THE BRITISH FLEET.
HONGKON
POST OFFICE:
SHIPPING
REPORT
(Continued from Baturday.)
So von Spre's ships, when they wers attacked by the British battle craisers, were defeated sud des troyed with appalling ease. That they were act spok in the first, few minutes of battle was toem ingly due to the fact that Admiral.] Stardes, the British adm ral,
thin osnae have been the small okulsor Avai Jon and a There has been longe Hit of casualties in the merchant servico and fishing fle
of
the ships lost were ascrificed
The Harbour Ofies Telegraphs Lavo been removed tɔ the G.P.0,
Registered Lattare to the Caroline, La-
now be accipted för årnummission. -
ARRIVED
Foochow Br. 1,125, O ean, 4th July-Wa Ata kama kau, Rathnay, Coal-B. &
incrusand slightly in med
stations : Firamäins highest over 133-Man- bhuria Tau arba of low pressure, which has covered Chlan for the past wash bas weakened and extened eastward to thi Boukh of Japan. Depression centres are Indicated to the north of Haiphong and
through the neglect of orders drone, Polow and Marshall Island dan Chingin, Br. za 1968, J. Bpeed, 4th July over the Eastern Bea ausd by the Admiralty.
No notice of the work of the twice reduced speed and thereby Navy would be complete without
The Services to Germany, Austria, and iccreased the range. On this a reference to the services of the their Colonies, and to us Ottoman Em- occasion the German 8-2-in: firing | naval wing of the Royal Flying pire are suspended, * 275-16. shell. was matched Corpe, who have proved their against the British 12 in. weapon, valour and skill by work both firing an 850-ib, shell. The Ger- | over land and at osa. Naval air- mins never had a dog's obance,men raided and wrecked the
Bangkok, 17th June, Rice
| Kohsang, Br, BE IT, D. W. Ritchie, 4th
July-Hollow, 3rd July, Gant
Tuarshing. Br. a 1,179, Humey, th July
Balgon, 30th July Rios Chinese
Tonglee, Chi. sa 1,105, Elands, 4th July
Rice-Obinese p
Houstong Balafall for the 24 hour madlang at 10 am: to-day, 1.78 inchas, –
FORECAST-TON THE 24 HOURS INDING AT HOOM TO-MORROW.
District
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S N CO.
ENGLISH MAI
WILL despatch VABBELS to the Undermentioned
about the DATES named p
For
SHANGHAI
noon.
Steamers
To sellOns Remark
MAILS DUB,
Telemachus, Br. 1,350 Fraser, 4th
Jaly Saigon, 30th June, Rice Hongkong and Neighbour-moderate, Chinoss Iyo Mars, Jap... 3,591, K. Okamoto, 5th -July--Moy," 19th Jane, General CMYK.
BW. winds,
MOJI KOBE Kashgar: AND YOKO- (Capt HN, Rivers HAMA
ERNR
6th July
hood.
and they were sent to the bottom Zeppelin worksst Friedrichshafen Siberia, Luchow, 7th inst. with only some soretches to one and the Zeppelin shed at Donsol man on board the two large dorf. They attacked the German British ships. So, again, in the submarine bsen at Zeebrugge Battle of Heligoland. The British and effected an interesting resn destroyers with their heavy arma- ment of 4-in. guas uiterly routed the German destroyera. So, too, in the Battle of the North Sss The British battle cruisers with their armament of 13 5-in: and marked 12-in. guns enjoyed a advantage over the German ships, armed at these were with 12-in, and il-io, weapons."
July, 11 a.m.
Shanghai, and North, China
• —, Japan... via Kebe. (Európa vis Biberia) For KASHGAR, 6th July, 11 am,
Tiantain Pakow Service Shanghal Br P. O. Saturday, 10th July: chin Straits, Ceylon, India via Bombay---Per CHOSEN M., 8th Inst. 11 a.m.
Strate, Ceylon, India via Bombay-For
DAIREN M., 6th July, ll'a.m.
TEAN, 6th July, 3 pm.
Shanghai and North China Europe via Sibaria)- Far ANHUI, 6th July, 3 p.m. (Tientsin-Pukow Bailway Shanghai Br. P.O.Saturday: 10th Julya
naissance against Cuxhaven. The MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW. small British sirships have been employed for cffensive action, | Haighong-Per JADE, (thinst, 8am." though they have rendered good Philippine Fer LOONGBANG, 6th service in watching the Channel while transports were crowing. The huge German Zeppeline,| however, have so far proved sin gularly feeble instruments for any other parpoas than the murder of In the minor actions the heavier, non-combatants." Attempts to gun won as invariably. The use them for the attack on ship Sydney shot the Emden to please ping bars hitherto failed signally, with trifling loss to her own crew and in February a large naval Haiphong-Per HELIOS, 6th July, 11 because was carried the 0-in, gus, | Zeppelin and a huge Bohatte- whereas the Emden had nothing| Leur rigid sirship were caught by Bratow, Amoy & Toochow-Per HAI- Leavier than the 4-in. weapon. storms and destroyed. No ZapMUN, 6th July, 1.30 p.m.
The value of speed in eruisers pelin has yet attempted to engage Philippine has also been demonstrated. The battleships, and thus one hope of Karlatuhe eluded the British | the German public has been bit Oruisers twice at least, because terly disappointed. Six months she could show them a clean pair ago every German believed that of heels; while the extremely high | Zeppeline and submarines would speed of the new British light make an ead of British naval craisers which are stationed in the supremacy. North S is one of the causes Thus we hold the mastery of that bave paralysed the German the sea and there is little pro light cruisers and their destroyer bability of that hold "being work. flotillas in European waters, ened. Lˇrge numbers of power. Again, in the Battle of the North ful now ships are approsching des, but for the high speed of the completion for the British, French, British battle oruiears it would | and Russian navies, while the have been impossible to overtake ro serful German" ships in an ad- the enemy. This is a point of no little importanos, a critics of the battle oruiser type before the War alleged that its speed was ex'ra Tagant and excessive. They for got that to cook your hare it is firat pecessary to catch it to sink a German ship she must be over- taken There would have been bitter outeries and a muse of naval impotence had the Germans, been able with impunity to con- tians their raids on the British coast.
No men would have be- haved better than the reservist goamen sad et kare of the Cressy, Aboukir, and Hogue, who to iched with glory a scene of disaster and
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Canadain
WEDNESDAY, 7th July,
Siberian
Formosa ni Keelung Shanghai, North China Japan via Boji. Victoria, Vancouver, and U. Kingdom vis Canada, Europe via Biberia, — For MONTEAGLE, ård July, 10
Phu-ych, Fra 1,220, Ribante, 5th July
– Bulros let
July Rie B. Cởi
Tjihombang, Dub z 8,015, N. v Wight 3 Formosa Channel,
Juniaum, 5th July-Java, 28th June, Sugar -JO/L
cloudy and
1 Orientals showery SHANGHAI . Capt. A. L. Valentini 13th July generally
Thurama Bas NGO 1.
LONDON via Usual) Sardinia
Ports ROUT
Colombo Mazu, Jep, s. 8,919, 0, Satamo-South count of Chilna be- Theme L'DON wie S'pore,
to, 5th July-Singapore, Genera}
N.Y.K. Anduo, Br. . 1,243, W. Benson, 5th July
Shanghai, GenB. &B..
DEPARTED.
July J
Langshow for Canton Dalg! Marn for Halphons
Chenan for Shanghal Pahches for San Francisco via Kobe Eaumang for liello Haiyang for Bingapore Kulechów for Tientsin via Wel-hat-wei
Gemini for Singapore Kalfo Maru for Tameul vin Swatow
CLEARANCES AT THE
· HARBOUR OFFICE.
8. Richmers for Singapore Eiger for Canton Tungthan for Canton
raced stage of contraction are Japan via Moji-KUMSANG 7th July Frookiener for Bangkok comparatively few. The Allied
-1 p.m.
Taksang for Haiphong necendancy will grow with time, Wal-hal-wel & Tiontela-Fer OHIP- On Chal for Canton until in the near future it may be Hohow & Haiphong For LOENANG India for New York via Manila
SHING, 7th July, 5 5 Baikal Mard for Manila via Baigon possible to enter the Baltic. It is
7th Juze, 5 p.m.
THURSDAY, 8th July,
Amoy, & Formosa vin. Takno & Anping-Per 6OSHU MARU 8th July 9 a.m. Holbow & Haiphong-For HONGKONG,
8tis inat. 11 a.m.
to be hoped that this esat apperi- ority will be use to the almost. Hitherto, while Carmany has re- pudiated all the lava of naval war and humanity the British swatow, Government has refused to ezert against her the full pressure of sca power and has permitted with a stupefying negligence the stra tegio and economic fruits of naval supremacy to be nullified by the very treaties saideolarations which Germany disregards. Even
"
Canadian
Merionethshire for Bastile via Shanghai Borneo Mazu for alojï--
tween HK. and Lamooks
as No. 1
4 Bouth coast of China bo-) The same tween HK and Hainan...” në No. 1.
China Cousi Mateorological Reglater.
Etation.
8th July,
Hour.
Barometer.
Temperature,
Humidity,
Wostook 7% 29.87 59 83
Namuro 6a 29.85
Hakodate Tokio Kook
29.73
29.58
Regima Oshima
66 84 na
29.66. 78 85 w 29.66
Wouther
July 5.
Sharp
Bystow Talboku
29.57.70 100 no
29.65 77 90.
bom
Trizan
29.61 29.68 7990
29.0782
ene
dores Cantor
Gay Rook
Macao
Faithol
Hollow
29 60 84.
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
29,80**79
Aparel
29.75 798BW
DAKUPAD
29.76 77 02 (1)
Persa Annun from Shanghal-Mestra Well & Terry.
Manis
99.79
29.79 7995
Tacloban
29.79, 81-93 Aw
For us. Tihembang-from Java-V⋅D | Dolls
29.80 91 aw
Surigao Labuan
Chsongshing for Tiantain win W. E. Wet Japan fur Yokohama via Bhanghai
Forman, Shanghai, N. Chinaj. Japan, via Kobe, Victoria,B.C. Seattle, Wasb, & U. Kingdom Hadt, Trecke
~| viaCanada-Por YOKOHAMA PEM, 8th. Inst/3 p.most
to-day cotton-an 'indispensable Shanghai & North China-Per LIANG-
death, The Carmania, with a ingredient in German ammunition crow maly drawn from the ap ramitted to pass car block- merchant service, fought one of | ading cordon.-H.W. Wilson in the most brilliant actions of the United Empire. War against the German armed liner, Cap Trafalgar, In the face of the German submʼrine s toks the British merchant service has steadily refused to be frightened, and has gone atout its work with a sublime coolness.
Like Oll on the Waters
Like the quieting influence of oil poured on the angry waters.in a storm, Little's tortured nerves, atops
Oriental Balm calms and soothes the pales and bide Solstice oraclating
release its hold on The sufferer, LITTLE'S ORIENTAL NALM has been the standard, the universal remedy for Solation for year and
Foare.
The ever growing flotillas of trawlers and yachts employed in mine-sweeping and patrol work in
It has thousands of cares to its exedik. the narrow seas have been mainly The most difficult cases, given up by msoned by fishermen and yachte physicians, have been almost immediate men. Their work, if conspicuous, relieved and promptly cured. If you
has been heroio, carried out in to the nearest Chemist or Medicine Ven suffer the agonies of Bolatica, send now bitter weather and in the pre- dor and get a bottle of this remarkable Eence of constant danger. So remedy. well have they done their duty that the low to the Navy from the enemy's mines has been insigni floant, for if we exopt the super-
Sold at la. d. per bottle.
Agents for Hongkong, Messrs. A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.
OHOW, 8th July 3 p.m.
FRIDAY, 9th July. Swatow, Amoy & Foochow Per HAI
TAN, 9th July, 150 p.m..
·SATURDAY, 10th July.
¡Ameri-
Mall.
WATER RETURN.
Reservoirs on the lat June, 1519. Level and Storage of water in
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER
WORKS LEVEL
overlow
Tytan '................. (34. de Leaw pit - oín: Below Japan via Moj, Honolulu, Tytan soft, ala. Balow adftain Below
Overdown over low Hilo, Los Angeles, Balins Eyewash. Caur, Panama, Calias, Aries Tytan Inter fe In Balow 17 Below Iquique, Valparaize & Coronellate
Overdow Par KIYO M., 11th July, 11 Fukfulum oversaw
6ft gin. Below in Below Wong-aloftin, Beowshipin Delow
MONDAY, 12th July.
Swatow, Amoy & Foochow Per HAI
CHING, 18th July,1pm.
Overtow
Overtow
STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS
:-OF GALLONS.
Tytom Byen
Tyram Intermediate Pokfulam PLEASE Woss-sa-chung
$1,60
·47,20
25.06
Consumption of water in the City and Bil District in millions of decimals' gallons during the month of Aty, 1915.
TUESDAY 13th July.
Philippine L.-Fər CHINHỰA,
@July 3.p.m}{\ Shanghai, North Chins & Japan wa
-Per BUWA M. 13th July 9am
Consumption
Estimated
13th
„population...
Com-emption per
Wushow 99
$29,60€ 72-595.
20.7977 04 WEW
OW. JEFFRIES, Director. Hongkong Observatory, July 5.
1 Barometer, reduced to 55 Jagrees Fahrenhaft on the level of the sea in izm chen, tenths and hundredths, BAN
Temperature, in the shade, In degroes Fahrenheit.
3 Humidity, In percentage of asturation the Humidity of air saturated with moist ture being 100%
Direction of Wind, to two points.
5 Faros of Wind, according to Beaufore Boala s
Blate of Weather, b hlas aky a de gloomy, hail, I lightning, o-Overall, p tached clond, d drimling. min, Ting, g passing showers, a squally, rrain, i mów, hunder, v visibility, w daw wolniejs
Bain in inches, tenths and hundredths'
METEOROLOGICAL.
Previous PS
Day Onïdate On date
Penang, Colombo, Port: Bald and "Marseilles ****
Osphy3. T. Jeffery
noon 17th Ju
Kashgar Ospt. H. N. Rivers PORNR
Subject to alteration without notice,
All steamers are fitted with Wireless
For Freight or Passage, apply to
P.&O.8. N. Co.'s office,
Hongkong, 3rd July, 1915
noon 30th July
Froight & Prage
E. A Hewet
PACIFIC MAIL S.S.CO.
NODERN HIGH POWERED TWIN BOREW
MONGOLIA Brood town
KOREA
CHINA
SIBER
NILE
PERSIA I
Between Hong Kong, Manila, Shanghai, Nayasald, Kabe: Yelekan
Hanolety and San Franciscn
"THE SUNSHINE BELT"The Most Comfortable Route
MONGOLIA
PERSIA (via Manila)
KOREAN
BIBERIA
TUESDAY:
TUESDAY:
TUESDAY
TUESDAY"
Barnese stormaga see famous for their modern equlz
the qufitne, which is under, the personal supervision of Mári onteras. Large staterooms: equipped, Wish Mimotrid. Yego)pped with electrio reading lamps. Numerous (tank, klipino orchestra, dack games, dances, sin immời
My...The Beloty and Cesfect of Proring To Chair Prest i
For further Information, pašas, literasirs,
| Buildings (Opposite Blake Pier.)
TO SAIL
REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE
Proposed : Sailing from
For NEW YORK via SUEZ CANAL.
The s.s. “ SAINT RONALD
salling hence on or about 6th July.
For NEW YORK and BOSTON vía SUEZ CANAL
The s.s. EGREMONT CASTLE"
sailing hence on or about 18th July-
For Freight and furt
29.71 29.72
DODWELL & CO. LTD.
Hongkong, 6th July, 1915,
(1540 (Lustigem, gallons
that t 8371449 põeoig...
Baromater Temperature Hamidity Wind Direct
85W
falloss
Force...
SEL OF
8th July OW.JEFFRIES, Director.
TIDE TABLE.
5th July to 11th July, 1915.
Gibra
AN IDEAL
SUMMER MONTHS
WHITEWAY'S CYDER
SWEET OR DRYrowdstuffed an
-hend per dryas c Kobservice to houses in Rider male Districts discon
ted from Rider a ales and supply given by public Weather Tourtalar only during May 1914. Constanz supply in All diatriciderlog May 1915
Bain
KOWLOON WATER WORKS LEVÉLNT
THURSDAY 15th July.
Siraits, Ceylon, Maralles and London- Par KAMO M., 15th July, 1
As supplied to all the leadingLondon Hotels G
and Clubs such as Bavoy, Claridges, Berkeley, Trocadero, Hyde Park and Royal Automobile,
Raleigh and Conservative Clubs A
ORKAMNA ALBOLE AGENTS IN PE
H. RUTTONJEE & SON WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS
FRIDAY 16th July
Kowloon Gra-) Ift gin:
vitation Ro Be'uwali
- STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS OF GALLONS...
Reservoir
·Consumption of water in Kowloon Inʻmillions Decimals Dalinos During the month of May, 1915/ Consumption zuhay. Zealand Tasmanis, and New Esilmated popula Guizos vis hursdays For Compton NIKKO M. 3rd July Sap baud pår-dayi
Publis Wo
TUESDAY 22nd July,
GLEN LINE"
(MCGREGOR COW & Co.) LTD.
For Genoa, London & Hall
મને મારા
The s.s. "GLENTURRET”
T. Jones,
Captain
about 20th Ju};
led for the above:
5th