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10.

THE BELFRY OF GHENT.

Famous Bell Damaged.

DIARY OF WAR.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1914.,

Russians

POST OFFICE.

The Public will be advised when notice

(Continued from Exira).

All the Homeward Siberian Malls den- Sept. 2.-List of British casual- tics published. Details:-Officers patched from Hongkong up to and in. killed, 30; wounded, 67; missing, eluding that of the 19th July, have reach- 05. Men killed, 127; wounded, od Londoo. 629; missing, 4,188. sustain reverse in local engage ment in East Prussia but delest three Austrian Army Corps dear of arrival of the five remaining, mails went Lemborg, capturing 150 guns and to London, vis Siberia, viz., of India, inflicting enormous losses on Yorok, Koren, Kanchow, and Paul Lecat, enemy. Japanese occupy seven a zubelved. Islands of Kiauchan, and remove 1,000 mines. French. Govern- ment removes to Bordeaux for purely military reasons.

The Parcel Post sorvice to Egypt and Countries beyond is for the present susi pended.

The Parcel Post Service'vla Biberia to

SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVED.

Namur, Br. 8.3. 4,298, A. Collyer, 2nd inst, -Bingapore, 28th ult., Gen.-F. *& O. B. N. & Co. Walshing, Br, a 1,170, 8. Wilde, 6th int. -Hongay, as ult., Coal-J. M. & Co.

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Inaba Maru, Júp. 4. 3,837, 8. Tominaga 3rd fast-Nagasaki, 30th alt G-N.Y, E

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WEATHER REPORT.

On the 3rd at 14.00-Black North Cons holated.

On the 4th at 8.00-Bignals towered: At 10,45-Fressure has lueroazed slightly along the coast of Hongkong and over Formosa, and has increased con-: alderably at Hongkong. It is nearly stationary over Annam and the Philip pines,

MAIL STEAMERS

THE PENINSULAR

AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

ENGLISH MAIL.

At 6am. this morning the typhoon was WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned FORTS on to the east of Enlaan, is about latitude 201 N. and longitude 113" 8,

about the DATES named =

For

The Japanese unilorofone is movingSHANGHAI

"

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 3,31 inches,

St. Albans, Br. a. 2,535. Balkis, 3rd instinto the Faoifle.

-Melbourne, 18th July, Gen.— G. L. & Co. Hatching, Br. s. 1,267, W. D. Passmoro, 4th inst-Amoy, 3rd inst. Gen. -D. L. & Co. Haiduo, Br. as. 611, A H., Stewart, 4th

inst-Bwatow, Srd'inst, Gen- D. L. & Co..

countries in Europe, other that Russia, is Cheong, B2. Ra. 1,555, W. L. Jono1, 4th

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

Diatzlet.

Forecast. E. winds,

1 Hongkong and Neighbour frosh to

bood......

inst-Shanghai, 1st inst,, Gen. B. 8. Yunnan, Br. 1,036, W. French; 3rd

instTientsin, 26th ult, Gen2 Formosa Channel....... B. &B.

Brassele, Jaly 21st. The big gest of the Ghent belfry bella, named Roelandt, after the architect who built the Town Hall was tolling as usual, when it was suddenly reduced to dumbness, and was found to have sustained a crack about twenty two inches long and one-third of an inch wide. It is supposed that through the excessive heat the metal had expanded and "become" unequal to the violent beating of the new hammers used since the restoration of the belfry

Fighting Figures. two years ago. A committee of experts are now being consulted, According to the reference. who hope to repair the mishap, books the British Expeditionary although they cannot guarantee Force consists of a cavalry divi- that the patched-up bell will sion, six divisions, and certain supended. keep its purity of tone. Whether army troops, the total establish- the five-century-old bronze ment consisting of 5,873 officers musical colossus will have to be and 163,279 of other ranks. Total brought down from its lofty tower joloss on 170,000. If all this foros. for the purpose has not yet been were with the French at Mone via Siberia has beça resumed. decided, but at any rate it has and the casualties were 2,000, auccessfally gone through such although that is a fairly heavy an ordeal twice in its long history, casualty list, it is not excessive, The bell alluded to in, the though the wastage from other above telegram is one of the most causes than casualties in the field celebrated in Belgium, and the may have materially reduced the belfry in which it is hung is only original force. A cavalry division equalled in celebrity by that of consists of about 10,000 men. A Bruges, whose fame-was sung by division of three infantry brigades, MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW. Longfellow. The belfry of Ghent each of four battalions, four field is 375ft in height to the top of the artillery brigades eto. total spice, and containsforty-four belle establishment just over 20,000 The one which is now, anfort-men. If Earl Kitchener's esti- unately, cracked was originally mate of thirty divisions of British made in 1814, but was recast in in the fold be constantly main- 1650. It bore in Flemish tained, that is 600,000 men, Swator, Amoy & Foochow-Per HAI-Polynesien for Yokohama vin Shanghai

The Despatch of the Mails to Europe Tungebing, Br.za, 1,110, L. Hussey, 3rd

inst Saigon, 30th ult., Rice-3 Chinose, Daijin Maru Jap... BDJ. Murakami, 4th inat-Swatow, Jrd inst., Gon- D. 8. K.

All correspondence for Europo unless soially superscribed will be sent via Siberia.

Austra-

Ilan

Mall.

Philippine Is., Australia, Tas manis and New Zealand via Thursday Is. Por INABA MARU, 5th Sept., 10a.m...

CHING, 5th Sept. 11a.m.

Sept., noon.

#

Shanghal, North f China and " Japan via Moj (Europe via Biberia)-Por NAMUR, 5th Sept., p..

DEPARTED.

September 3.

Chengva for Kwong Chau Waa Tean for Hollovic Manila Kwangtab for Shangbal Chingchow for Kwangyon

Wir for Bangkok

Heljan Maru for Kamarang Bay

Steamers

MOJI, KOBE Namur

AND YOKO~ (Capt. A. Collyer HAMA:

LONDON & ANT-]

Penang, Capt. R. P. Stevenson

To Sail On Remark

4p.m.

5th Sept.

Freight &Page

WERP via Singa-] Socotra

about.

pore,

8th Sept.

Freis

O'mbo, Port Said,

& Marseilles....

moderate: overcast, Some rain.

Salsette

SHANGHAI .................... | Capt. A. F. Vino

R.N.E.

}

about 9th Sept

Freight & Page

› Variable winds moderate.

Freight

Bouth coast of China be-) E. winds: tween H.K. and Lamooks moderate. 5 South coast of China be- Easterly

tween H.K. and Halaan...gale, mode-

rating.

China Coast Meteorological Register.

Biation.

(4th Sept., ..

Windo

Hour.

Barometer.

Temperature.

Humidity.

Weather.

Force.

Komuro Ga 30.12

LONDON, vis Us-) Sardinia ..

ual Ports of Call Capt. J. T. Jeffery

·noon

12th Sept.

& Penge

All the above steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.

NOTICE TO SHIPPERS.··

SHIPPERS are informed that the P. & O. Company's Vessels. are insured under The British Government National Insurance Scheme and they can effect War Risk Insurance on individual shipments with The National Insurance Committee, London, through their representatives there.

The production of a Marine Risk Policy is not immediately necessary."

For Freight or Passage, apply to

P.&O. 8. N. Co.'s office,

Hongkong, 4th Sept., 1914.

E. A. Hewett,

Superintenden

W'estock 78

Hakodate 30.07.

Co

Tokio

30.06

Kochi

30,03

1

Nagasaki Kegimus Oshima

29.97

ene

И

29.90

ORO

29.85

136

280

29.08

no

29.91

eno.

-20,53 17 86 saw 16 eq

FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TÓ

AND FROM

CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.

Vina Bonin Is

the inscription, "My name With reserves to fill up gapa, say is Roelandt; when I toll 700,000. An army of 700,000 Philippine I-Per YUENSANO, 5th then there is a fire; when 1 men from the British population poal there is a victory in of 45,000,000 (not counting in Flanders." It is said that when the Dominions Overseas) is small the Duke of Alva proposed to the compared with the 180,000 Emperor Charles V. that he Belgians out of 7 millions, or should destroy the city, which had 1,500,000 out of the 65 millione been among the foremost places of Germany. The German army Pukow Railway closing at Shanghai Br. in the Low Countries to resist corps of two divisions is 30 000; P0. at 8.30 pm, on Thursday the 10th Tada for Singapore Spaniel tyranny the Sovereign of three divisions about 43,000, inst)

took him to the top of the belfry,

There were, at the beginning of

and, showing him the city spread of the year 23 Army corps in the oat beneath, asked: "Combien German Empire.

faudrait-il de peaux d'Espague pour faire un Gant de cette grandear?" (How many Spanish

ekins would one need to make a

SILIMPOPON COAL. BUNKERS.

can be supplied at cheap rates

Lk

glove of this size?)-a play upon the French name for Ghent, In 1789 the Austrians fired at the SANDAKAN & belfry to prevent the citizens ringing the alarm. The cannon ball hit one of the bells and made a hole in it, bat the tone is spid and charges. to have remained unimpaired.

SEBATTIK

(British North Borneo), At these ports steamers calling for bunker coal exclusively are exempt from all shipping dues

SAINT-RAPHAEL

A. BUNE,

Tonic, RestORATIVE, DIGESTIVE WINE Very palatablo.

Known throughout the world and prescribed in all cases of Anemta, Dobility and Convalescence, to young women, children and the aged. Invaluable in het olimates.

DOSE Dae wisse-glass after the two principal maale,

Each bottle of genuine V'N SAINT-RAPHAEL boars, in addition

to the registered trade-mark:

(1) Tho' WARRANTY STAMP Őf the UNION DES FABRICANTS. . .

3) A METAL SEAL advertising CLETBAS.

Is a MELISSA and MINT cordial

CLETEAS which surpasses all others by sta

purety and fanitless preparation. To be taken on a lump of sugar. COMPAGNIE DE VIM BAINT-RAPHAEL. Valense (Drôme-France) CALDEBOK MAOGREGOR & Co., Hongkong.

IT IS WHAT YOU GET MORE THAN WHAT YOU PAY," THE DOUBLE STRENOTH MZARJ

DOUBLE VALUR.

LOTUS MOKHA

IS UNIFORMLY EXOELLENT.

Obtainable Everywhere.

RUTTONJEE & SON.

(To make connection with the Tientain-

Siberian

¡Mail.

China

Shanghat & North (Europe is Siberia) Por "CHENAN, 5th Aug. 4 p.m.

(To make connection with the Tian. tain-Pukow Railway, closing at Shanghai Br. P.0.at 11.30 am, on Thursday, the 10th September.)

SUNDAY, 6th Sept. watow-For BAIMUN, 6th Sept. Dam, Swatow, Amoy, Formosa via Tamsui- Per DAIJIN M., Aug. 6th 9 a.m.

TUESDAY, 8th Sept.

Philippins I-Per CHINHUA, 8th Sept.,

3 p.m.

Swatow, Amoy & Foochow-Fer HAI.

YANG, 8th Sopt, Va.m. Shanghai & N. China-For CHOYBANG,

8th Sept., 10 p.m.

Formosa

via Keelung Shanghai, North Cbles, Japan, via Holl, Victoria B.Q. & Beat-

Sultan Vankectie for Tarakan Mayuno for Hankow via Shanghai Seattle Maru for Victoria vis Keelung

Chefoo

Harkow

Icharg

Bhailans

Shanghat

Sharp P.

Swatow

**

•

20.66 80 78 nne

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

FRENCH MAIL LINES.

JAPAN via SHANGHAI.

FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND FROM EUROPE via SUEZ CANAL.

September 2.

29.85 .74

eye

1 b

Gutzia if Sharp

29.82. 78 20

ber

29.65.81

one

50

For

Steamers

Amoy

6

SHANGHAI, KOBE AND

Talhoku

Бл

29.73

YOKOHAMA

Taichu

29.68

#

Taluan

户

29.69

.40

Kashun

29.69

до

2.

"

MARSEILLE via FORTS

Paul Lecat

29.85

KW

62

29.6% 75. 95 10

29.61 80 87 00

29.58

10

5 op 4 on

29,50 77

wow 1 o

Soptember 4,

Paul Lerat for Maralelles via Salzon Hongkong for Haiphong via Hothow St. Albans for Kobo via Shangbal; Hupeh for Shanghai vio Swalow Chipablig for Chefoe & Tientsin

PASSENGERS ARRIVED,

Fdores Carton

H'kons Ba Gay Rook Kacao Wuchow Sa Pakhoi Hothow " Phuilen

Tourane

29.68 79

nuw 3 b

20.65 81

0.8

St.

29.76 77

aw" 5

Aparri

20.65- 77

w

10.

29.76 75

19.83 80

29.82 86

10

.

2 or

90

Kanila Legaspi Hallo I or 8.5. St Albans from Melbourne sto. Bacolod. -Miss Amy Smith, Miss H O'Tuchy, Cabu Messrs Jas Knott, J Gorrie, G T.Drafin, Labuan TT Bartor....

Pera. Namur from London-Mre Eldridge. Mrs Martin, Mra 88 Whitehow, PLonnon, RW Boarne, Jas Wallace, Miss

M Basson, Eng Comde J Dawson, E J Lyle, OJ Bulatti, E Eastcott, Mr & Mrs 8 Anderson.

Par as. Inaba Maru from Nagasaki→→ Mr. Walton, Mr., Mr. & Mias Mools, Mr Montague.

tle,(Wash)(Europe via Siberia) SHIPS PASSED THE CANAL,

10 Per Y'HAMA MARU, 8th

inst, 2 p.m.

To make connection with the Tien. tsin-Pakow Railway, closing at Bhangbal Br.F.O.at 8.30 p.m. on Monday the 14th September.)

Shanghai & N. China-Per KANCHOW,

8th Sept., 2 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, 9th Sept.

Straits & Caylon-Por KAMO MARU,

9th Sept., 8 0.

"

Hollow, Pathol & Haiphong Fer SUNGKIANG, 9th Sept, 6 am Swatow, Amoy, Formoss via Takao & Anping-Par8OBHU- MARU, 9th inst., Ba.m.

Swatow--Per HAIMUN, 9th Sept., 9 a.m

FRIDAY, 11th Sept

Swatow, Amoy & Bochow-Fer HAI

TAN, 11th Sept., 9am.

MONDAY, 21st Sept..

Austra=

Austra

Mall.

Philippine In, Australia, Tan-

London, 17 July.

· Arrivals from China:-Brisgavia, Poly. nesion.

The following vessels have passed tha Canal-Meinam, Priras Alice, Seezandia, Vorwseria.

London, 21 July.

Arrivals from China ~—-Ágapenor. P. Ludwig, Arabia, Norderney

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T. B. Claxton, Director, Hongkong Obervatory, Bopt. 4.

1 Barometer, redused. to 33° degries: Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in in- ches, tenths and hundredths,

2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.

3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation, the Humidity of air saturated with mois ture being 100.

4 Direction of Wind, to two points.

Force of Wlad, according to Beaufore Scale.

State of Weather, b blue sky, o de- tached cloud, d. drizzling main, flog, g gloomy,h bail, 1 lightning, o overcast, D. passing showern, q'aqually, rrain, # GROW, 1 thunder, visibility, w dow wot..

0 Rain in inches, terthi and bandredths

METEOROLOGICAL.

Previous

Day On data On data atu pm, at 6 mm. Vatanm

29.52 | | 29.16

The following vessels have passed the Barometer... Canal:-Brasilla, Cordillere. Goeben, Hi-Temperatura

Humidity tachi Maru, Indrauli Kashima Maru, Nip-Wind Direction pon, Oreste, Blam. -

London, 24 July,

Arrivals from China:-Afrios, Cathay. The following vessels have passed the Canal-Persen, Phemlag

London, 28 July. Arrival from China:-Hitachi Marn The following vessels have passed the Canal-Benarty, Canton, Glenroy, Ma- shaon, Myrmidon, Nubia, Peking, Broro- no, Sithonia, Kellora.

-London 31 July,

Arrivals from Ontas: Achilles, Bras Fallia, Oha Nator, F. Bulow. Gonben,

29.49

*5 77 66

78

93

NW. W

BBW

od

orq

Weather ......... Bain Ma bigmans open aan Tamperature on the' Lows

HE. Observatory, 3rd September.

T. E, OLAXTON, Director.

mania & New Zealand via The following vessels, have passed the ras Part Darwin-Fer TAIYUAN, Canali Mlynsaki! Afrzu, Anne Rink- 21st Sept. 11 am.

mers, Helgoland, Deucalion, Kosmu.

THURSDAY, 25th Sept,

Phlippins Talanda, Australia, Fasmania & Now Zealand via Port Darwin-PL ST BANS, #th Sept, Dam( 25

Oysters, Fresh; "ried ur Stawed: Firidon Haddocks,

ALEXANDRA CAVE

TIDE TABLE.

91st Aug, to 6th Sept, 1914.

To sall

On or about 3rd Sept. noon.

ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELESS,

Transhipping on the Co.'s Steamers at Colombo, for Osloutta, Bombay and Australia, at Port. Bald for the Levant, Constantinople and Black Sea.

"For farther partidulars apply to.

THOMAS

Agent.

PACIFIC MAIL S.S.CO.

OPERATING

* MODERN HIGH POWERED TWIN BONEW EXPRES9 STEAMERS,

MONGOLIA 27000 tone

KOREA 100d toas

4.

CHINA 1200 fans

MANCHURIA 37000 tone

SIBERIA 10000 top

NILE 7000 Lana

PERSIA BO00 tons

Between Hong Kong, Masila, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama,

Honolulu and San Francisco...

“THE SUNSHINE BELT”"The Mist Comfortable Route to America and Europe

NILE

MONGOLIA

PERSIA

•KOREA

Bailing

TUESDAY,

TUESDAY,

15th Sept. at 1 p.m.

6th Oct. atți păm..

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