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THE LAST TRAIN ACROSS

EUROPE.

British Officer's Tale of Travel

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1914

and the luggage van is pan- demonium. Foreigners and Jews are everywhere in evidence, and doubt is expressed whether the order for mobilisation has been published.

POST OFFICE.

Ships Letter Boxes.

1. It is hereby notified that during the English Songs.

continuance of the War all outgoing car. [A most interesting description Start, however, we do, and repondence must be posted at the Gener of the journey home from the reach flancver only an hour latest Ofice or at any of its Branch Farthest East by the countries in the carly morning. Soldiers. Ship' Officers are strictly forbidden now at war is given below as are crowding the platform and to receive on board their vassals any furnished to the Daily Chronicle cur reservists got out, leaving correspondance from the Publlo, (Aug. 3) by a British Officer place for the English people, who or expose on beard their veals letter 3.Shipmaators are not allowed to place Quietly returning from a are barrying from their businesses hoxes for the parpose of collecting corres holiday in Japan by the Great in Hanover Some, however, pondence; all such boxes fourd exposed Siberian Route, it was at a way must remain, and these form aboard their vesicle will be removed and mido station between Lake Baikal circle on the platform, and regale

returned to the General Post Offies. and Irkutsk that we first heard as with "Home, Sweet Home," from our Rassion fellow passen-Swaunee It ver" and "Auld gers of Austria's ultimatum to Lang Syne," whilst the Germans Servia.

look on with quint surprise at the 3. Shipping Companies should state lo At Mascow we first realised boistercus little group.

thoir notifications to the Post Office the exact hour of departure of their vessels that Russia was for war. From The train from Hamburg juins in order that the public may have every the windows of our hotel, facing us crowded with distressed Am-facility for posting at the General Poat the golden furrets of the Kremin ericans, who were to have pailed Office.

that glorious reminder of tite in the Imperator. They have no cers must send to the Post Office ALL 6. Shipping Companies and Ships' Of. Wor hundred years ago plans but to get to England and correspondence except bona fide consi

students worse still-no money over the surging down the streets and Bank Holiday. The train gets acclaiming the Servisas. Blood later and later. The soldiers

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board the

caire from the Public for inclusion, in 4. Shipping Companies must not r6- their ships Papers any but bona fide cou- for laspection when required. signses' letters which should be left open

gnees letters posted in the Bhips Letter Boxes or received by Chips' Oilleurs at the

Forts from which they sailed, oranywhere en route to Hongkong.

7. The above regulations will not affect

is thicker than the ink of along the line and at the st diplomacy, and in Russia one tions gradually change from red the licensed; private letter boxes carried realises the human nature which and blue to blue-grey service erongkong & Canton by the ver. makes her people anxious to dress. Long empty

sels belonging to or managed by the trains Hongkong Canton & Macao Steamboat avenge what they consider an are hurrying eastwards to Berlin Company. insult to their fellow-Slavs.

-long trains of trucks loaded

A lato mail for Swatow. Amoy & Fou chow will in future be alceed for all Douglas steamers 20 minutes before each steamer walls. Ordinary corresnortionco has blosed at the sido west ontrance to

All the way to Warsaw we with coal. passed trains crowded with guns At every balt it is rumoured and soldiers, officers leaving to that the train may not proceed, will be received after the regular mail join their regiments, walking the and that we are to by turned out the G. R. O., in the inno off Dee Vocuz Btation

platforms with their by the. wayside.. Pessimists warn Road. wivos. Sentries everywhere. The us the boat will not be allowed to Russian soldier looka untidy and sail. The customs examination sluggish compared with his is perfunctory, however, on the western neighbour, but bia khaki frontier, and in spite of delaye equipment looks serviceable. He wo progress.

SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVED.

Glenlogan: Br... 3809. H. Henderson

20th Inat-London, 5th ult. Gen. -8, T. & 06

Choysang Br. 1,424, 8.Findisson, 20th

Inst-Shanghal, 16th Inst., Goa, -J. K. & Co.

Sultan van Koele Dut. 1,610, E. R

Vries, 10th inst-Tarakan, 19th Jast, Buel oil-A, P. Co.

Haitan, Br. 2 487. JW. Erans, 20th

inst-Swatow, 19th Inst., Gen. Halching, Br, s. 1,207, W. C. Fassmore,

D. L de Oo.

19th instSwatow, 18th Innt, Gia D. Lưu Kwangtal, Chinees sa. 1,536, Bangster. 19th inst.-Shanghai, 16th int, Goa. M. N. §, Ca..

Candia,

Br. s. 5,194 B. E. Fool, 20th (ust. -London, Sth ult, Gen.--P. & 0. B. N. Co.

Chusan, Br. ss. 1,397, Robertson, 19thlash

Amoy, 18th inst., Ballast-B & 87

Tilmanock, Dut. x. 5,000, A. W. Le Rooy 19nh luat Sheaghal, Gon). Ở

JL.

WEATHER REPORT.

On the Slet at 11.05-Premure has pearly stationary over Japan and N.E. in, and also in the South, Is has increased considerably over Formosa, the desprension having entered the cosat near

Amer and filled up.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours |

MAIL STEAMERS

THE PENINSULAR

AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

ENGLISH MAIL.

Stoaluers

To Sail On Remarks

Pressure is lowest over the China Boa.WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on o

about the DATES named, p For SHANGHAIY MOJI, KOBE AND YOKO- HAMA...

ending at 10 am. to-day, 0.18 inches.

FORECAST FOR TEE N HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

Distriot.

1 Hongkong and Neighbourhood......

Bukura Maru, Jap sa ‘OʻKaraki, 20th

Moji, 14'h Inst., Cost-H. Formosa Channel. B: K Hellun Maru, Jap. a. 1,959, Miynaxi, 20th Inst-Camarat Bay, 10th inat,, Coal M, B: K. Drufar. E:.33, 1.102, J. Bing, 20th Jimat.......”)

Swatow, 19th inst. Oon.--Chinese Hus, Fr.. 742, Cornelinson, at last

KO. Wan, 10th inst., Geo, Marty.

Karau,

R.

Br... 1,143, Monkman, 21st fast.

---Keelung, 18th inst. Coal-Or- dor:

Kasbima M., Jap. s.s. 0,540, M, Yagi, ist

lost. Bbanghai, Get-Order,

and 4 pm at the 7. F. O. far Shumahun Mails are now closed daily at 10am, by rail. On Sundays and Holidays the Loksang, Br. 8.918, D. W, Ritchie, 20th is ono mail only, which closos at 9 a.in:

War risks are not covered by postal, registration or Insurance,

The Parcel Post service to Egypt and countries beyond is for the present mit ponded.

left Yokohama for Hongkong via Manila The Korea, with the American Mall,

on the 16th instant, at 10 am. and is 28th Inst. scheduled to arrive here on Monday, the

sth ult. roached this Office por P. & 0.a.s. A small parcel mail from London dated Candia.

MAILS DUB, Koren, American, 28th inst

is able to look after himsel!

Holland is also arming, and the easily his wants being few-and little Datch soldiers are gathering there is a dogged look in his face at the stations, and have their which is an epitome of the stub bridges ready to blow up. We horn bistory of his race in battle. reach the boat at Flushing, and Elerded in cattle tracks, dumped Bail scrose in perfect weather. down in out-of-the-way fields to They fell us it is the last boat. guard the railway, he remains Bedraggled, unkempt, but obeerful through it all.

strangely elated, the refugees On the War Frontier, reach the English coset, and are At Kalisch we reach the fron-glad to note that she also is not tier. The train is delayed. It altogether unprepared. is reported that we shall not get through. The atation master and his staff are seen baay at the telephones, and officers and guards are everywhere. The town seems hushed and depress-land to the mainland by a rail- ed, and hourly fewer marke and way bridge has often been mooted, Hollow, pfennige are given in exchange and there now appears s prospect Straits, Batavia, Chotibon, Samarang & for Russian roubles, After that it will shortly be realized. long and weary wait in the cold Importance is lent to the scheme night air of Poland the train by the fact that the bridge would moves slowly out across the fron form part of the Saesuitz-Trelle tier and reaches the brilliantly borg route from Berlin to Stock- lighted German Custom House.

holm. At present the trains, are conveyed between both shores by means of forry-boate.

Proposed Bridge to Rugen Island,

MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW.

Amoy, Formosa rin Takao & Anping For 8OSHU MARU, 22ad inst., 9.m.

The idea of joining Rugen is-Swalow,

"Inst-Hankohe, 17th inst,, Balt

.-J. M. & Oo. Walshing, Br. s. 1,170, W. Picknall, 20th

Inatongay, 18th Inst, Conl

J. M. &.Co. Jason, Br. an. 7,449, G. T. Clark, 20th fast, Shanghai, 17th inst., Gen--B, & S.

Chibi, Br. a. 1,143, Lloyd, 20th inst

Bwatow, 19th lart, Ballast.& 8..

Forecast.

Variable" to E wlads, light to

moderate; over

cast with rain at first, improv. ing later.

N.E.winds, fresh...

$ Bouth coast of Chins be-) The "sams tween HK. and Latticake 'Ţ an No.1.

5 Bouth coast of China ba? N.Ewinds tween H.K. and Hainah...} moderate.

Chian Coast Meteorological Register.

21st Sopt, St.

¿Winde

Station

Wontook Nemuro Malay, Br. a. Jap. 2,560, L. Bakawa, 20th Hakodate

Inst.--Singapore, 14th inst., Gen. Torlo --38:f

Koshi Atautor Maru, Jap, s. 5.714, T. Iriswa, Nagasaki

21st Inst.---Singapore, 16th inst. K'egima Gen.---N. Y. K

Cahima

DEPARTED.

September 19. &Pakho Per Darwent for Saigon'

/phoNG,22nd Sept. 90.m. Tiltarasm for Shanghal

22nd Sept., 11 a.m.

Bourabaya-Per RIOJUN M, Kasichow for Tientsin via W, H. Wel 22nd inst, 11 am. Shanghal & China-For WOSANG, American for K. C. Wan via Madno

Trocas for Tarakan Swatow. Amoy & Fecchow-Fer HAI- Childar for Bangkok via Swatow

TAN. 22nd last, noon

Cordillera - Ürulso. Philippine L.--Fer TEAN, 22nd Sept., 3 Bagittarins for Hongey

Daljin Maru for Tamil via Swatow Namang for Caloutta via Bingapore Halnchang for Tientsin vịa Shanghal Yuetsang for Manila Liangshow for Shanghai Kumsang for Mojt via Kobo

Mail.

p.m.

In Germany also there are officers and soldiers, but not so

Bhanghai & North China many, They are smart and

The projected bridge would be dapper in their brilliant peace built entirely in steel and would

(Europe vin Siberia)-For LUCHOW, 22nd inst., 3 pm. uniforma."

consist of two portione, one 227m. tein-Pakow Railway, closing at Shanghal [To make connection with the Tion- At Borlin all is excitement.

in length between the Continent Br. P. O. at 11,30 am, on Monday, the The Kaiser passes to his palace and the island. of Danholm, op- 8th September.) In a motor, and mighty cheers go posite Stralsund, and the other Several times the Crown 1,281m, long connecting that

up.

.

Formosa via "Ktelung, Shanghai, North China, Japan,

Prince passea to and fro, and, wejaland with Rugen island." The Via Hof, Victoria BC. & Beat.

the

SILIMPOPON COAL. BUNKERS

tle. (Europe vin Siberia)- Per MAWA MARU, 22nd Inst. 3 p.m

Straits & Ceylon-Pex KASHIMA M. WEDNESDAY, 23rd Sept.

23rd Sept., 9 a.m. Batavia, Samarang & Bourabaya-Por TJIWANOEK, 23rd inst, B

AJn.

catoh glimpses of his brown, bridge would have a width of Om. Straits--For JASON, 22nd inst., 4p,m, boyish face, smiling beneath his and would carry a double track. helmet. In the cafes the crobe. The platform would be 33m. stras from time to time strike up above the level of the sea. The patriotic aire, and the crowd total cost is estimated at abouf become wild with the enthusiasm 14 million marks. of "Deutschland ueber Alles:"

"Germany is ready, people say. In three days the mobilisation will be complete. She will be a match for Rassis and France combined." Ready to the last gaiter button; but we

& SEBATTIK have also seen Russia preparing. (British North Borneo),

We are advised to leave. The

At these ports steamers calling Friedrichatraese Station is crowd for bunker coal öxclusively are ad, and with difficulty we secure exempt from all shipping dues a place in the long train. Reser-and charges.

visia are standing in the corridor!

can be supplied at cheap rate

.at

SANDAKAN

THE

IT IS WHAT YOU GET MORE

THAN WHAT YOU PAT.

DOUBLE STRENGTH MEANS

SOUBLE VALUE,

LOTUS MOKHA

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THURSDAY, 24th Sept. Swatow-P'er HAIMUN, 24th last, noon

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NEW

30.00 04 73 w

B'BAY via S'pore,] Nubla

Pang & Colombo

SHANGHAI..................

Capt. F. J. Fox

Oriental"

55 p.m.

Freight 22nd Sept. &P'sage

about

Freight

Capt. A. L. Valentinf

24th Sept.& Psage

Freight

Capt. A. F. Vine

R.NR.

noon 26th Sept.

&F'sage

LONDON & ANT-]

About

Freight

14th Oct.

LONDON, via Us) Salsette b

ual Ports of Call

WERP via Singa- Namur

pore, Penang, Capt. A. Collyer. U'mbo, Port Said,

& Marseilles

Subject to alteration without notice.

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.S.N. Co.'s office,

Hongkong, 21st Sept., 1914

E. A. Hewett,

Superintendent

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

FRENCH MAIL LINES,

FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND PROM JAPAN via SHANGHAI FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND

EUROPE via SUEZ CANAL

Naha

Ishima Boala Is,

Chotoo

Whalwel Hankow

Tobang Kinking

For

Steamers

14

#

Changahs

Shanghai.. 90.12 6

nue 1 or

П

Gutzlaff

30.07 71 Sharp P. Yo 29.93 80

20md | MARSEILLE via PORTS

Polyn Polynesien

Amoy 68 29.94 78 82 ene Swatow

75 35 ne

Taikoku la.... 29,91 Talchu Tainan, Koshun 29.94

Canton Canton

'kong

20.94

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no

29.94 29.93 76 77-n

б 29.80 81 72.

Gay Book -99.88

Масаю

29.89 78

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Wuchow.9a

Pakhol

Holbow

Phulien

Tourans

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ба 29.95 77 29.00 79 29.33 77

WSW

tapila

PASSENGERS ARRIVED,

Legaupl Hollo Bacolod Cobu

29.01 29.8674

29.95 81

20.02, 86

Labuan

For

Glenlogan from London-Mra

J Stubbings, Mr T Thomas,

Per ss; Oboysang from Shanghai eto.- Mr Mowat..

Fer s...Haitan from Swatow-Miu K Thomson, C. A. O, Nati

E is m

T. F. Claxton, Director,

Fahrenhelt on the level of the was in in- 1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degroom ches, tenths and hundredths,

Por es. Atsuta from Singapore etc. Hongkong Observatory, Sept. 21. Mrs EFRitchie, J Hay, Miss EF Inch, FJ Gil, Mr & MrsJ Lhowman, A Gibbs, Wm Chatham, A Bhíolar, Miss E Bradley, AH Hyland, Thomann, Brooke, E F Mr & Mrs D Runble, & Orme, Mr & Mrs FRIDAY, 25th Sept.

Lloyd, Mr & Mrs Manners, Mr & Mrs Wm Ryle, J Podley, Mr & Mrs H Railton, Bwatow, Amoy & Fooshow-Fer HATS Barton, 8 Barton, H W Smith, Mr & Mrs

OHING, 25th Sept., noon.

Christensen. Straits & India via Calcutta-Por CHOYSANG, 25th just, I p.m. SATURDAY, 26th Sept.

English

Mall.

;

Biralte, Burmah, Coylon, Ade- lalde, Western Australis, India Aden, Egypt, and Europe vla Brindial. (Late Letters 11 am. to noon. Extra Postage 10 centa.) (Letters

posted

la nil the Pillar Boxes

2 Temperature, in the shade, In degrees Fahrenheit.

SHIPS PASSED THE CANAL. the Humidity of air saturated with mole

3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation, ture being 100.

London, 31 July. Arrivals from China: Achilles, Bra- allia, Chalister, F. Bulaw, Goeban

The following vessels have passed the

In time for the first clearance Canal: Miyazaki Mara, Aorne Rink will be included in this contract mora, Helgoland, Deucalion, Kesmu.

mail) The Parcel mall will be

alosed on Friday the 25th Inst.,

at 5p. Por SALSETTE, 28th inst, 11 am.

Straits, India via Calcutta-Por FOO

SHING. 26th inst., 1, p.m...

Austra-

Austra-

Han

Ilan

MONDAY, 28th Sept.-

TIDE TABLE.

21st Sept., to 27th Sept., 1914.

Philippine Is, Anstralia, Tas- mania & New Zealand via 33 Port Darwin-Por TAIYUAN, 28th Sept, 11 attie

4 Direction of Wind, to two points. Scale.

5 Force of Wind, according to Besafore

State of Weather, b blue sky, o de tacked cloud, d: dritaling rain,' £ fog, g gloomy, h hall, I lightning, o overcast, p passing showers, gaqually, rrain, a mow,

thunder, visibility, w dow wat

Rain In inskas, tenth

hundredthe

-High Wan S

Heagyong Mann

how Waxes,

Hougker

TIEL

Mon,

TUESDAY 29th Sept.

7 7.4

6.0

it 5 33

METEOROLOGICAL.

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Philippine Is, Australia, Tas- monta and New Zealand via Thursday Io-Fer TANGO, MARU, 20th Sept, 10 a

Wed:

#3... 20

111-514

149

bar

Bat.

FROM

To sail

TUESDAY, 29th

Bapt. at 1 p.m.

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