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R. BLACK, Superintendent, Hongkong, April 1st, 1915. over here and I took them to 886 some cook' fighting. Donald
In Liest. 8. H. L Woods, A.V.C., 11th Hussare, 1st Cavalry Divison, Expeditionary Force, will be recognized one "Sammy' Woods, late of Singapore. Hia latters from the slushy, snowy plains of Belgium to friends here are things of cheerful beauty and ringing with the field at tip-top form. Says the Straits Times, Up till December or so be was în charge of an advares base hospital --for horses, of course-bat since then be has been attached to the Ilth Bassars, and bis last letters wore written somewhere about Ypres. Talking of the country that had been re-conquered by our advancing army he says: "The country is just beginning to atraighten up again. The natives are funny devils, very philosophical, and after a village Black is home and the K.O.Y.L.I's kao bean shelled you will see the ran across him in the Alhambra Nighters bring out their step the other night. I expect he will ladders, a trowel and a bucket of roll along here with the next mortar and start patching up their houses the next day. It sounds strange but it's an absolutei fact. The farmer fills in the trenches and starts ploughing the
division. I hear that Dicky Moly
neux is out here but have not rún Judkins, who across him yet.
was on Bryce's estate, is in the 12th Reserve Cavalry Regiment
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1915.
POST OFFICE.
WEATHER REPORT.
NOTICE 13 GIVEN THAT AL THOUGH EVERY POSSIBLE PRE- CAUTION IS TAKEN TO SECURE THE SAFETY OF ALL POSTAL FAC-
KETS WHILST IN THE CUSTODY OF
SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVED.
On the 9th at 11.45-No returns from Japanese stations.
Pressure har decreased modorataly to considerably over China, Annam and Formosa; it has increased slightly over the
THE POST OFFICE THE POSTMAS Dalat Maru, Jap., 8., 899, $ Tokusbige. Philiphies.
·TER GENERAL CANNOT GIVE COM- FENSATION FOR ANY LOSS OR DA-
MAGE WHICH MAY BE DUE TO THE ACT OF THE KING'S ENEMIES, UN-
8th inst. Haiphong, 6th last Goa-0, 8. K. Tjikembang, Dut, as 5,038. Jurrianse, 8th inat-Sourabaya, 2nd Inst. Gen.-J. C. J. Im
Oriental, Br., ... 5,284, A. L. Valentitini, 9th Inst. Shanghai, 6th inst G-P&OS N Co.
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The services to Germany, Austria, and i
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The anticyclone is probably central to the spath of Japan, and depresions covor N. China and Tongking.
...
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 x.μz to-day, 0.05 inches.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
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Land. At present the graves and who supply the 11th and 13th at the Sai Yuor Food Branch Post Office. oroses are left isolated, but I Haseare. He is a long way down should not be at all suprised if the list and there is not much they in their tura disappear in chance of his being over here for time. We are making every earsome time... I have been asked deavour to recuro the land where
to take a permanent commission any of our own men are buried.
in the army. If I take it I shall There is one landmark in this
see that that I get to "India as I Tioinity and that is the Trappist do not fancy this climate at all monastery at Mont de Chat. From and shall not be sorry" to be out this we drove the Gerbuns, and East again (seems rather rough poor young Gatecre, one of the luck on the East, don't it?). Capt. finest swordsmen in the army, by Auderson of Bintang has rejoined strange aot of fate, was cut down the 18th R. I. and is with one of by Uhlans. It is a winding road the new battalions.. Irsa up to the approach up a bill. We had against Angier at the Queen's in belled theenemy out of it but as Leicester Square the other day. Gatacre was rounding an angle He looked very fit. I hear that of the wall four Chlans got at Rushton is a full private in Kit him and another officer, with chener's army. Rowley, I believe, drawn sworde, and had them beis in one of the north country fore they could draw their own infantry regiments." swords.. My own work
In another letter he rattles on here is at present quito light. As they have stopped our hunt- have under my charge all the ing, etc., we have to fill in the horses of the regiment, transport time somehow or another; 80 and machine gune, varying from 600 to 700 and am responsible for their condition both in health and sickness, and I don't mind telling you there are worse look-
when we can manage it we take
The Pillar Box formerly, at the junction resered to the fonction of Austin Avenue of Kimberley and Nathan Roads has been
and Kimberley Road,
ng dispatched from Shanghai, on Tues- Mallsfor Europe via Siboria are now be-
days at 9 p.m. days at Noon, and Wednesdays & Satur-
Tuesday's dispatch connegts with the
DEPARTED,
April 8,
Talena for Ballkpapan. Kitano Maru for Yokohama viu S'bai.. " Sul Kat for K. C. Wan. Yingshow for Shanghai. Wonchow for Teming for Fakhoi via Holhow,"
Elolio.
Kashing for Hongay. Hoising for Malenchow. Ohenan for Canton. Chingchow for Saigon. Hild for Bangkok. Glenfallach for Singapore via Amoy. Haimun for Swatow.
CLEARANCES AT THE
HARBOUR OFFICE.
hood
2 Furces Chapnel.
The sam as No. 1.
{L'DON via S'pore, I Nore
3 South coat of China be-) Ths__asme
tween H.K. and Lamooks a No. 1...
1
4 South coast of China bo-)} The same
tween H.K. and Hainan... as No. 1.
Chine Coast Meteorological Register.
Station.
"9th April, a.m.
Winds
Hour.
Barometer.
Temperature,
Humidity.
Weather.
D'tion,
Force.
Wostook Ta 29.88 34 na Oc
Nemuro Hakodate
60
10
Tokio Kochi
Nagasaki
Kagima Dahi
Dahima Naha
Ishi'jima
w'haiwel Hankow Lobang Klukiang
ngahe
29.86 46 84 saw 5 bemg
n
29.92
Cutzlaf Sharp
29.93- 55
P. 78 30.11 62.80
walow
Ba 29.07 64 84 ne
Taikoku 50 30.04 57 91
36 62 82
30.00 70
66
5 om
Q b
Penang, Colombo, †Capt. D. Äsbury
Port Said and Marsellles uns 19
SHANGHAI,
MOJI, KOBE Nagoya AND
TOKO- Capt. W. N. Sweny HAMA oioi,
R.N.R.
« Subject to alteration without notice:
10th Apr.& Pasge
10 a.m. Freight 28th Apr.
& Psage
about 3rd May
Freight & P'eage
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Hongkong, 3rd April, 1915
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joy-rides to the firing line. To- Trans-Siberian weekly express at Bar. Onsang for Shanghai. day I went to Bethane and Vor- bia; the others connect with Post trafas.
melles in company with our gen eral, but when we arrived, there
009ing animals in the division and was a hell of a battle going on. It!
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Hamned few better. You would ardly recognise me now. I hink I am five years younger and have got rid of my tummy; I am in the saddle every day and get plenty of exercise.'
Familiar Names.
And again: "The majority of the inhabitants of Singapore seem
Until further notice Registered corres-
appears that the Franch, feelingrondence for New Britain (formerly the effacts of the frost, which nown as German New Guinea, the Caro- makes you feel about two-year-ins Islands and Marshall Islands) cannot old form and three stones lighter be accepted for transmission. had made a determined attack on the enemy and carried some trenches. In fact the German throng the town as we arrived. Shanghai & N. China Per TAK SANG, prisoners were jus coming
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to have drifted up this way. This rather upset our idea Marghall, who was the armying pp to the trenches an chartein in Singapore, is with the should have been in the way and 2nd Cavalry Divison. The other would have been badly cursed; night we were sitting in the mesa so we went and had lanch intead. when an officer came in covered As there was a good patisserie Molkow ja rain, snow and slush and siked there we went in to buy some for a doctor; he was in charge of French rolle and pastries. Whilst Iloilo Per a oyolist detachment and one of
we were inside, the buns.started
his men had collapsed. Who shelling the town and our 02 should it be but Jervois, of got a few holes in ita shell the K.O.Y.L.I.'s. We kept his burst about twenty yards in front man for the night, gave him and made holes through all the rome hot rum and a feed and sant
parts that didn't matter. The
English Mail.
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TO-MORROW,
10th 9 a.m.
Hinsong for Sandakau, Teucer for New York via Iloilo. Phonilus for Liverpool viu Singapore: Oriental for Bombay vin Singapore.
M'kong
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PASSENGERS ARRIVED,
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Legaspi 29.93 79 85 no. 8
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29.9% 77 89 aw
2P.88 79 100
20.80 79 80 se
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G. W. JEFFRIES, Director.
Mr P Chamburs, Mr RG Dowie. Miss Hongkong Observatory, April 9, ML Cumber, Mr R Fryer, Mr and Mrs C
5 Maity, Mr AA Whyer, Mre Hammond, 1 Barometer, reduced to 33 degrad Miss E Councer, Drand Mrs OFStrange, Fahrenheit on the level of the son in In- Mr JR Weeks, Mr R Davidson, Mr Wobos, tenths and hundred the Tyler, Mr A A Nowzariwalla, Mr A G
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him off the next day. It was shell burat in the road and only another oase of exhaustion, chacked a fair sized stone sett Jervois could not stay as he had through the shop window, making to pnah on a few more miles with his man. The rest of the capids and angels and things, a wedding cake arrangement with K.O.Y.L.I.'s arrived a day or two look particularly silly. We then Fhilippine L-Per LOONGSANG, 10th afterwards and I rode over to their
came to the conclusion that this
village and saw them all--Mallia- particular town was not exactly son, Warden, Collie Browne, eto. healthy, so proceded on the To-day Law and Lambert came homeward journey.
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"4 Direction of Wind, to two points.
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Q Rain in inches, tonths and hundredths
METEOROLOGICAL.
Previous
Day On date. On date
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Barometer...... Tamperaturo ... Humidity `-...... Wind Direation .... E Force.........
30.08 20.98 29.94
67" 66
75
73
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