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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1919,

SHIPPING NEWS.

WEATHER REPORT.

AMERICAN NEWS.

EXPOSURE OF THE GER- MAN ARMY SYSTEM.

POST OFFICE.

Olaat Oll Gusher.

"A pendant to Lisutenant Kane, Pa.,Aug, 1.-The Sweet Bilse's well-known book describ Oil Company, of Bradford, madeing life in a small garrison town an unusual oil strike on its form in Germany is published by Dear Limestone to-day, when a Retired Captain Pommer, bo giant gusher pumped afty barrels served for twenty years as of oil in six hours. The well infantry officer in Alsace," says was struck at the depth of 1,059 the Daily News Berlin corre- foot and is nine feet in the sand. spondent. When an effort was made to tabe

an

Ships' Letter Boxes.

continuance of the War all outgoing cor respondence must be posted at the Gener omes al Post Office or at any of its Branch

1. It is hereby notifed that during the

ARRIVED,

Kiev, Buz. a. 3,32% Stetsky, 11th inst

to receive on board their vessels any

2. Ships Officers are strictly forbidden Sardinia, Br. x6. 4,142, 3. T. Jeffery, lith InstYokohama, 1st Inat, Gen. correspondence from the Fubllo,,

-P.&O. 8. N. Co. 3.Shipmantere are not allowed to place or sipose on board their vessele fatter "Captain Pommer says: To boxes for the purpose of collecting carros- the well it was found to have maintain discipline amongst pondence: all such boxes fourd exposed filled up 728 feet over night. The German soldiers of the twentieth on board their remola will be removed and Hanoi, s. 734, Le Chevaller, 11th well began to produce without century methods are employed returned to the General Post Office.

Price of 'Meat to go up, y

5. Shipping Companies should state in their notifications to the Post Offies the exact hour of departure of their vessels in order that the publia may have every

On the 11th at 13.20—Pressure has in- creased slightly in the south, and con siderably over the Loochoos, the typhoon

Karen.

MAIL STEAMERS

THE PENINSULAR

having moved rapidly northward to war AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

་་

north-east of Japan.

An antisyalons is now shown to the

ENGLISH MAIL.

Elonstong Rainfall for the 24 hours WILL deepatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS of o

about the DATES named For

Singon, Br. s. 1,047, Trowbridge, 11th

Inst.—Manila, 8th lust.. General | ending at 10 am. to-day, 0.00 inches. -Ordar

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

Forecast.

N.W.or

winds, moderate to light; fine.

Inst-Halphong, Gen-Marty, Eslastte, Br... W. F. Vine, 18th instant London, Gos.-I. & 6, 8. N. Co.

DEPARTED.

4. Shipping Companies must not re- being shot.

which may have been suitable ceive from the Public for Inclusion in for feudal armies, but in a modern their abips Papers any bat bona fide son- Ohicago, Aug. 1.-Farther army must be considered as a for inspection when required.

almess' lotters which should be left open increases in prices for meats are mockery of the elementary rights prophesied here. It is reported of human beings. that beef on an average will cost

"He nacerte that suicido is consumers about 4 cents a pound frequently the end of barrack facility for posting at the General Post more in the course of next week. martyrdom, raw recruits suffering Office

"Beef has been going up right bullying and torments because along," said Mr: Gustave Pollack, they fear that if they protestors must send to the Port Off ALL of the Stock Yards Packing Com-through the ordinary channels a guess letters posted in the Ships' Letter Chingtu for Bangkok via Swatow pany, today, "Porterhouse and black mark will be set againes Boxes or received by Stips' Officers at the Suisang for Calcutta via Singapore sirloin steaks have advanced from their names.

ports from which they sailed, or anywhere 5 to 5:1-2 cents in the last six

en route to Hoop kang. weeks."

4:

3

6. Shipping Companion and Ships OM-

September 11. correspondence except bons fide consi. Yei Maru No.2 for Wakamatsu

Ian Mails despatched from Hongkong

apatob.

"Captain Pommer describes

7. The above regulations will not affect the vandalism of the aristocratio the liceased, private letter boxes carried Following was the range of retail meat prices here to-day:ments.

officers of the cavalry regi-between Hongkong & Canton by the ves- sela belonging to or managed by the *At every farewell Hongkong Canton & Macao Steamboat Porterhouse steaks, 30 cents dinner of officers of the Cavalry Company. sirloin steaks, 22 to 25; log of Division at Elsenborn Camp I veal, 18 to 20; No. 1 hame, 20; was witness of their crude love of The undermentioned Homsward Siber- No. 1 bacon, 28.

destruction which wrecked not before the War have reached London:--- That the European situation only all the crockery and glass on Date of de- has not been a factor in the the tables, but also the atoves, increased cost of meats was the statues, pictures, tables, and July 22nd opinion expressed by Chicago chairs, packers. They, however, were "He deolares that the moral equally certain that a prolonged delinquencies of the officers, war would cause further material which should be punished under advances.

the penal code, are hashed up. Packers have received no ordere Officers guilty of grave offences registration or insurapes. for meat direct from the Governare merely summarily dismissed ments of Austria, Germany or the service without being subject- Russia since war was declarad.

Kwongsang for Shanghai via Swntow Walshing for Port Courbet Haltan for Foochow via Bwatow Kaljo Mara for Foochow vis Bwataw Anhui for Canton

j

CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE." -

September 11:

& P'sage

Freight

District.

|1 Hongkong and Neighbour variable

hood..

Steamers Salsette SHANGHAI ......... Capt. A. F. Vine

R.N.R. LONDON, via Ue-) Sardinia

ual Ports of Call Capt. J. T. Jeffery

To Bail On Romaris

about 12th Sept.

1 Freight

noon

12th Sept.

& Page

SHANGHAI,

About 20th Sept.

Freight

About

Freight

22nd Sept.&P'sage

about

14th Oct.

Freight &P'sage

2 Formosa Channel.

The Ame

# No. 1.

13 South coast of China be-) The sams

tween E.E, and Lamooks Pas No. 1.

B_Bouth coast of China be-) The same tween H.K. and Hainan... as No.1.

China Coast Meteorological Registor.

Station.

11th Sept., ..

Winds

Hour.

Barometer.

Temperature.

Hrimidity.

Weather.

D'tion.

Force.

Wo took a Nomura

Ba 30.24

ሰ

0

Dw

Hakodate 30.13

30.30

29.95

MOJI, KOBE Candia AND YOKO (Capt. R. E. HAMA................ B'BAY, via Straits) Nubla

and Colombo......

"

Capt. F. J. Fox

LONDON & ANT)

WERP via Singa- Namur

Penang, Capt. A. Collyer

pore,

Ombo, Port Said,

& Marseilles ***

Subject to alteration without notice.

{

All the above steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. NOTICE TO SHIPPERS.

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

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

Per s

Date of Ar- rival London,

22nd

23rd

E. of India Yorck Kores

Aug. 27th

23th 27th

Kanchow

Aug, 28th

Paul Lecat?

Kaga Maru for Yokohamo Liddesdale for Whampoa Hopsang för Bangkok via Swatow

Tokio

War risks are not covered by postal

I.

Oshima

Kagima

* 29.72

49.64

Neha

29.6561 #80

Lahijima

29.64

Bonin La,

19.89

+

Hongkong, 10th Sept., 1914.

Chafoo VEDIOG

Whalwel

29.72 68 05 waw 7 crm

MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY.

-18th Sept., 3 p.m.

Lelun for Bangkok Loongsang for Manila Baron Napler for Cape Town September 12. Choongshing for Canton · Bua-Ningpo for Canton

Haimun for Swatow

| Toitari Maru for Dalny

Sardinia for Bombay vla Singapore |Hainchang for Canton

Yatahing for Calcutta via Singapore

The Parcel Fost service to Egypt and ed to criminal jurisdiction, the countries beyond is for the present Trading in wheat was quiet whole object of the procedure

ponded. to-day and the quotations were in being to maintain the halo of the narrow limits. Opening prices officer's honour. Many officers, were from 1 cent to 1 cent under Captain Pommer asserts, enjoy Japan via Nagasaki-Fer TOTTORI M. yesterday's closing figures and brilliant careers, though their remained generally within the superiora are perfectly well aware Shanghai & N. Chinn-Por TAKSANG,Salsette for Shanghai, opening range until just before that they are overloaded with the close, when December and debt. Much of this is caused by May jumped nearly a cent. Clos- excessive Inxary and the practical ing prices were higher than the impossibility of married officers. opening.

South

African

Mall.

12th Sept., 4 p.m. Mauritius. Delagoa Bay, Dur- ban, East London, Port Eliza- beth Mossel Bay, & Cape Towh-Per BARON NAPIER, 12th inst., 4 p.m.

living within their means without Japan via Kobe---For JAVA MARU, endangering their promotion.

"The Vossische Zeitung says the book will be discussed in the Reichstag when the next army estimates are presented:"

Closing in on Mexico City. Mexico City, August 3.-The Constitutionalists are reported as slowly closing in on the capital from three points. General Jesus Carranza moved southward from Tepeji del Rio, Sunday. General Britton, who are thought to be in Obregon, with 15,000 men is at Berlin.

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12th inst., 4 p.m.

TO-MORROW.

"PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

For s.s. Bardials from Yokohama etc. -Messrs Chow Tsong Fou, A Lello, Chang Tao Chin, Mab Kamal, W 8 Yau, Mr Yau, Mr & Mrs Hinton, JW Han-

Swatow-Per HAIMUN, 13th Sept. 8 - derson, Sir Charles Eliot.

MONDAY, 14th Sept.

Ningpo, Shanghai & North China-Per

KASHING, 14th fast, 4 p.m. -For CHEONGSHING, 14th

4 p.m."

Tientsin

Acambaro planning an advance A special dispatch from London through Toluca. Three train loads to-day stated that the terminals of Constitutionalists have moved inspection committee of the south from San Luis Potosi to-Chicago City Council, with whom ward Quetaro.

Mrs. Young and Mrs. Britton had Provisional President Carbajal been travelling, had been unable is expected to send an unofficial, to get word from either since they Bw personal representative to General left for Germany. Villa in the interest of the peace Forest Fire in Montana, movement.

Kalispell, Mont, August 4.-

The Government

1-

TUESDAY, 15th Sept. tow.. Amoy, Formosa via Tamsui

Per DAIGI M., Bapt. 15th, 10.

Batavia, Samarang & Sourabaya-Par

TJIBODAS, 15th just, noon.

2 p.m.

still hopes for peace, but publio Two hundred men are fighting Philippino Is-Por TAMING, 15th Sept., opinion inclines toward pee-forest fires which started yester simiem.

day near Essex. The fire was Shanghai & North China--Per ANHUI, Chicago's Teachers Marooned. said to be beyond control and

15th inst2 p.m. Ohicago, August 4-Chicago urgent messages were sent to schools will be crippled by the Great Galle and Spokane for one

WEDNESDAY, 16th Sept. absence of a large number of hundred more men. Kalispell Hollow, Pathol & Halphong teachers marooned in Europe by militiamen were sent to give aid. war conditione unless the trans- Six smaller fires are barring in Bwaton, port of non-combatants out of the Flathead county. ecene of motion is arranged for, it

was said to-day.

More than 400 teachers from

this city are in Europe, according

SILIMPOPON COAL. BUNKERS

to the records at the Board of can be supplied at cheap rates

at

SANDAKAN &

SEBATTIK

Education, and attempts to get into communication with them have so far failed. Among those (British North Borneo), missing are Mrs. Ella Flagg for bunker coal exclusively are At these ports steamers calling Young, superintendent of Chicago exempt from all shipping dues BOLCols, and her travelling and charges.. companion, Mre. Gertrude Howe

A. BUNE.

IT IS WHAT YOU GET MORE

THAN WHAT YOU PAY,

DOUBLE STRENGTH MEAN A DOUBLE VALUE.

THE

"

LOTUS MOKHA

IS UNIFORMLY EXOZLLENT

Obtainable Everywhere.

RUTTONJEE & SON.

--- Por KAIFONG, 16th Sept, 8 a.m.

Amoy & Foodbow-Per HAI.

MUN, 16th Sept., § a.m. Bandakan-For MAUSANG, 18th Sept.,

10 a.m.

Hankow Ichang

Amoy

29.65

For Freight or Passage, apply to

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

E. A Hewett,

Superintendent

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

FRENCH MAIL "LINES.

FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND FROM JAPAN via SHANGHAI..

FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE

TO AND FROM EUROPE via SUEZ CANAL.

Bbsngbat Gutzlaff Sharp P. 7

29.78 68

wow 7 org

29.19 75 29.06 78

BA

Bwatow

Tatboku

9 arm 1.b 29.64 76 "73 5 20.70 75 72 waw

Ab

HW

W

5A 29.65

Talobu

29.70

門

D

Tainan

28.72

Koshun

29,68

Flores

29.66

Canton H'kong Gap Rock Macao Wuchaw Ba Pakhol Boihow

20.78 73 76

29.74 77

For

Steamors

29.72 29.72

MARSEILLE a PORTS

olynesien.

"

Phullen

J..

60

29.82

дру

4 b

29.18 75

BW

3 b

29.86 75 BW

40

20.80 81 29.81 81- 29.91 82

29.89 88 29.05 81

KEW

20

10

BW

Pers.. Salsetto from London eta-Mr Weeks, Mr & Mrs Onison, Miss A A G Young, Sgt Marks, Ahman, Appa, Cheon- Manila Holmes, Hon Seng Pamr, A Course, Aparri

foon, Thay, Foon Choong, Mon Long, Legepl RJ O Ables, B Wagh, O Borth, But-Bacolod

Hollo

ter, OB Rily, Chu Phoon Chong, Chaw Cabu

Labuan Kun Chong. Chah Teang Owin, Thung Hang Swan, Eng Haak Chye." Cheah

Teary Jin, Cheh Son Bee, CR Wllace, RC Stont, Mumed, O L Rober, W Mur-Hongkong don, JD Konasa. Sai Whee Seong, Lau Chon Wan, Mr & Mrs Daro; Les Choon,

Lut Hoon Kain, Burns, Tau Chen Wa, G Y Tay, EE Dance, J W Woran, Mr and Mrs Wilcox, Miss E Obleon.

PASSENGERS DEPARTED.

Poras. Koga Maru for Japan-Mesara E Russell, J Watanabe, Anthony P Mél,|| Dr&Mrs Yamasaki, Mr & Mrs K Tamaki, Portor, Watanabe, Mrs Moore, Mrs

Observatory, Sept. 11.

T. F. Claxton, Director,

Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in in- 1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees ches, tenths and hundredths.

#

2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrass Fahrenbelt.

$ Humidity, in percentage of saturation, the Humidity of air saturated with mols- Lure being 100.

|

4 Direction of Wind, to two points.

5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufore Boale.

1.

State of Weather, b blue sky, a de-

Formosa vin Keelung, Shang-Smith, Higuchi, Nishino, J Matsubara. Ttached cloud, d drimling rain, ffos, g hal, North China, Japan, Kase, O Takahashi, Mariott, Mrs T Ikart, Nagasaki, Vistoria & Tacoma (Europa vis Biberia) For Mrs T Osaki, Mia Mariott, O Ruddick, F. MEXICO M., 16th Sept, 1 p.m. Bloomfeld, Mr & Mrs Parkina, Mina Sėk),

Pakow Railway closing at Shanghal Br

(To make connection with the Tientsin-and Miss Kubato

P. O, at 11.30 s.m. on Monday the 21st Inst.)

THURSDAY, 17th Sept. Wei-hai-wei & Tientsin Fer KUEI-

OROW.17th Sept. 10a.m.

11

PRIDAY, 18th Sept.

SHIPS PASSED THE CANAL.

London, 28 July. -Arrival from China;-Hitachi Marú.

The following vessels have passed the Canal-Bennrty, Canton, Glenroy, Ma-

Swatow, Amoy & Focokaw-Per HAI-obson, Myrmidon, Nubio, Peking, Svoro-

YANG, 18th Sept., 9 a.m.

i.

TUESDAY, 22nd Sopt. Swatow, Amoy & Toochow-HAITAN,

22nd inst., a.. Philippine I Australia, Tas mania & New Zealand via Port Darwin-Por TAIYUAN, 22nd Sept, 10 s..

p.,

Pallippine Iz.Per TEAN, 22nd Sept. 2

Kalung

Siberian,

C'dian

& A'can

Formosa

Shanghai, North China, Japan via Mos. Victoria B.O. & Beat- Ho, (Europa via Siberia)- Fer AWA MARU, 22nd Inst. 2 p

(To make connection with the Tien tain-Pakow Railway, closing at Shanghai

no, Bithonia, Nellore

gloomy, h hail, I lightning, o overcast, p Passing showers, a squally, z rain, snow, tthunder, v visibility, w dew wei,

0 Rain in inches, ter the and hundredthe

METEOROLOGICAL.

Barometer... Temperature Bra-Humidity

London, 31 July. Amvaie from Chinn: Achilles, silla, Chalister, F. Bulow, Goeben

Provious

Day. On date on date ala pat

atp.m. 29.69 29.74 29.70 .81 77 86

53

Wind Direction... ENE Force.........

The following vessels have passed the Weather... Canal:- Miyamaki Marn, Aenne Risk-Bal mors, Helgolaad, Deucalion, Keemu,

IDE TABLE.

7th Sept., to 13th Sept., 1914.

Br. P. O. at 11.30a.m. on Monday, the 43 2 28th September)

WEDNESDAY, 23rd Sept. Btraits & Ceylon-Per KASHIMA, M.,

23rd Sept. 8 a.m.

TUESDAY 30th Sept.

Phlippine Islands, Austraila B Tasmania & New Zealand via, Fort Darwin For BT. AL HANE, 30 Sept., 9am. 10pie

Austra

Mali.

Mo

Tow

Wed.

Chaka |

BAG

"High Water S

Hongkong We Ther

Low Wates

alangka A

Time

No inferior

|Bor Low

6.1 3,0

*N

m morning.

400.6

NW

61 42

NW

+

62

Q

J.

anth 04

77

High open Air Temperaturs on the Ботен

12

HK, Observatory, 11th September.

T. V. CLAXTON, Dirastor,

LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

The F. M. a. CHINA arrived at San Francisco on Saturday, Sept. 5.

To sail

TUESDAY, 29th Sept. at 1 p.m.

ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELESS, Transhipping on the Co, Stosmom at Colombo, for Calcutta, Bombay shó Australia, at Port Said for the Levant, Constantinople and Black Soa.

For further particulars apply to,

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Agent.

PACIFIC MAIL S.S.CO.

Li

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MONGOLIA 27000 tona

KOREA 16000 Lens

CHINA 10200 tone

MANCHURIA 27000 tone

SIBERIA 18000 tone NILE 1000 tons

PERSIA 000 tona

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

Honolulu and San Francisco

“THE SUNSHIRE BELT”—The Most Comfortable Route to America and Europe

NILE.......

MONGOLIA

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Salling

THURSDAY, 17th Sept, at & D TUESDAY, 6th Cot. at 1 p.+

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