TYPHOON SIGNALS.
STORM-WARNINGS „ISSUED
FROM THE ́HONGKONG) ̧
OBSERVATORY.
The following Typhoon signals ars hoisted on the Masthead on
Kowloon, HOL Signal
the Harbour Office, the Kowloon Godowns, H. M. S. Jamar, Green' Island, Standard Oil Premises Lai-chi-kok and F.O. Quarters, Lyeemooi.
A CONE
point of ward
A CONE
polat upwards
and DRUM below
A DRUM
THE WAR.
COUNTRIES ENGAGED.
Britain.
Russia.
✓ France.
Belgium.
· Italy Зарап
"ervla
Germany
Austria
«indhutos a 'y iphoon to the North
of the Colony,
Turkey
ndientea + Ty. phoon to. the North-East of the Colony.
idicatos a
against
TRE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Oct. 20-Turkish naval attacks on. "Odessa and in the Crimea.
Oct. 30-Col. Maritz, robal leader
driven out of Cape Colony. Nov. I German naval victory
A
off the coast of Chili.“ Noy, 3-German aquadron makes
a faid "on. British`cosat." " Nov. 4-Gorman oruiser Yorck strikes ming in Jade Bay. Nov. 5-England and France de- clare war on Turkey. Dr. danelles forts bombarded. Nov. 6-Taingtan sarrendere,” Nov. 7 - Russians enter East
Prussia.
Montenegro Nov. 10--The Emden destroyed.
ARMY TERMS: EXPLAINED. Army corps is a complete army on a small scale in itself. The atrength varies from 35,000 to 45,000 men, Ty
phon to the East Division is a force of infantry,
of the Colony.
cavalry, and artillery, usually with a strength of from 15,000 to 20,000 men, Bouth-East of the Brigade is a force of infantry on
indicates a Ty- boon lo the
A CONE
point down
wards and DRUM below
Colony.
A CONE paint down. warda
A CONE ·
point down- wards and BALL below
A BALL
A CONE point upwards and BALL below.
indicates a
TS-
Cavalry. The infantry brigade. is from 4,000 to 7,000 strong The cavalry brigade is from 1,000 to 2,000 strong. phoon to the South Regiment of infantry is from 2,000 to 4,000 strong. A cavalry regiment is from "500 to 1,000 men string. Squadron of oaY: 7 is from 150
to 200 men stroug. South-West of the Battery of artillery in the British
of the Colony,
Indicato phoon
Colony.
Ty- tho 10
Fudicates a Ty. phoon to the Westj of the Colony.
indicutes a Ty. phoon
to the North-West of the Colony.
RED SIGNALS indicate that the centre is believed to be more than 500 miles away from the Colony,
BLACK SIGNALS indicate that the centre is believed to bo
less than 30 miles away from the
Colony.
The above s'pals will, as here- tofore be hoisted only when typhoons exist in such positions or are moving in such directions that information regarding them is considered to be of importance to the Colony or to shipping leaving the harbour.
URGENT SIGNALS,
7. In addition to the above, when it is expected that the wind may increase to full typhoon force at any moment, the following Ur-
and French armies has 61 gunsi and about 200 men, In the German Army consists of 4. guna and 150 men. In the' Russian Army it consists of 8 gans and 250 men
PRINCIPAL EVENTS
Jane 28-Archduke Francis For
dinand, assassinated, July 23-Austria sends an alti-
matum to Servia. July 31-Russia orders general.
mobilisation.
Aug. 1-Germany declares war on
Russia. French Cabinetordera general mobilisation, Aug. 2 German forces enter
Luxemburg.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10
HOTEL LIST. Hongkong Hotel. Anders & § Hector Bunu Bir & MrR DJoseph EM Bellio, 3 ER Jones MT Bain H Murrty Joseph 3 M Bouman G Baring J H Bridge H Bell N
Master
Lauritson C Longfeld B
Layerca C
MoMurray D
Marriott Dr & Mrs O Mehta BK
a
Merock! J
Nicoll LD Neighbour WR
Cheetham H D'Almada Cuatro a Mr Mrs D'almada Castro
Mies D'Almada Castro e Ormiston J Owen AR' Dowley W A Poll' D
Pitcher AJ
Miss D Master D Mrs A Reay, Min P French Mastor Ray H
Duty Miss ME Davis Mr & Mrs FE Phillips Ehrenfels H E French Capt &. Mra)
E M
Nov. 11-Germans capture Dix Fitzwilliam D.ORLEos RG
made.
Nov. 19 House of Commone 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 Dec. 1-German Reichstag votea
in the Medway River.
P.
new credit of five billion marke. King George visits Flanders:
ed.
Falconer Mr& Mrs Roed Mr C
PJ
Square Miga A Gould Mr & Mr. Smith WH Gibb J
Sorby Goulboura V Goodrich OL Hodge WJ
Hal W
BCSutliff Mr & Mrs E
White F W
Smith Mes A G Shirley Dr RE
Haile Mr & Mrs Hewett Hon M E A Hannibal Mr & Mrs
WA Home R
White Mr & Mrs
HLN Wood GG Welt Mr & Mrs A
Hamilton Mr & Mrs Wood Mes RF Howitt C
JAA
Willie J
Grand
Allen Mr & M
Anker JO
Crow. A B
Doo. 2-Austrians occupy Bel-
grade.. Gen. Do Wet captur-Gallin B Dec. 3-Servians defint Aus- trians in three days' battle, Dec. 6-Germana occupy Lodz. Deo. 8-British naval victory off
Falkland Islands,
Dec. 9-Gen. Byers, Boer leader,
killed at the Vail River.
Dec. 13-British submarine sinke
the Mesaudiehin Dardanelles. Dec. 15-Austrians evacuate Bel
grade.
Dec. 16-German cruisers bom-
bard Scarborough Hartlepool.
Dorward E
are Dunrich A Edney A Mies Le Duc
Grunt J Johnson C Lackey WH
B Juhanson W
Klevjor A Laur 'GW..
Hotel." Lobo PJ. Lawdon R Мазал
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Nixon A Odner T Parte PFH Reynolds CW Robertson D Rooza FG
S'adbridge L Miss
Thorig HF
Todd CW :
Vede V D
Wright S H
King Edward Hotel.
Almond Mira R
Bettison Mr & Mrs
WH Brown C W
W Mrs Claxton & A
and Budge
Doc. 18-Egypt proclaimed Uacko Mrs FL
British protectorate. Gen. Cooka Miss JF Botha reports Boer rebellion Cooke Master
as at an end, Dec. 20-26-Severe fighting on
the line of the Bzura 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.
Aug. 4-England sends ultima-Jan, 1, 1915-H.M.S. Formidable
tum, demanding, observance of Belgian neatrality. Ger- many rejects altimatum. Aug. 5.-England at war. Aug. .-Germans enter Liege."
French invade southern Alsace.
Ang." 15.—Austriansenter Servis. Japan sends ultimatum to Germany.
tag. 17.-British land in France. 8-19-Beginning of battle of
Lorraine.
gent Signals will be made at the Water Police Station, and re peated at the Harbour Office :- Ang. 20—Germans enter Brussels, THREE EXPLOSIVE BOMBS AT 40g. 23-Germans enter Namur Aug. 24-British begin retreat
from Mons.
INTERVALS OF TEN SECONDS.
A Black Cross will be hoisted at the same time, superior to the
other shapes.
NIGHT SIGNALS.
Aug, 25— French evacuate Mul-
hansen.
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!!
Aug. 26-Germans take Longwy.
The following Night Signals Aug. 27-Louvain burned by Germans. Japanese block- ade Teingtau.
will be hoisted from the Flagstaff
on the roof of the Water Police Station at Kowloon, the Harbour
Tamar.
Aug. 28-Battle of Heligoland.
Office Flagstaff and H.M.S. Sept. 2-German advance reaches
I. Three Lights Vertical, Green,
Senlis. French Government Green, Green, indicates that a moves to Bordeaux. typhoon is believed to be situated Sept. 3-Russians occupy Lem more than 300 miles from te berg. Colony.
Sept. 5 Battle of the "Marne II. Three Lights Vertical,{ begins. Green, Red, Green, indicates Sept. 7-Maubeuge taken by the.. that a typhoon is believed to be Germans..
situatei less than 300 miles from Sept. 12-German retreat halts the Colony,
III Three Lights Vertical, Red, Sept. 20 - Germans Green, Red, indicates that the
on the Aisne.
wind may be expected to increase
Rheims. Sept. 22- German
to fall typhoon force at any
moment.
bombard
submarine Binka British craisers Abon- No. III Signal will be accom- kir, Creasy, and Hogue. panied by the Explosive Bombs, Sept. 28-Indian troops land at as above, in the event, or the information conveyed by this signal, being first published by night.
The Night Signals will be sub- stituted for the Day Signals at sunset, and will, when necessary, be altered during the night.
SUPPLEMENTARY 'WARNINGS.
hoisted in the
Marssilles.
Sept. 28--Germans begin siege of
Antwerp.
Oct. 2-Germans defeated at
Augustowo.
Oct. 5-Belgian Government re- moved from Antwerp to Ostend.
Oct.
7-Bombardment of Ant-
werp.'
For the benefit of Native Craft and passing Ocean Vessols, a Cone will be exhibited at each of Oot. 9-Antwerp occupied by the following.atations during the the Germans. time that any of the above Day Oct. 12-A Boer commando in Signals are
the Cape Province mutinies, Oct. 13 Aberdeen.
Belgian Government .Sau Ei Won transferred from Ostend to Sai Kung,
: Havre. Cape Collinson, Sha Tau Kok Oct. 14-Allies occupy Xpros,
Tai Po
Battle begins on the Vistula. This will indicate that there Oct. 15-Ostend occupied by
the Germans...
Harbour:
Gap Rock,
Waglan,
Stanley,
is a depression somewhere in the
China Sea, and that a Storm Oot, 16-British cruiser Hawke Warning is hoisted in the sunk by German submarine. Harbour.
Oct. 24-Ten days battle be fore Warsaw onda in Germax
Further details can always be given to Ocean Vessels on demand by signals from the lighthouse.
defeat. NUWAJEFFRIE· Dot, 27 - Bassions reoccupy
Lods and Radom.
Director.
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sunk in the Channel, Jan. 3-French capture Steinbach. Jan. 3-4-Russians win decisive victory over Turks in the Caucasus.
Course A.
A
M&
Dutton Mr & MrG Elson WT. Goe Mr&Mr. For Mrs A Fyfe A A Filtz C Hazlite PK Hashimoto F R
Hoahink A! Hunter Mr&MraJ
Jackson Mr & Mrs
Laurateso bar &.Mes
0
Lee W D Lee T
H
Lennox Miss Lennox J
CONSIGNEES
TUE ROYAL MAIL STEAM SHIP PACKET COMPANY. NOTICE TU CONSIGNEES, From
KINGDOM.
UNITED COLOMBO, PENANG, SINGAPORE, ETC.
The Steamship
"RADNOF SHIRE." having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of cargo by her are hereby informed that all goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazar dous Godowns of the Hongkong. and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence, and/ or from the wharves, delivery may be obtained.
Goods not cleared by the 9th at 5 pm. will be subject, to cont
on
All broken, chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns where they will be examined
9th inst at 0.30 am. Claims against the steamor must be presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise they will not be recognised.
No "Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case what-
ever.
Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by:-
JARDINE MATHESON, & CO., LTD.
Agents.
Hongkong, 2nd August, 1915.
NOTICES
SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)
COAL.
The undersigned having been appointed Agents for the Cowie Harbour Coal Co., Ltd. are prepared to quote prices for best Macdonald Major D quality Silimpopon Coal trim- med into Bunkers at Tebatlik or Sandakan (British North Borneo).
P
* મ Passmore Mra WC Penning A L Radford H Ramsay Mrs R A Richardson Mr&Mrs Richardson W Rigge Mr&Mra HE
Robson Mrs Raper CH. Stewart R
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Sylvaster Mrs S Талло Н Tail Mr & Mrs AN Taylor F
Threlfell Mrs
Tourtello Mrs EL Touds 8 Undorwood Mr &
Mrs J H Cariton Hotel.
Hollway H D Hosbai DrJ Jonni GL D Molver
Joseph J Key WE Kales T H Lambert Mrs
Backer CA Jan. 8-French advance across Brower W
Bhottach Dr.8 P.
Aisne, north of Soissons. Clarke Miss May Jan. 13-Turks occupy, Tabriz. Copley NC
Cropley L Count Berchtold resigns. Croplay 0 0 Jau. 19-German air fleet bom-FMC&cblid
Fulsher WC bards Yarmouth.
Gordon Mrs
11
Jan. 21 General Falkenhayn, Hocken BJ
German WAT Minister, resigna. Jan. 24-British naval vistory in North Sea: the Blucher sunkt Jan, 26-Germans lose heavilya. Givency and Cuinchy.
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Mook Thomas L'ennol! WV Boga T Them Wm Waker Mr & Mrs &
child ren
Peak Hotel.
Amory R 81 Anderson Mrs | Arnott Mrat
Bacon Roy & Mrs Bell Mrs WE Beath Mr & Мп
Bowdler Mrs
Jan. 31-Germany inaugurates Carmichael Mr and
3-Germanauxiliary oraleer Campbell Mr W submarine raids,
Cartwright HA sunk off Patagonia,
Cary F W Clara G
Feb.
Jones Leo John Min TJR Kadoorio E
Kelly Rar & Mrs Kirke
Mes MacChapia Miss Leavell Dr & Mrs Marriott Mrs Micholson Maj&Mrs
Silimpopon Coal compares fovourably with the better grades of Japanese Coal and gives good results on a very moderate con- sumption..
Steamers calling at Sebaftik or Sandakan exclusively. for Silimpopon Coal (either cargo or Bunkers) are exempt from pay- ment of all Port charges..
are
At Sobattik steamora berhed alongside the Companys" wharf where, there is a minimum dopth of 27 to 28 feet at low water Spring Tides.
Charts of Sibuko Bay, (Sobattik Harbour) Prices, and all other information concerning the Port can be had on application to the Agents:
BRADLEY & Co.. Lid; .- Agents Cowie Harbour Coal
Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 8th June, 1915,
NOTICE.
I. Donald Macdonald of York Building, Hongkong, bereby give notice that in consequence of
M Mitchelmore, Mr&having purchase the 8.8
ental I have applied to the
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Feb. 6-Turks attempt to cross Calli MMDE Board of Trade. Under Section i
Suez Canal,
Feb. 6-Allies resolve is anite
financial resources.
Feb. 8-Total British cacaalties
to date 104,000,
Feb. 10-Germana execute the
rebel Maritz."
Cousland A Dorow Mina
Darling Col RE Falchine Major Fuller Denetan Fulton Mies Fulton. Mr & Mrs Fulton H Orifla Mies
Feb. 17-Canadian contingent Gubbay
landa in France.
Hale Mr & Mrs BA
BA Hogg Mrs Howard Missos Hammond Capt &
M18
Feb. 20-27-Over 10,000 Ger-Hanson W.J
mana aurrender in France. Feb. 27-Allied Fleet enters the
Dardanelles. Mar. 1-House of Commons votes Howard Mr supplementary credit of 37 Jenkins Mrs millions and a fresh credit of 250 millions.
Mrs Mosa
Mrs Perkins T L Proite Mes Pype Major RE Ralphs Mr & Mr Raynolde Mra Ross O Sinclair A Skott O
Smith Mr & Mrs EG Smith Mr Mrs AF Smith Miss M
Stewart Capt & Mrs Tisdall MrE W Tiedal G
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March 9.-Second Canadian con
tingent lands in England. Maroh 3.10.-Four German sub-
marines accounted for.
capture
March 10.-British
Neuve Chapelle. March 14.-German losses at La Bassée total 10,000 in thren daya, March 14.-The Dresden sunk
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off Jaan Fernandez Island,
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Irresistible and Ocean and Hongkong, 1st August, 1915. French battleship Bouvet sunk by floating mines in Dardanelles.
Match 19. Russiansenter Memel. March 21-Futile Zeppelin raíd on Paris,
March 22. Przemysl surrenders
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Chief Manager.
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