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"AT THE FRONT.

STORIES TOLD BY THE WAR CORRESPONDENTS,

·Democratic; Klag

THE MONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1919.

definitely known that the B.Itish Expeditionary Force had started Belgian men and wɩmeo saked for the Uain Jack to be brought ont by the Consul, and when this was done they filed past, kissing it. I saw 0509.

"

POST OFFICE.

Ships Letter Boxes. 1It is hereby notified that during the

respondence must be posted at the Goner-

ith my

own continuance of the War all outgoing acr- |

SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVED.

sl Post Office or at any of its Branch. Fel-Ho, Fr. 1. 3,792, J. Gulzol, 28th lost. Dileoa

-Colombo, 17th instTM Gen.-M.

to

ressive on board their vessels May Baruki Maru, Jap... 3,821, T. Date. 28th 2. Ships' Officers are strictly forbidden correspondence from the Public

3.Shipmaster are not allowed to place

Bapt. Singapore, 22nd Sept., Gen.-N. Y, K.

-Singapore, Gen-Order...

Daily Graphic. They kill the wounded and shoot the women on board their vessels will be removed and yuansang. Br. 18. 1.128, Tough, 20th Sept.

pondence; all such boxes fourd exposed boxes for the purpose of collecting corres-

returned to the General Font Ola..

4. Shipping Companies must not re

|their ships" Papers any but bona fide con-i

---Manlia, Gas-J. M. & Co.

tire from the Public for foclusion in Falching, Chinese 980; Baines, 8th Inst guess letters which should be left open for Inspection when required.

5. Shipping Companies should state in

szant hour of departure of their vessela

Shanghai. 23rd fast, Géo.-0 M. S. N. Coah Deucalion, Br. a 4,476, G. Moor, 28th -Shanghai, 25th inat, Gen---B. & 8.

in order that the public may have orary B. Albans, Br... 2.538. E. B. L. Balkio, facility for posting at the General Fost

28th Sept.-Mofi. 25th hept. Gen. -G. LL & Co..

WEATHER REPORT:

On the 29th at 1235-The antleylons

(a now central over Japan.

|

Pressure has decreased slightly along

the coast from Shanghat to Hongkong,

and over N. Luzon.

in

At 6 a.m. thle morning typhoon was

___MAIL STEAMERS

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

ENGLISH MAIL.

E, travelling West

about intitude 19" N. and longus MA WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on

Steamere

about the DATES named For Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours LONDON, via Us-) Oriental

ual Ports of Call Capt. A. L. Valentini.

anding at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 Inches.

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TOMORROW,

Distrios

Penang, Capt. A. Collyer.

| LONDON & ANT-

WERP via Singa- Namur

pore,

O'mbo, Port Said,

Forecasts

& Marseilles

Malta

N. to N.W. SHANGHAI ............s { Capt. G. W. Cookman, modorite

1 Hongkong and Neighbour- | winda, k

hood.......

Bc. 4,823, G. W Long, 20th Sept

Shanghai, 28th Boot, Gen.B. & $.

2 Furmoss Channel.

Cycloalc giles.

N. to NiW 3 Bofthcoast of China'be-{ winds,

tween H.K. and Lamosku moderato

to fresh.

Inst-Swatow, 29th fast, Goa- D. L. & Co..

Promething, Verw. & 2.1.026. M. Jonson, 29th inst-Bangkok, 22ad iust., Rico-Chinese. Nedminton, Br. .. 2.455, P. Pult. 29th

inst.-Cardiff, Coal-Admiralty.

in Uniform. Those Germans are not al In a long and highly interest-diere; they are murderers in ing message from the Belgian uniform," writes a gentleman in headquarters, Mr. M. II. Donahoe, Ostend to an English friend, the special correspondent of the whose latter is published in the or expose on board their vessels letter Bearinzes. Pr. B. A. Wallace, 28th Sept. Chronicle, says:

The King, with his equally plainly clad aide-de-camp, in- and children. At one of the sisted on making his way to charges at Liege the colonel f place where things were happen- the 9 h regiment of the line was ing I encountered him several killed at the head of his troops times during the course of the by a shot through the head, and day, and in the bustle and con when his body was recovered fasion of war it is not, perhaps, later in the day it was found their notifications to the Post Office the to be wondered at if the King of that thcss German cowards had the Belgians, walking down the given at least twenty biyanet main street of a certain town, itaba in the already dead body. rubbed shoulders with officerad Bullets That Do Straight Through.

6. Shipping Companies and Ships" Om. Trollum, and men of the national army From conversations with officere correspondence except bona fide consi germ must send to the Post Offos ALL without being recognised. and soldiers at the front, it up-gnees letters posted in the Ships Leiter

The tall, fair, man in dast pears that the German equipment Boxes or received by Ships Officers at the Haimnu, Br... 647, A. Hu Stewart, 29th covered naiform and wearing is very complete, much more Fo en route to Hongkong.

ports from which they sailed, or anywhere pince-nez, moved anooncernedly than the Balgian, says Mr. Alfred in the midst of his fighting men. Stead in the Exprera.

7. The above regulations will not affect The the leased, private letter boxes carried Nobody bothered about him, be-shirts, linen, and stockings are, between bengkong & Canton by the yes. cause the very simplicity of his however, of a bad quality. The Hongkong Canton & Macao Steamboat [uals, belonging to or managed by the attire attracted no sitention. Garoan tubular lance is mach Company. Yesterday during his peregrina-better than the Belgian bamboo, tions he made his way to the and the latter are abandoning the military hospital, where there use of it. The German bullets, MAILS ARE FORWARDED WILL ware many wounded Belgians as unless they catch a bone or organ, NOTICES

NOT BE ADVERTISED IN THE MAIL wall as Germans.

The King wished to eater, but small hole; there is little bleed- go straight through, making a the sentry, with puzzled look, uning, automatio cauterisation ap: Able to decide what was his rank, patently being performed. asked if he had special permission Dead on the Field of Honour, for entering the hospital.

"I was speaking half an hour

September 28. "No," said the Royal visitor eg,"

," the Standard Boulogne

Halmun for Swatow quiotly, "I have no paes, but correspondent writes, "to A late mail for Swatow, Amoy & Fuo-: then I am the King; perhaps woman of the working clase. Douglas iesmars 20 minutes before each. Huiching for Foochow via Amoy

chow will in fature be closed for all Foushing for Calcutta via Singapore you will permit me to enter.". Her husband is in the fore-front, teamer sails. Ordinary correspondance Albians for Canton

The sentry smiled incredulous and she is in a state of the ten-tax closed at the side west entrance to will be received after the regular mail

Eaviken for Hongay ly, and it required the energetic sest anxiety. A neighbour of the G.P. O, in the lane off. Das Voeux intervention of an aide-de-camp hers, an old Indy, saw her two "before the soldier, would be sons of last week. She has just War risks are not covered by postal

convinced and allow the King of received a notice from the War Ngistration or Insurance. the Balgians to pass. Now word Once that both are, morts sur le has gone round of the King champ d'honneur,' with a medal. eharing the dangers and Oue of them leavos five children privations of the army, and every sad the other three. What aball soldier will be on the look-out I do with the medal? she cried. for the tall, fair man with Bat, she added, "Sur le champ heightened complexion and pince-d'honneur! Tous ila mourroat nez, and in uniform of

no comme cela pour la France! C'est particular rank much the worse la plus belle mort, apres tout!?" for wear.

A Hero of Nancy,

FURTHER NOTICE

SHANGHAI

B.N.R.

MOJI, KOBE | Nellore AND

YOKO-(Capt. J. Gaunt

HAMA ANDRE,

R.N.R.

Subject to alteration without notice."

To Sail On Remarks

10th Oct,

&P'sage

about 10th Oct.

}

about

19th Oot.

about Tith Oct.

& Frage

Freight & Pleage

Freight

& Page

All the above steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy,

NOTICE TO SHIPPERS.

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

NAMES OF LEVER LOW TOE Kaljo Maru, Jap. a. 1.283, Y. Yamamoto. 5 South coast of Chios be- N. winds, shipments with The National Insurance Committee, London

PARCELSI IS BEING DESPATCHED AS OPPORTUNITY OFFERS; BUT

CORRESPONDENCE. (INCLUDING

ALL SERVICES ARE IRREGULAR AND UNCERTAIN AND ALL COR. RESPONDENCE IS LIABLE TO DE. LAY.

Road.

29th inst-Swatow, Gen.-O.S.K

DEPARTED.

Shanst for Canton

Sir R. Awdry for Chinwantao Kiriti Mrrufor Bombay via Singapore Polonesien for Marsielies via Salgon Chiyuen for Cantan

The Parcel Post service to Egypt and Kwanglah for Shanghai countries beyond is for the preseas aus-Devawongse for Sa gon pended.

Anhui for Canton Chongva for K, C. Wan Fukla Maru for Wakamatsu Invorchyde' for Samäraagvis Sļugapore Sabine Rickmer for Cantan

The service to Tsingtau is anapended.

MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW,

Siraits......30th Inst., 9 a.m. Holbow, Pathol & Haiphong....30th

Sept. 9am,

A report from Nancy describes Shanghai, North Chian, Wel-bal-wol &

Tientsin.... 30th Sept. 11 a m. Philippine Is., Australia, Tas- ➡mania, New Zealand via Post

Darwin & New Guinea, via) Thursday Is.......30th Sept. li a.m.

via Calcutta 30th Inst. 2 p..

Women as Shields, " Mr. William Maxwell, the a gallant dead by M. Georges correspondent of the Daily Portia, says the Morning Post Telegraph, wires from Diest :- Paris correspondent,

He was 1 am asked by an officer of the captured by a dozen Ublans, and Military Cabinet to state as a knocked down. One of the men swatow...... 30th last. 1 p.m. faot, for which he vouches, that aimed point-blank at his heart, Straits & Indis in the attack on Haelen the Ger- but he moved, and the ballet only Philippine I. 29th Sept. 3 p.m. mana put Belgian women and broke his shoulder. The men saigon......28 h inst., 4 p.m. ohildren in the front, and when rode away, thinking he was dead, retreating killed several civilians, but using bis revolver be brought THURSDAY, 1st Oct.

down two German officere. He Hollow, Haiphong & Pakhoi On Saturday, August 8, accord- took their helmets as apoils of swatow, Amoy & Foochow......ist Ost., ing to a private letter from the war, and managed to struggle front, a Zappelin appeared above the frontier not far from Naney. Perrin, one of the airmen of the Nancy garrison, immediately.

A Zeppelin's Fate.

back to camp, where he had an enthusiastic reception.

"I Have Killed Two Ms.n" "I have killed two," said the

went up to attack it.. Ele evo- little fellow by the roadside, as ceoded in

ontmanoeuvring it he knocked the ashes out of his

without difficulty, and dropped pipe. He pushed back big bine

Mail.

Ameri-

1st Oct. 9 a.m.

. p.m.

ULEARANCES AT THE

HARBOUR OFFICE.

Ɛeptember 29,

Monteagle forBombey Shabanes for San Francisco Halyang for Focchow via Swatsw Don of Airlie for Vancouver

Benrinnas for Yokahama via Nagasaki

PASSENGERS ARRIVED,

tween H.K. and Hainan... --light to

moderata.

29th Sept., .

The production of a Marine Riek Policy is not immediately necessary...

--For Freight or Passago, apply to

China Coast Meteorological Register.

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

Wind

Hongkong, 28th Sept., 1914.

MESSAGERIES

*Station.

Hour

Barometer.

Temperature.

Humidity.

D'tion.

Weather.

Force.

Wostook: Ta

Nemuro. 6a 30.10 Kokodate

Tokio

Bonin La

едо

1

Swalow 29.82 88 84nw

E. A Hewett,

Superintendent.

MARITIMES

FRENCH MAIL LINES,

FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND FROM

JAPAN vla SHANGHAI

SERVICE TO AND EUROPE via SUEZ CANAL

FORTNIGHTLY

For

Steamera

FROM

To sail

MARSEILLE vis PORTS Polynesien

TUESDAY, 29th

Sept. at 1 pm.

30.21

50.14

Konhi

30.03

Nagasaki

29.97

Kaima

20.38

29.89

99.73

Thijima

30.02

Chefoo

Whalwei

n

30,05 62 89 awd bo

Hankow

Ichang

Kluffang

Changsha

Gutalak

Shanghai

29.98 67 20.98 71

до

Bharp Pa

29.99 77 д

b.

2 me 4tem SHANGHAI & JAPAN

Chili

Amoy 60

29.78 76 77 w

Taiboku 5

20.74

Taloha: 29.69

*

Tainan Koshun

29.67

*

29.62

'dores

20.73

Canton

Gop

Rook

Macko

Wuchow to

29.34* 74 29.87 80 66 n

3.b

Pakhof

Holbow

FORES

ดี Aparri

Phullen

29.01 77 nw

3 b

29.87 75

W

40

Q. BL. J.

KT

MANILA A

29.76 75 29.88 75 146 20,A5 77.

Av 29.95 84

20.93 85--

K'kong

Legeupl Hollo Por us. Yuensang from Manila---M1 Bacclod AG Brooks & JJ Pearson,

Cobu Labuan

Formosa via Keelung, Japan via Moj, Victoria B. O. & Ta- coma United Kingdom val Canuda....let Oct. 1 ym. Shanghai and North China Persa. St. Albans from Maji-Messra (Europe via Siberia)....J MoHugh, Parsons, Mr & Mrs Pettit, Dr ist Cot., 3 p.m.

& Mrs Young

two bomba upon it from above. cap. "I shot one there," he said. (To make connection with the Tien- The airship was utterly destroyed and laid his fager on his forehead tal-Pukow Railway, closing at Shanghai and a mass of sbaltered wreckage just below the hair.

Per Bs. Trollus from Shanghal--Mr

Br. P. O. at 11.30a.m. on Monday the 5th Williams.

"I saw his October.) fell near the little town of Chat-helmet go, and picked it up after- eau Saline; in German ter-wards to see the little holes my ritory.-Times Paris Correspond bullet made."-Mr. Peroy Philip,

in the Daily News.

ent.

Control of the New Hebrides. Melbourne.

Aug. 31-Tre

FRIDAY, 2nd Oct.

1. 1 p.m.

Swatow, Amoy & Foachow.....2nd Oct., PASSENGERS DEPARTED. Wel-hai-wel, Chefoo & Tientsin......

2nd Oct., 3. pim. SATURDAY, 3rd Oot.

Shanghal & North China (Europe via Siberia)

Por ss. Tango Mara for Australia oto Mesin Okamoto, E Graham, Mr & Mr Nakano, Kennelly, Miss Hill, Mr and Mrs Taylor, McDermott, Mr & Mrs Marchant, Mr & Min Kato, Miss Sweeney, Mra Den- (To make connection with the Tien-ning, Miss Denning, Denning, Mrs Ramos,

The Gentle Warrior. About two o'clock yesterday a number of the wounded from. Diest came into Brussels. I saw one motor-car piled high with cushions and on top of that two Australian Minister for External men stretched on mattresses. As Affairs has lesrat, as the result of orderly at perched somehow the inquiry from the Imperial un-Pakow Hallway, closing at Shanghai beside them and tried to mitigate suthorities, that a draft agree Dr. P. O. at 8.30 mm. on Thursday, the Mr W Doyle, EM Tribon, Mr & Mrs Mo with extraordinary gentleness meat has been reached between 8th October.) the inevitable jolts of the road, the representatives of the British

3rd Oct, 4p.za.

SUNDAY, 4th Oot.

taking them in his arms with sud French Governments in Bwatowth Opt., 9 alm infinite precautions, + People regard to the amende ents of the ran to see them pass, but no word joint control of the Now Hebrides. was spoken.The Haul's Brus The draft is now on ita way to gola correspondent.

Anatralia. Mr. Glyan thinks that

Here To-morrow!!!

it is sufficient to say at present The following story has caused the amendments are of a sub- much amusement here. One of stantial character. An opport the foreign ministers expressed anity has been given for a surprise to his German colleagas consideration of the draft by the that he had not left Brussels on Australian Government before it the declaration of war. "It is ratified. not worth while," replied the German minister, our men will

be here tomorrow." That was

ton daya ago!

Union Jack Kissed.

In the course of a letter quote i in the Dady Telegraph a British officer, recently returned from Brussels, says "The Belgians were at fret extremely dubious

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ABUNE

TUESDAY, 6th Oct.

Amer- 'C'dian

A'can

Mall.

Shanghai, North China, Japan, via Moji, Victoria B.C. & Seat- tie......6th Oct. 11 m

Japan via Mojl, Honolulu, Hilo, Manzanillo, Salios. Crum, Cal- Lao, Aries, Iquique, Valparalad and Coronal 6th Oct., 11

Sratow, Amoy & Fooohow....Gth Oot

1p.m Fallippios Is... 6th Oct. 3 p..

WEDNESDAY, 7th Oct. Siralta, Ceylon & Europe. 7th Ook, 9

Bwatow & Bangkok......7th Oct., 11 am

SATURDAY, 10th Oct

கக

0 29.37 74.90

6 29.86 77 88.

29.82

w

T. F. Claxton, Director..

Hongkong Observatory, Sept. 29.

1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degresa Fahrenbelt on the level of the sea in in ches, tenths and hundredtha,

2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.

& Humidity, in percentage of saturation, the Humidity of alf saturated with mola tare being 100,

d'Direction of Wind, to two points.

Fores of Wind, according to Beaufore

Coy, A Gifford, GJL Lytton, MoNahon, Co Joss da Crus, P Madrlags, Ottama, Khale Omiyama, Tani Kanno, Mr & Mra. Lahika- | --- wa, Ko Shin-kam, Chan Hing Kwal, Mar{+} Madriaga and Mrs José da Crm.

TIDE TABLE.

28th Sept, to 4th Oct., 1914.

POON

Beta

14

Stralia, Burial, Cerim, Ads- laids, Western Australia, India | Fa Aden, Egypt, and Europe Late Letters 11 to Noon Ex- tre Postage 10 centa) (Leiteis Posted in all the Pillar Bazsa in ime for the first clearance will be included in this con“ stract mall)BoThe parelma/1}] will be olonad on Friday, the 9th, Oct, at 5 path Oate Fin 1105

High Water

No la faris

mn morning.

State of Weather, b bige sky, a de- tached cloud, de drinking 'rain, ffog, g gloomy, h hail, 1 lightning, o overstat, v passing showers, ej ugually, v rain, e snow, 1 thunder, v visibility, w daw wet, ̈·

Bata in Inches, tenths and 1

METEOROLOGICAL

Os dato On date

29.87:3

81

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