THE STRENGTH OF
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GERMANY.
Obligation to Serve. The late Bolin correspondent of the Times wrote as follows on July 5-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1915.
POST OFFICE.
Literature ambostad for the use of the blind may be transmitted to the United
Kingdom at the rate of 1 cents par 2 os
SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVED.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 11th at 11.45-With fow
MAIL STEAMERS
espilops, pressure, has increased »lightly | THE PENINSULAR
to moderately throughout the area. The
military service, and regarded, tbarefors, as “on leave" from the Army Secondly, all cases of "pilfering" of labour by one Arm from another, sad indeed all serious interruptions of work
not only for the supply of the The Maximan Weight for this clair Skidstola Maru, Jap. a. 6,07%, M Toze northern depression has moved eastwards. Army but for the feeding and between 10 02, and 81% will be forwarded clothing of the people--are dis- at the uniform rate of 20 cente posed of locally by the military ant'o itler, by exercise of the powers which they possess under martial law.
Recent Ministerial speeches have explained in general terme Germany's preparations and Ger many's efficiency of organisation, But, when all has been said about If this country is willing to excellence of method, the truth learn the lesson of Germany's sco- remains that the source of Gercess there is no doubt as to the many's strength is the universal coures to take. It is to adopt the obligation of her people to per form military service. The fact that every man between the ages of 17 and 45 is either actually or potentially a soldier is
matterin6 lb, and any packet, weighing
Correspondence addressed to snemy subjects In Cklos, Slam, Persia and Mor- coco cannot be transmitted.
The Berriose to Germany, Austria, and
pire are suspended.
wa, 10th last--Shanghal,7thinat, Gm-NY.X.
Talwan Maru. Jap. x 1,165, H. Sarof, 10th Grist Bangkok, Jlat..., Rios -Chiness.
Huecbow, Br. ss. 1,220, Shane 11th Inst Mentalp, 5th Aeg, Gen.—B, &
to central Japan; there is no other change in the general distribution.".
Hongkong Rainhill for the 24 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 0,03 inches.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORBOW.
District.
Forvosad,
B&EW. winde moderate
Mishima Maru, Jap. ax. 5,185, 8. Wade, 11th Aug-Shanghai, 8th. Aug. Gea-N.Y.I
Blog 1 Hongkong and Neighbour- | to fresh,
hood
A-Swatow, 10th Aug. Go
-D. L. &Co.
principle of obligation to performer Colonies, and to the Ottoman Ex-Hatching Br.a. 1,257, W. Passmore 11th military service, in order hence- forward to take up the recruita that are needed not at baphasard, but by classes, according to Age. the root of the whole matter. That The longer the war leats, the more
Ships in communication with Cape
D'Agullar Radio Telegraph Station
is not merely, as is to often convitally important is it to economise Tas Mara veniently assumed, the method resources. It is only by systematic Awa Haru by which Germany prefers to form reoraiting that the needs of the armies. It is the iron foncdation Army can be met with certainty of the whole organization of the State for war. The same results could be obtained by no other
but without unnecessary and incalculable interference with trade and industry,
Amazon
MAILS DUB.
English, Novasa, 15th inet:
MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY. Hollow & Haiphong-Per LOKSANG,
11th Aug. 5 pm.
́DEPARTED.
Aug. 10.
Amarone for Yokohama via Shangha!" Trigonia for Foochow via Bwatow Aws Mary for Beattle vis Keelung Kinklang for Canton -
Telamon for Hankow via Shanghai Haitan for Foochow via Swatow Hus for Halphong via Kwang-cbou-wan Taming for Loilo via Manila Shanghal for Canton
CLEARANCES AT THE
HARBOUR OFFICE.
I am aware of the coonomic The Gera an armies now in bo arguments with which it is sought ing consist of the trained manhood to combat the adoption of the of the country between the ages principle of universal service. The of 20 and 30, of some portions of German newspapers are almost the trained men between the ages passionately devoted to them, of 39 and 45, of an uncertain num- and argue incessantly that, while ber of men of military age untrain- the British Navy has blessed Cer- ed before the war, and of a very many with self-reliance and "in- large number (anything between dependance" by cutting off her 1,000,000 and 2,000,000) of volun- foreign trade, the British Empire Straite, Ceylan, Port Said, Marsailles and G. Chen for Cantor teors men over or under military must at all one fa maintain exports
ge, and men of military age who before armies. The tras reply in Chinwangtao-Pa; WIMBLEDON, 12th Drufar for Bangkok via Swatow
that the British Empire has atall Batavia, costs to destroy or wear down the military force of an enemy who
TO-MORROW;
Aug, 10.
London-Fer MISHIMA M. Kotes for San Francisco via Bhangbat 12th fast, Il a.m.
Aug. 11. inst., 11 am.
Casang for Singapore
Bamarang. Boerabaya, Macha
Bar & Port Moresby (via Ba. taria)-Par. TJIBODAS, 19th inst. p.m. bas staked absolutely everything Shanghai & N. China-SINKIANG, 12th
It still
8 p.m. Aug. pon military success.
(Europe via Siberia 'Shanghai Br, P. O. does not seem to be fully under. atcol that Germany's financial Tuesday. 11th August) and economio organization for
Lekang for Haiphong via Hofhow bussn for Bangkok via Swatow
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
Formosa Channel
AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.
ENGLISH MAIL
renerally, WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORT3 an or
about the DATES named you
For
L'DON via S'pore, Malta
equally; aloudy,
probably
MOTUS
rain..
Steamers
To Sail On Remarks.
9.a.m.
Freight
The same
Penang, Colombo, 1 Capt. O. 0. Talbot Port Saldand Marseilles
∙14th Aug.
& Penge
R.N.R
Novara
Capt. H. R. Hether- *ington, RNR
d'light 16th Aug.
Freight
Prage
about.
Freight
26th Aug.
& Page
Freight
3 South coast of China be-) The same treen HE, and Lamooka a No. 1
1.
4 Bouth coast of China be-) The same
tween ERL and Hainan..} sa Xo, ka
China Const Metsorological Register.
Station.
11th August, sama
Hour,
Barometer.
Temperature.
Humidity.
[Winda
Worlock Ya
Námuro da 29.75-
Hakodate 20,60
Tokio
29.55
Koobl
29.64
WEW
Nagamki
Kagims
29.70
Oshlimms
39.71
Nähe Bonfa La Chefoo Whaiwel
-29,71
29.70
Pers. Siberia from San Francisco Alkav, Cold Ballou, Mies JT Bowler, Bankow her & Mrs B B Brito, MGA Boyer, Mrs Ichang
enlisted, although they had not been called upon. Apart from the volunteers, these vast armies have been taken up with little regard to personal circumstances or the requirements of civil life. There is, to take but one example, no exemption of officials or Gor erament servants, 68 auch, war is based upon nothing except Nevertheless and in spite of the confidence that her enemies will fact that the German Empire has pay her bills. That was made been deprived of the bulk of ite perfectly plain by the Imperial Japan via Nagasaki-For TANGO M., MM Martinet, Master 3 Mare Bhary F. foreign trade and been thrown on Finance Minister, Dr., Helfferich, Swatow, its own resources-the country has last March. It was repeated the adapted itself successfully to the other day by the Frankfurtuer now conditions. It carries on all Zeitung.
trades and industries that are Having embarked upon this afoessary; and it still contains course, Germany cannot turn back very large reserves of men," Some or repent until, military failure of the available sources of supply stares her in the face. Belief in have not been tapped at all, and the possibilties of economic press- no question be yet arisen of ore upon Germany is better justi- raising the age for compulsory fied than is at present-owing to service above 45, as was done in the failure seriously to invade Austria-Hungary many months German territory and the loss of rich arcasin the West-commonly
GRO.
FRIDAY, 13th August.
KM Burke, Mr & Mrs J E Bull,
A Baltar. SI MA
ar, A Catlin, W B'Chase, A Davale. Mr &
Mr GV Hayes, Mr V Lawder, Lam In- theung, Lam 8 Sia, Mrs M
tiner,
Mooris
Maros, Miss M McClymont,
Mra Atoy Nowell, JObgaiaco, Mr & Mrs FM Pot- Ewatow
15th inst, 9 A.M. Amoy & Foodbow-Per HALI
ter, OHING, 13th inst. 2 p.m.
Tientsin--Per HELA Wel-bal-woi
CHOW, 13th Aug., 3 pan... Penang-Per GEMINI, 15th fast.5 p.m.
English Mail.
·SATURDAY, 14th Aug.
4
20.58 72 71'■..
2061 78 đi sao
8 Y Peng, Quogue,Lt F Renfell, Miss Taiboku 5 29.65 7794 Robinson, E Russell Mrs O'D Spring, Talche Mies D Spring, B Esolamon, ELSheldon, Tainan. Mr & Mrs CO Travia, Ls O N Tyler, Mr Xoshun ONTyler, Mrs AJ Turner, Mr Mrs SW Pdores Thompson, O Teenwissen, Ho Liam Tay K Canton YWu, Mr&Mr Wm F Woerner, Mastor JG Woerner.
PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
Major
les Taylor. Levy, Hamilton, & Nakat-
Weather.
40
29.61 78
3 ov
29.61 84 83.
Da
22,59 82 91-
20
Cb
29.67-73
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29.68 79
016 20
29.67 82
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29.65 81 ་་་
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kons 29.50 84 82 Sw 30 Gap Rock 20.80
*3w 50 4b Macao 29.54 81 30' so Wachow
.
Hothow Paulen Tourans
M
Burigao
Straits, Burmah, Ceylon, Ade- laide, Western Australia, In- dia, Aden, Egypt, and Europe.
Par z. Yasaka Maru for Japan etc.- The barsel mail will be olosed Mr & Mrs MoBain, 9 Imaitas, Mo Bain, C. St. J. on Friday, 13th instant, at སྙ
Per MALTA, 14th Watson, G Miller, Min Lane, Armstrong, Mr & Mrs Goldemity,Mre Aug.Printed Matter and Sam. Mr Armstrong
Dagupan ples 10 a.m. Registration 10.15 Kato Kubuta, Mr & Mrs Milan, Maguns Ma
K Maconachie, &
», Mr & Mrs E Baline, In practice the main obaracter-supposed. Bat, as thinge stand,
a.m.Registration Kowloon B.O. 9.30 a.nt Letters 11 Dra Dewar, Kasser, Bienone, Bridges llalla
LA Barton, W Reeves. Monce, Major & garpl
Tacloban istics of the system in war have neither have Germany's caloul-
M WI- Umesawa, Mr & MrEA proved to be economy of re.stions yet been disappointed, nor Sandakan-For HINSANG, 14th inst. 11ams, Mis Aysis, Mr & Mrs Taylor, Mas-
It is in sources, orderliness, and equity. a time against her. There is no waste. There are British power to doprive Germany Philippine I-Por LOONGSANG, 14th practically no Germans pur- of all her advantages by supplying suing their civil callings because the military foundation to the they refer them to military system of national effort that is service, or because they have in process of reconstruction. Bat; convicoed themselves that they if it is to be done it must be done must be carried on. There is no now, before there is further dia-Shangha, & N. Chias Per CHOYBANG idleness. On the other band, sipation of strength in directions there has been the minimum of other than those which are essen- interference with civil life. There tial to military success.
is no attempt to tell every Ger-
man what he shall do. The needa
of the Army are paramount, but}
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inat, 2 p.m.
Shanghai, and North China (Barope via Biberia) - Por LUCHOW, 11th inst, 5 p.m.
Bhangbal Br. F.0.Saturday. 17th Inst.)
14th Aug. 5 s., Haiphong-For BUNGSIANG, 14th inst.
3pm.
SUNDAY, 15th August. Shanghai & North Coins-Per NOTARA (Europe via Siberia) Shanghai Br. P.O.
15th (ast, 90,
apart from the needs of the Army Kule comfort, kilis pleasure, kille Saturday, 21st Aug... there is no State organization of energy, kills ambition, kills perve force, national effort. In the Germans out the vital forces and wrecks the
view each organization would be
life of the sufferer: LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM SAVES the miferer, stops the pair,
aseless waste of strength. There stopy the irritation, soothes the jungled
TUESDAY, 17th August.
is no need for a National Register es, restores the normal natural pon-watow, Amoy & Foochow For HAI
dition of the nervous system-makes you
Don't
in time of war, besanse the State WELLA
waste your life. Don't pam the
already commands, when and as day and nightsin useless misery. Don't
the need arises, the whole strength
let Neuralgia kill all that is worthwhile
Austra
liaa...
Mall,
of the nation for the conduct of in life. Get a bottle of Little's Oriental, stud
As regarde labour, Germany enjoys all the simplicity of milit ary control. In the first place, the bulk of the man who are making munitions, are liable to
Balm TO-DAY.
Sold at ls, 4diper bottle.
Agents for Hongkong,
Manara, A. 5. WATSON & Co, Ltd,
AN IDEAL DRINK FOR SUMMER MONTHS
WHITEWAY'S
CYDER
SWEET OR DRY.
As supplied to all the leading London Hotels and Clubs such as Savoy, Olaridges, Berkeley, Trocadero, Hyde Park and Royal Automobile," Raleigh and Conservative Clubs,
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WEDNESDAY, 18th August. Swatow, Amoy & Formoss in Amping Takao-For BOSHU H. 18th
Aug. 9 a.m.
THURSDAY, 19th Aug.
suru, K Minami, Mr & Mrs. Chalmers Werner, Mrs Hoshino, Mr and Mrs F. W Carry, Miss Latmar. K Matauska, TOno, (Mrs Lyon, Miss Lyon, Master Lyen, Mr Mrs Ramsary. Men and Miss Young,
PASSENGERS EXPECTED,
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Per as Maloja from London July 10,-- WL Anderson, W Fisteher, Master P Fiatober.
|
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C. W. JEFFRIES, Director.
Hongkong Observatory, August 11.
1 Barometer, reduced to 39 degrens Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in in nhos, tenths and hundredths,
#Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.
3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation the Humidity of air esturated with mols- ture being 100..
Direction of Wind, to two points.
5 Force of Wind, socording to Beaufore
Miss Waldheim, Man Kam-lo, O Miller, Scala,
For 5, Yanks Maru from London. KUYIP, PH Weston, SK Tan..
WATER RETURN.
Level and Storage of water in Reservoirs on the 1st July, 1915.
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER
WORKS LEVEL.
www.low
Cytum m
froft. gla” Below {afft la Below 13th 10. Belowity in Below "Brust? overlow
overlow Dyika. Later ( tõlk," aims. Below yitdakı Below,
mediate
overdow
overflow: Faktalamovartion
oft, tale. Above Below
сип
overdow Wane-nale of,gin. Ba'ow, gitsin. Below.
overlawa
overdow STORAGE IN MILLIONS, AND DECIMALS
OF GALLONS.
State of Weather, biblis aky, o da- tached aloud, d drimling rain, ffog, i gloomy, h hall, I lightning, o overcast, p passing showers, g squally, r rain, a snow.
thunder, visibility, w dow wet.
0 Rain in inches; tenthi and hundredth
METEOROLOGICAL.
Previous
Day. On date On date
Tyta Tytan Dyewati w Itam Intermediate ima Pokfutom
$7.48
1915 Barometer sar Temperaturs
go Humidity
+79.61 29.63 29,65
87
89
Wong-sel-chan1 =====
Wind Direction
78 8% 79
·BW AW
118.3437440 m, gallons
Consumption of water in the City and
and fi District in unlisions and decimals of gallons during the Wenjhar
Baip
0.0% Higbas open sie Komparatere na the Lowest
ILE, Observatory; 11th Aug.
GW. JEFFRIES, Director
Swatow, Amoy, Formosa & Tam-Porosh of June, 1915,
KALIO M., 19th Aug. 9 a.m.
Consumption.” Formosayla Keelung Estima ed Shanghal, North Chins, and popular
81.319 Japsa via Mell; Victoria, B.C. Con-eption par
head per day
rator & Beattle, Wash. U. Kingdom
Eervices të konsen Ja Rider maín Districts discon- Canada - Per BHIDZUOKA; nected from Rider wain and supply given by pubile M, 19th Aug. 3 p.m.
kira e Grantažna up to sĩth June and Intermittent supply Rider mains in Rider main districts from with to joth inclusive and during · June 1914, - Constant supply in i districts during J LEVELS
KOWLOON WATER WORKS
Canadian
FRIDAY, 20th August, Bwatow, Amoy & Fooohor-Per HAI-
TAN, 10th Aug, 2.80 p.m.
French
SATURDAY, 21st August,22 -47 Bairon, Bimita, Burmah, Cay. Ion Adelaide, Western Austre: **Un, India, Aden, Egypt: &c Eu. rope-Fer NERA, 21st Aug.
SATURDAY 28th August
Kowloon Ora}'+f1 nolu
vitazioa" Ru-} Be'ow ·
Below
·verroirai 1.--overblow STORAGE" IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS.
Kowlood Ora
station 4303.35: Rescrval
Consumption of venue la Realoon in miftioné and Decimals of Gallons During the mouth of June, 1915"
Ke Imajak papie Conurmption: per Bibend per' day.....
The Government Analyst
·water is of sorsátort squality
Pablic Works Department
Pan Anatralla, Tamania, Naw
Zealand, yla Fort Darwin and i... Oysters, Fresh New Gulden via Thurdy
PARISALDANHAKE SU
fast: 10
Findon
reports
TIDE TABLE.
9th Aug. to 15th Aug., 1915.
SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI,
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|L'DON="via" S'pore, | Novara
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about
27th Aug. & P'sage
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