WAR TELEGRAMS,
Continued from page 1.
FRENCH COMMUNIQUE.
FRENCH ARTILLERY'S GOOD WORK. -
September 22, 4.95 km. A Paris communique states that the artillery actions continued undiminished in intensity in Artois, between Baye, Oise, Champagne, Argonne, Woevre and in Lorraine. The enemy threw heavy shells in the suburbs of Arras and the outskirts of the old oitadels Our fire seriously damaged the German lines, and renewed Garman attacks made on the bridge head of Sipigneul Canal from the Aisne to the Marne were repulsed.
Several Garman batteries wore silanood and a blook-house dön- troyed in Argonne,
Our demolition by fire in Lorraine prevented a German altempt to construct emplacements for heavy, long range guns oupable of shelling the Nanoy and Luneville districts.
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
POST OFFICE.
Correspondents addressed to enemy subjects in Chics, Slam, Pertia and Mor- booo cannot be transmitted,
The Bertices to Germany, Austria, and their Golobles, and to the Ottoman Em- pīte áro akspended.
Portal Communication including Parcel Post, but with the exception of lumurance,
rormed to Bamos and Guinea.
Ships in commubloation with Capa
D'Aguliar Radià Telegraph Station:--
Bir Richard Awdry Itola
MAILS DUB.
Biberia, Yiugobow. With inst.
Nineteen aeroplanes dropped a hundred shells on the railway Europe, Malts, 28th fast, junction at Bensdorf, east of Morhangs, damaging buildings and stationary trains.
THE RUSSIANS.
PROTEST STRIKE ENDED.
September 21, 2.15 p.m.
Telegrams from Petrograd show that anxiety regarding the attitude of the workmen as to the prorogation of the Duma is
MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY, --
Wel-hal-wel & Tontain---Per CHIP
BHING, 23rd Sopt, 5 p.m. Chetoo, Nawchwang & Dairen- Per
EIGER, 3rd Bept, p..
TO-MORROW,
?
anfonadad. After a short strike as a protest, the workmen every-Fakhow & Haiphopy-Por HANOI,24th| where resumed work.
GERMAN SUBMARINE SUNK.
September 21, 3.15 p.m.
According to Reuter's correspondent at Paris on Odessa tele- gram states that a Turco-German submarine operating in Russian waters in the Black Ben was sunk by Russian vessela,
RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE.
STRIKING SUCCESS IN COUNTER-ATTACK.
September 22, 4.30 a.m.
Sept. 10 a.r. Bhanghai, N. China & Jayan y'a Kobe - Por FUSHIMI M. 24th Sept,10
Eaglish Mell
SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVED,
2090 Maru, Jap. km. 1,955, Oblakawa, Sand fost-Dalay, 16th Instant, Goal-M.B.K
Fuskim! Maru, Jap, ax. 6,87%, T. Trisawa,
Bed instSingapore, 18th inst
Gon:-N.Y.K
| Tangtu Maru, 2,200, Yamada, 22nd Inst Dalny, Loth lost. Opal-K.B.K Luchow, Br, s. 1,111, D. R. Davies #fad
inst-Shanghai, Gen-B, &8, Laisang, Br. us, 2,294, M. M. Nicot, Bård Inst-Mol, 18th Inst. Gen-X, *00.
DEPARTED.
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*
WEATHER REPORT.
Đã the Raid at 1200–Phun ba đi dressed slightly over N. Ohlss, and with | few ezzaptions has Incrossed over theza-
mainder of the area, especially ovST WWW tral Japan. The anticyclone bas moved sastward andis now probably central over the ses of Japan; the northern depression has passed into the Paolo, while the southern remains stationary over the Catas Bes
Moderate to fresh enviarly winde will prevail over the north part of the China Bea
{
Hongkong Bainfall for the 24 hanzo] ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.98 insist
FORMAST FOR THE HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO MORBOW.
MAIL STEAMERS
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S: N. CO.
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ENGLISH MAIL.
VILI, despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned: PORTS st; DI
about the DATES named sites-
For
LONDON & Bom
Steamers
bay via Singapore, Nankin
Penang, Colombo, †Capi, G. Manley
Baid and
Marsellies mesa.
SHANGHAI, MOJ Maiti
To Bail On Remark
noon 2 Freight 24th Sept.& Paano
Forecast.
winds, moderate 1`Höngkong and Neighbours to freah;
fair to hood
ploudy,
Port
showery.
Kobe and Toko- ( Cans, C; 0. Talbot hama, Chaustst
5 p.m. 28th Sept
ENR
Sept, 22
L'DON' via Biogas)
Formots Channali.........
| winds, Sight to
moderato.
pore, Penang, Nored
about
Obo, Port Bald & f Capt. D. Asbury Marseilles
Freight
7th 'Dot.
· Page
SHANGHAI, Moji, Novara -
about
Freight
9th Oct.
ington RN.R.^
Chofs Mart for Binthuy Bayahiro Mars for Keelung Kwangsang for Canton Wing Hate for Canton Fukin sa for Wakamatsu Yeboshi Maru for Kobe
Demodoens for Yokohama via Shanghai Hinang for Sandakan Cheklang for Shanghai Itols for Kobe Esifong for Halphong via Holhow
CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.
Sept. 22.
Wada Maru for Karatuu
Sept. 23.
Straite, Burmah, Cegion, Ado Glenfalinch for Singapo, via Amoy laide, Western Australia, In-Sinklang for Shanghai
dia, Aden, Egypt, and Europe. The parcel mall will be closed
on Thursday, 23rd Bophut 5 pm. For NANKIN, 24th Sept. 11 p.m.Registration 10.13 2.1.1istration Kowloon B.O. 9.30 am Lottors 31 p.m. Swatow. Amay & Foochow-Por HAI-
MUN, 24th Sept, 2 p.m. Ningpo, Shanghai & North Chian--For EWONGBANG, 24th Sept. 8 pm.
SATURDAY, 25th Sept.
Inst. 2 p.m.
A Petrograd communique reports that the Russians acored aucoesses against the Germans east of Vilas, oleo against the Aas- trians farther south, making most effective use of the bayonet and caplaring altogether 1,600 prisoners. The hottest affair followed Phlippine L-Fer LOONGSANG, 2514 Austrian attacks on two villagea north-west of the town of Wisnevetz, where the enemy notwithstanding violent machine gun and artillery Jepan via Kobe-Per KUMBANG, 25th fire entered the Russian trenches, oheering. A desperate bayonet Shanghai & N. China-Per LUCHOW, fight ensued, resulting in the expulsion of the enemy with great loga. Thon the Russians counter-attacked and pursued the Austrians to the latter's trenches, where the whole of the assailants had fld, and there they surrendered or were bayonettad.
FIGHTING IN THE NORTH SEA.
Sept. 5 p.m.
25th Sept. 5 pio. Europe via Siberia Shanghai Br. P. O. Wednesday, 29th Eopki
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Luchów for Canton Chingobow for Pots Pa::eval
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
Bouth coast of China be-> The same tween H.K. and Lammocks No. 1.
4 Bouth coast of Chins be? The came tween HK. and Hainan.........) No. 1.
China Coast Meteorological Register.
Status.1
23rd September, 18-03-
[Winda!
Hour.
Barometer.
Temperature.
Humidity.
D'tion.
Wankhar,
W'estock Fa
6a 29.97
Karima
Nemdro
Hakodate 30.01
Toklo
3:102
Kochi
29.97
sw
Nagasaki 29.97
29.94 -'99.93
DW
REW 1
Haha
**
Bonin Is.
29.85
Chefoo
Whelwel
30.0) 69 73
1
Üb
Pers. Laisong from Moji-N L Rail-
Icharg ton, Jensen.
Kiukiang Par s. Luchow from Shanghal-Mr Changsha Henderson,
Hankow
#
Shanghai
29.95 va 100 ere
I bf.
Gutzlaf Sharp P. Amor
29.94 73.
1br
10
29.94 80 87, ¤ ̧
2 b
9A 29.87 81 87 no
Bwatow
PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
6 29.04 79 87 na Talboku. 5 29.89 75 66 20 Taichu
Parva Yasta Maru for London sto-Tainan Oil, E Nakagawa, Bogora, Mr Cobbett, Koshun Com Danti, Makino, N P Bumrang, Lieut Brazzer, HAM Shiraz, K Pister, Mrs Canton
de Stouis, Misa MJ Goggerd, K Nishima- Akong
2.89 78
29.99 75
ens
3 b
20.88 82
1.0
4b
"
29.88 86 un
b
20
29.89 89 89 ens 29.86 29.87 75 92 Da
2 og
1b
60 29.90 77 91
ece
40
Kobe, and Toko-Capt, EL R. Hether. ham. BEROPE
Subject to alteration without notics.
All stemmers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy,
ght or Passage, apply to
P.&O. 8. N.Co.'s office,
Hongkong, 22nd September, 1915
H. A. Howsilk,
Superintendeak,
PACIFIC MAIL S.S.CO.
OPERATING V
MODERN HIGH POWERED TWIN BOREW EXPRESS STEAMERS,
MONGOLIA 27000 tona
·MANCHURIA #7000 sana.
KOREA 18000 tóns ¦
SIBERIA taas
CHINA zene
PERSIA 1000
NILE 11000 Lane
Between Hong Kong, Manila, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama,
Honolulu and San Francisco
“THE SUNSHINE BELT”—The Most Comfortable Route to America and Europe
MONGOLIA ............Selling THURSDAY, 3014 Sept,at I pum.
This ship will not call at eliber Bhanghai or Honolulu,
“Ekkos plotastes are famera for thali zodern équipment, somfort, and the unpadocity of
sung, while under the pausal ropnylion of Mr. V. Morand, the world-time
Larga vietaresma, equipped with electric fanu, sad runnlag water, Barik@ Numerons atmaka-psix water swimming yttä aivotate puding large
The Bočaty and Confort of Padrone lo Our First Conkistation ........ Per furikar Isformation, enton, 11seinture, pekodulik, stol, suply ta
R. C. MORTON,
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.
da 19.84 TT 90 ne
45
#
29,80 78 wiw 2 b
King's Buildings (Opposite Blake Flor.
.
29.81
19 93
selbe. International Expontsien San Franciscanges.
29.79 77 04 ne
Ib
14. M. Hoshigums, Mr & Mrs J E Barnes Gap Rook
MACRO BP Gupta Moore, Miss Marouad, Wuchow RB Hoeloches, F EH V
Blance. J Barnes, F Fadley, Mr and Pakhai Mrs Ensumoto, M Tarae, Y Kate, BBild- Hothow hnecht, Kra F Moore, Mrs D Grigg, TPhulies Hokketap, Hautead, H Markham, & Uda. Tourade HKits, J Ohtaubo, L.! Cni Kai, O Matsu,K | C. 81. J. Habino, A C Hynos, Mrs Hynes, Mir and parti SUNDAY, 25th Sept. Mrs Li Ti Tean, Mikaes E-Berdin, E Glen Dagupan
dealing, Miss Clark, Master Clark,FF Har Mania Shanghai, and North Chins rington, J H.Holmen, Mr & Mrs H L Rod. | Lazwapi. vescole, and was stated on one
(Europe ris Biberia) - Parwell, JB Rogers, D: 8 Adams, V Hardy, Tacloban
Hallo E! MALTA, 26th Sept. 9 a.m. Mize O Oliva, Mr OH Mortimer, My occasion to have been attended by
and Kre Churchward. ER Mogra, Müugawa-
Surigao aircraft. On June 16, the Swedish
Lon (Shanghai Br.PO, Wednesday, 29th Sept) ra, F. Nahada, RH Ristutiny, K. blatam- steamer Thorsten, from Gothen-swataw. Amoy & Formoss via Temol Alvez, 8 Idzami, D T Brantley, Mr and Fashimi M. 6
oto, A Marharfoe, K Bimas, Ong Seawain, burg to England, was captured
➡Pax KAJO M., 25th lost. 91 Coppin, Miss Gale, Mrs T Kondo,Mrs by a German auxiliary cruiser,
Fraser, Master Fraser, Hrs & Bieb, Mr & aid to be the Meteor. This vessel saigon-Fer LAERTES, 28th Sept. 9am
German Armed Lluer Blown Up.also sank the Vardandi, another
isnsund.
;
Canadian
3.1.
TUESDAY, 28th Sept.
.
-Philippine Is. Japan via Naga- Meraki, Honolulu, United Seafitin, 8. Amerios, &z Canada via Ban CircuoisopandU.K! don t Canada-Por NIPPON M.,
28th Sept. 9 mistrea
Swedish Veszel, од which occasion she was sisted to The Secretary of the Admiralty have been attended by aircraft. mande the following announce The Meteor took the Thorsten ment on August 4,
to Kiel, but the English mails on H.M.9. Bamody (Lieutenant H. board were returned through the Raby, R.N.B.), a small armed Swedish postal authorities. The patrol vessel, was naak by the Thorsten was said to have been). German armed Aset auxiliary soised all Vings, while the steamer Meteor on August 8 in Verdandi was sunk of Christ Wal-hal-wal the North see.
Four officers and 39 meg· were Bavod.
The would be ralders. have The Meteor subsequently eight- naver dared to come very far ed a squadron of British cruisers, from their port, but, as was the and her commanding offer, case of the German small craft realising that escape was impor. before the affair in the Bight, sible, ordered the crew to abandon apparent immunity may have the ship, and then blow her up. made the Meteor more: venture- The Meteor was probably the some. She has now suffered for Hamburg-Amerika vessel of that her temerity, name, which was of 3,813 tons
The British patrol boat which and was built by Blohm and Voss was sunk can have been, of no at Hamburg in 1004. She was. equipped with wireless and sub-great strength, and probably fell an eBay victim to the German
marine signalling and was 328ft. ship especially if the latter was
Exploits of the German Vessel
A
Austra-
& Tientsin-Per HUI- OHOW, 28th Sept. 11, aní, -7 Philippine Islande, Australia. Teamania, New Zealand vin Port Darwin,& New Guinea viz EThury Inlanda--Por TAI-
YUAN, 28th Sept., 11 a.m
GHING. 28th Sept. 7 pm -
M Booker, Master G Parker, Mr&Mrs
帅
29.80 75 96
39.79 74 94
* 29.98 77 96 w
** 29.78 75 88
29.78 75 94~200 #29.78 78 04 sw RADIO-TELEGRAMS.
0. W. JEFFRIES, Director.
O Dalgreeth, M. Kitasaki, Muraham), 8 Hongkong Observatory, Beptember 23, Eugimoto, K Nahamura, Thos, Fuller, F W Jones, T Htenaga,K Ohnuhi, H Gusder
1 Barometer, reduced to a degresn
JW Fairbs in, H Fox, P Kohn, H G Man-Fabrikait on the level of the ses in in- warding, Rev F Labreton,
| cbm, turkku and hundredtha,
WATER RETURN.
Level and Storage of water, in Reservoirs on the 1st Sept,, 1915.
میرد
› CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER
WORKS LEVEL.
FOLE.
sit. gib Above phila Boow
overBow Familia. Below at Delow.
orttdow
OVEISE
Tytan
Drowsi
_mediat
perdow Pokfajata
B) Jh. vin Below] cft : sin? Palow. overlon, RoverLow Wong-and-dagin, Below|jsft pla Below
Iorariow chungovesdow STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALA, I
DOF GALLONS.
1074
walow, Amoy & Foodbow Per HAI-1 Ab vett-Below hanghai & N. China-Fer YINGCHOW,
28th Bapt. 3 p.m. (Europe vis Biberia Shanghai Br. P.O. Baturday, Zad Oct Philippine Ia-Per OHINHUA,
Bapt. 3 pim.
Américan
Canudala
THURSDAY, 30th Sept.
& Canadian:
28th-
& Halphong-Fer SUNGKIANG, 30th Jant. 9 s.m
Shangha, North China Japan
via Nagasai Victoria, B.C
Tyto 100 Tytan Byew
An Intermediate de Titum
210
Forfang
Wong onl
3 Temperature, In the shade, in degreem Fabrankait.
TO SAIL
REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE.
Proposed Sailing from Hongkong
For NEW YORK via PANAMA CANAL.
3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation The s.s." MUNCASTER CASTLE"
the Humidity of air saturated with möls- tuza being 100,
4Direction of Wind, to two points.
8 Force of Wind, according to Beaufore Boula, 100)
State of Weather, b blue sky, a de- tached, aloud, 'd drimling rein, ffog, g gloomy, bail, 1 lightning, o overcast, p Peasing adwers, a squally, x rais, a snow,
thunder, visibility, w dow wate
Bain Infoba, tankha and hundredthis
METEOROLOGICAL.
on or about the 14th September.
For NEW YORK via SUEZ CANAL.
7
The s.s. "PATHAN."
on or about the 27th September. For Freight and further information apply to
DODWELL & CO, LTD. Agenta.
GLEN LINE"
Hongkong, 20th September, 1915,
Day On date On date :
.29.89′′. 2955° ́ ́. 29.01
8% 80 BA
70
ESE ENE FSE
Wasthä? mm ODE op a.eg
and t
*345 | Barometer sin
Temperature Humidity Cossomption of water in the City and Hill Wind Direction District in millions and decimals of galloní,darker that month of Aug, 1915-
Comption..i Estimated
popaation
Crosspelo par
galows
Censchen supply in all districts during the month Bottle United Kingdom wis of Augman in both yuser agra and 1915. Canada Per YOKOHAMAATIOMET
HOWLOON WATER WORKS. ZEVEL M. 50th Sept, 10 mam On, Land Japan via Nagasaki, U. G South America, de Canada vin Egan Franciado and d Klapiom ris Canada HON. GOLZA, 30th Sepši pocu.
long, 44ft. broad, and 261t. deep the faster bcat, as well as carrying Kolkow, Pathol This steamer was well known to heavier armament. That a speedy English tourists, as she used to retribation followed this not is a make trips: from Hamburg to striking. demonstration of the Norway.
anceasing watch and wird which British oraisers keep in the North Sea and of the manner in which our naval control of The Times Naval Correspondent these waters is exercised. It in writen
perbapa a little surprising that This appears to be the firet more of these frontier incidents ccasion on which an incident of do not happen, because every day this nature has ecourted. The and every night the hostile Germana bave, however attempt patrols must be in close proximity. ed before to enter the North Sea The Germans, however, have bad with converted armed merchant several, nasty reminders of what vessels, either in support of sub- in in stare for adventurers follow- marines or to tear the possibility ing a "sallying" policy. In spite of passing unperceived through of their boastful assertions of cur patrols, SD
visits to our coast, they havo
The Metsar han figured in re- hitherto shown themselves chary, ports as interfering with neutral as a rule, of scoopting the risk.
FRIDAY, 1st Octa-
G
Amoy & Foothow-Par HAI- TAX, 1st Oct 11 mán.
TUESDAY, 5th Oct,
5th Oct. - pm.
STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS
Tenen OF GALLONS. Kowloon Gra
visation
Reservoir
Consumption of witer In Kowloon to millions and Decimals of Gallows During, the month of Aug, spa
Couumption in ama SAA, 175 m2 gallons) Belmatok) popular )
Concepcion par
head per deyuna
#
"
"
Highest open air temperature on the Low
ELE. Obervatory, Hird Sept..
OW. JEFFRIES, Director.
• The, Government Analyst's reports show that the wa
water by font qual
Poklic Works Department,
~W CHATHAM,
Walar Asthoelly.
Ogatorn, Fresh Belad or Stewed sun, Findon Haddocks, Kippers:&co, ALEXANDRA DATE.
TIDE TABLE.
30th Sept. to 26th Sept., 1915.
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