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WAR TELEGRAMS,
THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 31, 1915.
POST OFFICE.
SHIPPING NEWS:
WEATHER REPORT.
(Continued from ` Pays 8.)
BIG COTTON FIRE.
May 30, 7.15 8.m.
A fire cccarred yesterday morning and destroyed a collon ware- house in Manchester belonging to the Manchester Ship Canal Company. The damage is estimated at many thousands of pounds. The configration lasted five hours,
A VERY VIOLENT ARTILLERY DUEL.
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در چیزها
May 20, 6.50 p.m...
A Paris ccmmunique states that the most violent artillery duel took place north of Arras, last night, the Germaus particularly.
Much inconvenience and delay in the
dailvery of correspondence is caused by residents who change their addresses,
ARRIVED,
failing to notify the General Post Office, Halching, Dr.as. 1,887, W. Pasmoro 30th Residents arriving in or leaying the Col-
Swatow, 19th Inst. Clen.-D. L. & Co.
ony, or changing their address in the Col- ony, ara requested to actify the clerk at the Foate Restante, General Post Office, of the change of address at the earliest opportunity.
The attention of the Publie is directed to Para, 23 of the Hongkong Fostal Guide which reads as follows:-
The usual time for closing a mail is one Lour befors the steamer is advertised'tɔ Sail Letters Frapald with,10 cents in ad- dition to the postage will, if handed over the counter, be recolved after the adver tisad time of closing the ind til tho mail has actually left the office.
Registered Letters to the Caroline, La. bombarding the Frenob positions on Lorette height. The French drone, Felew and Marshall Island an further progressed east of the Aix-Souchez road. A German attack now to netopted for transmission. at midnight on the Fresoli trenches at Ablair, was likewise repaised.
WAR ITEMS.
To" Weddingen" England.
that the word torpedo shall be
owing to onlietment for the war, they might be called upon by the War Office to carry out certain woka, which he would not public. ly specify. He was sure the Board would do all they could to help the country. There was
The Services to Germany, Austria, and their Colonies, and to the Ottomans Em pire ere ausfended.
MAILS DUB.
Amsterdam, April 10-The Hamburger Fremdenblatt suggests another matter which he would English, Malia, 4th June,
refer to in a veiled way." Under America, or China, Rangoo M.. 8th June, replaced in the German language the Defence of the Resim Act, a by the came "Weddingen," as a.
scheme had been drawn up fr lasting honour on the man who the removal of boats in the Tunes MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW. created the new weapon which is ia the eront of invasion, The. being used against British echeme had been recepted by the Haiphong-Fer DAIGI M., ist June 9 s.m militariem, and are: forth we shall Weddingen to put Berks, Backs, and Surrey.
county organising committees of Fort Bayard & Haiphong-For HONG-
KONG, 1st June, 9 á.m. an end to the slame of island
Swatow, Amoy & Foocho-Per empire.' The sugger ton has been cothusiastically approved throughout Germany-Exchange
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Rlots.
"Fence.
Austro-Hungaılan Starvation
Romo, April 18-Sarions dia- turbances, continue to take place
·
Food Left in Przemysl.)
Aa cfficial Rome, Sunday. Message from Vienna &tites! that the Geogral Stuff has pablished an official' report on the fall of Przemysl. The report
On the 31st at 13 40—
No returns from Indo-China and Wladivostok „
Pressure bas increased slightly along the coast from Waibalwel to Shanghai; it bas docrossed lightly over the remainder of the ATED. An area of low pressuro covers central Osins.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 14 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches,
MAIL STEAMERS
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.
ENGLISH MAIL.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTI 5;
ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District.
Walshing. Br. 1,972, M. Plekseli, 20th May-Bangkok, 22nd May, Rice
-J. M. & Co. Mengkong. Fr. s. 742, A. Marquereto 2612 May-Haiphong, 1916 May Gen.-A. B. Mirts. Digfin, Norwis, A. Balveson, 20th May Bangkor, 20th May, Rice T. & Co. Kwango, Br. 4.x. 1.927, W. Q. Jon. 30th
May--Chefoo,ith May, Gen.1 Hongkong and Neighbour | winds; B. & S.
bood Tungus, Norw. s. 1,039, C. Cornelinson, 20th May-Bangkok, 28th May, Rica--Chinese.
Kohina Maru, Jap. 8.3. 1.854. Yamaski ta
30th May-Moji, 23rd May, Coal Formosa Channel...
M. Blab
Brisbane, Br. a. 715, J. Salmes. 30th May
Cabu, 25th May--Ballast--C3 Clack.
Iyo Maru, Jap .3,691, K. Oramoto, 31st May-Singapore, 25th May, Gen---N.Y.K.
Yingchow, Br. ss. 1,216, E. 5. Jozer, 30th May-Shanghai, 27th May, en, --B.& S.
Kawachi Muru, Jup. s... 3,831, K. Kurod zuml, 31st May-Jajuu, 26th May, Gen...N.Y.K.
Chili, Fr... 3 246, Oszal, 31st May...Bai
gor. 28th May:General M, M.
DEPARTED.
May 29.
Lachow for Canton, HAL-Focles for Chefes
CHING, lat June noon. Shanghai, North China, Japan via Nagasaki, Honolulu, Unit ed States, South America and Canada via San Francisca & U. Kingdom via Canada (Ba- ropa vin Siber-Per SIBE RIA, lat June, noon. (Tientsin Puka Sarvic's Shanghai Br.
A'can,
Canadain
Siberian &
at ts that the economic situation. O, Saturday, 5th June.)
p.m.
et Trent. Yesterday, following of the Empire before the war Nowchwang-Por PAOFING, 1st June, 2 disorders caused by famished necessitated economics, and the Nigh-Par CHEKIANG, 1st Juné, 3 women, a considerable proportion military administration was au-
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p.m.
fCAL 3p...
of the population ittacked the able to rep ovision Przemyal Ihilippine Islands-Fer CHINHUA, lat military atores, and subsequently enficiently. From the time of the carried out a demonstratio at fratsiege dizemysl was provision- the railway station in order to ed for 137 deye, and after its prevent the departure of recruits, relief 213 ua with food were The police charged the crowd dem atched, but only 128 reached with their abres. The ei'u tion Pizemysl. At the time of the became worse, and at night-the second siege the fortress had authorities requested reinforce. food for five months and a half: ments to be despatched.
Germans Release interned
fo 128,000 men, 14,150 horses, 18,000 civilane, and 2,000 pri- foners. During the scored siege the Austro-German army twice Amsterdam, April 19-Three attempted to relieve Przemysl, Englishmen have been released but did not succeed owing to the from the Ruhleben camp. Ore rigours of winter.
Englishmen.
of them, who was a designer at [The "second siega" began in the Plauen lace factory, has been November]
INSURE
* YOURSELF
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est at liberty at the request of his employers, as the latter. found it- impossible to proceed with their work without him; while the two others were released at the request of the American Government because they were senior members of American conceros in Germany, and were also indispensable. A against all sorts of aches and paine-bead number of German municipalities acbe, toothache, backasbe, darache, sore bave protested against the relense throat, sprains, strains and bruises--by of these men, putting the notion keeping olcse at hand a down as an exaggeration of the LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM. It stops claims of humanity.
the pain. Stops it quickly. Just rub It In where the pain, acho or soreness is, and see how spon you get blessed relief!
Bold at le. 4d. per bottle.
Thames and Invasion. Lord Deeborough, presiding at the annual meeting of the Thames Conservancy to-day said that al- though they bad a reduced stuff
bottlo of
Agenta for Hongkong, Messrs. A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.
THE
(1 IS WHAT YOU GET MORK
THAN WHAT YOU PAY.
DOUBLE STRENGTH
ODUBLE VALUE..
WEANS
LOTUS MOKHA
IS UNIFORMLY EXCELLENT'
Obtainable Everywhere,
RUTTONJEE & SON,
Shanghai, and North Chino "(Europe via Siberia) Por
LUCHOW, 1st Juno. 3 p.m.
[Tionisle-Pukow Railway Shang: a Br. P. O. Saturday, the 5th June. Shanghai & North China--Per SIN
4 KLANG, 1st June 4 p.m.
"
WEDNESDAY, 2nd June.
amlol for Haiphong & Bangkok Kanchow for Shanghai Amazone for Marseilles via Saigon Yasang for Marila Wingsang for Shanghai via Manila Timanook for Batavia via Banka · Taksang for Haiphong Toso Maru for Newchwang Fakui Mary for Wakamatsu
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CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.
May 29.
Tacoma for San Franciservia Keelung Zabro for Marsiolles via Singapore Chiyuan for Shangbai Singou for Hollow & Pakhof
Chasan for Singapore via Swatow
May 31.
Myogisan Maru for Hongay Kwang suor Canton Promoth us for Bangkok
Strails & Indla viz Cutoutta-Per. NAY-Chilifir Yokohama via Shanghai
SANG, Bad May. p.m.
Mexion Maru for Victoria via Manila. Yingchow for Canton
Japen via Kobe, Victoria, Seattle, Theo Maru for Kobu via Shangha
cem & Vancouver Per TI- Mentor for Yokohama via Kool laufzu TAN, 2nd June 2 p.m.
THURSDAY 3rd June. Straits, Coylon, Port Sald, Marseilles, & London-Por FUSHIMA M.. 3rd June 11a.m. Sandakan-Per MAUSANO, 3rd June, 11
Wal-bal-wei & Tientsia--Per HUL
CHOW, 3rd June, 3 p.m..
Bn.
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
Per 8.8. Huiobarg from Foochow etc. Rev W Mohinstrp, Murphy, Doblason. Right Hev Biobop Rayasae, M U Cheek,
WATER RETURN.
Lavel and Storage of water in Reservoirs on the 1st May, 1915- CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER
WORKS LEVEL,
FRIDAY, 4th June. Swatow, Amoy & Foschow-Per HAI
MUN, 4th June, 1 p.m.
Shanghai and North China (Europe vla Biboria) -Por MALTA, 4th June, 4 p.m.: Tientsin-Pekow Railway Shanghai Br.Tytamme?
Jauft, jih, Below gilt in De'd
Overflow PO. Tuesday, 8th June.!
overflow Tytam af pie. Below all in Below
overlow
ave low Tytam Interfapf. oin. Below art roin Below
Overflow
oriflaw fastic din. Bolów zla. Below Pokkulele
OVER ON
..overcom Wong-nal-fil, sin Be'ow soft gin Delow
chung........ overlow
overflow
American
C'dian &
English Mail.
SATURDAY, 5th June.
Straits, Burmah, Ceylon, Ads
lalde, Western Australia, In-
STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS
OF GALLONS.
TOT4
30.10
1.17
1280
15.02
73-4 15.53
3.52
3.09
11177
128.11
dia, Adea, Egypt, and Europe. The parcel mail will be closed Tytam flyewash m on Friday, 4th June, at 5pm. Tyam Intermediate...!!
Per ORIENTAL, 5th Printed Mattor and Sample, Wox-al-chong
10 am. Registration 10.15am, Registration Kowloon B.O. 9.30 a.m Lettors 11 a.m.
TUESDAY, 8th June,
Siberiać.
Pokfalum
about the DATES named —
Forscast.
. For
Light routherly SHANGHAI
probably some thunder- sterma.
8.W.
› winds,
light: cloudy. Bouth coast of China ba-) The same tween H.K. and Lamooks as No. 1.
4 Bouth coast of China be? The same twoon H.K. and Hainan... as No. 1,
China Const Mateorological Registar.
Btallop.
31st May, a
Winds
Hour.
Barometer.
Temperature.
Humidity.
Weather
D'tion.
Force.
Wostock Ta
Nemuro கே 29,714
Tokio Kochi Nagasaki K'agima Oshima
Hakodate 20.61
W
To Sail On Remarks,
Steamers
Malta
Capt. C. G. Smith
.R.N.R.
}
d'light 5th Juno
LONDON via Usual) Oriental
Ports of call
SHANGHAI
Freight
* Pasge
noon Freight
& P'eage"
Capt, A. L. Valentini 5th June
Valentin
MOJI, KOBE Karmala AND YOKO-Capt. H. G. Evans HAMA ......49244) R.N.R
L'DON via S'pore, Nagoya
Penang, Oclombo, Capt. A. B. Garwood 2. Fort Bald and .. R.N.R.
Marseilles...
Subject to alteration without notice.
}
about 8th June
}
about 10th June
All steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
P.&O. S. N. Co.'s office,
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Hongkong, 3lat May, 1915.
now 4
+
20.71
Aw
29.76
"
Et
90.76
20.78
ane '1
20.71
до
29.65
0
29.66
AIW 2
39.85
Sw
29.03 58
nno. 4.bo
H
Ishi'lima Bonin
Choloo
Whaiwel
Hankow Ichang
F
fi
+1
1 LF
2
29.62 66
3 bev
Sharp P. 7 29.61 75
Ob
Amoy
6A 20.34
Ü e
Bwatow
Taihoku
5%
29.60 72 98
Talshu
29.50 75
Talnan
20.60
ww
Koshua
DAW
F'dores
Shaoghal 29.06 06 08 se Gutzlaff
11
* 29.55.75
JUW
.29.65 73 Canton 6* 29.65 77 95 s
*kony
29.647 97 Gay
Масво
'P
29.61
98
Wuchow Ja Pathol
Holhow
Pkulion
Touzane
E. A. Hewett,
Freight
& Penz
Freight
& P'asge
Superintendent
PACIFIC MAIL S.S.CO.
OPERATING
MODERN HIGH POWERED TWIN SCREW EXPRESS STEAMERS.
MONGOLIA a7c00 toni
KOREA 18000 tons
CHINA 10200 tone
MANCHURIA 27000 tone
SIBERIA 18000 tons'
NILE 1:00 tone
PERSIA 8000 tons
Between Hong Kong, Manila, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama,
Honolulu and San Francisco
"THE SUNSHINE BELT—The Most Comfortable Route to America and Europe
Sailing TUESDAY, TUESDAY, TUESDAY,
0. St. J. Aparri
29.71
73 84 8 20.72 79 87 #
20
10
SIBERIA CHINA (via Manila)... MANCHURIA
th
20.75 77 98 aus.
10
20.74. 79 93 w
10
29.75. 81 00 D
29.74 79 87.
"3.0
0
Surigao Labuan
20.25 79-95
να κυρια Manila Legnap! Tacloban Ilallo
29.86 88-
C. W. JEFFRIES, Director. Hongkong Observatory, May 31.
1 Barometer, reduced to 52 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in in- chos, tenths and hundredtha,
& Temperature, in the shade, in degrees "Fahrenheit.
the Humidity of air saturated with mole- 3 Humidity, in percentage of saturatior,
ture being 100.
4 Direction of Wind, to two points.
'5 Force of Wiad, according to Beaufore Scalo.
State of Weather, b blue sky, o da- tached gload, d drizzling rain, flog, & gloomy, h hall, Hghtning, o overcast, p passing showers, q equally, z rain, s know,
thunder, visibility, w dow wat,
Rain in Inches, tenths and hundredths
METEOROLOGICAL.
Previous
Day On date on data
atsp. at 6
Barometer.... 29.70 29.70
Wind Direction...WSW
step,
20.68
Temperature Humidity
73 77
83
.87 07
83
E
Force........
2
◊
or
of
Consumption.
"
Estimated
popa'adon
Consumption per
head per day...
1974 130,52
149.22.
147/139 sto,zig
16.4
gallo's Interminent supply by Rider Mains in Ridder
Krilons
14
0.33 Highest open ale Comparatura on tät, joil Lowns!
HI, Observatory, 31st May;
D. W. JEFFRIES, Director.
#
75
Weather.... Total.... Consumption of wate
water in the City and fill | Rain ........... District in millions of decious gallons during the inionchi of April, ag15. man
Shanghai, North China, Japan Main Districts up till ih April, 1914. Eervices to Mvis Nagasaki, United States, houses in Rister main Districts disconnected from B. America, & Canada via San Rider mains and apply given by public street foun Francisco & U. Kingdom vlantains only from th April 1914. Constant supply in Canada, Europe via Biberia diatrics dúrtog April 1015.
Per OHIYO M.,8th June I p.m.
Bwaków, Amoy & Foochow-For HAI-
TAN, 8th June, 1 p.m. Philippine La-TAMING, 8th June,3 pm.
SATURDAY, 19 h June.
Australia, New Zealand, Tas- rennio, vis Port Darwin and New Guinea via Thursday is. Per CHANGSHA, 19th June
Austra-
lina
Mail.
Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stewed Findon Haddocks, Kippers &o,
ALEXANDRA CAFE.
Kowloon Gra1 ci sin
KOWLOON WATER WORKS LEVEL.
1914
adiation Re. Brow #trols)' "overflow
1913- Lff an Below
Overflo
STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS
OF GALLONS.
let June, at 1pm. 15th June, at noon. 2lad Juno, at noon.
Berths
These steamers are famous for their modern equipment, comfort, and die amperiority of. the eulxice, which de under the personal supervision of Die, V. Moroni, the world-famous enterer., Largo, plateroom),, equipped with electric fans, and running water. equipped with electria rending Tumps. Numerous amusemɑuta-mit wasse medinmlog tank, Filipino orchestia, deck games, diantes, ein-nut a dull moment throughout the trip. The Safety and Comfort of Patrons li Qur First Donaldamion
For further information, rates, literature, pohodules, etc., apply to
King's "Building (Opposite Blake Pier.
+1
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TO SAIL
R. C. MORTON,
Agent, Telephbas No 141
RECULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE,
High Water
Hongkong
Low Water HOTTEST
Mo
8,011 3
Proposed Sailing from Hongkong,
For NEW YORK via 'PANAMÁ CANALİ
The s.s. "MIDDLEHAM CASTLE"
sailing hence or or about 2nd June,
For NEW YORK via SUEZ CANAL,
The s.s." SAINT RONALD
sailing hence about early in July,
For Freight and further information apply to
TIDE TABLE.
31st May to 6th June, 1915.
Мол
2015 Kowloon Gra
Tues. vitatios
#51.50
#71.93. Reservoir
Wed. Consumption of water la Kowloon in millions of t
Jung
Decimal ballons During the month of April, 1915. Thur.
1914 Consumption
25430 Estimated pipula}.
30.73 m gationePi.. $4,400 96,200
Bat Consumption per AN LABORAN
head par day
10.6 The Governmzaj Analyst's reports show that the
Sun, water få of excellent quality,
Public Works Department.
W CHATHAM,” WatarAuthority"
30 #3
4
m'morning. a'afternoon.
Hongkong, 22nd May, 19"
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