WAR TELEGRAMS
HON KONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY DEERM
FOST OFFICE.
(Continued from page 1) RUSSIAN DESTROYER'S GOOD WORK.
- BULGARIAN SUBMARINE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN SUNK.
4
December 23, 1,35 x.m.
Fetrograd official sanouncement reports an encounter between the destroyer Gromky, of the Balgarian coast, and a number of enemy submarines. The Gromky skilfully eraded two torpedoes and repulsed the submarines. Artillery is believed to have saak ons submarina.
THE TORPEDOED FRENCH MAILBOAT.
December 28, 4.40 x.m. There were 80 drowned on the Ville de La Ciotat.
OUR LONDON LETTER.
*
(From Our Own Correspondent)]
Landon, November 19. (Continued from Monday)
Good Omens.
| now as dust when weight against the national interest at saka History will correct false criticis land record tëse judgmentson Le public men of to-day. The thung that must be done now is to sup». press all controversy that does
PARCHES FOR AUSTRATUAL,
· Om and after the 1st of JanKY MECHA
· the rate of põstage to be collected our pars. cela so the Commontrealth of Australia. will be as follows:—
3.60 for the first in, or fraction
thereof.
1930 for such succesỡng là, az
fraction thereo.
NEW YEAR HOLIDAY.
The Port Qics will be open on Satur day the 1st January from 8 to 9am.
Mahere will be one collection and delivery of ordinary correspondscomax on Sunday. Ters will be a delivery of Eagistered correspondence až 5 a...
The Moony Order Office will be entirely closed during the Holiday.
Ships in comunicadion with Cape F'Aguiler Eadie Taingraph. Stadion.
15 decem Shingo Mara
ARRIVED.
feriher decreased over-8. Chi: Borsa 1735 Thoniton, 29th - gown, and is adili low over the south - Dec-Raigon, Tith Dea. Rico-
marinen partion of the China Bo
Faakin Beat 6,853, G. Manley, 29th De. She chi 2015 De Ge ---P&QSXia Sapas, An. us. 1,685, G. D. Mile, 251k #5th Den. Geron B&B Kashima Maru, Japan. 6210, (1, Tabora With Den--Shanghai, 25th Dec.
Wuhu. Bc. as 1,450, Gei, Wake, bath
Halching, bax. 1,167, W. C. Pamamara* 39th Dac.--Swatow, 28th Dec, Gen-BL & Co,
A. Misch:31 29th
Dea-Japan 23rd Deo, Gen-T
/
| A dugomision · bar forwood over Indes
*
MOBODO wït be light to modecate crear the Chaina Sea, and will probably set
TATESSTRA RES
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N.CO.
ENGLISH MAIF
in slong the west coast again so morrow. WILL despatch VSELS to the Undermensionet PORTS se oz
Houghing Bakefall for the: 34 hour vodog at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 Inches.
JORESTART FOR THE #HODES KIDING AT ZOOK "NO-MORROW,
Dirkslah.
1 Hongkong and Meighhou- | wine
hood
about the DATE'S
For
LDON & Bombay,
Steamers
To Sell On Rams
via Spare, Pang. Nankin
Cho, Port Said & Capt. G. Hanley Marseilles
30th Doc.
SHANGHAI, Mon, › Nellore
about
Kobe and Yako-Capt. A. M. King bama.
SHANGHAI, Mon, † Mongara
about
Kobe and Yoro-Cat Fysh
I winda.
3 Farmota Chainat.
XE freshecing
RNR
LONDON & Bom
DEPARTED.
Dec, 28
Falcaons for Caustan Hand for Haiphong via Pakboi Upda for Chefoo via Weikki-waž Changshing for Canton Mor-Shashing for Canton
not make for present efficiency Correspondence addressed to enemy and future £ffectiveness. We #jects in China, Sam, Peoria, and I must give our minds and anergies "Sco cannot be tokummitted. Good progress is being made solely to the problem of winning by the alles however, in the the war as speedily and thorough- direction of ensuring a morsly as posible. efficient oondaes of the war. la spita is going to
Mr Churchill The Services to Germany, Austria, and France. It is the Ottoman Empire ses suspended.
MAILS DUE.
of the middle about the recrui- said that he means to rejoin ting question we are getting the his old Lancer Regiment, with men we want. If ever it comes the simple rank of Major, and to to a choice between out and out fight like real soldist, and not to conscription and an inconclusive sccept some brilliant sinecure Shanghai. Lachow, 275 Dom not appointment on a mabode staff. Siberia, Yingchowa Sist Deca peace this country will besitate for an instant. We are, This is a very fine sarmuation, Eropa, Ara Mars, 31st Dec. as Mr. Churchill said, the and it might well be that Frech, Porthos, and Jan. reserves of the Allise, and whilst | Mr.
Churchill will win.
those reserves are only just begin distinguished command. Because ning to make their influence felt there is no doubt at all about his
the enemy's reserves of man power strength, gezins, and courage, are showing unmistakeable signs
and he will to fighting on the
of exhaustion. Of this there is immediats scene of some of the
Standard for Bangkoit
Glenlogs for Kobe via: Shanghai Eszichow for Canto Sinking for Canton
16
| Tregshing for Saigon via Śwatow
- No for Shanghal
Tung for Canton
for Batia
Yangters for Yalama Felching for Shanghai
Chingehow for Port Pacuval Teen for Hcilo v.a Manila. Haimon for Foochow via Swarow
South coast of China. be? The w tween XX and Lamocker 3 No South cost of China be-). The ↑ shuze tween HK. and Hainan......) * No.L
China Conat. Mateorological Bagister.
Station.
2th December, San.
Winds
Jour,
Barometer.
Temperature,
Humidity.
D'slop
Wostock Za Nemo Sa 37 Hakodate Tokio
Kochi
Karamk
Nagina.
CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.
Oshima
MAILS CLOSE "TO-DAY
| Henan, for Hongsy
Dec. 23. Chaochererfa for Singapore via Swatow.
Dec. 19.
Kaba
Basin Is.
*.29
*2.2
$0.00 $4
Harkow Icharg
23.94 52
Kinklang Changaba
Sharp P.
Taloks
great exploite of his great acestor Shanghai N. China & Javen vis Kobe-Shinyo Mare for S. Procisco vix Shak
P COLOMBO M. 59th Dec Chican Man for 5pm the famous Jack Churchill, whose
no possible doubt whatever. It in established by reliable figures carefully scrutinised and analysed top-boots figure so heroically in by
the Military staffs of a very poignant passage of a very the Allies, and it is borne distinguished and once beautifal out by private letters from lady'a intimate private diary. the front both in morale and in
Tales of the Trenches.
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TO-MORROW.
Touza
Per DIVÄ30th Dec. 7am
Bogliah Malk
Ceylon, Port Said Marseilles & Landen-Pat KASHIMA M. 30th Dea, I. xIX.
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Diva for Roma 195
Singenfor Cavtat
Xankinhar Bombay via Singapore Kanen for Serangkai
+
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
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Weather.
40
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29.98 45 100, emo
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29.86 60
$ 29.91 60
6 29.59 60 5# 988 63 9ồ
Taichu - 29.38 63 Tainen
Pursa aking from Yokobanta sice... | Canton
29.35 64
Koebren
29.85
52 22.39 5 100
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29.36 61I
29.3$ 58 31
Amoy & Foochow Far HAI-Carey, Mira Drapaz, & X Diapers Mr and Ung CHỦNG, NÊ Dân 2 D Mas For Madama. Gruzjean, Tod, A E Gap Book
Ermen. Miss Presca, Mattawa. Miz Mo- | Kacso Straita, Barmah, Cerion, Ade- Adam, Zong Na Yon Iniča, Western Australia. Ins
dia, Ades, Egypt, and Emps. The percal mail will be c2 goed on Wednesday, 29th Dec, st 5pm-Por KASTIS,
300 PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
Dac. Registration · 115 pa Letters + 3.12.
30th Dec. 1 pam.
numbers the German Army on the į
Straite, Western front shows andoa brad
Some very remarkable stories of signs of weakening. Even the enemy's offensives in the Cham- the condition of affairs at the Swatow. pagne sector and on the Loos Krons are told by soldiers who front were adopted, not with any bave returned home and whose definite military objective bat credibility cannot be questioned solely with the object of restoring An infantry officer was telling me the wazing confidence of the Gare only this week that all that fisa man soldiery. Against our in-sbeen said about the Prussiaos and fantry attacks the enemy's rank the Sazons is perfectly true. Our and fle offer nothing like the re-British Tommies have sistance displayed in the early come to the definits conclusion Failiapine In-Pet ALBAY 30th Dec.1pm days of the campaign. The only that the Prussia is sa cal-sad- Wei-hai-wei& Tientsin-Fer HUICHOW question is whether the strain on out savage but that the Saxon is our finances will enable us to generally & Tary decent fallow, hold out long enough to bring This officer told me positively- about the collapse of the enemy that he does not believe there has ander the strain on his military | been any real fighting for months Terves. These must already be and months between our mer and approaching absolute exhaustion, the Sarons. Whenever the Sax-(Shanghai Br. PO, Monday, 3rd Jan.)- We have seen that Germany has ons take over the German trenches Shanghai, N. China & Japan ria Kobe
Per KANSANG, 30th Dec. had to abandon simöst vital enter- at any point, they promptly make prives against Bassis, including the faci krown to the British Haiphong-TerJADE. 30th Dec. 3pm bran You Hindenburg's adrazor soldiers in the trenches opposite son Riga, merely in order to detach to them, sad they also signal arel-tively small number of troops their departure. Frequently they for the Balkans. When the time have put up sigus, or shouted cars that Garmacy has put all out words, to the effect "Good-bye We are leaving to her available men in the field for a bit
Forsa, Shivyo Mam for San Francisco -KW HAllen, Miss K'Allen, CaptC H
1Wnnbow
Sarizao Laz
bay via Singapore, Į Novara
Penang, Colombo, Capt. H. R. Hether
Park Said and 】 Enginn RNR
· Marselles
about
Ifth Jan
All steamers Kra fitted with Wireless Telegraphy
For Freight or Passage, apply to
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P&QAN.Cal's office,
for Bry
Hongkong, 23rd December, 1925
TO SAIL
THE AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE
-(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO.LID)
FOR BOSTON & NEW YORK VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
(With liberty to call at the Malabar Coast)
"HR Steamshij
KATHLAMBA,"
6,382 tous, will be despatched as above January, 1916.
*For freight and further particulam apply to
Monda
THE BANK LINË LINTHED.
Henzione, 28th December.
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[Shanghai Br. P.O.Wednesday, 5th Jan.)
T. F. CLAXTON, Director.
CHINA MAIL S.S. Co., Ltd.
50
5.5.
1 Barimeter, reduced to 22 degrass
-
OPERATING
CHINA.* 10,200 TONS,
FUTURE SAILINGS.
8.S. CHINA
SS. CHINA
S.2. CHINA
February 12, 1936 Apri June
Já, 1916. 21, 1916.
3 Temperature, in the shade, in der BETWEEN HONGKONG & SAN FRANCISCO VIA MACASAKE.
Fahrenheit.
Miss W ** Morton.A A.Mimber, Cal át kém. Fährambert on the level of the man in 10- CA C Otto-strosk. MimE IFdson, Mr&r Shane turkha and hundredths. KGCFragez. FE Foodie on Peter 5on, Mr & Mrs WE Robinson, Miss Bob-
son, EG Robinson, Maxiers W & Robin
or & Mz FHBeily. HC Rica, F
*Humidity, in percentage of uncuration. Sim-Thomasom, MagerC Shirley. Me and Mrs BB Thurber. H Turner. White, the Humidity of air maturated with mola SWelford Wahafn, Mr & FW Wake-ture being: 100. field
WATER RETURN.
Level and Storage of water it Reservoirs on the let Dec., 1915. CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER
WORKS LEV Beton,
Abo
Budow dyin¿Belowater zen. Bulare
OverDow
1
· 4 Direction of Wind, to two pointe 5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufore
State of Weather, "b ́bine sky', e de- tached cloud, d drizzling zaka, £fog, x i gloomy, hal. 1 Hating, o OFFICEEL, F passing showers, a aqually, rYKÍR, 8 KNOW, | 1 thunder, v vizibliity, w daw was.
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METEOROLOGICAL.
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and can no longer make good to night. The Frawians are coming any extent at all her appalling to-morrow. Give them's hot time, casualties, the end of the war will The Saxons generally have a fair beinsight. It is a moderate com knowledge of English, and, if patation that Germany needs a hun- the trenches are at all clos dred thousand men a week. One together, carry on amiable con- that hundred thousand a week | verastions with our men all day a no longer forthcoming from the ong. The Saxons seem to be gres: reserves, and representa a steady sportsmen too, and, to the intense redaction in her fighting line, surprise of our Tommies, take a Germany will soon reach the end genuine and very lively interest in English League Football of the rope.
resulta. The first time s Saxon Mr. Churchill's resignation has shouted out from across the way aroused great interest but no ex- Say, Tommy, who won ? Liver «CİLERSELİ. Everybody sympa pool or Blackburn Rovers ?" our Stain thimes with him as a young men thought it was an attempt to Mimieter who was one of the pall their legs. But they soon Philippine Is-Fer TAMING, 4th Jan, 3 mouth all Now, 1975
Personalities
the bead of discovered that it was nothing of
affairs in this country with the kind, and that their friendly *808* energy, capacity and enemy was deeply interested in courage, and Mr. Churchill football and sport generally. undoubtedly has been foolishly
criticised and stapidly maligned. He may have made mistakes, but they were the mistakes of action, not of inaction. Mr. Churchill is said by his frienda to have felt that
HAUNTED BY PAIN!
TUESDAY, 4th Jan. Haiphong-Per LAJTONG, 4th Jan, 9
Sandakan-Fer MAUSAKG, 4th Jan. 11 watow, Au Joochow For BAI
&
TAN, 4th Jan. 1. pm.
& India vis Calcutta-ZUM-
BANG, 4th Jan. 4 pits.
Shanghai, and: Horth China Europe via beria) Paz VINGCEOW, 4th Jan Span
P.C.Saturday, 8th Jan).
SATURDAY-7th Jan.
Are your waking and sleeping hous Swatow, Amey & Foochow Per HAL- aunted by the waful dread or the wozne
his reputation was being "hope-reasty of bodily pain 24
involved in the mistakes
Beadache, backache, toothache ? TABEL= valgia, sciatica, rhegmation, sore” throat-
they against which he was and other acternal aches and pairs are and nail-all the qicity soothed and cazad-by-
time. Mr.LITTLE'S ORIENTAL-BALE
Simply rub it in where the pain “la.“ Land No more burtuzat days, or fore
MUR, 7th Jan. noon,
MONDAY, 9th Jan.
United Seaton, Books
can vin fra Francisco and U.
BARAKAH sth. Jan.
STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMAL OF GALIOSIS.
Wong-tai-Chang)
da
Preloca
Day: On date On date
The Popular Trans-Pacific Liner CHINA " will leave Hong kong according to the above schedule for NAGASAKTI and thence DIRECT to SAN FRANCISCO, offering special facilities for quick Service across the Pacific.
For full information regarding freight and passige apply to
0 H BITTER,
Hongkong, 2 st December 1915.
PRINCES BUILDING
KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPY.
(ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO.).
Barometer
199€29,93
23.92
Temperature Ju Humidity
63
74
61
88
66
74
Wină Direction. ...
W
The s.s.
Commaspoon of water in de kay and Hit Werther District in ions and ducimen or galloda daring zon
Badnaam 310. pilons Wight oper
Lowes
Consumption in sade Zaramed
popsation Corption per
-hued per day
stilees Come supply in all districts_durian November 1944, Ezvite to Somes in Rider Main districts di connected from Rader, Maite and supply £ives by public axes, fountains only during November 1975
KOWLOOK WATER VORES LEVEL
Cowloon Gen-) Lavel
EK. Observatory, 29th Decem
T.Ť. CLANTON, Director
Below
TIDE TABLE:
STORAGE IN
ILLIONS ANED
GATHE
27th Dec. to 2nd Jan., 1916.
van SPILBERGEN
By this steamer a fourweekly
HONGKONG and BELAWAN DELE(MEDAR) via SWATOW.
Next departure from Hongkong
about 4th Tamery 1916.
The s.s. * ́s JACOB
This vessel plies regularly between HONG PORE via AMOY and SWATOW
Next departure from Hon
These Tourels har sengers and are fitted with all duly qualified surgeon