WASTAGE OF war. - Dwindllog German: Reserve of Manhood.
From the best information Available it appears (says the Press Association) that the num bers of the enemy troops on the Western and Eastern front about July 31at were sa follows :---
On the Western front, 1,800,000 Germans;
SOUTH CHINA TIN
SHIPMENTS...
TAE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1915.
AmericanConsul General's Report. The U.S. Consul General Mr. George E. Anderson, of Hong kong, reports that the course of the exports of tin from South Chias in the immediate future is somewhat uncertain. The effects of the war in general are un favourable, and the farther fact that the tin coming out of Indo. China must pass through French territory, whore it is regarded as This makes 3,200,000 Germans contraband and subject to restric of all arms in the actual fighting tions of various sorte where it is! line. Besides these there are allowed to pass at all, has render-
On the Eastern front, 1,400,000 Germans and probably 1,120,000 Austrians,
POST OFFICE.
The Mail from London to Hongkong
via U. E. Amarios of 18th, August bos been lost at Bea
Correspondence addressed to enomy subjects in China, Blam, Pemia and Mor.
cannot be transmitted.
The Barricas to Germany, Austria, and the Ottoman Empire are aspended.
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SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVED,
Loongrang. Br. s. 1,093, Leask, 'Sth Ock. Maulia, Zod Oot, Gen.-J. M.
Chofa Maru, Jap... $33, 8. Ora, 4th Oct. -Blasin, 3rd Oct, Wood-P.A {L & Co.
Hong Kong, Br. s. 9,385, J. Mason, 4th Ool-Bingapore, 30th Sept. Gen.
Chlaow. Manila Maru, 6,031. N. Kobayashi, th Ook-Yokobama, tist Bept, GED. -.0.8.X. Tansan Maru, Jap, an. 1,421, G. Nishika wa, 5th Oct-Hongay, 2nd Oct Coal --M.B.K.
Ships in communication with Cape -3
Tiwong
Tjibodan
a large number of German troops ed trade even more difficult. D'Agullar Radio Telegraph Station: of various clauses, principally Nevertheless the exports so far this Note Landetarm, in garricone, forti-year have been larger than usual. Shinko Maru fications, and on lines of com- At the opening of the year there munication, besides the convales was on hand in Hongkong a stock cents and invalids. How far of about 1,000 tons of sin. Since these reserve troops are srmed then the stock has increased to
MAILS DUB,
MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY,
and equipped it is impossible to about 1,700 tons. in spite of the Europa, Namsang, th Oct. Bay, but the fact that the total fact that the amount of tin coming Europe, Nore, di Oot, number of troops on the two out of Yunnan since the opening Shiberi, Yingabow, 8th Oct, fronts is only 3,200,000 appears of the war is in materially smaller America, Persia, Bib.Oct. to show that that is about the volume than usual. Explanation English. Noraza, 9th Oct. largest number of men which the come to lie in the disposition of German Government, with all its the trade earlier in the year to preparation and resources, is able move their stocks when fair prices to pat fally-equipped into the could be had. The blighting effect of the war on the export fighting live.
Reduced in Quality,
from Tunean, however, is illus From a date shortly after the rated in the exports of tin from outbreak of war the Germans Mergize during 1914. The ex- have replaced losses in their first porte from that distriot for the line and reserve troops with past two years, which in general men from second and even illustrate the exports from the third-lina troops (Landwehr Yuonan fields (from Mangiae), and Laadeturm), and it is no have been as follows, in slabs of longer possible to speak with 112 lbs. :-
Bangkok-Per KUMAKATAM., 5th Och Nowchwans-For TIENTSIN, 5th,Ost, 3
5p.m.
a.m.
TO-MORROW.
Amoy-Per HONG KHENG, 6th Oct.
0,10.
8
Japan via N gasaki, U. 8.
South America & Caonde via
San Francisco & U. Kingdom
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WEATHER REPORT.
5th
MAIL STEAMERS'
On the 10h at 10.45-Friasure has in THE PENINSULAR
creased quickly at Welhaiwel and de- crease slightly to moderately at the ma- jonity of other stations; it is highers over N. China and in the Pacific to the east of Japan,
There is no cbands över täs Philippines; the typhoon appears to be moving slowly to N, or N.N.W.
Mderate to fresh gastarly winds will prevail ofor the north part of the Chins Bea
Hongkong Bainfall for the 24 hours Landing at 10 am, to-day, 5,90 incham.
FORECAST FOR THE M4 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,
District.
Forecast.
AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.
ENGLISH MAI
WILL despatch VLSSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS,35, of
about the DATES named ru
'For
LDON via Singa-
pore, Ponany, Nore
fundo do Gleamers
To Ball On Rendärke,
1024 pimet) Fiolghts (f
Obo. Port Bald & Capt. D. "Asbury or 7th Oct. Marseilles
Ebinyo Maru, Jap. 21, 6,367, W. O. T. 8,
. 5th Oat,—4th Sept. Oon,--TK,K. | 1 Hongkong and Neighbour= | modarata; Unkel Maru No. 3, Jap, as, G. Kamasaki, 4th Ook Wakamatsu,28th Sept. Coal-M.B.H.
winde,
SHANGHAI, Moji, ) Novara:
about
fair to
bood
cloudy.
Kobe, and Yoko Capt. HR. Hether. hama. ...............
9 h Oct.
Fenge
Freight Poag
ington R.N.R.
SHANGHAI, Moji, Nagoya
about-
19th Oct.
RN.R
LONDON & Bom-
bay via Singaporo, | Malta
10 a.m.
Freight
Penang, Culombo, Capt. C. C. Talbot Port Said and RN.E.
22nd Oct.
Marseilles .................
Robert Dollar, Ami. ex. 3,430, ILL Morton
4th Oct-Manila, lit Ost. Gen.
R.D.
Talibyblus, Er.. 6,321, F. W. Cullim4th Formosa Channel.
Ooh-Vancouver, 245h Aug. Gen. 3.& 5.
Hirano Maru, Jay. as 4,937, H. Fraser, an 4th Oct,-London, Gen.-N.Y.E
DEPARTED.
Oct. 4.
Bungiang for lintphong vin Hollow Chengva for Kwang Chou Wan Drafin for Canton
Hakala Marafor Ponangela Bingapore
Hamoto for Rangoon vis Am>7 Binkiang for Cauton Choyanng for Canton
Nagro for Canton
Drules for Bangkok ria Swałow
rial Canada Per MON-Koij. Maru for Haiphong via Holbow
NE
winds, trash.
3 South coast of China bo-) The same
No. 1.
tween FK and Lamoaks
4 Bouth coast of China be-) The_sams tween HK. and Hainan...) as No. 1.
China Coast Meteorological Bejizier.
Blation
Hour.
5th October, akika
*ksjamareg
Wostook 7 Namuro 6a 20.93 ́- Hakodate 29.91 Tokio Kochi
*
• 31.06
Winds":
Temperature,
Humidity.
Weather.
Force.
WIW
Kobe and Yoko Capt. A. B. Garwood hama,..................INE,
Bubject to alteration without notice.
All steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
E. A. Howeth,
P. & 0.8. N. Co.'s office,
Superintendent
· Hongkong, 29th September, 1915
TO SAIL
REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE.
128,288 112,253 |
In the opening months of the Straits, Colombo, Port Bald. Marseilles & 1. Kingdom-Por MIYABAKI current year there was the same
M. 7th Dot., 11a.m.
accuracy of German first-line
troopa se distinguished from
1913. 1914. Slabs.
Slabe.
second and third-line troops. It March quarter 41,638 is enfer to regard all the German June quarter 22,095 troopa in the fighting line as of September much the same quality, for whilet quarter the original first line has been December largely supplied from the second quarter and third-lincs, the two latter classes contain a considerable leavening of first-line and reserve troops.
48.800
17,238
(GOLIA, 6th Octą 11 a.mk
S
Hollow
0,207
0.588
& Halphong-For TA KSANG, }
6th Oct; 5 p.m.
DIR
50,347
36.530
CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE,
Naguald K'agiza Cahimm
" 29.97
29.95
1
20.0%
29.80
Naha
Boala Is.
**20.93
1
THURSDAY, 7th Oct.
Chefoo
Oo Borneo Maru for Moji and Kobe Kirano Maru for Yokohama vla Shanghai Yochow for Teing tau
Whaiwel
30.07 64 73 ano
Бо
H
Hankow
Inhans
Kicklang
Proposed Salling from Hongkong
For NEW YORK við PANAMA CANAL,
Changahs
Shanghai
20.93 66 100 use
1 bf
Gutslag
- 29.80 72
2 br
Sharp P. 29.88-75 ET
1 b
The s.s.
M
'SAINT BEDE."
Boglish Mall.
Amoy 9a 29.79 78 26 ne
1 b
-
Bwatow
8
Triboku
Sλ 29.80 75 06 »
salling on or about the 26th October.
Taichu
21.70 72
ob
P
on Wednesday, 6th Oot, at 5 p.m. Por NORE, 7th
Tainan
29.75 73
4x4
1 b
Koshun
29.76 81
DU
P'dores
29.76 79
For Freight and further information apply to
Canton 6
29.82 76 95 »
H'kong
Inne - 4 b
29.80 2081 no 29.80
Ib
DODWELL & CO, LTD)
Da
Agenti
Oct.25.
Kusichow for Tientsin vin W, [H. Wai Biruite, Burmah, Ceylon, Ado-Tisandar for Batavia Iside, Western Australia, In-Hus for Haiphong via Heikow
dia, Aden, Egypt, and Europe. Chlenau Maru Tourans and Qainban The parcel mall will be closed
Sept. Registration 9.15 p. Lutters 3 p.m.
Bhanghal & N. Obina-Per SIN KLANG,
7th Oct. 3 p.o (Europe vis Siberia Shanghai Br. P.O. Shanghai & North China-Per: CHOY. Tuesday, 12th Oct.)
SANG, 7th Oct, 5 p.m.
In the first few months of the degree of decrease as compared Saigon-Per OHOSEN M. 7th Oct. 11 a.m war, it is calculated, the first line with the opening months of last Straits--ParOHUNSANG,7th Oct. 2 p.m troops lost about 50 per cent, in year as that shown in the closing csauslties and the reserve about months of the past year. At the 25 for cant. Their places were close of the first quarter the Hong- taken by the recruits of 1914, and, kong Government sesumed con- as bas ben said, by men from trol of the trade as that in contra- other categories. The reformed band by prohibiting the export of units (including now the 1915 | tin to all destinations other than class of recruits) since then, the United Kingdom and British
and again, lost about 50 per cent. in Possession
Protectorates, casualtion, so that it is probable After several weeka' agitation that there remain only about 25 pe mite ware issued for the ex- per cent. of the original first-line port of tin to the United States troops, to which must be added by making all consignments to men alightly wounded who have the British consular officers in the returned to be fighting lias. American porta concerned so that Eleven Months' Losses, the actual consignees might be The German casualties in known and the exports to the billed, wounded, and missing re-United States have been going ported up to June 30th total forward in fair volume. The Swatow, 1,072,144 mon. Of this number result of the proclamation, bow- 308,123 have been killed and ever, is illustrated by the foot 15,808 have died of disease, whilst that the exporte to the United 540,723 are either missing, pri- Kingdom so far this year are 日 Boners, or so seriously wounded placed at 19,070 slabs of 112 lbs. as to pat them out of motion for daob, as compared with only the rest of the war. There has 1,300 slabs in the same period of been very heavy fighting on both 1914.
fronte since the beginning Of |--
figurer active service.
FRIDAY, 8th Oct.
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
For Shinya Mam from San Fran-Gap Book | diacò etc.—G E Anderson, Capt U Birolo, Mabno
Mre U Birale, Chu Chah Hing, Mr & Mrs
Wachow Obao, Mrs & Miss Loo, Master Wing Hing Pakhel
|
Wing Kes. Misses Waf Lun, Waf Faw Holbow
Wat Fee, Mr & Mrs8G Chapman, Mer R | Phallen E Charles, Me & Men Mills Desu,NR Fou- Touran gner, CFranco, LAJ A Gillespie, J Henry, C. BL. J. Miss HG Hinckley. Capt T W Holladay, Aparri Mr & Mra Howell, Midi 1 B Hunt, & Ima- Dagupan chi, Mr and Mrs R A Jaffray, Miss MM Manila Jafress Dr and Mrs J & Johnson, Mas A Legaspi
Jose. BM Jassph, Mr and Mrs L Knox. Tacloban
6 29.80 75 94 ze
29.75 77
Ab
00
29.75 17
40
29.73 75 06 w
29.71 73 96
0 a
29.71 77 98
U o
10
20.72 75 06
29.77 78 91 w
Macasar, Boerabaya & Semarang -For
Miss CLichauco,M1s PH Lin, Mr & Men | Doilo Amoy & Foockow-Par HALLorbeer. Mir Lawrey. Miss D Kab. Surigao nl & Mahony, Mr & Mr J MeWille, Lapuan Master JMo Wille, Moors, Mr and Mrs JFD Mulder. Le Parker, Bor and MrsBbingo M. 6
A BADIO-TELEGRAMS. M Federson, EH Pitsin. Lt Com ter Paprtou. Ramsay, F80 Reilly, E B Riches, W Robinson, Miss Ross-Lowin
n
TJILIWONG, 8th Oct., 1 p.m.
CHING, 8th Oct. noon. Formoss Tia Keelung Shanghal, North Ohlas Japan via Mof. Viatoria, Tacoma & United Kingdom via Canada -Per TAUOMA MARU, 8th Cot, 1 p.m.
SATURDAY, 9th Oct,
BANG, 9th Oct. 10a.m.
Oct. 7 n.m.
For LOONGSANG, 9th
SUNDAY, 10th Oct.
Mr and Mra FP Rudder, De18 Scudder, Hongkong Observatory, Gctsber 5.
C. W. JEFFRIES, Director.
Miss JO Boudder, RE Shaw, T W Sim-
moons, Mys A Blavóns, EStaples, MrsAE
Hongkong, 29th September, 1915,
GLEN LINE"
(MCGREGOR, COW & Co.) LTD.
1 Barometer, reduced to 3 degrees THE Steamship
Stuart, W B Bluart, Mira Sun Luzo, Mra-J | Fahrenhalt on the level of the sea in in- H. Taggart, T Pajat, Capt G E Visscherches, tenths and hundredths.
Mr & Mra0 CWhitaker Miss E. Wilson,
Mrs J Wolfskill, Mr&Mrs NR Zobel.
WATER RETURN.
Level and Storage of water in Reservoirs on the 1st Sept., 1015.
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER ·
WORKS LEVEL.
2018.
June, and a large proportion of number with arms and equip Shanghai & North Chins-Par TJIKEM- the casusition for this later periodment, gons, and ammunition, and | (those of June and later) are not all the necessarea of efficient Philippine included in the
Whether they quoted, beasure they have not yet will be able torquip a large numi. been reported. We can only esti- berlater remains to be seen. They mate the total loss for the year may provo able to do. Of course, provisionally at 2,000,000. As a considerable number of men of suming that out of a probable military age and capacity are re-Swatow, Amoy & Formom via Tamani
2015 ste sla. Above sit-in Below to:al loss of 2,000,000 in the 12 quired for the making of arme,
-Per KAIJO M 10th Oct 9 TYR. B/L ala. Helow:8ft
ovestiow
overflow months (if we accept the official emmunition, &c., and these, na salon-Per TELEMACHUS, 10th Oct. Tytam inter alt. Sin. Abare at din Below eta Below overflow statements of 1,872,444 is eleven well es the 1,500,000 nett loss
overBow months as correo:) something like the year, must be deducted from Heihow, Pathol & Haiphong-Fer KAI- Fokialla, Below off in Balow
overdow Wong na oft la Below gin Below 50,000 were only slightly wound- the 8,000,000 available in August,
ching........... { overfion
overdow STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DJECIALS ⚫ed and bare cow recovered, the 1914.
OF GALLONS,
effective lose may fairly be aeaam- Lambs for the Slaughter.
⚫ed to amount to 1,000,000 men, It must also be remembered
·
p.u
FONG, 10th Oct, 9 a.m.
TUESDAY, 12th Oot.
in addition to whom there are that about 500,000 youths attain probably 500,000 wounded who to military age in every twelve are absent from the front on leave, months. Of these the class of Swatow. in hospital, &c. This makes a 1914 should be included in this Philippine total nuts loss at the present date 8,000,000. It has already weaa of 1,500,000 in the twelve months, service, and has contributed and of those at least 400,000 to materially to the nett loss of 450,000 have been killed.
1,500,000 men. It was a large ulasa, numbering actually more Question of Equipment. There are no daia on which to than 500,000, as all the men make with any degree of accuracy previously put biok
from
s calculation of the number of former classes for various ressone German prisoners taken by the were called up in it, on that it Allies. It appears to be probable probably numbered fally 750,000. that at the beginning of the war The class of 1915, called up in the Germans had about 8,000,000 December, has as yet suffered men available for military service, only inconsiderable losses. Ap and that number might possibly parently its numbers, owing to its be increased by another million or having contributed a large num 1,500,000 il every man of military|ber of war volunteers in August, age gaya service. Taking, there- ouonot hura boon greater than fore, thermaller figure(8,000,000), 350,000. The olmasas of 1918, it is remarkable that at the pre- and 1917, of which the first is sent moment only about 8,200,000 now being trained (called up at of thet, men are in the fighting the end of May) cannot number line, and the only reasonable ex- more than 400,000 sitogsiher, as planation is, an already enggested, since they are wo young only a that the Germans, are at present certain proportion will be found not able to supply more than that fit for servios this year.
Tytam....!
9
Amoy & Frochow-Per HAI- TAN, 18th Oct.0oo.
Bywith
overtice meritata), predion
Overtow
Tytan
Tytam Iyewash_
1014.
17.71
Yes
Tyam Intermediata.......
#10 40
Pokfulam IAME PODIUINA, Woog-sal-chung
.61.98
B.4
B40
Tot04
Temperature, in the shade, fa degroos, Fahrenheit.
+
Humidity, in percentage of saturation the Humidity of air saturated with mols- ture being 100,
4 Direction of Wind, to two pointe * Force of Wind, socording to Beaufors Scala.
State of Weather, b blue sky, a do- Lached cloud, d drizzling main, I fog, E gloomy,h hail, 1 lightning, o overcast, p paasing showers, q squally, r rain, « anów,
thunder, v visibility, w daw wet,
* Rain In Inches, tonthe and hundredthe
METEOROLOGICAL.
Darometer Commption of water in the City and fill Temperaturo manch of hug, 1915
Is. Per TAMING, 12th Oot. Diariter to mitions and decimals of galions during the
3 p.m.
SATURDAY, 16th Oct.
French
Mall,
Austra-
Balzon. Straits, Barmah, Cey. Ion, Adelaide, Western Austra¬ Hi, India, &den, Bypt & Bu- rope,For PAUL LECAT, 28th Oct. 4 p.m.
SUNDAY, 17th Oct.
Australia Tasmania, Now Zealand, via Port Darwin New Guinea vla Thursday Lalande -Per EMPIRE, 17th Oct. 9
WEDNESDAY, 17th Nov,
Austra
Над
Philippine Islande, Australia, Taimanis, New Zealand via arwinsk Hew Guinea Thursday PKORANG. A
17th Nov. 11 WIT
Hamidity
Previous
Day On date On date
́st 3 pm, et tam.
at d'p.
20.85 29.85
29.84
83 78
63
00
81
72
ESE
H
Гогобичен
poptation in
Compton per
Weather
bead per day..
Contampilan... 19771 Estian ad
nj
NE 15.58 m. gallons Wind Direction
gations Constant supply in all districts during the month Rain
of August in both yanis 1914 and 1915
KOWLOON WATER WORKS· LEVEL)
1015 Et
Below
Kozinc Gen} Loveľ
rimikon Re- with
LESPOŇY MATTER
overflow STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS
OF GALLONS,
Kowloon Gra-]
vication Ressoir
25.03
131.50 Consumption of water in Kowloon in miless and. Decimals of Galions During the month of Aug. 1931. Consumption Enjimased popula.? Повнимикайни
5,200 Consumption per
bead per day
29th 33,6, The worment Analyst's souris show they the water is of rentiunt ipantíty
Public Works Departaments-
K
4th #3
- Highest open air Temperature, po the
LOL
HI, Observatory, Bih October,
C. W.JEFFRIES, Director,
TIDE TABLE.
4th Oct. to 10th Oct., 1915.
"Hongkong) S
kos
Tues
30
W CHATHAM,
Water Authority
Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stewel
H Findon Haddocks, Kippers &c. Bat
FALEXANDRA CAKE:
#afternoon.
For Genoa only
GLENGYLE
Captain R. Webster
will be despatched for the above port on or about:
30th November, 1915.
For freight, passage and further information, apply
SHEWAN TOMER &
Agents
Hongkong 2nd October, 1935..
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