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8.8, DEIKE RICKMERS," FROM HAMBURG AND ANTWERP.

ONSIGNEES are informed that their Goods have been landed in Shanghai at the Eastern Wharf.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

The Steamship " ATHOLL." FROM GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL AND

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NONSIGNEES of Cargo ara hereby informed all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of Holt's Wharf at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Good have left the Glodowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 30th inst. will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be pre Kented to the Undersigned on or before the 14th Oot, or they will not be recognised.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH, 1914

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POSITION IN THE NORTH SEA.

[OY THE NAVAL EXPERT OF "THE GLOBE;"'] In the task of building up the formid- able feet which is now endeavouring to` wrest from us the command of the set, -Germany-has-encountered no more serious and costly obstacle than the unsuitability of her North Sea coasts for the use of a modern navy. Readers of Mr. Erskino Childers Riddle of the Sands" will not need to be reminded of the intricate and treacherous shallows which fringe the whole of that coast, or of the lack of natural harbours. Twenty years ago this was a matter of comparatively small im portance, Ships themselves were small, measured by present-day standards, while the Kaiser's declaration of policy, Un- sere Zukunft liegt auf dem Wasser," had not yet committed Germany to a policy of oversea naval adventuré. Subsequent developments, however, and notably the advancement of the standard battleship to a displacement of 25,000 tons or more, have thrown a very considerable strain upon the German fizances available for. naval expansion.

To take only one instance, the Kiel Canal is used but little by large merchant- men or linets, the latter either landing their passengers at Hamburg or else put ting then into tenders of the month of the Weser for conveyance up to Bremen. Yet only four months ago the work of widening and deepening the Kiel Canal was completed, and the cost of this work; approximately ten raillious sterling, was eutirely due to the growth of the battle- ship. The Kiel Canal confers certain strategic advantages on the German navy, since its existence compels an attacking Power to keep watch at two points, and to plan to met an egress either fron Wilhelmshaven or Brunsluttel or from the Skager Rack. The money spent upon enlarging the canal has not figured in German naval expenditure, but there are not lacking good judges in either Britain pr Germany who believe that the cutting has added the equivalent of a whole battleship squadron to the German navy Germany's North Sea coast is practical ly a succession of war stations. Emden, the most westerly of her ports, is usually regarded as peaceful commercial station; but it is the nearest of all German ports to England, and the fact has not been overlooked. During the last few years the martial aspect of Emden has been greatly developed. Along the right bank of the estuary of the Ems there have been constructed a mile and a half of quays, and although this may sound innocent enough for a commercial com- munity there are other things to be taken into consideration. In the British ser- viccs these wharves are invariably refer red to as embarkation quays," and the reason is that the barrack accommodation in the town has been very largely in creased, while the railway commuunica tions with the military centres have been doubled.

as to admit the easy passage of torpedo-craft. Emden is frequently re. ferred to as Germany's "sally port," because of the advantages offered by its wharfage and its nearness to our coasts

fortified, bat its main axed defences are for despatch of a raiding force

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SEQUEL TO A JOKE.

naval base on the North Sea coast is at Brunsbuttel, at the entrance to the Kiel Canal. The writer is unable to say how far the works here have proceeded, but in 1908 work was in progress with the object of making a great coal and oil depot at Further, moorings for a number of tur-this place, and also of constructing two. pedo-craft have been laid in the river, docks for ships of the Dreadnought type. staioned there it is obvious that any num development of Borkum as a feature in and although a flotilla is not ordinarily. boned unsferred from Wilhelms- the defence of the German coasts, and Mention has already been made of the

haven, steaming either behind the Frisian there are two other islands which remain Islands or through the Ems Jahde Canal, to be mentioned. Sylt, off the coast of lieved to have been enlarged quite recently craft created on its eastern side. It is connecting the two places, which is be Schleswig, has had a harbour for torpedo of the same status as our own base at Scapa Flow-that is, it is not the per-clapsed, and in the case where they cease manent base of a torpedo fotilla, but is to be under observation, to notify the fully equipped to act as such. It will be danger zones, seen from what has already been said that exigencies permit, by a notice to ship- as military

at Emden, Wilhelmshaven, Bremerhaven Article 4.-Refers to neutral Powers. the German ecast is well defended so far in which must also be communicated 10 miles of their fortified forts. as torpedo-craft are concerned, with bases to the Government through the diplomatic the result of Germany's actin, there Cuxhaven, and Sylt; but there is still one

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uceurs sonte calamity to the United States other place to be considered, naciely, Article 5.-At the closs of the war the mercantile marine comparable to the Heligoland. This island was ceded by us to Germany in 1891, and although it

contracting Powers undertake to Titanic disaster, one ventures to say that might not have been of great use to us in

do all that lies in their power to Washington will speak in no uncertain the present state of affairs, it is certainly

remove the mines which they have terms, and, if necessary, back up itu laid, each removing its own representations with the only argument regarded by Germany as an asset of the

mizes. Wilhelmshaven is the most important utmost importance. Composed of friable

As regards anchored that the outer peoples" recognise and German naval station in the North Sea. stone and, clay, it has been thoroughly

automatic contact mines laid by we may yet see the armadas of the New and as regards its docking accommoda armoured with steel and cement at a cost

and of the belligerents of the World take station by the battle fleets of tion, and the number of workmen it which was estimated a few months ago

coasts of the other, their position

Britain. employs, is now ahead of Kiel. It is ap by

must be notified to the party by A German Radical journed at

the Power which laid them, and proached by a very narrow channel lead- £3,000,000. ing down through the dunes, and these

cach Power must proceed with This armour has been submitted to are very heavily protected by guns mount severe tests at the hands of German battle-

the least possible delay to remove CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby

notified that Cargo per es. "SHINYOed in sunken emplacements among the ships, with results which are reported to

the mince in its own waters. MARU" has arrived here per 6.0. "BEITO

sand hills. It should be mentioned here have proved the practical invulnerability these articles represent the bare minimum One would suppose, says & writer, that MARU," and to send in their Bills of Lading that the const defences of Germany are of the island to shell fre. Within the last of restraint on belligenerents, but Article for Countersignature, and to tako immediate

under the control of the Admiralty twelve months a harbour for torpedo-craft comics along and largely cancels even - delivery of Corgo from alongside.

much better arrangement than exists on has been completed on what is known as the tenuous protection of the previous Cargo remaining zadelivered on the 28th this side of the North Sea, where the the "Unterland," or low-lying part of articles. By it" the contracting Power iast, at Noon, will be landed at Consigneeshore guns and archlights are attended the island, and a disappearing airship which do not at present own perfected risk and expense and delivery must then be to by the Army. However, a step in the shed has also been erected. The fortifica- mines of the description contemplated in taken from the Company's Godown.

right direction has been taken. No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected. Cromarty, where the recently completed it has often been claimed in Germany that take to

aftions are believed to be formidable, and the present Convention," merely under No Claim will be recognised after the Goods defences are manned by Royal Marines; the guns

convert their mines to the bave left the Steamer or Godown, and all Goods and if one may diverge a little further both the Elbe and the Kiel Canal.

protect the approaches to required standard as soon as possible, remaining undelivered.

This, thereby impliedly retaining the right to on the 1st Oot. it may he remarked that we were very however, is not the case, since the island ignore these rules until such conversion will be subject rext and landing fortunate in placing the whole of the is so far from the coast that there is not takes place as soon as possible being a charges.

Cromarty defence works, from start to the All chafed and otherwise damaged Cargo to be finish, in the hands of the Navy, by whom approaching, say, Brunsbüttel, should

alightest reason why any ship polite synonym for the Grecian Kalends. left on board or Godown, and examination of they were completed last May-two years pass within the range of Heligoland's Germany and France reserved their Hom papers. It is as follows. It wa

To add to the horrors of war, both Agrücsome story appears in one of the rame to be Le'd on the 3rd Oct. at 10 in advance of the date promised by others guns. Torpedo-craft based on the island consent to Article 2, and the effect of discovered by certain officers that a newly-

who were invited to undertake the work.

At Wilhelmshaven there are four docks time, but Heligoland nest ultimately fall has for an enemy either of these great horror of snakes. So they arranged that this, of course, is that any nation that joined comrade had a peculiarly keen capable of accommodating ships of the to the stronger sen Power. If this should Powers even though it has given in its dead cobre should be put in his bed Dreadnought type; and it is rather unprove to be one of the minor results of the adhesion to the Convention is released while they kept him up late on the fortunate in this connection that we have war-if Heligoland should fall into the quoad either of them. The standard of verandah

of their quarters telling. only one on the North Sea littoral. This hands of Britain-we may be certain that humanity is thereby lowered to that of terrifying snake stories. When the young is the floating dock at Sheernesa, others are under way at Rosyth, and there over it, a circumstance for which the in- think of an army that laid contended feet touched the dead cobra, and his Three the German flag will never again feat the most ruthless. What would one. man, his nerves well weakened to [ee] the is one on the Tyne, privately owned, abitants will be devoutly

mines full fores of a shock, “turned in" his which can take a Dreadnought if she is From a war point of view the island city, by which defenceless women and

thankful. on the highways leading to an

scream brought up all bis lightened so as to reduce her draught of would be of little use to us, but we shall children suffered an awful death. Sering who jeered at him as a coward for being comrades," FROM MEXICAN & FERUVIAN PORTS water. Opposite Wilhelmshaven, at the hardly be able to allow it to remain in that the cecan is Britain's highway, the afraid of a dead snake. The next night

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mouth of the Weser, is the new torpedo the hands of Germany. craft hase a Brenierhaven. In normal

laying of contact mings for the destruc- the boy went to bed and felt another circumstances no warships are based here; THE

tion of commercial shipping is a precise snake at his feet. But he took no notice but it is Germany's policy in war to get

parallel. The regrettable part of of it, thinking it a feeble dish up of the every available torpedo-boat or destroyer.

unrestrained cruelty, under the guise of previous night's "joke." It was a live into the North Sea, and to distribute

absolute military necessity, is that there cobra, and it killed him! The ofEcers had them as widely as, the attenuated nature

An interesting story is related by a

is alost unavoidably a tendency on the forgotten what most men in India of the coast-line allows. At Bremerhaven, one paper

in connection with the part of the injured party to retaliate in remember that is, that one cobra will berthing of aflotilla of destroyers. went to the Yeovil (Someriet) Railway of the enemy, this stern but necessary

2 point of sinking all mine-laying vessels recently been. Germany has eleven dozen of these vessels, Station to witness the departure of a action may operate as a deterrent where No Fire Insurance whaterer will be effected. most of which are in the North Sea and number of recruits. Bidding his friends considerations of-humanity-and-national- No Claime will be recognised after the as two or, or even three, ports could not good-bye, he casually remarked, "I wish decency are powerless. Goods have left the Steamer or Godowe, and efficiently mother them in war, Bremer I was coming too." His observation was all Goods remaining undelivered on the lat lavin has been developed for this pur-heard by the Recruiting Sergeant, who thing which marks a step in the right Great Britain, anxious to accept any- Oct, will be subject to re.t and landing pose: cha1LER.

Just above Bremerhaven, on the asked him if he was in earnest. "Oh, yes," direction, at the same time formally All chafol sad otherwise damaged Cargo to Bismarck desired to make a naval base in was any chanes The Mayor, who hap-convention does not prohibit a particular Wasr, is the port of Geestemunde, which he answered,." I shouldn't mind if there declared that the mere fact that this be left on baszd or Godown and examination place of Wilhelmshaven, because it could pened to be on the platform, was hastily act or proceeding must not be held to of same to be kold on the 3rd Oct., at 10A.M.

be connected by canal directly with Ham-. All Claims must be filed on or befor 8th burg and with the Brunsbuttel exist from approached, and, borrowing a Bible from debar his Britannic Majesty's Govern Oct., otherwise they will not be recognised. the Kiel Canal.

the bookstall, swore the young man in on ment from contesting its legitimacy. The Still further up the 8. MORIMOTO, Agent.

estarry stands Bremen, the second com- the platform before a number of interested confention of Great Britain is that Hongkong, 25th Soj tomber, 1914. [1187

mercial port of the German Empire. It onlookers, who heartily cheered him after belligerents should be prohibited from is interesting from a naval point of view the ceremony. A few minutes later he was using unachored mines at all, and also. because all the German batil, cruisers on his way to serve his country,

to

All Claims must be filed on or before 8th Jot, otherwise they will not be recognised,

S. MORIMOTO, Agent. Hongkong, 25th September, 1914. [1186

TOTO KISEN KAISHA. S.S. "SEIYO MARU."

Habove-named Stesmer having arrived, Cousigures of Cargo are hereby notified to send in their Bills of Lading for counter signature, and to take immediate delivery of Cargo from alongside.

might be able to do some damage for

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at Noon, will be lauded at Consignees' risk and therefore, there are arrangements for the cecraiting in England. A young fellow kind. If the allies of the Entente make 'always find its way to where another has;

Carga remaining undelivered on 23th inst, expense, and delivery must then be taken from the Company's Godown.

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