SPAIN AND THE WAR.
Divided Counsels. We have (says the Times of September 7) received from a well-informed French correspon dent a report upon the division of opinion in Spain in regard to the war from which we take the following extraola :---
HONGKONG
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY," OCTOBER 35, 1915.
CHRISTIAN
·
POST OFFICE.
SHIPPING NEWS.
WEATHER REPORT.
UNION.
Correspondence addressed to enemy
oces cannot be transmitted.
At the request of the Committee of the Hongkong Christain Union subjects In Chinx, Blam, Porala and bor we have arranged meetinga for Intercession at St. Paul's College at 6 p.m. on the following dates:- Monday, October 18, Tusadays, November 2, 10 and 30, December 14 and 28.
Never was the call to united Intercession more argont than to
The Sarvicos to Germany, Austria, and the Ottoman Empire are suspended.
Paul Locat Tacoma Maru
King Alfonso and his Govern. ment have been able to maintain
Ships in communication with Cape the neutrality of Spain, but the day. Without in any degrea mini- D'Agullar Radio Telegraph Station:-- Spanish Press is divided into raising the important doctrines and Hitachi Maru partisans with the Allies and methods upon which we differ, or Tjitroen partisans with Germany. These ignoring the Intercossion Services two campe are at open war, hold in our respectivo Chu obos, į This hostility between "Fran- we appeal to all who believe in rophils" and "Germanophils," united prayer to attend these
MAILS DUB,
which began with the war, has meetings for the, eske of our Fureps, Atlantique, 19th Oct. broome more and more embitter-Soldiers, Sailors, Missionaries and ed and more violent in its man- others who value car prayers; for ifestations, especially since it has become clear to all Spaniards that their country will remain neatral to the end,
Passionate discussion of fatare cvents, which are not likely to be governed by any act or will of their own, is one of the favourite cocupations of the Spaniard. Die- cassions upon the war are, go to speak, without prejudice." Free rein can be given to the im-
our own sake, sinoe Intercession for others bringe reflex blessing; and above all for the sake of Our Lord who desires His people to draw near to Him and thus nearer to one another.
Q. H. VICTORIA,
Bishop.
J. KIRK MACONACHIE, Minister of Union Church.
MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY, Stanghal & North Ching--Por KWONG-
SANG, 15th Oct. 5 pan.
TO-MORROW,
ARRIVED,
Chinhus, Br. 1.379, Tidford, 18th Oct. Malia, 12th Oct. Gen.-8.28. Hitachi Maru, Jap. us, 4,031, B. Tominaga 14th Oct.-Manila, 12th Oct,9en, -N.Y.K.
On the 15th at 11.00-Pressure has in- crossed consideraly over Japan, and alightly over the Philippines; slight de- crosses are general elsewhere. The an tlos claus extends from N. China moross central Japan.
A shallow depression has formed over. the China Sen; that in the Paolo appeara to be filling up.
Moderate to fresh saaterly winds will
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DEPARTED.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 inches
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW. Foreca.
District.
about the DATES named 1----
For
Steamers
SHANGHAI, Moji, Nagoya
Kobe and Yoko. Capt. A. B. Garwood
LONDON via Singa-]
Fare, Penang, Malta
R.N.R.
E. winds,
1 Hongkong and Neighbour- | moderate
bood
to freal 1 cloudy,
Colombo, Bombay Capt. C. O. Talbot Port Bald and
R.N.R.
Marseilles.
Nellore
8 Formosa Channel.........N.E.winds,
fresh.
Oct. 14.
Saigon-For TONGHONG, 16th Oct. 10 Kwang Chau Was for Swatow
Austra
V
Mail.
6.13
Philippine Islands, Australia Now Zooland, Tasmania, Now Quines via Thursday For NIKKO M. 18th Oct. 11am.
be Rangoon, India via Calcutta-Per JIN-
SEN M., 10th Oct,11 a.m. Philippins Is, Per YUENBANO, 16th
Oct, 2 p.m.
aro Bew.
agination in the fall assurance their articles, or embroider them, that the words uttered will never with the kind of forciful elabora. be transformed into reality. Cor- tion which they know to tain articles in the Spanish Press anited to the tastes of their
There produce a singular impression. readers. Problems of bigh policy are die-sheets in Spain which do not cussed in high-sounding lango weary of announcing the inevit ago; we are told that great events able collapse of the Allies and ara in progress in Earope, but the triumph of Germany, who is the impression created is that the the embodiment of order and of war is mostly a subject for scientific organization. The Alliea, rhetoric.
they deolare, hate Spain, and Germany alone loves and under-
Spaniards had not before the outbreak of this war been reser-etsude her.
Siberian French
Mail.
Mall.
Tangehan for Chinwantac Tiitarnem for Batavia Daiya Maru for Tayoh Fukul Mary for Wakamatsu Hongwan I for Singapore via Amoy Foolon for Nowohwang Tacoma for Victorla via Ebargha Utrecht for Singapore Hongkong for Haiphong via Hollow Cheongshing for Tientsin via W. II. Wai Quarter for Bangkok
Haimus for Feochow via Swator Eastern for Kobe vis Shanghai Saigon. Biraits, Burmah, Cey-Chiyuan for Canton lo. Adelaide, Western Austra Futura Mar for Tayoh lia, India, Adon, Egypt & Et- Tope.Per PAUL LEGAT,
16th Oct. 4 pm.
Shanghai, and North Clas (Europe via Biberia) Por- ANHCI, 16th Oct. 5 p.m.
(Shangbai Br.P.D. Wednesday, 20th Oct.
ved in taking sides for or against Military Admiration of Germany. Hoibow and Haiphong-Per LOKBANG, France. Very few Spaniards
Several Conservative jurnals
know France wall. Many of which are hostile to the Allies them love her, many hate or expressthis hostility in a moderate fear bor. Among her enemies enough form, but the artiolos most be numba ei those who which they pablish are calculated
16th Oct. 5 p.m.
SUNDAY, 17th Oct.
Per DAIJIM M 17th Oct. 9
a.m.
MONDAY 18th Oct.
and Haiphong Por KEIJO
MARI, 18th Oct. 9 a.m.
are under the influence of to exhibit the mistakes and deSwatow. Amoy & Formos la Tesut the clergy, which is very power-fects of France and of England, fal, and is hostile to France.and they insist upon the strength There are, too, those who have of Germany, su argument to long been won over to the Ge- which the realist side, the "hard" man osuse, thanks to ekilful and side, of the Spanish charactor is
As might Hulhow systematio German propaganda. extremely sensitive. This propaganda has been carried have been expected, the military on for 10 years past, and we now journals, even when they sadec- see its results. Nor must it be your to be impartial, are mani- forgotten that the attitude of testly pro-German. Germany is France in regard to Morocon has for them the one and only military on occasion, especially a few yeare Power towards which they turn ago, savoured of a conscious supe-like docile and admiring pupila. riority. This attitude is one to The articles in these jourasis be avoided with Spaniards; they reflect the deep-seated conviction neither forgive nor forget it. that Germany, the land of military Heibow, Fakhoi&Hsipboog-Per SUNG-
The King's Attitude. discipline, of order, and of an- Generally speaking. many thority, cannot be beater. Spanish Liberala are Francophil,) The point to understand abou:
Austra
TUESDAY, 19th Oct.
Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand. via Port Darwin New Guinen via Thursday Islands E-Por EMPIRE, 19th Oct. 10
4.1.
KIANO, 19th Oct 10 am.
Beatow, Amey & Foachow-Per HAI-
CHING, 1914 Oct, noon,
Per ITOLA, 19th Oct, 2 p.m.
GHOW, 19th Oct. 3 p.m. (Europa via Siberia Shanghai Br. P.O. Saturday, 23rd Oct.)
Philippiro le-Per CHINHUA, 19th Oct.
3.m.
THURSDAY, 21st Oct.
as, indeed, are all the Republi- this attitudo of the Spanish Preas Straits, Buzmah, & India vio Calcutta- cons. King Alfonso, they say, is that at bottom the European one day explained:-"Only I and war is, in a ecnee, merely a pre-Shanghal, & North China-Por LIANG the rabble ore really Francophill." text for continuing the domestic His Majesty may well have made war between Republicane and this remark. He certainly is fond Clericals and between Liberale of France, but it is not only the and Conservatives. This war at rabble that abares this sympathy home carries them away to such with him. There are, too, manga pitch that the readers of these reprosentatives of the intellectual art clea think only confusedly of elite who have repeatedly and in the distant events on the battle- public borne witness to their fields of Euraps. When in a little sympathy with the Allied cause, village in the Province of Toledo Wei-bai-wel & Tientain-..For HUI-
Many members of the Conser-the priest, asking for the offertory vative Party, on the other hand, after Mars, says,Germany needs Sandakan-Fer MAUS ANG, 21st Oct. 11 take the side of Germany, It is gune; we good Catholica nie easier to understand why they bound to help her to get them." should be opposed to France than the congregation, and not least of to understand why they should be all the priest himself, hope that Germanophil; but Spaniards are the "German guns will in some not given to stopping half-way mysterious way arrive upon the where questions of sentiment are scene and bring to reason no conserued, and those reactionaries alcalde or some municipal cour- in Spain who are opposed to the oillor of the party which they ideas for which France stands, I detest.
+3
English Mall.
ONOW, 19th Oct. 11 a.m.
1.0.
FRIDAY, 22nd Oct.
3 South coast of China be-> The samə tween H.K. and Lamooks No. 1.
4 South coast of China be-? The sama
tween H.K. and Hainan... as No. 1.
Chins Coast Meteorological Register.
Stallun
W'ostock 7
Hakodate
15th October, 30.
Winds
Hour.
Barometer.
Temperature,
Humidity.
D'tion.
Weather.
Nemuro 6a 20.87
π
ULEARANCES AT THE
BARBOUR OFFICF.
30.03
DAD
Toklo
30.14
ZW
Rochi
30.17
19
Nagasaki
30,17
K'ugima
50.13
nw
Oshima
3.06
0
Naba
29.99
Do
Ishijima
29 01
008
Bonin I..
30.01
Choloo
30.12 63 83 no
1o
Oct. 14.
Anhui for Canton
Fooksang for Calcutta via Singapore Eiger for Canton
Yiddo for Vodstock via Shanghal
Oct. 15.
Tainatsu Maru for Chinwastaa Haiyang for Singapore
Hitachi Maru for Yokohama via N'sali Chibli for Nowchwang
W'halwel Hankow Icharg Kluklang
Changaha
Shanghal
#
Gutzlaff
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30,10 64 80 ne 30.04 70 де Sharp P. 29.93 70 97 nw
9a 29.83 Amoy
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10
1 b
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2-85
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29.84 79
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6 29.32 75 98 De
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about 20th Oct.
10 B.m. 22nd Oct.
about 23rd Oct.
about 5th Nov.
Freight
•& Peage
Freight
& P'rage
Freight & Prage
Freight & Pange
SHANGHAI.......................... | Capt. A. M. King
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For Freight or Pasago, apply to
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Superintendent
Hongkong, 13th October, 1915
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(With liberty to call at the Malabar Coast). For NEW YORK via PANAMA CANAL,
The s.s.
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sailing on or about the 26th October.
(It is intended to despatah the above steamer via Panama Canal,
but owners rose ve the right of proceeding via any other ronto and all liberties as per Bill-of-Lading.)
For Freight and farther information apply to
i of
20.75 75
now
2 b
29.73 75
00
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29.80 77 02. 20
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29.75 75 96 no
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29.76 75 98
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29.78 77 04
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29.76 77 04
29.97 75 06 4
WATER RETURN.
29.75 80 87 aw
Level and Storage of water in [teservoirs on the let Oct., 1915.
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER
WORKS LEVEL,
Tytum
Tsh.....
Tya laser
medial meals
15.
+16. zin "Above talt "sin" Below
overdow
avertow sit. fin. Above taft gin Rulon
Overdow
OVERAGE
a. bin Abave aft in Above
overlow
overiew 1. von Betuw eft in Above
vellow
отстват Wong naij all in. Above if
Bela thun
La averdow
Drezdow
Pokfules
STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS OF CALLONS.
Straits, Burmah, Ceylon, Ade-.........
yal_co laido, Western Australia, In-tam intermediate ...... dla, Aden. Egypt, and Europe. Fehlulum
Waag-sa-chung The parcel mall will be clored
on Thursday, 21st Oct., at 5 pm. Per MALTA, Regls-
TAN, 22nd Oct, nova.
1974.
1015
407.00
304.99
Bajo
5 88
sta 40
305.00
70.04
"
10.9
Egod
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1973
162-75 *35,619
*1.0
16.1 m. gallons 30.214
Total
743.03
Consumption of water in the City and ill iration 21st 04. 3. p.m. Lot-District in millions and decimals of gallons during tas ters 22nd Oct. 9 a.m.
month of Sept, 1915. Consumption...
popustion.*** Consumption per bead per day...
up.6 gaitano
Constant supply in all districte during the month of September ini. Dormant Supply in all district up | till a jad September 1915. Service 15 houses in Bi | der Main districts disconnected from R der M inc and supply given by-public street fount-ing only
make common cause, at any rate As for England's part in the in their spoken words, with our war Spaniards regard the strug- Bwatow, Amoy & Foochow-Por HAI-Fatima ed enemies without realizing that gle chiefly as one bolween ber the triumph of Germany would and Germany. Some even go so signify the destruction of all that far as to attribato to Great they hold dear. It might perhaps Britain the chief part in the great have been good policy to give drama, because sho 1:00 these reactionaries and clericals defence of Belgium; and some of Japon via Moji-Por HOKUTO M., 26th from eath Septeraber 1915. in Spain to understand that we these, again, baliove that the
in
TUESDAY, 26th Oct.
Oct. 9 a.m.
Surigao Laruan
C. W. JEFFRIES, Director. Hongkong Observatory, October 15.
1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degreas Fahrenhelt on the level of the sex in fn- chen, tenths and hundredths,
Z Temperature, in the abhade, in degroom Fahrenholt.
3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation the Humidity of air saturated with mela- ture being 100.
• Direction of Wind, to two points.
5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufore; Scala.
Etate of Weather, blue sky, o de- tached cloud, d drialing rain, ffog, & gloomy, h hall, lightning, o overcast, p paging showers, q squally, rrain, a snow, | t thunder, v vizibliity, w dów wet.
Rain in inches, tenths and hundredths
METEOROLOGICAL.
Wind Direction...
Previous
Day' On date On date
Barometer... $0.87 29.89 Temperature Humidity
29.88
83
80
82
71
79
76
E
Force........ 3 Weather......939200
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ง
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C
1914
Kowloon Gr.) Level
Swatow and Dall-Por V, SPILBERGEN
28th Oct. 11a.m.
vitation Rewith Forvois.......) overlow
Overic
STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS
OF GALLONS.
1975 of Tia.
Below
11
Highest opan als Pampoenturu on the Kow
24th Us
ia
H
to
1525
340-45
are not concerned to attreet them intervention of the paral and Philippine Is.--For TEAN, 2811 Ook. 3 p.m into our camp, but that for colonial might of the British Catholic end traditionalist Spain Empire will ensure the oltimate there could be no greater disaster triumph of the Allies.
than a German victory. German
agents have stuck at nothing in
A KNIFE THRUST
order to gain over to their cause would be welcome to many compared the Catholica of Spain, and the with the vicious shooting, stabblag palus story that William II. is a Catholio of Scinties.
is one of their favourite devious.
Spain, as a whole, is little and badly informed; but the coonry is all the more ready to carry ita opinions to extremes and all the more passionate in defending time. The Spanish Prose derives such information as it gets from the belligerents. The Germans go to for me to publish German journals in Spanish. On the basis gf such information as they can got, Spanish journalista composs
Yes those are the men who have not baard about
LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM
THURSDAY. 28th Oct.
SATURDAY, 30th Oot.
and the miraculous relief it brings to the Batavia, Charlbon, Samarang, Sourabaya tortured sciatic nerve. Just rub a little in
where the pain is and the pain is gons.
Thlak of 1-resh, comfort, and socuri- ty again, all day lung and all night, too.
Seistlas is not and can never be agala a menade to the mor of LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM.
Bold at Is. 4d.par bottle.
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WEDNESDAY, 17th Nov.
Austri❤
Philippine Holanda, Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand vis Tort Darwin, & New Guinoa vis Thuraday I-Por, ORANG. BELA, 17th Nov, 11 a.m
KOWLOON WATER WORKS LEVEL:
1914 36.31
p་་ Kowloon Gra1
vitalisa
390.50 Reservoir Consumption of water in Kowloon in millions and |Decimal ofGallon During the menth of Sept. 191s.
Contuploa
37. #6.410 tion............ Consumpilan pur
19 Kalle head per days!! The Government Analyst's reports show that the water is of excellent quality,
Pubila Works Department,
Estimated popula
12.0
1
W CHATHAM, Wate Authority
HK. Observatory, 18th October,
Q. W. JEFFRIES, Director,
TIDE TABLE.
11th Oct. to 17th Oct., 19.5.
Low Water
Hongx
gallons 3
High Wa
Wens
Tias,
blom
J
10. 31
ID
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1.
10
Wed.
11
Thur.
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