10
GERMAN CRUISER DESTROYED
THE LAST OF THE KONIGSBERG."
WORK OF BRITISH MONITORS.
WHAT BRITAIN HAS DONE
French Reply to German
fasinuations
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST
POST OFFICE.
Correspondence, addressed to anemy subjects in China, Slam Persis and Mor- acao cannot be transmitted.
SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVED,
Talgo Maru, Jap. a. 2,164, H. Ratow, 23rd Aug-Banjumag), 15th Aug. God-J.1.3.1
The Barvicos to Germany, Austria, misd
Aug-Bangkok, 12th Aug. Rice their Colonies, and to the Ottoman Em-Nisabo Maru, Jap, xv. 348, Y Nakano 24th
-D, & Co. pire are suspended.
Hanal, Fr. a. 759, La Charalier, 14th Aug. -Haiphong, List Aug, Gra—A. R.Marty. Dunera, Br, sa 3,403, A. Munro, 24th inst -Calcutta, 7sh Ingi, Gen--D. B & Co.
Ships in communication with Cape D'Agullar Radio Telegraph Station ;--
Writing in the Petit Journal on the celebration in London of "France's Day," M. Stephen Pichon, formerly Minister for Foreiga Afairs, calls attention to The Secretary of the Admiralty the ceaseless sativity of German made the following arounce Booret agents in London and in Chian ment on July 12 :---
It will be remembered that Paris whose business it is to at
tempt to arouse enazicion and Nara aison the end of October last the mistrust between the Allies. M. Konigeborg has been sheltering Pichon reminds his readers that some distance up the Bafgi Bismarck's heire" an adepts in River (Gormsa East Africa) in a making use of all elements cap- position which rendered attackable of influencing the simple most difficult, only shallow and the ignorant, and con dmaght ships, keing able to get tinues:
--
Buwa Maru
Nova
Maxico Maru Hiyamki Maru St. Albana Kandahar
wafficiently clows to her to be able "The United Kingdom has just | PARCELS FOR THE FRENCH ARMY
s
to engage riftively.
replied to these manœuvres by Two months ago the Admiralty solemn and magnificent attests decided to send two river tion of is friendship for the monitors, namely, Severn (Cap French Republic and of its faith tain Eric Fullerton, R.N.) and in our feelings for Britain. Let us, Marsey (Commander Robert A. too, assure Great Britain that if Wilron, B.N.) to assist the Comas Lord Carzon faid, the admires mander-in-Chief of the Cape our heroism and our constancy, Station, Vice Admiral H. King we, to:, know how much we owe Hall, O.V.O., O.B., D.8.0., in to her Army, her Navy, and her these operations.
diplomacy.
M. Pichon then says that the Germans have oven attempted to insinuate that grave differencea have arison between the bro shore at arms of the great battles of the Merno and the Yeer," and concludes:--
"We know what we owe to
The French Post Offon anounces that
Deijo Mara, Japes, 614,' D. Imsidiumi, 13rd Inri. - Haiphong, Zlat last, GOBE
1915.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 24th at 11.35-Pressure has in- creurd alightly over the Visayas and in the neighbourhood of Formosa; it has doorsed alightly elsewhere an remains hight in the Puolia to the cast of Japan.
The returns from Shanghai this morning are defective but from those received yourday afternoon, the typhoon appears zrtherly course. It is probably situat to have passed to the east of Gatales on ed is the southern part of the Yellow Bea thlemorning.. ·.
Hagkong Bainfall for, the 24 hour soẳng ai 30 a.m. to-day, 0,00 inches.
JORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURA ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District.
Forecast.
11
Cordillere, Fr. am 3,094, Magy, 24th Aug. 1. Hongkong and Neighbour winds,
-Salgon, Geneli. K.
DEPARTED.
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Aug. 23.
while parcels containing tobacco, cigars Olows Mare for Canton or cigarettes cannot be accepted for de- Derwent for Bolgen Hvary to Individual French soldiers, pare Llangchow for Canton, cels containing tobacco, do, intended for Loksang for Canton general distribution among the French Nera for Marsellen via Galgos troops or Branch Military Hospitals or Laertes for Bingapore Ambulances will be accepted and admitt-Eyman for Liverpool vis Singapore ed into France free of Customs charges if Mexico Mara for Victoria & Tacoms addressed to the Ministry of Waz, Paris, Sinking for Dentan
St. Albans for Robe via Singapore Parcele containing dutiable'articles ad- Cheongshing for Canton
dressed to indivdual members of the Bri-American for K. Q. Wan via Macao will continue to be admitted free of Cus-
tish iz Balglan'Armies operating in France
toms charger.
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fi
MAILS CLOSE TO DAY.
ULEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE."'
Aug. 23.
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Aug 24,
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langobow for Shanghai Shangbai
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The position of the Konigsberg wam socurately located by aircraft, and as soon as the monitors were road y diao aguations were begun, On the morning of July 4 the monites ostared the river and opened fire, to which the Konig aberg replied immediately, firing Balvoss of five guns with acoursey Great Britain, to Russis, to Europe, Sardinis, 29th inst, and rapidity. H.M.8. Mecsey was Belgium, Italy, Servia, and hit twice, four men being killed Japan. We know that and four wounded by one shell. if in the first weeks of the cam- As the Konigsberg was surpaign the Army of the Grand rounded by jangle, the aerop Duke Nicholas by its invasion" of lanes experienced very great East Prumia made it possible for difficulty in "spotting" the fall as to check the German advance, Shanghai, N. China & Japan vis Kobe-Chiyo Mart for Ban Francion via S'hai of the shot. She was hit five the British Fleet at once put s times early in the action, but atop to any attemptson our Coutts after the monitors had fired for and that it forced the ships, of six hours the seroplanes reported which William II. was so proud, that the Konigsberg's masta were to abat themselves up in Kiel still standing. A ealvo then Harbour, that it destroyed them burst on her and she became wherever it could fad them on heavily on fire between the masts, the high seas, that it gave us the
She continued to fire with one freedom of the ocean for our sup. Faktoi gun intermittently for a while; plies and that of the channel for but for the last part of the ea- the transport of a million men, gagement she did not fire at all, and we have felt in the bloody either on account of lack of am-combats in the North and in munition or disablement of her Flanders the valour and intrepid- guns. Although not totally deity of the troops improvised by a stroyed as a result of this en military effort which is perhaps gagement, she was probably in the greatest known in history. capacitated.
Back, then, German charlatane,
The Commander-in-Chief re-reptiles and corraptors! There ports that the task of the monitors is not one among us who is not was an extremely difficult one on ready to give them in Paris the account of the jungle and tume reply which they have! difficulties of accurate spott-received in London."-Times. ing"; but they were assisted by
H.M.S. Weymouth, Captain Deniz Crampton, M.V.O. (in which
ship the Commander-in-Chief
for dag) which followed
She had managed
them noross the bar of the river the Chatham, Captain Sidney R. -and engaged email guns on the Drury Lowe.
banka, whilt HAS Pioneer to pash her way up the river (Acting Commander T. W. high enough to be out of the range Biddlecombe R.AN), engaged of the guns of the British craiser the guns at the month of the of heavier draft. She had also disguised herself by fastening river.,.
branches of green stuff to her
In order to complete the de- struction of the Konigsberg the
Per CORDILLERE, 24th Aug. : 4 p.ni (Europe via Biberia Shanghai Br. P. O. Saturday, 28th August.)
THURSDAY, 26th August.
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| Formosa Channel.
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China Court Katserological Register.
Blation
“24th August, L.2.
finds
Hour.
Barometer.
Temperatures.
Humidity.
D'tion.
Weather.
8 HANG HATA
MOJI,
Sardinia
Capt. J. T. Jeffery
28th Aug.
KOBE Nore"
AND YOKO-{Capt. D. Asbury HAMA DO9524182
L'DON via S'pore,"
Penang, Colombo, Sardinia Port Said and Capt. J. T. Jeffer Marseille.
Subject to alteration without notice,
about 6th Sept.
Freight
& PESTO
About
Freight
10th Sept.
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For Freight or Passage, apply.to
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6a 29.95
Hakodate 29.93
Toko
29.85
Lophi
29.34
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29.78
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29.18
Oshinam
29.73
Kaka
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29.66
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Fankow
Hongkong, 24th August, 1915
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20.70. 78
29.59 86 84
94 29.31 85 87
6 29.60 84 83 nw
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SATURDAY, 28th August.
meets and funnels, and thus hid Shanghai, & N.China Japan via Kobe-Par
Commander-in-Chief ordered her position from the sea. Short- further attack on July 11, and a ly afterwards the channel was telegram bas now been received blocked by sinking a collier, and from him stating that the ship is the vessel was thus imprisoned a to:al wreck. In this last engage- and unable to do any further ment cur casualties were only two harm. wounded in B.M.S. Mersey.
Apparently it was necessary to
Austra-
118.0
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Australia, Tasmania,
Para Doljo Mazu from Haiphong etc.
Įnan, Mlus Vignan.
P&ores Per. Cordillera from Colombo etc. for Venton Hongkong Moss R. Bethayee, Hope, kons O Baker, Miss Campbell,KT O van Hels- Sep Rock
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WATER RETURN.
Level and Storage of water in Reservoirs on the lat Ang., 1015.
CITY AND RILL DISTRICT WATER
WORKS LEVEL
Tytan Now Byewab
" Tyram
TOKE
fell gin. - Abure) zít
overdo
Dagupan Kaulis
Legapi
Incloban
Iloilo
Burigao Lapuan
24.60 77-88.0
77
-77
*
29.60 2
29.58 81
29.61 82
00010 EKW ▼
tä 29.62 81 78 w 29.60 81 89
29.62
29.39 79 89 aw
20.61 82
29.6% 77. 94 29.68 75 94
99.71 B1 87waw
20.72 79 89 asw 29.74 79 95
0 of
29.74 81 87 aw 2
20,74 75 93 oso 29.75 78.92 aw
Q. W. JEFFRIES, Director. Hongkong Observatory, August 247.
1 Barometer, reduced to 38 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in in- jches, tenths and hundredths,
Temperature, in the shade, In degrees Fahrenheit.
Humidity, in percentage öf saturation the Humidity of air saturated with mols- ture being 100.
4 Dirpation of Wind, to two points.
5 Force of Wind, according to Benators!
State of Weather, b blus aky, a da af Above 137T. ain Belan taobed cloud, d drizzling rain, ffog, E
media!........{vorow
averkow
overflow
Zealand, via Port Darwin and Tym Inter- aft: pin. Ab ve Bit in Below Floomy, h hail, I lightning, a overnani, p
overflow
peating showers, q squally, r rain, u snow, all cla. Abor aft soin Below, i thunder, v visibility, w daw 'wot.
overflow
'Bain in inches, tanthe and hundredths.
New Guinea ria Thured ayla Fokfulam verlow
-Por ALDENHAM, inst. 10a.m.
TUESDAY, 31st August.
3p.m
-TAN, Blat Ang, 2 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, 1st Sept
28th
Semarang, Boerabaya, & Port Moresby (via Batavia)-Pet TJIHODS, Let Bapt. 3 p.m."
•che{ overflow
STORAGE 18 MILLIONS AND DECIMALS
ANNE OF GALLONS.
Tytans — V 407.00
fidtermediate
Pokfulam Woog-ani-chung sezone.
TOEL
110,40
20.40
27.05
METEOROLOGICAL.
Pervious
Day-On date On date
Barometer 29,64- 29.66 Consumption of water is a City and Hu Tumperstars District in millions and decimalsof gallons during
Humidity 1710015457; W. gallina Wind Direc
Consumption Estimated
population [Consumption per
gallon Weather myply by Ride usina: le Rider mit Bain districts op dk sth Rad. Consient (wapply in mii dej tricts from Sih july 1914.. Constant· wapply in: 15 Highon ngan ple Say districta denlog Faly agig“
· KOWLOON WATER WORKS LEVELṀ
Kowloon Gris) Lavel
ritation. He with
The end of the Ralder. keep a watch on her, for an officer The Times Naval Correspondent who returned home from the writen The destruction of the East Coast of Africs reported the Swatow, Amoy & Formosa vis Tamsuitam Byewash
Fer KALJO M. Sist Inst. 10 Koulgaberg by the monitors exchange of wireless · mortages Severn and Merasy, assisted by between a British aniser and the aircraft, is a very tatisfactory raider. The British captain pro Philippins Is-Fer TAMING, Slat Aug.. business, illustrating again, as did mised the captain of the Koniga swatow, Amoy & Foochow--Fer HAI-monia of July 1915. their work on the Belgian coast berg that if he would come and at the Dardanelles; the use-out he should receive a hearty To this fulness of these shallow draft von British welcom
However, there mela. The Konigsberg, it may be challange, recalled, escaped from Dar-es- was no reply. Even when the Saluam early in the war, intend-monitora entered the river some Batavia, ing to pray upon commerce. Her dificulty man experienced by the only aneoses in this direction, aeroplane in spotting" her, to however, was the winking of the cleverly had her position been Ellerman liner City of Winchester concealed. She seems to bava off Sokotra on August 6. It was kept up a good fight, and V136- afterwards -expected that she Admiral King Hill reports that would co-operate with the Ger- the tik of destruction wAS 811 man land forces in an attack on extremely arduous one. The fact Mombass, but this was prevented that the Waymonth and the by the proximity of the British Picneer, which also took part in oraisers. She did on September the action, had toilence guns on 20 disable and wink the Pegaans the banks of the river shows that at Zanzibar while that little gun- the captain of the German craiser eesel was laid up repairing her expected an attack and hid made
all possible preparation for it. The Konigsberg was afterwards The last of the German raiders S chased into the Rafigi Riverin Ger has now been sitled with, an
Africk, and the Admiral. the thorough way in whion announced on November 11 that work was done entirely ohart he had been discovered there by foristio of the Brijah Narr
Austra-
SATURDAY 4th Bepf.
Philippine, Jalanda, Australis, 5 Tasmania. New Zealand via FONDErwin & New Guinea via: Thursday: It Per CHANG
·SHA, 4th Bepty 11 a.m. ⠀⠀
WEDNESDAY, 8th Sept.
Bhanghal, R. China Japan. Mot Victorias: & NanovaYST U. ingdom via Okeada-P MONTEAGLE 6th Berty
Shanghai Br. P
.Level
with BETYDET timer, overtion STORAGE IN KILLIONS AND DECIMALS
AL OF GALLONG,
Kowloon" Gra-)
Reservoir
on Commumption Decimal of Galions Doring the month of ja
Kulmazed popula!!, Caspion
29.03
HALL Coservatory, 16th Aug,
CW. JEFFRIES, Dirsotoz.
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