1914-09-22 — Page 12

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1914,

DANGER OF TAKING TOO THE PIERCING POWER OF

GLOOMY TRADE VIEWS.

NAVAL GUNS.

POST OFFICE

Ships Letter Boxes.

1.Itis heroby notified that during the

continuance of the War all outgoing cor. repondence must be posted at the Gener

Post Office or at any of its Branch

Ofoes..

to receive on board their vessels, any correspondence from the Public.

2. Bh1pa2 Omoors are strictly forbidden

3. Shipmestors are not allowed to place! or orpose on board their vessels latter boxes for the purpose of collecting corres pondonge; all such bazos ford exposed a boart their ssels will be removed and returned to the General Post Ofice.

4. Shipping Compaulos must not re- calvo from the Fubile for inclusion in their ships' Papers any but bona fide con- signes letter which should be left open for Inspection when required.

5. Shipping Companies should stato in their notifications to the Post Office, the exact hour of departure of their vessola facility for posting at the General Post Office

In order that the pubho may have overy

SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVED.

Agamemnon. Br. 2.3.3.182 Hazeland, 21st

Just.—Singapore, 16th inst, Gon. --B. & S.

Loongaaug, Br. 1.9. 1.093, W. G. G. Leask,

Ryusho

Bourbon.

Hue,

22nd fast-Manila, 10th instant, Gel.mod. M. & Ca

Maru, Jay. .. 17,43, Y. Kaneda,

21st Inat Wal Hai Wei, 15th Inst., Gan-M. B. K.

Fr... La Vaillant, 21st lost.

Jalgon, 17th inst, Rice Order. Fr.. 742 Cornelinnon, 21st inst

K. C. Wan, 20th inst., Gen---A. B. Marty.

Kansu, Br., 1,143, Monkwan, Blat Innt.

Keelung, 18th Inst., Coal-Or· | der.*

Koshima M., Jap. s. 6,546, M. Yagi, 21st Atenta

inst.-Shanghal, Gon. --Order.

Mara, Jap. as. 5,714, T. Irisawa. 21st inst.---Singapore, 16th inet. Gen.-N.Y. K.

Mr. Bonar Law, speaking in Since the adoption of the 15in. the House of Commons, said As gun in the British Navy, consider to the question of credit, I think able attention has been paid to the Government have taken the the greater piercing power of the right course. After, the beavier arm, as compared with question of oredit really depends those of smaller calibro. The on what we believe is going to be greater weight of the shell the effect of this war on our trade of the bigger calibre. on- and industry. I think there is a counters comparatively less air danger of out taking too gloomy a resistance and, in consequence, 'n view, sad by doing so bring larger energy remaine, which is ing about the very state of its turn augments the piercing things which, we fear. (Hear, capacity. Then, the bigger hell hear.) If we keep. eommend carries a larger charge of explos of the seas, what is going lives; for instance, the charge of to happen? It all depends on the 15in, sbell is 4 per cent that, but I have ao fear. (Cheers.) compared with 2 to 3 per cent. Five-girths of our production is the 12in., shell for the total employed in the home trade. Of weight. The charge of the course if the population which explosives of the 15iu, ebell is Bapplies the one-sixth are throwo therefore equal to that of a 12in. out of work that would react on shell, which is destined less for the whole thing. But, after all, piercing, but for exploding power the total amount of our exporte This makes it possible to unite to all the European countries in the 15in. shell both piercing now at war is only a small part and exploding powers, which of our total exports There is means a considerable simplifica here no question of fiscal reform. tion in the supply of munition of We are far beyond that. Our total the warship. The 12in. guo exports to all the countries now had attained, owing to

Derwent for Salg on Titareen: for Shanghai at war does not exceed our exporte provements of the powder, to India and Australia alone. the construction of the gub,

Kueichow for Tleatala via W, H. Wai Well, now, consider this. We shall and the gun material, the shell lato mall for Swatow, Amoy & Foo-Trocas for Tarakan

chow will in future be closed for all American for K. C. Wan vis Maono have free trade, if the sea routes and the lengthening of the gun, Douglas stomers 20 minutes before such Childar for Bangkok via Swatow are maintained, with the colonies the limit of capacity, and, owing will be received after the regular mail Cordillere Oruise

steamer sails. Ordinary corros ondence and with the whole of the Amerito ita pioroing capacity, had has closed at the side west entrance to Sagittarius for Hangay can Continent, and, unfortunately decided in its favour the long the G. P. O. in the lane off Des Voeux for them, both our allies and our battle between gun and armour Road. enemies will not be competing plate. Shots fired by this calibre. Mails are now closed daily at 10a.m., We pierced, at a distance of 12,700 and 4 pm. at the ft. P. O. for Shumchun have a right to believe not that yards, Kropp armour-plates of by rail. On Sundays and Holidays there trade will be good but that it will 12in. Bouides this, the heavier a one mail only, which closes at 9 a.m. be much more nearly normal than calibro has a greater detonation

with us in those markets..

im-

6. Shipping Companies and Ships" OM« cors ruust send to the Post Office ALL corressiondenes except bona fide const- ans felters posted in the Ships' Letter Boxes or received by Ships' Officers at the ports from which they walled, or anywhere en route to Hoarko g.

7. The above regulations will not affect the leessed, private letter boxes carried between Hongkong & Canton by the ves sels belonging to or managed by the Hongkong Canton & Macao Steamboat Company,

I

War risks are not covered by postal

is generally believed in this capacity after piercing the armour-registration or insurance. country, (Üheere.)

plate, and is capable of doing moro effective damage to the vital parts of the vessel especially to the engines and boilera.

a

The Parcol Post service to Egypt and

ponded,

countries beyond is for the present sun-

The Korea, with the American Mull,

left Yokohams for Hongkong vla Manila on the 16th instant, at 10 am, and is scheduled to arrive hore on Monday, the

28th inst.

A small parcel mail from London datod,

Candia.

|

· DEPARTED.

September 20,

Daijin Maru for Tamirul via Swatow

Namsang for Calautta via Singapore Hsinchang for Tientsin via Shanghai Yuensang for Manila Kumsang for Meil via Koba Liangebow for Shapgha!

1.

CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 21st at 11.05 Pressure has! nearly stationary over Jayan and NE China, aut also in the South. It has Increased considerably over Formosa, the dosprozalon having entered the coast near

Amey and filled up.

Pressure is lowest over the China Sea.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours

MAIL STEAMERS

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.

ENGLISH MAIL.

.N. CO.

WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on o

about the DATES named

For

ending at 10 8.m. to-day, 0.16 inches. SHANGHAIY

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

Dutriot.

Forecast.

Variable

abd

to E winds, light to

1. Hongkong

Neighbourhood...

MOJI, KOBE

AND YOKO- HAMA

Steamora

B'BAY via S'pore,} Nubia

P'ang & Colombo Capt. F. J. Fox

SHANGHAI..men'

maderate; over- LONDON, via e-) rast with rela

ual Ports of Call at first, Improv- Jug Inter.

To Sall On, Remarks,

5 p.m. 22nd Sept.&P'sage

Freight

Oriental

about

Freight

Capt. A. L. Valentini

24th Sept.&. P'sage

Salsette

Freight

Doon

Capt. A. F. Vine'

F

R.N.R.

26th Sept.

& P'sage

LONDON & ANT.

WERP vis Singa

Namur

Formosa Channel.

N.E.winds, frosh.

Penang,

Capt. A. Collyer

C'mbo, Port Said,

about 14th Oct.

Freight

& Psage

& Marseilles

...

3 Southfocast of China be. The same tween HK, and Lamooks as No. 1.

5 Bouth coast of China bo-7 N.E.winds

tween H.K. and Hainan...

moderate.

China Coast Meteorological Registor.

Station.

$1st Sept. a.

Winds!

Hour....

Barometer.

Temperature.

Humidity.

Force,

D'tion

Weather.

Wostock, 78 Nemuro

da 29.99

atw

Hakodate 30.05 Toklo

no

JULY

30.13

вазда

30.05

3012

30.36

,906

BLW

30.05

30.01

D

10.08

ID

Awa Maru for Victoriu via Keelung

11

30.00 64 73 aw. 30

September 22. Soshu Muru for Anping via Swatow Riojau Maru for Straits Wosang for Shanghai

Tean for Marija -

Opposition's Co-operation. There is only one thing more I wish to say. This is the affair of the nation. Everyone Very important for the life of would desire to help. There will gun is, in the first place, the be a great deal of work to be redaction in the starling velocity done which cannot be done by of the gunshot when leaving the the Government. I was glad that muzzle. With regard to the 12in. the Prime Minister asked the gun a farther increase of the co-operation of my friends the effect of the shot was only possibleth ult. reached this Office por & 0.8. Haitan for Foochow via Swa tow members for West Birminghamy augmenting the amount of and the Strand. They gladly the powder and the weight of the gave it; but I am sure I speak not only for this Bench but for the whole of our party when I say that the Government have only got to requisition any one of them (Opposition cheers) and we will serve them and our country to the best of our ability. (Choere.)

MAILS DUB.

gunshot; but this would have Korea, American, 28th inst. resulted in the guns getting more quickly beated, and, owing to the increased friction, would have shortened the life of the gun. Hollow, The introduction of the 15in. gun permitted the reduction of Straits the starting velocity, incenes of Batavia, the piercing capacity, and, in consequence, ensured a longer life for the gun. At the same time it enabled the reduction of

MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW.

PATRIOTISM NOT PARTY. the length of the bore L 50 of

the 12in. to L-45 in the 15in. Of course, the larger calibre had Among the fine things which certainly disadvantages; a" dim- France has shown

inished celerity of discharge in 08 these days of trial, few have been and a bigger recoil. But one has more significant than the recon-learnt since then to avoid" theee oiliation of those two tried and drawbacks by improving the lock bitter opponents, M. Clemenceau of the gun and by an smelioration of the fighting towers. A num and M. Delcasse. The aupreme test of patriotism has been met ber of navies-the United States,

Russia, Italy, Austria-Hungary

&

PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

Por sa. Glenlogan from London, Mrs J'Stubbings, Mr T Thomas

Haiphong & Fakhoi Fer PHRANANG, 23rd Sept. 8 a.m. Ceylon-Per KASHIMA M., 23rd Sepin.. Samarang & Sourabaya-Per Mr Mawat.

TIMANOEK. 23rd inst,

Japan via Kobo-Pur ATSUTA MARU,

23rd inst., li a.m..

GAN, 23rd inst., 11 a.m.

pore,

Subject to alteration without notice....

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

SHIPPERS are informed that the P. & O. Company's Vessels are inauired 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 Polioy is not immediately necessary.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

P.&O. 9. N. Co.'s office,

E. A. Hewett,

Superintendent.

Hongkong, 21st Sept., 1914.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

FRENCH MAIL LINES.

FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND FROM JAPAN via SHANGHAI,

FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND "FROM EUROPE via SUEZ CANAL

To sail

TUESDAY, 29th

Sept." at 1 p.m.

ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELESS

Transhipping on the Co, Steamers at Colombo, for Calcutta, Bombay and Australia, at Port Bald for the Levant, Constantinople and Black Sex,

For further partionlars apply to,

For

Steamers

30.12 68 100 1 or 30.07 71

20md MARSEILLE via PORTS

Polynesien

29.93 80 еде

40

29.94 78 82 ene

1 b

29.83 75 95 ne

2 b

20.07

*

1

20.94 " Koshun

20.94. 29.9

P'doréa

SWALOW Talhoku Taichu A

Per 8.8. Choyang from Bhangbal etc.—Talnan

no

29.89 81 72'n

29.89 78

WOW SO

29.94 Per s... Haiton from Swatow-Miss H Canton da 29.93 76 77 Thomson, O. A. O, Nell!.

H'kong

Бо

29.88 Gap Rook Forss. Atsuta M. trom Singapore etc.-MBORD Shanghai & N. China-Per GLENLO Mrs E Fitobie, J8 Hay, Miss E F Inch, Wuchow 9

FJ Gill, Mr & MrJ Lhowman, A Gibbs, Parbol Straits---Per JASON, 23rd inst.; 3 p..

Hoihow Wm Chatham, A Shielas, Miss E Bradley Phullen da Mr & Mrs D Rundle, G Deme, Mr & Mes | Tourane Bhanghai & North. China (Europe via Siberia) -PerAH Hyland J Thomson, Brooke, E FJ.

Aparri LUCHOW, 23rd Just 3 p.m. Lloyd, Mr & Mrs O Manners, Mr & Mrs Manila

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и

20,05 77 29.90 70 29.03 77

29.01 74

no

WOW BW

29.86 74

9A

29,95 81

Pt.

Cebu

29.02 80

Labuan

SHIPS PASSED THE CANAL.

(To make corneqtion with the Tion-W Ryle, Padley, Mr & Mrs H Railton, Legapl in Pukow Railway, closing at Shanghai Barton, & Barton, HW Smith, Mr & Mrs, Bacolod Er. P. O. at 11.30 am. on Monday, the Garistorgen. (28th September.)

THURSDAY, 24th Sept. L'akhoi * Hurlong...Por SUNG-

KIANG, 24th Inst, 9 am,

by them in the nobleat of ways, in order to save weight and space and to-day they are no longer and to facilitate direction of firing, Swatow-Per HAIMUN, 24th last., noan. rivale, but Frenchmen working bave limited the number of hand in hand for the country they love. Hora, in England, as fighting towers, and have placed we have said above, the same three guns in one tower. France

FRIDAY, 25th Supt.

CHING, 25th Sept, noon. Straits & India gia Calcutta Por CHOYSANG, 25th inst., 1 p.m.

SATURDAY, 26th Sept.

London, 21 July, Arrivals from China:-Agupenor, P. Ludwig, Arabla, Norderney.

The following vessels have passed the Canal-Brasilla, Cordillere, Goeben, Hi- tachi Maru, Indrani, Kashima Maru, Nip- pon, Orestos, Slam.

London, 24 July, Arrivals from China-Africa, Cathay. Straits, Burmah, Gavion, Ade-Canal:-Porseus, Phamius.

The following vossola have passed tho laide, Western Australia, India Aden, Egypt, and Europe via

London, 28 July. Brindal. (Late Letters 11 a.m. Arrival from China:--Hitachi Maru. to noon. Extra Fortage' 10 The following rossols have passed the (Lettors posted Canal: Bousrty, Canton, Glenroy, Ma- the Piliar. Boxes chaon, Myrmidon, Nubla, Paking9voro. for the first clearance will be included in this contract

London, 31 July.. Arrivals from Calna: Achillos, Bra mail) The Paroel mall will be closed on Friday the 25th (nak, illa, Challater, F. Bulow, Goober at 5 p.m.-Per BALSETTE: 26th fast, 11 a.m.;

CEDIS.)

IA

all

apirit has been displayed, and has even built four guns in one Swatow, Amay & Fonchow-l'er HAI- will continue to be exhibited. tower, while Great Britain and The King and His Germany bave not changed their Government can aleo depend tactica of building two guns in may be here upon the beat wisdom and the one lower. It most anselfish patriotism of hie mentioned, and this fact is very Majesty's Opposition. There is interesting, that also Italy, as far not a man upon the Opposition as her newest 15in. guns are con benches who is not ready to place cerned, has returned to the two- hia best qualities at the disposal gun-in-one-tower system. It is of his Sovereign and of the Minia enid that at the trials which have try in the crisis through which we been carried out in Italy and in are passing. In all such service the United States the triple the only thought will be that of towers have given every satisfac Duty. The Party spirit is laid tion. However, it has been found aside entirely; and his Majesty's that their use is complicated by Straits. present advisera can count as

thegreater difficulty in the frankly upon the co-operation of supplying of ammunition and by the Unionist leaders, in an entire the reduced fighting value in and patriotic case one of the towere were put

fraternal

spirit, as they can upon out of action.

the faithfulness of their own

On the other hand, no progress folt has been made with regard to

men', If it should be

the

that the unity of the country armour-plating material since could be beat segured and demon-introduction of nickel steel plates strated by the actual inclusion of of the hardened Harvey or Krapp

one or more of the Opposition satem.

SILIMPOPON COAL. BUNKERS

leaders in the Cabinet, as M. Clemenceau and M. Delcässe kuvo hsen included in that of "M. Viviani, we are sure that Mr. Asquith has only to appeal to Lord Lansdowne, Mr. Bonur Law, 7.and Mr. Balfour to secure it. «. But"

this is a matter entirely in the SANDAKAN &

can be supplied at cheap rate

SEBATTIK (British North Borneo),

hands of the Prime Minister, and,At those ports steamers calling whichever way he decides, the for bunker coal exclusively are ation will be content to repose exempt from all shipping,' dues its trust in him.-Fall Mall and charges.

"Garello?

ABUNE

English

Mail.-

in time

India via Catoutta-For FOO-

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

MONDAY, 18th Sept,

Austra・ Austra-

Mall.

Mati

Phillppino T., Australia, Tas- mania & New Zealand via Port Darwin-Per TAIYUAN, 28th Sept., 11 am..

Philippine L, Australia, Tas- mania and Now Zealand via Thursday Is, & New Guinea

Canal: Miyasaki Mats, Asane Biok

The following vassels have passed the

mers, Helgoland, Deucalion, Keomu.

TIDE TABLE.

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

DORIT

T. F. Claxton, Director,

Hongkong Observatory, Sept. 21.

1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the sos in in oben, tenths and hundredths.

2 Temperature, in the shade, in de pre-as Fahrenheit.

9 Humidity, In percentage of saturation, the Humidity of air saturated with mots- tura being 100.

4 Direction of Wind, to two points

5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufore Beale,

State of Weather, b blue sky, o do- tached cloud, d driziling rain, ffog, g gloomy, b haff, lightning, o overcast, p passing showers, q squally, Frain, e encw,

thunder, v visibility, w daw wet.

0 Bain in inches, tenths and hundradtbu

Time,

m313

,441 42.6

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