WAR TELEGRAMS.
Continuad from page 1.
THE BULGARIANS.
MOBILISATION MEANS ARMED NEUTRALITY,
September 22, 4.20 p.m.
TAE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1915.
POST OFFICE.
Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in China, Blam, Persia and Mor- 0000 cannot be transmitted.
The Services to Germany, Austria, and tair Calonios, and to the Ottoman Em- pire are suspended.
Postal Communication Including Parcel Post, but with the exception of insure soe,
The Bulgarian Minister says that the mobilisation means that resumed to Bamaa and Guinea. Balgeria will maintain armed neutrality.
BULGARIANS CALLED HOME,
September 22, 4.20 p.m. According to Router's correspondent at Amsterdam a Barlin' telegram to the Bulgarian Embassy announces that all Balgarians murt immediately leave for Bulgaria, via Vienna and Roumanie.
100,000 BULGARIANS NOW MOBILISED.
September 22, 8.00 p.m.
Bhips in communication with Cape D'Aguilar Radio Telegraph Station -
Expire Nankia
Yuuka Mar Malta Fushimi M
MAILS DUR.
Austrails, Empire, 25th inst. Europe, Malta, 26th inst.
The Bulgarian Minister in London was asked if mobiliestion Siberia, Chenau, 20th fast. meant that Bulgaria would join the Central Powera. He replied. osrtainly not," and that Bulgaria is now taking the samɔ precau- tiona se Holland and Switzerland.
TRANSFER Of territory.
September 23, 8.00 p.m. Router'e correspondent at Sofia stalea that a Balgarien Com. mission hes loft to arrange for the transfer of territory under the Taros-Bulgarian Railway Agreement. The territory will be handed over in a fortnight.
CANNOT REMAIN UNMOVED,
September 23, 7.10 p.m. An Amsterdam telegram-from Vienna states that the Bulgarian Prime Minister bas declared that it is impossible for. Bulgaria to remain unmoved in the presence of the quickly developing situa. tion.
MOBILISATION CAUSES DEEP IMPRESSION.
September 23, 8 00 p.m. Reater's correspondent at Athens states that the news from Sofia caused a deep impression in official and diplomatic oircles. Great seareny is observed regarding details and it has only tran spired that Balgaria has mobilised one hundred thousand men and that several cavalry regiments have left Sofa for an unknown destination.
CONVENTION WITH TURKEY REGARDING ARMED NEUTRALITY.
September 23, 8.00a.m.
MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY,
Wei-bal-wol & Tientalo--For CHIP.
SHING, Zith Bopt. 5 p.m.
TO-MORROW,
Philippine La-Fer LOONGSANO, 25th
inst. 2 p.. Tiangtau & Newchwang-Fer PAOTING.
25th Sept, 5 p.m.
Japan via Kobe-Per KUMBANG, 25th
Bept. 3 p.m.
SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVED,
Chinhua, Br. u.«. 1,278, Lidford. 24th lask -Manilag Slet inst. Gon.-O. N. Ca
Linan, Br. us. 1,986, 3. Pottinger. 23th Iek-Bangkok, 17ih inst, Gen~ B. && Halchow, Br. 45. 1,111, W. Bhans, 23rd Sept Tientsin, 16th Sept. Gen. -B &&
Nanyo Maro, Jap, ss. 1,919, Noshiyama, 14th inst-Moji, 17th Inst. Coaíj -M,B.G.K
Wimbladon, Br. xx. 1,426, J. Cantoll, B4th inst-Chingwantao, 17th Instant Coal-D, & Co.
| Chinhu Maru, Jap.as, K. Izimi, Rith Beyt. -Muke, 17th Sept, Cal-M.BX
|
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 24th at 10,55~~The anticyclone has weakened, and promuse has decreased alightly at all stations; it ramaļas highest the China Bea. A depression is indicated Over H. Valna and Japan and in low over to the south of the Bonins,
continue to prevail over the north part Moderate to frosh sasiorly, winds will of the China Boa.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day, 0.05 inches,
FORECAST FOR THE 14 HOURS HIDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District
Forecast,
1 Hongkong and Neighbour- | E. winds,
-moderate; hood
fatr.
MAIL STEAMERS
THE PENINSULAR
AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.
ENGLISH MAIL.
WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTI of or
about the DATES named sui
bay via Bingapore, Malta
For
Steamer
To Ball On Romarks
LONDON & Bom-1:
about
Freight
Penang, Colombo, Capt. C. O. Talbot Port "Baid and
22nd Oct.
RN.R.
Marsellies ostess |
5 p.m.;
28th Sept.
Freight
F'ange
R.N.R.
N.E
3 Formosa Chanqıl................................ winds,
L'DON vis Singa-"
moderate.
pore, Penang, Nore
about
Freight
O'ba, Port Said & Capt. D. Asbury Marseilles E
7th Oot
Sept. 23.
about
9th Oct.
Freight & Pasge
́ ́DEPARTED.
| Kwangsang for Canton Wing Hang for Canton Itola for Koba Kaifong for Heipbong vis Holbow Wada Maru for Karnisu Glenfallosh for Singaporo via Amoy Sinklang for Bhangbai Luchow for Canton
CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.
Shanghal & N. China-Per LUCHOW,
25th Sept. 5 p.m.
Sept. 23. (Europa vis Biberia Shanghai Br. P. O., Nankin for Bombay via Singapore Wednesday, 29th Bopt)
Artomis for Palembang Ningpo, Sbaugbal & North China-Per Yasaka Maru for London via Singapore
KWONGBANG,, 25th Sopt. Uacas for Shanghai
Siberian
3.m.
- SUNDAY, 26th Bopt.
Mail.
Shanghai, and North Chlaa
(Europe via Biberia)
MALTA, 26th Sept. 9 a.m.
For
(Shanghai Br.P.C. Wednesday, 29th Sept} Swatow. Amoy & Formosa vis Tamsui Por KAIJO M., 26th Inst. B
11.17),
The Times correspondent at Sofia on the 20th inst. statos that the Prime Minister has informed his supportera that a cJAVO Saigon For LAERTES, 15th Sept. 9 a m tion has been signed with Tarkey for the future maintenance of armed neutrality by Bulgaria.
ARTILLERY AND AVIATORS BUSY.
September 22, 5.15 p.m. Router's correspondent in Paria saya there have been intense outbursts of artillery on many points on the front including Belgium. Allied aviators bombarded the enemy's cantonments at Middelkerke and also a train between Bruges and Thoroat. Eight aeroplanes effectively bombarded the railway station at Couflage, between Verdun and Metz.
FRENCH COMMUNIQUE.
ROYAL PALAce bombardEÓ.
September 23, 1.40 a.m.
A Paris communique states that as a reprisa! for German kombardments of open towns and civilian populations in France and England a squadron of aeroplanes yesterday morning bamb. orded Stuttgart and dropped thirty shells on the Royal Palace and the station. The aeroplanes were cannonaded at different point: on their long journey but returned to their base uninjured.
ENEMY EVACUATES A FORTIFIED POST.
September 23, 1.40 s.m.
A Parle communique states that artillery motivity continues undiminished along the whole front. A violent bombardment north of the Aisne compelled the enemy to evacuate a fortified post, which we occupied. An enemy patrol which attacked our lines at Champagne was completely destroyed.
GERM‹N DESCRIPTION OF THE RAID,
September 23, 3.55 a.m. Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam reports that the official German accpant of the Stuttgart raid says that enemy airmen with German marks on their machines attacked Stuttgart at 8.15 in the morning, and dropped bombs on the town, killing four persona and wounding a number of soldiers and civiliars. The damage to property is insignificant. The airmen were onnonaded, and dis appeared southward at 8.30. The military authorities half an hour before the raid were notified of the approach of a German airman,
TUESDAY, 28th Sept.
Holbow & Halphong-Por DAIGI M.,
28th Sopt. Ba.m.
Canadian
& U. K.
Philippino Is. Japan via Naga. saki, Honolulu, United Soatilo. 8. America, & Canada via San Francisco and U. Klagd om vis Canada-Por NIPPON M., 28th Sept. 9.m.
Wel-hai-wel
Austra-
lian
Sept. 22,
Elgor for Dalney via Chafoo Prometheus for Bangkok
Fashimt Mary for Yokohama via S'hai Haim for Focshow via Swatow Glenogle for Rangoon via Amoy Boshu for Canton Tsingtau Maru for Chinwantde
3 Bouth coast of China be) The same tween HE and Lamocks No. 1.
4 Bouth coast of China be-) The same tween H.K. and Hainan... as No. 1.
China Coast Meteorologica! Bogirler.
24th September, a.m.
Station.
Winds
Wostook a
Nemuro Ga 29.81
HAW 3
Hakodate
29.95
до
Tokio
29.97
Konbi
29,93
Nazamki
29.95
'escom
29.04
BW
Oshima
29.93
*
#1
- 29.77
DJ
1
29.97 84 83
бо
Naha
En Mylam Bonín Is. Chefoo Whatwel Hankow
29.95 75 100 waw lof
Jchang Kinklang
Changsha
Shunghal
Gutzlaff
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
" 29.92 75 Wow if Sharp P.. » 29,82 80 82 w 1 b Amor Da 29.84 81 78 no Swatow 8 29.89 79 82 nw Taihoku a 20.88 73 91. Tataku
#b
1 b
2.b
29.86 73
r
Tainan
29.85 77
+
Korbun
29.85 73
Ob
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P'dores
29.85 79 Canton 62 29.86 77 95 H'Long 29.85 80 Gap Rock" Macao Wcohow
д
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89 8
29.84
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6 29.81 77 94 now o
29.70 70
0,8t. J.
Aparri
29.78 75 Enw 2b
29.80.77 92
25
29.75 77 92 10.
1b
Mantia
29.79 75 93 ne
Pers. Linan from Bangkok-Me and Mrs WLB Blackett.
Par Hulobow from Tientsin - Mrs Paget, Miss D Paget. Master E Paget, Mra Castia, MoIntyre, Deoves & Stowar
PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
Por s.s. Nankin for Europe etc.-Rov & Dagupan Mrs J L Bacon, Comdr & Mrs H OR Bou-Legal
39.76 77 95 wow 1 29.76 77 96
29.76 77 85 ne 10 29.76 75 4 w 10 29.78 78 9f w 60
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Tientsio Per HUI-her. Greon, Meokoazio, J Gualbor- Tacloban CHOW, 28th Sept. 11 a.m.
to, J Meroure, H R Hanmer. Follo Then Tzin Ebin, J Hoscroft, EJ Ho Surigao Philipples Islands, Australia,ward, BE Thomas, Mr H M Irwin, Raj. Tasmania, New Zealand vis kumar Bhosle, Rajbumar B Bickle, Ka-Lavan PortDarwin, & Now sinon via mer Bapushabingle, Kumar 9 Nesrikar. Yasaka M, & 29.82
1.5. RADIO-TELEGRAMS. Thursday Islands.For TAI Kumar B Parmerker, Kumar A Gharge, YUAN, 28th Bopt., 11 a.m
Mias E Morgan, G Brown. J R P Grant, Stoney, Burge, Parker, Peacock, McCub Formosa vis Keelung, Japan bing, Constablo, Bullimore, Wingrove, via Kuobluatza, Victoria, Seat Pallant, Ribbands, Elderfield, Mr & Mrs tie, Tacoma & Vancouver, Wada, Maitors C&H Wade, Miss W Kingtom via Capada-Per Wade, Mr&Mr Copeland, Master EIXION, 28th Sept., 11 a.m. Copoland, Miss E Copeland, Mr & Mr Swatow, Amoy & Foochow For HAI. Machle, Mr Mia Owens Miss M nous
CHING, 28th Sept. 2 p.m.
Mr & Mrs Anseli, Mr & Mrs Mozioy, Mas- daen, Miss A M Kors. tar C Mozley, GW Catto, Mias E Donal-Fahrenholt.
Bhanghai & N. Chine-For YINGCHOW,
28th Sept. 3 p.at. (Europe via Siberia Bhanghal Br. P.0. Saturday, 2nd Oct.) Philippine la. Por CHINHUA,
flops. $ p.m.
28th
WEDNESDAY, 29th Sept.
[Swatow, Amoy & Fermosa via Takao & Anping-Per BOSHU M, 20th inst. 9 a.m.
THURSDAY, 30th Sept.
Halhow, Pakbol
Canadain
Canadian
=
WATER RETURN.
Level and Storage of water in Reservoirs on the lat Sept., 1915.
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER
WORKS LEVEL.
1935+
Tylan overdow
rit. six. Above, in 6 Below
overflow Tytam mum) 30. Aln. Belowßit gin' Delos
Byewash.... ovider
overflow
Tytam inter sit. die Ab ve 37 in Below
mediate overflow
Fokiulum
OVETBOW
aft. in Below of 3in Delow www.overlow
orestow Wong-nai-60. l. Delow 33 in Below
chung.........averdoy
overflow STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS.
OF GALLONS.
& Haiphong Per BUNGEIANG, 39th fast, 9 a.m
Shaogba, North China Japan via Nagasaki Victoria, BUT Seattle, United Kingdom via Canada- Per YOKOHAMA 14.30th Sept. 10 a..
ytam Byt 2 Tytam lateradiate ...... Pollution Woag-aal-chung
O. W. JEFFRIES, Director. Hongkong Observatory, Septambor 24. Fahrenheit on the level of the ass in In- 1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees ches, tonths and hundred the
2 Temperature, in the shade, In degress
3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation the Humidity of air saturated with mols- turo being 100,
* Direction of Wind, to two points.
3 Force of Wind, according to Beauforo Scale.
tached cloud, d driskiing rain, ffog, g Etate of Weather, b blus aky, o de- sloomy, hall, I lightning, o overcast, p passing showers, e squally, zralo, s snow, tthunder, v visibility, w daw wet.
Rain In Inches, tanth and hundredthe
METEOROLOGICAL.
Previous
tord.
403.0
07971
1040
61.78
05.46
31 Barometer 354-01
143 Temparature 1775 Humidity
Day On date On data sta pan, al da.m. stes.m.
20.91 29.91
29.89
84
60
85
70
88
74
*.jd
Wind Direction... ESE
ESE
601.77
Foto
4
1
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0.15
Tota
718.67 Consumption of wake in the City and fi Japan via Nagasaki, U. 8., District in millons and decimals at galtons during the Weatherseason Bouth America, & Canada via mouth of Aug, 1975.
1914 173.70
#$$300
4.3
hance the population was not warned in time. This airman arrived Shanghai & North Chinn-PerOHENAN [of August in beib years 1314 and 101 LEVEL, at 1.30 and was cannonnded until he was definitely recognised as a German. He landed unhurt,
BIG ITALIAN ENVELOPING MOVEMENT.
September 23, 2.40 am, A Rome communique. reports that bold, and well co-ordinated mountain operations were carried out with the object of dislodging amall detachments, which had entered the valleys of Tofane in the Cristallo mountain groupe, porth-west of Cortina Dampezzo, which were disturbing the Italian coonpation. The roughness of the ground, broken by numerous ravines, favoured a tenaciona resist- ance, but amull Italian columns working methodically and harmoni omaly gradually ejected the enemy and drove him down into the valleys beneath. Italian artillery in the Plezzo Basin has resumed the bombardment of Fort Hormann, of which now only a casemate fanguine atanding, which is still firing an occasional shot,
San Francisco and U. Kingdom Consumption
Bain via Canada - Per MON Estimed
13 m. gallons Highest ogan uit Wemperature on the s GOLIA, 30th Sept., neck.
popa'allon....
251.910
Lowt Consumption per bead per day.
milovn Constant supply in all distsfeie during the month
KOWLOON WATER WORKS Fors Kowloon Or Level vitation with
overflow Overlor STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS OF GALLONS,
30th Sept, pun.
FRIDAY, 1st Oct.
Swatow; Amoy & Foochow-Per HAI- Kowloon Gra spid
TAN, Oot, Llam.
TUESDAY, 5th Oct. Philippine la—Per TEAN, 5th Oct. 3 p.
SATURDAY, 16th Ock.!
French
Mail.
Saigon, Straits, Burmah, Cey
lou, Adelaide, Western Austra
Lia, India, &.den, Eryph & En- 18th Oct. 4 p <
El
POTS
Dilow
HOUS
vitation
254.50 Reservoir Consumption of water is Kowlson la millions and≈ Decimals of Galisos During the month of Aug. 1915.
Cansumpa
23.3
Extimated popula
05,000
Consumption per 20.0
bend per day.
sylla nii pallons
an
EK, Observatory, 24th Sept.
C. W. JEFFRIES, Directar.
TIDE TABLE.
20th Sept. to 26th Sept., 1815,
02
**
TAN
19,6 gallon The Gevarniment Analyst's reports show that the | Wed, ster of tupollent quality,, Public Works Department.
W CHATHAM, Water Authority,
ropa-Per PAUL LEVAT Findon Haddocks, Kippers &c.
Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stowed
ALEXANDRA CAFE,
m morning, a afternoon.
SHANGHAI, Moji, | Malla
Kobe and Yoko-Capt. C. C. Talbot. hama, ..................yatt,
SHANGHAI, Moji, Novara
Kobe, and Yoko-Capt. H. R. Hether hama.......
ington R.N.R.
Subject to alteration without notice.
All steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.
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