TYPHOON SIGNALS.
STORM-WARNINGS ISSUED FROM THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.
The following Typhoon signals are holated on the Masthead" on Signal Bill. Kowloon, the Harbour Office, the Kowloon Godowns, H. M..S. Tamar, Green Island, Standard 0.1 Premises "Lai-chi-kok and F. O. Quartors; |
Lyeemoon.
A CONE
point upward
:
A CONE point upwards and DRUM - bułow
A DRUM
A CONE
point down.
wards and DRUM below
A CONE
point down. warde
A CONE
rolat down- wards and
THE WAR.
Germany
COUNTRIES ENGAGED.
Britain.
Russia.
France.
Belgium. Italy Japan
Servia
Austria
indi.atos a "Ty- ghoon to the Norits of the Colony, De
Turkey
indicates a Ty phoon to the North-Bast of the Jalyny.
nilicates a phoon 'to.the Eust of the Colony.
to
Ty the
indicaton .phoon Wouth East of the Colony.
against
Montenegro
ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED. Army corps is a complete army
on a small scale in itself. Th7|| strength varies from 35,000 to 45,000 men.
Division is a force of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, usually with a strength of from 15,000 to. 20,000 men. Brigade is a force of infantry o1|| cavalry. The infantry brigade is from 4,000 to 7,000 strong The cavalry brigade is from 1,000 to 2,000 strong. Regiment of infantry is from
2,000 to 4,000 strong. cavalry regiment is from 500 to 1,000 men strong, South-West of the Squadron of cavalry is from 150
indicator a T- phoon to the South of the Color s
indientas A Ts phoon
to
BALL below
Colony.
indicates a
the
Ty- phoon to the West
ADALLAH of the Colony,
10
A CONE
indicates a T
paint upwards
and BALL
below
the North-Wert of the Celory,
RED SIGNALS, indicate that
A
to 200 men strong. Battery of artillery in the British and French armies has 6 guns and about 200 men. In the Gorman Army consists of 4 guns and 150 men. In the Russian Army it consists of 8 guns and 250 men.
PRINCIPAL. EVENTS.
the centre is believed to be more June 28-Archduke Francis Ter- than 300 miles away from the dinand assassinated. "Colony.
W
BLACK SIGNALS indicate
that the centre is believed to be July 23-Austria sends an alti
matum to Servia,
tess than 300 miles away from the Colony.
"
The above signals will, as hore-July 31-Russia orders general tofore, be hoisted only when mobilisation.
typhoons exist in auch positions Aug, 1-Germany declares war on or are moying in such directions
Russia. French Cabinet orders "that information regarding them
general mobilisation. is considered to be of importance
German forces "enter" Aug. 2- to the Colony or to shipping leaving the harbour.
Luxemburg,
URGENT SIGNALS,
Aug. 4-England sende ultima-
tum, demanding obeervance In addition to the above, when it is exposted that the wind may
of Belgian neutrality. Ger- increase to full typhoon force ut many rejects ultimatum. any moment, the following Ur Aug. 5.-England at war. gent Signals will be made at the Aug. 1.-Germans enter Liège. Water Polico Station, and re- French invade southern pealed at the Harbour Office-
Aleace..
THREE EXPLOSIVE HOMBS AT Aag. 15. Austriansenter Servis. INTERVALS OF TEN SECONDS. Japan sends altimatum to
* Germany,
A Black Gross will be hoisted
other shapes:
at the same time, superior to the ag. 17.-Britiel land in France, Aag. 19-Beginning of battle of
Lorraine.
NIGHT SIGNALS,
on the roof of the Water Police
*
The following Night Signale Aug. 20-Germans enter Brussels. will be hoisted from the Flagstaffing. 23-Germans enter Namur. Station at Kowloon, the Harbour ag. 24-British begin retreat Office Flagstaff. and H.M.S. Tamar.
from Mons.
THE - HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1915.
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on Paris,
Oot, 18-British erdiner Hawke Maroh 19,-Russianaenter Memel. sunk by German submarine, March 21.-Fatile Zeppelin raid Oct. 24-Ten days' battle bes fore Warsaw ends in German ir defeat, Oct. 27
Russians reoccupy Lodz and Radom. Oct. 29-Turkish naval attacks on
Odessa and in the Crimea. Oct. 30-Col. Maritz, rebel leader driven out of Cape Colony. Nov. 1 German naval victory
off the coast of Chili. Nov. 3-German squadron makes a raid on British coast. Nov. 4-Gorman craiser Yorck
www.
strikes mine in Jada Bay. Nov. 5-England and Franca de-
clare war on Turkey. Dur-
danelles forts bombarded. Nov. 6-Tsingtau surrenders, Nov. 7 Russians enter East
Prussia.
Nov. 10--The Emlen destroyed. Nov. 11-Germans capture Dix-
made. Now: 10 House of Commons
votes a new army of 1,000,000 men. More than 1,100,000. Nov. 23-Russians surround Ger-
man corps south of Lodz, Nov. 26-British battleship Bul-
wark destroyed by explosion in the Medway River.
Dec. 1-German Reichstag votes
new credit of five billion marke. King George visita Flanders:
Dec. 2-Austrias occupy Bel
grade. Gen. De Wet captor- ed.
Deo. 3--Servisns dekat Aus-
trians in three days' battle. Dec. 6-Germans occupy Lodz. Dec. 8-British naval victory off
Falkland Islands.,
Deo, 9-Gen. Byors, Boer leader,
killed at the. Vaal River. Dec. 13-British submarine sinks the Mesaudiehin Dardanelles. Dec. 15-Austrians evicnate Bel-
grade.
March 22.-Przemysl surrenders
to the Russians.
March 24.—British airmen suc. Garmin cessfully attack submarine workeat Hoboken.
*;.
March 25-German submarino
U29 sunk with all hands. March 29.-Russian Fleet. bom
bards the Bosphorus. Ger- man submarine sinke West "African liver Falaba. March 31.-Australia offers an
other contingent..
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April 8.-Prinz Eitel Friederich internal in Norfolk. Navy Yard, U.S.A. April 9-G.rmany assumes liabili. ty for the sinking of the American ship William Frye. Anti-Austrian demonstra tions at Genos.
April 10-German
HOTEL LIST.
Hongkong Hotel.
Alder ES Anderson S E Buring JI Beaumont E Ball CDJ Pellice, Blacker GO
Bumer
Kramer DB Lambert E B
Layreos C
EA.
Law HD
Lloyd GT
MER
Longfield
Markham D
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Marriott De& Mra0 MATH ...Mehta KB
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Cassel Cant L Cheatham Cornalinson Mrs Davis Mr&Mrs FE Denison OG
Miss ME Dudy Ehrenfels HE
E Evenson
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Merecki J
Middleton G 8
Mody Mr & Mrs J H
Neighbour W R
Now burger GF Nowman 8 Ormiston J
Fronch Capt & Mr Fogg HH
E M
Fuller Denmin
J
Mins
Plagge A C Foll D
Price
Fitzwilliams D1OH- Linton J. Glaister Dr & Mre Gould Mr & Mrs Qualbourn V Gregory TM Griffiths L Goodrich UL Hall
Gro
1 Capt TP
Reay, Mins F Ray, EH Raymond JE Randall Mrs J A Rowell JF
Saladio
Sorby a
Taylor Mr & Mrs J
Hannibal Mr & Mraßmith W H Hanson A Note to Halewood C United States complains that Halewood CH the latter has accomplished Howott Hou MEA nothing by her diplomatic Hobson Dr H G correspondence with Allies-
Heeln O
Valia Dr & Mrs H do Walton Mrs
Official statement as to illrth AH Well Mr&MrA
treatment of British prisoners ia Germany.
April 11-German Socialists feene Face pamphlets: Bishop of London visits entire Front.
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Joseph E M Joseph 9 M Jones MT
Joseph E
April 12 New York Herald Alemborg E
Fulcher WO
Webb Mr & Mrs B White F W White Mr & Mis
HUH
Wood FO Wood Mrs RF
Carlton Hotel.
Cropley L Cropley N C Cropley CC Goodall Goodall Missea Hollway HD Hoshal Dr J
Mr & Mrs
demands that Count Bera-Clarko Miss May storff should be given his passports. April13-Sir Joba French asks for
extra munitions. April 14-ILMS. Renard steame ten miles up the Dardanelles. Futile Zeppelin raid on Nor-eru! R thumbrian coast.
Dar. 16-German cruisers bom-April
bard Scarborough and Hartlepool.
Dec. 18-Egypt proclaimed a British protectorate. Gen. Botha reports Boer rebellion as at on ead.
Dec. 20-28-Severe fighting on
the line of the Bzara River. Dec. 23-French Chamber votes
war credit of £340,000,000 Dec, 25-British naval and aerial
raid against Cuxhaven. Dec. 28 French occupy St. Georges, near Nieuport. Jan. 1, 1915-H.V.S. Formidable
sank in the Channel,
Jan, 3-French captare Steinbach. Jan. 3-4-Russians win decisive victory over. Turks in the Caucasas.
Jan. 8-French advance across i Aisne, north of Soissons. Jan. 13-Torks occupy Tabriz. Count Berchtold resigns. Jan. 10--German air feet bom-
barde Yarmouth.
Jan. 21 General Falkenhayn,
German
resigns.
Malcolm J Marshali J Mock Thomas Molver Pennell W V Porn N Blumer Capt R Tapsell E Taylor W
Thom Wm
Macgregor D
Whoblay A R Wilson D B
King Edward Hotel.
Almond Mr. R Bettison Mr & Mrs
WH Brown CW die W Budge Beale. Mrs Claxton & A Cooke Mrs FL Cooke Miss3 F
ip
Master O M&
A.
A
WT
April 15-Dutch 8.8. Katwyck
torpedoed without notice.. April 18-E. 15 runs ashore in the Dardanelles; officers and men made prisonera.
19-Austria's request for food-stulls to be allowed to pass through Italy refused. April 20-German Noto protest Cooks against the seizure, by
Cours the British, of the s.s. Paklat. Mr & Mrs Sir John French repudiates Elson German statement that the Geo Mr & Mri British had used aspbiziating Foy Mr A
Tyls A A ganes.
Fritz C April 21-Russian torpedo-boate Hazlitt PK
Biok ten Turkish vessela Hashimoto F R
Hoabinh A loaded with munitions, April 22-Turks prevent Italians Jackson Mr & Mrs
in Turkey from responding Joseph J to mobilitation call. Anti-war | ritain Triests.
24-Allien land at three poists of the Gallipoli pon- insula.
April
April 25-British capture Bill
C
Hunter Mr&Mrs J
Kules T H Keay WE
Lambert Mrs
Grand
Allon Mr & Mrs
Arntzan Mr & Mrs
Crew Mr & Mrz
Dunrich A Gibbs A W Grant J James B
Lauretaon Mr&Mrs
C
Lea W.D
Leo TH
"Lennox Misa
Lennor J
Macdonald Major D
Murphy H Nakal R Pass
Panfara WC.
AL
Radford H Rammy Mrs R A Richardson Mr & Mrs. Richardson Rigge Mr
W
Mr & Mrs HE Robson
Mrs
CH.
Stewart R
Mes
Tait Mr & Mrs A N Taylor F Threlfell Mrs Tourtello Mrs EL Tauds B Underwood Mr &
MWJ H
Hotel. Loon B Lockey WH Odaor T Royaolds CW Rooze FG Stpen M G Turner O H Veda V: D Wright SH
Johnson C Leura W
April
Kingsclere Hotel.
&
April 20-Canadians' victory it Ypres. General attack on the Dardanelles by land aad Beá forces.
27-French re-capture Hartmannsweilerkopf. Earl Fieldor 3 E Kitchener's War Minister,
statement Filkins Miss D in the Lorda concerning the Forbes Mr & Mrs
Forbes A Germans' ill-treatment of pri- Fulder BE Hardmad A Sonera.
Retgewerff.
W Logan
Nixon FO
Jan. 24-British naval vistory in
Ang. 25- French evacuate MuJan, I.Three Lights Vertical, Green, hausen, Green, Greon, indicates that, aug. 26-Germans take Longwy typhoon is believed to be situated Aug. 27 - Louvain burned by more than 200 miles from the Germans. Japanese block
Colony,
II. Three Lights
Vertica),
Greer. Red, Green, indicates that a typhoon is believed to be situatet loss than 200 miles from. the Colony.
III Three Lights Vortical, Red.
Green, Red, indicates that the wind may be expected.to increase to full typhoon force at any moment.
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ade Taingiau. Aug. 28-Battle of Heligoland. Sept. 2-German advance reaches
Sealis. French Government moves to Bordeaux.
Sept 3-itussians occupy Lem
berg.
Sept. 5-Battle of the Marne
begins.
Sept. 7-Manhouge taken by the
Garmans.
No. III Signal will be accom. panied by the Explosive Bomba, Sept. 12-German retreat balts as above, in the event or the
on the Aisne. -information, conveyed by this
signal being first published by Sept. 20 - Germans night.
Rbeime.'
The Night Signals will be sub- Sept. 22-German stituled for the Day Signals at euneet, and will, when necessary, be altered during the night.
SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS..
For the benefit of Native Craft and passing Ocean Vessels, a Cone will be exhibited at each of the following stations during the time that any of the above Day Signals Harbour.
aro
Gap Rock, Waglan, Stanley,
holsted in
the
bombard
submarine sinke British oruisers Abon- kir, Cressy, and Hogue. Sept. 28-Indian troops land at
Marseilles.
Sept. 28-Germana begin sings of
Antwerp.
Oct. 2- Germane defeated at
Augustowo.
Oct. 5-Belgian Government re- moved from Antwerp to Ostend.
North Sea: the Blueber suak.
Jab. 31 Germany inaugurates
submarine raids..
Rawlinson RJ Robertson Mr &
Mrs J Baches Mrs G Sheldon Mr & Mrs
R.D *Shields A L
Bingor Mr&Mrs E Lurbra J Hvan (JPercy Burn
Wilson M J
*
Peak Hotel.
28-Germana lose heavily at April 20-After considerable Givency and Cuinoby.
opposition, the Allied troops establish themselves across the end of the Gallipoli peninsula. General Huiton resigna command of the 2let Baxter HR
Bowdler Mrs Division through ill health. Butler PRt Mr. Lloyd George introduces Carmichael Mr and proposals dealing with the M
Cartwright HA drink question,
Oasulll Mr & Mia April 30-Further contingent of
Feb. 3-Germanauxiliary cruiser
sunk off Patagonia, Fob. 5-Turks attempt to cross
Suez Canal.
Feb. 6Allies, resolve t maite
.financial resources.
Feb. 8-Total British catalties
►
to date 104,000.
Feb. 10 Germans execute the
rebel Maritz,
Feb. 17-Canadian contingent
Innds in France. Feb. 20-27-Over 10,000 Ger-
mans surrender in France. Feb. 27-Allied Fleet enters the
Dardanelles. Mar. 1-House of Commons votes
supplementary credit of 37: millions and a fresh credit of 250 millions.
HF
"Australasians disembarks at chir Gallipoli. Respiratora suppli Compton A C ed to the army as a safeguard Darling CoiRE against gas,
Courland A
Ellis ES
May 2-Minor ses encounter be- Falchino Major
tween British, and Germane. Hale Mr & Mrs B
Hall Coi Gordon.. British loss the destroyer Hanson W J
Hardmin A Reoruit, and Germans two destroyers.
Hind B A Humphreys Mr May 3.-Admiral Jellicoe ex- Johne Mrs TJR
presses aneasiness as to the Jones Los
Kadoorio E Bituation in Clyde and Tyne yards.
March 8-British aeroplanes May 4.-Americasks for informa
altack Ostend.
March 9.--Second Canadian con-
tingent lande in England. March 3-10-Four German sub-
marines accounted for.
10.-British capture Neuve Chapelle.
March
Aberdeen.. Sau, Ki Wan Oct. 7-Bombardment of Ant-March 14.-German losses at La Sai Kung,
Baseca total 10,000 in thres 'days.. March 14.-The Droiden sunk
Capo Collinson, Sha Tau-Kok Oct. 9-Antwerp occupied by
Tai Po.
This will indicate that there is a depression somewhere in the China Ses, and that a Storm Warning is hoisted in the Harbour,
Further details can always be given to Ocean Vessels on demand by alguals from the lighthouɛE,
C. W. JEFFRIES,
Director.
worp.
the Germans. Oct. 12-A Boor. commando in
Oct. 13.
the Cape Frovince matinies. Belgian Government transferred from Ostend to Батго
Oct. 14-Allies occupy Ypres. Battle begins on the Vistula, Oct. 15-Datend occupied by
the Germans,
off Juan Fernandez Island,;. March 16.-Sir John French estimates German losses in La Basseeregion to be 17,000. March 18.-British battleshipa
Irresistible and Ocean and French battleship Bouvet sunk by floating mines in Dardanelles.
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Lambert Eng Lleut and Mrs John Lambert Mis Linton A Marriott Mra Mitchelmore Mr &
Mr V Moss
988 Mr& MDK Olivecrana Mrs Perkins TL
Pountney. H N Pyne Major RE
Ralphs Mr & Mrs E
Sinclair A
Skinner Miss
A
Skott O
Smith Mr&Mr EG
Sraith Mr & Mrs AF Squairara
Tiadail Mrs E W Tindall G Trahn J A. Mr & M VandonrsFol
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SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)
COAL.
The undersigned having been #appointed Agents for the Cowie Harbour Coal Co., Ltd. are prepared to quote prices for best quality Sillmpopon Coal trim med into Bunkors at Debatilik or Sandakan (British North Borneo),
Silimpopon Coal compares forourably with the better grades. of Japaness Coal and gives good results on a very moderate con- sumption.
Steamera calling at Sebaftik for Sandakan exclusively for Silimpopon Coal (either cargo or Bunkers) are exempt from pay- ment of all Port charges.
At Sebattik steamars are berthed alongside the Companys" wharf where there is a minimum depth of 27 to 28 feet at low water
tion as to the sinking of the
A Political Offender. Gulf Light Enithe attack on
Chao Cheng-wu, a reputed re- the Cushing. Mr. Lloyd volutionary, who was arrested by Gorge estimates that eight the Shanghai Municipal Police on months of wer have cost 397 a charge, preferred by the Chinese millions.
authorities the other day, of May 6-Annouccad that Germans having forged the cash notes of in South West Africa poison- the Hupeh Government Brak, ed the wella.
and on whose person two forged May 7-The Lusitania sunk by notes were found, bas declared German submarines. 1395 that the two forged notes were lives lost, nd
given to him by a man named
An inspection is cordially Spring Tides. M 9-Anti-German riots in Wang on the previous day, and Liverpool and London. The that he believes that this was o
Finvited. Frankfurter Zeitung des subterfuge resorted to, owing to cribes the sinking of the the difficulty of getting his ex- Lusitania as "tragic, but tradition as he is only a politicial nevertheless an extraordinary offender. He has asked his for the German friends to engage a lawyer to defen 1 him.
May
navy
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Hongkong, 8th June, 1915.
Charts of Sibuko Bay, (Sebattik Harbour) Prices, and all other Information concerning the Port can be had on application to the Agents.
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