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GERMAN ATROCITIES.

Story of Indian Suffering.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SALURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1914.

SCARE POSTERS.

Important Questions In

Parliament.

POST OFFICE.

Ships' Letter Boxes.

1. It is hereby notified that during the continuance of the War all outgoing cor respondence must be posted at the Deser ost Office or at any of its Branch Offices.

SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVED.

Austriana, Br. s.s:2,570, Balloy, 9th ins -Cardiff, Coal-Order. Wada Maru, Japan es. 2,081, A, th last-Mike, 'ard · Inst. Coal.— M.B.K.

1. Ships' Offceraare striatly forbidden to receive on board their vessels say correspondence from the Public. or expose on board their vessels letter

3.Shipmasters are not allowed to place Chili, boxes for the purpose of collecting corres pondence; all such boxes fourd exposed an board their vessels will be removedand returned to the General Pont Office.

4. Shipping Companies must not re- celve from the Public, for inclusion in their ships' Papers any but bona fide con- #ignes' letters which should be left open for Inspection when required.

5. Shipping Companies should state in

exact hour of departure of their vessels

their notifications to the Post Office the in order that the pubho may have every facility for posting at the General Post

Offico.

French. 5,246. P. de Bousses, 10th fast-Marseilles, 6th Sept. General-M.M.

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 0th at 11.20-The northern depression has deepened considerably. It is now central to the reith-east of

Hokkaido.

The depresion over Amoy has filled up.

MAIL STEAMERS

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

ENGLISH MAİL.

#Pressure a nearly stationary over the WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS or

Indradeo, Br... 3,507, T. R. Evans, 9th Philippines. It has increased moderatoly Inst-Iloilo, 6th inst. Sugar. over China, which is now covered by an Shewar Tomes & Co.

Batlogcinae.

DEPARTED.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 Hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches.

FORECAST FOR THE 14 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TOMORROW.

District.

about the DATES named -*

LONDON, via e-] Malta

ual Ports of Call Capt. G. W. Cockman

R.N.R.

Prisht

For SHANGHAI

MOJI, KOBE

AND YOKO- HAMA

Steamers

Nellore "** Capt. J. Gaunt R.N.R.

To Sail On Remarks

about 21st Oct.

& Peage

Freigh

noon 23rd Oct.

&P'hag

about

Freight

23rd Oct.

}

about.

Freight

23id Oct.

Forecast. LONDON & Genoa)

contradicting these sensational messages ? Did not the Press Bureau worn the public

October 10, for Londor-Lieut. Oct. W against such statements because

H. Usher Emith D 8 O, Mrs Smith, Major there were no correspondents at

J Grute, Mr Grute, Muses Grute, Lt. Min A Donnelly, Master Donnelly & the front, and the information

3 Children. Lt & Mrs AW Bayage, Capt was derived at second and third

6. Shipping Companies and Ships' OB.BHC Hallowee, Mr G St G Baker, Frad band? Having regard to the cera must send to the Post Office ALL

Cook.

Alfred Dawson, Mn Dawson, Mr Mr Wilson Melntyrs, Miss Papayaaal, untold pain andacz ety (cheers) correspond-no except bona fide consi- Miss N Walker & Miss D Walker 1 Hongkong and Neighbour | fresh:

caused by the dissemination of letters posted is the Ships' Leiter For Bombay-Rev. A. Johnson, Rev. C Boxes or received by hips' Officers at the W. Forman, Mr. A L Whiley, Mr. W F

bood..... such misleading statements, Porte from which thoy sailed, or anywhere Home. For Colombo. -Mr M L Hops. would not the Government en route to Hongkong.

Singapors. Mis Les Kun, Mrm Au

Led Hau allow Prees correspondents to

Kwal, Mo.szs

Maa sed Sen Nam. accompany the army at the front? (dries of "No"...

Bombay, August 27. In the House of Commons on The story of the terrible suffer-Angust 31; Mr. Llewellyn Saga of Indians in German East Williamsasked the Prime Minister Africa has been brought to whether he was aware that the Bombay by Mr. Blaji Kamaria and Times yesterday pablished Mr. Mateo Mahomad, members of despatches from two correspon- the personal stall of His Highness dents in which it was ́ sünounced the Aga Khan, who have arrived that the British troops had met from Zanzibar. Before they left with defeat and disaster, and that Zanzibar on the 11th instant, they British regiments had been met a number of ladians who "broken to bits"; also whether was stranded" in "Dar-s Salaam the Secretery for War had issued Dad were sent to Zanzibar by the during the day a ro-assuring British Consul. The news they bulletin bring is that Germans recalled the Ba. Kornig from Zanzibar to Dar, Salaam and captured the cargo. of the steamer and robbed the passengers i everything they Tsessed. They were deprived al articles of food and clothing and were driven away penniless, The same fale was meted out for the Indian residents of the place, who were ill-treated and robbed al their possessions. They were put to great indiguity and suffer ings and were not released until they had given up everything they had. Indians went to the British Consul and complained against the Germans brutal Dondoot towards them and asked bis protection. The British Consul, alter hearing their grievances, chartered a ship and sent them to Zanzibar which place they reached in a helpless condition. This happened in the initial stage of war, at the beginning of this month News of the ill-treatment of Indians in German territory in East Africa caused grest in dignation among Indiana in East Africa, Mr. Haji Kamaria stated that the British Resident in Zanzibar had adopted every means for the safety of Indians in East Africa and those Indione bad canlisted themselves de volunteers. Another Kheja who arrived from Zanzibar said he had met everal Indians in Zanzibar who had arrived in panic from Dar-e- Salaam. They complained that they had been robbed by the Ger- mans of everything they possessed and were turned from the place. Speaking of German prisoners in Mr. Hogge: Has he noticed Zanzibar he stated the British that in some places, principally Resident showed them every con- in Edinburgh, some newsboys deration and tent them to have been sent to prison for Nairobi as prisoners of war. The calling falɛo news in the street, Indians in German East Africa and does he propose to take any were reduced to the condition of action with regard to the Times? paupera and they hoped that England would deliver them from the beavy banda of Germans.

Several lettere have been re ceived in Bombay from friends and relations of the people in Dar-e-Salaam, complaining of the condition to which they were reduced by the Germans.

Shanghal Inquest.

7. The above regulations will not afect the licssaod, privata letter boxes carried

between Hongkong & Canton by the ves

sels belonging to or managed by the Hongkong Canton & Macao Steamboat Company.

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE THE NAMES OF THE VESSELS BY WHICH MAILS ARE FORWARDED WILL NOT BE ADVERTISED IN THE MAIL

NOTICES.

CORRESPONDENCE (INCLUDING

i

|

October 10,0

for London. Albert Chatre, Montague, Edward Smith, Mir d

Gregory, Mrs Gregory, Mrs Foster, 2 Formon Channel. Mr and Ms Foster and 2 children, Mi Sunderland, Mia P E Lawder. For Marseilles-Mr'and Mrs A.W.BlackŁum,

PASSENGERS ARRIVED.'

AND UNCERTAIN AND ALL COR- Rother.

Bingapore, Candia Penang, Ombo, Capt. R. E. Peel Port Said, and

Marseilles....

vis

E to N.E. windw,

generally

cloudy,

Bome

rain.

N.E

winda,

strong.

3 Bouth coast of China be? The same tween H.K. and Lamooks as No. 1.

Nankin

R.N.R.

SHANGHAI ............... Capt. Owen Jones

Subject to alteration without notice.

}

& P'eage

All the above steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.

NOTICE TO SHIPPERS.

SHIPPERS are informed that the P. & O. Company's Vessel are insured under The British Government National Insuranc 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

China Coast Meteorological Register.

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

9th Oct... a.m.

Mr. Asquith: It is impossible too bighly to commend the patriotic reticence of the Preas as a whole in the war up to the present moment (hear, hear). The publication of the deepatch to which my bon. friend refers PARCELS) IS BEING DESPATCHED & Mile Flet, Mr Dr. Waterhouse. Mand

Peres. Chill from Marseilles ste.—Mms 5 South ecast of China be-¿ The same

tween HK. and Hainan...}. No. 1. appears to be a very regret AS OPPORTUNITY OFFERS; BUT Mme. Penbicos, M and Mme Tollefion, table exception, which I ALL SERVICES ARE IRREGULAR Miss Tollefron, M and Mme Bliz, M S trust will not recur (cheere)-RESPONDENCE IS LIABLE TO DE- I doubt whather my hon.LAY. friend's suggestion is the best way THE PARCEL POST SERVICE TO under the altered conditions of FRANCE 18 BUSPENDED UNTIL modern warfare of dealing with the matter. The Government feel, after the experience of the

OF ALL 1 OSTAL PAG- last two weeks, that the public is

THE CUSTODY OF entitled to prompt and authentic THE POST OFFICE THE POSTMAS Abraham, ES information na to what is happen. TER GENERAL CANNOT GIVE COM- Allen HG

DA- ing at the front, and they are TO

ACT OF THE KING'S E

E WHICH MAY BE DUG Anderson Mr & MrLyla F THE making arrangements which will ACT OF

UN. Athol L be more complete, and effective

TILFURTHER NOTICE NO LETTERS,

Bute E. R BOXES, OR PAC (bear, hear).

BRAZIL.

MONTENEGRO Bell CDJ AND NO LETTERS, BOXES OR PAR- Bena, GA ED FOR MARTA CAN BE ACCEPT Bishop Mr & Mrs

INSURANCE.

Lord Robert Cecil: Were the despatches published in the Tims and other papers sester- day submitted to the Prese censor and passed?

Mr. Asquith: I think they were.

No answer was given. Sir Courtenay Warner: Did be also notice the poster issued by the Observer yesterday, which was. more alarming and gare greater offence than any of the others? (hear, bear).

Mr. Hogge: Cap he say why the Press censor Fasred these menoget?

FURTHER NOTICE,

NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT AL- THOUGH EVERY POSSIBLE PRE- CAUTION. 18 TAKEN TO SECURE THE SAFETY KETS WHILST IN

PENSATION.

HOTEL LISTS

Hongkong Hotel.

Btation:

N

Lonpox J Lloyd GT Lobel B Macdonald J Macdonald J R

MOH

Barometer.

Temperature.

Humidity.

Weather.

D'tion

Force.

Wostock s

Nemuro 6a 29.24

CELS FOR BELGIUM, Belllos, Mra ER Mr and 20

LETTER SYSTEM TO BRAZIL 15509 THE PARCEL POST AND INSURE? PENDED.

8

Monday, the 12th inst, being a Publis Holiday the Post Offic, will be open from

to 1 a.m. correspondence and one collection of let

There will be one delivery of ordinary ters from the Pillar Boxes.

The Money Order Office will be entire

ly closed.

Black W M Beschall OK, Brister J H Benoke GB Brooks AG Burtt WB Cambridge & J Clayton,

AJ

Mano Mra RR

A Mardott, De O

Matheson, Mra: R

Matheson, Mins Merocki, J

W

Hakodate 29.56

Kochi

44

.waw

20.81

H

f 29.97

8W

да

30.06

30.06

30.07

Nagasaki 30.05 K'egime

Oshima Naha Ishi'iima

Bonin Is. Chefoo

30.07 -30.01

две

no

Meyer E Middleton GS

!/

Whalwei

30.09" 60 71 w

'5 'bq

19

Musso

Hankow

Meyer OE Newton D

Coleman DrALEFOndenhoven W

Douglas D8 8

Course Arthur Dowl Dowley WA

Duffy Miss ME

Duncan J

Ichang Kluklang Changahar Shangha

11

29

BW

1 b

E. A Hewett,

Superintendent.

་་

Hongkong, 10th Oct., 1914.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

FRENCH MAIL LINES.

PORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND

JAPAN via SHANGHAI.

FORTNIGHTLY SERVICH TO AND FROM EUROPE via SUEZ CANAL.

For

FROM

Steamers

To Kail 110th Oct. at 5 p.m. 119th Oct.

[SHANGHAI, KOBE ANDĮ. Chili

YOKOHAMA............... Atlantique wow 5 bv

30.17 55 30.13 63 Sharp F 74 30.13 70 .1 Amey da 30.08 20 75 no. 3 b

P

Ponting A L

G M

Purele A Ray, E. K

Preston A M

Taikoku

Ja

Bwatow 30.30 71 9#nę

50.18

30.115

Sandora Miss C M Sardora

Ming LG Seddon Mra CP

Taichu Taican

30.08

17

D

Koshun

30.06

"

麵

де

F'dore Adoren Canton

30.08

6

30.13 67 70 x

H'kong Ga Gay Rock" MACAO

Mr & Mrs Sleigh HC Smyth F Square

The Tamba Maru, with the Mails Ebreafels Mr & Mrs Reny, Miss F from London (via Siberia) of Wednesday, the ith ult, is due to arrivo bare Farnsworth Miss to-morrow,

Fessender B The Sawa Meru, with the American Gibbs Mall, ex Chinu, is scheduled to arrive

Gould J Graham WE here on Monday the 19th fast.

Grisogono P de Grooms EH Hell Capt. TP Handley Pogg H Hannibal W Harper 0

FED

Hon. Mr E

MAILS DUE.

Siberian, Tamba Marp. 11th inst

American, Suwa Maru, 10th inst.

Howe

chow will in future be closed for all

A late mail for Swataw 'Amoy & Foo. G Douglas steamers 20 minutes before each Hobson De HG atonmar sails. Ordinary correspondence Holmen Miss A A has closed at the side wast entrance to will be received after the regular mall

Hund F the 0.P. O. in the lane off Des Voeux Hutchison D L Road

Jones MT Wer risks are not covered by postal Kock Capt & Mrs

Joseph RM registration or insurance.

Lambert E B

The Parcel Post service to Egypt and

Mr. Atquit: That question] can be raised on the adjcuinment, countries beyond is for the present sus

Mr. Asquith: I was not here, and did not see that; but it may become necessary of course to ask the House to paes some drastic At H. M. Police Court, Shang-form of legislation (chetra) hai, on the 2nd instant, before Mr. although I should be loth to do it G. W. King, Coroner, the inquiry until the urgency is extreme. was continued into the circum- stances concerning the death of F. Joseph (otherwise known as Abdul Jelil), which occurred suddenly, at the General Hospi- tal, Shanghai, on September 25. After hoaring further evidence from Det -Sgt. Kiloh and the evidence of Dr. W. B. Billing- burst, the Coroner gave the fol- lowing vardiol:-I find that Ab- dal Jelil died at 730 pm. on September 25,1914, in the General capital, Shangbai, from a high fever, aggravated by some acute irritant introduced into his stomach,

SILIMPOPON COAL. BUNKERS

can be supplied at cheap rale SANDAKAN

at

&

Dended.

The service, to Taingiau is svépended.

MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY. Strals, India. via Calcutta.....10th inst.

2 PJB. Philippine JB. 10th Inst. 2 p.m. SEBATTIK Japen via Moji 11th Oct., 4 pm. (British North Borneo), At these ports steamers calling for bunker coal exclusively are. exempt from all shipping dues and charges.

IT IS WHAT YOU GET MORE

THAN WHAT YOU PAY

DOUBLE!

THE

STRENGTH MEAND

DOUBLE VALUE.

LOTUS

MOKHA

IS UNIFORMLY EXCELLENT.

Obtainable Everywhere.

A. BUNE

RUTTONJEE & SON.

Miss A

Svensen Oppt & Mrs

Temperley H R

e EJT

White F W.. Whitmarsh Mr and

NF Wiley A L

ilkinson Mr and

T

Wuchow: Ja Pathol Hoihow Phullen

30.08 75 76 ene 30.06

e

30.06 70 I 2.0

AA 30.13

30.03 77 29.97 .75"

30.01 78 29.98 74 29.96 78

630

Capt HA

70 nnw 2

Tourano 0.8t

J.

uno

B 1 b

ob

Mr.J D.

Wood GQ Wright Mr & Mrs Zuellig JE.

Legaspi Hollo Bacolod Cobu Labuan

0 b

Do

29.87 · 82

по

I b

1 b

29.97 87 B

20

King Edward Hotel.

Almberg E Austin NJ Anderson R T

Bowen WO Bdger Mr & Mrs

НЕ

Brudge W

- Shanghai & North China Corey Stephea

(Europe

医

10th Oct,4 p.m.

Siberia)

**

Dross Dr CT

Levorott WJ Louter Mrs CH Mayne CW O M'Clure C H McHugh Mr.

HE

Millar Mrs FA - Motita Comdr

T. F. Claxton, Director,

Hongkong Observatory, Oct. 9.

1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenbelt on the level of the sea in in- ches, tenths and hundredth

2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenholt.

3 Humidity, In percentage of saturation, the Humidity of air saturated with mois coast Mr & Mra ture being 100.

Davidson Miss H Pay

PAJ W

To make connection with the Tien- Coan Mr & Mrs R tain-Pakow Railway, cloelug at Shangbal Br. P. O. at 8.30 p.m. on Thursday, Tischer F 15th October.)

FOY

Mr & Mrs

Men A Awatew, Shanghai, North China, Woi Gardner Ray Hai Wel & Tientsin......10th inst, 4p.m.

Hall PO Hollett

RP Hunt LS Joseph J Karadorp D W Kirchner Mr & Mrs

MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW

·8watow......11th lost. 9 not.

Swatow, Amoy & Foochow....I1th inst,

9 a... Swatow, Amoy, Formosa via Tamoul

11th Oct., .m.

TUESDAY, 13th Oct. Ftraits....13th Oct. 10 am. Batarla, Samarang & Bourabaya

13th lost., 11a.m. Shangbal & N China, Japan via Nagasaki, Honolulu, Unite ed States, South Amories, & Canada via San Francisco (Eu- rope viu Siberia)13th inst.

American

Canadian

SIPW

noon.

Pringle W J Robinson Mr & Mrs

WH Rawley PB Mra0F

F Selarnam Sibres Dr SkeoN

Szalth Mrs DGR sfer

CH - Mrs. E

Thompson Mra Underwood Mrand

Kraft Mr&Mr Krebs Mrs WO Lauretsen & Mrs MrgJH Lennox Mies Lonnex J Leung Luiting

(To make connection with the Tientsin- Pukow Railway closing at Shanghai Er. Boudewijns G.

P. O. at 11.30 am. on Monday the 19th Crow Mr Mrs AB

October.)

Vandervort CN VanderatarA W Young TL

& Direction of Wind, to two pointa.

5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufore Beale.

State of Weather, b. blue sky, o de- tached cloud, d drizzling rain, fog, g gloomy, h bail. I lightning, overcast, p passing showers, q aqually, r rain, s snow, i thunder, v vlibility, w daw wet.

0 Rain in inches, tenths and hundredtid

METEOROLOGICAL.

Grand Hotel.

Allen F

A

Mitchell A L Mowat 3 Reynolda

Parks & R Oswald A.

Roggeveen Sanderson R Wright S IL Wellman C Zelivis 0

Previous

Barometer Tomperature M Bumidity Wind Direction

Force..... Weather

30.08

25

76

ENE

Day On date 'On date

30.01

83. 70 ENE

3.1.

90.07

79

72

1

3

0

Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stowed

open a Temperature on the

HK. Observatory, 9th October.

T. F. ULAZTON, Director.

Esnault Miss. Kuchinctzu, Japan via Kobe. Gibba A W.D

Gander' B Vistoria, Seattle, Vancouver, Haig A United Kingdom Jones P

McFarlade WJ,

Tacoma

via Canada 13th Oct, 2, .m.

WEDNESDAY, 14th Oct.

A'can &

Siberian

can.

Mail.:

Mall.

Formoraria Késlung, Shang haf, North China, Japan vin

N'anti, Victoria, B.C., Tacons Findon Baddocks, Kippers &o,

& United Kingdom via Canada

.141h Out, 2 pr..

ALEXANDRA CAFE.

$

ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELESS

Transhipping on the Co.'s Steamers at Colombo, for Calcutta, Bombay and Australia, af Port Said for the Levant, Constantinople.and Black Sen.

For further particulars apply to,

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KOREA 18000 ton

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PERSIA 800 tona

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

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"THE SUNSHINE BELT"The Most Comfortable Route to America and Europe

.......failing TUESDAY, TUESDAY, TUESDAY,

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CHINA..

MANCHURIA ...............

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13th Oct. at 1p.m. 27th Oct. at noon

3rd Nov. at 1 p.m./

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