$10
WAR TELEGRAMS.
(Continued, from page 5.)
THE ANCONA.
AMERICAN PASSENGERS ON BOARD.
November 10, 4.15 p.m. Passengers on the Ansons included several Americans, a boat bai arrived at Malia with 41 of the crew and four passengers. Lloyd's Bearta agent ways that some 300 have been drowned, mostly women and childere.
BERLIN SEMI-OFFICIAL STATEMENT,
THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH, 'FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1915.
POST OFFICE.
SHIPPING NEWS.
Xmas & New Year Parcel Mall. STUN ARRIVED
The Public are informed that the Ohrlat- mas and New Year Parcel Mail to the United Kingdom will be closed in this Of. fice at 5 pm on the 19th November. This mail le due in London on the 25th Deo,
The above date of departure is liable
to alteration.
Correspondence addressed to enemy subjects in China, Siam, Persia and Mor- occo cannot be transmitted.
The Bervices to Germany, Austria, and the Ottoman Empire are suspended.
The Daly to be prepaid on Tax to the United Kgdom has been raised from 40 couts to 6) couts per lh, and Gigaie mɔ d' manufactured and" romanzi- |
November 10, 10.10 p.m. According to Heater's correspondens et Amsterdam Berlinfactured from 9.00 per lb. on the rmi-offcisi telegraʊ alleges that the Ancona attempted to escape, gromsweight of the parcel thus compelling the submarine to 'nse her guns;
WAS THE SUBMARINE GERMAN.
.
1.
November 10, 10.30 p.m.
(kon 3 | 22
Prometheus, Now, ss. 1,024, 12th inst
.....: Bangkok, 4th inst, Rios-Obinete Strombus. Br. White, 116h Instant.-
Tientsin, 5th inst. Ballast -A. P. & Oo.
Chika Maru, Jap, en, 476, 8; Minneoi, 11th l Irrt-Moj 30th Inst. Kerosine, Di-Y. &0.
| Dalfin Muro; Jap.aa. 740, J. Balto, 12th ---Bwatow, Gen-0.8.L Xamur, Br, as, 4, 88, A. Collyer, 11th Inst. London, Ind inst, Gen-F, & 0.8.N.Oo. Uyrena, Br... 8953, Jones, 11th lost.- Blagapore, 6th ult. Kernelns oil. AB,& Co. Man, Jap. xx. 1,891, Q. K+ masaki 11th last-Wakamata, 5th Inst Cal-M.B.K.
Unkai
'
Tanze Havuzdan, as 4,250; Boyada, 11th
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 19th at 1170-Pressure has de- oreased quickly over Japan; with few ex ceptionis, It fina inoroased elsewhere sepecially over N. China
The eastern antioyolone has passed into. the Pacik', samt over K. China has son- siderably increased in intensity, and now dominates the pressure čistribution of the
whole area. The typhoon has filed up, but an area of relatively low premuro re- maine in the Thins Bes
Strong monacon will prevail over the northern portion of the China Sea,
Hongkong Hainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 inches.
FORECAST FOR THE M HODES
ENDING AT NOON TOMORROW.
District
Forscurt.
1 Hongkong and Neighbour N. & N.E
winda, frock; bood.
FAIR.
Y.E.
klass liner-Maalia, 9th insi, Gen-N. Formoes Channal.................... }. N. winds,
u
i usrong,
The departure of the xa. Perla Mara is again mustiute y postponed.
Ships in communication with Caps
The Italian newspapers are convinced that the Ancona's amail. ant was a Germsa suba arane flying the Austrian olara. They D'Aguilar Radio Telegraph Station 1- point out that Uermany sad Ily have not declared war.
·AMERICA LEAR'S OFFICIALLY THAT AMERICANS WERE ON BOARD.
Tanyo Maru Namur Aliant que
Belyo Maru Toucay Basdadoka Maru
MAILS DUB.
November 11, 2.50 p.m. The Washington State Department lesine officially that there were Americans on board the Ancona, but it is not known whether Siberia, Talahun, 13th Nov. any were killed. If so the United States will parano the same course with Austria as she did in the case of the Lusitanis, unless it is shown that the Aaoona ignored the submarine's warning sod attempted to escape.
MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY. Nowchwang-Per KANSU, 12th int, 5
p.m.
DEPARTED.
Nov 11.
Halyang for Singapore E Pong" Chimbing for Can Kwangles fur Canton Bowhu Maru for Anpingvin Swatow Hongkong for Haiphong Yi Hokow yubus for Yokohama via Sannghai budzako Mart Seattle via Shanghai Japanfur Mej v . Tuon & Bangkok. Childar or Bingapore via Budow Matsums Maru für Waka’isu via Tayoh
ULEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.
3 Bouth sokat of Chian be-) The cams as No. 1. two H.E. and Lamooks
Bouth coast of China be-) The same tween H.K. and Haloan...) as No. 1.
China Coast Meteorological Bogiales.
Bistlub.
12th November, au
(Winda]
Hour.
Barometer.
Temperatura.
Humidity.
Force.
Weather.
W*ostock 7a Nemuro 6a 29.99 Hakodate 30.11.
DO
.DW
Todo
29.91
Koch!
3.06
+
Negaki
30.11
K'aims
313
www i
Ombatan
5.12
An
Naha
Nov. 11:
Ishi'trom
90.07 30.05
pie 6
I
ane $
Homin Is.
90.58 39 45 e 7b
MAIL STEAMERS.
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. COM
ENGLISH MAIL
WILL despatoh VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS su or
about the DATES named ****
For
Siesmers
LONDON & Bom-"]
bay via Singapore, Nellore
Penang, O lombo, Cap. A, M. King
Port
Baid, and
Marseil.ee,
SHANGHAI, Moji, | Nankin
Kobe and Yolo (Capt. G. Manley homa....tiadabad,
L'DON via Singa-】
pre,
Paoag Nagoya
C'oo. Port Baid 3 Marseilles Runou. SHANGHAI, Möll, Kashmir
Kobe and Yoko Osp, C. E. Irving hama.........................
RN.R.
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R.N.R.
Subject to alteration without notice,
To Sail On Remarke
3 p.m.
Freight
19th Nov.
& Pange
about. 23rd Nov.
about 24th Nov.
Freight
about
27th Nov.
Freight P
All steamers are fitted with Wireless Telography.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
P. & 0.8. N. Co.'s office,
EL A. Hewett,
Superintendent,
Hongkong, 12th November, 1915.
TO SAIL
REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE.
HONGKONG-NEW YORK.
Proposed Sailing from Hongkong
-REGULAR SAILINGS vis' PORTS & SUEZ AND PANAMA UANALS,
(With liberty to call at the Malabar Coast).
For NEW YORK and BOSTON.
(It is intended to despatch the above steamer via Panama CanalTM but owns a rese ve the right of proceeding via any other route and all liberties as per Bill-of-Lading,
Shanghai
Changsha
30.48 52 57 naw`2'o
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$0.23 56 n
Bharp P.
3010 16 63 and
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Tashoku
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SURVIVORS ARRIVE AT BIZERTA.
November 11, 2 30 a.m. Beater's correspondent at Paris states that 161 survivors of the Ancona have arrived at Bizerta and have been sent to hospital.
TWENTY FIVE AMERICANS ABOARD.
November 11, 2 30 sm.
The Tribuna of Rome staten that there were twenty-five Ameri- Į cans aboard the Azona.
SUBMARINE GIVES NO QUARTERS.
November 11, 400 p.m.
TO-MORROW, Holbow-Per DAGFIN. 15th Jost. 8 a.m. Japan via Nakasaki - Per TANGO M.
11th lat. 9am.
13th inst. 2 pE, Philippins 1-Fer YUENGBANG, 13th
inst. 2 p.m. Newchwang-Per CHUSAN, 13th Nov. 3
Straits & Surabaya-Per FOOSHING,
узра
p.11.
Halchow for Canton.
Chingch for Port Parsoval Anbul for Garten Cheyang for Canton
Naman for Iratta via Bingapore" Daifin Maru for Haiphong via Swatow
Nov. 19.
Salven Straits, Burmah, Cey- lou, Adellade, Western Austen- lia, India, &den, Egypt & E- Tope. Per ATLANTQUE, Tanter for Londonis Singapore
Kalio WarutorTamkuj viziwntow 13th Nov. 4 pm.
Wol-hai-wei. & Trentisa-Per OHIP-Totjan Moji ria Swatow
SHING. 13th last, 5 19m. Taogo Maru fur Yokohama
Bbangbal,&North China-For HOPSANG
13th fost, 5 p.m. Wol-bai-wel & Tentsin-Pər HUI.
CHOW. 13th her, 35 μm.
Hibow, Pabhor & Haiphong Por KAI-
13th it 5 pm. Shausbal, North Dulos-Par ANHUI Europa via Siberia Shanghai Br. P.O.
FONG, 13th lost. 5 pinių,
Wednesday, 17th lust.)
A telegram from Rome says the Aucous left Niples on Friday and called ut Messias, which port she left at five on Saturday even ing. The attack was made between Bardinis and Bizer a. When the submarine appeared the Antona increased her speed, but the submarine overhauled ber, firing repeatedly and biting the stern, There are piteous scenes, women and children screaming, Toe Captain stopped the liner and the submarios appro obed still firing and then torpedoed the Ancona without giving efficient time to lower all the boats. The Aucoan, before sinking, wirelesend für Swatow, Amor & Form-sa vis Tamsus belp. Launobes from Ferryville arrived and were attacked by tho submarine. A man, a woman and two boys, jast rescued, were killed
by shella on board a lifeboat.
AMERICANS BELIEVED TO HAVE PERISHED.
November 11, 4 45 p.m.
A message from Washington states that the Uaired States Ambassador at Rome reports that about twenty Americans are believed to bave perished in the disaster to the Ancona.
MANY SUVIVORS REPORT THE LOSS.
November 11, 5 55 a.m:
According to Reuter'e correspondent at Paris a telegram from Cape Bin, Tanis, says that the Ancons was steaming slowly and
American
Austra-
ban
· ઘા
Siberian.
SUNDAY, 14th Nov.
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
Chefco Whatwel
Sankow
ichang
Kinkang
Bwałow
Wuchow
Pakhol Holbow
Tor Nimar from London Miss Phuon Pahat, I pr. Lambie, Jas MoCaig. Laspr. Touranə
Mr. Dan. A smth, Ara hea e L0. 8. J. Hany, 40 Su aways, Men Blue, W Aparri R Nobo. FB feunaut, die K Suuddy, E Dagupan B fooms, Aa Vain, Jaan Heng.
Масна
For DAIJIN M, 14th Nur. 9
Legaupl Tacloban Lollo
4,0,
WATER RETURN.
Latim
MONDAY, 15th Nov.
Tordia, New Zealand Philippine Islaude, Australia-
Port Darwin, & Now Gumes via ET unday In-Por OHANG.
BHA, 15th Nov., 18.1. Shanghal, North China. Japan
Level and Storage of water in
Burigno
6a 30.07 57 61 m
30.1170 57 no 46 29,01 72 29.80 75
29.04 73 95 29.54 75 92
29.78 75 94
06
29.79 29 93 are b
29,79 75 94 ow 10
29.76 78 82 aw 50
C. W. JEFFRIES, Director. Hongkong Observatory, November 12
Barometer, reduced to 32 degress
Reservoirs on the lot Nov., 1915.habet on the level of tos sen de Lo
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER
WORK LAYAL
1915-
via Nakari, Victoria Tacoma Tyverio ove Bow
fall in Abore is in Below * United Engdum vis Usuadau wanani stil río. Below the pia. Halos ==PM HAWACK, 15th Nov, 1 | "Bravash m
gradon overdow Ty later alt cia Ab ya vitain' Atove
overflow
Abase) sit gin Above F-kiulum.
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Below Wong-1 in Below gin
chung overdon STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS
„OF GALLONS.
TUESDAY, 16th Nov.
MUN, 14th Hov. p.m.
KASHIMA M. 18th Nov.3 p.m.
Shanghai, and North China (Eropa la Sheria) Per ---- LIANGCHOW,16th Nov. 3 pin
COVETION
Потро
40960
190
Tam fntermediate wit
okfusum Wo--nu-chung Pa
бо
TINYI
Total. Cocomption of water in the City and H District la miliona nad decimala otsallons during the monta vf Och, 1913.
sounding her siren during a dense fog at noon on Monday when swatow. Amey & Fohow-Par HAI- those on board noticed two submarines Bying Austrian Alge. One) was three hundred feet long, carrying two guns, and the other bar-Shanghai,N Ohio Japan via Kobe-Per red the way of the Ancona, which attempted to excape but stopped Philippine Is-For TEAN.18th last, ut. Tylam Bench immediately she was struck. The eighth boat had ja-t been launched when the liner dived bowa fret, the passengers and crew crowding. the afterdeck were engulfed. The eight boats rowed Bouthwards in company and sighted at six in the evening a verse! not showing lights. They signalled to her with flares and the verrel approached, (Shanghai Br. P. O. Saturday 20th Nov.) bat disappeared ogain on seeing the submarines which were follow- ing. Then the brate separated. One with twenty-six people on board reached the coast of Tunis at nine o'clock on Tuesday moro- ing. The commander expressed the opinion that the other boats with two hundred and forty people on board were lost. boat with twenty-eight people was picked up on Wednesday morn- ing at the Island of Zimbra. Some of the survivors state that the submarines were flying the Germen flog when first sighted.
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
Another
November 10, 535 p.m. A Paris communique states:-There was a email German attack on the western outskirts of the Giveneby Wood, which was en-ily! atopped by a French curtain of fire. The French batterice replied very effectively to a violent bombardment of the Frecoh positions north-east of Tahure. There has been lively bomb fighting in cast Argonne.
SIR JOHN FRENCH'S DESPATCH.
THURSDAY, 18th Nov. Straits, Colombo, Part Sald London, U.
Ktogdm-F HIRANO M 1816.st. 11 a.m.
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ches, tenths and hundred the.
8 Temperature, in the shado, in degrees Fabrenheit.
3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation the Humidity of air saturated with main- ture being 100,
▾
4 Direction of Wind, to two points. $ Force of Wind, according to Bonafore Bos
State of Wasther, b ́bine sky, o de- tached ploud, d drimling rain, fog, g gloomy, h hall, I lightning, o oveICAKI, P passing showers, o squally, r rain, v snow, i thunder, v vizibility, w dow Weż.
Rain in inches, tenths and hundredths
METEOROLOGICAL.
Previous
Day On date On data:
60
Consumption *** Est
population
1914
161.55 rātau
2015
ragal m. gallons
fag19.
husdjur
Cu aya per
10.
Barometer gulloss Temperature ---
at patian. 30.01 30.07
At 4 pm.
30.03
79
71
76
Construl supply in all districts during the month, Humidity
68
་
60
FRIDAY 19th Nov. Swatów, Amy & Foochow For HAI-
ef Oc cbar 19). Survica 1; boude is Rider Man | Wind Direction ... N, ditele s discogressed fraza · R der Må ins"wid suppygren by public uscum feumtking only daring
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KOWLOON WATER WORKS LEVEL:
2034
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Balticom
FI
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Mignast open aly Gemparaturs on the 11th 20 Lowest
A
#
to
Inida, Western Australia. In-
dia, Aden, Erpt, and Eurore.
Straite, Barmah, Caylon, Ads- Kowloon Gray Layet THAO K-5 with
Overder
aft sla.
Biurr
overflow:
B.K. Observatory, itth November.. Q. W. JEFFRIES, Director,
TIDE TABLE.
8th Nov. to 14th Nov., 1915.
Low Warm
Water
Moon... Fin
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English Mall,
The parcel mail will be closed
on Thursday, 18 November,st STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS
5pm. Pr NELLORE,Regis- tration 1Pth Nov. 1013 azn, Letters 19th Nov. 3.
→→ KUEICHOW 20th.net. 5 pm...
OF GALLONS.
#
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$3.50
Kowloon Gra}
vitation Reservoir
1918 31-15
Consumption of water in Kowloon laitons and Decimale of Galions During the month of Oct. 1928.
Consumption
Za imated popala-}
Tat
1679 35.10 37.5 gallons $1,00 9%100
167
37.4
SATURDAY, 20th Nov. Wel-hal-wei & Tientsin November 11. 12.45 p.m. Field Marshal Sir John French in bis despa ob reporta keen e aerial activity in the course of which a German neroplane overturn- ed and fell seven thousand feet. On another oʻo afon the Brittüb lost an seroplane. There has been less prtillery activity than usual Filipptas Ia--For CHINHUA,23rd Nay. wars of excellent quality.
TWO VIOLENT ATTACKS REPULSED.
Ko November 11, 1:60 x.m.
A Paris commun'que reports that two violent eurmy a tucki at Batte and Tala pia Quampagne were repulsed.Elsewhere there
Austṛa-
TUESDAY, 23rd Nov.
3 p..
SATURDAY, 27th Nov›
2500mm Cinapon per
band par di
gallons Mon The Overnment Analyst's reports show that ca Public Works Deportiuuäte ---- 3.4
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