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FROM A BRITISH NURSE
54"
BRITISH ENDURANCE.
THE HONGKONG" TELEGRAPH, ¿TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1915.
POST OFFICE.
SHIPPING NEWS
WEATHER REPORT.
With the Russian Red Cross,
A Band of Three Save & Position.
London, Feb. 2..
A thrilling story of British pluck and endurance is told by Eye Witness" with the forces
ARRIVED.
On the 13th at 11.40-Presaura romaine highest in the neighbourhood of the Bon ine: it has decreased sharply over north and central Japan owing to the advanos of Derwent, Br. a. 1,569. J. Jonkins, 12th the northera depression to the dust of
A considerable over N. Chlon, which is now! covered by a fresh anticyclons. Slight to moderate Increases are general over the remainder of the area except in the vicinity of Shanglist, where pressure has, given way slightly owing to the existence
instant-Suigon, 7th last. Alcoold
Chinese,
Liangchow, Br. 8.8. 1.220, Benson, 12th InatBhanghai, 9th lust. Gon.- B. & S.
inat,-Haiphong, 18th inas., Gen. -B. &...
Yuocang, Br... 1,128, P. H. Rolfe, 13th inat-Manila, 10th inst., Goa.-- J, M. & Co. Cheongthing. Br... 1,261, V. Liddell,13th inst-8watow, 12th inst., Ga0.- J. M. & Co.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day. 0,00 Inches.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,
Diatriot.
Forecast.
NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT ALS THOUGH EVERY POSSIBLE PRE- CAUTION IS TAKEN TO SECURE THE SAFETY OF ALL POSTAL PAC- Miss Violetta Thurstap, who
XETS WHILST IN THE CUSTODY OF has been doing such splendid
THE POST OFFICE THE POSTMAS service as a Red Cross surse, first
TER GENERAL CANNOT GIVE COM- in Belgium and then with the at the front.
PENSATION FOR ANY LOSS OR DA. Russians, has returned safely to
He says that during the fight- MAGE WHICH MAY BE DUE TO THE England, having been invalid- ing on February 17, south-east of ADT OF THE KING'S ENEMIES. UN Kaifeng, Dr. GR. 987, J. B. Evana. 19th of a shallow depression. ed home after an attack of pleuriey Ypres, a party of 40 Britisbera TILFURTHER NOTICE NO LETTERS following a shrapnel wound, was isolated and exposed to the BOXES, OR PARCELS FOR BELGIUM. which she received while tending fall fury of the enemy's attack. BRAZIL, ORETE OR MONTENEGRO awounded man under fire. The
The 40 held the trench they AND NO LETTERS, BOXES OR PAR. wound itself was more painful occupied until every one of them CELS FOR MALTA CAN BE ACCEPT- than cerious, and soon healed, had been either killed or wound-ED FOR INSURANCE. though Miss Thurstan confessesed, and at the end there were that she still dreams of her only three who were capable of
a bomb using a rifle at all. marrow escape when dropped at her feet unexpectedly They kept on firing, however, from a Taube, as she was walking until their ammunition was almost along the road at Radziwilov, exhausted and then managed to totally unaware of the presence of send word to the rear, and seven the enemy. If the road had been strong men carried more ammuni- LETTER SYSTEM TO BRAZIL IS BUS- hard she must have been killed, tion to the trench. but fortunately it was very muddy. When they reached the inferno The bomb Bank in, exploded up they found the three survivors wards, and the soldiers who standing among their dead and rushed forward to investigate disabled comradee, still firing found Miss Thuretan standing, steadily. dazed, at the very edge of the great hole it had made.
War risks are not covered by postal registration or insuranco,
THE PARCEL POST AND INSURED
PENDED.
MAILSTEAMERS
THE PENINSULAR
AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.
W
ENGLISH MAH
XILL despatoh VLDSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or
about the DATES named :-
For..
Steamers
To Sail On Remarks
SHANGHAI
Sardinia Capt. J. T. Jeffery
about 22nd Apr.
Freight
* P'eage
DEPARTED.
1 Hongkong and Neighbour winds,
hood
£ & 9.E.
moderate; fair 10 cloudy.
LONDON via Usual)
Ports of call
Malta
доев
Capt. E.J. Smith R.N.R.
23rd Apr.
Freight &P'anga
April 12,
Freight
8. winds, light,
Fresben!bg
from N.E.
Esang for Port Courbet Anhui for Canton Halman for Foochow via Amoy Kesmun for Yokahama via Shangbal Em-Chipshing for Canton.
Tho services to Germany, Austria, and
their Colonfes, and to the Ottoman
plrá nze auspended saare also the Parcel
Post ervices to France & Twingtau.
The ammunition only came in the nick of time. The increase of seven in their rank enabled the beroes to bear off the assault, which was made on them, and that the Sai Yung Poon Branch Post Office. position was saved.
British Postal Orders are now on sale
Some of Mise Thurstan'a ex periences are related in a most interesting interview that appears in the British Journal of Nursing. Falling into the bands of the
The Public are advised to pest oarly så Germson in Belgium, she was one of the party who through the ground-in some briokfields- there is a danger of inte ported correspon- intervention of the American a young German officer charged encomiuring the mall owing to the con- Consul, were permitted to return at the head of 30 men, waving||||| homo vin Cologne and Denmark, his sword.
Tus correspondent mentions that in ons portion of the battle
the
further, for they were all killed.
The officer still lies where he fell, his sword still in bis hand, with bie 30 comrades all doad around him.
strahip."
bag will be closed on board the steuicer.
4
The Pillar Box formerly at thojunction of Kimberley and Nathan Roads bas boux removed to the jonction of Austin Avenue and Kimberley Road.
but at Copenhagen she decided The attackors repobed to go to Poland instead, and ac-entanglements protecting the The afternoon Mail for Canton will close companied by Misa Greg and two British position, but got no at the General Postlice at 5p.m. No late other trained nurses, and armed with an introduction from Princs Gustay of Denmark to his aunt, the Empress Marie of Russia, ebe set out for Petrogard, where they had an audionoe with the Em- press, and were sent to WarDa where, after three weeks' hospital work, Misa Thurstan and Mise Grag were attached to the flying. column," which travela light, setting up temporary hospitals wherever they aró wasted.
The wounded men were passed
WATER RETURN.
Level and Storage of water in Reservoirs on the 1st Apr., 1915.
"
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER
WORKS LEVEL,
Mails for Europe via Siberia are now be ing despatched from Shanghai, on Tacs- days at Noon, and Wednesday & Satur days at 9 p.
Atauta Maru for Singapore Taishun for Canton
Hangseng for Saigon.
lyo Maru for Bombay vla Singapore Dalren Mara for Bombay via Singapore Boshu Maru for Canton
CLEARANCES AT THE
HARBOUR OFFICE.
April 13.
Tooyo Maru for San Francisco via S'pore Liangchow for Canton Haiyang for Foochow vin Swatsw Kwangtah for Shanghal " Changta for Swatow via Bangkok Anbul for Shanghai
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
Ber 8. "Lianzehow, from Shanghai Mestra Boyd. De Long, Fennsson, Mague and Chu Lai-chin,
·
Formors Channel..... probably
3 Bouth coast of China bo-) The same
as No. 1, tween BLK, and Lamooks
1.
4 South coast of China be-) The same: tween H.K. and Hainan...as No. 1.
Chian Coast Meteorological Register.
Station.
13th April, a.m.
Wind
Hour.
Barometer.
Temperature.
Humidity.
D'tion.
Weather.
Nomuro 6x. 20.30
Por 8.1. Kaifong from Haiphong-Mr Johang Carpenter.
PASSENGERS EXPECTED.
Sw
B
I
L'DON vía S'pore, | Nore
Penang, Colombo, } Caps. D. Asbury Port Said and
Marseilles.......
SHANGHAI
MOJI, KOBE Nagoya
AND YOKO - [Capt. W. N. Sweny HAMA ................................... R.N.R.
Subject to alteration without notice.
10 a.m.
28th Apr.& P'eage
about Freight 3rd May & P'sage
All steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. For Freight or Passage, apply to
P. & 0.8. N. Co.'s office,
#7
Hongkong, 10th April, 1915.
KOREA 15000 tons
Wostook 76
Hakodate 20.60 Tak
W
29.78
D
20.93
BW
Koti
29.97
L'agima
30,02
Oshima
30.0%
Naba" Ishilims
30.05
30.05
I.
30.16
Thefoo
30.10 42 92 nus Whelwel Harkow
3 bo
Shar
Bhanghai Gutzlaff
Klukiang Changsha
29.86 64
bne dom 29.82 63 bw 1 cm P. 7a 30.03 73 01.
0 of
Amoy 6a 29.91 70 95 Swatow
29.05 75 90 sw 58 29.93 72 01 #
Q db
9567
B
1.0
Be
2b
29.95 15
sw 2b
6 29.91 70 95
20
29.93 75 95 a 29.94 29.03 73 06 Bo
2 of
сла
21
2 of
KOREA
SIBERIA ......resentat.
Ga 1982 70. 92 8 4 b
1J81 79
WEW 40
29,81 81
опе
60
28.04 19 95 по
2b
29.87 20 79 #O 29.93 75 2 29.92 61 87 ne 29.88 77 90 aw
2 b
1b
1of
29.80 79 84 0
4 b
29.89 75 06 se
10
#
Per P. & O... Nagoya, from London | Talboku
| March" 20,—Mr D Muyr, Mrs Hunter, Mr Taichu & Mrs A'R Taylor and 2 children, bir and Tainan
a as quickly as possible-once the column dealt with 750 in 24 | Tytami Jastin Below 18. i Delos Tuesday's despatch connects (with the Mrs Plesso and child, Mr S Logan, Mr H Koshun
* O
129:4-
*****verfow
1915.
verflow
overflow
verflow
overtow
master's house, the Ger-kful, ain. Below 3ftin Helow
17
Until further notice Reglitered corres. pondence, for Naw Britain (formerly. known as German Now Guinea, the Caro- ine Islands and Marshall Islands) cannot bo accopted for transmission.
'kon
that occasion the Trampelowaft Holow Trans-Siberian weekly expross at Har-Philips, Mr M Murphy, Mr Rayner, Mr P'dozes
Byewash.... overdow
N Koneally, Mr M Costello, Mrs JF Coska | Canton. Lpital Lad been set up in a Tian Inter 44 in. Helow 25 in Below bin; the others consuet with Post trains.
mediate...... overdow
& party, Mr E Poot & Me N P Johnson.
Rock GEP Ho Per P. & O... Mooltan, from London overflow
March 20-Mr JC Oswald, Mr A E Mar- Wachow Wong-f. pin. Helow ft soin Below
chung, overflow
overiłow
tio, Mr and Mrs FC Kell, Miss Orr & Mr STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS
Pakhoi J Hooper. OF GALLONS.
Halbow April 17,-MrA H Compton and Mr JTourang Per P. & D., Egypt, from London Phulien Poulson.
C. 81. J. Por NY. K... Fushimi Maru, from London March 13. Miss Ducic, Misa D Pettitt, Mr and Mrs AW Heron and two children, Mrs. Tucker, Mrs Hall, Mr Legapi Muirhead, Mra Hall, bir & Mrs Souza, Tacloliex de Mucedo, Mrs Joseph and Mr Connelly.
Дого Surigao Per N. Y. K. s.s. Hirano Maru, from Lauan London March 27-Dr. W Burke.
battery was on one side of lino and the Russian on her. Shelling was going ou the time, and the hospital ryall daro show no light, as it would at Tam Bewash...... once bave drawn fire. Operations were done on the ground floor, by the light of candle ends in bottles. On the upper floors, the Diet is millions of decimals gallons during the
wounded, tha dying and the dend lay together. Then orders came do move further down the line- to Skierniwico. Here the wonud- ed were housed in the Czar's private theac'h and lay on the atage between the scenery. They had to more very quickly from this place, but they took all their patients, and the whole of their equipment; they left nothing be- bind except two dead men, and they would not have left them, but there was not time to bury them before the Germans entered the town.
“Qae night when some of the sa bad a night off, a Siberian castain, with a special permit from the General, took Miss Thur- dan, the doctor, and s’Kussian Sister to the front trenches. They
torted at 10 p.m. and got back
1914.
ags
150-24 1.71
#49.40
Pokfutu
Tam Intermediate ...... Wog-naichung
34
17.55
11.7%
2.45
197.00
340145
Total... Commption of water in the City and Hid
month of Mat,, 1915. Consumption
Popri achon Consumption per head per day...
1914
1015
13005 141-43 m. gations
250,419 .. 26.5
[B.C galfoor
MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW. Hollow & Haiphong Per BOYORIN, 14th April, 9a.m.. Tourane & Qulohon-Por VARG, 14th
April, 9 am,
!
plain Dicts during March 1914. Constant supply
Intermittent supply by Rider 'Maine la tider Japan via Kabo-Por COLOMBO M blisters during March 1915.
KOWLOON WATER WORKS LEVEL.
1014
Kowloon draft gin
vitadou Ra. Be aw
servoir... overflow
eft a
11: Balow
...uver?ow
14th April, a.m. Swatow-Por CHENGTU,14tblinst.10 a.m Swatow-Por HAIOHING,14th inst, noon Saigon Per PHEUM PENA, 14th just,,
J.
подл
Por N. Y. K. s.s. Katori Maru, from London April 10,--Me W A.Sloan and Mr J Blean.
Siberian
Mail.
Shanghai, and North China (Europe via Siberia) -Por KANOHOW, 17th April,3 p.m.
STORAGE IN MILLION AND DECIMALS Japan via Moji-Por FOOKBANG, 14th P. O. Wedassday, 21st inst.) Kowloon Gra
OF GALLONS.
1914
63,50
1935
100.54
vitation Reservoir Consumption of water in Kowloon ili millions of : Decimals Callons During the month of Mar., 1963, Consumpton
1974 .. XOTS 30.03 10 in gallon Eimated poputa- |
tian) 94,750 $5,350 Consumption
head per day.....
10.3 gallon The Government Analyst's reports shows that the
per
10.3
water is of excellent quality.
Tablic Works Department,
Inst. 2 p.m.
THURSDAY, 15th April... Haiphong-Per LOKSANG, 15th inst. 9
8.m.
Japan via Nagasaki--Por HITACHI M.,,
15th inst., 9 a.m. Hoihow & Haiphong-For HANDI, 15th
Inst. 10a.m. Water Authority, Halphong-Per KAIFONG, 15th inst, 10
W.CHATHAM,
Medical matters in Bombay.
at 5 sm. A fiery German attack Tue Government of Bombay
wes going on, and the ballets has given effect to the suggestions faling like bail. Crouching down of the Surgeon-General to provide
Amrican
C'dian
Siberian
K.m.
Bhanghai, North China, Japan via Moji, Vistoria, B., and Beattie, United Kingdom via Canada. Europe via Biberia) Per YOKOHAMA MARU, 15th April, 11 am. (Tientsin-Pukow, Service Shanghai Br..
IYO MARU, 15th 11a.m
Tientsia-Pakow Service Shanghal Br.
Wel-bai-wei & Tientsin-Par CHEONG-
SHING, 17th April, 4 p.m. Shanghai, & N, China-Par KWONG-
BANO, 17th 4 p.m.
...
SUNDAY, 18th April. Bwatow, Amoy and Formosa ris Tamsuit
-Per DALJIN M., 18th Inst, O
6.11.
MONDAY, 19th April,
Austra
Mall.
they watched the attack. When hospitals and dispensaries in P.O. Tuesday 20th inst.) there is a bayonet attack the Rus various centres of the Presidency Straits, Ceylon, India via Bombay-Por Japan siang score, as their bayonets are and also special wards in hospitala two inches longer than those of the for the treatment of cases of Tiaatsin-Por.HUICHOW, 15th 11 am. Snemy. The men in the front taberculosis.
trenches were wearing masks, as
י
T
Norwegian
Siberian
Shanghai and North China (Europe
via Siberia)-For LIANGONUW,15th inst.3 p.m. [Tientsin-Pukow Service Shanghai Br.
the Germans have now began to throw vitriol, Miss Thurstan fold her visit to the tracehes ountry but the
notsail; and .. Tuesday, the 20th April] and pozitions (ie., the points crew would
finally a Finnish brew were where the guns are placed) most interesting well worth a night's engaged. They travelled with sleep. The dugoute, just behind the boats elung out, and each
provided with a keg of water,
the trenches are, she says, very barrel of biscuits, an oil lamp, a comfortable. ME
keg of kerosene, and an extra car. The journey homeward was
Each passenger was supplied with Milicalt and not without danger; Als bagh Finland and Lapland, a life-belt: After a fifty-houra hants down the coast of Sweden journey they at last reached. Now-
castle."
FRIDAY 16th April.
Swatow,
་
Austra
Amoy, Formosa via Anping & Takao-Per OSBŲ MARU, 16th April. 9JD.
Philippine Islands, Australia, New Zealant. Tasmanis, and New Quinoa via Thursday Is Per NIKKO MARU, 16th April, 3 p.m.
Swatow, Amoy & Enoshow-Per HAI Bergen. Miss Thuratan says Before leaving Russia she was
TAN, 16th inst, noon. tha in Sweden "the feeling is
honoured by the Czar with the Shanghai & N. China-PerÜHOYSANG, wantagonistic to this country,
18th Inst; 4pm. thorak not so strong as it was on award of the Order of St. George, her way to Russia, when, having a military declaration given "for alour” while from the Belgian
BATURDAY, 17th Apríl,
engaged beds at an hotel, she was Red Cross she previously received refused admission when it was known that she was English, the "Marie Jose Medal. Never Hollow & Fakhol-Par WENOROW Horwegian beat bound for this bestowed!
17th April, 9am.
Timor, Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand via Port Darwin, &New Guinea viá Thursday la -Per EMPIRE, 19th April, 2
p..
W4
via Yokohama Fer LAISANG,
19th April, 4 p.m.,
TUESDAY, 20th April.", Philippine falands Por CHINHUA,
lust., p.
SATURDAY, 24th April.
Philippico L.--Per LOONCSANG, 14th
April, 2 pm..
English Mall.
FRIDAY, 23rd April.
22.07 69
20.05 70
29.97 70
חד
0. W. JEFFRIES, Director. Hongkong Observatory, April 13,
1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees ohes, tenths and hundredths. Fahrenheit on the level of the sew in in-
2 Temperature, in the shado, if dsgroes, Fahrenheit.
3 Humidity, in percentage of anturation the Humidity of air saturated with mis- ture being 100.
4 Direction of Wind, to two polate. #Force of Wind, according to Beaufore Scale,
Btate of Weather, b blue sky, o de- tached aloud, d driniling rain, f fog, g gloomy, hall, 1 lightning, o overpast, p pasting showers, o squaily, rrain, 's know,
Thunder, visibility, w dew wet.
Rain in inches, tenths and hundredths
METEOROLOGICAL.
Barometer
Previous
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Temperatura...
29.92 29.08 81 75 Humidity. 78: $5 Wind Direction
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82
75
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