Director, Hongkong Observatory, Mar. 11.
I Barometer, reduced to 3 degroom
Fahrenheit on the level of the sex in in-
Inst-Bangkok, 4th fast; Hace ahem, tenthe arid hundredths, i
3 Temperature, in the shade, in decreta Fahrenheit, das
Fonchow. Br. u. 1,228, Owen, 11th inst.
Canton, Gen.-B. &
Inst.-Canton, Gen.-,M&Od
DEPARTED Iyo Mara Moji Nissho Maru for Bangkok
Peace is not desirable, or even arguable, until Belgium and Frince have been completely freed from their ruthless invaders, and until Germany, the unscra palnas aggressor, has been forced to make ample compensation for
to 59. a week for the first child, the wreck and rain she has wrought. Omrades, do not be can be supplied at cheap rates at 38. Od. for the second child, and
Toucer for Yokobama via Shanghai persuaded to vote for any regola SANDAKAN & SEBATTIK 28, a week for the third child. Kanagawa Haru for Bombay via 8'spore
The existing Naval rates of Anya Maru for Iquique vis Moji tion, incompatible with the main (British North Borneo)..
Pot Paroval points dealt with, that may be At these ports steamers calling allowance for children should be Polynesien for Yokohama via shanghai
Karishow for Tientsin- anbmitted to you, Sach a course for bunker coal exclusively are raised to de, for the first child, 3. Chiogohuw for Pot E could only help the enemy and exempt from all shipping dues for second, and 2. for the third Kwongsang for Shanghal via Swatow
child, imperil the growth of our party and charges.
Motherless children should re- ceira 5a, a week,
in this island after the war,
IS IS WHAT YOU GET MORK
THAN WHAT: YOU -PAY.
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THE
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CLEARANCES AT THE
BARBOUR OFFICE.
We recommend that the scale for the widow in Class 6 of the White Paper should be: 10a, o week. The rate should be in- creased to 12a, 6d, a weak at the age of 35 years and 15 a week at the age of 45, this provision taking the place of the discretion-
Kwangtah for Bhangbat ary increased proposed in para-uta Mars for Kobs vis Shanrbal graph 7 of the White Paper. Haltin for Bhanghai via Bwatow
The pension rates for phildren Kallo Maru for Foochow via Swatow
Braty of for Bangkok **** (including illegitimate children) Walking for Halphons, Holhow and sbould be 54, a week for the first Bangkok
child, 38. Bd. a week for the I shin Maru for largay on Edoro
Luchow forehanghai second, and 20. a week for sub- Sardinia for Bombay via Singapor sequent children.
Each motherless child should receive a pension of 5s a week,
O her recommendationa ;—
258, a week for total disable-
|ment,
For partial disablement euch a
sum as with the wages the pen-
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Humidity, in percentage of saturation, the Humidity of fir saturated with mais-
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Direction of Wind, to two points t
5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufore Beale, md RES
State of Weather, b blue sky, o de- tached aloud," d-drimkling rain, flog, z gloomy, b hail, 1 lightning, D ́Overcast, p passing showers, q equally, r'ZAIN, S KNOW, i thunder, v visibility, w dew wok.
0 Rain in laebes, tenths and hundredths
METEOROLOGICAL.
Previous
Barometer Temperature -... Humidity Wind Direction".
Hain
Day On date On date
30D 30.12 30.03
69
93
W
b
Highest open air Inspirature, out the Lower
ELE. Observatory, 11th March.
"O, W. JEFFRIES, Director..
Wad
Thur
is deemed capable of earn- HongkongMau JFC/miau, F. Met- ing will amonat to 258,, but in enife, Yang Yik-chow, & E Clare, Jen-Sit no case less than 10s. 6d. a week WE
for the loss of a limb or an eye.
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High Water
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