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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1913,

SOLDIERS' CEMETERY. FAIR TO COST£16,000,000.

Twenty-alght Governments Will Take Part at San Francisco,

POST OFFICE,

New Year's Holidays.

On Thursday let January the Post Office will be open from 8 to 9 a.m, In

SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVED.

C. Ford. Laci, 3,158, Geissel, 30th inl.

-Moji, 25th inst, Gen-HA. L

the event of the arrival of the English Mausaur, 1,814, Coyle, 20th inat--Saigon, Mall from Europe the Post Office will be open for one hour for the delivery thereof.

There will be one delivery of ordinary correspondence and one collection of let-

ters sach us on Saturdays.

scrrespondance during the morning of the There will be a delivery of registered 27th ines.

جدار

The Money Order Offcs will be entirety olosed during the holidays.

Ancient, Shanghai. Memorail Saved from Extinction.

The announcement appearing San Francisco, November 9.- in the Shanghai Municipal Gazette More than 6,000 applications for that Soldiers Cemetery is to be as he re been received to date by the Division of Concas- I'from threatened extinction Bions and Admissions, and more ill be received with the almost than 100 have already been tisfaction by all who know the granted. These cover a wider of this interesting and and instrnotion than ban bean range of amusement, refreshment, venerable xalio of local history, seen at any previous international says the N.-O. Daßy News. exposition. The Grand Canoo It may be remembered that of the Colorado" and "Toyland when some two years ago the there will be others that are mar are themselves wonderful, but Chinese authoristes decided to vellous, such as Creation," based demolish the city wall, the ques. on the first chapter of Genesis; tion at once arose as to what "The Fall of Adrianople," an Oriental village: "The Grand would become of the Soldiers' Trianon" of Napoleon; "Road Cemetery, as to the existence of land," and others, Millions of on the 2nd Jan, which, by the way, a great many dollars will be expended by the people seemed to be ontwaro, concessionaires alone in the prefrom London (via Biberia) of Wednesday, cemetery lies just off the Rus du paration and operation of their Consular, almost opposite the attractions.

French Town Hall and close In fact, the Exposition in cele against the city wall. It bration of the completion of the contains the graves of some Panama Canal will be an $80. three

British 000,000 gold affair, according to hundred subjects who died in Shanghai conservative and accurate estima- during the ita occupation between tors, 1882 aud 1865. For many years

wall

Wag

ti

per Empress of Russia will be closed at

1st of January being a holiday, maila p.m. on Siat December.

lah Mall from the Bouth before 10 a.m. an

In the event of the arrival of the Eng-i the lat Jan, the parcels will be ready for delivery from 3 to 5 pm. on that day. If the Steamer arrive after that hour they will not be ready for delivery until 9 a m.

The Franz Ferdinand, with the Mails the nth, and Friday the 12th inst.,

Is due to arrive here to-day..

ox Nile

mail is due to arrive here to-day.

The .. Dumbea with the French The United States mails have been transferred in Japan to the here to-morrow, Eastern which is scheduled to arrive

The Egypt, with the English Mall. laft Singapore on Saturday, 20th Inat, at Twenty-eight foreign Govern- and le due le arrive here on Thurs- day, the lat.Jan, at 8 a.m. This packet brings the parcel malis closed in London for despatch by the all-sea route. and on the 3rd uit. on the 20th ult, and for despatch over-

MAILS VIA SIBERIA.

Loft London Dec. 12 Doc. 13

MAILS DUE.

་

Due Shanghai

- Dec. 27 Dec. 20

MAILS ARRIVED TO-DAY. Mausang, Saigon. Mexico Maru, Shanghai and Japan.

the cemetery was quite neglected, ments have nunounced their in- and became little more than a tention to date to participate convenient dumping ground for formally in the Exposition, and rubbish, of which the surround-others are expected to do so in, ing neighbourhood is singalary course of time. Thirty-five States rich in supplies. The Municipal and Territories of the American Council by arrangement with Union have onnounced that they the Consul General took posses will participate officially, sion, the cemetery was cleared One hundred and seventy-seven and planted with flowers and congressas und conventions of shrubs, and a neat boundary various organizations have been French, Dumbea, 30th inst.

bailton three arranged for the Exposition year Siberia, Franz Fordinand, 30th inst sides, the great wall behind, in San Francisco, and negotiations American, Eastern fox Nile) 31st inst.. with its wealth of ivy, form-are in progress with many more English, Egypt, ist Jan. ing a picturesque background. organizations in different parts of In the centre of the low frond wall the world; for some of the con- a gateman's lodge in Chinese gresses will be international, style was erected,

others national, and others yet When it became known that pertaining only to the Pacific the wall was to be demolished, Coast of the United Statos, The representations were made to the organizations that have already City authorities in the hope that agreed to hold congresses and that section of it overlooking the conventious in San Francisco in cemetery might be allowed to 1915 include those representing remain, but for practical, and civio, religious, social service; sentimental, reasons, the request educational, fraternal, business, was not granted. A compromise labour, commercial, borticultural, has been arrived at. It will be live stock, and other interests."

The most seen from the correspondence

coanervative· 03- published to-day that the timates, by areful, investigator, Chinese authorities have under place the minimum attendance at taken to build a new wall in place the Panama-Pacific International of that to be demolished, at their Exposition at 10,000,000, while own expense, and according to most of them place the total ni plans prepared by the Public figures varying between 12,000, Works Department.

000 and 18,000,000,

In the old wall were soveral tablets upon which the names of those baried in the cemetery are inscribed. These are being re- moved and will be kept as far as possitle in their present state until they can be built into the

new wall. One of the atopes has almost orumbled away, but sufficient of the inscription upon it is decipherable to show that the original wording has been copied on to one of the stones in a better state of preservation-ED that the complete record of the

The work of preparation in every way has progressed

MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY.

30th Dec.. 3 p.m..

$4th inst., Rice J. M. and Co

Telemacbac, 1.192, AL Fraser, 30th inst Balkon, 24th Inst., Gon.-W. F., 8; and Co.

4

Mexico Maru: 3,160, N. Kobayashi, 30th

Inst.-Vayan 7th inat, Gen-0. 8.

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 30th at 1100 The anticyclone has strongthened. It is now control over the lower Yangtze Valley.

Promura hna Inorenmod considerably over. China and slightly in southern dlatriots. It has decreased slightly to moderately over Japan.

Strong monsoon is indicated along the east coast of China and over the N. China Bea.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours' ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 Inches.

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

Diatrick

Forecast.

Lushow. Br... 1,281, Meathrel, 18th 1 Hongkong and Neighbour N.E. winds,

Inashangnai, 26th inst, Gen. -D. and 6.

DEPARTED. December 30.

Woman for Shanghai Trist Bulow for Hamburg Tebow for Canton Eroken: Bhanel for Port Cours

for Marseilles

Hakata Maru for Calcutta Talihun for Shanghai Balat Patrick for New York Buffalo for Ban Francisco: Taiyo Maru for Hongay. Ching Chow for Ewangyon American for K. C, Wan Nankin for Yokoham Ixion for London Sungkiang for Manila

CLEARANCES AT THE

HARBOUR OFFICE.

December 30.

Elsbeth for Wakamatsu China for San Franci Yokohama Mora for Soittle Albiana for Chinwautao E. Bang for Canton Miyo Maru for Bangkok Halching for Foochow Shacshing for Canton Hoi Sung for Macao Wingsang for Haiphong Tipanas for Yokohama G. Apcar for Calcutta Triumph for Haiphong Shaobsing for Shanghai

PASSENGERS ARRIVED

· bood....

* Formosa Channel...

Mail Steamers

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

ENGLISH -MAIL.

WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or

about the DATES named —

For [LONDON & ANT-]

WERP vie Singa- ).Simla

Stestuors

}

pare, Penang, Capt. G. Philipps Cmbo, Port Said,

strongi

fair,

& Marseilles

Strom

ual Porte of Call

N.E gale.

LONDON, via : Da-) Himalaya

To Sail On Remarks

about 7th Jan.

Freight &P'sage

пооп..

Capt. H. G. Evane

Srd Jan.

Freight? &P'sage

R.N.R. Egypt

Capt. F. R. Summers

about

Freight

2nd Jan.

& P'ucge

KOBE

Nyanza

about

Freight

3 South coast of China be- The joms

tween H.K, and Lamocks an No. 1, SHANGHAI ..

5 South coast of China,be-2 The same tween H.K. and Hainan... es No 1. China Coast Meteorological Register,

Station.

30th December, a.m.

זסת3י

Winda

Barometer.

Temperature.

Humidity.

D'tion.

Force.

W'estock 7a 30.26 2 Nomura

Shanghai 30.61 - 20

Sharp P. 74

Amoy.

пде 3 ь

Weather.

SHANGHAI

MOJI,

AND YOKO-(Capt. R. Jenkins

m)

HAMA

10th Jan. & P'sage

All the above steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.

For Freight, or Pausage apply to

P, &0.9. N. Co.'s office,

Hongkong, 29th Dec. 1913.

E. A. Hewett,

Superintendent.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

BREMEN.

GERMAN MAIL LINES

To all on

WEDNES., 7th Jan. 10a.m.

About

THURS, 8th Jan.

SATUR., 24th Jan.

For

GIERS, GIBRALTAR, Bulow

ба 30.04

Hakodato

29.07

anw

Tokio Kochi

."

30:10

30.23

waw 1

Nagamiki

30.29

3

K'shima

30.27

WNW 1

Oshima

30,34

1

Naha

30.28

Tabi'jima

30.23

៥

Bonta Is.

30.28

[

Chofor

W'tui vol

30:49 25 86 n

8 он

Hankow

Ichans

"

IMPERIAL

Kiaklung Changsh

#1

20.53 31 79 w

Gutzlaff

I b

now I b

30,40, 35

nw 6 bin

Steamers.

30.3% 55

еде * c

ба

30.41 58 58 ne

2.0

|NAPLES, GENOA, AL-

Swatow

Talkoku

50

30.44

nw

A

Talchu

30.37

11

3

SOUTHAMPTON, (Capt. C. Nahrath

Tainon

30.32

11

8

A'WERF & H'BURG.J

16,900

Koshan

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30.21

n

P'doxes

Gores

SHANGHAI,

30.36

10

TSING- Prinz Ludwig

9a

30.50 49 71 n

b

6a

39.43 50 34 g

TAU, KOBE AND> Capt. F. von Binzor YOKOHAMA

18,300

30.38

noa do

30.42 56

It

91

MANILA, TAP, MA-

RONNNEWGUINEA, > Prinz Sigismund

GA

30.50 57

30,30 68

BRISBANE,SYDNEY Capt. A. Hurtzig ANDMELBOURNE...

n

7e

6,750

'9 a.m.

30.13

no

2 b

30.15

71

10

KORE

30.08 74

Prinz Sigismund Capt. A Hurtzig

4:

a

Da

30.01 78 30.03 80

6,750

no,

6th Jan.

по

30.03 85

DW

A

1 c

JESSELTON, KUDAT & Borneo

SATUR.,

10

SANDAKAN.................

Peras. Mexico Maru from Tacoma etc. Gap Rock Strong.

| Wuchow

Hoihow

Tourare St. J.

on the 30th inst.-F Falkenrath, HC Macuo

Perus. Luchow, from Shanghai on the

29th lust.-Capt Forsyth, W Walliams,

Philippine lands-Por SUNGKIANG, Chitwantao-Por ALBIANA, 30th inst., Shanghai & Narth Obina-Per. SHAO,

SHING, 30th inst., 3 p.. Shanghai, North China and Japan via Kobe (Europe Siberia)Por DUMBEA, 30th A

Bac

via

PASSENGERS DEPARTED.

a.

Aparri

Manila

Per .. Yokohama Maru for Seattle, Legaspi ato., on the 30th inst. John Watson. Blello Shanghai and North China-Fer WING-Arata, Capt Arima, R Lauronz, J Allen Bacolod

SANG, 3b inst., 5 pm. Amoy-Per GLENOGLE, 30th inst. 8p.ml Fung-fong and Master Lee Yok-win.

Hoffman, Master 8 and J Soldon. Li Fa, Cebu Shanghai and North

Labean Ching---Per KWONGSANG, 30th Inst. 5

Shanghai,

Ningpo,

North Chins, Japan via Kobe

p.m.

Per A APCAR, 30th inst.

5 p.m.

H

ד

011

T. F. Claxton, Director. Hongkong, Observatory, Dec. 3016

Shanghal & North China-Por Tribe, Mr and J Dieselduff, Mr and how, tonths and hundredths.

لي

WINGPO, 30th inst., 5. p..

TO-MORROW.

1 Barometer, reduced to 12 degroom Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in in-

Fahrenheit.

Temperature. In the shade, fa degrees

3 Humidity, in pareantage of saturation, being 100.

rapidly and so satisfactorily, that Haiphong, Pakhel and Saigon Per Destalan, Master F Destolan, Mastor Dad the Humidity of air saturated with mois

PASSENGERS EXPECTED. Peras. Kitano Mara from London 22nd November. J Grant Mackenzie, Dr Ethel Mra Hobden, Mr And Mrs Hutchison, Mis Hutchison, Mies Newton, Mrs WJ Cray, Miss M Grey, Mrs 8 M Nool, Miss N Nool, Miss Harvey. Mr and Mrs Prices TRIUMPH 31st Inst., 8 a.m.. tolaa, H McGea, Mrs H L Cochrane Mias Haiphong and Saigon-KAI-18 Cochrane, Mra D Ruston, W Koeler. D FONG, Sist Dec. 9.a.m. Hollow,Haiphong Pakhol & Saigon-For

Norman, Ko Kla, Mra Nee Mei. Amoy &

HAIFONG, 31st inat., 9 a.m.

Fooohow-Per KAIJO MARU, 31at inst., 11 s.m. Haiphong, Pakhol and Saigon-Fer

HANOL 1st inst. 11. a.m! Japan via Yokohama-Per TJIPANAS,

31st inst, Sp.m.

Takbol

no well-informed person doubts the correctness of President Moorn's designation of the San Franciscs celebration in 1915 as To Ex-Swatow, position that will be ready."

HONGKONG

VOLUNTEERS.

Canadian

American

Shanghai, North China, Japan via Nagasaki, United States, South Amerios and Canada via Vancouver

(Europe

5

TIDE TABLE. -

29th Dec., to 4th Jan. 1914. ---

-High Water BLingkupt

$1

Tlame.

vin

Corps Orders by Liaut-Col. A Siberis)-Per EMPRESS OF

Мот

24

RUSSIA, 31st Dec. 6 p.m.

2

Tas

38

10

- THURSDAY, 1st Jan,

*+0Pad.

31

Танк

burials will remain. They are Chapman, V.D. state!--

Shanghal

Mater

3

09

gon-PerHUE, 1st Jan., 9 am.. and North China-Por and North Chinn-Per LU. KOERBER, 1st Jan, 9 a.m. OHOW, lat Jan. 9.m. Holbow and Bangkok-Per MICHAEL

JEBSEN, lat Jan. 9 a.m.

dedicated to the memory of the Drills:For week commencing officers and men of the Royal Monday January 5, 1914. There Fort Bayard, Halpheng, Fakhof and Sai- Artillery,

Royal Engineers, will be no further parades nt H.B.M. 31st. Regiment, and Headquarters previous to Camp. 67th Regiment, Commissariat Promotions Sergt. Major A. Shanghai Staff Corps, Army Hospital Corps, E. Wright to be 2nd Lieut. with and officers and men of the 30th effect from December 19, and to be transferred to Centre Section. Belouchi Regiment. There are also three civilian names, Mrs.. G. C. Sergt. F. A. Biden to be Hanoah Jennings, and three Sergt.Major with effect from children J. J. Irwin, F. Oldulo, December 29. and E. Irwin.

BLUEJACKETS AT THE

PYRAMIDS,

H.

Mall.

C.Shanghai,

Appointment:-Pte. Lowick to be Le Opl. with effect from December 19.

Akanghai and North China (Europe via Biberia)-Per EGYPT, let Jan., 9 a.m.

& North Chins -Per KANGSING, 1st Jan., 5 p.m. FRIDAY, 2nd January."

granted leave for one month with

Leave: Gr. J. II. Jack is Swatow, Amoy, and Toochow Pay

HAIYANG. 2nd Dec., 10a.m. Sbanghal and North China-Por KING- Straits, Ceylon, India la Rombay-Por

BING 2nd Jan, 1pm.

E. E. FERDINAND, 2nd Jan," Sp.m.

effect from Dember 20,"

Camp: Members are remind Cairo, November 22nd.

ad that the Camp of instruction commences on January 9. All Thingtau, Wei Hoi, Wei, Chefco, Dolny 1,500 bluejackete from Alexan-members are urged to attend for dria and Port Said arrived here as long a period as possible.

ft and Chiswantao-Por CHEONGSHING, 2nd Jan, 5 to-day and were met at the station Details of time .elo. will be by an equal number of soldiers, published shortly. who marched with the soilors to the barracks, where they were entertained by the English sad other residents...

On their arrival at Kasr-el-Nil barrack square the bluejackets, who were loudly chered on the terraces of the various hotels, were reviewed sad welcomed by Lord Kitobenor, who wore the anform of a Field-Marahni, and

SILIMPO ONCOAL, BUNKERS

can be supplied cheap rates'

was accompanied by Captain SANDAKAN Fitzgerald, Military Attache to

SEBATTIK

The sailors will visit the Pritish North Borneo).

the Agency.

At theso ports steamers gall

mids" this afternoon and willing for bunker coal exclusively are exempt from all shipping return to their ships in the dues and charges, evening.

A BUNE

PM

SATURDAY, 3rd Jan.

Jemelton, Kudat and Sandakan--Por

Austra-

Mail.

English

HOW

W

F

Low Water Hensvoog

m'morning. a afternoon.

D

Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stewed Findon Haddocks, Kipoors, & ALEXANDRA CAFE.

4 Direction of Wind, to two points, *$ Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Scale.

State of Weather, b blue sky, a do- tached aloud, d'drizzling main, ffog, g gloomy, baff, 1 lightning, o overcast, p passing showers, qxqually, r rain, snow,

thunder; vialblilty, w daw wot.

0 Rain infaches, tenths and hundredths

METEOROLOGICAL.

Previous

Day On date On date nt. pim.' 4 LR,

30.22

Barometer Temperature Humidity

65

30.43 59

30.44 42

Wind Direction

GT BWS

34 20

NE North

Force.....ARALE Weather Rain..............

- 2...

3

0

4

Algortoped a Temperatorn on the th

Lowest

Fr

H.K. Observatory, 30th Due,"

T. F. CLAXTON, Director,

Mail Steamers

PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.

AMERICAN MAIL,

THE AMERICAN LINE TO SAN FRANCISCO. Via Shanghal or Manila, Nagasaki, Inland Sea, Kobe. Yokohama and Honolulu."

THE SUNSHINE BELT ·

Operating the following steamers

BORNEO, 3rd Jon, 8 a.m. Philippine Islands, Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand Thursday Island -- Per EASTERN, 3rd Jan., 10

Siraits, Burma, Ceylon, Ade. Inide, Western Australia, India, Adon, Egypt, and Europe via Retarn portios of round trip tickets, as above, available for Fassage Vis C.P.R. from Vancouver Beindial. (Lats Letters 11 a.to. Yokohama.

I drained. Through Passengera have the Privilege of Travailing by Ralf between ports of Kobe d

MONGOLIA, MANCHURIA, KOREA, SIBERIA and

NILE, CHINA and PERSIA, Some Features of Service: Electric Fans, Swimming Tank, Orchestra, Amuremonts, Wireless Telegraph, Submarino Signal Servico and Bilge Kosla.

Chising under personal supervision of Mr. V, Moroni, one of the World's most famous caterers.

4.311.

to noon, Extra Postage 10 Steamer:

ceata.) (Supplementary rosil on China..... board up to the time fixed for

departure of the mall (Extra Postage 10 cents). (Lattors

posted in all the Pillar Boxes

In time for the first clearancs

will be included in this contract

mall)The Faroel mall will be

10,200 Tons, Sailing Tues., 30th Dec., at noon.

Hongkong-Manila Service.

From HONGKONG.. kava Wongkong,

}

From MANILA.

Aur Maaile.

Jou. 12,

Leave Manila.

Da Hongkong

Feb. 9,

Den, 31 Jan 27,

NILE PERSIA

A Jet 20 R. C. MORTON,

Jon 10NILE...

Fob. 7......PERSIA

closed on Friday the 2nd Jan., King's Building (opp, Blaka Fier ).

P.-Per HIMALAYA, 3rd. Jan. 11 am S Philippine Zalands-Per LOONGSANG,

Ird Jan, 133,

Pius ma-Pirido Spiémational Exposition-Van Trancisco-1833.

Azmi

Telephoni „Jo, 141

Capt. J. Koehler

About TUESDAY;

3rd Jan.

9.8.m.

All the steamers of the European Lineare fitted with Wireless Telegraphy, New System of Telefunken.

FREIGHT LINE.

NEXT SAILING FROM HONGKONG.

Mark.

Tuebingen

OUTWARD.

2nd Feb. Thueringen.

16th Feb. Franken..

Lothringen............2nd Mat.' Coellingen

HOMEWARD.

.16th Mar.

30th Mar.

13th April.

For Marseilles, Dankirk, A'werp For Havre, Emden & Hamburg/

R'dam and Breman/Hamburg:

Mark about End of Mar.

For Havre, Einden and Hamburg

Bremen:

Tuebingen about End of Mar.

For Marseilles. Antworp, R'dam

and Bremen/Hamburg:

Lothringen about M. of April |

Bremen:

Thueringen

about Beginning of May,

For Marseilles, Antwerp, R'dam

P

and Bremen/Hamburg;

Franken about M of May.

For Havre, Dunkirk, Emden and

Hamburg/Bremen:

Goettingen

For further Particulars, apply to

about Beginning of June.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD

MELCHERS & CO.,

GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG and CHINA.

Hongkong, 28th-Deo., 1913.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

FRENCH MAIL LINES,

FORTNIGHTLY

SERVICE TO AND JAPAN via SHANGHAI. FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND

EUROPE Via: SUEZ CANAL.

For SHANGHAI, KOBE AND

YOKOHAMA

Steamera

Corolllere

Magellan

(Polynesien Paul Lecat Dumbea

MARSEILLE V PORTS

FROM

FROM

To sail

12th Jan., 1914.

28th

30th Dec, 1913.

13th Jan, 1914 27th

ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELESS. Transhipping on the Co.'s Steamers at Colombo, for Calcutta, Bombay and Australia, at Port Said for the Levant, Constantinople and Black Bea

Through Tlokots to London via Paris by railway ben Circular tickets to Europe via Buez and BIBERIAN ROUTE and vice-versa delivered here:

For further particulars apply to,

S. C. da BUSSIERRE,

ale Acting Agent.

Printed and Published by the Proprietor, Dr. J. W. Noble,

Ice House Street, in the City of Victoria, Hon