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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1914

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. the revenue I may explain that

How they are Affected by the War.

In the curse of bia annual Budget speech on October 2, the Governor of the, Straits Sattle- mente said

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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 Gear- al Post Office or at any of the Branch Omicos.

to receive an board their vessels any 2. Ships' Offers are strictly forbidden correspondence from the Publio.

3. Shipmastoreare not allowed to place or expose on board their vessels latter boxes for the parposo of collecting corres- pondence; all such boxes fourd exposed on board their vessels will be removed and returned to the General Post Office.

Chiyo

SHIPPING NEWS:

ARRIVED.

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 13th at 10.35-The anticyclone Maru, Jap. 68. 7,950, W. W. Gresa, bas spread pastward. It now covers N.L.

Chlas and Japan.

Lycaon,

12th Inst. San Francisco, 13th Sept.-General--T. £, K.

Br... 4814. Walker, 12th lost,

-Yokohama, 29th ult. Genormi --B. & S.

Anhul, Kumobow, Br. as. 1,450, Martin, 12th Ost.

Br... 1,355. Eedy, 12th Inet

Shanghai, 8th Inet. Gon,-B. &B,

-Saigon 6th Oat. Kloe and Oon. -Man Fat & Co. Hopsang, Br. .. 1.359, C: A. Robertson,

celve from the Publie for inclusion in 4. Shipping Companies must not re- their abipa Papers any but bona fide con- alguess' letters which should be left open | Daiten for inspection when required.

5. Bhipplag Companies abouid state In hair noestions to the Post Office the exact hour of doparture of their veable in order that the public may havo ovory facility for postlag at the General Post Office...

6. Shipping Companies and Ships' Of. cors must send to the Post Office ALL correspondence except bona fide coast. Akses lottar posted in the Ships' Lattar Boxes or received by Shipa Officers at the ports from which they sailed, or anywhere en route to Hongkong.

12th inat.Bangkok via Hothow 3rd &'10th inst, Rics-J. M.&Co, Maru, Jap, s... 2,824, W. Nakoga- wa, 12th inat-Moji, 7th General -Yi-tai-hong.

Yusesong, Br... 1,125, G. T. Tough,

Hild,

13th inat.Manila, 6th inst

Norwegian as. 714, G. Jensen, 18th last-Bangkok, 3rd as Rias

Chip680

-Swatow, 12th last, Osneral -D; L. & Co.

Haimon, Br. an. 641, Stewart, 13th Inst.

HOTEL LISTS.

Pressure changes in the South are small. Gradients are shallow in all districts.

Kongkong Rainfall for the.. 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.01 inches,

rik

FORECAST FOR THE 14 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,

District.

Forecast.

MAIL STEAMERS

THE PENINSULAR.

AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. ENGLISH MAIL.

WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTE on or

about the DATES named n

Steamers.

For SHANGHAI,

MOJI, KOBE Nellore AND YOKO-Capt. J. Gaunt HAMA ***. R.N.R.

| LONDON, vis``Us-】 Maltà,

ual Porta of Call

Capt. G.W. Cockman

R.N.R.

To Sail On Remarks

about 21st Oct.

Freight &P'aage

Freight

noon

23rd Oct.

& P'sage

LONDON & Genoa

moderate: fair..

Port Said, and Marseillos

about 23rd Oot.

Freight

Nankin

about

Freight

SHANGHAI G

Capt. Owen Jones

23rd Oct.

& P'sage

R.N.R.

2 Formoss Channel.

B. winds, fresh to moderate,

S.E.

1 Hongkong and Nolghbour- winds,

hood......

the probable receipts from opium revenue, which are placed all $8,000,000, have beon based on a price of about $1,100 per chest, after making considerable allow ance for possible effects of the war on the opium-smoking popula tion; the estimates under other heads of revenue aro similarly conservative. We must however remember that it is almostim. It has fallen to me to address possible to predict the effects that you to-day amid circumstances a protraction of the war would that are unique in the bistory of have on our revenue, and while the Colony. Fully coofident I have little doubt that we shall though I am in the final issue of be able to finance loan work and the present hostilities, it would mest our recurring and extra not be right to ignore the pecalier ordinary expenditure. nex¡ difficulties in which the Colony, year, it is only proper that I containing a large a population eboald issue a warning that our of an alien race and so greatly de-real difficulties will come in 1016. pendent for ita prosperity on the The Colony in War Time. free development of commerce and His Excelleroy concluded as access to markets for the produce į follows:-We may congratulate of the neighbouring countries, is ourselves in possessing large placed by the cessation of peaceful balances at this time, but that fadustrion which the war so large- they will probably be none too ly entails. It is inevitable that large for our requirements, I have our exports will find restricted already indicated. Of our balances markets, Lat with the trade routes at the end of 1013 about four and open and with the system, of three quarter million dollara were British shipping insurance adopt represented in the balance sheet ed by His Maj sty's Government as due by Loan Account and it is there is no cause for despondency. estimated that the correspond. Steps have ready bees takon bying item in the balance sheet this Government and that of the fat the end of this your will by Federated Malay States to affordabut nino million dollars. You relief to the industries that will readily understand that there -were most seriously affected and can now be no prospect of flating so far the position is reassur- a loan before the completion We cannot of course eay of the works in connection with ing. what lies before us should the the harbour and docks to which war bo long protracted, and must we are at present committed, and be, prepared in common with the further cost of those works other parts of the Empire to must therefore be looked upon a8

Black W M anakd heavy sacrifices, but this is a first charge on the liquid assets a note of warning, not of possim-of the Colony. Consequently THOUGH EVERY POSSIBLE PRE Bopal B iam and Hill loss of complaint; although our financial position is THE SAFETY OF

Bowen Mias MC. CAUTION TAKEN TO SECURE

Bradley Missex OSTAL PAC- for I am sure that the boyal, co now, and in all probability will KETS WHILST IN THE CUSTODY OF

WHILSTALLE

Brister J H Brodkoff CH operation with Government shown be at the end of the year, au THE POST OFFICE THE POSTMAB-

Brooke CB TER GENERAL CANNOT GIVE C

GIVE COM- by the mercantile community, exceptionally sound one, oar PENSATION FOR ANY 1083 OR DA- Brownlow O

Brow both European and Chineso, and balances are being steadily locked MAGE WHICH MAY BE DUE TO THE Burtt WH the roady response made by all up and we must be prepared to ACT OF THE KING'S ENEMIES, UN: Bury Cant HT

ARS Cambridge A classes to the stops takou to allay fecon m'se refrain from HOXES, OR PARCELS FOR BELGIUM, Clayton, WE

Oshima large BRAZIL, CRETE OR MONTENEGRO Coleman DrALE Anxiety, are a happy eagury of entor ng

AND NO LETTERS, BOXES OR PAR-oleman the spirit in which the Colony public works which can, without CELS FOR MALTA CAN BE ACCEPT- Cour Arthur will meet mich further trials as it serious consequences, ba post-ED FOR INSURANCE. mey be called upon to face...

Fortunately the Colony has seldom if ever been so well able to meet exceptional calls upon

ita funncre

ponod..

and

upon any.

the liceassd, private letter boxes carried 7. The above regulations will not affect between ilongkong & 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 NOTE ADVERTISED IN THE MAIL NOTICES.

CORRESPONDENCE (INCLUDING PARCELS) IS BEING DESPATORED AS OPPORTUNITY OFFERS BUT ALL SERVICES ARE IRREGULAR AND UNCERTAIN AND ALL COR- RESPONDENCE IS LIABLE TO DE- LAY

FRANCE IS SUSPENDED UNTIL

THE PARDEL POST SERVICE TO: FURTHER NOTICE.

NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT AL-

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TILFURTHER NOTICE NO LETTERS,

THE PARCEL FOST AND INSURED LETTER SYSTEM TO BRAZIL ISSUS PENDED,

The English Mail is due to arrive bero to-morrow. As the Mail is unsorted the delivery will be delayed for 2 hours.

The Suwa Maru, with the American Mail, ex China, is scheduled to arrive

hero on Monday the 19th lust.

A lato mall for Swatow Amoy & Foo

Hongkong Hotel.

Abrahain, E S Allon HG Alpert CM Anderson Mr &

Athol L Bata ER Baltios, Mrs ER Boll ODJ Bena, GA. Berg HO

Lambert E B Langston A Leanox J

MrsLloyd GT

**

Lubol F. Lyle EF.: Macdonald J Macdonald J R Macintyre Mr and

Mrs N

Bishop Mr & Mrs A Munful Miss E

4

Condon

A J

►

Mano Mrs RR Marriott, Dr O Matheson, Mrs. B

Matheson, Miss M McCloskey Miss EP Merocki,

Middleton GS Morrison W J Mott Col T B

Musso

Now ton. D

Nepage J G

Oudenhoven W

3.South coast of China be-> The same

tween H.K, and Lamocks as No.1.

5 Bouth coast of China be) The

tween H.K. and Hainan... as No.

China Const Meteorological Register.

Station

13th Oct., ..

Winds

Hour.

Barometer.

Temperature.

Humidity.

D'iton.

Force.

Westbor.

6A 30.16

Wostock 74 Nemuro Hakodate Tokio

F Pentreath Mr & Mrs Naba

Sanders Miss LG Seddoa Mrs GP Sellick B 8 Bheckwest S

Sleigh C Blaigh HC Emyth

4

30.15

nuw

H

30.14

DW

"

Kochi

30.15

P

Nagasaki

30.13

ene

K'agima

"

30.17

ело

30.08

30.07

no

Powell G M

Ishi'jima

21

Davis Dr G G

Preston A Purvia A

AM

Bonia Is.

29.69

epa

•

Chefoo

Whalwei

30.15 60 71 aw

Readwin C H Reay Rowell JP Sanders Miss O M

Hankow

Miss F

Lohang

Kluklang

Changshe

Shanghal

Gutzlai

Gutzlaff

Sharp P. Ta

30.15 55 50 30.10 8G So 22

I h

JJ

Amoy 65

30.0471 76 ene

I o

Swatow

Talhoku

Spri

a B.. WP Sterling Pile Mr & Koahun

Mra FB

Taichu

30.06. 30.00

Tainan

n

30.02

$0

#

30,01

no

Canton

H'Long

BA

Rock

தே 30.02 74 D5 $ 30.02 77 71.0 30.01 . eso

Macao. Wuchow Da

34

Pakhol

Hoihow.

Phuller ба

29.95 77

Tourane

20.95 75

C. St. J.

$50 3 R BW 4 b 29.92 70 638 20

Aparri

30.00 74 20

1:0

Maalla

29.95 74

U c

Wilkinson Mr and

Legaspi

29.93 78

ang

ib

Iloilo 95

29.99. 61

no

1 b

Bacolod

10

Cebu Labuan

29.01 27

2 b

Douglas DSS Dowley WA Duffy Hiss ME Duckworth FT

Danon J Ehrenfels Mr & Mrs Farnsworth Miss Fessenden S Flashman Capt H Forbes A H Gain PD G Gibb J Gonia! Goma J

WE Graham Grlacgono P de will be received after the regular mail Hall Capt. T F has closed at the side west entrance to Hull the O. P. O. iu the lane off Dos Veeax Handley Pogg H Road.

Hannibal WA Harper G War risks are not covered by postal Harvey R D registration or insuranca.

Howet, Hon. Mr E Watkins CE

A. CMG

Wienbelz PP Dr HG White F W

Whitmarsh Mr and

Mra F

chow will in fature he closed for all steamer sails. Ordinary correspondence

The Pares! Post service to Egypt and Southern Europe is for the present sus-

Hali

4

Hobsen DHA Horne R

I make this opportunity of ex- pressing my recognition of the admirable way in which all in this Colony have acted since the In my address to you last war was forced upon us. The October I expressed the view that Volunteers have carried out will- the Colony's credit baliace at the ingly the important but some end of 1913 would reach twelve what monotonous work required million dollars. This opinion of them. Beade of Grms bavo was based upon revised cstimates helped us by not grudging the time wpf revenue and expendituro for ( which their assistants have givou. Douglas ateamers 20 minutes before eas Grooms E R

1013 of $11,617,810 and $10-oad we are now in the position 520,110 respectively. In point of being able to epare a British of fact the revenue exceeded battalion for service elsewhere. this revised estimate by about In this connection I thank Bis three quarters of a million Highness the Saltan of Johore dollars, while the actual oxpendi- for placing himself and his forces dole titty thousand dollare naresor vedly at the service of His less than the revised estimate, Majesty the King as a state of and the excess of the Colony's war was declared to exist. assota over its liabilities at the The Colony's progress will no ond of last year actually amount-doubt be interrupted in some ed to $12,800,749. The printed measure by the hostilities that estimaten for the current year are being carried on, but we are place the revenue at $10,344,230 all confident that the interruption American, Suwa Maru, 19th inst.

the expenditure at is only temporary, and that in $11,152,858. The revised conjunction with the natione estimata of

whom we are proud to call our $12,951,570, the excess being allies we can look forward to mainly due to the difference in assured success. (hear, hear.) the actual purchase price of raw opium from that on which the estimate was based, while the Wealthy Golf Club, revised estimate of the normal Ipob, Oct. 1. At the half expenditure is $10,208,000. rearly meeting of the Ipoh Golf This last estimate does not take Club last night Mr. Justice Wood- into account special expenditure ward presiding declared that with incurred on account of the war. Į the balance carried forward last

and

revenue

18

1г

pended,

The service to Tsingtau iv suspended.„

MAILS DUB.

MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW Holbow, Haiphong & Pakhoi .....14th inst,

10 s.m.

Swatow * 5

Hunter R Hutchison D L Jones M T Joseph R M

Stone

Mias HC Squaro Miss A

Tart A H Temperley H R Walker Cant HA Warred EJ T Waterhouse Dr EC

Mrs J D Wood G G Wright Mr & Mrs Keith Mr & Mra FH JE Kooks Capt & Mrs Yernborg K

King Edward Hotel.

Almborg E Anderson R T 14th Inst., 1 pm.

Austin N 3 Formone via Keelung, Shang-Bowen W C bal, North China, Japan via Bidger Mr & Mrs N'aaki, Victoria, B.C., Tacoma HB

R

Leverett W J Loober Mrs CH Млуде С WO M'Clure C H McHugh Mr

НЕ

& United Kingdom via Canada Brudge W

Millar Mrs FA ...14th Oct, 2 pm.

Corey Stephen J Morita Comdr Dross Dr C T

Murdock J W THURSDAY, 15th Oct.

Davidson Miss H Pancoast Mr & Mra Coan Mr & Mrs OR Haiphong & Fakhof 15th

A

Tassmore Mrs WC Haiphong & Pakhoi....15th Foy Mrs A

Fischer F

Pringle W J Roblason Mr & Mrs Gardner Ray

WH WH Hall 20

Rowley

PB Hollett Mr & Mrao Mrs C É_Selennam

RP

Bibres Dr

Hoihow.

Oct. 9 a.m.

Hoihow,

Oct. 9 a.m.

15th Oct., 10a.m. vio Calcutta

Within a month of the outbreak year the Club had now a balance Straits & India

Japan via Kobe of war this had amounted to in hand of $3.531. It was approximately $150,000 and it agreed to spend $600 on repairs would therefore be anwise to to the Club House.

place the total amount on this account up to the oad of the year

Still time for Bargain Sales. Women have still time for bar-

berlan

Skee NJ

15th Oct., 2p.m.

Hunt L8 Shanghai and North China Joseph J

Smith Mrs DGR (Europe via Alberia)......

Sofor Mrs C H Karsdorp D W 15th Oot., 3 p.m.

Kirchner Mr & Mrs Sylvestar Mrs E

Tomek Krebs Mirs WG Underwood Mrand Kraft. Mr & Mrs

*Thompson Mrs' Lauretsen Bar Mrs Mrs J H

To make connection with the Tian.

10a.m.

FRIDAY, 16th Oct. Beatow, Amoy & Foschow......16th inst.,

Japan via Kobe

18th Oct., 2 p.m.

SATURDAY, 17th Oct, Sandakan. 17th Oct. 11 a..

at less than half-a-million dollars. gain sales. "We must have tain-Pakow Railway, closing at Shangha! Some portion of this expenditure money," says a well-known North Br. P.0. at 3 p.m. on Monday the 19th will be recovered but the balance London emporium, in announcing inst. must form the

subject of itassle, with enormous reductions, a vote to be taken before, the and the women of the neighbour Counol at some later dato, hood are proving that they still Allowing for this war expenditure have some left by laying siege to it seeme that the exoem of the the shop. And in another in- Colony's sets over its liabilities stance observed by a correspond. At the end of the current year is ont barricades have had to be Philippine Is......17th Oct. 2 p.m. likely to amount to more than erected and police requisitioned fifteen million dollars. I must to stem the rush to buy Paris here, however, remind you that creations, fur cats, and ball the financing of loan works has drceses marked down at saori- since the exhaustion of the last fioial prices. issue of the loan bean carried on out of the fands of the Colony and that the Colony's liquid assets are being steadily drawn upon for this purpose.

The Estimates which will be laid before you to-day forecast a rovande nf $11,838,670 and an expenditure of $LL,160,706 for the year 1915. In the expenditure estimates there is, I think, no- thing that calls for meation at this juncture With gard to

SILIMPOPON COAL. BUNKERS

can be supplied at cheap rate

at

Shanghal & North (Europe via

17th Oct. 4 p.m.

Lennox Miss -Lennox J Leung Lafting.

MB A

Vandervort CN. VanderstarA W Young TL

Carlton Hotel:

Barnes O Belary Dr B-B

China Bentley R

Siberia)...

Ballantine Mr and Morris E C

Paul 8 Patel Dr M I Pennell W, V Powell & Rigge A Balta Mr & Mrs Standard V R Sul J M Mr&Mrs A Swiggs OV

Bentley Mr & Mrs Crombie Li Geo Davies R

(To make connection with the Tlenula Davies ED Pukow Railway closing at Shanghel Br. inat.)

P. O. at 8.30 p.m. on Thursday the 2nd W

SUNDAY, 18th Oct. Bwatow......18th Oct. 9 a.m.

TUESDAY 20th Oct.

Fulober W Garratt E

EF GLITO Gladwell T A Grandy A

welt Mrs W J Howett Mian Higginbotham OJ

Shanghai, North China, Japan, Hill JH vio Nagaiaki, Honolulu, Unit

SANDAKAN & SEBATTIKd Stator, South America and Hollway HD

(British North Borneo),

for bunker coal exclusively are

At those ports steamers calling

Canade via Ban Francisco Jackson Mr & Mrs Europa via Siberia 20th Oct Lee Budd 11a.m

Gap Ro

29.99 75

✡

T. F. Claxton, Director,

Hongkong Observatory, Oct. 13.

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

2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fabrunbelt,

3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation, the Humidity of air saturated with mois“ ture being 100.

Direction of Wind, to two points

5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufore Scale.

State of Weather, þ blue sky, o da- tached cloud. d drizzling ral, ffog, g passing showers, a squally r rain, snow, gloomy, h hall, I lightning, o. overenst, p t thunder, v visibility, w dew wat,

0 Rain in Inches, tenthrand hundredthd

METEOROLOGICAL.

Tall Mirs Thomas H Tilbon E M Walker Mr and Mrs Temperature ........

Barometer

Pravions

Day. On date on date nța pan, at data

via Singapore, Candia Penang,

O'mbo, Capt. R. E. Peel

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 shipmonts 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. 8. N. Co.'s office,

Hongkong. 10th Oct., 1914,

MESSAGERIES

E. A. Hewett,

Superintendent.

MARITIMES

FRENCH MAIL LINES.

FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND FROM

JAPAN via SHANGHAI

FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND FROM

EUROPE vla ̋ SUEZ

For

Steamers

CANAL.

To sail

•{19th Oct.

|SHANGHAI, KOBE AND I

YOKOHAMA............. Atlantique

ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELESS

Transhipping on the Co.'s Steamers at Colombo, for Calcutta, Bombay and Australia, at Port Bald for the Levant, Constantinople and Black Ses:

For further particulars apply to,

P. THOMAS. Agent.

PACIFIC MAIL S.S.CO.

OPERATING

MODERN HIGH POWERED TWIN SCREW EXPRESS STEAMERS.

MANCHURIA 27000 tons.

MONGOLIA 27000 tone

KOREA 18000 tone

CHINA 10200 tuna

SIBERIA 1800-tópá

NILE 1000 ton

PERSIA 9000 tons

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

Honolulu and San Francisco

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

SIBERIA.

CHINA.... MANCHURIA

...Sailing TUESDAY,

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The steamers are famous for their modern equipment, comfort, and the serperiority of the cuisine, which is under the personal supervision of Mr. V. Meroni, the world-famOUN caterer. Largo taterooms, equipped with electrio fuos, and running water, Bariks equipped with electile rysding lamps Numerous amusements-salt, waing swimming tank Willping orchestra, dooic games, dances, ete.-nos a dull mament throughout the trip. The Safely and Comfort of Patriïn is Our First Consideratiem For further information, ratos, literaturo, achadoīns, ning apply to King's, Building (Oppoelte Blake Pior.)

R. C. MORTON,

Pan Pacie laternational Exposition Ban Francisco

TO SAIL

"GLEN

Agunt;" Yunphura Nội B

LINE"

(MCGREGOR COW & Co.) LTD For London & Antwerp

Saloon presage Hongkong to London £40.

30.01 30.01. 29:38

78 75

79.

Watling Mr & Mrs Humidity Whibley A R

76

88

67

Williams J -Wilson Wm Wilson DC

WWaterson R W

Wind Direction... ESE Force...... Weather Rain

E

E

For freight or passage, opply to

3

5

Hongkong. 23rd July,

Highäst open sie Pompéenters on tha

HE. Observatory, 18th October;

T. E. CLAXTON, Director

(To make connection with the Tien- Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stewed exempt from all shipping dues ten-Fukow Railway oldalng at Shanghs! Findon Haddocks, Kippers.co,

and charges.

B. P.0..at 11.30 a. m. on Monday, the

A. BUNE 26th lost.)

ALEXANDRA CAFE.

SHEWAN TOMES & Co.

Agents.

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